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Gareth Bale Insists Real Madrid Players Are Not Robots And Will Make Mistakes
Real Madrid switched off during the defeat to Villarreal, says Gareth Bale, but he is optimistic following the thrashing of Rayo Vallecano.
Gareth Bale says Real Madrid's players are not infallible "robots" designed to win every match.
The Welshman scored four goals as Rafael Benitez's side bounced back from a 1-0 loss at Villarreal in its previous outing by demolishing Rayo Vallecano 10-2 on Sunday.
Bale insisted the players cannot always perform perfectly, but is confident there will be improvement as the campaign continues.
"That's football. We're not robots. At times you switch off. Even so, we had chances in the game [against Villarreal] to score four or five," he said. "We have to do more of everything. As the season goes on we'll get better.
"We get along well with [Benitez] and we'll carry on working and training hard. It was good to win just before the Christmas break."
Madrid sits third in La Liga, two points adrift of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, though Barca has a game in hand.