The treatment of Gareth Bale in Spain suggests it is not just in the Premier League that foreign players can get a raw deal. Bale’s form has dipped lately, but before that he scored vital goals — at a rate close to one every other game — and helped his team win their 10th European Cup. The condemnation he receives from the local media and crowd, therefore, is mystifying. He is accused of not being a team player. Few in England would recognise that description. Gareth Bale has attracted criticism from Madrid fans and media but ended his barren spell against Levante . Bale celebrates his second  with Cristiano Ronaldo as Real Madrid closed the gap on Barcelona to a point . It reminds of the scenes in Nicolas Roeg’s film The Man Who Fell To Earth, when alien Thomas Jerome Newton, played by David Bowie, is kept captive for investigation by government scientists. One of the tests alters his appearance for good. He looks at his tormentors sadly. ‘We’d have probably done the same to you, if you’d come round our place,’ he concludes. The androgynous David Bowie plays Thomas Jerome Newton in Nic Roeg's bold The Man Who Fell to Earth . Bale scored at important times last season in the Copa del Rey (above) and Champions League finals . VIDEO Bale was more motivated - Ancelotti .
Bale’s goals against Levante were his first in 10 games, but before that he scored vital goals and helped Real Madrid to their 10th European Cup . The condemnation he currently receives from the local media and crowd, therefore, is mystifying . He is accused of not being a team player. Few in England would recognise that description .