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Original Title: Gareth Bale: “I’m not surprised that Xabi got sacked. He’s an amazing coach. But in Madrid, you don’t need to be a coach, you need to be a manager. You don’t have to do so many tactical things. You’ve got superstars who can change games in the blink of an eye. You just need to manage the egos”