On Saturday, the Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane spoke to the Spanish media and the supporters that the club needs their record signing Gareth Bale to get better, with the Welsh winger having suffered criticize.

In the first Liga game of the season Gareth Bale scored at Deportivo La Coruna and on Wednesday he was whistled by Madrid fans during the 3-0 Champions League win over Apoel Nicosia.

Zinedine Zidane made a speech at the news conference stated "We want and need him to do more on the pitch, and he does too, But we are calm because he will do it soon."

On Sunday, Real Madrid face high-flying Real Sociedad at Anoeta and with Cristiano Ronaldo serving the final match of his five-game postponement and Karim Benzema injured, the onus will be on Bale to make the difference.

Zidane said the winger does not have to be the team’s leader in the clash against Eusebio Sacristan’s second-placed side, who have won all three of their opening games and are level on nine points at the top with Barcelona.

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