Real Madrid's Gareth Bale reacts after a missed scoring opportunity against Atletico Madrid during their Spanish King's Cup soccer match at Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, January 7, 2015. REUTERS/Susana Vera
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti remains loyal to off-form Gareth Bale despite criticism during the team's poor start to 2015 but needs the Welshman to return to his swashbuckling best.
Bale has sometimes been accused of being too greedy by Spanish media and those accusations returned after last weekend's La Liga defeat by Valencia and Wednesday's King's Cup, last 16 first leg loss to Atletico Madrid.
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