LONDON
\nWales captain Gareth Bale insists he will be fully fit in time for the World Cup despite his lack of action with Los Angeles FC.
\nBale has made just two starts among his 11 appearances for the MLS team and has yet to play 90 minutes since joining in July.
\nBut the 33-year-old is adamant his fitness programme is tailored to reach its peak for the end of the MLS season and the World Cup in Qatar in November.
\nSpeaking after linking up with Wales for their Nations League games against Belgium and Poland, Bale said: \u201cWe have a plan in LA with what we\u2019re doing. We\u2019re not doing too much straight away.
\n\u201cEvery footballer wants to play as much as they can, but we\u2019re being clever and building myself up for the last important part of the season.
\n\u201cHopefully that should put me in great shape for the World Cup. I think I\u2019ll be a lot fitter.
\n\u201cOf course I want to play 90 minutes as much as I can, but I understand I need to build up to that because I haven\u2019t done it an awful lot in the last few years.
\n\u201cThe plan is just to be 100 per cent to help LAFC first and foremost. Ultimately, that will lead into me being 100 per cent fit for the World Cup.\u201d
\nBale turned down offers to stay in Europe, including one from his hometown club Cardiff, as he moved to the United States following nine turbulent years with Real Madrid.
\nWales manager Robert Page will assess Bale\u2019s condition before deciding whether to start him against Belgium, the world\u2019s number two-ranked team, in Brussels on Thursday.
\n\u201cHis preparation started as soon as the final whistle went in his Los Angeles game. He goes to the nth degree,\u201d Page said.
\n\u201cI\u2019m not surprised by his professionalism, but I was surprised with how fresh he looked.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LONDON Wales captain Gareth Bale insists he will be fully fit in time for the World Cup despite his lack of action with Los Angeles FC. Bale has made just two starts among his 11 appearances for the MLS team and has yet to play 90 minutes since joining in July. But the 33-year-old is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":285143,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-285130","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n