Jose Mourinho says Gareth Bale will only get more game time for Tottenham when he starts to earn it.
Bale's return to Spurs has not been the heroic one that many expected with the Welshman starting just two Premier league games so far this term.
He hasn't featured in the top flight in over a month and his only consistent playing time has come in the Europa League.
'I cannot give players minutes – minutes on the pitch is not something I can give,' Mourinho said.
'We all know the difficulties that he had for a couple of seasons.