Gareth Bale has been supported by Real Madrid president Florentino Perez after fans booed his performance against Schalke in the Champions League . Perez called a news conference on Thursday to back the former Tottenham forward , who has been made a scapegoat for Real ’ s poor recent form . In his first season in Spain the Welshman , 25 , won the Champions League and scored the winner in the Spanish Cup final . And Perez said : ‘ Gareth Bale is one of the best players in the world . The biggest clubs fought and continue to fight to secure his services . We shouldn ’ t forget what he was able to achieve in his first year at Real Madrid. ’ Florentino Perez jumped to the defence of Real Madrid 's world record signing Gareth Bale on Thursday . Perez labelled Gareth Bale 'one of the best in the world ' and said he is being chased by 'the biggest clubs ' Perez claimed Real will also stand by coach Carlo Ancelotti , despite Tuesday ’ s 4-3 defeat by Schalke in the Bernabeu . He said : ‘ To use the fact we are not on our best form to report information that is not true is unacceptable . The club has full confidence in our coach . Contrary to a report published today , Carlo Ancelotti will remain coach of Real Madrid. ’ Meanwhile , Steven Gerrard insists there is no crisis in the Barclays Premier League and is adamant English clubs will return strongly in Europe . ‘ It has not been our year but English clubs will come back , ’ said Gerrard , who was speaking to launch an All-Star charity game that will be staged at Anfield on March 29 . Madrid newspaper Marca ran with the headline : 'Not One More ' and claimed the Italian was close to the sack . He added : ‘ It is not a crisis . The teams will bounce back . Chelsea , Man City , Arsenal and ourselves will make signings and come back stronger. ’ Sportsmail ’ s Jamie Carragher , who will captain the other All-Star side , feels there has been a deterioration in Premier League standards . He said : ‘ It may be because clubs have so much money . When they ’ re buying players in , it doesn ’ t mean enough , because they have that much money. ’ Steven Gerrard ( left ) says English clubs are not in crisis but Jamie Carragher feels standards have dropped . Chelsea were knocked out by Paris Saint-Germain at Stamford Bridge in the Champions League . Old team-mates Gerrard and Carragher face off ahead of captaining teams in a charity match at Anfield .
Gareth Bale has been booed by Premier League supporters for his poor form . But club president Florentino Perez has urged fans to back the Welshman . Perez also said Real will stand by their manager Carlo Ancelotti . Steven Gerrard says there is no crisis regarding English teams in Europe . Jamie Carragher feels Real Madrid standards are dropping .