Tottenham winger Gareth Bale knows he's now a marked man.
Despite being the victim of a number of rash challenges this season, Bale sees the treatment as a backhanded compliment to his abilities.
He said: "People want to take you down and get you out of the game and I suppose you can take it as a compliment.
"It's not nice but I think it's to be expected now. In a way they think that's the only way they can stop you. You get up and get on with it like the best players do and go at them again.
"You get used to it. I've got a few people sent off by doing that this year. You get up and get on with it, it's a part of the game."