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Gareth Bale
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spurspinter1
Pat van den Hauwe
Re: Gareth Bale
Was the chant, "he does what he wants" or "he dives when he wants"? Both funny, but couldn't make out which one it was...
Was the chant, "he does what he wants" or "he dives when he wants"? Both funny, but couldn't make out which one it was...
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Frederic Kanoute
Re: Gareth Bale
Villas-Boas admits Real Madrid target Gareth Bale could be sold after excelling in win over victims
The 23-year-old set up Lennon for Spurs' opener and rifled in a free kick in a thrilling opening half hour, before later scoring an own goal in the club's 2-1 win over the Reds
29 Nov 2012 1:45:00 AM
By Jay Jaffa at White Hart Lane
Andre Villas-Boas refused to rule out the sale of Tottenham winger Gareth Bale after his match-winning performance against victims in Wednesday night's 2-1 victory at White Hart Lane.
The Portuguese boss lavished praise on his winger before suggesting the 23-year-old would have his suitors and it would be difficult for the club to keep hold of him, with Goal.com having exclusively revealed that the Welshman is ready to tell Spurs of his intent to leave next summer if Real Madrid meet his £50 million asking price.
Villas-Boas told reporters: "At the moment he is performing extremely well for Spurs and we are amazed at what he can do for us. He is on to a great career.
"Obviously Tottenham as a football club want to keep him here for as long as we can but we understand players like this have propositions and a market which is the nature of the game."
In a sensational opening 30 minutes, the Wales international assisted Aaron Lennon's opener by beating two players near the halfway line and careering towards the penalty area, finally squaring for Lennon to tap in.
Soon after, he took his tally for the season to seven after deceiving Pepe Reina with the flight of his free kick - the work of a technique modelled on Cristiano Ronaldo.
And Villas-Boas could see the similarities in the comparisons between the two stars, adding: "Players learn through what they see. With Ronaldo we saw that you can almost hit under the ball and it gains an effect where it drops and changes direction.
"He [Bale] has the power to do that. He keeps on practising this technique and we are pleased to have it."
Tottenham's win was their fifth consecutive triumph over victims at White Hart Lane and Villas-Boas apportioned this victory to the effectiveness of Bale.
"He's scoring more than last season by this stage," he said. "He is more free, getting more of the ball, the team is creating conditions for him to appear more. He is enjoying himself on the pitch.
"His physical freshness, his motivation towards playing, what he does offensively and defensively. He takes over the whole of the left wing. He helps the full-back so much. It's never-ending. His pace, it's electric.
"This is a player who was captain for 90 minutes against Lazio, played 90 minutes against West Ham, victims, he keeps on going. Him and Lennon down the channels have been absolutely amazing this season."
There was a sour note, though, as Bale was cautioned by referee Phil Dowd in the second half for simulation. However, replays appeared to show Daniel Agger made contact with Bale just before he went down and Villas-Boas sympathised.
"I'm told there was contact," he added. "He's very, very quick – sometimes it's difficult for the referees to judge the situation. Sometimes you might think that it's not a foul when it's a foul and vice-versa."
Not liking AVB's shrug-shoulders attitude to letting Bale go next summer. He should be insisting he is absolutely key to us making an all out challenge for the Premiership. We want to be up there with the big boys not feeding them so they can continue to keep us at arms length.
Villas-Boas admits Real Madrid target Gareth Bale could be sold after excelling in win over victims
The 23-year-old set up Lennon for Spurs' opener and rifled in a free kick in a thrilling opening half hour, before later scoring an own goal in the club's 2-1 win over the Reds
29 Nov 2012 1:45:00 AM
By Jay Jaffa at White Hart Lane
Andre Villas-Boas refused to rule out the sale of Tottenham winger Gareth Bale after his match-winning performance against victims in Wednesday night's 2-1 victory at White Hart Lane.
The Portuguese boss lavished praise on his winger before suggesting the 23-year-old would have his suitors and it would be difficult for the club to keep hold of him, with Goal.com having exclusively revealed that the Welshman is ready to tell Spurs of his intent to leave next summer if Real Madrid meet his £50 million asking price.
Villas-Boas told reporters: "At the moment he is performing extremely well for Spurs and we are amazed at what he can do for us. He is on to a great career.
"Obviously Tottenham as a football club want to keep him here for as long as we can but we understand players like this have propositions and a market which is the nature of the game."
In a sensational opening 30 minutes, the Wales international assisted Aaron Lennon's opener by beating two players near the halfway line and careering towards the penalty area, finally squaring for Lennon to tap in.
Soon after, he took his tally for the season to seven after deceiving Pepe Reina with the flight of his free kick - the work of a technique modelled on Cristiano Ronaldo.
And Villas-Boas could see the similarities in the comparisons between the two stars, adding: "Players learn through what they see. With Ronaldo we saw that you can almost hit under the ball and it gains an effect where it drops and changes direction.
"He [Bale] has the power to do that. He keeps on practising this technique and we are pleased to have it."
Tottenham's win was their fifth consecutive triumph over victims at White Hart Lane and Villas-Boas apportioned this victory to the effectiveness of Bale.
"He's scoring more than last season by this stage," he said. "He is more free, getting more of the ball, the team is creating conditions for him to appear more. He is enjoying himself on the pitch.
"His physical freshness, his motivation towards playing, what he does offensively and defensively. He takes over the whole of the left wing. He helps the full-back so much. It's never-ending. His pace, it's electric.
"This is a player who was captain for 90 minutes against Lazio, played 90 minutes against West Ham, victims, he keeps on going. Him and Lennon down the channels have been absolutely amazing this season."
There was a sour note, though, as Bale was cautioned by referee Phil Dowd in the second half for simulation. However, replays appeared to show Daniel Agger made contact with Bale just before he went down and Villas-Boas sympathised.
"I'm told there was contact," he added. "He's very, very quick – sometimes it's difficult for the referees to judge the situation. Sometimes you might think that it's not a foul when it's a foul and vice-versa."
Not liking AVB's shrug-shoulders attitude to letting Bale go next summer. He should be insisting he is absolutely key to us making an all out challenge for the Premiership. We want to be up there with the big boys not feeding them so they can continue to keep us at arms length.
Kingdawson
Banned
Re: Gareth Bale
Well the £50m should get us 3 very good players.
Well the £50m should get us 3 very good players.
Spursalot
Jimmy McCormick
Re: Gareth Bale
We could get three Dembele's for that..
A midfielder of three Dembeles.. That would make for an interesting game..
Edit: In all honesty I reckon he'll stay for another year if we get CL football, if not i can see him wanting to be elsewhere.
We could get three Dembele's for that..
A midfielder of three Dembeles.. That would make for an interesting game..
Edit: In all honesty I reckon he'll stay for another year if we get CL football, if not i can see him wanting to be elsewhere.
DHSF
Les Ferdinand
Re: Gareth Bale
Ill tell you the great thing about Bale - he aint scared of trying different things in order to improve. He hasnt just stood still - you can tell the work he has put in is paying off. For example the free kicks are getting better and his right foot is improving. You see some players where the same weaknesses are present throughout their career simply because they havent bothered to practice. There is no excuse for a footballer not to use either foot - understandably one will always be weaker than the other but you can still improve.
Ill tell you the great thing about Bale - he aint scared of trying different things in order to improve. He hasnt just stood still - you can tell the work he has put in is paying off. For example the free kicks are getting better and his right foot is improving. You see some players where the same weaknesses are present throughout their career simply because they havent bothered to practice. There is no excuse for a footballer not to use either foot - understandably one will always be weaker than the other but you can still improve.
Spur of the moment
Frederic Kanoute
spurspinter1
Pat van den Hauwe
Re: Gareth Bale
Anyone? Was hearing something like that quite clearly while on my canoe.
Anyone? Was hearing something like that quite clearly while on my canoe.
RunTMC
Steven Caulker
Re: Gareth Bale
One thing to consider about Bale being off next year...
He's recently just become a dad, it would be a bit harsh on the missus to uproot the family abroad where she would not have the family support network available here. Then again i'm sure others have coped. Let's just hope this is a key factor in his decision
One thing to consider about Bale being off next year...
He's recently just become a dad, it would be a bit harsh on the missus to uproot the family abroad where she would not have the family support network available here. Then again i'm sure others have coped. Let's just hope this is a key factor in his decision
Re: Gareth Bale
Unfortunately, now would be the best time while the kid's still really young. Moving would be far less likely once school starts in a few years.
Unfortunately, now would be the best time while the kid's still really young. Moving would be far less likely once school starts in a few years.
Re: Gareth Bale
With Rafa and Modric gone, Bale is the one player who gets me off of my seat every week at the Lane. As someone mentioned, he hasn't stood still interms of his learning curve like some players we have. He clearly loves Wednesday nights down at the Lane because he was devesting last night reminding me of his amazing performance against Inter a few years back in the CL. In fact, i love wednesday night football full stop, lets hope we can bring it back cause thursdays are pretty dull.
With Rafa and Modric gone, Bale is the one player who gets me off of my seat every week at the Lane. As someone mentioned, he hasn't stood still interms of his learning curve like some players we have. He clearly loves Wednesday nights down at the Lane because he was devesting last night reminding me of his amazing performance against Inter a few years back in the CL. In fact, i love wednesday night football full stop, lets hope we can bring it back cause thursdays are pretty dull.
thfcsteff
Garth Crooks
DHSF
Les Ferdinand
Pirate55
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