Once again, I have managed to let my disappointment with Tottenham get in the way of cranking out consistent blog posts. Can you blame me? In my eyes, we have been performing up to the standards of a lower side, and I don’t mean top 10. Harsh? Not at all. Especially when you know that the boys have the potential to play some beautiful footy (i.e. Man City, Aston Villa). But through all of the “aargh’s” and “for f#^k’s sake’s” that have been constantly oozing out of my mouth, like a foaming-at-the-mouth heroin overdose victim, the clouds have managed to part for one.
Bale. Or as the creative fans like to put it: “Bale, Bale, Bale”.
In every match he has played till today in place of Assou-Ekotto, he has easily been our best performer on the pitch.
Defence
The boy likes to run and is a true LWB. Bale has managed to fine-tune his skills to time his tackles almost perfectly. He has outperformed the likes of Daws and Ledley game-in game-out. But the one trait that I just cannot get enough of, is the boy’s ability to leap / out-jump his opponent when challenging for headers. I remember watching one of the Leeds United fixtures, and watching him dominate headers crossed into his side consistently. Leeds then stopped putting the ball in the air, playing it into the area on the ground. Bale had that covered too. The ball never made it to the left side much after that.
Attack
The boy likes to run and is a true LWB. I said it again. Bale knows when to push the opposition. It seems that at times when our attack slows, he manages to reinvigorate it and speed up the tempo. He stands out so much that he seems to have stolen some of Modric’s thunder, when in reality he should be a major asset to the Croatian’s game. When you think about it, Bale has the required attributes to give Modric the comfort of dropping into the middle, while he assumes left wing duties. Why isn’t it working? It is, but Modric isn’t delivering… yet.
The concern
Who will come knocking this summer? Can we hold onto him? What will happen when BAE comes back? Could Harry possibly bench Bale with the way he has been playing? I have a headache just thinking about all of this. What I can’t help thinking about is how many of us were ready to give up on this young talent (luckily, I can say I wasn’t one of them which is surprising). Makes me think that it would be unfair to judge some of our other squad members so prematurely without giving them a real chance CHANCE to shine. Bale has gotten it. He has taken it by the balls.
COYS!
Tags: attack, defence, Gareth Bale, LWB position, Tottenham Hotspur
February 18, 2010 at 8:29 pm |
Luckily Man U. And Chelsea don’t need left backs and Liverpool won’t have the money so only City may come for him
February 20, 2010 at 12:08 pm |
Man U have Evra who is one of the best, however, I do not know who they have as a young replacement. Do you?
If City come knockin’, would we turn down the money? Probably not with their overinflated bids.
February 20, 2010 at 10:35 pm |
Don’t worry yourself yet. On this form BAE cannot return to the side. I think we’ll hold onto the boy unless our finances are shown to be shoddy come the summer!
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February 21, 2010 at 2:45 pm |
Hope you’re right Mac!