Having shone for Tottenham recently, Gareth Bale is the talk of the town.
His goals against Arsenal and Chelsea have kept Spurs in the race for fourth place and his performances in general have been vastly improved. So it only makes sense that he is the subject of a £20m bid from Man United.
Personally I think we are OK at left back with Patrice Evra and John O’Shea for cover. Beyond these them there is the injury prone Fabio who could make the position his in a few years time, so I assume he will be primarily employed as winger.
As a winger he brings directness, crossing ability and having played as a left back can get back and help with the defensive side of the game too. I must admit I have been impressed with his performances and depending on the outcome of Saturday’s match my estimation of him could go up further. Having him and Valencia on either wing could make us extremely dangerous but there is just one little problem, a Portuguese fella named Nani.
Nani has been a player reborn this season and whilst I was one of his biggest critics he has convinced me that he has the quality not only to remain at the club but to take the left wing position and make it his in the absence of Ryan Giggs. He added energy late against Man City last weekend, his goals against Bayern should have won us the game and in general his play and attitude has improved thus it wouldn’t make sense to then bring in Bale now Nani has found his feet.
Add to this that Tom Cleverley impressed on loan at Watford, is more than comfortable out on the left and has a future at the club whilst Gabriel Obertan is still waiting for his chance to break into the team and it looks less likely
I think we have the wings covered, it is the middle of the park that needs to be looked at and as good as Bale has been I don’t think he would make as much impact there!
I’ve heard he has a pal called Luka that’s meant to be pretty good though…
I agree with what you have to say but Bale would be natural left sided player with pace and can provide cover for Evra for a longer time. Considering how often the likes of Brown, Fabio are injured covering both full back positions with quality is a problem. If the money is not an issue, definitely Bale is an option, if not our priorities should be a creative mid at least!
And Nani can also play through the middle behind Rooney in a 4-5-1…
SAF could think bout takin Valencia in center midfield (the position which he usually plays for ecuador i think), playin Nani on the right wing (which suits him much better) and then get bale on his left wing.. Cheers, C’mon United!
He would be an actual left footed attacking option as it looks like Tosic isn’t going to be with us for much longer but I just feel youngsters like Cleverley are yet to be tested.
I know the PL is a massive step up in class from the Championship but at least try him out before we splash £20m on Bale. It could save us the money in the long run!
Don’t be fooled by the aging Giggs, the hopeless Obertan, Nani still hasn’t proved as the player we all thought he’d be, Cleverly, will see next season… But i believe that Bale is the solution to our Giggs replacement,
the boy has got pace, skills, great crosser of the ball, good from dead ball situation, can play left back or left midfield.. He has been fantastic in 2010 for spurs. I have actually watched almost every match for Tottenham this season and i can tell you that he has played a huge role in spurs being where they are today and was always hoping to hear that we’re interested in buying him..
Bale is a quality and is fulfilling the promise he showed back during his saints days but personally nani offers a hell of a lot more then bale, bale is having one heck of a spell in the Tottenham team but i do not believe bale if the answer for out problems, especially when you consider the fee, a fee which could potentially bring in players like david silva maybe?? but personally i think we should be focusing on re-enforcing the centre midfield and a striker.
Bale won’t be going to Man.Utd…in the most unlikely of scenarios that he does, we will get another obscene amount of money from ManYoo for him and he will rot his career away at OLD man trafford just like Carrick and Berbaflop…the three of them for a combined 75 million…hahaha…thats still cheaper than Ronnie tho’
Silva can play both center mid and the left and he better technically but will also cost a lot more!
Gareth Bale is Ryan Giggs. I am a Tottenham fan and trust me when I say this kid has everything Giggs had at his age. Pace, control combined with a burning desire to achieve. The fact that he has a consistent end product puts him ahead of Aaron Lennon which is saying something. Tottenham’s midfield of Lennon – Palacios – Modric – Bale is up there with anything in the PL. What they perhaps lack is confidence that only winning brings. Nani is more skilful but his temperament is inferior to Bale.
I hope he stays with us for years to come!
Guys Guys don’t get too enthusiastic coz spurs ain’t gonna sell any top players this summer. they are in the Champs league!! they need to BUY top players instead of selling them. it is their big chance to cash on the lucrative CL games and try to establish as a genuine premiership challenger! However far fetched this seems at the moment i suppose they need just one or two players in midfield and attack to become a formidable force week in week out. so the chances of getting bale and modric to OT ared remote to say the least.