He ripped maicon apart but didn't rafael mostly have him in his pocket? funny that.
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Ssssh you will ruin the myth that Rafael is rubbish defensively!!
Martin Samuel:
Well, that's some praise... Can't comment for I haven't seen the game. Was Bale that good?
Well, that's some praise... Can't comment for I haven't seen the game. Was Bale that good?
Martin Samuel:
Well, that's some praise... Can't comment for I haven't seen the game. Was Bale that good?
I've only seen the high-lights but I'd go with a resounding no.
True, the lad is in stunning form and is Spurs golden boy at the moment but this morning I've read things in the paper saying that 'there's no better player in the world at the moment on form than Gareth Bale'
I mean come on, the lad is playing superbly, but to say at this moment in time he's the best in the world is just a tad OTT. But then again that's the British press for you.
I mean come on, the lad is playing superbly, but to say at this moment in time he's the best in the world is just a tad OTT. But then again that's the British press for you.
Martin Samuel:
Well, that's some praise... Can't comment for I haven't seen the game. Was Bale that good?
No.
It was good, but if Ronaldo had done that it would be treated as business as usual.
From what I saw it was no more of raping than Valencia handed out to Cashley Cole - "the world's best left back" (c) - in the charity shield.
Granted, a much higher profile game but the giddiness in the press (and on here) is well over the top.
Granted, a much higher profile game but the giddiness in the press (and on here) is well over the top.
Would have been a decent value signing a couple of years back, but we got Nani and Anderson, so it's not all bad
This is the most ridiculous overhyping of a player I think I've ever witnessed.
He hasn't even been Tottenham's best player this season, and Tottenham on the whole haven't even been playing particularly well.
He hasn't even been Tottenham's best player this season, and Tottenham on the whole haven't even been playing particularly well.
He beat Maicon with raw pace, I mean there was no dribbling in there, he just touched the ball and bloody ran... It was so feckin' fast, no one could keep up with him...
Who is quicker ? Bale vs Hernandez ?
Who is quicker ? Bale vs Hernandez ?
You could argue that. VDV has been stunning but Bale has been equally good. He does not have that many goals to show for it but he sets up half the goals and gives defenders a torrid time with the runs he makes.
Why does it matter who is quicker?
VdV hasn't been all that either, Modric is the one who's been consistently excellent.
Modric has been their best player, and VDV's easily more talented than Bale.
and does he really set up half their goals? Have you checked how many assists he actually has or tends to get on average? It's actualy somewhat poor for a winger...let alone a supposedly world class one.
I read somewhere that Bale has set up more chances than any other player in the Prem but, hilariously, he doesn't have a single assist to his name.
I think his technique is a bit underrated. He allegedly did a Zidane against Maicon and Lucio the other day (I haven't seen that bit yet) and that goal vs Stoke was sublime.
I think his technique is a bit underrated. He allegedly did a Zidane against Maicon and Lucio the other day (I haven't seen that bit yet) and that goal vs Stoke was sublime.
Lets see how and what he does in the next couple of months shall we?
Compare it to players who have been bought for £30m+...or even say, Nani, or Malouda, or the likes of Theo Walcott.
I'm betting he'll be lagging a long, long way behind any of them.
Compare it to players who have been bought for £30m+...or even say, Nani, or Malouda, or the likes of Theo Walcott.
I'm betting he'll be lagging a long, long way behind any of them.
What happens when defenders figure him out?
Doesn't he have 0 assists in the league?
Yep. I'm not sure how many goals Spuds have scored, but I'm pretty sure 0 assists doesn't count for setting up half of them.
Dangerous player yes, but mostly undeserved at this stage. Let the hype machine roll on, I'd much prefer to see Bale copping it all than the likes of Wilshere and Walcott, who keep on putting in quality performances every time they hit the field.
Bale is being hidously overhyped by some but then there are some doing their best to under-hype what good form he's in.
He was brilliant against Inter. He really was. Had Valencia, or any of our players for that matter, produced that kind of display against a team of that quality then there would be a massive thread on this forum debating if that player was better than Ronaldo.
He was brilliant against Inter. He really was. Had Valencia, or any of our players for that matter, produced that kind of display against a team of that quality then there would be a massive thread on this forum debating if that player was better than Ronaldo.
I just want to know.
I actually thought Maicon figured him out since the 1st game, but he just practically accelerated so fast when he was 1-1, Maicon couldn't keep up.
Well, he IS playing really well right now so there is no questions a player should be hyped.
Is he overhyped ? Only time can tell, if he can keep his stellar performances up then he wouldn't be overhyped.
Maybe that has happened in the Premier League? Hence no assists.
First season in Europe so may take the defenders a few games to know how to play him. Having said that, he still made mugs of Lucio and Maicon.
Martin Samuel:
Well, that's some praise... Can't comment for I haven't seen the game. Was Bale that good?
Samuel is perhaps, as usual overusing the superlatives.
To be fair it was probably the best individual performance I've seen in a Champions league game for as long as I can remember, largely becuase of the occaision and the opposition.
Bale has performed far better than Walcott, throughout this calendar year.
He's been very good in the PL this year and too much is made of stats. he's been doubled up on in a lot of games and he'll have to learn to deal with that. He is only 21 and there's no reason why he can't continue to develop and become a really world class player. he clearly has all teh tools at his disposal.
It's all about opinions. Mine is that Bale has been our best player thus far this season, followed by:
* VdV (6 goals and 2 assists already ... that's excellent for a player who is not a striker as such and didn't even arrive at the club until after our 3rd league game)
* Modric (was a bit off in the first few games, but is now really cooking with gas).
Yeah, but the only people actually debating it would be idiots.
and I don't think he's being underhyped. It's a simple question of whether you think he's worth "breaking the bank" for.
Nani, Walcott and Malouda have all been far more productive this season (and in general throughout their careers), and none of them were bought for, or would justify the kind of fee Tottenham would command for Bale.
For the kind of fee you'd be paying for Bale, you'd be wanting a Rooney/Ronaldo level of player, which some people seem to have bizarrely decided Bale is.
Not this season he hasn't, or at least it's up for debate. Walcott's been playing very well and adding a lot of end product.
This season it's up for debate. This year it isn't.
Different roles too. Walcott's been playing more centrally, so you'd expect more goals. I'd rather Bale in our team than Walcott.
Telegraph have Bale down as creating 27 chances, 1 ahead of Chelsea's highest Malouda, 5 ahead of our highest Berbatov (Nani has 15), and 8 ahead of Arsenal's highest Nasri.
You're right.
Let's talk about fachts:
Bale
Played: 900mins
Goals: 2
Assists: 1
Walcott
Played: 217mins
Goals: 4
Assists: 1
I'd rather Walcott...there's a far less limited player in there than from what I've seen with Bale.
Though for £30m odd, I wouldn't want either.
Though for £30m odd, I wouldn't want either.
Stats aside, Bale looks the dogs bollocks.
Look how far he's come in a season. Walcott has pretty much been the same player for 3 years.
Look how far he's come in a season. Walcott has pretty much been the same player for 3 years.
Interesting that Berbatov's figures are so high.
You wouldn't have thunk it with the strength of the backlash since his crappy display mid-week.
This looks like an even more shit stat than 'assists'. How can you make 27 'chances' and not one of them end up in the back of the net?
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