da betway： Gareth Bale has quickly become one of the most spoken about players recently, causing Tottenham Hotspur to feel, understandably, apprehensive. It is solely regarding his performances recently and not any off field antics that normally see players thrust into the attention of the media. A European audience awoke to the realisation of Bale after he dismantled Inter Milan, who looked comfortable until Bale announced himself with a superb hat-trick and made them gasp in amazement at this prospect before them, before superbly setting up two goals last night. It has also alerted other clubs to the capability that Bale has shown and could add to whoever could lure him away. What I’d like to weigh up is would Bale be sagacious in making a big money switch or should he bide his time and stay at Spurs for the foreseeable future?
da dobrowin： The twenty-one year old still has a vast amount of experience to gain from modern football and the pressures that come with it, he is relatively new to his current level of performances and will have to exert himself in order to maintain or even enhance that. This level of expectation can weigh heavy upon players and cause them to lose confidence when they don’t reproduce previous feats of amazement. This strength of mentality will be tested in Bale, with the likes of Harry Redknapp and those supporting Bale at Spurs being central to his remaining a consistently exulted player.
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The attention from different clubs will give Bale a sense of confidence that will enhance his play if it’s directed in a positive manner and again Spurs must ensure against the arrogance it may manifest. In warding away the approaches of interested parties, Spurs will show how highly regarded Bale is and what they intend to achieve. Staying at Spurs would also be advisable due to it being the foundation on which he has built his reputation and prowess upon, it has given him the necessary recourse to come from adversity and improve in the wake of this to the player we now see before us. It would seem injudicious to cut these ties loose from Bale’s point of view, with examples of players moving to bigger clubs and whilst being good enough they fail to reproduce their previous form for many a reason.
Being twenty-one has the advantage of time having not yet elapsed in a significant manner and therefore there is ample opportunity for Bale to pursue another direction if required, but whilst Spurs are looking to build upon previous success the horizon looks bright for Bale. The uplifting news for Spurs fans comes from Bale himself stating: “I don’t look at what the media write. At the moment my only focus is on playing for Tottenham and working in training.” If Redknapp can keep this focus intact and convince Bale that he shouldn’t be looking at any Italian grass, or any other grass than White Hart Lane for that matter, then a content relationship will move forward.
When previous reports over the rise of Bale documenting his settling in period, they stipulated that it took him a while to adjust to the rigours and demands of coming to terms with a daunting new environment. Now why would Bale wish to disrupt this at present? My feeling is that he won’t and he’ll remain a Spurs player for a few more seasons yet to come, with the reasons outlined above being why. This experience and direction, rather than an abrupt change, will put him in good stead for the possibilities that he may decide to make into actualities when he is mature enough to do so.
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