Gil wrote:

Red Alert wrote:

He was "good" not "special".

He was at Walcott's level ffs.

zigra wrote:Bale was very good in 11/12 and "special" (imo wrong word but whatever) in 12/13 only. Before that he was good but not more.
10 goals and 7 assists in the league in 09/10 and 10/11 combined. And as a winger the end product does matter.

Since when did Goals and assists = performances?

If you can't see why someone would label Bale "special" long before last season then you're both clueless.

Walcott level ffs. Theo is a "wide striker", Bale is much more rounded as a player.

Red Alert wrote:

Gil wrote:

Red Alert wrote:

He was "good" not "special".

He was at Walcott's level ffs.

zigra wrote:Bale was very good in 11/12 and "special" (imo wrong word but whatever) in 12/13 only. Before that he was good but not more.
10 goals and 7 assists in the league in 09/10 and 10/11 combined. And as a winger the end product does matter.

Since when did Goals and assists = performances?

If you can't see why someone would label Bale "special" long before last season then you're both clueless.

Walcott level ffs. Theo is a "wide striker", Bale is much more rounded as a player.

The only reason Bale was relevant in 11/12 was because of his demolition on Maicon ffs. He was never that good. Again, at Walcott's level. He peaked under AVB, credit to him. He wasn't anything special before that. And by special, I mean one of the better players in the league. He showed potential, yes. But he wasn't there yet. Far too early to write off Townsend, he seems like he's the only one that's actually wanting Spurs to win at times.