sammysaint Posted 29 October, 2012 Posted 29 October, 2012 Have noticed no one has mentioned Bale, have to say i liked his no celebration and also his praise of Saints on MOTD 2, top guy clearly likes it here.
Ziggy Posted 29 October, 2012 Posted 29 October, 2012 He is a fantastic player who showed true class in his behaviour yesterday.
S-Clarke Posted 29 October, 2012 Posted 29 October, 2012 Easily the best left sided player in world football in my books. The speed in which he glides along the ground, the ease in which he beats players and the consistent quality of his deliveries make him one of the best. When eh was with us, you could always see he had a bit of ''rolls royce'' about him in terms of how he moved and glided along with the football. Showed great class y/day as well, pretty proud to be a saints fan when you see him tearing up the likes of Inter.
skintsaint Posted 29 October, 2012 Posted 29 October, 2012 has a Saints youth product ever played for Real Madrid? Because thats where he'll be next season (unless Man Citeh offer him way to much!), too good for Spurs. You can see why they didn't win their two games without him.
skintsaint Posted 29 October, 2012 Posted 29 October, 2012 What a ****ing header too! Keeper error apparently according to some
Golden Balls Posted 29 October, 2012 Posted 29 October, 2012 has a Saints youth product ever played for Real Madrid? Because thats where he'll be next season (unless Man Citeh offer him way to much!), too good for Spurs. You can see why they didn't win their two games without him. Bale on one side and Ronaldo on the other. Jesus!
rooney Posted 29 October, 2012 Posted 29 October, 2012 A top notch performance from Gareth Bale. So fast, strong and skillful
musesaint Posted 29 October, 2012 Posted 29 October, 2012 What a ****ing header too! I was right behind it and it was as perfect as it could have been - no margin for error - he nailed it Total lack of celebration - top man Along with Alex OC a player I was really sorry to see leave
The9 Posted 29 October, 2012 Posted 29 October, 2012 Keeper error apparently according to some Yeah, all the best keepers are able to save powerful curling headers which only just bend inside the far post, didn't you know ?
The9 Posted 29 October, 2012 Posted 29 October, 2012 Forgot to mention, having bulked up a few seasons ago when he was injured and maintained that muscle for a few years, Bale seems to have slimmed down significantly over the last year or so, he's much leaner and has far less bulk around his shoulders.
kpturner Posted 29 October, 2012 Posted 29 October, 2012 A top notch performance from Gareth Bale. So fast, strong and skillfulIn the first half - yes. Apart from one incident, fairly anonymous in the second half.
LGTL Posted 29 October, 2012 Posted 29 October, 2012 Great header but we kept him surprisingly quiet for the majority of the game.
saint_sinner Posted 29 October, 2012 Posted 29 October, 2012 Forgot to mention, having bulked up a few seasons ago when he was injured and maintained that muscle for a few years, Bale seems to have slimmed down significantly over the last year or so, he's much leaner and has far less bulk around his shoulders. he threw his shirt into the crowd yesterday and if you want to see someone who is physically the human equivalent of a thoroughbred racehorse, take a look at this: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4614627/Andre-Villas-Boas-will-Bale-out-Spurs.html Fair play to him. True class as a player and as a bloke. The toned down celebration was respectful. Good luck to him
mcjwills Posted 29 October, 2012 Posted 29 October, 2012 Great header but we kept him surprisingly quiet for the majority of the game. We managed to play our passing game and kept the ball away from him in the second half of the game. Good tactics that should have been used in the first half.
Sour Mash Posted 29 October, 2012 Posted 29 October, 2012 Great header but we kept him surprisingly quiet for the majority of the game. Was going to say apart from the goal, he was fairly quiet. Lennon much more of a threat throughout the game.
The9 Posted 29 October, 2012 Posted 29 October, 2012 (edited) he threw his shirt into the crowd yesterday and if you want to see someone who is physically the human equivalent of a thoroughbred racehorse, take a look at this: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4614627/Andre-Villas-Boas-will-Bale-out-Spurs.html Fair play to him. True class as a player and as a bloke. The toned down celebration was respectful. Good luck to him I was more interested in this which immediately followed it : http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20117987 as I saw Bale chuck his shirt into the crowd, but as it's yellow they've since changed the headline to "Brad Friedel's shirt". Edited 29 October, 2012 by The9
krissyboy31 Posted 29 October, 2012 Posted 29 October, 2012 In the first half - yes. Apart from one incident, fairly anonymous in the second half. The introduction of Mayuka had a lot to do with that, meaning he had to do a lot more defending but even then he was class!
jawillwill Posted 29 October, 2012 Posted 29 October, 2012 I like Bale, but his goal celebrations are very....well...girly. Apparently () Justin Bieber makes the same heart gesture to all his girly fans.
channonwindmill Posted 29 October, 2012 Posted 29 October, 2012 I've got a lot of time for Gareth Bale. Great player and I take a certain pride that he started his career with us and that I was lucky enough to watch him regularly. It was pretty clear early on that he was going to move on and I don't begrudge him it at all. He went about it entirely in the right way - there was none of that carp in the papers from his agent/parents/whoever trying to engineer the move a la AOC which I found quite distasteful. He obviously appreciates his time at Saints and looks back on it fondly, and seems a genuinely nice and level headed lad. He has the talent to be one of the very best players in the world (if he's not already) and I sincerely wish him all the best for his future. Always enjoy watching him play.
Saint_Randell Posted 29 October, 2012 Posted 29 October, 2012 Imagine him on one wing and AOC on the other....
Chez Posted 29 October, 2012 Posted 29 October, 2012 In the first half - yes. Apart from one incident, fairly anonymous in the second half. spot on. What happened to him?
ART Posted 29 October, 2012 Posted 29 October, 2012 Great guy as were Theo and Oxo. Nice to see these former players showing love and respect for the club that did so much for setting them on the road to the big time. Didn't notice anyone mentioning that Michael Wilde was Bale's sponsor for a number of years. Was wondering if Michael still sponsors players or has any involvement still with Gareth Bale
Restark19 Posted 29 October, 2012 Posted 29 October, 2012 was pretty disappointed that some of those sat around me booed him quite a bit.
sammysaint Posted 29 October, 2012 Author Posted 29 October, 2012 I've got a lot of time for Gareth Bale. Great player and I take a certain pride that he started his career with us and that I was lucky enough to watch him regularly. It was pretty clear early on that he was going to move on and I don't begrudge him it at all. He went about it entirely in the right way - there was none of that carp in the papers from his agent/parents/whoever trying to engineer the move a la AOC which I found quite distasteful. He obviously appreciates his time at Saints and looks back on it fondly, and seems a genuinely nice and level headed lad. He has the talent to be one of the very best players in the world (if he's not already) and I sincerely wish him all the best for his future. Always enjoy watching him play. Have to say it was great watching him play, just a shame we were not in a great position at the time otherwise i think he would of stayed with us in the championship for another season, all though he would probs still be a LB.
krissyboy31 Posted 29 October, 2012 Posted 29 October, 2012 was pretty disappointed that some of those sat around me booed him quite a bit. certainly didn't around me. Gave him a bit of stick at the end when he was taking his time over the late corners but that was about it.
Restark19 Posted 29 October, 2012 Posted 29 October, 2012 certainly didn't around me. Gave him a bit of stick at the end when he was taking his time over the late corners but that was about it. not many, just a few when he came to take a corner right in front of us, probably about 60th minute or so. Also got the joker making monkey sounds and pulling his ears.
Jonnyboy Posted 29 October, 2012 Posted 29 October, 2012 he threw his shirt into the crowd yesterday and if you want to see someone who is physically the human equivalent of a thoroughbred racehorse, take a look at this: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4614627/Andre-Villas-Boas-will-Bale-out-Spurs.html Fair play to him. True class as a player and as a bloke. The toned down celebration was respectful. Good luck to him pah, he should do a bit of Krav Maga
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