TEAMtalk : Andre Villas-Boas believes Gareth Bale can become Tottenham’s version of Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo.
Bale is enjoying his best season of a short, yet dazzling career. The 23-year-old was a gangly left-back when he joined Spurs in 2007, but he has since developed his game, and his physique, to become one of the most devastating wingers in European football.
Now Bale’s career appears to be heading in a different direction. Villas-Boas has recently deployed the Welshman in a more central role, either as a number 10 in the hole or as an out-and-out striker.
One of Bale’s idols, Ronaldo, spent the early stages of his career on the flank at Manchester United but now operates as a deadly centre-forward for Real Madrid, and Villas-Boas thinks all the signs are pointing towards the idea that Tottenham’s star man could end up doing the same.