{"id":22496,"date":"2011-12-27T23:40:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-27T23:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/gareth-bale-hails-vital-tottenham-win-over-norwich-city\/"},"modified":"2011-12-27T23:40:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-27T23:40:00","slug":"gareth-bale-hails-vital-tottenham-win-over-norwich-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/27\/gareth-bale-hails-vital-tottenham-win-over-norwich-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Gareth Bale hails vital Tottenham win over Norwich City"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gareth Bale<\/a> suggested Tottenham<\/a> have heaped pressure on their top four rivals following his match-winning brace against Norwich City<\/a> on Tuesday night.
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Harry Redknapp’s side are now four points ahead of fourth-placed Chelsea and have a game in hand as they chase the two Manchester clubs’ seven-point lead.<\/p>\n

Bale noted Spurs had capitalised on results elsewhere at Carrow Road, after Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool were all held to draws.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a great weekend for us personally,\u201d Bale told Sky Sports<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe gaffer said before the game that a lot of results have gone for us this weekend and this is a big opportunity to take advantage of that.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did that tonight to put pressure on the teams below us and above us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tottenham’s win came courtesy of two strikes from their Welsh winger as they turned possession and chances into goals in the second half.<\/p>\n

Spurs enjoyed 60 per cent of possession at Carrow Road and at times looked unplayable with the roaming Bale and Rafael van der Vaart able to link with Emmanuel Adebayor.<\/p>\n

Overall the north London outfit had 20 efforts at goal and Bale believed it was just a matter of time until one broke the half-time deadlock.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe spoke at half time that as long as we’re creating chances that’s the main thing,\u201d Bale added.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’ve been scoring a lot of goals this season so we were confident we would get one whoever it fell to and lucky enough it was me.<\/p>\n

“You have to keep grinding out chances and hopefully one will come for you and it did and then I managed to get another one after.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe try and be patient and we know we will create a lot of chances with the players we’ve got and we were patient tonight and got the goals to win the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the club look to build on an impressive recent patch of form \u2013 they have won 38 points from a possible 45 since the opening losses to the two Manchester clubs \u2013 Champions League qualification remains the ultimate aim for the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur main objective was to get in the Champions League at the start of the season – that’s still our main objective and we’ll keep taking each game as it comes,\u201d Bale said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know we’re playing well and we just can’t afford to slip up at any time because we know the teams around us will be there to pounce.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Gareth Bale was quick to suggest that Tottenham’s rivals are under pressure following his match-winning brace against Norwich City on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

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Harry Redknapp’s Spurs are now four points ahead of fourth placed Chelsea and have a game in hand as they chase the two Manchester clubs’ seven point lead.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was a great weekend for us personally,\u201d Bale told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe gaffer said before the game that a lot of results have gone for us this weekend and this is a big opportunity to take advantage of that.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe did that tonight to put pressure on the teams below us and above us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Tottenham’s win came courtesy of two goals from their Welsh winger as they turned possession and chances into goals in the second half.<\/p>\n

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Spurs enjoyed 60% of possession at Carrow Road and at times looked unplayable with the roaming Bale and Rafael Van der Vaart able to link with Emmanuel Adebayor.<\/p>\n

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Overall the North London outfit had 20 efforts at goal and Bale believed it was just a matter of time until one broke the half-time deadlock.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe spoke at half time that as long as we’re creating chances that’s the main thing,\u201d Bale added.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe’ve been scoring a lot of goals this season so we were confident we would get one whoever it fell to and lucky enough it was me.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

You have to keep grinding out chances and hopefully one will come for you and it did and then I managed to get another one after.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe try and be patient and we know we will create a lot of chances with the players we’ve got and we were patient tonight and got the goals to win the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

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As the club look to build on an impressive recent patch of form \u2013 they have won 38 points from a possible 45 since the opening losses to the two Manchester clubs \u2013 Champions League qualification remains the ultimate aim for the season.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOur main objective was to get in the Champions League at the start of the season – that’s still our main objective and we’ll keep taking each game as it comes,\u201d Bale said.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know we’re playing well and we just can’t afford to slip up at any time because we know the teams around us will be there to pounce.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Redknapp’s side travel to the Liberty Stadium to face Swansea before a run of four home games against West Brom, Cheltenham (in the FA Cup), Everton and Wolves before a potentially crucial trip to the Etihad to face current league leaders Manchester City.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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