{"id":447974,"date":"2011-06-26T21:22:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-26T21:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/26\/tottenhams-ledley-king-gareth-bales-goal-contribution-makes-him-an-improved-threat\/"},"modified":"2011-06-26T21:22:00","modified_gmt":"2011-06-26T21:22:00","slug":"tottenhams-ledley-king-gareth-bales-goal-contribution-makes-him-an-improved-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/26\/tottenhams-ledley-king-gareth-bales-goal-contribution-makes-him-an-improved-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham&#8217;s Ledley King: Gareth Bale&#8217;s goal contribution makes him an improved threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Chris Davie<\/h3>\n<h4>26 Jun 2011 22:22:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"84.2948490231\">\n<div readability=\"13.5433526012\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gareth Bale, Tottenham Hotspur\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/127900\/127950_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gareth Bale, Tottenham Hotspur<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"divAdnetKeyword\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/england\/2108\/ledley-king\">Ledley King<\/a> believes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/wales\/13913\/gareth-bale\">Gareth Bale<\/a>\u2019s goal contribution last season is a sign of the Welshman\u2019s improvement at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/105\/tottenham\">Tottenham<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The 21-year-old found the net 11 times throughout Spurs\u2019s campaign last term, while a series of influential performances has cast doubt over the winger\u2019s future at White Hart Lane.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>King, who suffered a groin injury last season which restricted his appearances for Tottenham to just 10, hailed Bale\u2019s improvement since his arrival from Southampton in 2007.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe just carried on where he left off the season before. But what he\u2019s added is a goal threat, he\u2019s so dangerous in those attacking areas now,\u201d King told the club\u2019s official website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cEarlier in his career he moved between left-back and left midfield but you always knew with his left foot that he could create chances and score goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cNow he\u2019s looking like he can score goals every week, as well as make goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>King maintains Bale will remain an important member of Harry Redknapp\u2019s side for years to come and believes the Welshman\u2019s capture of the PFA\u2019s player of the year award is a testament to his ability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe\u2019s a big player for this team now and for the future,\u201d said King.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019m delighted for him. He\u2019s such a good lad as well. To win the PFA award as well, that\u2019s such a special achievement, especially at his age. It shows you how well he\u2019s done.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Continue reading here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/06\/26\/2549320\/tottenhams-ledley-king-gareth-bales-goal-contribution-makes\" title=\"Tottenham's Ledley King: Gareth Bale's goal contribution makes him an improved threat\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tottenham&#8217;s Ledley King: Gareth Bale&#8217;s goal contribution makes him an improved threat<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Chris Davie 26 Jun 2011 22:22:00 Gareth Bale, Tottenham Hotspur Related Links Teams Players Ledley King believes Gareth Bale \u2019s goal contribution last season is a sign of the Welshman\u2019s improvement at Tottenham . The 21-year-old found the net 11 times throughout Spurs\u2019s campaign last term, while a series of influential performances has cast doubt over the winger\u2019s future at White Hart Lane. King, who suffered a groin injury last season which restricted his appearances for Tottenham to just 10, hailed Bale\u2019s improvement since his arrival from Southampton in 2007<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":447749,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-447974","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tottenham&#039;s Ledley King: Gareth Bale&#039;s goal contribution makes him an improved threat - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/26\/tottenhams-ledley-king-gareth-bales-goal-contribution-makes-him-an-improved-threat\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Tottenham&#039;s Ledley King: Gareth Bale&#039;s goal contribution makes him an improved threat - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"By Chris Davie 26 Jun 2011 22:22:00 Gareth Bale, Tottenham Hotspur Related Links Teams Players Ledley King believes Gareth Bale \u2019s goal contribution last season is a sign of the Welshman\u2019s improvement at Tottenham . 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