Welsh manager John Toshack has again brought the spotlight on what actually is the best position for Tottenham Hotspur’s Gareth Bale to play in for Wales and Spurs, with the former Real Madrid chief praising the all-round ability of the young defender.
19-year-old Bale plays at left-back at White Hart Lane under Spurs boss Juande Ramos and also started both 2010 World Cup qualifiers against Azerbaijan and Russia in that position, but was given licence to push forward at every opportunity in the Internationals for Wales, which the former Southampton player did to great effect.
Toshack pushed Bale into a more attacking role against the Russian’s, when Wales were chasing the game at 1-0 down, with Bale producing a fine piece of skill to create a goal for Wales.
“We changed it to push Gareth Bale further forward, he can cause more damage there and it worked well. He was outstanding and created a fine goal,” Toshack said.
“He showed his all-round ability. He created a goal from an area of the field you would not expect him to be in coming down the right, but he can be a real handful when he is pushed forward like that.
“I wanted to get Gareth further forward, it is something that can really benefit us.
“Playing Gareth in that role depends on the opposition we are facing.
“Against weaker opposition, Chris Gunter and Bale can push on from full-back. And we have some very different left-sided players in Koumas, Bale and Joe Ledley.
“They all give us something different and are exciting, attacking players. They are different and give us a lot of options.
“If we do have our big defenders back, then we can use Bale in that role.”
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