William Gallas has lifted the lid on Gareth Bale’s iconic Tottenham hat-trick against Inter Milan, revealing Harry Redknapp’s masterplan before the tie.
Gareth Bale is a Tottenham Hotspur legend and an iconic figure in north London, thanks to his impressive displays in the early part of his Spurs career, after joining from Southampton.
The Welshman did struggle to impress during the first few months at Tottenham, as he was winless for 24 league games, a record at the time – later broken by Oliver Burke in 2020.
Yet, things still turned out well for Bale as he went on to have a much better campaign the following season, and he never looked back from there.
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Bale believes that the difficult moments at Tottenham shaped his career, but so did the good ones, as he eventually earned a big move from north London to Madrid after a series of standout displays.
Of course, one memory that lives long in the minds of many Tottenham fans is the Welshman’s iconic hat-trick against Inter Milan in the Champions League group stage back in 2010.
That performance from Bale retired Maicon and left Samuel Eto’o stunned, according to Sebastien Bassong, and now William Gallas has opened up on how the Wales international managed to achieve that feat.
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Gallas has stated that he was not surprised by Gareth Bale’s performance on the night, revealing that the manager Harry Redknapp’s instructions were a key reason for the winger’s brilliance.
He highlighted how Redknapp looked to capitalise on Bale’s pace, before comparing the Wales international with prime Thierry Henry of Arsenal.
He told Prime Casino: “Gareth Bale’s hat-trick vs Inter did not surprise me, because Harry Redknapp had told us all to get the ball to him every chance we had.
“He had so much pace and we knew he was the player to make the difference, it was like Thierry Henry at Arsenal in his prime. Henry did that hundreds of times for his team.”
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Of course, Bale has since retired from football after winning all there is to win at club level, including five Champions League titles.
Despite his love for golf, the former Tottenham man has now turned his head to matters off the playing field, as he looks poised to return to English football.