Gareth Bale is enjoying Ryan Mason. Since the departure of Jose Mourinho, the Welsh forward seems to have definitively entered Tottenham's eleven and taken on the role that was expected since his arrival.
The Cardiff is responding with goals and also, on the microphones. After his brace against Southampton in Mason's first game, Bale left a message for Mourinho. “We want to attack. We are a great team, with great players and we need to attack. We need to play something higher up the field. Today we have done it.”, he assured.
This weekend, against Sheffield, he increased the count further, going from double to hat-trick and did not miss his particular dart to his former coach in the same vein as the previous match.
“It is a fact that we are playing higher. We are closer to the goal and that allows us to score more goals. We have been working on this in recent weeks. It is clear that it will not happen overnight, but I believe that we are taking steps in the right direction. We are playing Tottenham style, “he explained about the new tactics applied by Mason since his arrival.
The Welshman also did not hesitate to comment on his situation. “I feel good. Like I said, I just needed to play games, have a few games in a row and that's what's happening now. I am happy and when I am happy I usually play well. We have performed very well from the beginning. I feel like we have played up, pressed well, we had the ball and we played football well. Also, he always likes to take another ball with him. You have to take advantage of the opportunities when they arrive and I have had a few today, “he explained about his match.
Gareth Bale's game in numbers
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This victory, as he explained, made the dressing room feel good and all its members are happy. “Winning makes us all happy. Bring a winning mentality to the dressing room. It's all we can do, “he said into the Sky Sports microphones.
With this victory, Tottenham is placed in European positions securing the fifth place with a game less than its three direct pursuers: West Ham, one point, Liverpool, two points, and Everton, which is four points behind.