Tottenham Hotspur winger Gareth Bale has expressed his desire to win the Europa League this season, and admitted that everyone at the club is still recovering from their failure to qualify for the Champions League last season.
The midfielder was once again in electrifying form as he grabbed two assists on Thursday night against Maribor in the Europa League.
Tottenham managed their first win in the group stages of the competition, and moved up to second place in Group J.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jermain-Defoe-c18359 grabbed a superb hat-trick as he broke Teddy Sheringham’s record as the club’s all time top goal scorer. The striker was only one of the many inspired Tottenham players on the pitch that night. The team put in an overall solid performance as
they looked to bounce back from the surprising defeat against Wigan on the weekend.
Manager Andre Villas-Boas had previously revealed his desire to win the European tournament, and insisted that it remained a top priority for him, despite the competition’s low status in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749.
The Portuguese had urged all his players to make history and win the title, and bring it to White Hart Lane. Having won the Europa League with Porto, Villas-Boas is looking to add it to his managerial honours once again as he sets his sights on winning silverware
with Tottenham.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gareth-Bale-c14422 has also expressed his desire to win the Europa League title, and revealed that most of the Spurs players are still hurting from their Champions League misfortune last season.
Tottenham had finished in fourth place, but missed out on the competition after http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 won the final against Bayern Munich and qualified at the expense of Spurs.
Speaking to reporters, Bale said:
“I think everybody wants to be playing in the Champions League. Obviously we were unfortunate to not get in there last season but this is the next best thing.”
“We’ve all put 100 per cent in every game we have played, we have taken the competition seriously and hopefully we can win this one.”
Tottenham will travel to Manchester City this weekend to face the reigning English champions, and will be full of confidence after the impressive display against Maribor.
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