Chelsea’s Portuguese defender Paulo Ferreira positive in halting Tottenham Hotspur Gareth Bale
The latest man to come out and challenged the Welshman of Tottenham Hotspur, Gareth Bale is the Portuguese defender Paulo Ferreira.
In the recent press release Ferreira has stated that he is looking forward to the test he will be put against while defending against Spurs. He commented that he knew he will be up against Bale and therefore will give nothing less than
hundred percent against him.
Chelsea are currently facing a defending dilemma and because of it most of the Chelsea defenders are out of place. Ferreira however told media that he will not be legged behind with the fact the Chelsea has to travel to the home of Whites.
In the derby fixture tonight Chelsea will be travelling to White Hart Lane as they start a streak of tough matches in which they will have to play against teams like Arsenal and Manchester United.
It is expected that the Portuguese international will feature as the right of Chelsea as the other Portuguese international on the team Jose Bosingwa suffered a knock during midweek. He will also be looking to redeem himself from his previous
performances which saw Gareth Bale scoring and leading Tottenham to a victory back in April.
Bale has been in stunning form this season in England, Premier League and Europe, Champions League. He has already has 9 goals to his name and with his form only increasing, one can anticipate that there are many more to come.
Ferreira nevertheless did admit that the speedy midfielder who is also a floating winger will be of concern in the match. On the issue he stated, “If I have to play against Gareth Bale again, I will be ready.”
Ferreira has been trying to step in to the first team squad and this will be an ideal chance for him to prove that. He commented on the topic saying, “I will try to give everything. He did very well against me last April but let's see what he will do this time.”
Praising Bale the Chelsea defender said, “He is in great shape and it will be difficult to mark him but Spurs are not just about Bale. They have a good team as well. He is a very quick player and it is hard to keep up with him.”
He added, “Even Maicon struggled against him earlier in the season for Inter and he is one of the best right-backs in the world but I will do everything to stop him.”
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