Tottenham's Gareth Bale ruled out of AC Milan clash
Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has ruled http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gareth-Bale-c14422 out of the first leg of the Champion’s League last 16 round tie against AC Milan on Tuesday. Gareth Bale has not featured for the last two weeks after being sidelined with a back injury.
"Gareth is not too far away. He's not going to be fit, I don't think, for Tuesday but he's not too bad," Redknapp said after Tottenham's 2-1 win over Sunderland in the Premier League on Saturday.
He added, "The specialists have seen it; he's had an epidural injection. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Peter-Crouch-c29741 has had the same problem and he is fine - in fact, his back looked a lot worse on the scan."
Redknapp hopes that Rafael Van Der Vaart will recover in time to face the Italian giants along with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luka-Modric-c22857, who recently had his appendix removed. Modric, Van der Vaart and Bale have been the most prolific players for Tottenham this season. The trio
has missed Spurs last two Premier League encounters.
Gareth Bale has established himself as a major component of the Tottenham squad this season. The manager believes that the Welshman will be sorely missed in the game, considering his performances in the Champions’ League group stages. Bale scored a magnificent
hat-trick against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan in the group stage tie at the San Siro. Bale is famous for his athletic build, combined with his pace and acceleration, which has taken even best of the players by surprise.
Bale, who started his career in Southampton’s youth ranks as a left-back, has established himself as a left winger for Tottenham. At Southampton, Bale attracted the attention of Manchester United and Spurs, with the latter securing his signature in May 2007.
After moving to Tottenham, he was constantly troubled by injuries.
In his first two seasons with the North London club he made only 30 appearances. However, he has slowly and steadily developed into one of the world’s best players on the left hand side. This season has marked a major turnaround in his career, and Bale
is currently the highest scorer for Tottenham in the Premier League and Champion’s league.
Bale made his international debut for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ryan-Giggs-c31985.
AC Milan on the other hand have been in superb form this season as they continue dominating the Serie A table. Their preparation for the match was pretty decent after they thrashed Parma 4-0 last night. It will be a thrilling encounter between the two sides
and it remains to be seen whether Rednkapp’s men can overcome the Milan giants without Gareth Bale.
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