Thread: Another 45 for Berba, another goal for Bent

Originally Posted by Kyle

Bale didn't do much for me on the wing......

Kinda go along with that, but he was hacked down twice and the lad who got booked for the second would've probably been going for an early bath had it been a full, competitive game!

I also think they targeted Bale early to stop him creating.

From what I've seen, I agree, he actually looks better getting into the left wing position when advancing from left back, but that's really only the basis of a handful of games he started as full back last year and yesterday's effort.

The plentiful Saints fans I know have always maintained he is better at pushing forward than defending.

Edited to add:
basskadet - agree on the points relating to Berbatov. He could very easily have come off, but chose not to. From what I saw I expect he will have carried a mild sprain through the game because his ankle certainly seemed to rotate far enough. Could've been very nasty had he put a bit more weight on that foot.