Redknapp: Bale simply ´unplayable´

Harry Redknapp heaped praise on an ‘unplayable’ Gareth Bale after the winger scored both goals in Tottenham’s 2-0 victory over Norwich City.

Spurs were frustrated in the first half of their English Premier League clash on Tuesday, but Bale made the breakthrough shortly after the interval before adding another with a chipped finish after a brilliant run.

Redknapp was pleased to see the Wales international winger flourish in a free role afforded to him at Carrow Road.

“I freed him off today,” Redknapp told Sky Sports. “We played a different system today, to be honest.”

“I played with the three midfield players and let him and Rafa (van der Vaart) play spare.”

“I said, ‘Just go and play where you want to play basically and when we lose possession just get in a little slot. If you can get wide, do a job there, if you’re out of the play one of the midfield players will slot over’.”

“He gets in those holes and when he gets the ball and turns and runs at you, he’s unplayable.”

Redknapp was delighted with the performance on Tuesday, which leaves Spurs four points clear of fourth-placed Chelsea with a game in hand.

“(It was a) good result today for us. When you’re up there you have to keep picking up results,” he said.

“I thought it would be a difficult game tonight and we kept the ball well, moved the ball and passed it great tonight. There was real quality about our play.”