In the latest extract from his autobiography, Harry Redknapp reveals he’s no fan of the Welsh winger’s do…
Another day, another nugget or two of entertainment from Harry Redknapp’s upcoming autobiography ‘Always Managing’.
In today’s stuff, published in the Daily Mail, Harry talks all about Gareth Bale and how his ‘tough love’ turned him into a superstar.
“Gareth seemed too soft to be a defender so we decided to try him further forward,” reveals the now QPR gaffer, who managed Bale at Spurs from 2008 until 2012.
“He was always getting a little knock in training, too. He’d go down then limp off, and I always thought the physios made too much fuss of him. It was the same pattern every morning: Gareth would tumble and stay there, and they’d all go running over. In the end I told them just to leave him alone.
“Gareth got up, got on with it and got better and better. It was all about building up his confidence.”
So, after fixing that, the only thing left about Bale that annoyed Harry was his hair.
“He drove me mad in training. Technically he was outstanding, but he always seemed to be playing with his hair. It was never right. He’d be flicking the fringe or wiping it out of his eyes and I would be going quietly mad, just watching. ‘Gareth, leave your barnet alone!’
You have our sympathies Harry.
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