That's not really the point I'm making. I'm not talking about the technical ability of Bale and where he himself is capable of playing. I am raising the question of what the best position for him is from a team perspective. If the consequence of his central role is that other players are playing out of position or are not giving the service they may get if he were on the wing them it's not so much about Bale's individual technical ability, but rather the impact his position of play has on the rest of the team. Facilitating his central role brings with it the potential to backfire if he gets injured and the club doesn't have the players in the squad who are capable of adapting to his central placement and the gap it causes if he's not playing.
I'm not saying this would apply to Bale at RM or another club. Really just looking at it from a THFC perspective based on our performances last year.
Who would be playing out of position w/ Bale in the CAM role ?
And I think that service would be just fine with the right pieces next to Bale.
But i get the gist of your argument. Bale needs to be put where the entire Spurs front 6 will be the most productive. I do agree w/ that.
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