I agree that he looked good in a central role for the beginning of the second half, but I think that that was more because he was linking up play with our midfield (something Dempsey would not do) and that allowed our whole team to play better and more fluidly as a whole.If Bale was playing on the left wing.........he would not have scored that goal. you can bank on that.
AVB moved him into a centralized role in that 2nd half next to Defore which worked very well
But did you not read what I said? The goal came after Holtby came on. When Holtby did come on, bale moved back out wide and Holtby played centrally. I know that he was playing on the wing (I believe the right side and Lennon was on the left, though it could be the other way around) and he drifted inside when we won the ball. Defoe dropped deep to receive the ball from Holtby, and Bale drifted inside to fill Defoe's position becuase of it and Defoe sent him on the run. I know for a fact that he wasn't in the middle because that was where Holtby was playing the entire time he was in.