Harry Redknapp brought Gareth Bale on against Burnley to get his unwanted Tottenham hoodoo off his back. The former Southampton and Wales defender needed 25 league games in a Spurs shirt before ending on the winning team for the North Londoners. Redknapp, who believes the 20-year-old has great potential, was keen to bring on the youngster in last weekend's comfortable 5-0 win over Burnley.
"That's why I put him on," Redknapp said. "I thought we needed to break that hoodoo. "It's affected him, I think, but he played well in the Carling Cup match before. "He's a left-back really and he could be a top player."
