Slow Starters: Five Defenders Who Took Time To Find Their Feet In The Premier League – Former Man United & Arsenal Stars Included

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1. Gareth Bale – Tottenham Hotspur

Now up there as one of the best players in the world, but when he joined Spurs life wasn’t so easy. Starting out as a left-back, it took the flying Welshman two years, three managers and 25 games to experience his first league win. He then spent the next couple of years carrying the team through an impressive European run.

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