It’s pretty common for a big signing to be slowly introduced via the bench, but it doesn’t stop us all wanting to see them simply get thrown in from the start.
Everyone has been anticipating seeing Gareth Bale play in the Premier League again after returning from Real Madrid, so it’s going to be fascinating to see what kind of impact he has for Spurs.
Before he left he was capable of taking over a game on his own and he’s probably improved technically over the years, but you do wonder if injuries and physicality could be an issue.
He’s been dealing with an injury lately so he might not be fully fit either, so that would probably explain why he’s only able to make the bench today:
Obviously it was expected that this would be the case, but plenty of fans are still gutted to see that he’s not getting to start today: