Earlierin the year,The Linesmanpredicted a tough year ahead for Tottenham despite their unbeatable 1sthalf. It didnt turn out any Ben Zobrist Jersey better, but only worse. Now they are even dropping out of top four.It would be unfair to labour all the blame on just ones shoulder, but none of the Tottenham fans would disagree that Gareth Bales dipping form is a major contributing factor.Yes he has suffered from injuries; and Harry Redknapps reluctance to rotate the squad doesnot help. However, even when Bale was playing, he was never the threat that had Jason Heyward Jersey tormentedMaicon and Sagna inthe2010/11season.He was not slowed down by tired legs;instead,he was slowed down by his faulty mindset.The magic that Harry casted in the Norwich game in December promoted Bales ability to play in a central free role. Certainly he po se ses the skills good ball control, pace to outrun centrebacks as well as a lethal left foot to play behind the striker and he demonstrated by scoring both goals in a 2-0 victory.Yet this is not what Spurs need Bale to do constantly. They have already got two fantastic creative midfielders working in the middle of the park. What Spurs value Bale the most as well as defenders fearing the Kerry Wood Jersey most of him is his speed and threatening cro ses which provides width to their attack and grants extra space in the middle for Modric and Van der Vaart to blo som.What we saw in recent weeks, though, was the Welsh winger doing what he is only second best at. This has confused the Spurs defenders as well, as when they got the ball, three players in the centre will show Mike Montgomery Jersey up and ask for the ball, apparently slowing down the tempo. While A sou-Ekotto is already not the quickest full-back in the world, Bales change in playing style leaves Spurs attack, particularly on the left flank, imbalanced and is more or le s self-destructive.Gareth on the left and at his bestIt is always preferable for a player to have a plan B just in case plan A doesnt work (or works le s well) Kyle Schwarber Jersey under certain situations. Nonethele s Bale, or even his manager will need to realise how to utilise the wingers abilities to the maximum to compromise with the teams tactics in the remaining fixtures and help Spurs salvage a top 4 finish.