Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas has asked the club and the fans to move on from Gareth Bale and insists that they need to start off their post-Bale era with a win against Norwich City this weekend.
The Welshman finally completed his much awaited transfer to Real Madrid last week and despite Spurs desperately wanting to keep hold of the 24-year-old, once £83million was offered, they could only accept the bid.
Despite losing their star-asset this summer, there is still room to be optimistic if you are a Tottenham fan because AVB has strengthened his squad massively this summer spending over £100million on players such as; Paulinho, Etienne Capoue, Nacer Chadli, Romanian defender Vlad Chiriches, Roma forward Erik Lamela, Ajax playmaker Christian Eriksen as well as £26million striker Roberto Soldado from Valencia.
Talking ahead of his side’s weekend game, Boas admitted that it’s time for the club to move on from the Bale saga.
‘It is the end of the market, and it was a transfer which took so much time to resolve, but it gives us the possibility to focus on what is our work from now on,’ Villas-Boas told talkSPORT at BGC’s Charity Trading Day, where the Spurs head coach was supporting Ace Africa.
‘We just have to continue winning (now).
‘After the defeat at Arsenal, we want to be back alongside the top teams. Most of them have lost points though, apart from Liverpool, but we want to be in the mix, so it (Norwich) is a game we have to win.
‘There is a long way to go and the objective is to get the most amount of points possible.
‘Losing to Arsenal is always difficult for us, so we want to bounce back as soon as possible.’
Villas-Boas added: ‘The calendar dictated that (the timing of Arsenal match), and for us it (the schedule) was fine either way.
‘Now it (the defeat) has already gone by and it does not change the importance of the Norwich game either way – we have to win just the same, so that is where our focus will be.’
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt
