Gareth Bale has been labelled Wales' greatest ever sportsman following World Cup delight
Gareth Bale has been labelled as Wales’ greatest ever sportsman while also being hailed for putting the national team ‘on the map single-handedly’ following their World Cup qualification., winning 1-0 in a nerve-wracking play-off tie.Of course, Bale had a hand in the decisive moment as his free-kick was diverted into the Ukraine net by Andriy Yarmolenko.
“The best ever story, ever is when I was assistant and John Toshack was manager, he’s watching Bale take free-kicks and he’s whacking the free-kicks over the mobile walls and Toshack’s going ‘Dean, Dean! Get him in, he’s going to break his foot. He can’t be kicking the ball like that.’ Wales fans will no doubt descend on Qatar in their masses with generations of Welsh football fans yet to experience a World Cup finals.
Saunders added: “He’s played a big part, John Toshack. He gave all these players 50 caps before they were 25. That was his plan – Brian Flynn took the under-17s, under-19s and under-21s, he managed all three teams and Tosh told him to keep sending him his best players.
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