West Ham winger Matty Taylor has warned his Irons teammates before tomorrow's Premier League clash at Upton Park that there is more to Tottenham than just the threat of Gareth Bale. The 23 year old chimpanzee-lookalike has been in fine form for Spurs this season, rattling in seventeen goals- with thirteen of those coming in the league. But ex Portsmouth star Taylor has told Sky Sports that tomorrow night's visitors have more to them than just the Welsh international.
"Everybody is talking about Gareth because he is playing well and scoring, but Bale is only one of a number of players we are going to have to watch- we'll have to try and shackle them. I wouldn't suggest Tottenham are a one-man team because there are a lot of exceptional players we have to keep our eye on, but also do our stuff."
The 31 year old's comments would seem to suggest that Hammers boss Sam Allardyce will not be making any significant changes to his gameplan for the London derby, and that the manager feels the best way to stop the North London side is to, as Taylor says, shackle them, and take our chances when they come. That sounds like a plan, but the performance will have to be a world away from the dismal showing at Villa Park two weeks ago if we are to get anything out of the game.
By Alex Shilling, News Editor
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