{"id":1193101,"date":"2021-02-28T16:12:41","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T16:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1193101"},"modified":"2021-09-10T19:45:35","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T18:45:35","slug":"tottenham-spurs-4-0-burnley-match-analysis-gareth-bale-jose-mourinho","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/tottenham-spurs-4-0-burnley-match-analysis-gareth-bale-jose-mourinho\/","title":{"rendered":"Spurs smash Burnley 4-0 with Gareth Bale bagging a brace to mark the Return of the King"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a one-sided afternoon of football, Spurs demolished Burnley 4-0 at Tottenham Stadium.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The victory was impressive in its totality and it lifted Spurs back above Arsenal in the Premier League table. But as much as Jos\u00e9 Mourinho’s men played well in their totality, this game was all about one man and one man only: Gareth Bale.<\/p>\n

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The Welshman was an indescribable force of footballing genius when he was last in the Premier League back in 2012\/13. The kind of player who could take the game by the scruff of the neck and just perform miracles seemingly on call.<\/p>\n

At Real Madrid he was never consistent but always spectacular, especially on the biggest of stages in the Champions League final (where he has three goals in four finals and four wins in five years). In the end his Madrid adventure ended in misery and he was turfed out to Spurs on loan almost as an afterthought. Like, of course that was the only move he could make, the nostalgia of him returning “home” would blind anyone to the decline of his footballing ability.<\/p>\n

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Tottenham 4-0 Burnley FT: <\/p>\n

Shots: 16-10
Shots on target: 7-3
Passing accuracy: 83%-78%
Possession: 59%-41% https:\/\/t.co\/7kwVBHJtnj<\/a><\/p>\n

— Squawka (@Squawka) February 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n