Why I'd buy Bale over Rooney

By Robbie Savage

Published 22:58 21/10/10

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There's an old saying when it comes to fast wingers: "He's flying down the side so fast it's pinning his ears back." Maybe that explains why Gareth Bale is on fire at the moment!

What a talent this kid is. Still only 21. And if we accept that Ronaldo can play on both sides and that Messi is more left-footed than left-sided, the Welshman is probably the best pure left-sided player in the world at the moment.

Watching him take on Zanetti the other night reminded me of a young Ryan Giggs and I bet Fergie thought the same when he got home for the highlights.

I wouldn't be surprised to see United using the Rooney money to make a bid and I can see Real Madrid and Barcelona getting in too. Because if you had to choose between Bale and Rooney at £35million apiece right now and make your decision purely on form, you would pick Bale.

I hope Spurs manage to hang on to him. They have a great manager and a bright future and I can see them finishing top four again this season.

And I'd love to play alongside their new superstar against England in March!

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ROBBIE LOVES... My wonderful week. In the last seven days I've turned 36, played my 600th game (see picture in the slideshow above) and scored live in front of my kids for the first time ever. Now it's about to get even better - I'm doing 606 live from Millwall after Saturday's match! Better pack my hard hat...

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ROBBIE HATES... Twitter twits. I was having great Twitter banter with Ian Poulter at the weekend - I criticised his playing gear and he sent me a picture of a Louis Vuitton house and a Burberry car, asking whether they were mine - when Rory McIlroy waded in and got it hopelessly wrong. He called me a four-letter word which I'm afraid my son saw. I still love Poulter but next time Rory is playing in the Ryder Cup I'll be waving my Star Spangled Banner.

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