Harry hails wide options

Harry Redknapp believes that switching Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon to their opposite wings could improve Spurs still further.

Spurs boss thinks Lennon can be a better player on the left

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp believes that switching Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon to their opposite wings could improve the team still further. The high-flying North London club have employed Bale on the left flank and Lennon on the right to great effect over the past two years but Redknapp has looked to change that up recently. Lennon scored Spurs' second goal in the victory over Bolton on Saturday after cutting inside from his new berth on the left wing, while Bale has also shown he can make an impact from wide on the right. And Redknapp believes that Lennon would benefit from more playing time on the left, while at the same time insisting a more permanent switch there would not be to the detriment of Bale. "Aaron's been in good form lately. (But) I think he's better on the left than on the right, in all honesty," the Spurs boss told the Daily Mirror. "When he comes on the left, like he did at Fulham and against Bolton, he can score. He likes to duck inside on his right foot, or he can take it past you. "I think he gets more opportunities to score goals when he plays on the left. On the other side he tends to go one way.

Happier

"When he gets on the left side, he squares people up and he can come inside around the box and he's got that shot on all the time. I think he's happier on the left. "But Gareth's happy on the right, too. He plays there for Wales." Redknapp claims that switching his wingers was the spark behind their recent 3-1 win against West Brom at the Hawthorns, a contest that was finely balanced until late in the second half. He added: "The turning point at West Brom last week, I felt, was when I changed the two wingers over about eight minutes into the second half and we started opening them up. So it's something that's interesting with those two. "Aaron's got a lot of talent, he seems in good form at the moment. It's difficult for him when Bale is so amazing on the other side. "But Aaron can learn to get in the game more. And that's the key. "He has got to try not to be marked out of the game. When he plays wide, people know he's quick and they mark him tight. He's got to learn to get that ability to find a bit of space. When he does that he's a danger."