Gareth Bale has urged Tottenham to beat Shamrock Rovers to give them the platform for victory in the north London derby on Sunday.
Welsh international wants to build winning mentality at Spurs
Gareth Bale has urged Tottenham to beat Shamrock Rovers to give them the platform for victory in the north London derby on Sunday.
Harry Redknapp's team are involved in Europa League action on Thursday and their Welsh wizard is expected to be rested with the game against Arsenal in mind.
Bale, however, wants Spurs to build up a winning momentum ahead of the international break.
Massive
"It's a massive game, even for the fans," he said.
"We need to keep looking to win, get on a run, keep looking up the table.
"Hopefully, we can post a good win going into the international break."
Instrumental
Rafael van der Vaart is another instrumental player for Spurs who is certain to start against the Gunners at White Hart Lane.
The Dutchman was left out of Spurs' Europa League squad and he is under no illusions about the importance of the clash.
"Sunday's a big game coming up," he said.
"For the fans, for everybody, it's the biggest game of the year. So let's beat them."
