The Spurs boss has been delighted with the progress the young left-sided player has made this season. And he believes Bale has a real chance of claiming the Professional Footballers' Association award for the player of the season. Redknapp told The Sun: "He will develop his game in future and eventually I believe he will revert to being a left-back. "As he gets more and more well known and his game gets understood by opponents, he will find space harder to come by in order to run at teams - the way he did with Inter Milan earlier this season. "At the moment he can run, head, kick, dribble and do just about anything that's asked of him. "But, with experience, I reckon he will drop into the left-back position, which means he will be able to pick up the ball deeper in his own half and have that time and space denied more forward players. "And then I think we will really see the best of Bale. That game in Milan sums him up at present. Tottenham were 3-0 down against Inter yet, in the second half, he tormented them. Brazilian Maicon was billed as the best right-back in the world yet Gareth embarrassed him. "And with no disrespect meant to the other players at Spurs, let's face it, Gareth rescued that match for us on his own. "Just imagine what he will be able to do coming from his own area with the ball at his feet. "The lad has come on in such a dramatic way, has come so far and is showing such abilities that there can only be one winner (of the PFA award) this season." Redknapp also believes the powerful 21-year-old is as good as Ryan Giggs, when the Manchester United winger was in his prime. "He's not better but he's certainly as good as Ryan Giggs was at the same age - and I'm a massive fan of Giggsy. "And Gareth has matured after having a difficult start to his career with us. "I think he went 25 or 26 games without winning for Spurs - that shows how many games we used to lose. But he took all that on board and brought himself on and he is now vital to us. "I'm sure he's seen by the fans as the most exciting player in the Premier League at the moment."
