Andy Gray

Every week, Betfair Football's star tipster Andy Gray picks out and answers his favourite question out of those he is asked on Twitter and Facebook. Here's his answer to this week's poser... "Tottenham's recent matches have been high-scoring and Harry Redknapp has said he intends to keep on attacking. Will this backfire eventually when they reach the business end of the Champions League?" - Further to a conversation between @BetfairFootball and @kbotw1690 For starters, Tottenham aren't quite as gung-ho as some make them out to be. Yes, a straightforward 4-4-2 is pretty attacking by today's standards but for much of the season (in the absence of Jermain Defoe) Harry has gone with 4-4-1-1 with Rafael van der Vaart just behind the lone striker. Of course, the Dutchman is very much an...

How good is Gareth Bale? Very good, no question. We saw some superlative performances from the Welshman last season but this term he's taken it to a different level on Europe's biggest stage. Against Inter Milan, he came up against Brazilian defender Maicon, the man many regard as the best right back in the world. Bale made him looked like a novice, like he'd never played the game before. He absolutely destroyed him and there is now not a team in Europe who would not like to sign the Spurs winger. That could present problems for Tottenham. If somebody like Barcelona, Real Madrid or Manchester United comes in with £40 million and great personal terms, Spurs will have to up the ante and pay him the type of money he could get elsewhere. Footballers have to earn their money while ...