Sunday, 22 January 2012 23:49
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Gareth Bale: Devastated after Spurs suffered last-gasp defeat at Man City
Gareth Bale insists Tottenham did not deserve to lose to Manchester City after Mario Balotelli's last-gasp penalty condemned them to defeat on Sunday.
Spurs produced a spirited display to haul themselves level from 2-0 down at Ethiad Stadium, with Jermain Defoe grabbing their first goal before Bale curled home a stunning strike from 25 yards.But Ledley King brought down Balotelli in stoppage time and the Italian made no mistake slotting home from the spot.The loss leaves Spurs eight points behind Premier League leaders City to put a severe dent in their title hopes and Bale admits his side were stung by the result."Everyone's devastated," said Bale on Spurs' official website."We can take heart from the performance, but we all feel sick that we've lost the game that way.Character"I don't think we deserved to lose the game."We showed our character to come from 2-0 down and I thought we should have won the game. We can't quite believe it."Tottenham came close to finding the winner when Bale crossed in for Defoe in front of an empty net, but the striker could not quite reach the ball and it went agonisingly wide."I was waiting for the ball to hit the back of the net," added the Welsh winger."For them to then go up the other end, get a penalty and win the game was a massive blow."That's football. It bites back when you think you are on top. I thought we were fantastic and we'll pick ourselves up."Read more http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7449267/
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