West Ham midfielder Joe Cole thinks Gareth Bale could eventually become the greatest player in Premier League history, after the Welshman's virtuoso performance against the Hammers on Monday.
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Bale opened the scoring in the first half after the West Ham defence allowed him too much time on the ball, with the 23-year-old taking four touches before rifling his shot past Jussi Jääskeläinen in the Hammers' goal.
His second, the winner, was a fantastic swerving effort from all of 30 yards to seal victory and move Spurs into third on the Premier League table.
The former Southampton youth product has now scored eight goals in his last six games, and Cole believes that when Bale hangs up his boots, he could well go down as one of the best players the Premier League has ever seen.
"You can't help the goal from Bale - it's world class and he is in that kind of form at the moment," he said.
"He could be up there with the best players in the Premier League's history.
"He has still got some work to do, but he has certainly got the potential to be up there with the (Cristiano) Ronaldos and the (Thierry) Henrys that this country has seen.
"He is great to watch, but he's a nightmare to play against unfortunately."
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