Southampton midfielder Dusan Tadic has been backed to match Gareth Bale in Serbia’s clash with Wales by his team-mate.
Dusan Tadic has been backed to cancel out Gareth Bale when Serbia take on Wales in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday evening, according to an interview on the Daily Echo.
Serbia go into the game as group leaders but Wales will be desperate to bounce back after picking up a disappointing draw against Georgia.
Wales currently sit two points behind Serbia and will see this one as a must-win as they look to boost their qualification hopes.
Southampton’s Dusan Tadic in action with Hull City’s Sam Clucas
However, Slavoljub Muslin and his team will have other ideas, and their biggest test will be to stop the undeniable talent that is Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale.
The Welsh superstar recently penned a new deal with Real Madrid and he comes into this one in fine form.
According to Serbia forward Filip Kostic, Southampton midfielder Dusan Tadic will be the key to preventing Gareth Bale from running riot at the Cardiff City Stadium.
Tadic has been key for Serbia, scoring four of Serbia’s last 10 goals and assisting the other six so Wales will certainly will have their work cut out on Saturday evening.
Wales’ Gareth Bale
Kostic applies his trade in the Bundesliga, playing for Hamburg and formerly Stuttgart before making a £12.5 million move in the summer.
Filip Kostic says Tadic will be key as Serbia look to maintain their good start, as published in the Daily Echo, he said: “Bale stands out in a solid Welsh team as the one player who can turn the game around by himself.
Serbia’s Filip Kostic and Poland’s Lukasz Piszczek in action
“But we have our own match winner in Dusan Tadic, We’ve made a good start in the qualifiers and are confident that we can get a result in Cardiff.
“Dusan and I work well together and I hope we have another productive evening against Wales. It doesn’t matter who scores, I will always do what’s best for the team”.
Wales’ Gareth Bale scores their third goal
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