Gareth Bale admits he is struggling coming to terms with Tottenham's failure to qualify for the Champions League despite ending the season with a record points tally. "It was obviously great to sign off with a great goal in the last minute, but circumstances made it hard to celebrate," Bale told Spurs TV Online after picking up his latest accolade - the Tottenham Player-of-the-Year award.
"To play the way we have also but to miss out on our objective (Champions League qualification) is very disappointing."
"We fought hard this season, the team and the manager have been great," he added.
"We have got the record points for the club in the Premier League.
"That would normally be enough to qualify for the Champions League, but it's not meant to be again.
"It's disappointing, but we will pick ourselves up again.
"We will just have to regroup this season and give it another go."