Gareth Bale determined to fire Tottenham Hotspur into Champions League spot The manager is here to build a team and it's a new way of playing for us, compared to last season. Everybody should understand that it takes time and there has been an improvement in every game and you've seen that against Reading. I think everybody just has to be patient. Things will come and, hopefully, we can push on from there. Spurs" failure to claim a Champions League place led to the departure of Luka Modric to Real Madrid, while Rafael van der Vaart was a surprise casualty to Hamburg. But despite Villas-Boas conceding he was frustrated at Spurs conducting their transfer business late in the window, he still managed to strengthen his squad with the signings of Hugo Lloris, Moussa Dembele and Clint Dempsey. Bale believes Spurs" new-look midfield, which impressed in the 3-1 Premier League win at Reading on Sunday, has already demonstrated there is life after Modric. "Obviously it's not nice to see your big players go but I'm sure Moussa can fill his [Modric] boots and more," he said. I think Moussa's come in and he's been absolutely fantastic, He scored on his debut, played unbelievable today and he's been a great addition to the squad. It feels like a new club with the new training ground. It's a bit different going into the new training ground and I think it's excited everybody, brought everybody up again. Coming back from the international break you feel fresh again, being with the new squad, and we've got the new signings now, which is great.