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Wales wins with youth
Laden with injuries Wales manager John Toshack was forced to deploy a an extremely young side against Azerbaijan. However in a reaffirming note, Wales etched the promise of tomorrow into stone as they defeated a tough Azerbaijan 1-0.
With Reading’s Simon Church earning his first international cap, Wales encountered a stubborn host side and within a [...]
Wales goes with youth against Azerbaijan
Without anywhere else to turn Wales manager John Toshack will dip further into his U21 pool of talent as his side faces Azerbaijan on Saturday. To call Wales “plagued with injuries” is a modest understatement as they are without skipper Craig Bellamy, Gareth Bale, James Collins, Jack Collison, Simon Davies, Ched Evans and Sam Ricketts, [...]
Youthful Wales continues to rebuild
Missing captain Craig Bellamy, James Collins, Jason Koumas and Simon Davies a young Wales side did fine defeating Estonia 1-0 in Llanelli on Friday evening.
With chances of qualifying for the World Cup cast aside it is time for John Toshack to lay the foundation for the future. As the score would suggest finishing was below [...]
Youthful Wales lose to Germany
A youthful Wales side, including teens Aaron Ramsey and Sam Vokes in John Toshackâs starting eleven, lost valiantly 2-0 to Germany at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. The match will be remembered for any number of aspects, from the realization that this surely is the end of Wales World Cup hopes, to a dreadful goal that [...]
Wales v Germany match preview
With World Cup qualifying hopes quickly fading away, Wales welcome high-flying Germany to Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium.
There is little denying that after Wales pithy 2-0 loss to Finland on Saturday John Toshack’s side has faced the grim reality that despite gads of promise, an appearance in South Africa is looking very unlikely. While the team needs [...]
Wales World Cup hopes dim
From the onset, selected in Group Four with powerhouses Germany and Russia, Wales chances to make it through to the World Cup was a steepest of challenges. To be successful they would need a picture perfect run against fellow Group Four nations, Finland, Azerbaijan and Liechtenstein and pounce on a opportunity against the favoured Russian [...]
Wales next step towards World Cup
As Wales looks ahead to their critical World Cup qualifying clash against Finland at Millennium Stadium and Germany the following Wednesday, John Toshack is likely to have the services of captain Craig Bellamy and West Ham’s James Collins, both now reporting as fully-fit.
Since joining Manchester City from the Hammers, Craig Bellamy has quickly become the [...]
Wales loses close match to Poland
In a well played friendly Wales lost to Poland in Vila Real, Portugal on the strength of Legia Warsaw’s Roger Guerreiro goal with ten minutes remaining.
As a friendly both Wales’ John Toshack and Poland’s Leo Beenhakker used the match as an opportunity to experiment with the lineup. For Wales the opportunity was clear, to blend [...]
Wales building continues
After being draw into Group 4 with notables Russia, Germany and Finland, John Toshack knew the chances of qualifying for the World Cup would be an extraordinary challenge. However with a solid long term plan the Welsh side, packed with young talent is proving itself to be a formidable side.
For Wednesday’s friendly against Poland in [...]
John Toshack given vote of confidence
In a very wise move, the Football Association of Wales has extended the John Toshack’s contract through the 2012 European Championship effort. There was considerable talk of the fifty-nine year-old manager returning to club level with a variety of clubs in Spain and Portugal reputedly sending out backroom feelers.
FAW secretary David Collins said to [...]
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