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‘Team performance’ – pundits react to Wales 0-0 Turkey

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Former Wales striker Rob Earnshaw was pleased with the attack selected by Bellamy, although he was keen to emphasise the collective effort from the team.

“I enjoyed it, I really enjoyed the game,” he told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast.

“I’ve been saying for a couple of years, we’ve been tentative as a team and it’s been good with some good results, but that excitement has always been missing.

“Sorba Thomas was probably the surprise choice on the left side, I thought he was excellent. Very lively and busy.

“Aaron Ramsey playing as a false striker was a very interesting choice, I thought he was excellent and I thought Harry Wilson was good as well.

“But it was a real team performance. Gareth Bale has retired, we need to be a team, and what I loved about it, Craig has said, ‘how can we be a team?’ where, in moments, we’re going to need a match winner.

“He put the team in a position where they were pressing, they were hungry, the football was fast and sharp and that all comes down from his ideas.”

Ex-Wales striker Nathan Blake echoed Earnshaw’s comments and stated that the Red Wall can look forward to success in the future if they continue to play in the manner in which they did against Turkey.

“If Wales carry on playing like this they will gather success,” he told BBC Radio Wales.

“To do what they’ve done tonight has been fantastic. I didn’t think Craig had enough time to change much, but clearly there’s real signs of what we want to see.

“When the players start to understand the system more, they’ll get better and better at it.

“Craig Bellamy will be delighted with that performance. Wales will be kicking themselves that they didn’t win, but that’s the only negative.

“The performance was fantastic, the team played the way he wanted them to play. You can’t really fault it. The performance was refreshing to watch, it was high tempo, high pressing and very brave.

“The performance had a bit of everything. I don’t think you’ll find a fan who’s left the game discouraged. Wales were unlucky not to score tonight, it’s difficult to say that goal scoring is a problem right now. If they haven’t scored in four, five games, then it becomes an issue.”

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