Craig Bellamy has now officially overseen his first international camp with Wales, coming away with one win and one loss. There were plenty of positives from the games, with fans being shown a fast flowing attacking style of football for the first time in quite a while.
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00:00The life of a Welsh football fan has been a roller coaster for such a long time. We've
00:08had bleak lows, unbelievable highs and heartbreak all scattered around. But for plenty in the
00:13red wall, Craig Bellamy, in his short time in charge so far, already seems like a positive
00:18and consistent figure. He's overseen a full camp of two matches as a manager and already
00:23seems to have changed the culture on and off the pitch. Fans were chanting his name throughout
00:28the most recent match in Montenegro and play have spoken very highly of him so far. He's
00:33saying and doing a lot of the right things at the moment and after the Turkey and Montenegro
00:37matches, fans will be hoping he pushes on into the next camp.
00:43The opening game of the Nations League last Friday against Turkey was a game that very
00:46few had seen Wales ever play. Right from the first minute, Wales were attacking, fluid
00:51and stylish in their play and that lasted basically the whole match. If it wasn't for
00:55some poor finishing, it could have easily ended up 3-0.
01:01Then fast forward to Monday night and some of the wettest conditions you'll see a game
01:04of football played in. Wales go up 2-0 after just three minutes, again something very few
01:09Welsh fans will have ever seen, with the last time we did that having been way back in 1961.
01:15Montenegro got a goal back, but it ended 2-1 in horrendous conditions.
01:19We've been used to seeing regimented, defensive, often boring football, but under Bellamy there
01:24clearly seems to be a change in style and with the right players, it could be a design
01:28for success.
01:31Next up will be Iceland and Montenegro again and with a renewed sense of optimism, some
01:35experience of Bellamy's playing style and young players getting decent game time at
01:39their clubs this season, Wales will be hopeful of getting promotion in the Nations League,
01:44improving our world ranking and giving us the very best chance for qualifying for the
01:48World Cup over in 2026.
01:51In December we'll find out who will be playing in the World Cup qualifiers and that will
01:55be where the real business starts.