Craig Bellamy has said his Wales players must reset and focus on the World Cup qualifying double-header regardless of whether they finished the season “on a trampoline or with a ball around their neck”. Brennan Johnson and Ben Davies won the Europa League with Tottenham, while Bellamy’s squad for matches against Liechtenstein and Belgium also includes a quartet of Leeds players in Karl Darlow, Ethan Ampadu, Joe Rodon and Daniel James, who recently celebrated promotion to the Premier League.
Connor Roberts was also promoted with Burnley, but Bellamy is mindful other players experienced disappointment. The Wales manager said: “It’s a positive [to have winners in the squad]. But when I was at a club, anyone who went away for international football and came back it was: ‘Forget about what you’ve just done. Focus on what we’re doing here. Every meeting, every part of football you thought you’d just learned there, forget about it. Get back on track here.’
