Craig Bellamy said Wales would not be “tourists” when they take on England in the Wembley friendly on Thursday night and that he believed his team would succumb to a “slow death” if they set up to defend. The Wales manager vowed to attack Thomas Tuchel’s side in search of a first win against England since 1984, in the first meeting between the sides since a 3-0 defeat in Qatar at the 2022 World Cup.
Bellamy suggested a boxing promoter would not pit Wales against England owing to the gulf between the squads but said he wants his team to play on the front foot. “We’re here to come and play, and to play our brand of football the way we play, at an incredible place like Wembley, which it is,” Bellamy said.
