SCOUTING REPORT

Manager

Rob Page

Page is passionate, forceful and likes his football played the same way, with full-backs who bomb forward with width and pace.

Record P 6 W 4 D 1 L 1

All games

Strengths

• The Bale-ramsey-james triumvirate is top class

• Pace in wide areas

• The squad looks united

Weaknesses

• Ben Davies, Joe Allen and Aaron Ramsey are injury prone

• Fringe players from the lower leagues

• Too reliant on Gareth Bale

Prospects

The money’s on a three-team scrap for second place but Wales will only be involved in that if key figures – notably Bale and Ramsey – stay fit. Management are guarding against too much expectation, though in all honesty there shouldn’t be a great deal anyway.

Inside info

Owain Tudur Jones

Former Wales international

We’ve got some players coming into the tournament carrying injuries and I’m not sure whether it’s a blessing that they will be fresh or whether the tournament comes too soon for them to get games. The young lads in the squad are fearless, and it’s a tough group to get out of, but that has to be the first aim.