Craig Bellamy: How an obsessed, ambitious head coach changes Wales

On the court, Bellamy spent less than a minute showing how he changed Wales.

Within seconds of his first game, it was clear that things would be different in the National League home game against Turkey last September.

Players are taking new positions and changing them smoothly, building matches from all areas of the field, and as long as they are lost, they will start step by step quickly (but organized, collectively) to win as soon as possible.

Türkiye, the quarterfinal player of the 2024 European Euro 2024, surpassed the game just a few months ago and was lucky enough to escape a draw without its current draw.

Welsh fans could barely recognize their team from the team held in Gibraltar and were beaten by Slovakia that summer.

Bellamy then boldly announced that “this is the worst case we will be,” inciting the shift in less than a week of training.

The player’s level of detail at Bellamy’s team meeting immediately impressed the player and was shocked by how different (and meticulous) his tactical approach was from his ex.

"He definitely changed the way I see football," said Wales top scorer Harry Wilson. "I watch the game differently now, the way he watches it."

Bellamy proposed some of these ideas to the coach last month, which were learned through The Faw. The Celtic Manor Hotel is huge, packed with conference rooms, every word with the World Cup and Champions League champions hanging.

Bellamy is a football fan who is obsessed with his elements when discussing tactical trends or past coaches and past teams.

He is a great admirer of Pep Guardiola - but will soon point out that he is "not a small matter" - and he often mentions the valuable lessons he learned while playing Sir Bobby Robson.

Bellamy was appointed Manchester manager for former analyst Piet Cremers as Wales assistant coach, assistant Guardiola effect.

Bellamy, part of the Vincent Kompany staff at Burnley, praised the former city captain who now manages Bayern Munich as one of the key figures in his coaching career and has also served as an assistant at Anderlecht.

Bellamy is very independent, although his prospects are attracted by the extensive experience of working with some of the smartest thinkers in the game.

That's why he refuses to talk about being a weaker person, or Wales is a small football country above its weight.

Bellamy believes - and hopes everyone else believes - the country has been eligible for the regularity of the teams in recent years for big tournaments, so it is worth mentioning on the top table of the sport.

No matter who they are playing, the head coach and his players are starting to win every game, and an ambitious mindset permeates every level.

Bellamy knows the appearance of elite football – in games, training, off-field and off-field aspects – he is instilling these standards in Wales.