00:00following thursday's friendly at wembley wales manager craig bellamy spoke about the
00:06challenges his side faced against england he highlighted the vast difference in squad depth
00:12and value describing it as a match-up that would not normally be allowed in boxing terms
00:19england have a ridiculous squad bellamy said referencing the 1.4 billion pound valuation
00:25compared to wales is 170 million if you're a boxing promoter you just wouldn't put us together
00:31it wouldn't be allowed despite the disparity bellamy was encouraged by the experience and
00:38opportunity to test his players against top-level opposition he praised the commitment and effort
00:44of his squad emphasizing the importance of learning from matches against elite teams
00:50you know it's a very difficult place to come without starting the way we did
01:00made it very difficult for ourselves against as we know a very good opposition
01:08um with their intensity physicality they were able to
01:13um push through that as well um and also um
01:20you know it was it was a tough period i have to be honest um it was a tough period in the game
01:27um not a tough period in life so be careful what you say yeah no it was all good
01:33um but in that period it was um we had to suffer a lot of pain um and um yeah it was um it was difficult
01:43looking ahead bellamy stressed that this fixture provided valuable preparation ahead of monday's
01:50world cup qualifier against belgium the friendly allowed him to assess player readiness
01:56made tactical adjustments and build confidence for the challenges ahead while the results against
02:03england may not define wales's trajectory the experience is already contributing
02:08to their growth and understanding of competing at the highest level
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