The 25-year-old will be one of Chris Coleman’s side’s most important players in France alongside Real Madrid star Gareth Bale.
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June 1 Wales manager still Chris Coleman has warned his team against complacency ahead of this month’s European Championship in France, following a slump in performances after they sealed qualification for the tournament.
“It was good before, but from the meetings we have had there will be no excuses now”.
Wales will face Slovakia in their tournament opener on Saturday, June 11, before facing England in Lens on June 16 and ending their group B campaign against Russian Federation on June 20.
“All I expect from him is just to be Aaron Ramsey on the pitch for us, because there’s no one like him”.
“When the pressure is on, we have got to bring it”.
Aaron Ramsey and Gareth Bale will be key players if Wales are to get out of the Euro 2016 group stage.
“He can do things in the position he plays that other players can’t do”.
Explaining the selection process, Coleman said: “It had to be individual meetings, just me and the player, and if I’m honest these weren’t conversations I was particularly looking forward to”.
“He went to Scotland and absolutely ran the game. I was gutted to miss most of the campaign through injury last time round so it would be nice to get a good run-out this summer”.
“He went to Belgium in the first campaign with nearly our reserve team and he ran the game”.
“Everyone was pleased with the way the draw came out, and usually a win and draw is enough to get you through”.
“Joe looks very good”, Coleman told a press conference at the Welsh base in Hensol. But when it comes off, he can open doors that nobody else can.
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“I don’t think we wanted to play England first”, said Barnstaple-born King, who qualified for Wales through his Wrexham-born grandfather.
