Wales are in dreamland after their greatest ever win saw them through to the Euro 2016 semi-finals, putting manager Chris Coleman and his players in an “incredible position”.
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Asked after the game if Belgium needed a new coach, Courtois replied: “This was an opportunity we may not get again”.
If they do then Ramsey will be back in the team and he could well find himself up against a club team ate or two if Germany or France get there. “One of the best players in the tournament, so he’s obviously gutted”.
The Belgian Football Association is to hold talks about the future of coach Marc Wilmots after Friday night’s Euro 2016 quarterfinal defeat to Wales. “We knew we were coming up against a tough test tonight and they showed that”.
Twitter hailed the Welsh for scripting yet another fairytale at Euro 2016, while taking a few potshots at ousted neighbours England.
His team “defended like soldiers” and played smartly, taking the game to Belgium after initially looking flustered.
“We have to say since that 1958 quarter-final, you have to put this down as the biggest game our country’s been involved in, which is a great place to be and a great pressure to have”. I promise you, my group won’t be thinking about winning the tournament.
“We’re very proud at what the ’58 team did”, added Bale. I am sure it will sink in before then that I will not be playing.
“We know what is at stake, it is a fantastic pressure to have, a positive pressure that we have earned”, he told reporters on Thursday.
“We have learned from the mistakes we made in other matches and we are getting stronger and stronger”.
“We could’ve played better but I can’t really explain why we kept dropping off”.
“But we’ve always spoken that this is our time to shine and we’ve definitely done that”.
It was a crushing blow for heavy favourites Belgium, who had taken the lead in the 13th minute when Radja Nainggolan rifled the ball into the top corner from distance for Wales captain Ashley Williams to level with a header from a corner.
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“It was a sort of natural reaction and I knew straight away it was a yellow”, said the Arsenal player, who set up two of Wales’ three goals and has recorded four assists at the finals.
