Wales was drawn into Group B at the upcoming tournament with rivals England as well as Russian Federation and Slovakia.
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We have a lot more passion and pride about us than them.
“They are used to a certain type of football where referees are more lenient than those we are going to see in this tournament”.
He said: “What I do know about tournament football is that when the whistle goes it is not the team that goes into it in great form that will rip the tournament up”.
Not since 1958 have Wales qualified for the final stages of a World Cup or European Championship but, on Saturday in Bordeaux, they will take to the field to open their Euro 2016 campaign against Slovakia.
To gain an insight into the mindset of the fans we asked UAE fans to share with us their predictions, likely line-ups and players to watch.
Wales will start their Euro 2016 campaign against a Slovakian team who are on a mission. We have won ugly at times.
The 27-year-old claims he has options in the Premier League but as he is expected to start in Chris Coleman’s opening game against, he is nothing but dedicating his focus to his nation. “I was 31 at the time and I thought that I could help the young players even if I wasn’t playing. We’re “Together Stronger”…we don’t just say it for no reason”.
It will be 57 years and 357 days since Wales last graced an worldwide tournament when they take to the field in Bordeaux, bidding for a win against Slovakia to give them a platform toward the last 16.
“We all get on so well – we are like brothers”.
“I want to enjoy myself on the football pitch, like you do when you’re a kid”, Bale was quoted as saying by the BBC on Thursday.
You can’t get any more influential than Bale, he would be missed in any team in the world but certainly the Wales team.
Not since John Charles, a world-class performer at centre-half and centre-forward in Serie A six decades ago, has it relied so much on one player.
“I’ve made them slightly bigger than the normal 110g burger because it’s a big event”. “But we’ve got to remember that we’re not just here to have smile and a laugh and a joke, we’re here to perform…”
“We’ve had to go deep to bring our emotions out, bring it onto the field”.
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Yet those who believe Wales is totally reliant on its totem can point to how it has fared without him in subsequent friendlies, of which he has played only half an hour in total. When we lose the ball, we all fight back together.
