🔗 Share this article Three Lions Team Depth Called 'Absurd' - Welsh Manager Bellamy The German manager took over as national team coach in October 2024. Published 1 hour ago International friendly: England v Wales Venue: London's Wembley, London Date: Thursday, 9 October Kick-off: 7:45 PM BST Craig Bellamy states the English player pool is remarkable that matchmakers would not match them against the Welsh team. The Welsh squad face England in a friendly at the national stadium on this Thursday before their important World Cup qualifier against the Belgians next the following week. National team coach Thomas Tuchel has omitted the such as Bellingham, Foden and Grealish out of his squad for the match against Wales and their World Cup qualifier against Latvia. "The English have a ridiculous team, similar to France," Bellamy remarked. "England have a market valuation of £1.4bn, ours is £170m. Were you a boxing promoter, you would not put us together. That wouldn't be permitted." He explains ensuring Wales can compete with the star-studded opponents is a "key motivation". Bellamy added: "We do not rely on values, but the reality is they have more than one team. They possess multiple and the French and other nations are similarly stacked. England have many top talents and that's a fact." "A defender went out with injury the other day and there's only 24 more to go! They've got over sixty players. I'd love us to be well-equipped like them." These two nations most recently met at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, when the English emerged as easy victors in a group match before the previous England team made it to the quarter-finals. The new manager is Tuchel, a European and Fifa Club World Cup champion at the London club who has claimed domestic titles in Ligue 1 and his home country. The Welsh boss was formerly an coach at Anderlecht and the English club to Kompany, who replaced Tuchel at Bayern Munich. "He's an outstanding manager - his achievements is proven," he noted. "I possess a degree of understanding because the club he left I know individuals who have joined. I get a bit of an insight from that of his methods and it's remarkable. " "His strategic planning is top level and I aimed to be up against such a challenge - observe how you're going to adapt because he will. I will get to learn from it. I'd love to reach that level." Welsh Squad List Goalkeepers: Karl Darlow (Leeds United), Adam Davies (Sheffield United), King (the Toffees). Defenders: Cabango (Swansea), Jay Dasilva (Coventry), Ben Davies (Spurs), Kpakio (Cardiff City), Dylan Lawlor (Cardiff City), Chris Mepham (West Bromwich Albion), Rodon (Leeds United), Neco Williams (Forest). Midfield: Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United), Brooks (Bournemouth), J. James (Leicester - on loan from Rennes), Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers), Thomas (Stoke), H. Wilson (Fulham), J. Colwill (Cardiff City), R. Colwill (Cardiff). Attackers: Nathan Broadhead (the Red Dragons), Liam Cullen (Swansea City), Harris (Oxford), Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City - loaned by the Reds), Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur), Moore (Wrexham), I. Davies (Cardiff City).