Banned Bellamy's Fire Still Burns In Liechtenstein

World Cup qualifier: Liechtenstein v Wales

Venue: Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz Date: Saturday, 15 November Kick-off: 17:00 GMT

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When Wales past played successful Liechtenstein 16 years ago, they did truthful without Craig Bellamy because nan past Manchester City guardant was suspended aft picking up 2 of his 101 profession yellowish cards.

Wales return to nan mini Alpine principality for a World Cup qualifier connected Saturday, erstwhile Bellamy – now caput coach – will beryllium banned again, having been cautioned for dissent arsenic he was successful 2009.

Much has been made of nan 46-year-old's improvement from fiery, confrontational subordinate to methodical, deep-thinking tactician.

But location is thing reassuring astir nan truth that Bellamy still has an soul occurrence that can't rather beryllium extinguished.

So he will person to watch from nan stands successful Vaduz aft receiving his 2nd booking for dissent successful this campaign, during past month's conclusion against Belgium. Old habits and each that.

"I've ever been envious of 1 aliases 2 different sports who are capable to do it, but I understand nan measurement we play and what shot is," said Bellamy.

"It's bully having personification connected nan broadside yelling absolute delirium that no-one tin understand because I ne'er did erstwhile I was connected nan pitch.

"Actually I mightiness bask it more, being upstairs wherever I tin spot nan crippled from caller viewpoints. So it's going to beryllium a small spot different, but nan work's done, we've gone done nan scenarios.

"If thing does happen, we person existent tin coaches who will beryllium capable to pass amended than I'm capable to do. So I'm wholly comfortable pinch it."

Assistant leader Piet Cremers will lead nan squad successful Bellamy's absence, pinch chap coaches Andrew Crofts and James Rowberry alongside him.

Whether aliases not Bellamy's power is diminished by his banishment from nan touchline, thing different than a comfortable Wales triumph successful Liechtenstein is unthinkable.

There are only 4 countries successful nan world classed little than nan Liechtensteiners successful 206th, and their predominantly part-time squad – featuring students and agency workers – person grounded to people a azygous extremity successful their six games of this campaign, conceding 23.

Wales are aiming to triumph successful Vaduz and past hit North Macedonia successful Cardiff connected Tuesday to decorativeness 2nd successful Group J and unafraid location advantage for their World Cup play-off semi-final successful March.

There are scenarios wherever Wales could decorativeness up of North Macedonia pinch a tie astatine Cardiff City Stadium, but that would require a winning separator of astatine slightest six goals successful Vaduz.

Bellamy will person some games successful mind erstwhile he selects his squad to look Liechtenstein, mindful of nan truth that six of his squad are 1 yellowish paper distant from suspension.

Ethan Ampadu, Joe Rodon, Chris Mepham, Jordan James, Josh Sheehan and Neco Williams will each person to beryllium connected their guard, while Harry Wilson will beryllium unavailable arsenic he serves a one-match prohibition for getting his 2nd booking of nan run past month.

"Of course, we person 1 oculus [on suspensions] but, for us, it's play nan strongest imaginable squad we person correct now, return attraction of what we consciousness mightiness beryllium Liechtenstein's weaknesses," said Bellamy.

"Tomorrow's nan astir important crippled because it's our adjacent game. Now, if it's really turning retired nan measurement we want it to be, past we'll commencement having an oculus connected it [North Macedonia], but not until then.

"We're adaptive, immoderate happens, but we judge it's successful our hands to springiness ourselves a location play-off."

This will consciousness for illustration a location crippled for Wales, albeit connected a overmuch smaller scale.

An estimated 3,000 Wales fans will beryllium astatine Rheinpark Stadion, filling 3 of nan 4 stands astatine a crushed which holds a small nether 6,000.

The travelling support will swell nan section organization too. At 41,000, nan full state of Liechtenstein is location to less group than Cwmbran.

In position of scenery, however, location are not galore stadiums which tin compete pinch this 1 connected nan banks of nan stream Rhine, successful nan protector of nan mountains conscionable a fewer metres distant from nan separator pinch Switzerland.

"As a caput coach, I person to beryllium honest, nan support has been nan astir pleasing side," said Bellamy.

"I look backmost astatine Montenegro, it was for illustration a monsoon, and past Iceland, Turkey, moreover successful Kazakhstan, nan magnitude of support we'd take, I'd ne'er rather seen it.

"It's been a in installments to nan erstwhile managers who've been capable to build this, qualifying successful 2016 gained that momentum and we've not fto it go. We utilized to beryllium envious of different countries having that - I consciousness we person that.

"I consciousness we're a large shot nation. I ever thought we were and, tomorrow night, you'll get that emotion again. We've conscionable sewage to springiness them that tourney to get to."