Bellamy proud of Wales win in 'toughest conditions'

Craig Bellamy said of his pridefulness aft celebrating his first Wales triumph successful a lucifer successful Montenegro played successful what he described arsenic nan “toughest conditions" he had ever encountered.

Early goals from Kieffer Moore and Harry Wilson secured a 2-1 Nations League win successful Niksic, wherever torrential rainfall ruined nan transportation and made it difficult for players to simply enactment connected their feet, ne'er mind play football.

However, Wales dug successful to gain Bellamy a maiden triumph to spell pinch past Friday’s promising goalless tie pinch Turkey successful his opening match.

“I’m highly proud. I emotion this group, I really do,” said Bellamy.

“These are nan toughest conditions I’ve been in. Nothing astir coming present has been easy. You could person had a batch of excuses astir this trip. The alteration of venue, nan recreation here, a autobus driver who took his time, nan conditions, but sometimes you study from it.

“There is simply a logic why this group person qualified for awesome tournaments. It wasn’t a shot match. The conditions weren’t going to let it. I couldn’t moreover deterioration trainers here. My summertime bomber overgarment is gone!

“We saw aft 5 minutes nan transportation tore up and past it becomes astir who tin triumph nan battle. It was adjacent astatine times. If it was a boxing match, location were 2 teams retired connected their feet and we came retired connected top. Sometimes you return much pridefulness from these wins.”

Bellamy has already revitalised Welsh shot conscionable 2 games into his tenure. Players person been glowing successful their praise for nan caller caput coach, while fans were singing his sanction passim Monday’s crippled successful Niksic.

While nan tie pinch Turkey demonstrated really exhilarating Bellamy’s squad could beryllium successful a footballing consciousness – tactically and stylistically – nan triumph complete Montenegro was an illustration of this squad’s intelligence fortitude and determination to unafraid triumph successful testing conditions.

The lucifer was meant to person been played astatine nan Podgorica National Stadium but, arsenic nan transportation location was deemed unplayable, nan fixture was switched to Niksic, 53km away, conscionable 2 weeks earlier kick-off.

Heavy rainfall fell perpetually connected Monday, causing nan transportation to trim up severely and hamper some teams successful what turned into a chaotic encounter.

But contempt a nervy extremity to nan game, Wales were capable to repel Montenegro’s attempts to snatch a precocious equaliser and clasp connected for a valuable 3 points.

“This campy has been incredible. Last nighttime I was really excited astir nan crippled but besides sad arsenic it ends tomorrow,” said Bellamy.

“Even pinch nan squad of people, they’re each going to time off maine and I don’t want them to go. It’s been specified an unthinkable 10 days.

“I really couldn’t beryllium much proud of them. I emotion them. They’re specified a awesome group and I’ve learned a batch disconnected them arsenic well. Tonight was each heart.”