Colwill taking Wales boss Bellamy's advice to 'reach potential'

Rubin Colwill did not footwear a shot successful anger during nan world window, but he is fresh to return connected committee each he learned from head Craig Bellamy while connected Wales duty.

The Cardiff City guardant is hoping nan lessons he learned from a man who coached him arsenic a teen will thief him belatedly kick-start nan Bluebirds’ Championship campaign.

Colwill, 22, was a precocious telephone into Bellamy’s squad for nan Nations League games against Turkey and Montenegro, aft being promoted from nan Under-21s.

Though he did not get nan chance to adhd to his 9 elder caps, nan Neath-born attacker learned plentifulness from nan Wales leader who first coached him successful nan Cardiff City academy.

Colwill said: “I saw him a mates of weeks agone astatine nan Vale Hotel and it was bully to drawback up pinch him then. But to beryllium successful nan campy pinch him again, it was a throwback to nan (Cardiff) under-18s, I really enjoyed it.

“There was a batch of caller tactical accusation astir nan crippled which were caller to maine aliases caller astatine nan time. I conscionable tried to study and enjoyed it. The results were affirmative and good, it was a bully camp.

“We had loads of bully conversations, he gave maine a batch of accusation connected nan transportation astir things he wants maine to do to get amended at. We had a bully fewer conversations successful nan week astir nan things he wants maine to do to scope my potential, it was a affirmative week.”

Colwill’s elevation from Wales U21s came aft Bellamy witnessed a stunning individual extremity successful Cardiff's Carabao Cup conclusion to Southampton – which besides brought praise from Saints leader Russell Martin.

Asked astir Colwill earlier nan Turkey game, Bellamy said: “I person known Rubin since he was 11 aliases 12. There is still a agelong measurement to go.

"He is an outstanding subordinate and has a very bully cognition but location is still a batch of activity to beryllium done for him to deed nan heights we each judge he is tin of.”

Underlining, Bellamy’s comments connected his attitude, Colwill is happy to judge nan study and enactment upon it.

“Everybody has opinions astir my game, it's each astir taking them connected committee and trying to study and improve. I was much than happy to perceive to what he had to say," Colwill said.

Clearly Colwill’s Welsh prospects would beryllium helped if he could nail down a starting position successful Erol Bulut’s Cardiff side. In 2 League Cup starts he has scored connected some occasions, but has yet to statesman a Championship game.

“I deliberation everybody wants a tally successful nan team, a tally of games, you person to gain that. You put yourself successful a bully position to play," Colwill said.

“I person worked really hard, I person tried to put myself successful that position wherever I americium tin and disposable to commencement nan crippled and if I americium selected I will effort my champion and hopefully person a tally successful nan team.”

Bulut has promised to make changes for Saturday’s Championship crippled astatine Derby County and nan absence of Aaron Ramsey done wounded could supply Colwill pinch a vacancy he would dearly for illustration to fill.

Cardiff are bottommost of nan Championship pinch conscionable 1 constituent from their 4 games to date, but Colwill insists morale successful nan dressing room is bully – and location is simply a condemnation they tin move astir their fortunes.

He said: “It would beryllium easy for america to person our heads down and beryllium antagonistic but I deliberation we are each beautiful positive, we cognize nan value successful nan squad, nan strengths we have. We are tin of a batch much than we person shown truthful far.

“I deliberation we are each knuckling down, moving really difficult and trying to put ourselves successful nan champion position for Saturday and effort to prime up immoderate points.

“Obviously we are not ace affirmative because we person not sewage nan results we wanted but we are not successful a antagonistic down place. We are successful a spot wherever we tin get things clicked and past footwear on.”