Rambo hoping for First Blood in Croatia

Rambo hoping for First Blood in Croatia

Newly installed Wales captain Aaron Ramsey is looking ahead to a new era for the Wales team, starting with a tough fixture away to Croatia.

The Nice midfielder told of his pride in being given the captain’s armband for the forthcoming Euro qualifiers. He also paid tribute to the contributions made by Gareth Bale, Chris Gunter, Johhny Williams and Joe Allen, who have stepped down from international duty since Qatar. He also referenced Ashley Williams, who had led Wales to 2016 glory.

Ramsey was mindful of the enormous part played by such players during a glorious era for Wales but he was also keen to look ahead to an exciting future.

The former Cardiff City and Arsenal star picked out Forest star Brennan Johnson, describing how the exciting youngster was currently “at the top of his game” at the City Ground.

The new skipper also spoke of the exciting potential within the team these days, singling out Luke Harris of Fulham, Birmingham City’s Jordan James (“JJ”)  and Swansea City’s Ollie Cooper as exciting names. The retirement of Bale and others gave such youngsters a wonderful opportunity to take Wales forward and create new history, said Ramsey.

Ramsey told a media conference at the Vale Resort in South Wales, how he was enjoying his time in Nice. He also opened up on what we can expect from him in his role as skipper as he looked forward to helping a new generation represent Cymru.

Exciting times ahead in Welsh football then, starting with a tough trip to Split this weekend.

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