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<blockquote data-quote="Thingimubob" data-source="post: 806683" data-attributes="member: 20956"><p>Well that's a yes and a no. True enough a large part of our team came through English club set ups, and a big chunk came through the likes of Cardiff City and Swansea City (a couple via Wrexham too!), showing that the Football League can produce players who can succeed at this level - despite the majority of the players not playing for any of the traditionally big clubs.</p><p></p><p>However the reason this Welsh side has done so well is that the coaches (past and present) have managed to build and shape a team with a fantastic ethos, desire to play for each other and their country, damn good tactics when it has mattered most and just that bit of luck which we've had very little of over the years - all with very very limited resources!</p><p></p><p>John Toshack helped find a huge chunk of this squad when they were young prospects, threw the likes of Bale and Ramsey in at the deep end when they were young, Gary Speed started to shape the group into a proper team, and Coleman has managed to build on that fantastically and has tactically managed to get things spot on through the tournament and the qualifiers before them.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>God damn arrogant English coaches too arrogant to pay arrogant attention to the Northern Powerhouse... :lol:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thingimubob, post: 806683, member: 20956"] Well that's a yes and a no. True enough a large part of our team came through English club set ups, and a big chunk came through the likes of Cardiff City and Swansea City (a couple via Wrexham too!), showing that the Football League can produce players who can succeed at this level - despite the majority of the players not playing for any of the traditionally big clubs. However the reason this Welsh side has done so well is that the coaches (past and present) have managed to build and shape a team with a fantastic ethos, desire to play for each other and their country, damn good tactics when it has mattered most and just that bit of luck which we've had very little of over the years - all with very very limited resources! John Toshack helped find a huge chunk of this squad when they were young prospects, threw the likes of Bale and Ramsey in at the deep end when they were young, Gary Speed started to shape the group into a proper team, and Coleman has managed to build on that fantastically and has tactically managed to get things spot on through the tournament and the qualifiers before them. God damn arrogant English coaches too arrogant to pay arrogant attention to the Northern Powerhouse... :lol: [/QUOTE]
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