Originally Posted by
Moodybluebird
I think you're stating the bleedin' obvious there BBB. Since I first started watching the Welsh side in the 60's, there has always been at least one part of the team that is below the standard required to make a difference at international level.
In the 60's you had Ron and Wyn Davies up top, Mike England in defence but little of note elsewhere. When we had a decent midfield of Yorath, Mahoney and Flynn, there were deficiencies in other parts of the team. For memory, when we had a good attack in Rush and Hughes, coupled with a good defence with Ratcliffe, Southall etc, the midfield wasn't up to much. I may have got my wires crossed with some of the players names, but you get my drift.
All international teams of a middling standard would benefit from strengthening in some areas of the pitch and we are no different. We can be as critical as can be of the midfield, defence or attack but the bottom line is if we don't have better players to bolster the team we go with the current crop and make do. But for me, the last 5 years is as good as it gets and I'm not complaining. In fact it's been a wonderful, uplifting experience.