Quote Originally Posted by Tuerto View Post
I'm probably in a minority of 1, but aren't the U21s effectively a feed into the senior side? Wouldn't it be more beneficial for a player at that level to represent Wales at senior level as opposed to staying in the 21's for one game? I'm not sure how these things work, But I doubt very much that apart from the players, Their Families management and the bods at the Welsh FA, nobody really cares that much about the 21's, it's essentially a holding pen��
Here's what I said to CN and I think it covers this: If they win they become the first ever Wales u21 team to qualify for a major tournament, with the added experience & exposure from that (should the qualify) I think its worth skipping them being an unused sub against Iceland/Montenegro

Did Colwill benefit more from sitting on the bench in Montenegro than he would have playing away against Iceland u21s where he would be the main man having to take on a larger responsibility? If its a decision between playing for the seniors and playing for the u21s then there's an obvious answer that of course they should play for the seniors, but benchwarmer v starter is a different question (In my opinion)