0:00:31 > 0:00:412003, Will Straw week Bosnia- Herzegovina. Now they meet again in
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0:00:48 > 0:00:56a friendly. Time for them to focus on their World Cup challenge.
0:00:56 > 0:01:06is a big game. We need to go into the qualifiers for of confidence.
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0:01:10 > 0:01:16Belgian, Croatia, Macedonia and Scotland stand between Wales
0:01:16 > 0:01:21reaching 2016. Good evening. The country has been gripped by a
0:01:21 > 0:01:28Olympics fever. Next month be qualifies for the World Cup get
0:01:28 > 0:01:37under way. Carl Fletcher and Robbie Savage are here to assess Wales's
0:01:37 > 0:01:47chances of getting that there. Now, it is Wales versus Bosnia-
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0:02:33 > 0:02:43Herzegovina. It is Chris Coleman's before they kick off on the World
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0:03:42 > 0:03:52there is a way by Blake. -- header wants to start like that. Quite a
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0:04:25 > 0:04:29contrast in the systems here at and wide. That was good high-
0:04:29 > 0:04:39pressure air from Wales. Closing down and getting into the face of
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0:07:09 > 0:07:19almost got he's first goal for Church, who was waiting to pounce.
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0:07:22 > 0:07:32Dzeko is the target. Allen is caught in possession. Dzeko is ever
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0:08:32 > 0:08:40closer to that second -- to bat Simon Church House what side. I'm
0:08:40 > 0:08:50not sure if it is something to do with their attacking techniques.
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0:09:30 > 0:09:40Just giving the ball away a little Stevanovic each. A lovely ball. --
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0:12:43 > 0:12:53Adam ran seat got caught in Spinning, creating the space for
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0:13:31 > 0:13:41Ramsey to come in. It was a great lovely run from Dzeko. Control just
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0:13:55 > 0:14:01let him down a little bit. Blake deflected away by the man on a
0:14:01 > 0:14:05poached. -- on to post. That's not the first time someone got in front
0:14:05 > 0:14:15of a Welsh player and got a touch. It's been happening every time they
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0:14:25 > 0:14:35get a corner. We've got to defend a cannot control it. Gunter has
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0:14:45 > 0:14:52Stevanovic. His first goal for his country. Only his second cap. Wales
0:14:52 > 0:14:59face a climb now. Well, that is a breakaway. Bad mistake by Gunter,
0:14:59 > 0:15:03initially. Edin Dzeko gets it and switches it. A lovely little ball
0:15:03 > 0:15:13to Stevanovic. Ashley Williams didn't really get there. He's got
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0:16:00 > 0:16:10to go earlier. He has to close it eludes Vokes and Treyarch. --
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0:16:12 > 0:16:17ball, Gareth Bale. Just need to get it to him a little bit quicker than
0:16:17 > 0:16:24we have done. It's been quite comfortable for most of the game
0:16:24 > 0:16:34for the full-back. 8th in the all- time catalyst. 5th in the all-time
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0:17:05 > 0:17:15goal list. -- Kappun list. A change has got Wales moving. I say that,
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0:17:49 > 0:17:59If they are to rescue anything from this friendly, Wales need a goal
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0:18:16 > 0:18:21was. The referee did not see it. certainly looked like handball for
0:18:21 > 0:18:31a second. The hands are up. The ball comes in. Vokes tries to do
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0:18:36 > 0:18:41his best. The referee is in the They are high in the rankings. They
0:18:41 > 0:18:51reached the play-offs in the World Cup and failed to Portugal on two
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0:18:53 > 0:18:59occasions. They are playing 4-4-2. We haven't really come up against
0:18:59 > 0:19:04that much. We have played against three in midfield, two wide players
0:19:04 > 0:19:14and one striker. Bellamy was fouled, free-kick in an interesting
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0:19:23 > 0:19:33out from under his feet. I'm not sure who he was passing to. Centre-
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0:20:13 > 0:20:17about his Wales performance at the into the midriff to of Begovic.
0:20:17 > 0:20:27have stepped up a gear and look a little bit more threatening
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0:20:39 > 0:20:47positive things from the two wide far away as ever from that first
0:20:47 > 0:20:57victory. Myhill has to be smart again. I don't know if they feel
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0:21:02 > 0:21:08Mujdza as the man on the ground. Ashley Williams was getting a bit
0:21:08 > 0:21:18worked-up. There has been no hint of anything more ambitious during
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0:21:43 > 0:21:53Lee Williams, tried to lift him off can throw the ball round the back
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0:21:57 > 0:22:05stick. Robson-Kanu does like It's their first corner of this
0:22:05 > 0:22:08second half. That probably tells a tale. I think they only had one in
0:22:08 > 0:22:18the first half. It looked quite comfortable for Bosnia, most of the
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0:22:26 > 0:22:36You've got to say, that is a chance. A sweet ball in from Bellamy. A lot
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0:22:37 > 0:22:44of pace. Morison could not get It has clicked in games before. But
0:22:44 > 0:22:50it is something that, if it is not working, what do we do? How do we
0:22:50 > 0:23:00change it? We have Joe Ledley. Edwards. That is something that has
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0:23:15 > 0:23:19been missed today, a midfield The final whistle goes. A
0:23:19 > 0:23:25disappointing night for Chris Coleman. Still searching for his
0:23:25 > 0:23:29first win as Wales manager. Craig Bellamy made something of a
0:23:29 > 0:23:35difference in the second half. He has greater tests to come. Wales,
0:23:35 > 0:23:45what do they say about a poor dress rehearsal making for a good show?
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0:23:52 > 0:24:00Still manage and their second made it a poor start for Wales, Ibisevic.
0:24:00 > 0:24:09Wales are still looking for their first goal since November of last
0:24:09 > 0:24:14year. Let's hear from the Wales I think we got a little bit
0:24:14 > 0:24:18frustrated when we went a goal down. In trying too hard to get back into
0:24:18 > 0:24:23the game, we were trying a difficult thing all the time. We
0:24:23 > 0:24:29never really got that float in possession. It didn't go to plan at
0:24:29 > 0:24:33all. But I think it's a difficult time of the season. People turning
0:24:33 > 0:24:36up at different stages of fitness levels. People have been on the
0:24:36 > 0:24:41Olympic duty and some have not played as much. It's a difficult
0:24:41 > 0:24:46time, if you have only been together for a couple of days. It
0:24:46 > 0:24:50wasn't a great performance. We will learn a lot from it. We were not
0:24:50 > 0:24:55quite at the races today. Going into the qualifiers, we have run
0:24:55 > 0:24:59out of time. We have to make sure we improve on tonight's performance.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03Hand on heart, it could have been more. I said, there are no more
0:25:03 > 0:25:09rehearsals. We are into playing for points now. We are in good company
0:25:09 > 0:25:13in this group. If we are not better than that by some yards, then we're
0:25:13 > 0:25:18not going to be going anywhere. Fair play to Chris Coleman. The one
0:25:18 > 0:25:22thing you get from him is brutal honesty. He is absolutely right, if
0:25:22 > 0:25:27Wales do not perform better than they did tonight, and improve, they
0:25:27 > 0:25:31will not be going anywhere? Gareth Bale says, early stages.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35People at different fitness levels. It was a poor performance. Chris
0:25:35 > 0:25:39Coleman is not going to kid anybody. He's seen previous managers maybe
0:25:39 > 0:25:44not tell the truth or exaggerate on how well the team played. He's not
0:25:44 > 0:25:47like that. He'll say it how it is. I think that was fair, the report.
0:25:47 > 0:25:53But this friendly should be scrapped, it is pointless in my
0:25:53 > 0:25:57eyes. Given the timing? Season about to start? What has he
0:25:57 > 0:26:01learned? That Gareth Bale and Craig Bellamy are his best players? I
0:26:01 > 0:26:05think it's pointless. You can understand his frustration. He was
0:26:05 > 0:26:10able to pick a fairly strong side? He was. Chris doesn't get his
0:26:10 > 0:26:13players together all that often. But it's hard to learn a lot from a
0:26:13 > 0:26:18game at this stage of the season. A lot of the players have not played
0:26:18 > 0:26:24a competitive game yet. Fitness levels are different. It was a
0:26:24 > 0:26:29tough night for him. It shouldn't be too damn heartening. There are
0:26:29 > 0:26:33still long way to go. Am sure he will be looking for improvements.
0:26:33 > 0:26:38Wales got off to a decent start. Then Bosnia showed their
0:26:38 > 0:26:48superiority? Chris Coleman, being a defender himself, will be unhappy
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0:26:50 > 0:26:55Is he trying to pass the ball back or not? A fantastic save from
0:26:55 > 0:27:00Myhill and a good clearance. Here, Edin Dzeko. Look at the back four.
0:27:00 > 0:27:06They are all over the place. If he takes a touch, he is in on goal. A
0:27:06 > 0:27:10bad lay-off. This led up to the goal. Edin Dzeko finished with a
0:27:10 > 0:27:16shot here. This is from the resulting corner. Fantastic header,
0:27:16 > 0:27:23against the crossbar. It is the way they started again, very sloppy.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27Then the goal. Here, Taylor should have smashed him. Look at Darcy
0:27:27 > 0:27:33Blake. He does not look at the guy coming in the box at all. The space
0:27:33 > 0:27:36is there. Fantastic delivery, goal. Taylor, smash him. In a Premier
0:27:36 > 0:27:42League game, perhaps it is too early in the season, perhaps he was
0:27:42 > 0:27:47tired. Darcy Blake, I don't want to pick on anybody, but the
0:27:47 > 0:27:57relationship in the back four in general. Some of those players have
0:27:57 > 0:28:01not played from the end of May. It looked like a pre-season game at
0:28:01 > 0:28:05times. There were half chances and we could have scored a couple of
0:28:05 > 0:28:11times in the first half. Silly, individual errors have cost them
0:28:11 > 0:28:15goals tonight. Any game that you play, NAT new play against, if they
0:28:15 > 0:28:20are going to score against you, you want them to hymn it. If the team
0:28:20 > 0:28:25are good enough to make 10 passes and put it past you, you've got to
0:28:25 > 0:28:33hold your hands up. There was a bit of sloppiness in the play. But pre-
0:28:33 > 0:28:38season, those things will get Let us not forget that this is a
0:28:38 > 0:28:48very good Bosnia it side who almost qualified for the European
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0:28:50 > 0:28:59Championships. A very good team on tonight's evidence. Church so it
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0:29:04 > 0:29:14had made that run. -- should have made that run. He does not and
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0:29:16 > 0:29:21Taylor does not have enough time to react. Ashley Williams comes across
0:29:21 > 0:29:29too late. Chris Coleman will not be happy with that at all. A good
0:29:29 > 0:29:39finisher though. Yes. Teams like Bosnia are very good, technically.
0:29:39 > 0:29:40
0:29:40 > 0:29:48I think Wales were a bit short tonight. As a defender, if you ask
0:29:48 > 0:29:52the best defenders, you have always got to sense danger. You have to
0:29:52 > 0:29:56expect concerned not to deal with the ball, even though he should.
0:29:57 > 0:30:03You have to think the worst as a defender and reacts, but they
0:30:03 > 0:30:10didn't. The shining light for Wales, as ever, Gareth Bale. Everyone
0:30:10 > 0:30:15knows what a good quality player he is. He does it week in, week out in
0:30:15 > 0:30:19the Premiership. He always seems to create something. Myself and Robbie
0:30:20 > 0:30:25were unsure what we saw him lined up on the right-hand side, but he
0:30:25 > 0:30:35seems good on his left foot. He did have a couple of chances. He opened
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0:30:39 > 0:30:47up the space. When Gareth Bale and Bellamy the only bright spots for
0:30:47 > 0:30:52Wales on what's was a pretty dismal night? I think so. We are in a
0:30:52 > 0:31:02situation now we whale's way you either have a fantastic strike
0:31:02 > 0:31:08force, great defence and a great goalkeeper, but we have great
0:31:08 > 0:31:11midfielders and no-one to stick the ball in the back of the net. We are
0:31:11 > 0:31:21blessed with so many fantastic midfielder players, Chris has to
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0:31:22 > 0:31:28make a decision. He needs a formation where he sticks his best
0:31:28 > 0:31:38players in that team and then they just do it. That is a good point.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40
0:31:40 > 0:31:44Largely for the time they are on the pitch, Sam Vokes especially.
0:31:44 > 0:31:49You do want your best players out on the pitch, but if Wales are
0:31:49 > 0:31:53going to achieve anything it will take a whole team and the whole
0:31:53 > 0:31:58Oscott and they need to be together. It must be difficult to get that in
0:31:58 > 0:32:03a national side that are only there for a couple of days a month. It is
0:32:03 > 0:32:08hard enough to get it when you are with them day in and day out. It is
0:32:08 > 0:32:14hard for a national team, but you need everyone pushing in the right
0:32:15 > 0:32:20direction and they need to play to their strengths. Thank you. So, or
0:32:20 > 0:32:30a new era for the under 21s. Geraint Williams first game in
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0:32:45 > 0:32:54charge. They took on Armenia in Racecourse. Wales have given it
0:32:55 > 0:32:56
0:32:56 > 0:33:06away. Suicidal play. It is a penalty for Armenia. It is a red
0:33:06 > 0:33:08
0:33:08 > 0:33:18card for David Stevens. The penalty has been converted. Wales are a
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0:33:18 > 0:34:35Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
0:34:35 > 0:34:40goal down in the first seven they need. It is a defeat that
0:34:40 > 0:34:50ended their hopes of making next year's European Championships. A
0:34:50 > 0:34:54
0:34:54 > 0:35:04downbeat start to life under Garran A disappointing night. It is a new
0:35:04 > 0:35:13
0:35:13 > 0:35:23football season, which means Sport Wales is back. This week we catch
0:35:23 > 0:35:34
0:35:34 > 0:35:36Make a date for sport Wells, Friday night at 7 o'clock. -- Sport Wales.
0:35:36 > 0:35:45Hair are the international friendlies that had been played
0:35:45 > 0:35:55tonight: -- here are that international friendly is that had
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0:36:19 > 0:36:25Robbie, if you are looking at Wells's opponents in the World Cup
0:36:25 > 0:36:35qualifiers, we know that Serbia will be a big test. Belgium have a
0:36:35 > 0:36:42
0:36:42 > 0:36:52glittering squad. It is going to be tough. Wales have some fantastic
0:36:52 > 0:36:54
0:36:54 > 0:36:58players, especially in midfield. They need to stick the ball in the
0:36:59 > 0:37:08back of the net though. It is going to be interesting, but it is a
0:37:09 > 0:37:13
0:37:13 > 0:37:21tough group. Rhian Shawcross is a player that could be called up. Do
0:37:21 > 0:37:28Wales need a player like him? need as many good quality players
0:37:28 > 0:37:32as they can get. If Ryan Shawcross is an option then they need to go
0:37:32 > 0:37:37for it. From a team 0.2 p for Wales, with all those good players, every
0:37:37 > 0:37:47time you go out you want to play well and make sure everything flows
0:37:47 > 0:37:54
0:37:54 > 0:37:58well. It doesn't happen like that all the time in football. It is
0:37:58 > 0:38:02pre-season still. They need to get all their mistakes out of the
0:38:02 > 0:38:08weight now and look forward to the big games. On the evidence of
0:38:08 > 0:38:14tonight, it is a tough group. Can Wales do it? They need all their