:00:26. > :00:32.He took over in January 2012. Now Chris Coleman enters the final game
:00:33. > :00:36.of his current contract. For weeks, huge uncertainty from both manager
:00:37. > :00:40.and employer over whether tonight's friendly against Finland would be
:00:41. > :00:44.his last in charge. If anybody is judging me just on the next game,
:00:45. > :00:48.then if that is the case, I am not sure that even if the contract was
:00:49. > :00:53.offered after it, I would be signing it, if I am honest with you. But, on
:00:54. > :00:59.Friday, an end to the whole Saga, as Coleman faced the media to confirm
:01:00. > :01:05.he signed a new two-year deal to lead Wales in the Euro 2016
:01:06. > :01:09.campaign. I only ever focused on Wales. I only do this job once. It
:01:10. > :01:15.won't come round again for me. I will make the best of it, enjoy it
:01:16. > :01:27.while I can, and do my best. That is a superb ball. A promising cup
:01:28. > :01:35.campaign for Coleman, who has won four, drawn two of his last games.
:01:36. > :01:50.Lifted by Gareth Bale and Joe Allen, but Ramsay misses out with flu.
:01:51. > :01:53.Both managers are looking to end the match and style.
:01:54. > :01:58.Wales, The future is clear at last: Chris
:01:59. > :02:00.Coleman stays as manager. Can he provide more proof that he is the
:02:01. > :02:07.right man for the job? Plenty of goals in the studio this evening.
:02:08. > :02:10.Our guests Steve Saunders, Robert Earnshaw and Nathan Blake have 42
:02:11. > :02:58.between them for Wales. So another new beginning for Wales.
:02:59. > :03:06.Contracts all sorted, but same old problems for Chris Coleman -
:03:07. > :03:14.injuries and illness contribute to major absentees. Ramsay and Collins
:03:15. > :03:19.are the late withdrawals this this time. Coleman knows he has some
:03:20. > :03:23.convincing of fans to do, and the build-up to the Euro 2016 qualifiers
:03:24. > :03:32.drawn in February starts here against Finland.
:03:33. > :03:40.A touch there for Wayne Hennessey who spots Gunther.
:03:41. > :03:48.The ball went out for the throw. The first time in the new kits for
:03:49. > :03:54.the Wales team. The ball to Eremenko.
:03:55. > :03:58.This is Pukki. He drives the ball across the penalty area for a goal
:03:59. > :04:02.kick. A bit ambitious from Pukki there. I
:04:03. > :04:10.am not sure what it was. It was a lovely run from him. Eight-watch the
:04:11. > :04:17.eyes. The first pass. He He can do a little bit better
:04:18. > :04:23.here. I think it is a cross or a shot?
:04:24. > :04:38.Bale is caught again. That was - he stays down. That was Joronen. He got
:04:39. > :04:42.caught here because he stepped a little bit. Missed the overlapping
:04:43. > :04:45.run. You know, he has had to redeem
:04:46. > :04:51.himself by playing catch-up. He has got to the ball first but
:04:52. > :04:57.that should have been quite easy fodder for Gareth Bale. He reacted
:04:58. > :05:06.late and then he has got caught. Chris Coleman obviously now is right
:05:07. > :05:15.have worry - another worry. Another worry, yes.
:05:16. > :05:20.That's one thing Wales are not doing is squeezing together. Easy get-out
:05:21. > :05:31.for Finland. Taylor is in the right place. A good
:05:32. > :05:35.charge down the left-hand side. Craig Bellamy now, of course. A
:05:36. > :05:43.different era for Wales without Craig Bellamy who would have
:05:44. > :05:48.occupied one of the flanks. This is Andy King who looks up and
:05:49. > :05:52.sees the run of Ledley. He would like to get a goal on his
:05:53. > :05:56.fiftieth appearance. Didn't get the opportunity then, but does help
:05:57. > :06:01.Wales with their first corner. That was a great position. A good
:06:02. > :06:04.pick-out as well by King. Maybe it should be the other way
:06:05. > :06:07.round. King making the run, Ledley making the parks but, on that
:06:08. > :06:14.occasion, Ledley getting into the position. Didn't have too many
:06:15. > :06:24.options around him, though. So Bale takes this corner for Wales.
:06:25. > :06:41.It's a header down by Joe Ledley. Robson-Kanu couldn't control it.
:06:42. > :06:44.Having to defend at the moment. They are restored to fitness. Ledley
:06:45. > :07:11.touch for Taylor. Eremenko. A danger here for Wales.
:07:12. > :07:15.Moisander plays his football for Ajax.
:07:16. > :07:33.Finland have started very confidently.
:07:34. > :07:39.Eremenko looks not a bad player. You've seen him before playing
:07:40. > :07:53.against Swansea? No? I thought you might have.
:07:54. > :07:57.Three Welsh players in the middle. On to his right fat. Ledley was
:07:58. > :08:01.waiting and didn't reach in. That's a great cross from Chris
:08:02. > :08:16.Gunter. It is a lovely cross. It is in
:08:17. > :08:20.swinging. They can't clear this, either, and
:08:21. > :08:26.there is danger here. Pukki shoots across goal and hits the post.
:08:27. > :08:31.Well, there is a real role in there for Wales. Pukki, the Celtic
:08:32. > :08:34.striker, a team-mate of Joe Ledley's, and he didn't need much
:08:35. > :08:39.time and space to turn. It seems a long time coming this shot, doesn't
:08:40. > :08:45.it? It just seems the ball to him, he is in an onside position, he does
:08:46. > :08:49.well, gets a shot in, though, and that's got to be doing. From a
:08:50. > :08:53.defender's point of view, they can't be allowed to shoot. Across
:08:54. > :09:10.Hennessey. Thankfully, the post is there.
:09:11. > :09:16.Robson-Kanu, powerful runner, powerful shot, really.
:09:17. > :09:24.Over the top from Robson-Kanu. Just the one goal for Wales against
:09:25. > :09:28.Scotland. This is what Chris Coleman will want
:09:29. > :09:44.to see more of, but not with that sort of finish.
:09:45. > :09:47.Andy King in support. If anything, the two fullbacks are trying to make
:09:48. > :09:51.it happen for Wales. Both are looking to get forward. Both looking
:09:52. > :09:56.to try and get crosses in. If not, a free kick or a corner kick.
:09:57. > :10:02.Maybe somebody else should be looking to take this game by the
:10:03. > :10:07.scruff of its neck. Maybe this man. It could be a busy night for Gareth
:10:08. > :10:11.bail, taking all the corners and the free kicks. Can he do it here? It is
:10:12. > :10:16.a good one, and it went past everybody again. Sam Ricketts was
:10:17. > :10:20.closest. He was closest around the back post. That's crashed right
:10:21. > :10:22.across the middle of the goal once again. This time, in the finish
:10:23. > :10:25.area, and really -- Finnish area, and really, that's a golden
:10:26. > :10:32.opportunity. Somebody has got to gamble. They stopped. As you can see
:10:33. > :10:42.there, I think it is Robson-Kanu, his hands go on his head.
:10:43. > :10:46.They never qualified for a European championship, or a World Cup final
:10:47. > :10:58.stages. It is a lovely ball from Eremenko.
:10:59. > :11:00.Hennessey watched that goal with the bar. A little bit better from
:11:01. > :11:06.Finland going forward. Really poor. I mean, there should be
:11:07. > :11:24.somebody closer to Chris Gunter here when he has been taken off.
:11:25. > :11:28.This is Gunter. King moves forward. Not too far,
:11:29. > :11:33.though. Eremenko was back there. Those are finding it hard to break
:11:34. > :11:39.down the Finland defence, but wide doesn't appear to be their most
:11:40. > :11:44.fruitful option, and Gareth Bales complain and wins a free kick --
:11:45. > :11:51.Bale. He will have the scratch there tomorrow to prove it.
:11:52. > :11:55.It is a nice run, doing the best to stop Gareth Bale get on the other
:11:56. > :11:59.end of it. That's the other part of his game, can run beyond. He doesn't
:12:00. > :12:04.keep coming short. Now you want extra quality on the delivery.
:12:05. > :12:09.And gamble. Bale with his free kick for Wales.
:12:10. > :12:14.Ten minutes minutes into half-time. Still waiting for a breakthrough.
:12:15. > :12:19.It's lot ofed! It is Robson-Kanu got there, and the flag is up anyway.
:12:20. > :12:25.Robson-Kanu has got there, and who is on the end of it again? Sam
:12:26. > :12:31.Ricketts. That is a lovely work, free kick. Comes off, spins round
:12:32. > :12:34.the back, Robson-Kanu, he has a free header, and the besting he can do is
:12:35. > :12:52.redirect it. It looks like Ashley Williams there. It probably is.
:12:53. > :13:09.He has brought down, and Sparv is the first player to be booked.
:13:10. > :13:15.Even though it must be, what, 35 yards out? This is in Bale
:13:16. > :13:18.territory? It is. What do you do? There's been a suggestion over the
:13:19. > :13:24.last few weeks, there always has been, brought up every year, about
:13:25. > :13:31.should you have a wall or not from this distance? Do you make it clear
:13:32. > :13:33.that the goalkeeper can see everything? The goalkeeper then
:13:34. > :13:38.stays on his line, he doesn't come out a little bit. He is going to
:13:39. > :13:47.have a wall, he is going to have a two-man wall with a blocker. Up
:13:48. > :13:54.played in front Neville Southhall. Why do you need a wall from 40
:13:55. > :13:59.yards? This is going to be a static wall. There's no blocker on this
:14:00. > :14:03.wall. Sol Bale, it will be spectacular if
:14:04. > :14:08.it goes in. In the end, it doesn't hit the wall.
:14:09. > :14:13.That's a lovely ball that as well. I am not sure who played that, but
:14:14. > :14:16.that is a lovely ball. Eremenko, good ball forward as well. Ricketts
:14:17. > :14:32.shadowed the run of Riski. He's finding space all over the
:14:33. > :14:39.place, Eremenko. He's on the ball again.
:14:40. > :14:43.He has got pub you can up ahead who has pulled away.
:14:44. > :14:46.This time, Eremenko shoots. He has tried everything else except
:14:47. > :14:50.for that. Maybe that's the reason why.
:14:51. > :14:57.It wasn't the best shot. Obviously, he is the one that is trying to make
:14:58. > :15:03.things tick. This time he looks to shoe - he can't get his foot over
:15:04. > :15:06.it, and keeping it on target. The crowd are having to entertain
:15:07. > :15:12.themselves. They will be thrilled if this man gets a run.
:15:13. > :15:17.Robson-Kanu. A good run by Taylor. Did he deliver
:15:18. > :15:20.a good cross? That is a good movement from Robson-Kanu coming in
:15:21. > :15:25.from the flank. Leaves that space for Neil Taylor to go into.
:15:26. > :15:28.That is the first time in the second half that that has happened. Maybe
:15:29. > :15:36.they can do it again. Maybe it is a little bit they've been looking at.
:15:37. > :15:52.As I say, opened up, a good touch by Robson-Kanu and then feeding into
:15:53. > :16:04.Neil Taylor. Back to the Swansea City man.
:16:05. > :16:10.Williams the captain. This is Wales' fifth friendly under
:16:11. > :16:17.Chris Coleman, they've wonone, drawn one, and lost two. A win was an
:16:18. > :16:33.impressive one, really, against a decent Austria side at the Liberty
:16:34. > :16:38.Stadium. Is that a penalty? No, says the
:16:39. > :16:42.referee. Good work by Ledley. Put Church in the box. Slightly slipped
:16:43. > :16:50.on the turf. He has gone down a little bit too easy. Good decision
:16:51. > :16:57.by the referee. Bale, a good run again. Gareth Bale,
:16:58. > :17:01.strong, powerful, shoots! Keeper saves.
:17:02. > :17:08.Hradecky, still not away by Finland. Will be now as the keeper clutches
:17:09. > :17:11.of the the first save that Lucas Hradecky has had to make, and it has
:17:12. > :17:15.come ten minutes into the second half, and of course who else but
:17:16. > :17:19.that man Gareth Bale forced it? Did the greatest thing about this is
:17:20. > :17:22.that when he picks it up and he runs is that the way he just hits the
:17:23. > :17:27.target, the pace that he is running, he does ever so well. Just to keep
:17:28. > :17:31.going, he skips past the marker, he keeps going, again against the
:17:32. > :17:56.midfield player, keeps going, and he hits it with pace.
:17:57. > :18:03.That's more combative by Wales. Can Wales recover from this. Ledley,
:18:04. > :18:08.Church wants it in the middle. Chipped over his head, but it's
:18:09. > :18:13.headed home! It's headed home by Andy King. Wales take the lead.
:18:14. > :18:19.They've been much improved in the second half, and 13 minutes into it.
:18:20. > :18:23.King gets his second goal for his country, and Wales have profited
:18:24. > :18:27.from a much, much improved display after the break. Well, it is all
:18:28. > :18:36.about winning the ball high up the pitch again. Great play by Ledley.
:18:37. > :18:40.One-two with Robson-Kanu. And what Andy King does for his club, he does
:18:41. > :18:43.it well for Wales - arriving in the box at the right time. The perfect
:18:44. > :18:55.header to get it past the keeper. That is - I mean, it is a little bit
:18:56. > :19:13.fortuitous, it's come off his shoulder a little bit.
:19:14. > :19:20.I think it will come on for Church maybe. Good save Hennessey. That was
:19:21. > :19:24.a sharp snatch off by Riku Riski. Still not cleared.
:19:25. > :19:28.Eremenko went flying in. This should not happen. Riski is able to turn
:19:29. > :19:31.and shoot. Joe Allen is supposed to be protecting the back four, but he
:19:32. > :19:33.has just been suggested out a little bit.
:19:34. > :19:48.A way from Eremenko. It is a lovely save.
:19:49. > :19:51.Away from Eremenko. It is a lovely save.
:19:52. > :19:55.. Bale moves inside. A nice ball under Gunter. Gunter drives in the
:19:56. > :19:59.cross. It goes across. It was dangerous. That is two balls, one in
:20:00. > :20:03.the first half, one in the second half. A terrific ball. Not quite
:20:04. > :20:07.sure what happened here. I think he had been overstretched, the
:20:08. > :20:10.defender. Great ball in Chris Gunter. The knee is actually twisted
:20:11. > :20:32.there. A bit exposed here... That is what I
:20:33. > :20:34.mean about good defending. He doesn't sell himself. Doesn't give
:20:35. > :20:39.him an opportunity to shoot across the goal. If anything, he has got to
:20:40. > :20:42.go near post, and your keeper should never get done near post. This is
:20:43. > :20:55.great defending about Ben Davies. You see how he blocks that off? Bale
:20:56. > :21:00.now shoots! At the end it is threatening.
:21:01. > :21:05.It is the end product, you know, we get every time he is so close, isn't
:21:06. > :21:14.he? He is never a million miles away.
:21:15. > :21:18.Here comes Bale again. This time goalkeeper is right there, Hradecky.
:21:19. > :21:28.Just runs up in front of him. He settled in front of his feet. It
:21:29. > :21:34.wasn't there for him. It is not a qualifier, as I keep
:21:35. > :21:39.saying. It does go down on the record - that was a great shohe
:21:40. > :21:41.clutched at the second attempt by Hennessey.
:21:42. > :21:45.He knew what was around him, and enough time to recover there, just
:21:46. > :21:49.making sure he had two hands behind the ball. First time Eremenko has
:21:50. > :22:01.opened up, hit the shot and hit the target, for any Finnish player to
:22:02. > :22:07.say that. Hradecky with the clearance. Danger
:22:08. > :22:12.here for Wales. Hennessey has to come up for this. But he has beaten
:22:13. > :22:18.them. Finland have pulled one back at the last. Riku Riski spoils the
:22:19. > :22:23.night for Chris Coleman. They were beaten with one ball down the
:22:24. > :22:28.middle, the goal-scorer King made a mistake in midfield, and as happens
:22:29. > :22:33.in international football, you're punished. You're punished. It's a
:22:34. > :22:36.simple ball between left back and centre back. Just you know, Andy
:22:37. > :22:42.King getting under the ball, and noting tight enough to start with,
:22:43. > :22:46.and that is the thing: not being tight enough to start with. It was
:22:47. > :22:56.just a little bit too easy. Eremenko has been in, you know, an
:22:57. > :23:06.inspiration in midfield for him all afternoon. It is one last twist of
:23:07. > :23:10.the tale provided by Gareth Bale. It hits the cross over. Can't find a
:23:11. > :23:17.red shirt. Wales win it back, though. Chipped into the middle.
:23:18. > :23:20.Ledley comes in. Joe Ledley! Couldn't rescue it. There is a
:23:21. > :23:25.surprise. It has come through him until the. The player, the ball back
:23:26. > :23:29.here, he has had so much - he is so much favourite for it, but this is
:23:30. > :23:33.good closing down. Can we learn from this, squeezing down in their own
:23:34. > :23:39.18-yard box? They've got wrong footage. You think it is surprised
:23:40. > :23:49.that he has actually landed it at his feet.
:23:50. > :23:57.So, we are inside the last few seconds now, and Wales have been
:23:58. > :24:04.denied at the end. Chris Coleman, having sighted his new contract, he
:24:05. > :24:09.still has to suffer some boos, the frustration of a late Finland
:24:10. > :24:16.equaliser, Andy King, he put Wales ahead in the second half, but also
:24:17. > :24:24.his wayward header allowed Finland to break and Riku Riski to equal
:24:25. > :24:30.lies in injury time. It's more frustration for Wales; it's the
:24:31. > :24:37.start of a new era, but they're suffering the same old difficulties
:24:38. > :24:43.- full-time score, is Wales one, Finland one.
:24:44. > :24:49.Mixed emotions for Chris Coleman who had seen Andy King give Wales the
:24:50. > :24:53.lead but King's back header giving the equaliser to the end. Let's hear
:24:54. > :24:57.from the Wales manager. You know when you're in front and there is
:24:58. > :25:01.only minutes to go, you know, we've got to lock the door then, that's
:25:02. > :25:07.it. The game is done then. A little bit naive, a bit of naivety from us,
:25:08. > :25:11.and we conceded that. That is a kicking at least, so the lads are
:25:12. > :25:17.absolutely gutted in there. We see the reaction from them. It's not
:25:18. > :25:21.friendly for us. We are representing Wales, and we've approached the game
:25:22. > :25:24.in the right manner, I felt, and thought we just probably nudged it,
:25:25. > :25:29.done enough to win the games, especially in the second half, and
:25:30. > :25:34.1-0 up, and to give away a goal like that, and at our level, we can't,
:25:35. > :25:39.you are know? You just can't switch off for a second, never mind fi or
:25:40. > :25:44.ten seconds. It is is a strange, a few boos at
:25:45. > :25:48.the end, and if you had scored in injury time, it would be different.
:25:49. > :25:55.I can't understand the boos. Its listen, Serbia at home, fair enough,
:25:56. > :25:58.no problem enough. Serbia awa. Booed for that. You know what, the crowd
:25:59. > :26:03.were here tonight, I thank them, they paid their money, and that's
:26:04. > :26:09.all I care about is they are supporting the teams. Same old
:26:10. > :26:14.problems, Alan Ramsay and James Collins out on the day? James had a
:26:15. > :26:17.tweak in his calf, so he has been - he has just played his first game
:26:18. > :26:22.for West Ham last week after injury, so he has pulled up in training, so
:26:23. > :26:26.he can't, you know, he can't put the boy at risk. And then Aaron has been
:26:27. > :26:29.ill all week, really, he has been obviously there was a virus in the
:26:30. > :26:32.Arsenal camp last weekend before the Manchester United game, and I think
:26:33. > :26:35.he has carried that through, and we couldn't get him back in time. He
:26:36. > :26:40.has trained two or three days with us, but not been at his best. We
:26:41. > :26:43.just run out of time with him. Just left you at the last, didn't it?
:26:44. > :26:47.Yes, it was disappointing. I thought I had a clean sheet there,
:26:48. > :26:50.but like you say, you can't switch off at this level. One mistake and
:26:51. > :26:55.it is a goal, you know, and it has cost us. Where is this Wales squad?
:26:56. > :26:58.Where does it stand now? It is got great potential as we've seen. Like
:26:59. > :27:02.you say, in our players now, I think it is near enough a whole
:27:03. > :27:05.Premiership squad, but then again we are expecting big things now. And
:27:06. > :27:09.the confidence going into - well, you know the draw when you next meet
:27:10. > :27:13.in March? We fancy anyone at the moment. We are a good squad.
:27:14. > :27:17.Hopefully injuries go our way, so hopefully we can move up, yes. So
:27:18. > :27:25.you don't see them now until March by which time you will know what the
:27:26. > :27:28.draw is for the Euro-2016 qualifiers? Yes, I am looking
:27:29. > :27:31.forward to it. I am not looking forward to the next three or four
:27:32. > :27:34.months because we haven't got any games and that is the hardest part
:27:35. > :27:39.of my job. At least in February, we know what we are going to be faced
:27:40. > :27:43.with. I am not, you know - I am not keeping my fingers crossed and
:27:44. > :27:47.hoping and praying that God can sinned to us and gives us a tidy
:27:48. > :27:50.group because what will be will be. We've got to make sure we are in
:27:51. > :27:54.that first two, three, four games. We've got to make sure we are in and
:27:55. > :27:58.around everybody else and we're not playing catch-up.
:27:59. > :28:01.So Chris Coleman clearly very disappointed to concede the late
:28:02. > :28:05.goal this evening. We will get to the game in just a moment, but first
:28:06. > :28:10.of all, Dean, did they make the right decision given Chris Coleman a
:28:11. > :28:14.new two-year deal? Yes, should have done it earlier. It would have
:28:15. > :28:17.stopped a lot of uncertainty. He has got the persons to do the job. He's
:28:18. > :28:22.exactly what we need. We've got a good group of players. We need a man
:28:23. > :28:26.at the top and place. Nathan, too much dithering, and maybe Chris
:28:27. > :28:31.Coleman as well? I think it was a more of a reaction, Chris's
:28:32. > :28:38.comments, a reaction to a situation that I think he promised a contract,
:28:39. > :28:43.and then you know, the FA kind of reneged on what they promised. I am
:28:44. > :28:45.glad it's over and done with and collectively now, the team
:28:46. > :28:54.There are some who stay the FSW should have been more adventurous
:28:55. > :28:58.and see which other coaches or managers might have been available.
:28:59. > :29:01.There is like that, and like Dean mentioned, you need the continuity,
:29:02. > :29:07.the players are happy with the manager, the manager has done a
:29:08. > :29:11.decent job, I say, under the circumstances, and I think the worse
:29:12. > :29:14.thing to to at this moment in time is change the manager again, and try
:29:15. > :29:19.and implement the new structure all over again. I just don't think that
:29:20. > :29:29.is the way forward, especially with the your rosing so -- euros being so
:29:30. > :29:33.close. Everybody wants to play for Wales, everyone wants to do well.
:29:34. > :29:36.Whoever the manager is, everyone is going to push him in the same
:29:37. > :29:40.direction. That's what we need. If we are going to qualify and do
:29:41. > :29:43.anything, get to a major tournament, we need every single player push in
:29:44. > :29:47.the same way. It was great for that we have cleared that up because we
:29:48. > :29:51.needed a clear direction of what is going to happen next, who is going
:29:52. > :29:58.to be the manager, because if you haven't got that, then the rest of
:29:59. > :30:01.it is going to be uncertain. Nearly the perfect start to this new
:30:02. > :30:07.chapter this evening. Dean, talk us through this goal from Andy King. A
:30:08. > :30:13.big blow before the game when Aaron Ramsay was without through illness.
:30:14. > :30:16.He is a goal-scoring midfield player, different to Aaron Ramsay
:30:17. > :30:21.but that's an interception with Finland trying to keep possession,
:30:22. > :30:27.back four out of shape, Wales get the passing right. That is just a
:30:28. > :30:30.dream cross for anybody. Robson-condition new is there. Andy
:30:31. > :30:34.King makes a living just ghosting into the box in between people, does
:30:35. > :30:38.it for Leicester every week, and that is what he is in the team for.
:30:39. > :30:40.This is what you expect from him, and he's a bit lucky, he comes off
:30:41. > :30:48.his shoulder there, but because he's in the middle of the goal - Is he
:30:49. > :30:52.underrated, andry King, not one player that is sell berated very
:30:53. > :30:56.often but seemed to perform well for Wales? He's different. He's not the
:30:57. > :31:03.type of midfielder like Aaron Ramsay who wants the ball all the time.
:31:04. > :31:06.He's different. His beggest attribute is his timing is going to
:31:07. > :31:10.be perfect arriving in the box. He is a goal-scoring midfielder. His
:31:11. > :31:15.timing is perfection, which is what you see tonight. You know, he's a
:31:16. > :31:19.good player, very good kid, very good player, and he is always going
:31:20. > :31:23.to give you his best, and that is the one thing you can count on him,
:31:24. > :31:28.especially last minute, Aaron Ramsay goes down, he's not playing, you
:31:29. > :31:33.know, you've got no problem with King coming in, and he pops up with
:31:34. > :31:38.a goal. Nathan, worrying moments for Wales before that. They needed that
:31:39. > :31:44.goal? Yes, there were. They had a few chances. They hit the post. I
:31:45. > :31:49.think DS Pukki here. He just little ricochet off the defender, turns a
:31:50. > :31:56.great shot, comes off the foot of the post. Here, Riski, no back lift,
:31:57. > :32:01.but, you know, you're probably expecting him to take another touch
:32:02. > :32:06.here, but this one, Riski, I would think the two defenders are kind of
:32:07. > :32:10.caught out by his pace because he seems to run away from him and then
:32:11. > :32:16.slot it. I think if I was over critical, or ultracritical, Wayne
:32:17. > :32:20.could have come off a tad sooner. We have to give the boy credit t was a
:32:21. > :32:25.great finish. Right at the end of the game, and a really cruel blow
:32:26. > :32:29.for Wales, that was. What about this penalty claim that Wales did have in
:32:30. > :32:34.the second half. Should they have had a penalty? First of all, I
:32:35. > :32:37.thought it was a penalty. And then I saw the replay, and I thought it
:32:38. > :32:40.wasn't, and then it is only until the third remay that you actually
:32:41. > :32:44.see the contact, because t contact isn't with the feet, it is actually
:32:45. > :32:48.with the defenders' knee, and he hits the back of them, which is very
:32:49. > :32:53.difficult to spot, because you're looking at the feet. For me 100 per
:32:54. > :32:55.cent penalty, you know, Church has run across him and brought the
:32:56. > :32:59.contact, and obviously the defender has brought him down, it is a
:33:00. > :33:02.penalty. I am sure all three of you strikers would have claimed that
:33:03. > :33:07.one. That would have made the difference, possibly? Yes, I agree
:33:08. > :33:11.with Robert whose definite penalty, church has got across him, tangle of
:33:12. > :33:14.legs. We couldn't finish them off, and it is strange. Swansea have done
:33:15. > :33:18.it twice in Europe in the last couple of years, conceded in the 90
:33:19. > :33:22.third minute and that goal was avoidable there, and it cost us in
:33:23. > :33:27.the rankings, you know. So a disappointing night. So that is the
:33:28. > :33:31.end of 2013, then, where are we - glass half full or glass half empty?
:33:32. > :33:34.You had an encouraging end to the world cup campaign. That's a
:33:35. > :33:38.disappointing way perhaps in the night in the end to end the year?
:33:39. > :33:41.Yes, but we got the manager in place which is the main thing, and we can
:33:42. > :33:46.now look forward, and all the players know who is in charge, "I
:33:47. > :33:49.want to be in that squad that's going to qualify" because I believe
:33:50. > :33:53.we are going to qualify eventually. This group of players I think will
:33:54. > :33:56.do it. You've got to be fighting like mad is to get into the squat
:33:57. > :34:03.for this next tourism. The manager was in place. The next tournament,
:34:04. > :34:08.Nathan is Euro 2016. We have here a graphic which is the seedings for
:34:09. > :34:16.that competition. These are the pots: They're
:34:17. > :34:20.going to to play and beat one of these top nations. They're going to
:34:21. > :34:25.have to go some of the some of the teams are pot one, obviously, two,
:34:26. > :34:29.you want to avoid anyone, I wantly, Holland, Croatia, but, there is no
:34:30. > :34:34.easy games. I don't even think if you go into pop five and six there
:34:35. > :34:42.is an easy game. There is the likes of maybe a San Marino or Gibraltar.
:34:43. > :34:46.If you look pot five or Northern Ireland, Azerbaijan, there are no
:34:47. > :34:50.easy games at international level - at any level professional, you know?
:34:51. > :34:55.There is no easy games. With this group of players that Wales have at
:34:56. > :34:59.the moment, I keep talking about this golden generalvation -- golden
:35:00. > :35:03.generation. This next tournament is the best chance, isn't it? Yes, for
:35:04. > :35:07.in your. You wasn't get a better chance than this because the belief
:35:08. > :35:10.now is that it is different because you've got guys who everybody knows
:35:11. > :35:15.they're at the world class level, you snow? We've got barlet bail the
:35:16. > :35:25.most expensive player in the world, but not just that, he is playing at
:35:26. > :35:27.reel fulfilled -- R, and his -- - synchs real plied. We've
:35:28. > :35:33.The belief is we have got to be there. We've got to do the right
:35:34. > :35:36.things at the right time, but everybody has got to be in rhythm
:35:37. > :35:44.for us to qualify, and you won't get a better chance than now. There is
:35:45. > :35:48.no question mark over the commitment of Gareth Bale to Wales? Judgment
:35:49. > :35:52.you saying that makes me cringe. Is he going to turn up for a or a
:35:53. > :35:56.friendly? . If you get picked to play for Wales, I got free transfer
:35:57. > :35:59.when I was any, I never bought I was ever going to play for Wales. If I
:36:00. > :36:05.got picked to play for Wales, it was the biggest honour I could have, and
:36:06. > :36:08.I saw the games as bigger than any Premier League game, you've got to
:36:09. > :36:15.turn up. As simple as that. I want to ask you about the coaching staff.
:36:16. > :36:21.Does he need to bring this a extra pair of hands, especially with John
:36:22. > :36:25.Hartson having left? He has got kit Simon there, Roberts, who is
:36:26. > :36:29.obviously not as experienced as Kit but he will have his opinion. Chris
:36:30. > :36:34.knows the game inside out i don't think he needs to do anything
:36:35. > :36:38.drastic. He needs to get the belief in the players. We've all got to be
:36:39. > :36:45.positive. We've lost so many games over the years. We've ought got to
:36:46. > :36:50.think we can do it. How do we feel these stadiums again? It is not so
:36:51. > :36:53.long ago that they're playing at packed houses in the Millennium
:36:54. > :36:59.Stadium. How do they feel these grounds and then Is One of the
:37:00. > :37:04.biggest factors has probably got to be marketing. We've got to lookality
:37:05. > :37:08.how can we connect the fans to the team? And how can we bring that
:37:09. > :37:12.together? Because, you know, I feel when, at the same time, there's
:37:13. > :37:16.going to be results, to think defective got to see things on the
:37:17. > :37:21.pitch that encourages them to go, we've got a great squad, great
:37:22. > :37:26.players, genuine great players, and exciting players. Why have we got
:37:27. > :37:34.half a stadium there. It doesn't matter if it is a friendly or not.
:37:35. > :37:40.Nathan, sum up 2013 for us? Unprecedented, remain, in wha
:37:41. > :37:45.happened. Understandable, I would say results, especially in Chris's
:37:46. > :37:51.early days. I think he has got to grips with things, and I look
:37:52. > :37:54.forward to 20814. With optimism? Ever the optimist. Gentlemen, thank
:37:55. > :37:59.you very much indeed for your company here this evening. So, it
:38:00. > :38:01.was almost the perfect way to celebrate the new contract - not
:38:02. > :38:07.quite in the end, and Wales, it seems, remain something much a work
:38:08. > :38:08.in progress. From all of us here, thanks for watching. It's goodbye
:38:09. > :38:37.for now. Church wanted in the middle. It's
:38:38. > :38:42.over his head! It's headed home! Hennessey has to come up for this.
:38:43. > :38:47.Finland has pulled one backality the last.