🔗 Share this article Three Lions Squad Depth Labelled 'Absurd' - Wales Boss Bellamy The German manager was appointed England manager in late 2024. Published 60 minutes ago Friendly match: England v Wales Venue: London's Wembley, London Date: Thursday, 9 October Kick-off: 19:45 BST The Wales head coach says the English squad depth is remarkable that matchmakers wouldn't pair them against the Welsh team. Bellamy's men meet their neighbors in a friendly at the national stadium on Thursday before their crucial qualifying match against Belgium next the following week. National team coach Thomas Tuchel has left the such as Bellingham, Foden and Jack Grealish out of his squad for the match against Wales and their World Cup qualifier against the Latvian team. "England have a incredible squad, like the French," the coach said. "They have a transfer market value of 1.4 billion pounds, ours is £170m. Were you a boxing promoter, you would not put us together. That wouldn't be permitted." He explains making sure the Welsh team can compete with the talented opponents is a "key motivation". Bellamy continued: "We do not rely on market prices, but the reality is England don't just have one team. They have multiple and the French and other nations are similarly stacked. England have many great players and that's a fact." "One right-back was ruled out injured the other day and there's only two dozen others to go! They have 60-odd players. I'd love Wales to be well-equipped like them." The neighbouring countries most recently met at the 2022 tournament in Qatar, when England ran out easy 3-0 winners in a fixture before the previous England team made it to the quarter-finals. Southgate's successor is Thomas Tuchel, a Champions League and world club winner at Chelsea who has claimed domestic titles in France and his home country. Bellamy was previously an assistant at the Belgian side and Burnley to Vincent Kompany, who replaced him at the German giants. "Tuchel's an outstanding coach - his achievements speak for themselves," he noted. "I have some sort of insight because the club he left I know individuals who have joined. I get a glimpse from that of his methods and it's remarkable. " "His strategic planning is elite and I wanted to be up against that - observe how you're going to adapt because he adapts too. I will get to learn from it. I aspire to get to that level." Welsh Squad Selection Keepers: Karl Darlow (Leeds), Adam Davies (Sheffield United), King (Everton). Backline: Cabango (Swansea), Jay Dasilva (Coventry), Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur), Kpakio (Cardiff City), Lawlor (Cardiff City), Mepham (West Brom), Joe Rodon (Leeds), Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest). Midfielders: Ampadu (Leeds), David Brooks (the Cherries), Jordan James (Leicester - loaned by Rennes), Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers), Thomas (Stoke City), H. Wilson (Fulham), J. Colwill (Cardiff), R. Colwill (Cardiff). Attackers: Nathan Broadhead (Wrexham), Liam Cullen (Swansea City), Harris (Oxford United), Koumas (Birmingham - loaned by Liverpool), Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur), Kieffer Moore (Wrexham), I. Davies (Cardiff City).