No Wales issue for ‘best player’ Davies – Bellamy

Wales, where Ben Davies is still considered the “best player,” is unconcerned by his limited playing time at Tottenham Hotspur.

The 32-year-old defender started his campaign with a goal in last Sunday’s 1-1 Premier League draw with Sunderland with a goal in his first appearance for Spurs this season, making just three appearances there this year.

After the game, Davies declared that his future lay in his hands as a result of speculations about leaving the London club he started playing for in 2014.

The left-back or center-back has 100 caps to his name, and he’s an important player for Wales this season, regardless of how marginal he may be at Spurs this season.

Wales will face Bosnia-Herzegovina in a semi-final of the World Cup on March 26 and then face Italy or Northern Ireland in a potential final five days later.

Players like Davies, whose lack of regular first-team action at club level might contribute to that tight turnaround, who are at risk of injury.

“Ben has been our best player, to be honest. Some players are excellent, such skilled pros who are well-versed in what they require and who are well-equipped for the time.

Wales’ goal is to qualify for a second successive World Cup, so they will need to make sure Davies is fit to compete in both March play-offs.

The former Swansea City player’s outstanding performance in Wales’ play-off victory over Ukraine ensured that they would advance to the 2022 competition’s previous edition.

In spite of Aaron Ramsey’s continued, injury-heavy absence, he continues to be a powerful figure.

However, Davies injured his hamstring during Wales’ qualifying campaign’s final two games after suffering a hamstring injury against Belgium in October.

Bellamy is unconcerned, though, even if Davies doesn’t play regularly before March.

We’ll handle it, I promise. There is no problem, Bellamy continued.

These boys live it, you see what you’ve got now. These boys have self-management skills and training.

Nothing can compare to a game in terms of match fitness, but these boys are smart enough to know when they play internal games, and clubs are smart enough to know because the difference between training small, small, and small and moving to a bigger area increases the risk of injury. They then manage their training load, and we then increase.

Former Arsenal midfielder Ramsey, who has struggled with fitness issues throughout his career, has not suffered the same injuries as Davies.

However, their ability to play two matches in a row in March could be a concern unless Davies leaves Spurs in January or Ramsey, who is currently unattached, joins a new club.

We must control it if it’s Ben or Aaron. Bellamy remarked, “We need 30-odd players because that’s the simple fact.”

“We have to use 32 players in this campaign, I believe, because we need to maintain our intensity.”

We’re really high in the intensity and creating opportunities because of where we are currently ranked in Europe, so all of our metrics have changed.

“We’re currently in the top 10 [for intensity] and, with our identity, we must stay there because, in my opinion, that’s where we can expect to see the biggest results over the coming months.”