Bale and Ramsey look like a Euro 2016 tribute act and symbolise a wasted Wales World Cup dream 🟢 danielstorey85 for iPaperSport
Gareth Bale was entirely ineffective, another 30-something who simply hasn’t looked fit; he too stayed on. That pair looked like a Euro 2016 tribute act with all the same ideas but with bodies that are no longer a viable framework for a dream to be weaved.
When Page finally made changes, it was to take off Ampadu and not Ramsey. Cut to a defence having to push higher up the pitch to close the gaps, a long ball into the space catching them out andThe sorry irony is that Wales waited so long to qualify for a World Cup and then didn’t have a squad that could showcase the country’s best when they got there. That is a source of regret.
But even the Red Wall can accept that Wales are not the only nation looking to show the best version of itself and inspire. Iran won a football match on Friday afternoon, but you try telling those in tears in the stands before the game and in tears on the pitch afterwards that the impact of 25 November can be measured in Group B points.
As Iran lapped the pitch, 10 minutes after their victory was confirmed, the thousands of Wales supporters rose to give them a standing ovation and were thanked in return. Much has been said about the circumstances of this World Cup. Here at least was a moment of simple, pure humanity.
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