Gareth Bale, captain of the Wales team, who qualified for the round of 16 of the European Championship despite losing to Italy in Rome, he was “proud of the boys” for having achieved this achievement.
“We knew it was going to be a very difficult match from the beginning, we had to defend a lot, run a lot and we ended up tired“, admitted the player on loan from Real Madrid to Tottenham, whose selection is still in the competition and with the dream of trying to get closer to the success of the last European Championship, when he became the great revelation when he reached the semifinals.
“We wanted to try to get a positive result, but it couldn't be, but we finished seconds anyway“Bale said in statements to ITV Sport, and pointed out that now they have to recover from the accumulated wear and tear to prepare for the round of 16 match, which they will play in Amsterdam against the second in group B.
Another of the great references of Wales, Aaron Ramsey, commented that “during long phases it was a difficult encounter” against “a great team” that “he has not lost 30 games and that is a great success.”
“Once again, this team (Wales) showed great character, you can never question that as we give it our all “, highlighted the Juventus player, who considered decisive for his selection to be “compact”, “have a good balance” and “be more constant in games”.