Wales head for crunch Armenia trip

Football Daily

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🗓️ 14 November 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Kelly Cates is joined by BBC Wales’ Football Correspondent Rob Phillips and former Wales forward Nathan Blake on this episode of the Football Daily. The Panel preview the huge week that Wales has in store for them as they look to book their place in next summer’s Euros if results go their way. They’re second in Group D, level on points with third placed Croatia ahead of their game against Armenia. Plus, Football Correspondent John Murray and Senior Football Reporter Ian Dennis speak to Kelly from St Georges Park to look ahead to England’s two final qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia and how strong a contender they are for next summer's tournament in Germany. The Daily Mirrors' Chief Football Writer John Cross also explains how England's next generation has never felt brighter as we discuss the newest players in Gareth Southgate's side. TIMECODES 00’30 - The panel discuss Wales’ huge week in terms of Euro’s qualifications 03’15 – Ben Davis insists they’ve “never stopped believing” they can qualify 07’10 – Is this the new Wales generation 15’41 - John Murray and Ian Dennis look ahead to England’s two final qualifiers 19’00 – The Daily Mirror’s John Cross discusses the England Squad 23’42 – Ezri Konta audio 31’23 – Rico Lewis talks his call up to the England squad

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.
0:04.6	This is the Football Daily with Kelly Cates.
0:08.6	Hello and welcome to the Football Daily.
0:11.8	We'll be inside the England and Wales camps
0:13.7	throughout this episode as both nations prepare for this weekend's Euro 2024
0:18.0	qualifiers. We'll start with Wales they could book their place in next summer's
0:22.0	euros this week if results go their way.
0:25.1	Their second in Group D, they're level on points with third place Croatia ahead of their game
0:29.0	against Armenia, and we can bring in BBC Wales football correspondent Rob Phillips and
0:34.0	former Wales forward Nathan Blake. Rob let's start with you. It's a huge week ahead
0:38.7	for Wales but qualification is in their hands.
0:43.7	Nathan, it's a huge opportunity for them and a huge,
0:47.6	they've got a huge platform to build on coming up the win against Croatia.
0:51.9	Yeah, they have, Kelly, good evening first and foremost. It was a
0:57.0	sort of a now or never sort of game against Croatia. I think everyone's aware of how Wales have been. of
1:03.2	game against Croatia. I think everyone's aware of how Wales have been playing over the past couple of
1:07.0	You could say past 12 months really and truly I'm really putting great performances
1:18.7	but in really put in great performances. But in fairness, the game against Croatia, they were fantastic. They were reborn almost and you know some huge performances by some young players as well and you know
1:27.2	still missing players you know missing Brennan Johnson missing Aaron Ramsey and
1:31.2	players like that so it was a it was a huge result and a huge confidence booster.
1:37.1	Just let them know that without the great players such as, you know, Ramsey
1:42.1	was out of the squad like I said Garf bail and Joe Allen and
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