🔗 Share this article England Team Depth Labelled 'Ridiculous' - Wales Boss Craig Bellamy The German manager took over as England manager in October 2024. Published 60 minutes ago Friendly match: England v Wales Venue: Wembley Stadium, the capital Date: Thursday, 9 October Kick-off: 7:45 PM BST Craig Bellamy states the English squad depth is so impressive that a boxing promoter would not match them with his Wales side. Bellamy's men meet their neighbors in a non-competitive match at Wembley on this Thursday before their crucial qualifying match against the Belgians next Monday. National team coach Tuchel has omitted the such as Bellingham, Foden and Grealish from his squad for the Wales friendly and their qualifying game against the Latvian team. "The English have a incredible team, like France," the coach remarked. "They have a transfer market value of 1.4 billion pounds, Wales' is £170m. Were you a fight promoter, you would not match us up. It wouldn't be allowed." Bellamy explains ensuring the Welsh team can face the star-studded opponents is a "driving force". The Wales head coach added: "We don't go off values, but the simple fact is they don't just have one team. They possess two, three, four and the French and others are similarly stacked. They have many great players and that's a fact." "A defender went out injured the recently and there are two dozen others to go! They have 60-odd footballers. I'd love us to be well-equipped similarly." The neighbouring countries last faced each other at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, when England emerged as comfortable 3-0 winners in a group match before the previous England team made it to the quarter-finals. Southgate's successor is Tuchel, a European and Fifa Club World Cup winner at Chelsea who has claimed domestic titles in France and his native Germany. The Welsh boss was previously an coach at the Belgian side and the English club to Kompany, who succeeded him at Bayern Munich. "Tuchel's an incredible manager - his record speak for themselves," Bellamy noted. "I have a degree of insight because the club he left I know people who have joined. I get a bit of an insight there of how he works and it's remarkable. " "His strategic planning is elite and I aimed to be up against such a challenge - observe how you're going to adapt because he will. I can learn from it. I'd love to get to such heights." Wales Squad Selection Goalkeepers: Darlow (Leeds United), Davies (Sheffield Utd), Tom King (the Toffees). Backline: Ben Cabango (Swansea City), Jay Dasilva (Coventry City), Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur), Ronan Kpakio (Cardiff), Dylan Lawlor (Cardiff City), Mepham (West Bromwich Albion), Rodon (Leeds United), Williams (Nottingham Forest). Midfielders: Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United), Brooks (the Cherries), J. James (Leicester - loaned by Rennes), Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers), Thomas (Stoke City), H. Wilson (the Cottagers), J. Colwill (Cardiff City), R. Colwill (Cardiff City). Attackers: Nathan Broadhead (Wrexham), Liam Cullen (Swansea), Harris (Oxford United), Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City - loaned by the Reds), Johnson (Spurs), Moore (Wrexham), Isaak Davies (Cardiff).