🔗 Share this article Three Lions Squad Depth Called 'Absurd' - Welsh Boss Craig Bellamy The German manager took over as England manager in late 2024. Published 60 minutes ago International friendly: Wales vs England Venue: Wembley Stadium, London Date: Thursday, 9 October Kick-off: 19:45 BST The Wales head coach states the English player pool is so impressive that a boxing promoter would not match them with his Wales side. Bellamy's men face their neighbors in a non-competitive match at Wembley on this Thursday before their important World Cup qualifier against Belgium next the following week. England manager Thomas Tuchel has omitted the likes of Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden and Jack Grealish out of his squad for the Wales friendly and their World Cup qualifier against Latvia. "England have a ridiculous squad, similar to France," the coach said. "England have a transfer market value of £1.4bn, Wales' is 170 million. Were you a boxing promoter, you would not put us together. It wouldn't be allowed." He explains making sure the Welsh team can face the talented rivals is a "driving force". Bellamy continued: "We don't go off market prices, but the reality is England don't just have a single lineup. They have two, three, four and France and others have the same level. England have loads of top talents and that's the honest truth." "A defender went out injured the recently and there's only two dozen others to choose from! They've got over sixty players. I'd love Wales to be well-equipped like them." These two nations most recently met at the 2022 tournament in the Middle East, when the English emerged as comfortable 3-0 winners in a fixture before the previous England team reached the quarter-finals. Southgate's successor is Thomas Tuchel, a European and world club winner at Chelsea who has won league championships in Ligue 1 and his home country. The Welsh boss was formerly an assistant at Anderlecht and the English club to Kompany, who succeeded him at the German giants. "He's an outstanding coach - his record speak for themselves," Bellamy noted. "I have some sort of understanding because the club he left I am familiar with individuals who have gone in there. I get a bit of an insight from that of his methods and it's very impressive. " "His strategic planning is elite and I wanted to be up against that - observe how we adjust because he will. I will get to learn from that. I aspire to get to such heights." Wales Squad List Goalkeepers: Karl Darlow (Leeds United), Davies (Sheffield United), King (the Toffees). Defenders: Cabango (Swansea), Dasilva (Coventry City), B. Davies (Spurs), Ronan Kpakio (Cardiff), Dylan Lawlor (Cardiff), Mepham (West Bromwich Albion), Rodon (Leeds), Williams (Forest). Midfielders: Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United), Brooks (the Cherries), Jordan James (Leicester City - loaned by Stade Rennais), Josh Sheehan (Bolton), Thomas (Stoke City), Harry Wilson (Fulham), J. Colwill (Cardiff City), R. Colwill (Cardiff City). Attackers: Broadhead (the Red Dragons), Cullen (Swansea City), Mark Harris (Oxford), Lewis Koumas (Birmingham - loaned by the Reds), Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur), Moore (Wrexham), I. Davies (Cardiff City).