Bellamy rues Wales chaos but sees bright future

Craig Bellamy had warned his players. The day before Wales faced Bosnia-Herzegovina in their World Cup play-off semi-final, their head coach said: "Do not get involved in chaos. A chaotic game will not suit us, it suits them.

" When the moment came to pass, when Wales had control, they did not heed those words. Leading 1-0 during the second half, Wales had chances to extend their advantage but, after wasting those, they squandered their hold on the match. Bosnia were allowed to grow into the game, equalised from a late corner and won the shootout, leaving Wales to pick up the pieces after missing out on a second successive major tournament on penalties.

"It got chaotic and that was the bit we didn't want with this team," Bellamy said after the game. "We allowed the chaos to creep in for 20 minutes and tried to see the game out. We're not built that way, we don't play that way.

"We have to keep the ball. I just couldn't quite get that message on. I do understand - it's a play-off, they had four centre-forwards on the pitch at one stage.