Rhiannon Roberts column: Changing of the guard and playing in Wrexham
In her debut BBC Sport column, Rhiannon Roberts discusses Wales' World Cup qualifying double-header with Albania, the changing of the guard within the squad, and excitement at playing for her country in Wrexham.
[Getty Images] In her debut BBC Sport column, Rhiannon Roberts discusses Wales' upcoming World Cup qualifying double-header with Albania, the changing of the guard within the squad and her excitement at playing for her country in Wrexham again. The last camp was really important for us and it just showed the togetherness in the group. Against Czech Republic, it's a valuable point for us - it was never going to be an easy place to go as they are ranked higher than us.
We followed that up with a really impressive win against Montenegro in Llanelli which was important to keep the unbeaten run going, and, of course, to get three points on the board. With a back-to-back camp, we haven't really had much time in-between to wait, which is actually always quite a nice thing. When you're out of it for a bit too long and back into club mode, you can sometimes forget the little things, so it's really nice to be back in so soon.
As for this camp, the performance is key, but the main thing is to get the points. We want six points out of these two games and we want to finish top of the group. That's our aim.
Changing of the guard It's always going to feel a bit strange when you see the same faces for more than 10 years and then, all of a sudden, they're not there. It is quite strange. Players like Jess Fishlock and Kayleigh Barton, who have retired so recently, and the likes of Helen Ward before that, they've played such a massive part in our journey.
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