Wales captain Aaron Ramsey has dismissed talks of him retiring after lacking out on Euro 2024 together with his nationwide.
The 33-year-old didn’t come off the bench as his facet misplaced within the play-off last, creating hypothesis that his time on the large stage could also be over.
However the Cardiff midfielder says he’s eyeing the 2026 World Cup and believes he can nonetheless be at a high stage in two years time.
Talking forward of the Nations League match towards Turkey, he stated: “It by no means entered my thoughts about stopping. If something, it excites me what this staff are able to.
“It was tough for me to not get on and hopefully attempt to assist the staff to qualify.
“That was the factor that was consuming away at me and I felt like there was some unfinished enterprise there.
“That’s undoubtedly an goal of mine, to assist this staff qualify for the following World Cup.
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“The potential on this staff, the age, it’s all constructive and places us in a terrific place to do this.”
Craig Bellamy has taken over as supervisor, changing Rob Web page.
The previous winger may have on the spot strain on him with Wales so determined to qualify for the World Cup, however Ramsey has spoken extremely of the previous Premier League man.
He added: “I feel the best way that he’s are available in and dealt with himself has been so spectacular.
“There’s been quite a lot of info given within the first few days however the boys have achieved very well to soak up as a lot as they will thus far.
“It’s undoubtedly going to be a course of in these subsequent six video games earlier than the World Cup qualifiers begin [in March].
“It’s actually aggressive, high-intensity with out the ball, the non-negotiable stuff.
“The best way he sees the sport is new to quite a lot of us – solely Connor [Roberts, who worked with Bellamy at Burnley] has skilled that earlier than.
“We’re all fairly impressed and hopefully we will implement the issues we’ve been engaged on in these first few video games.”
