"This trip to Montenegro will live long in the memory for Craig Bellamy and the hundreds of Wales supporters who made the jaunt. In the city of Niksic, at a poky stadium with a running track and only two stands, Bellamy chalked up his first win as Wales manager. In filthy conditions, Wales quickly got to work, Kieffer Moore scoring inside 38 seconds and Harry Wilson adding an improvised, superb second less than two minutes later."
"Bellamy doesn’t tend to do things half-heartedly so when, before kick-off, he insisted the rain-soaked surface amid a backdrop of thunder and lightning were really good conditions, he meant it. Either that or he was not interested in making excuses. Within two and a half minutes his pre-match assessment proved to be spot on as Wales scored their first goal."
"Bellamy took delight in referencing the Yugoslavia Under-21 team that won the Fifa World Youth Championship in 1987, name-checking Zvonimir Boban and Davor Suker. Reflecting on Robert Prosinecki, Bellamy mentioned how the maverick player remembers for rifling through cigarettes at half-time, suggesting a shared rebellious spirit in football."
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