"I really enjoyed it. I spoke to the players in the meeting before we came here, and said we could really enjoy this, there could be something in this for us, the way they play and how we are able to combat that,"
"I said to them at the end, I am not a perfect person, I haven't come across anyone who is. But maybe I take a little bit of that back, because that was as close to the perfect performance as I have seen. That was incredible."
"The way we were able to use the ball, our timing. We didn't play with a forward, we had three [number] 10s. But they were in the position where you drag someone out, and someone runs, then the wide players were connected with it as well. We were just so clean with the ball, and that allows you to have good chances. It was one of those days where we are able to take them as well."
Wales defeated North Macedonia 7-1 to secure a World Cup play-off spot after both teams had been level on 13 points. Harry Wilson scored a hat-trick, opening from the penalty spot and later completing his treble, while David Brooks, Brennan Johnson, Dan James and Nathan Broadhead also scored. The team operated without a traditional forward, using three number 10s to create space, time runs and connect with wide players, maintaining clean possession and converting chances. The seven-goal haul was Wales' first 7+ goal match since 1978 and only the fifth such result in Welsh history.
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