"Overall, I don't like losing, I have to be honest, but performance-wise, I have to be happy. I learned that some of our senior boys were outstanding. Some of the young boys, we have to expose them. We can see the gulf, we knew that was going to be the case. But if we don't do it, when are we going to do it?"
"They're a really good team. I think their recent record is really good, and for a friendly I thought it was really competitive. I think on the whole, it was a good game. We said before the game that there's no such thing as a friendly game. I think overall it was a good workout for us. We're obviously disappointed to lose, but there's a lot of positives to take."
Wales suffered a 1-0 friendly defeat to Canada in Cardiff as Derek Cornelius scored a magnificent free-kick after Canada hit the woodwork twice. The loss was Wales' second in 12 matches under Bellamy and came after eight changes to the side that beat Kazakhstan in qualifying. Wales have failed to score in nine of their last 12 friendlies, including the last three. Bellamy remained upbeat, praising senior players and stressing the need to expose young players to higher-level opposition. Harry Wilson described the game as competitive and a useful workout. Wales sit third in their World Cup qualifying group, one point behind Kazakhstan, and face friendlies with England and Belgium next.
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