""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?""
""I learnt that some of our senior boys were outstanding. Some of the young boys, we have to expose them,""
""I am a little bit worried that some of the players in this camp might have played their way out of Craig Bellamy's plans. "I worry for the likes of Ronan Kpakio, I thought he really struggled. "I am not saying he isn't one for the future, he's only 18 and he is a really promising talent, but I think he was exposed a little bit tonight.""
Wales lost 1-0 in a friendly against Canada while giving four players — Dylan Lawlor, Ronan Kpakio, Joel Colwill and Kai Andrews — their international debuts during the September camp. Dylan Lawlor had previously excelled in a separate 1-0 World Cup qualifying win in Kazakhstan, while the other debutants struggled against a dynamic Canadian side. Concern arose over Kpakio's performance, with pundits suggesting some young players might need more development time with the under-21s. Debate followed about whether some camp players had jeopardized their place in national plans, and at least one former international defended the young right-back.
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