"Craig Bellamy missed Wales' last trip to Liechtenstein in 2009 as a player after being booked for dissent. This time, the head coach has made it to Vaduz, but is banned from the touchline after being, yep, booked for dissent during last month's defeat to Belgium. Bellamy's assistant, Piet Cremers, will be in the dugout while his boss watches from the stands. The 31-year-old Dutchman has some impressive behind-the-scenes experience, having worked as a chief analyst for Manchester City and assistant manager under Vincent Kompany"
"A strange bit of scheduling means that the Welsh football and rugby union teams are playing at the same time today and while the rugger boys are under pressure to get a result against Japan in Cardiff, the stakes feel a little lower for Craig Bellamy's men in this quiet corner of the Alps. Belgium have missed the chance to seal top spot in Group J after a 1-1 draw in Kazakhstan, but their final game is at home to Liechtenstein, so Wales' realistic"
Wales travel to Vaduz to play Liechtenstein with head coach Craig Bellamy present but banned from the touchline after a booking for dissent. Assistant Piet Cremers will manage from the dugout; he has experience as chief analyst at Manchester City and as assistant under Vincent Kompany at Burnley. The match coincides with a Wales rugby fixture, reducing local attention, while Belgium failed to clinch top spot after drawing in Kazakhstan. Wales realistically target second place in Group J, making a win against Liechtenstein the primary objective.
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