But it calls to mind a precise moment in time for Welsh football, a moment captain Craig Bellamy summarised with typical brutality: 'Where we go from here, God knows.'
Toshack had been in charge for five years and, following a spate of retirements, he decided the only way forward was to put his faith in youth and hope that early exposure to international football would arm his players with the experience required to flourish later in their careers.
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