![]() "Since the World Cup there have been some senior players who have left, big characters in the changing room. "This is why I talk about the importance of staying moderated. "That's what happens when you win and lose games of football," Page said. But the defeat has seen their chances of qualification slashed considerably.Ī win over Turkey, however, will once again see the narrative flip on its head, he hopes. A win against Armenia would have seen Wales yield seven points from their first three qualifiers and they would have been sitting pretty at the top of their qualification pool. ![]() It so easily could have been a completely different narrative. ![]() "We will look to put it right tomorrow, but if we can’t get the win I want a level of performance that the supporters can be proud of and build on it." Friday was a massive bump, but now we stick together as a group. "We showed our potential in March, we are still a young group so there are going to be inconsistencies, there are going to be bumps along the way. We’re a team in progression, a team in transition so we have to put our foot on the ball a little bit and remind ourselves where on the journey we are. If we were playing England, Holland or Belgium six or seven years ago it might have been more than the close defeats in the 95th minute. "There is a stat about one win in 11 games, look at the opposition we’ve been playing. "I think the reason it was such a low moment was because of expectations we put on ourselves, because of results we’ve had and performances we’ve had. If not, we run the risk of getting performances and results like the other night. "We know as a nation that if we’re going to continue to compete at this level and maintain the levels of performance shown against Croatia and against Latvia, in certain respects, we have to get both sides of the game spot on. "Every manager sat before me has had similar issues, games sometimes don’t go according to plan. SIGN UP: Get the latest Welsh football newsletter here with the latest news and opinion from on the Wales team Speaking in Samsun on the eve of the game, Page said: "We had a group meeting yesterday and addressed what needed to be said, we’ve put it to bed and full focus is on the challenge tomorrow evening and we’ll all be ready for it. ![]() Wales were sent crashing back down to earth on Friday night with a 4-2 loss at home to Armenia, a defeat which prompted a torrent of anger from supporters and pundits and ramped up pressure on Monday night's huge Euro qualifier match against Turkey. Wales manager Rob Page called the chastening defeat by Armenia a "huge bump in the road" but defended his side's record of only one win since qualifying for the World Cup more than a year ago. ![]()
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