{"id":96858,"date":"2025-03-25T13:18:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T13:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=96858"},"modified":"2025-03-25T13:18:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T13:18:39","slug":"i-never-see-us-as-an-underdog-craig-bellamy-confident-as-wales-look-to-extend-unbeaten-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2025\/03\/25\/i-never-see-us-as-an-underdog-craig-bellamy-confident-as-wales-look-to-extend-unbeaten-run\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I never see us as an underdog\u2019: Craig Bellamy confident as Wales look to extend unbeaten run"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A win in North Macedonia will send Wales to the top of Group J<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

WALES will look to make it eight games unbeaten, as they continue their World Cup qualification campaign against North Macedonia in Skopje.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Craig Bellamy\u2019s side remain undefeated since he took charge, with last week\u2019s 3-1 win against Kazakhstan the fourth win of the seven-match unbeaten run. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So are the side are still underdogs, after years of treading water under former manager Rob Page?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI never see us as an underdog. I\u2019m not an underdog, I never have been. I will not accept that,\u201d said Bellamy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know we\u2019re guaranteed a play-off, but it\u2019s every game. \u2018Can you win? How can you set the team up to win?\u2019 That\u2019s the only way my psyche works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019m a naive person, but maybe someone\u2019s going to teach me a lesson soon. Hopefully not Tuesday, though.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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