Wales boss: Williams fit for Belgium
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WALES captain Ashley Williams will be fit to face Belgium in the Euro 2016 quarterfinal on Friday, manager Chris Coleman said yesterday.
The defender injured his shoulder colliding with teammate Jonny Williams in the 1-0 win over Northern Ireland on Saturday.
Although Ashley Williams stayed on the field, he was seen wearing heavy strapping after the game and there were fears he would miss the match in Lille. But Coleman confirmed his fitness for Wales’ biggest game since its 1958 World Cup quarterfinal with Brazil.
“He’ll be ok, it was the way he landed,” Coleman told reporters yesterday. “He hasn’t dislocated his shoulder. He is not a worry or a doubt. We know we need to look after him.”
Belgium confirmed its place in Friday’s quarterfinal on Sunday when it thrashed Hungary 4-0 with a standout performance from Eden Hazard.
But Coleman said the Welsh have no particular plans for dealing with the Chelsea midfielder who many of his players compete against in England’s Premier League.
“You can spend a month in defensive situations to try and stop player like that — in a split second he can disappoint those plans,” he said. “He’s a great player. We’ve faced him before but we won’t have special plans for one player.”
Wales will draw confidence from beating Belgium 1-0 in their Euro 2016 qualifier last year, a result that helped the team finish runner-up to Marc Wilmot’s side in Group B.
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