Planet Swans ArchivesColeman was appointed as successor to Gary Speed back in January 2012 and took over a national team in mourning. Progress was definitely coming under Speed before his untimely death but it shook the players to the core and it took them a while to recover.
As the nation looked to recover they slumped down the world rankings and missed out on the World Cup in 2014 finishing 5th in the group with the low point undoubtedly being a 6-1 reverse in Serbia in September 2012.
That shows you just how much Coleman has turned things around to get to the stage where this week he can be the first Wales manager to take their country to a major international finals.
But clearly he feels that there are people out there that are taking credit for the work that he has done and he was having none of it as he spoke to the media on the eve of the game in Cyprus
“It makes me laugh how people jump on a รยญbandwagon where, not so long ago, everyone was under the radar” said Coleman
รขโฌลWhen Wales are in the top 10 in the rankings and top of the group with four games to play, I see certain people want to take credit รขโฌโ people who havenรขโฌโขt been with us for a long period.
รขโฌลNobody wanted a piece of it when we werenรขโฌโขt winning. I never saw anybody stepping up saying, รขโฌหI am responsible for thisรขโฌโข, when we lost to Serbia.
รขโฌลI never saw anybody claim it was down to them when we finished fifth in the last campaign. Now, it has been reversed and we are top. Good things are happening and certain people want a stake.
รขโฌลBut I know what our strength is and, whatever we have achieved, is not solely down to me or anybody รขโฌโ we have all been in it together. Individually they are good, but collectively they are much better. We have not qualified yet but I think we will and I have always been confident.รขโฌย
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