Paul Abbandonato@PaulAbbandonato
UK Sports Journalist of Year winner; Ex-Head of Sport WalesOnline/Welsh papers. Author Nigel Owens, Gary Speed & Barry John books. Loving father of three boys Cardiff, Wales Joined December 2011-
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@PaulAbbandonato Like John Toshack used too say Paul. ‘We got to win the home games’ Armenia, Turkey and Poland. We fell way short. Bellamy, Osian Roberts, Cooper, Cameron Toshack or stick with Page. Noel Mooney and the FAW got to be very careful now.
@PaulAbbandonato Was saying this to the guy next to me, the game was calling out for Rambo, even half-fit, for 10-15mins as Poles were dominating midfield. Lots around me calling for that substitution too. Really think Page bottled it when we needed his leadership. 14 players used in 2 games?!?!
@PaulAbbandonato I loved Erol's comments! I think a little dig to Mr Page 🙈🤣 however all true
Erol Bulut says he was surprised Page didn't send on Aaron Ramsey against Poland, at the very least to take a penalty. 'Poland were pushing and Wales could have kept the ball better with him.' Find it so hard to disagree. And he is Wales' penalty taker, remember!
Want Wales to be at the Euros, goes without saying….but just looked at a power rankings piece on the finals teams and France, Netherlands & Austria are all in top 10. Not sure it’d have been too pretty given how WC went under Pagey? Austria beat Turkey 6-1 the other night!
proud bla blah, get real we failed...poor poor campaign imo Page is tactically inept and out of his depth, yes the squad is decent thus should have qualified....think FAW will stick with him and tbh can't think of a new manager, Cooper doubt it, the man in Como...yes🏴⚽️
@PaulAbbandonato A better coach would have qualified from the group. We have a great group to push on and they'll be held back considerably if Page stays.
@PaulAbbandonato Criminal that Rubin was not on the bench , the space available that last 20 mins, he could have won the game for us. Understand Rambo not playing as he is not fit but surely he could have been with the squad without being named?
@PaulAbbandonato Players miss pens, can’t fault any that agreed to take one although James didn’t look confident. Ward got no where near them. Page has always been a poor manager, league 2 at best. She shouldn’t be near this job.
@PaulAbbandonato They absolutely would have, Page has been clueless throughout the campaign and yet again fell short. Should have been gone after the embarrassment in Qatar, we can’t afford to waste yet another campaign.
@PaulAbbandonato Tactics wrong tonight & it cost us, nothing else! Why call up Colwell but not have him in the squad? Why have Ramsey & not bring him on? You're right, we move on but Paige has cost us & it will happen again. He is not getting the best out of this team tbh!
@PaulAbbandonato Very defensive today, when leading upto game,Poland hierarchy were concerned by our pace! Confused by Brennan sub & when Connor went off I immediately thought ok, back 4 with Neco switching across & a bit of extra movement in their half against tiring defenders! I was dumbfounded
@PaulAbbandonato Poland were poor and there for the taking tonight - Page had no idea how to do that - reality is we should never have been in a play off anyway with this squad - you only have to look at Scotland for a true reflection of how Page failed again and how much out of his depth he is
Devastated, CCS was rocking & fans deserved better finale. No-one should hang Dan James, he is one of footballs genuine nice guys. Just like Paul Bodin. It happens, move on. Not overly impressed by Page’s in game management mind, would a better boss hv qualified these players?
Just reflecting on how for most of this century @CardiffCityFC tend to hv been involved in promotion/ play-off hopes or relegation battles deep into the season, keeping fans on edge of their seats. Next few weeks (mid-table mediocrity) are going to be quite boring aren't they? 😀
Osian Roberts told me Scotland once asked for a video of his Wales age-grade side singing the anthem. A best in class type thing. 'Doesn't mean we win or lose, but it's who we are', was Osh's mantra in telling Ampadu & Co the importance of it. Flower of Scotland is epic too mind
Putting together a 48-page ‘FA Cup glory years’ supplement, on sale next month, focused mainly on 70s, 80s, 90s when the final was biggest game of season. I remember details of all those games; can barely recall a thing of more recent ones I actually attended 😎😂. Anyone else?
One bonus to derby is proper planning can now start early for next year. Love Cardiff to get Phillips on loan again. An athletic, quality centre mid is a MUST to play with Siopis/Ramsey/Colwill. 2 pacy wingers & a CF too. Davies/King/Bagan will return better. Basis of good squad
Pretty woeful performance that by Cardiff, too many individuals had an off day - & some didn’t seem to get what the derby means to Swansea, why it’s the be all & end all for them. Always have to match that first. Hopefully Bulut now starts Colwill, Ramsey, O’Dowda moving forward
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450 Followers 775 Following Retired champion hedge hopper with a shark bite@PaulAbbandonato Hopefully we’ll see the full benefits next season 🤞🏻. Scandalously is a better description 😁
@PaulAbbandonato ye but how well qualifying does for the nation not just for football. And also for grassroots teams it helps so much and then the trip a lot of welsh fans would have going out there aswell. Would be class for the fans and the country
@PaulAbbandonato Was saying this to the guy next to me, the game was calling out for Rambo, even half-fit, for 10-15mins as Poles were dominating midfield. Lots around me calling for that substitution too. Really think Page bottled it when we needed his leadership. 14 players used in 2 games?!?!
@PaulAbbandonato Although not perfect, this season has been far better than I could have been. Stability and medium term planning could push us on for the next couple of seasons. Let's hope VT sees the bigger picture 🤞
@tom_cymru00 @PaulAbbandonato @Martyn_1963 @SloperBlues Well we limped to the World Cup but didn’t have enough for the Euros, but the fans know we do have the talent, Poland were poor, a huge missed opportunity. Turkey were hammered 6-1 by Austria the same night, which tells us everything!
@PaulAbbandonato I mean, so, the possibility we might lose some football matches for the knowledge that football across the nation is in a better place… you take it.
I’d rather be out there having a beer, seeing the sights and getting battered than having the disappointment of Tuesday and spending the summer watching BBC and ITV
I’d rather be out there having a beer, seeing the sights and getting battered than having the disappointment of Tuesday and spending the summer watching BBC and ITV
@PaulAbbandonato Difficult one. Don't qualify and get the inquisition it's already had (not from the Welsh FA it seems). Qualify, get smacked around Germany and then have the same inquisition albeit we did get there.
@PaulAbbandonato But it would have been good experience at the higher levels. Wanting Cymru to be a successful team on the international stage involves losing to better teams and learning from the experience.
@PaulAbbandonato But we need to be at these tournaments to improve. And I firmly believe with a decent coach, we wouldn't be a complete embarrassment.
@PaulAbbandonato We need to qualify for tournaments in order to improve, but we would have struggled to get anything from any of those games (no doubt Poland will struggle as well) with Page in charge.
Austria hired Ralf Rangnick after failing to qualify for the World Cup. They’ve been transformed. 🇦🇹 Albania hired Sylvinho and he’s taken them to the Euros 🇦🇱 Romania hired a new manager in 2022 he’s taken them to the Euros 🇷🇴 Slovakia hired a new manager in 2022 he’s taken… x.com/i/web/status/1…
Austria hired Ralf Rangnick after failing to qualify for the World Cup. They’ve been transformed. 🇦🇹 Albania hired Sylvinho and he’s taken them to the Euros 🇦🇱 Romania hired a new manager in 2022 he’s taken them to the Euros 🇷🇴 Slovakia hired a new manager in 2022 he’s taken… x.com/i/web/status/1…
@PaulAbbandonato Club sides apart cannot understand him selecting Cullen over Colwill on the bench especially if we needed a goal every time I've watched Rubin he drives forward very positive player... and I'm a Swans supporter
@BenGrif22656028 Why he didn’t change the system when Roberts went off I’ll never know. One of his on form strikers playing at RWB was a waste
@PaulAbbandonato @CrowbarJ42904 Had to Google Jimmy Page 🙂 Youngsters pah.
@PaulAbbandonato Let's hope he does play them together - lots of potential! If I was Bulut I would be annoyed that neither played for wales! The Ricoh is a 20 minute walk from my house so it would be rude not to go, going Brum away and Millwall as celebrating my lads 18th there!
@PaulAbbandonato Criminal that Rubin was not on the bench , the space available that last 20 mins, he could have won the game for us. Understand Rambo not playing as he is not fit but surely he could have been with the squad without being named?
@PaulAbbandonato Definitely - far too slow to react yet again. Also, James totally wasted at right back. Surely he could have switched Williams there and gone to back 4 instead of sticking so rigidly to that system?!?
@PaulAbbandonato Absolutely right Paul. Why the FAW gave him a 4 year deal is beyond me. There's a reason he was sacked by Northampton and Port Vale...
@PaulAbbandonato @GwynneRichards We both said about Colwill on the bench a few days ago. I’m a Derby County fan. I like all the Welsh clubs, so no bias. Colwill would have offered something different.