🔗 Share this article Three Lions Team Depth Labelled 'Ridiculous' - Wales Boss Bellamy Thomas Tuchel took over as national team coach in late 2024. Published 60 minutes ago Friendly match: England v Wales Venue: Wembley Stadium, the capital Date: October 9th Kick-off: 7:45 PM BST Craig Bellamy says England's player pool is so impressive that a boxing promoter wouldn't pair them with his Wales side. Bellamy's men face their neighbors in a non-competitive match at the national stadium on this Thursday before their crucial qualifying match against Belgium next the following week. England manager Tuchel has omitted the such as Bellingham, Foden and Jack Grealish from his selection for the match against Wales and their qualifying game against Latvia. "The English have a incredible squad, similar to France," the coach said. "They have a transfer market value of 1.4 billion pounds, ours is 170 million. If you were a fight promoter, you wouldn't match us up. That wouldn't be permitted." He explains ensuring the Welsh team can face the talented opponents is a "key motivation". The Wales head coach continued: "We do not rely on market prices, but the simple fact is England have more than one team. They possess multiple and France and other nations have the same level. England have many top talents and that's the honest truth." "A defender went out injured the other day and there are two dozen others to go! They have over sixty players. I'd love us to be stacked like them." These two nations most recently met at the 2022 tournament in the Middle East, when England ran out comfortable victors in a group match before Gareth Southgate's side made it to the quarter-finals. The new manager is Tuchel, a European and world club champion at Chelsea who has won domestic titles in Ligue 1 and his native Germany. The Welsh boss was previously an coach at the Belgian side and the English club to Kompany, who replaced him at Bayern Munich. "He's an outstanding coach - his achievements is proven," he noted. "I have some sort of understanding because the club he left I am familiar with people who have gone in there. I gain a bit of an insight there of how he works and it's remarkable. " "His strategic planning is top level and I wanted to be up against that - observe how you're going to adapt because he adapts too. I will get to learn from it. I aspire to reach that level." Welsh Squad Selection Keepers: Darlow (Leeds United), Adam Davies (Sheffield United), Tom King (Everton). Backline: Ben Cabango (Swansea), Jay Dasilva (Coventry City), Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur), Ronan Kpakio (Cardiff City), Dylan Lawlor (Cardiff), Mepham (West Bromwich Albion), Rodon (Leeds), Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest). Midfield: Ethan Ampadu (Leeds), Brooks (the Cherries), J. James (Leicester City - on loan from Stade Rennais), Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers), Thomas (Stoke City), H. Wilson (Fulham), Joel Colwill (Cardiff), R. Colwill (Cardiff). Forwards: Nathan Broadhead (Wrexham), Liam Cullen (Swansea), Harris (Oxford United), Koumas (Birmingham City - loaned by the Reds), Brennan Johnson (Spurs), Moore (Wrexham), Isaak Davies (Cardiff).