Bellamy says game is becoming increasingly physical
Wales play Canada in Swansea on Tuesday
Craig Bellamy compared Premier League players to “cyborgs” as he discussed the growing physicality in the game after Thomas Tuchel said long throws and direct tactics were in vogue.
The Wales manager said he handpicked friendlies against Canada on Tuesday and England next month – two higher-ranked nations – to provide a barometer of his team’s progress and believes facing the latter at Wembley will be the perfect warm-up for hosting Belgium in a crunch World Cup qualifier four days later.
Tuchel said long throws were “back” and that England must consider adding long balls to their attacking weaponry. Bellamy, who was assistant manager to Vincent Kompany in the top flight at Burnley, was asked whether he had detected a recent shift in styles.
