Hello. If their attempts at reaching a first World Cup finals since 1958 have taught Wales anything, it’s not to get too far ahead of themselves, lest their hopes and dreams come thudding straight back at them like a last-minute Paul Bodin penalty. His team might have been semi-finalists at last year’s Euros, but Chris Coleman doesn’t mind the boredom of taking each game as it comes. Four points from their final two matches in Group D, that’s all Wales need to secure their play-off spot, an exciting thought. But Wales aren’t looking that far forward yet. They aren’t even thinking about what promises to be a dramatic occasion when the Republic of Ireland visit Cardiff on Monday night. Not when they’ve got to confront Georgia in Tblisi first.
It won’t be easy for Wales this evening - and not just because they’re missing the injured Gareth Bale, whose absence will be keenly felt even it presents Aaron Ramsey with an opportunity to step up to the plate. As Coleman’s acknowledged, Georgia are better than their Fifa ranking of 103 in the world. “They’ve got imagination, they create chances and they play risk football,” the Wales manager said yesterday, thinking back to that tricky 1-1 home draw with Georgia last year. Ireland have already been held in Tblisi and the threat posed to Welsh qualification hopes by Kakhaber Tskhadadze’s men should not be taken lightly. Falter here and Wales will be newly vulnerable; Ireland, a point back in third place, expect to beat Moldova at home later in the evening. Tense times.
Kick-off: 5pm BST.
SOURCE : GUARDIAN SPORTS posted by CAMPUS94
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