Aaron Ramsey: Wales captain to continue and target 2026 World Cup
Bellamy’s first game in charge will be at home to Turkey in the Nations League on Friday.
When he named his squad for that game and the away match in Montenegro three days later, Bellamy confirmed that Ramsey would continue as captain.
Bellamy also said there was still “a lot” to come from his former Wales and Cardiff team-mate despite the injury issues which have hampered Ramsey throughout his career.
The ex-Arsenal midfielder and his current Wales team-mates have started training under Bellamy for the first time this week, and the consensus among the squad is overwhelmingly positive about the new head coach’s thorough methods and shift towards a more progressive, adventurous style of play.
“I think the way that he’s come in and handled himself has been so impressive,” said Ramsey.
“There’s been a lot of information given in the first few days but the boys have done really well to absorb as much as they can so far.
“It’s definitely going to be a process in these next six games before the World Cup qualifiers start [in March]. It’s really aggressive, high-intensity without the ball, the non-negotiable stuff. The way he sees the game is new to a lot of us – only Connor [Roberts, who worked with Bellamy at Burnley] has experienced that before.
“We’re all pretty impressed and hopefully we can implement the things we’ve been working on in these first few games.”
