🔗 Share this article Wales vs England Strategic Breakdown: Bellamy's Fresh Style Explained The Welsh national team have altered their approach of football under Bellamy. Looking at Robert Page’s last dozen matches in charge to Bellamy's opening 12 leading Wales, a noticeable shift has been a new approach prioritizing ball control and controlling matches through possession. The Page Era: Aggressive Football During Page's tenure, The Welsh high-energy approach was based on applying high pressure without possession, especially in the wings, typically using a adaptable 3-4-3 setup to attack directly. Bellamy's Different Style Craig Bellamy has so far exclusively used a defensive line of four, pushing the team to maintain possession and build attacks more methodically. Measurable Changes The change in approach has produced a much greater possession rate, a increased pass count and a slight reduction in how frequently they lose possession high up the pitch. The team also shows a better xG statistics with Bellamy. The Big Question Can Bellamy's approach give Wales a greater chance of beating England? The new approach since the change represents a notable shift away from the previous regime. Higher possession rates More patient build-up Reduced high turnovers Improved expected goals