Simon Davies says Wales must keep faith with the emerging talent and resist the temptation to recall veteran players. | Wales manager John Toshack felt his side's dominance against Cyprus deserved more than the 3-1 victory in Wednesday's Euro 2008 qualifier. |
Two defeats in their opening Euro 2008 qualifiers, including the 5-1 home loss to Slovakia on Saturday, have seen calls for retired players to return. | "We are pleased to see some goals go in but I thought we could have scored more - maybe four or five would have been a fairer reflection," said Toshack. |
Everton midfielder Davies, at 26, is a senior player in the Wales squad for Wednesday's home match with Cyprus. | "But fortunately we've managed to get some points on the board an we are very, very happy with the result. |
"It's not a quick-fix we're looking for, we're looking for a long-term thing and ahead," Davies said. | "It gives me a lot of satisfaction to see the young players perform so well." |
onClick="javascript:launchAVConsoleStory('6036945'); return false;" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/video_and_audio/help_guide/4304501.stm">News conference: Wales captain Craig Bellamy | Jason Koumas, Robert Earnshaw and Craig Bellamy scored to restore some much-needed pride after Saturday's 5-1 defeat in Cardiff on Saturday. |
The defeats have seen calls for the likes of former skipper Gary Speed, 37, and Robbie Savage, who turns 32 next week, to be brought back. | Earnshaw had a shot cleared off the line in injury time, having earlier emulated Koumas by hitting the post in a dominant first-half display. |
"We're looking for the next five or 10 years and those players aren't going to be here," Davies added. | Toshack accepted he deserved to be criticised for Saturday's defeat - the heaviest at home since 1908 - but said most of the comments went over the top. |
"If you think like that then the last two years have been for nothing because we're looking to the future. | We had a very young side out there again. I just hope people realise that. Wales manager John Toshack |
"Tournaments like the 2008 European Championships and the 2010 World Cup are the ones we're looking at. | "I've not known one result to cause such sensationalism," he said. |
"We've got to build for that; the young players need experience and this is the only way you're going to give them that." | "I know when you get beat 5-1 at home it's not very nice and you would expect to have some criticism. |
Skipper Craig Bellamy says it is crucial how the young Wales squad responds after Saturday's Slovakia loss. | "But [the critics] have been quite for 12 months and then all of a sudden after Saturday out they came of the woodwork. |
Cyprus have weaknesses like any side that we can get at Wales skipper Craig Bellamy | "I suppose some of it might have been justified - we don't mind constructive criticism but it's been a tough two or three days. |
Bellamy is eager for his team-mates to show their mettle: "You test everyone's character, see how they are as a player and a person with results like that. | "We hadn't conceded three goals in any game, so to concede three in 45 minutes on Saturday wasn't normal - particularly after he had had most of the play. |
"It's how they respond on Wednesday - that's when you can get to see your true players." | "You might think that's an accident but you're frightened to say it in case it happens again. |
Bellamy's preparations were expected to be disrupted by a court case he faced in Cardiff on an assault charge. | "It didn't fortunately and we are very, very happy to get the three points." |
The trial has been postponed for a future date, freeing Bellamy to take a full part in Wales training. | As Wales causing plenty of problems in attack, Wales looked secure at the back against a side full of confidence after putting five past the Republic of Ireland on Saturday. |
The Liverpool striker, 27, says training has been encouraging, but admits he would rather have got the trial over with. | Centre back Craig Morgan hardly put a foot wrong on his debut and goalkeeper Lewis Price, 22, was unflappable in goal as he made his first competitive start. |
"I'd like to get it over and done with. I don't want it hanging over me, my conscience is clear so I just have to get on with it really," Bellamy added. | Toshack added: "We had a very young side out there again. I just hope people realise that. |
"But you have to try and be as bright as you can in training and it has been positive. | "Richard Duffy is 20, Morgan 21, Lewin Nyatanga 18 and Gareth Bale is 17. I watched them playing for the Under-21s a nine months ago. |
"It's not the first time I've lost 5-1 and it won't be the last time for the youngsters in the squad. | "So we have to be happy with that result and the way the youngsters played." |
"The best thing we could have had is another game straight away, you don't want to go three or four months down the line before meeting up again. | |
"We've got a good chance of trying to put some of it right, but it won't all be right obviously." | |
Cyprus were viewed as one of the minnows in the group, but stunned the Republic of Ireland on Saturday by beating them 5-2 in Nicosia. | |
However, Bellamy says he has been aware for some time that Cyprus are a very decent team. | |
"I follow Ireland, I watch them a lot, and I watched Cyprus play them last year (when the Republic won 1-0) and it could have been 5-2 then," Bellamy said. | |
"Cyprus were very bright and very sharp, Shay Given saved a penalty and their two forwards were very good, their movement was good and they were strong and quick. | |
"Ireland were lucky to get a result and we played Cyprus a couple of weeks later, they beat us 1-0 and turned us over - they were by far the better side. | |
"So I knew they were a decent side when they were named in our group. | |
"I was surprised when they lost to Slovakia 6-1, but that is more understandable given what happened to us on Saturday. | |
"But they responded well from it and are a good side. However, they have weaknesses like any side that we can get at." | |
