Wales vs Turkey: Rob Page's side using power of psychological mindset ahead of Euro 2024 qualifying decider in Cardiff
Wales need to beat Turkey and hope Croatia fail to beat Armenia to qualify for Euro 2024; Sky Sports News' Geraint Hughes reveals all from the Wales camp; follow Wales vs Turkey on Wednesday night on Sky Sports' digital platforms via the live blog; kick-off 7.45pm
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Monday 20 November 2023 19:02, UK
Last Saturday night Wales players looked distraught, they were.
The 1-1 draw in Yerevan meant automatic qualification to Euro 2024 was out of their hands. A hard-earned position gone… for the moment.
Step forward a few days and the raw, negative emotion in the aftermath of the result against Armenia is gone.
Rob Page and Ben Davies could have made me believe I could step into the ring with Tyson Fury and stand more than a fighter's chance — then I snapped out of it and stopped dreaming. That's a fanciful daydream. Fury could flick me aside!
Wales though don't have to dream. They've created a mindset going into the game against Turkey that includes facts. What they've done is highlight the positive side of those facts.
So here goes. Despite Wales' draw in Armenia meaning qualification for the Euros is out of their hands, the players have been reminded and as a result of speaking with Page and Davies, I've been reminded that Wales can still qualify for the Euros.
Break that fact down and act on it in the moment now and that sounds pretty good.
Wales fixtures
Page: No talk of play-offs ahead of Turkey tie
Euro 2024 qualifying groups state of play
Euro 2024 qualifying tables
Wales can still qualify automatically for the Euros. Fact.
Wales have earned a play-off spot. Fact
They've done that because of their successes. Fact
Now I've not become Rafa Benitez all of a sudden, I'm just making the point about why
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