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Robert Page’s youthful side will struggle to match Euro 2016 heroics but can still give their fans new moments to savour
This article is part of the Guardian’s Euro 2020 Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 24 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from two countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 11 June.
In some ways, Wales face a thankless task. How will they ever top the ecstasy and elation of five years ago? Gareth Bale’s devilish free-kick against Slovakia, the battle of Lens, Aaron Ramsey’s dink against Russia, and, of course, Hal Robson-Kanu’s timeless turn and finish as Wales stomped through to the semi-finals of Euro 2016. Those involved in that journey pine for more of the same, while the newbies are desperate to sample a slice of what went before, and create a new chapter of stories supporters never tire of reliving. Continue reading...