Seemingly cursed by decades of perpetual near-misses and gut-wrenching tragedy, Together Stronger is the definitive story of an incredible decade when a golden generation of talented young players were identified and capped by John Toshack and Brian Flynn, developed into an effective and confident team by Gary Speed and, in incredibly difficult circumstances, united in an intensely close-knit and well-drilled squad by Chris Coleman to create the most successful qualification campaign in Welsh football history.
With exclusive behind-the-scenes insights from many of Wales’ key players including Chris Gunter, Neil Taylor, Joe Ledley and captain Ashley Williams – as well as the revealing and candid thoughts of Wales managers John Toshack and Chris Coleman – the award-winning journalist Chris Wathan has written the inside story of how a golden generation emerged to tell the greatest tale Welsh football has ever told.
Daftar Isi
Foreword by Ashley Williams
1. Gabriel Riera
2. Heartbreak & Humiliation
3. The Darkness Before The Dawn
4. A Golden Generation
5. A New Hope
6. Tragedy & Tension
7. Struggles, Shackles, Salvation
8. The £85 Million Man
9. Belief
10. Together
11. Stronger
Appendix: Wales Fixtures & Results 2005-2015
Tentang Penulis
Named Welsh Sports Hall of Fame ‘Journalist of the Year’ in 2014 and the Wales Media Awards ‘Sports Reporter of the Year’ in 2015, Chris Wathan is one of the most respected writers on the game in Wales and was one of the few journalists to cover every step of Wales’ successful Euro 2016 campaign having reported from close to 100 Wales games since 2002.