

Right at that moment when Aaron Ramsey decided to commit that handball on the 75th minute of the match against Belgium, he knew he had made the worst mistake of his life. He earned a stupid booking that carried on a suspension which will prevent him from playing the semifinals against Portugal, this is a big problem for Wales because Ramsey is arguably one of the best players the Welsh have alongside other great names like Gareth Bale and Joe Allen. But what's done it done and manager Chris Coleman has no option but to find the best substitute possible for him.
After the match, an emotional Chris Coleman spoke about the victory: "What you don't want to do against a team like Belgium is go one down in the first 10 minutes. They're gonna frustrate you, keep possession, you know [Eden] Hazard can do something. You know they can hurt you, they score so many from counter-attacks. It was like our worst fears had happened, so we said, 'it's happened now, let's get on with it'."
"After that, I thought we bossed the first half, they couldn't work out our rotations, we kept the ball really well. Not many can do that against Belgium. There were long periods where we were in control. We took the game to them for long periods, kept possession, and when we had to defend, we defended like soldiers. I thought it was fantastic and our boys thoroughly deserved it."
Then he said how sorry he is for not having Ramsey with them on the semis: "I was absolutely gutted for Aaron because he's been one of the best players at the tournament. But we said before the game that we had to do what we needed to get through. Aaron's done that, so has Ben Davies. They deserved the semi-final as much as anyone, but they did what they needed to do. Two yellows in five [for a ban] is a bit tough. They're big losses but they've done everything their country has asked. They can be very proud."
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