EURO 2024 QUALIFYING
Page feels heat as Euro qualification slips from Welsh control
Armenia 1 Wales 1: Pressure mounts on manager after drab, disappointing draw that leaves them relying on others to reach Germany next summer
Rodon cuts a dejected figure after a game that raised questions about his manager’s tactics
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To listen to Rob Page after a drab performance and hugely damaging result was to believe that things were not so depressing. Perhaps they are not, because Wales still have a chance to reach Euro 2024, but a missed opportunity in Armenia served as a reminder about his limitations as a manager and those of his squad.
Wales were lethargic, their final pass was poor, and there were broader questions about Page’s tactics and in-game management. It leaves Wales’s chances of automatic qualification for the finals in Germany out of their hands.
Of their seven matches in group D, Wales have performed well in only one, an unlikely 2-1 victory over Croatia in Cardiff last month, which left them needing to win their final two