{"id":289345,"date":"2023-09-10T14:34:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T14:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=289345"},"modified":"2023-09-10T14:34:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T14:34:14","slug":"rob-pages-future-as-wales-manager-is-hanging-in-the-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/rob-pages-future-as-wales-manager-is-hanging-in-the-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob Page&apos;s future as Wales manager is hanging in the balance"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Rob Page&#8217;s future as Wales manager is hanging in the balance as he gears up Euro 2024 qualifier in Latvia that could decide his fate<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Wales sit fourth in their group, three points adrift\u00a0of the qualification\u00a0spots<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>The travel to face Latvia on Monday night and are desperate for a result\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Only the top two in each group qualifying automatically for next summer\u2019s finals<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rob Page&#8217;s future as Wales boss is on a knife edge as he prepares for the Euro 2024 qualifier in Latvia on Monday that could decide the fate of himself and his team.<\/p>\n<p>With only the top two in each group qualifying automatically for next summer\u2019s finals in Germany, Wales are fourth \u2013 three points behind second-placed Croatia having played a game more \u2013 heading into the crucial clash in Riga.<\/p>\n<p>Page signed a four-year deal only a year ago but results have been dire since then, with Wales performing dreadfully at last winter\u2019s World Cup and showing no signs of improvement since. Latvia have lost all four games so far and if Wales cannot make that five in five, Page\u2019s employers at the Welsh FA will be left with a decision to make.<\/p>\n<p>They face Croatia and Turkey at home in their final three qualifiers, either side of a trip to Armenia, who won 4-2 in Cardiff in June.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/10\/13\/75265971-0-image-a-22_1694349948899.jpg\" height=\"459\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rob Page&#8217;s future as Wales boss is on a knife edge as he prepares for Monday&#8217;s qualifier\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Page was typically defiant as he contemplated Wales\u2019 alarming slide since he agreed his new contract. \u2018I\u2019ve played since I was 16 and had criticism all my life,\u2019 he said. \u2018As a player, coach and manager. It comes with the job.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You are going to be tested and have challenging times. It\u2019s how you react and respond to it. Ex-players and coaches who are out of work have their own agendas.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I refuse to get caught up in that and all we control is getting three points against Latvia. If we can do that, we look forward to October. We still believe.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Publicly at least, the players are behind Page. Even though his powers were fading, Gareth Bale was an inspiration for both the squad and the country and his retirement has left a big gap.<\/p>\n<p>Defender Chris Mepham said: \u2018We&#8217;re responsible. As a manager you can only give so much. It was important that we have his back and we show that we&#8217;re more than good enough to get results.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You don&#8217;t want to put needless pressure on yourself, but at the same time we&#8217;re all realistic and we know that if we don&#8217;t get a result then it could be a really tough campaign for us. It&#8217;s must-win, I think we know that.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12501521\/Rob-Pages-future-Wales-manager-hanging-balance-gears-Euro-2024-qualifier-Latvia-decide-fate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rob Page&#8217;s future as Wales manager is hanging in the balance as he gears up Euro 2024 qualifier in Latvia that could decide his fate Wales sit fourth in their group, three points adrift\u00a0of the qualification\u00a0spots The travel to face Latvia on Monday night and are desperate for a result\u00a0 Only the top two in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":289344,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rob Page&amp;apos;s future as Wales manager is hanging in the balance - 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