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Craig Bellamy the manager was born at Man City with help from a club legend - now he's revolutionising Wales

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There might not have been too many Manchester City fans who saw Craig Bellamy as management material during his career. Headlines tended to follow Bellamy, who spent two-and-a-half years at City, and the Welshman was a fiery and combative player as well as being a hugely talented one.

Yet the former forward is now leading his country in what is his first managerial role, and one person who could see the coaching potential in the now-45-year-old was City legend Vincent Kompany.

Now in charge of Bayern Munich, Kompany had Bellamy as his assistant at Anderlecht and Burnley - where the pair helped claim the Championship title with the Clarets in 2023.

When Kompany moved to Germany in the summer, Bellamy was considered for the top job at Turf Moor but instead took over his national side and has enjoyed an encouraging and unbeaten start with two draws and a win from his first three games. READ MORE: Man City double standards will only make the Premier League worse READ MORE: Pep Guardiola has hinted at first Man City transfer plan under Hugo Viana He's introduced a new attacking style to the Wales squad and will aim to earn a Nations League victory over Montenegro in Cardiff on Monday night.

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