Pete Kramer’s Wales men’s boss Craig Bellamy has left the role of assistant

BBC Sport Wales’ Dafydd Pritchard examines Cremers’ importance to Bellamy three months into the Dutchman’s tenure as Wales assistant:

Having worked as an analyst with Guardiola for four years at Manchester City, you can see why Cremers was the first person Bellamy turned to during the Wales games.

Bellamy is as energetic on the touchline as a player and whenever he returns to his seat in the dugout, he usually does so to consult with Kremers and his screens.

They analyzed the game in real time, watched replays to better understand what they saw with their own eyes, processed data to determine how best to adapt and take next steps.

The Wales job is Bellamy’s first managerial role in senior football but, having worked with Cremers as part of the company’s staff at Burnley, it was already a well-established working relationship.

When asked what Kremers brought to his Wales set-up, Bellamy said simply: “Everything.”

Under their guidance, Burnley won the Championship title in 2023 and, although they only lasted one season in the Premier League, their achievements – and their style of play – convinced the mighty Bayern Munich to hire them as their manager.

Once Bellamy took over at Wells and began assembling his coaching staff, he had to call on Kremers.

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