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Chris Coleman believes Gareth Bale can lift Welsh complacency

CARDIFF, WALES - JUNE 12:  Wales player Gareth Bale celebrates after scoring the opening goal during
Image: Chris Coleman thinks Gareth Bale can help Wales shake off their lethargy ahead of Euro 2016

Chris Coleman believes Gareth Bale has a key role to play in removing Wales' pre-Euro 2016 complacency.

Bale joins up with the Wales squad on Wednesday morning after winning his second Champions League title in three seasons at Real Madrid.

The striker marked Real's success in Milan on Saturday night by saying he was now planning to win the Euros with Wales in their first major finals appearances for 58 years.

"I thought 'cheers for that, a semi-final just will not do'," smiled Wales manager Coleman after naming his 23-man squad for France.

"But in all seriousness, that is the mentality we want. The mentality of achievement. Since we qualified, if you look at our results, it is nothing to shout about.

MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 29: Cristiano Ronaldo (2ndL) of Real Madrid CF holds the trophy as he poses for a picture with his teammates Karim Benzema (L) and Gare
Image: Bale won his second Champions League title in three seasons with Real Madrid at the weekend

"We went through a run of results where we were almost unbeatable, but we have tailed off a bit. I'm not making any excuses - 'we haven't had this one, we haven't had that one'.

"It's international football, you get on with it, but sometimes with success comes a little bit of complacency - subconsciously sometimes, but we are at our best when we are right on it."

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Wales manager Chris Coleman says he's managed to select a well-balanced squad for Euro 2016

Wales have doubts over midfielder Joe Allen (knee) and striker Hal Robson-Kanu (Achilles) ahead of Sunday's Stockholm friendly with Sweden.

Coleman expects the pair to be fit for the opening match in France with Slovakia, although Emyr Huws and Wes Burns will travel to the tournament to provide cover.

Bristol City's Welsh striker Wes Burns (C) shakes hands with West Bromwich Albion's Northern Irish midfielder Chris Brunt
Image: Bristol City striker Wes Burns will still travel to France on standby despite not being in Coleman's 23-man pool

Coleman added: "We have up until 48 hours before the first game to make a change, so we will look to take bodies out with us.

"It will be hard for them, telling players they were not in was one of the hardest things I have done. It will be so hard for those who come with us on standby knowing they might not play."

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