There's more to Wales than Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey insists Ben Davies
Wednesday 11 November 2015 08:28, UK
Ben Davies believes Wales are capable of holding their own without star men Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey.
The Real Madrid forward and Arsenal midfielder - who scored nine of Wales' 11 goals in their Euro 2016 qualifiers - will both miss Friday's friendly against Holland at the Cardiff City Stadium through injury.
However, Davies is adamant that there is more to Chris Coleman's side than their two biggest stars.
"We've lost two very good players," said the Tottenham defender. "But we don't have any players that are here to make up the numbers, and if they get the opportunity to play they'll do the best they can.
"This is definitely a chance to show we're not a one-man or a two-man team which we have been labelled.
Davies has not started a Premier League game since Tottenham's 2-2 draw at his former club Swansea over a month ago, and has made most of his appearances in the Europa League - something that concerns him with Euro 2016 only eight months away.
"You do have those concerns when you're not playing every game," he added. "But you just have to impress when you get the chance and show what you're capable of doing. I look forward to playing every game for Wales whether I'm playing every week or I'm rested and ready to go."
The two teams last met only 17 months ago when Holland were about to embark on a 2014 World Cup campaign which saw them finish third under Louis van Gaal - the Dutch won that meeting 2-0 but since then the two teams have headed in opposite directions.
Wales have reached their first major tournament since 1958 while Holland failed to make the European Championship for the first time in three decades.
"We were a preparation game for them last time and now it's their turn," said Davies. "They've got some very good players we have to be aware of and they'll be out to prove a point."
"The finals are on all our minds because every player has to prove themselves to be in that final squad."
Wales are also hopeful Sam Vokes will recover from a groin injury to start on Friday night and not join fellow strikers Bale and Hal Robson-Kanu on the sidelines.
