New Wales boss Craig Bellamy says he wants 'to dominate in every aspect' after replacing Rob Page... and reveals he's already watched his team's next opponents EIGHT times

Craig Bellamy revealed he had already watched Wales' next opponents Turkey eight times despite barely 24 hours in his new role.

The former Wales striker replaced Rob Page as his country's national coach this week and has wasted no time preparing for his first official game in charge, against the Euro 2024 quarter-finalists in Cardiff on September 6.

'I want to dominate in every aspect,' he said. 'Winning football matches. This is me personally. This is how I feel. I have to have control of everything during a game.

'In order to qualify for tournaments, the detail you have to go into, the work starts now. First game, Turkey, I've watched them eight times already.

'I put myself under more scrutiny than anyone. I'm determined to be the best person I can. It's important to me to be the best I can, not just in my work but as a human being.

'Every mistake I've made I admit it. I'm striving to be the best I can be. We're only a short time on this earth. I don't want to be too doom and gloom, but I want to be better. I'm so self-aware, I'm always striving to improve me.'

Bellamy, who won 78 caps for Wales, takes charge at a delicate moment. Page led Wales at Euro 2020 and guided them to the 2022 World Cup, but they failed to qualify for Euro 2024 and his fate was sealed by dismal displays in friendlies against Gibraltar and Slovakia in June.

Wales' talisman Gareth Bale has retired and Aaron Ramsey's powers are waning, meaning Bellamy has to rebuild during the forthcoming Nations League campaign before attempting to reach the 2026 World Cup in the United States.

This is Bellamy's first management job in senior football, though he was part of Vincent Kompany's coaching staff at both Anderlecht and Burnley.

He said: 'The last two or three months I was happy but I needed more. It became clear I needed to search for a number one spot for me in terms of my progression.

'I just made it clear to myself that this is what it was going to be and then the situation changed here with Wales. I was still looking at club football, but Wales has always been really important to me. I was born here.

'I spent a lot of my career away from here but the chance to lead your national team is rare. It just really became clear to me that if there was an opportunity to do this, this was the one I wanted.'