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Coleman rejects ‘lucky Wales’ claim
- Updated: October 5, 2016
Chris Coleman has hit back at claims Wales were lucky to reach the last four at Euro 2016 by insisting his team handled pressure better than some other sides.
Austria coach Marcel Koller – whose own side finished bottom of their group and failed to progress to the knockout stages – made the suggestion ahead of the teams’ World Cup qualifier in Vienna on Thursday.
Wales won their section – beating Russia and Slovakia – before seeing off Northern Ireland and Belgium on their way to the last four where they lost out to eventual winners Portugal.
Coleman said: “We played more than most, had more opportunities, played more football, but I would not put our achievement down to luck.
“You can get lucky over 90 minutes, but you don’t do that because of luck. We had good and bad luck but we achieved because we are a good team.
“There were teams with …
