on the ball

He broke up play, was great on the ball and just seems to be growing into a top-class midfielder.

He explains: “There was this notion of ‘do this, jump, how high should I jump?’ - and really being on the ball.

Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton jumped on the ball, and the recovery stood when a flag on the play turned out to be an illegal shift by the Raiders.

Odegaard is their one player who is on a different level when he is on the ball, and almost plays a different game.

From that moment on, Wales were inventive and ambitious on the ball - looking to build attacks from all areas of the field - and they were relentless out of possession, pressing their opponents with an intensity which is as important as any other aspect of play for Bellamy.