Robert Page: Important Wales players have manager's back - Mepham

Chris Mepham said a clean sheet against South Korea showed Wales are "more than good enough to get results"

Wales' Chris Mepham says it is important the players have Robert Page's back before their "must-win" Euro 2024 qualifier in Latvia.

His comments came after Wales' goalless friendly with South Korea at Cardiff City Stadium on Thursday.

After defeats by Turkey and Armenia in June, manager Page is under pressure to deliver a win in Latvia on Monday.

"We're responsible. As a manager you can only give so much," said defender Mepham.

"I think we've had a couple of moments [in the] last couple of games: Kieffer [Moore] and Joe [Morrell] getting sent off, it's been tough for us.

"It's down to us to go out on the pitch and deliver.

"It was important that we have his back and we show that we're more than good enough to get results."

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Mepham stressed the immediate significance of Monday's European qualifier in Latvia.

"It's must-win, I think we know that," he said.

"You don't want to put needless pressure on yourself, but at the same time we're all realistic and we know that if we don't get a result then it could be a really tough campaign for us.

"We've just got to go and take the game to them and see what happens.

"The belief will always be there. We take pride in what we do, we need to go out there and give the fans the performance that we're proud of and give ourselves a performance."

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