Wales star Gareth Bale picked up the Welsh player of the year award earlier on in the week. The versatile attacker has notched six goals in Wales’ magnificent Euro 2016 qualification campaign, and has proved to be the world-class talent that he undoubtedly is.

However, following Wales’ award ceremony, the £85-million Real Madrid ace claimed that Swansea skipper Ashley Williams should have been named Welsh player of the year after his rock-solid performances at the back.

Bale said to the Daily Star,

“It’s an honour to win any award, but I’m well aware that if it wasn’t for my team-mates I wouldn’t be picking up this award. “I voted for Ashley Williams because he has been a rock in defence throughout the whole campaign. “We’re a close-knit group, everyone encourages everybody else, but Ash is the leader of the pack and he helps make it stay that way and gets every player involved.”

Williams, as well as Bale, has been instrumental for Wales’ Euro 2016 hopes and he’ll lead the Welsh out when they face Bosnia and Andorra in this weeks upcoming qualifiers. A win for Wales in Bosnia on Saturday will seal Euro qualification, meaning that we’ll then be seeing Wales in their first major competition since the 1958 World Cup.

Swansea left-back Neil Taylor has also been a valuable asset for Wales’ defence in their rise into the top ten world rankings. Former-Swansea players Ben Davies and Jazz Richards also deserve a mention too after forming a fantastically resolute defensive unit.

Now ahead of Saturday’s crucial game against Bosnia, Read Swansea would like to wish all of the Welsh squad a massive good luck! Together Stronger!