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Euro 2020: Chris Mepham is Wales' weaklink and Turkey will target him

It is a mystery none of the Wales players has been willing to shed light on, these past few days. Was manager Rob Page's team selection for the opener against Switzerland planned all along by a poker-faced manager... or an act of panic when the tournament arrived?

More of the latter, it seems. Wales had played with a three-man defence and wing-backs throughout Page's time as interim manager. It was bewildering that having prepared for the tournament that way, he should have ripped up the system to go with four at the back and Kieffer Moore up front against the Swiss.