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Wales coach impressed with mental toughness of Ramsey

Wales manager Gary Speed has praised the mentality of Arsenal youngster Aaron Ramsey with the way he has fought back from breaking his leg. The 20-year-old midfielder is poised to make his first international appearance since recovering from a badly-broken leg as England visit the Millennium Stadium next Saturday.

Ramsey spent most of last year on the sidelines after suffering his horrific injury last February.

Speed said: "Aaron will be looking forward to it as much as anyone.

"When you see him play for Wales and the Under-21s, and Arsenal play in the same way, he does seem to suit international football.

"Hopefully that will be the case next week. His recovery says a lot about him physically and mentally.

"He is a young lad, so his body has been able to cope, and I have watched him play in the last couple of weeks and he does steam into tackles. So, mentally he is a very strong person."

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