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Vincent Kompany red hands Wales huge BOOST for Belgium clash
WALES have been boosted ahead of their crucial Euro qualifier against Belgium by the suspension picked up by Vincent Kompany on Tuesday.
Vincent Kompany saw red in Belgium's clash with Israel
Manchester City captain Kompany was sent off in Belgium's 1-0 win in Israel and will miss the Cardiff showdown on June 12.
Losing Kompany, their top defender, it doesn't get any better than that for Wales
Former Wales midfielder Mickey Thomas said: "Losing Kompany, their top defender, it doesn't get any better than that for Wales.
"Hopefully we can exploit that weakness at the back. We can beat Belgium. We have Gareth Bale who's unstoppable, so is Aaron Ramsey and so is Joe Allen. We're looking powerful."