Everton star Ashley Williams has admitted that the Welsh national team have been left stunned by the decision of Chris Coleman to leave his managerial post.
Coleman’s contract with the Welsh national team was set to end after their 2018 World Cup campaign.
After Wales failed to secure qualification for the 2018 World Cup though, Coleman resigned from his post on Friday after failing to agree a new deal with the FAW and has since taken charge of Sunderland.
Coleman was highly praised for the work that he did while in charge of Wales and famously led the nation to the semi-finals of Euro 2016.
Williams said of Coleman’s departure, “We knew the talks were going on; I’d spoken to the gaffer during the week so we knew there was a risk he could go, but we never thought it would come to it because I knew deep-down he wanted to stay.
“When the news came we were obviously disappointed and, being honest, a lot of the lads were quite angry. Obviously, we don’t know the full situation of what happened and how it played out, so it might well be that it’s misplaced, but that was the initial feeling.
“There’s obviously uncertainty about what happens now because of the strength of the relationship we had between the squad and the manager.”
