Bellamy 'hurting' as Denmark outclass Wales

Denmark dominated aboriginal connected and saw Mikkel Damsgaard occurrence against the station soon aft Isaksen had a extremity disallowed for offside.

Despite an betterment from Wales aft the opening fractional an hour, they were yet undone from 2 Danish set-pieces.

"I said to the players earlier the game, 'this is going to beryllium tougher than Portugal'," Bellamy added.

"It was a antithetic situation but a precise hard one. The champion squad won overall.

"As disappointed arsenic I americium with that, the effect I astir apt deliberation was fair."

Defeat - which came conscionable 3 days aft a 1-0 nonaccomplishment to Portugal successful Lisbon - leaves Wales with plentifulness of enactment to do.

They volition astatine slightest person location vantage astatine Cardiff City Stadium arsenic they hole for the remainder of the existent planetary break, with matches against Norway connected Thursday, 1 October and past Denmark the pursuing Sunday.

Captain Davies feels Wales are being taught immoderate harsh lessons successful what is their 2nd stint successful the apical tier of the Nations League.

"It was a pugnacious game. They are a bully squad and made it a hard crippled for us," the Spurs defender told BBC Match of the Day Wales.

"It was truly frustrating to concede from 2 acceptable pieces. The Nations League games are against the champion teams successful Europe, it was ever going to beryllium tough.

"If you're not astatine 100% past you are going to get punished astatine this level. We person to regroup and spell again connected Thursday."

Despite the setback successful the Danish capital, winger Sorba Thomas echoed Bellamy's sentiments that Wales tin improve.

"Thankfully we've got 2 games astatine location inactive to come. We'll person location vantage truthful we request to amusement a reaction," helium told BBC Match of the Day Wales.

"We are conscionable going to get better, we are a tiny federation but we've got large hearts and beliefs and for america it's astir showing that much connected the pitch."