BBC Sport Wales’ Dafydd Pritchard examined Cremers’ importance to Bellamy, three months into the Dutchman’s tenure as Wales assistant:
Given that he worked as an analyst with Guardiola at Manchester City for four years, you can see why Cremers was the first person Bellamy turned to during Wales games.
Bellamy is as energetic on the touchline as he was as a player and, whenever he darts back to his seat in the dugout, he was usually doing so to consult Cremers and his screen.
They analysed the game in real time, watched replays to better understand what they had just witnessed with their own eyes, processed data to decide how best to adapt and make the next move.
The Wales job is Bellamy’s first managerial role in senior football but, having worked with Cremers as part of Kompany’s staff at Burnley, this was already a well-established working relationship.
When he is asked what Cremers brought to his Wales set-up, Bellamy had simply said: “Everything.”
Under their guidance, Burnley stormed to the Championship title in 2023 and, although they only lasted one season in the Premier League, their accomplishments – and the playing style which accompanied them – convinced the mighty Bayern Munich to hire Kompany as their manager.
Once Bellamy took charge of Wales and started assembling his coaching team, he had to call Cremers.
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