Wales are now a better football team than France, Italy, Netherlands and England. The FIFA world rankings may not always tell the truth but that's still an incredible testament to just how far Welsh football has come.
On Saturday night, Wales qualified for a major tournament for the first time since 1958. A lot of hard work went in to making that a reality and the Wales faithful certainly haven't forgot one man who put in more than his fair share of that work.
Gary Speed's former midfield partner Robbie Savage was also quick to add his own tribute.
And let's not forget the legend Gary speed who put the belief back into our nation 👍🏻
— Robbie Savage (@RobbieSavage8) October 10, 2015
An emotional Chris Coleman, who succeeded Gary Speed in the Welsh job after his passing in 2011, was quick to pay his respect to his good friend for the job he did but was nonetheless not taking anything away from his players.
When I first took the job I wasn’t doing things that I quite believed in. I tried to carry things on the way Gary left things, but I needed to do things my way. I tried to do the things he was doing - but I couldn’t - and I got caught out. But then I started doing things my way.
Speed has played his part, and I’m sure wherever he is he’s looking at us and smiling. But it’s all about the players, and luckily for us they got us over the line.
You either have that team spirit or not, and we have a good combination of experience and young players.
An incredible achievement and we're sure Speed won't be forgotten when the Welsh fans make it over to France next summer.
