Dragons can fire up nation says Taylor

NEIL TAYLOR believes Wales can galvanise the nation at Euro 2020 just like the team he played in five years ago.

Taylor was part of theWales side that reached the semi-finals of Euro 2016 and returned from France as heroes with thousands of fans lining the streets of Cardiff to greet them.

It was the first time the nation had qualified for a major tournament since the 1958 World Cup, but Wales are back at the European Championship finals next month in a group also featuring Italy, Switzerland and Turkey. “Expectation brings its pressures, but I don’t think there’s that much expectation on this team,” said AstonVilla full-back Taylor, below.

“There can be nothing better than a successfulWelsh team this summer. So the message to them would be, ‘You can galvanise a nation again’.

“Everybody is coming out of lockdown and being able to get back in pubs and bars inside and in their gardens to watch the games.

“All that’s going to coincide with when the tournament is on and the fans will be behind you no matter what.

“Forget about expectation, especially if it’s your first tournament.”