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Heartache of missing out on previous tournaments has helped current Wales squad evolve
Daily Post
|July 04, 2025
HAYLEY LADD believes the heartache of missing out on major tournaments has shaped Wales' history-makers as she prepares for her international career to go full circle at Euro 2025.
Wales will end their long wait for a major tournament appearance against the Netherlands in Lucerne tomorrow evening - and 105-times capped Everton defender Ladd has had a longer journey than most.
She won her first Wales cap in Switzerland 14 years ago and was part of teams that went close to qualifying for Euro 2022 and the 2023 World Cup.
Ladd said: "It is frustrating when you're in those moments and you feel the team can do better.
"But I reflect on those campaigns under different managers and I believe it has built us up to where we are now.
"We've learned different styles and we've got different attributes as a group.
This story is from the July 04, 2025 edition of Daily Post.
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