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Rob Page called the backing from his players \u201cpowerful\u201d after Wales bounced back into Euro 2024 qualifying contention with a 2-0 victory in Latvia.<\/p>\n

A penalty from skipper Aaron Ramsey \u2013 his 100th career goal \u2013 and a delicious David Brooks chip deep into stoppage time put Wales within three points of a top-two place and lifted the pressure on under-fire manager Page.<\/p>\n

Group favourites Croatia\u2019s 1-0 victory in Armenia was further good news for Wales, who had only won once in 13 games before arriving in Riga.<\/p>\n

Ramsey and others had backed Page during the build-up to a game many saw as pivotal in the manager\u2019s tenure.<\/p>\n

Page said of the players\u2019 support: \u201cIt feels good, it feels powerful, absolutely \u2013 that\u2019s a massive compliment to myself from the players.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019ve just said to them, even the lads that have not played, they all play a part. There are no bad eggs in that changing room.<\/p>\n

\u201cPressure doesn\u2019t exist, it is created from outside influence.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did our best as staff to try to not let that penetrate the bubble and keep as calm as possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe knew it was going to be a tough test for us after their heavy defeat. It wasn\u2019t just about the win, I thought the performance was outstanding.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the first 35 minutes of the first half, we were outstanding, kept the ball. We got the goal and then retreated a little bit, which we\u2019ll address.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wales had numerous chances to put the game beyond Latvia after Harry Wilson was bundled over in the box after 28 minutes and Ramsey converted from 12 yards.<\/p>\n

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But none were taken until the sixth minute of stoppage time when Brooks, on for the injured Ramsey, accepted Wilson\u2019s pass to slot home his first Wales goal since recovering from cancer last year.<\/p>\n

Page said: \u201cThe pressure came from the outside, understandably, but we never questioned it within the group.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe knew we had to give a positive reaction after the disappointment of June (Euro 2024 campaign defeats to Armenia and Turkey) and we absolutely have \u2013 and some.<\/p>\n

\u201cA great performance against a very, very good (South) Korea team last week and followed it up with a completely different test against a very physical team that went back to front quite a bit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had to win first contacts and second balls.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd people like young Jordan James stepping in when we asked him to and developing the young players into this team. He was outstanding again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ramsey paid tribute to his replacement Brooks, who has had to be patient to return to the international stage after illness and injury.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t easy, a lot of teams have come here and struggled,\u201d Ramsey told S4C, while adding that he came off early in the second half as a precaution and will be fit for Cardiff\u2019s South Wales derby against Swansea on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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