Toshack happy he appointed Bellamy

WALES boss John Toshack is convinced Craig Bellamy will not be a letdown after naming the Liverpool star as captain of his country for the first time.

Wales face Euro 2008 qualifiers against Slovakia tomorrow and Cyprus next Wednesday, both at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium.

Toshack’s decision to give the armband to the 27-year-old local boy, with regular skipper Ryan Giggs injured, has raised more than a few eyebrows. Bellamy faces an assault charge — which he denies — at Cardiff magistrates’ court next week, while his career has been dogged by red cards, bust-ups and controversy.