Craig Bellamy laughs when asked about Rubin Colwill, the 23-year-old forward currently impressing for Cardiff City.
“He’s big for you, isn’t he?,” Bellamy asks the reporter who brings up his name.
Not that Bellamy is not a fan of the nine-cap midfielder, to the contrary.
However, Colwill has not always featured in Bellamy’s Wales squads despite playing a starring role in Cardiff’s League One promotion bid and their quarter-final EFL Cup run.
“Rubin is able, there’s still one or two bits that we need more from, but he’s capable,” insists Bellamy who has plenty of other reasons to be a regular at Cardiff City Stadium.
“For the first time in a long, long time, I’ve really enjoyed coming away from Cardiff games with a smile,” he added.
“Last year was difficult, the atmosphere was down, but now I get to see a number of Welsh young players playing in a way I like.
“I only see them improving and selfishly I just see that this is going to benefit the country, so I’m over the moon with that.”