I haven't ever been a fan of his, I think he shouldn't have been given the job in the first place having walked out of the same job ten years ago previously.
It's difficult to see what he achieved exactly during his 6 year stint in charge. They didn't win many competitive matches (only against the "minnows" of the group), played negative, dull, tedious football that saw crowds plummet and finished well behind the group leaders in both the full qualification campaigns he was in charge of.
One thing that he deserves credit for though is giving the young players the opportunity to progress from the under 21 set up into the full squad, although I don't think the way in which he set out to begin this process was the best.
He leaves behind a young squad, some of which such as Aaron Ramsey, Jack Collison and Gareth Bale when fit should be what the new manager builds the team around.
Everybody I know thinks that they could do a better job than whoever is in charge of their favourite team, so here is my Wales XI:
Wayne Hennessey gets the nod in goal, despite him not being first choice at Wolves and his recent shaky performances. The other choice would be Myhill, who also isn't first choice at his club. Where is Big Nev when you need him?!
The defence almost picks itself, Darcy Blake impressed me with his performances for Cardiff last season (although at centre back), Ashley Williams and James Collins make a decent pairing and Chris Gunter has developed into a good full back.
The midfield trio may be unexpected to some, I've included Brian Stock (Doncaster) as he is a tough tackling midfield player who could compliment Collison as "holding" midfield players. Aaron Ramsey would be the more attacking midfielder, who wouldn't need to worry so much about the defensive side of the game.
The front three would see Gareth Bale and Craig Bellamy in wide positions with Sam Vokes playing the role similar to what John Hartson had done throughout his Wales career.
I've posted a more in depth post about my thoughts on the story of John Toshack Resigning on my website
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