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Wales boss John Toshack said he will stick with youngsters for tonight's friendly against Estonia in Llanelli.

In a thinly-veiled attack at senior players who performed badly in the 2-0 World Cup qualifying defeat at home to Finland, Toshack admitted that he got team selection wrong that day and would be reverting to the youngsters he is seeking to blood over the next two years.

"I am not sure how I will approach the final games in this group but the youngsters will have the shirts when next season starts," Toshack was quoted as saying by the BBC.

"We seem to have so much trouble with call ups and injuries and going into matches with four or five players who lack competitive games. It can be key players, like Craig Bellamy, Simon Davies, James Collins and Jason Koumas.

"I was hurt by what happened in the Finland game, it was a bad result which knocked our confidence. Before that we had produced some very good performances in Germany and Russia with youngsters. We had won in Denmark too."

Swansea's Joe Allen, Leicester midfielder Andy King and Reading striker Simon Church (pictured) are tipped to make their international debuts.

West Ham defender Danny Gabbidon surprisingly turned up for Wales training despite having been out injured for 18 months, but he is unlikely to be risked despite impressing Toshack with his dedication.

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