Sport 20-11-2002 who: Mark Hughes what: Bullish about qualifying chances as under-strength Welsh take on Azerbaijan where: Baku, Azerbaijan when: Tonight snippet: "It`s a good time to be a Welsh international at the moment," beamed manager Hughes as his injury-ravaged side stood on the brink of qualifying for a major tournament for the first time since 1958. But he warns The Sun that his team will have to be better prepared than they were against Georgia in 1994: "We all went there thinking it was just a little country and we`d win easily. But they were fabulous on the night and we were beaten 5-0.""It`s a good time to be a Welsh international at the moment," beamed manager Hughes as his injury ravaged side stood on the brink of qualifying for a major tournament for the first time since 1958. But he warns The Sun that his team will have to be better prepared than they were against Georgia in 1994: "We all went there thinking it was just a little country and we`d win easily. But they were fabulous on the night and we were beaten 5-0." [... more]

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