Rhiannon Roberts column: Happy to be home and aiming high
In her latest BBC Sport column, Rhiannon Roberts reflects on Wales' nightmare journey to Montenegro and explains why the squad is relieved to be back home for the final game of their Women's World Cup qualifying group against the Czech Republic on Tuesday.
"Our journey to Montenegro was not one which will be forgotten in a hurry," Roberts writes. "But even as we hit the storm which eventually led to our flight being diverted, I think the players were quite calm."
"It was disappointing, of course, that we couldn't land in Montenegro as planned, but these things happen. The main thing was that we got down safely in Italy."
"All the players got sorted with hotels which was really important because we could have a decent sleep, while the staff worked really hard through the night and got everything sorted for the next day."
"Some players were in some hotels, some were in others and the staff were scattered around. The rooms were all right and we had a nice breakfast the next morning."
"We were then just waiting for the call to get to the airport for the next flight, and we were lucky that could be sorted for the 20-minute hop over to Montenegro."
"The weather meant we lost a day of training, matchday minus one, but we had covered quite a lot in the week."
"I think it was just physically that the difficult journey had a little bit of an impact."
"When we eventually got to Montenegro, we were able to catch up with some sleep in a lovely hotel."
A 1-1 draw against Montenegro wasn't the result Wales wanted, but Roberts insists there are no excuses due to travel disruptions. "It was a disappointing result and it was disappointing to concede late in the game," she says. "But we always felt this group was going to go down to the wire and we are still in the same position, with everything to play for in the last game, so we have to focus on that."
"Credit to Montenegro, they were really solid and hard to break down. We have been that team in the past – sitting deep and trying to stop our opponents. Now we have a bit more strength and depth in our squad and we are the ones trying to break teams down."
Wales v Czech Republic
Women's World Cup qualifying
Tuesday, 9 June at 18:00 BST
Cardiff City Stadium
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