Chris Coleman praises "courageous" Wales display

Wales manager Chris Coleman has praised his players for showing a "fantastic mentality" in their 2-0 loss against Netherlands.

The Red Dragons went into their clash at the Amsterdam ArenA without key figures such as Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey, but they produced a heartening display against their World Cup-bound hosts.

"It was a huge performance from the team, a fantastic mentality," Coleman is quoted as saying by BBC Sport. "But we're disappointed because we lost and the two goals we conceded were probably preventable.

"Our lads have had four training sessions in almost a month and were playing against a top team who have been together for two or three weeks, and this is their third friendly in that time.

"So we were up against it but our lads were very brave, courageous. We did what we could - could have got one or two goals ourselves. It was a great performance overall."

Goals from Arjen Robben and Jermain Lens secured the victory for Louis van Gaal's side.