TOM LAWRENCE want to end his perfect week with a first Wales cap in four years.
The Rangers midfielder is back in the Dragons fold after a fallout with Craig Bellamy’s predecessor Robert Page.
Tom Lawrence speaking to the media after his call up[/caption]
He’s delighted to be back involved[/caption]
He’s desperate to get Wales off to a flying start in the World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan on Saturday night after two major highs at club level.
Last Thursday Lawrence scored the decisive penalty in the Europa League victory over Fenerbahce.
Then the 31-year-old came off the bench as Rangers beat Celtic 3-2 at Parkhead.
Lawrence beamed: “I don’t think the last week could have gone any better.
“Europa League quarter-finals against Bilbao and an Old Firm win on Sunday — it’s not been bad, has it?
“I’m four years older since I was last here. I’ve played in a lot of big games at Rangers and that’s only going to help.”
Lawrence, who has 23 caps, feared his Wales career was over until Bellamy replaced Page last summer
His ex-Derby manager Wayne Rooney stated he was being ignored by Page due to a “bit of history”.
When asked what had changed, Lawrence said: “The manager, if I’m being blatantly honest. He (Page) had his own way of doing things and I wasn’t to be a part of that, for what reason, you’d have to ask him.
“I’m a pretty simple guy. When someone’s not honest with me, then I don’t have all the respect in the world for them.
“I don’t need to go into it completely. Let’s just say we didn’t see eye to eye.
“Sometimes, I thought I wouldn’t play for Wales again.”
Lawrence won the last of his Welsh caps in a friendly against Mexico in March 2021 and has since missed a Euros and a World Cup.
Asked if he had any regrets, he replied: “Absolutely not. My conscience is clear.”
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