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Hughes has backed Craig Bellamy's response to a Welsh fan at
Wednesday's international in Portugal and praised his contribution to
City's performances since his arrival from Newcastle last month.
The
combative striker was involved in a row after a supporter tried to
interrupt a TV interview he was giving on the side of the pitch
following Wales' defeat to Poland on neutral territory. Following the
brief verbal altercation, Bellamy continued with this and other
interviews, but his club (and former country) manager says that his
commitment to the playing for his country cannot be questioned.
Hughes
says, "I think he did well to spot a fan because I don't think there
were that many there anyway! When there are few fans there you can
hear things a little too clearly. I think that's what has happened with
Craig, and when he feels people are out of order he will tell them so.
"I
am not sure of the circumstances of why Craig felt he had to pull the
guy up, if he was questioning his commitment to the Welsh cause then he
is totally out of order. No-one can question Craig's commitment to his
country or his team.
"He's the captain and he leads by example, maybe it was a case of too much sun and too much drink for this supporter."
Bellamy
has scored twice since signing for City, and Hughes is convinced that
those who doubted the wisdom of the move will have been won round by
the 29-year-old.
"Craig has been excellent for us, I think people
now can see why I wanted to bring him to the club. The fee that gets
mentioned is invariably the wrong figure, it keeps being quoted as
£14million, but that was not the price we paid for him.
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