Rangel: Bellamy my toughest opponent

08 November 2010 18:30
Swansea defender Angel Rangel has labelled Craig Bellamy the toughest opponent he has ever come up against. The 28-year-old Spanish right-back was given the job of keeping Cardiff's star man quiet during Sunday's Welsh derby victory for the Swans and stuck to the task well despite Bellamy escaping his clutches on two occasions which should have resulted in goals for the Bluebirds. Rangel says that he had to keep focused all the time to keep the Welshman in his pocket. He told the club's official website: "He was probably the toughest player I've had to play against during my career. "Everybody knows he's a big threat for them and I had to deal with him 100 per cent in every ball and luckily it worked out and we were able to keep him quiet."

Source: PA