Barry-Murphy and Bellamy have both earned plaudits for the way in which they have instilled in their teams a bold new playing ethos, with an emphasis on attack and pressing opponents.
Former Manchester City Under-21s boss Barry-Murphy attended his first Wales game at Cardiff City Stadium on Monday night, the 4-2 defeat against Belgium.
Cardiff’s players were not involved, with centre-back Dylan Lawlor believed to be in contention to start were it not for a groin injury.
But Lawlor, Ronan Kpakio and Joel Colwill all made their Wales debuts last month, while nine-cap Rubin Colwill was recalled last week and Isaak Davies got a first senior call-up for the England and Belgium fixtures.
“I think it’s really exciting for everybody,” Barry-Murphy added.
“Naturally they all want to get on the pitch and make an impact, but I think the general feeling around the Welsh team is very exciting and something that we’re hoping directly at a club level to see so many young players involved is something that’s pretty important for us all.
“I suppose the more in tune with the way he wants to play that our players are, then it may have an influence, but I don’t know. I think it’s not part of our planning. Our planning is to play the way we want to play because we believe in it. But hopefully the more exposure our players have in our club team, the more chance it gives them to gain international recognition.
“I’ve seen here, it’s a huge part of life in this city and in this club and you can see what it means to the players in our squad when they are selected. To have that ambition or that drive to play for your national team can only help them in terms of what they’re doing for the club.”
Meanwhile, Lawlor’s groin injury means he is a doubt for Cardiff’s League One game at home to Reading on Saturday.
“He’s had it previously with us, so he’s not clear of that yet,” said Barry-Murphy.
“He hasn’t trained with us since, so hopefully this afternoon [Thursday] he’ll partake in training in some way. But as of now he’s a doubt.
“He’s a very young player, I’m not an expert on maturation or growing but he seems to be growing and developing a lot physically. So I don’t want to pre-empt him having a lot of issues but I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a lot of this during the season where you see him carrying niggles as he adjusts to the schedule that he’s now been asked to partake in.”









