DEFENDER Chris Gunter believes Wales are going from strength to strength under manager Gary Speed.

Wales won their second successive home qualifier against a side ranked in the world’s top 20 after comfortably seeing off 10-man Switzerland 2-0.

The result gives them a chance of securing third spot in Group G of the Euro Qualifiers if they can beat Bulgaria tomorrow in Sofia.

After a starring role on the right flank with Gareth Bale, Newport-born Gunter is relishing the future under Speed and believes the side will only get better.

"You’ve seen the difference in the squad, we were coming off the back of two good performances and we looked a really good team against Switzerland," he said.

"After losing the first few games finishing third would be great, it would be nice to finish well and carry that momentum forward.

"There is a great atmosphere around Welsh football, we love meeting up."

The Nottingham Forest defender believes Speed has developed a style for the national side that doesn’t need much tinkering with for future games.

"We’ve got a way of playing in competitive games now and in 11 months’ time these fixtures under Gary will prove really important. We had to go through some disappointing results but we are on the right track.

"We’ve got a system now and I don’t think that will change too much in the future. The more you play together you develop your roles and that will only get stronger in the future.

"We want to keep producing good results and performances and we know what is expected of us."

Gunter was in the thick of the action, having been fouled for the penalty that put Wales ahead and on the receiving end of the reckless challenge from Reto Ziegler that saw the left back sent off.

"I don’t think he (Ziegler) went in to hurt me but he was high," he said.

"As for the penalty, the foul on Gareth before my incident was a penalty so the referee was probably under pressure to give it. I knew if I got there first there was a good chance the defender would gamble and tackle me and he definitely caught me."

Gunter, who comes from a football-loving family, knows that should Wales’ good form continue it can do wonders for fan interest in the Principality.

"We went through a spell where we dreaded coming out of the game and always putting a positive spin on bad performances but we are producing the goods on the pitch at the moment. It’s only the beginning but we are getting there," he commented.

"We want to bring back the excitement and enthusiam of Welsh football, when I was a kid sometimes you struggled to get a ticket because the games sold out.

"The fanbase is there, we need to get them back because they mean so much to the players, a big support is massive.

"What we want is to return to the days of full houses at the Millennium Stadium and by winning games we can do that."