CHRIS Coleman says Wales will be aiming to give ‘big brother’ England a bloody nose today as they target the knockout stages of Euro 2016.

After beating Slovakia on Saturday, Coleman knows that a win for his side this afternoon would ensure that they extend their stay at their first major tournament since 1958.

And the Wales boss says he’s relishing a ‘dust-up’ when the two old rivals meet in a huge Group B clash in Lens.

But, given all the security concerns surrounding the fixture, Coleman has demanded controlled aggression and total focus from his side.

“I know everybody Welsh is looking at England, what a game, what an occasion,” he said.

“And that’s all great. But it’s our job as a staff, and my job as a manager, to make sure our boys are ready but they’re controlled for that 90 minutes.

“It will be highly emotive and we’ve got to try to stay as focused as we possibly can.

“It’s all about getting the result we need to be in the last-16.

“We’ve got two games, two bites of the cherry to get what we need. But if we can take care of business here, brilliant, absolutely fantastic.”

Wales have not beaten England since Mark Hughes’ winner at Wrexham 32 years ago and Coleman is anticipating a great contest.

“It’s Wales and England and for us to beat the ‘big brother’ if you like, what an achievement that is,” he said.

“We haven’t done it for some time and, if I’m honest, I’d be looking forward to a bit of a dust-up.

“I’m not talking about the stupid stuff,” he added. “I’m talking about 100mph game of football.

“In international football you don’t really get that. There’s spurts, it’s very fast, and then it slows down. It can be very tactical, like a game of chess at times.

“Maybe we’ll see a reverse of that, maybe they’ll just go at it. And if it’s a good game of football our boys know what they’re capable of.”

With England on one point after being held by Russia at the weekend Coleman says the pressure is on Roy Hodgson and his team but he warned his players must avoid complacency.

“They know more about tournament football than we do,” he said. “This is new territory for us. There is huge pressure on them, not winning the first one.”

“We’ve won the first one. The pressure for us is complacency, because we can in no way think that our work is done.

“We’ve got so much still to do. And when you’re up against a team as good as that, you’ve got to put out. Otherwise you’re not going to get what you want.

“So this is a big test for us, a great challenge for us. One that we’re looking forward to. There is nothing for us to fear.”

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