Harry Wilson boldly stated that Wales are targeting six points from their upcoming double header with Liechtenstein and Belgium.
The Fulham star's return to the squad is a welcome boost to boss Craig Bellamy following his absence from the March camp due to injury.
Indeed, Wilson contributed four goals and an assist across the six Nations League matches between September and November as Wales gained promotion into League A.
But the task ahead in Brussels will represent the most difficult of the Bellamy era to date, and one that will certainly put the manager's unbeaten record to the test.
Of course, Wales must prioritise the contest with Liechtenstein at Cardiff City Stadium on Friday night first, and Bellamy is taking nothing for granted.
San Marino, Anguilla, US Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands and Turks & Caicos Islands are the only five international sides ranked below Liechtenstein by FIFA.
As much as the minnows of the world, including Liechtenstein, have improved over recent years, thanks in part to the introduction of the Nations League in 2018, anything other than a comfortable victory on Friday would be nothing short of embarrassing for those in red.
But Bellamy is only too aware of how tricky a month to navigate June can be.
Rob Page's side suffered a highly damaging 4-2 defeat to Armenia before being beaten 2-0 by Turkey in the 2023 summer window.
Similar occurred under Ryan Giggs in 2019 as Wales lost back-to-back away matches against Croatia and Hungary in June.
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Having shown a real desire to learn from the past, Bellamy felt he had no option but to hold a training camp in Cardiff and Spain in late May for the members of his squad whose seasons had come to an end earlier in the month.
"June's always a tricky period with the amount of players we have from the EFL having a month off," Bellamy said.
"It's not set up for international football. We've had one or two problems with that over the past few years.
"We have to put on a camp, we have to keep the boys training. The injuries become too big a risk because your muscles will shut down. Having that EFL camp really helps us with that."
With only first place in the group qualifying automatically for next year's global showpiece in the USA, Canada and Mexico, Wales can ill-afford to be beaten in the upcoming camp if they are to challenge for top spot.
But there are huge positives ahead of both fixtures.
Wales are unbeaten in eight at present and have lost just once in 18 matches (not including the penalty shootout loss to Poland) since losing to Turkey almost exactly two years ago.
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They have also become accustomed to finding a way against the so-called lesser nations over the past decade or so, something that was often an issue during Bellamy's playing career - with defeats to Cyprus in 2007, Montenegro in 2010 and Macedonia in 2013 springing to mind.
As for Liechtenstein, since drawing 1-1 with Armenia in September 2021, they have lost 16 successive World Cup and European qualifiers, conceding 52 goals (at a rate of 3.25 per game) over that period, scoring just one goal.
The return of Wilson and Ethan Ampadu in particular is a significant bonus, with the duo ready to bring their wealth of experience to play prominent roles as Wales bid to keep themselves in the hunt to clinch at the very least, runner-up spot in Group J.
Publicly, Bellamy has been quick to warn of the threat of Liechtenstein and to urge caution regarding avoiding a slip-up against the side ranked 205th in the world.
But privately, the 45-year-old will know he has the sufficient tools in his armoury to bank a valuable three points on home soil before making the trip to the Belgian capital on Monday night.
There, his side will be given the platform to showcase just how far they have come under the man who is bidding to lead Wales to a second successive World Cup.
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