Williams ready to put feet up after marathon season

Wales and Nottingham Forest defender Neco Williams says he has enjoyed the demands of a marathon season but is looking forward to a well-earned break.

The 25-year-old played the full game as Wales drew 1-1 in a friendly against World Cup-bound Ghana in Cardiff.

Williams is now set for his 63rd game of the season for club and country if he lines up against Romania in a friendly in Bucharest on Saturday.

"It is tiring, but this is what we get paid to do and we enjoy it as well, so I'm happy with that," Williams said.

"As a footballer you want to play as many games as possible.

"If I played only a couple of games then I wouldn't be happy, but to play that amount of games means you're doing something well."

Williams was a key player for Forest last term, playing in 53 games as they maintained their Premier League status and reached the Europa League semi-finals.

He was named Forest's player of the season and the City Ground club have opened talks with the Wrexham-born player over a contract extension.

"It's physically and mentally tough, but we're professional enough to deal with what gets put in front of us," Williams added.

"If that's games every other few days or the travelling, we're prepared for that and I've enjoyed it.

"I'll be going straight on holiday, having a few cocktails and putting my feet up on the beach.

"We'll get a couple of weeks off and then straight back into it."

Williams provided the cross for substitute Lewis Koumas to score Wales' injury time equaliser in Tuesday's friendly against Ghana at Cardiff City Stadium.

Former Liverpool defender Williams was pleased that current Anfield player Koumas – who spent the season on loan at Hull City – scored his first goal for Wales.

"He's been waiting for that moment for a while now," Williams said.

"I'm glad he's got it. I'm glad I assisted it.

"We had a few chances and on another night we score more goals. But we have to take the positives, build on that, and then just focus now on the next one.

"We know our summer record hasn't been the best, so we want to finish the season off with a win."