The identical is true of Cardiff boss Brian Barry-Murphy, who took over in the summertime to reshape a Bluebirds staff reeling from relegation to League One.
The Irishman has instilled an brisk, attacking model of play much like Bellamy's with Wales, and he has constructed his facet round Cardiff academy merchandise.
That has led to an inflow of Cardiff gamers in current Wales squads, with the most recent that includes 4 academy graduates, together with Kpakio.
“He (Barry-Murphy) is so essential. He is actually modified how we have all thought,” Kpakio provides.
“Our mindset has been fashioned into one thing that we actually cherish. You see how we play, how we press, for instance, it is so excessive in depth, and he is a giant a part of that, together with the opposite workers.
“I would say the model of play actually fits me as a participant, I actually prefer it. I am extra comfy and assured in what I do.”
Kpakio embodies many qualities of the trendy full-back: adventurous and inventive, equally adept at overlapping and galloping past the winger in entrance or inverting to hyperlink play in midfield.
“I would say I am very optimistic with how I play. I overlap, individuals can have seen what number of instances we do it, how aggressive I'm,” he says.
“While you're youthful, there's lots of gamers you need to have a look at however, enjoying as a right-back, I watched gamers like Reece James, Trent [Alexander-Arnold], [Jeremie] Frimpong, gamers who've that attacking nature. They're capable of present what they'll do going ahead in addition to defending.”
Within the midst of a busy interval for Cardiff and Wales, Kpakio can have loads of alternatives to indicate how successfully he can do each.
Given the trajectory of his younger profession to this point, he's solely going in a single course.
