NEWPORT’S Chris Gunter says the Wales squad is strong enough to cope without influential midfielder Aaron Ramsey for next month’s Euro 2016 qualifiers.

Arsenal star Ramsey will miss the qualifiers against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Friday, October 10, and Cyprus on Monday, October 13, at the Cardiff City Stadium.

The 23-year-old suffered a hamstring injury in Saturday’s 1-1 draw against Tottenham and is expected to be out for up to a month.

But Reading defender Gunter, a former teammate of Ramsey’s at Cardiff City, says the national side will be able to cope without one of their star men.

“If Aaron is missing then it is a blow but it's a situation we've been in in the past,” said Royals skipper Gunter.

“Hopefully the squad is strong enough now to deal with any injuries.

“From a player’s point of view, if he is missing, somebody else has to come in and replace him and do the job.

“Knowing football and knowing international football, over the next seven games in the group we're going to meet up and we're going to have injuries in those games.

“We certainly can’t use it as an excuse just because a player is missing.”

Ramsey played in Wales’ opening Euro 2016 qualifier in Andorra after missing the side’s previous three internationals.

He suffered an ankle injury in the 2-1 win over Andorra but played for his club the following Saturday before picking up a hamstring injury in the north London derby.

Ramsey’s fellow midfielder Joe Allen is also a doubt for the home qualifiers against Bosnia and Cyprus three days later.

The 24-year-old Liverpool star has not played since injuring a knee in the win over Andorra on September 9 but Gunter hopes the former Swansea City player will be fit for the double header.

“He’s another big player for us,” Gunter told BBC Radio Wales Sport.

“He’s never going to get the headlines of people like Aaron or anybody like that.

“But he’s such an important part for us in midfield and hopefully he’s fit and available.”

The injuries to Ramsey and Allen could open the door for former Newport County AFC midfielder Lee Evans to step up from the under-21 squad.

National manager Chris Coleman names his senior squad tomorrow and Evans has caught the eye with goals in his last two matches for the under-21s and in the Championship against Gunter’s Reading on Sunday.