WALES midfielder Aaron Ramsey insists Belgium hold no fears for Chris Coleman’s Dragons, but admits he is looking to take his game to the next level... Gareth Bale’s level.

The 24-year old who has just won a second FA Cup in as many seasons for club side Arsenal is ready to take centre stage this Friday when Belgium, now incredibly – and some might argue, ridiculously – ranked number two in the FIFA rankings visit a sold out Cardiff City Stadium.

Wales are currently battling Marc Wilmots’ side at the top of European Qualifying Group B, seeking that dream ticket of a place in next summer’s European Championships in France following a superb 3-0 win in Israel.

It's been an amazing start to the group for us, joint top five games in,” Ramsey explained, speaking at an event with Vauxhall the Wales team sponsor. “This is what we've been preparing for and all our hard work and preparation over the last few years is finally paying off and hopefully we can get a result against Belgium.

“They are a brilliant team with so many world-class players who can hurt you all over the pitch. You don't become the second-best team for no reason.

“But we've had two good results against them away from home. We lost to them at home but we did have a man (James Collins) sent off early on in that game so that was always going to be difficult. “We've had some good performances against them and we know what we're about and what we're up against. We are confident; we are at home and a sell-out for the first time in quite a while so it's an exciting game to be involved in.

“We don't fear Belgium; I don't fear any team I go up against. It's about concentrating on my own personal performance and the team's performance and see where that takes us. If this group are all switched on together we'll give anyone a game. We're at that stage in our development where we can take on teams like this.”

Ramsey admits that the onus is still too much on Bale, especially on Friday where the tantalising duel will see the 2013 Premier League player of the season up against this year’s winner of the same award, Eden Hazard.

“It is not just me (who wants to raise their game to Bale’s level), I think everybody in whole team has had to raise their game and bring that togetherness to make us more of a stronger unit. That's what this team has been built on. You can see everyone is out there fighting for each other and working their socks off and we have a lot of quality as well when we go forward so we're dangerous.”

Ramsey is happy with how he has performed this term, even if he admits he failed to top the previous campaign, the best of his career.

“Last season was one of those seasons where everything just clicked in. I was top of the stats for a quite a lot of things and to be in that sort of form is quite special,” he said.

“It's not easy to try and do all those sort of things at the same time. This season I think I've done pretty well but I've been injured a few times - and not just in one block. It's been a bit stop-start and you don't get consistently stronger every game. Getting back to full fitness, playing well and then breaking down again is quite mentally draining but I'm doing all right at the moment.”

Ramsey admits he’ll be happy to get back into central midfield for his country, after being used primarily on the right by Arsene Wenger in recent weeks as he looked to accommodate a host of expensive signings into his starting XI.

“It is my favourite position (central midfield) and where I play my best football. I am very happy to be playing back in the middle for Wales. I had a chat with him (Arsene Wenger) a few times and he said it was temporary.

“I am a bigger threat, from the middle. I can time my runs into the box better. When you're wide you're taught to try and get in at the far post so the ball doesn't go straight across. From that central position you can use your instinct where to go rather than just try and get in at the far post.

“I have that incentive as well, after the Belgium game I will have rest, get my head around it in pre-season and work my socks off to get back in the centre for Arsenal. That's what I'll be looking to do and I'm confident in my ability that I can do that and win my place back there.

Ramsey admits he’s thrilled Wales have finally won back the affections of a previously disenfranchised crowd.

“I always thought we would get them back one day. To sell out Cardiff, which we haven't done for a long time, is great for us to be recognised in what we're doing. We wanted to get the fans back. I've always believed that when Gary (Speed) took over you could see everything was being put in place. “We started off really well under him and obviously what happened knocked us all for a while. It's not an easy thing to overcome but Chris has come in and steadied the ship and has got us playing some great stuff again. Never doubted that we would fail under him, training with these guys you see what we want to do and the quality we have. It's just a question of when.

“All the players have developed really well. We're still quite young now but we were really young back then. We've had time to develop, we've certainly done that and we understand the game a lot better. We know what's required and we want to show people what we're capable of doing.”

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