Craig Bellamy has secured his “ultimate” dream job – as manager of Wales.

The 44-year-old turned down the chance to continue his coaching role at Burnley, to step up to his first number one position.

A formidable top flight player with Liverpool, Newcastle United, West Ham United and others, Bellamy felt this was an opportunity he just could not pass up.

So as he assembles the staff he wants around him and begins a four-year contract with the next World Cup and Euros in his sights, what is in store for the Wales national team and the supporters in the Red Wall?

Rob Phillips, the BBC Wales Football Correspondent, anticipates five things we can expect from Craig Bellamy the manager.

The P-word could almost be his middle name. It’s always been an indelible part of his DNA.

On his appointment Bellamy said he was “passionate to bring continued success into Welsh football".

After his departure from Burnley, Clarets chairman Alan Pace said he had always admired Bellamy’s “leadership, knowledge and passion".

And at his unveiling, Dr David Adams, the Football Association of Wales’ Chief Football Officer – and the man who led the global search for a successor to Rob Page - talked of Bellamy’s “passion for the game and passion for Wales".

That passion for the game in general oozed from every pore whether pulling on a shirt of club or country. His passion for his country shone through in every one of his 78 caps.

Wales’ Red Wall know all about him. As his possible appointment went viral last Monday night, there were overwhelming references to his “passion".

Of course, that element could sometimes take him over the edge as a player.

He has faced questions over his temperament this week with good grace and a determination to prove Bellamy the manager is different to Bellamy the player.

Yet as former Wales international Iwan Roberts and a team-mate of the up and coming young Bellamy at Norwich City told BBC Wales’ Feast of Football podcast: “I don’t mind at times if a little bit of the old Craig Bellamy comes out.”