Chris Coleman has hit back at claims Wales were lucky to reach the last four at Euro 2016 by insisting his team handled pressure better than some other sides. Wholesale Blue Jays Jerseys . Austria coach Marcel Koller - whose own side finished bottom of their group and failed to progress to the knockout stages - made the suggestion ahead of the teams World Cup qualifier in Vienna on Thursday. Sky Live: Austria v Wales Chris Colemans side face tough-looking trip to Vienna Wales won their section - beating Russia and Slovakia - before seeing off Northern Ireland and Belgium on their way to the last four where they lost out to eventual winners Portugal. Coleman said: We played more than most, had more opportunities, played more football, but I would not put our achievement down to luck.You can get lucky over 90 minutes, but you dont do that because of luck. We had good and bad luck but we achieved because we are a good team. Wales got to the semi-finals in France after wins over Slovakia, Russia, Northern Ireland and Belgium There were teams with big reputations who had great qualifying campaigns but could not handle it. We handled it. So, no, I wouldnt put the semi-final down to luck.Coleman believes Koller might have been referring to the early moments of their first game at the finals in France against Slovakia when Ben Davies cleared Marek Hamsiks goal-bound shot off the line.He added: That was not luck, it was good defending and commitment to the cause,We had bad luck in the first game when they should have been down to 10 men and we should have had a penalty for (Martin) Skrtels challenge on Jonny Williams. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ?￡6.99. No contract. These boys know what is at stake and we dont worry about what anyone says about us. There has been all sorts said about what we do.But we concentrate on ourselves and the game plan. We stick to that. We will respect Austria, but we will concentrate on what we have worked on. It is about what we do. Thursdays international preview Spain, Italy, Wales and Republic of Ireland in action Austria have specific plans to keep Gareth Bale - who is now within four goals of Ian Rushs Welsh international record of 28 - quiet at the Ernst Happel Stadion.Coleman is unconcerned by that and said: That is not a new plan. That is what he faces every week with Real Madrid and when he plays for us. Coleman is not concerned about Austrias plans to deal with Gareth Bale in Vienna You can work as much as you like defensively, shut them out for 89 minutes and a split second changes everything.It is very difficult to come up with a game plan when youre up against brilliance - and thats what Gareth Bale is.You can watch Englands tour of Bangladesh, plus Premier League football and the Japan Grand Prix on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy three months at half price! 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Jannero Pargo scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter to help the Charlotte Bobcats erase a 21-point deficit and rally for an 83-76 preseason victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Russell Wilson walked into the huddle with his team down a field goal and less than five minutes remaining. He started laughing, sensing the familiarity of the situation.Then he looked around at his teammates and said, Weve been here two years in row — lets go do it.And the Seahawks did it.Wilson connected on a 23-yard touchdown pass to Luke Willson with 47 seconds left to cap a nine-play, 80-yard drive, lifting Seattle to a 13-9 win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.Its the third straight year Wilson has brought the Seahawks (4-3) back from a second-half deficit to beat the Panthers on this same field. In the previous two seasons, Wilson threw TD passes to Jermaine Kearse and Golden Tate to win tight defensive games.Man, Im telling you, its just the Achilles heel, man, Panthers cornerback Josh Norman said. They keep nagging us. They end up making one more play than us, every single time.Carolinas defence came into the game having allowed at least 37 points in four of its last five games. But it held Wilson and the Seahawks to a pair of field goals before he took the field with 4:47 left on the clock.Wilson methodically marched the Seahawks down the field, going 4 of 4 for 53 yards and running twice for 11 yards. He completed short, precise tosses to unheralded receivers Cooper Helfet, Kevin Norwood and Paul Richardson before connecting with Wilson on a seam route for the winning touchdown.We believed we were going to go down the field and make the plays and win the game, Wilson said. There was no doubt.Wilson finished 20 of 32 for 199 yards and had one interception.He truly is an extraordinary player in the fourth quarter, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. He finds a way to make the play that we need to make.The victory snapped Seattles two-game losing streak and Carroll hopes it eliminated any talk of the Seahawks lacking focus following the Percy Harvin trade.If you think there are distractions, you are wrong, Carroll said.It was another struggle for Cam Newton.Newton was 12 of 27 for 121 yards with an interception and a fumble for the Panthers (3-4-1). In three games against the Seahawks, Newton has only thrown for 437 yards and one touchdown while being sacked eight times. It ended when Newton bounced a pass in front of running back Jonathan Stewart on fourth-and-25. Blue Jays Jerseys 2020. Sometimes with a team like this you get pressure, Newton said. Being pressured you have to be willing to take chances. When you make plays you know youre labeled a genius. When you dont (make plays) — and a lot of times we didnt today — it looks bad. It looks real bad.Carolina had a chance after the touchdown, but Seattles pass rush turned up the heat and the Panthers couldnt manage a first down.Marshawn Lynch ran for 62 yards and Doug Baldwin had six catches for 61 yards for the Seahawks.It was a game of missed opportunities for both teams.The Panthers led 6-3 at halftime despite reaching inside the Seattle 20 on their first three drives.A dropped pass in the end zone by rookie wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin and a turnover off a fumbled exchange between Newton and Stewart on a read option play were costly. The Panthers were settled for Graham Ganos two field goals.Its tough when you dont score touchdowns and miss opportunities, coach Ron Rivera said. You have to make hay down in the red zone.The Seahawks had their share of botched plays, too.With a chance to take the lead just before halftime, Lynch let Wilsons pass slip through his hands at the goal line and cornerback Josh Norman came up with the interception. In the third quarter, Wilson got the Panthers to bite on a fake handoff and had Cooper Helfet wide open down along the left sideline for a potential touchdown but underthrew him. The Seahawks also turned over the ball when centre Stephen Schilling botched a snap to Wilson that Mario Addison recovered at the Carolina 30.Seattles only points in the first half came when Stephen Hauschka drilled a low-lining 58-yard field goal which would have been good from at least another 10 yards.NOTES: Rivera said Benjamin was benched to start the game because he was sending him a message to the rookie. Rivera said hes accountable just like everybody else, but wouldnt elaborate on why he sat down the rookie who finished with four catches for 94 yards. ... Panthers safety Thomas DeCoud left in the second half with a hamstring injury. His backup Tre Boston gave up Wilsons winning touchdown pass.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '