2017 Under 17 WC Thread

[Tallman]

How the ass T&T Jamaica and Haiti end up in the same group? We don't use seed structure to draw groups?

Only in the f**king Caribbean yes

Is de CFU, so dey could always change dey mind. LOL.

[asylumseeker]

Job listing for the position of National U-17 Head Coach

Is this position (or any other) advertised on the TTFA website?

[Tobago28]

Job listing for the position of National U-17 Head Coach

Is this position (or any other) advertised on the TTFA website?

Did not see it on TTFA website but saw it on caribbeanjobs.com

[Tobago28]

Yesterday they submitted 30 players to CFU/CONCACAF/FIFA for the September CFU Finals. I am told that that some players that only showed up to 1 or 2 practices in the last week were named while players that were there for months were ignored.

First they remove Elie by refusing to negotiate with him, leaving the team with Coach Dwayne and Coach Biggy. Sadly, this will not end well for our young men.

[Tobago28]

TTFA name the U17 Coach yet?

[Tobago28]

Wired868 Reporting that Latapy was interviewed for U-17 Coach today. Some bloggers saying he will get the job and be parked there to eventually remove Coach Hart.

If Latapy take that job with the intent to replace Hart, he will be sourly disappointed because no Coach can change the mess created by the TTFA when they fired Elie and are now less than a month away from the tournament and have no Coach.

TTFA allowed some ridiculously qualified coaches select the 30 Players to report to FIFA, now will bring in a coach to coach players selected by rank amatuers with the expectations of good results.

So sorry for what will happen to these boys against Jamaica and Haiti, maybe even Bermuda.

[Tobago28]

16 September Haiti
18 September Bermuda
20 September Jamaica

Today is 29 days from first match and coach not named....LAWD!

[Trini _2026]

 National Under 17 training squad has been called back to camp in preparation for the Final Round of Caribbean Football Union Qualifiers set to begin September 16, 2016 in Trinidad and Tobago.

As per attached Fixture, Jamaica is in Group A alongside the host; Bermuda and Haiti, playing its first game against Bermuda on September 16.

Group B consists of Suriname; Cuba; Curacao and Guadeloupe. Five teams from this Final Round will qualify for the CONCACAF Qualifiers.

Please see squad called to camp.

Training takes place each day, 7:00am and 4:00pm at Stadium East.
#    NAME    SCHOOL/CLUB    CLUB PARISH
1    Kimmani Gibbons    St Jago High Sch./Portmore Untd.    St. Catherine
2    Shaquille  Wright    St Jago High Sch./Portmore Untd.    St. Catherine
3    Tajay Grifffiths    Innswood High Sch./Royal Lakes FC    St. Catherine
4    Raewin Senior    Excelsior High Sch./Portmore Untd.    St. Catherine
5    ROMARIO Mcpherson    Bridgeport High Sch./Edgewater FC    St. Catherine
6    Jeadine White    St Andrew Technical/Cavalier FC    KSAFA
7    Jordan Petrekin    K.C./Real Mona FC    KSAFA
8    Terrence Francis    J.C./Santos FC    KSAFA
9    Horace Ramsey    K.C./Harbour View FC    KSAFA
10    Renato Campbell    K.C./Harbour View FC    KSAFA
11    Omar Thompson    K.C./Cavalier FC    KSAFA
12    Jamar Morrison    K.C.    KSAFA
13    Cleon Haynes    Wolmers Boys    KSAFA
14    Nickache Murray    Wolmers Boys/Cavalier FC    KSAFA
15    Tyrese Bennett    Wolmers Boys    KSAFA
16    Alex Gardner    Norman Manley/Waterhouse FC    KSAFA
17    Kaheem Parris    Dinthill Tech./Cavalier FC    KSAFA
18    Nickque  Daley    Clarendon Colege/Harbour View FC    KSAFA
19    Jamoi Topey    Camperdown High/Portmore Untd.    KSAFA
20    Calwayne  Russell    St James High Sch./Irwin Untd. FC    St. James
21    Daniel  Russell    Holmwood Tech./Hill Stars FC    Manchester
22    Jamar  Smith    Crystal Palace FC    England
23    Jordan Brooks    Portsmouth FC    England
24    Isreal  Perrin    Unattached    Canada
25    Clayton Brown    Markham Ontario Soccer Club    Canada
26    Malcolm Lewis    Unattached    USA


Seems he fully screened the local based now looking at more overseas

[Cocorite]

Coach Latapy? 

[Tobago28]

Latapy 2 year contract announced Friday, first training session on Monday. 25 Days to match vs. Haiti. I fear this will not end well for his young charges, seriously hoping for the best.

[Tobago28]

First match 15 days away.

Latas been at the job for a couple weeks now, anyone have update on the preparations?

[asylumseeker]

First match 15 days away.

Latas been at the job for a couple weeks now, anyone have update on the preparations?

Really? He started working before his role/selection was announced on August 19?

[Tobago28]

Really! He stated and I recall the media sent he observed training before his start. A coach and player of that quality would make at a minimum mental notes. So yes maybe not 14 days but certainly 10 days.

[asylumseeker]

That's one of the items I wanted to confirm because starting at 10 days effectively means taking a few days to immerse in the job (which would equate to maybe a week of intentional rather than casual work, but getting a headstart (on the timeline we are discussing) makes some difference.

The other thing that prompted my comment was whether there would be a question raised as to starting the job prior to being named publicly ... But, I suppose there is a defensible difference between being named publicly as the coach and an internal confirmation within the TTFA that a coach had been selected. No one needs another accusation of a lack of transparency or of not following internal protocol.

[Tobago28]

LATAPY GETS HIS U-17 CHARGES READY FOR CFU QUALIFIERS STARTING ON SEPTEMBER 16TH

TTFA MEDIA

On the job for just under a month, former Trinidad and Tobago football maestro Russell Latapy is working feverishly with the National Under 17 Men’s Team to get them fully ready for the upcoming Caribbean Football Union Final Round of Under 17 World Cup qualifiers which takes place in this country from September 16th-25th.

Litany’s first assignment will be a clash with Haiti at the Ato Boldon Stadium on September 16th at 7:30pm. T&T then faces Bermuda on September 18th at 630pm and they finish the group with a Caribbean derby against Jamaica on September 20th at 7:30pm. All games take place at the Ato Boldon Stadium. There are double headers on each day. Group B matches involving Curacao, Cuba, Suriname and Guadeloupe will be played at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.

Lately pointed out that while there has been steady progress so far, there is still some fine tuning to be done before the opening match.

“Ive been in charge of the team there going on four weeks along with the rest of the staff. I’m very impressed with the standard of the players in the team. We have good players especially for their age and a lot of them are showing maturity beyond their age but there is a lot of work to do in terms of our organisational aspect of the game set pieces for and against, our positional sense and game awareness. But I am quite happy with the progress so far and with the players and their commitment to training and the effort of moving forward,” Latapy told TTFA Media.

He spoke of some of the immediate areas that needed attention within the 20-man squad.

“One of the important things that I had to do was get the level of fitness up. That was a tricky area because we are close to competition and while we needed to get them fit,they cannot be overworked because the recovery time is very short,” he said.

“One of the other principle areas I have been working on is game awareness and where they play in relation to the ball. At that age group we have in 20 players, we have seven or eight players that are mature beyond their age but then you have another 12 or 13 players who are getting their slowly or surely but tend to chase the ball about a bit, ball watching just keep following the ball and not seeing what is happening with the player they are marking in a defensive role and the ball. I have been working a lot on this and the tactical side of the game. Their technical ability is well on par for their age group,” Latapy explained.

Playing at home is something the ex-Porto FC player emphasized would be a key factor for the way his team approaches the matches.

“We are playing at home and we are Trinidad and Tobago. considered one of the giants in the English-speaking Caribbean. We are going to try and get back to the football we know we can play here which is offensive football, we gonna get the ball down, pass it around and we want to try and win games. With all respect to the other teams we are playing at home and we are going to go forward, try to win the game and entertain the fans and get the crowds back filling our stadiums.”

Lastly, Latapy commented on the support show by Dwight Yorke on Monday when the former Manchester United forward join the team for a training session at the Ato Boldon Stadium.

“We invited Dwight to one of our sessions for various reasons. Dwight is still very fit and he is also one of the players that most young players if not all in this country look up to. He was able to come in and do a session with the strikers, have a word with the team and share his views on our football and what is needed to do to achieve success.

“He emphasised on how hard they need to keep working. And hopefully him being in will give the whole team a lift and that was the whole idea behind it. He was still able to show them which runs to make and how to put the ball into the net. Dwight is a very positive influence on our football and on a lot of young lives. Just having him in there and playing a little scrimmage where they can go and say well yea I passed the ball to Dwight or I got a pass from Dwight that sort of stuff just gives them a lift before we go into this tournament and shows them what is possible for them to achieve with hard work.

“I want to thank Dwight for coming in and I would definitely invite him again to be part of our training session because the young players loved it. You could see them buzzing and speaking to each other about it and it’s the kind of positive influence we always want around any national team,” Latapy added.

T&T will face Haiti in their opening match at the Ato Boldon Stadium from 7:30pm on September 16th with Jamaica facing Bermuda from 5pm in the first game of the double header. T&T also faces Bermuda on September 18th at 6:30pm and Jamaica on September 20th at 7:30pm.

All Group A games will be played at the Ato Boldon Stadium with Group B games including Curacao, Cuba, Guadeloupe and Suriname being played at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. The top five teams from the tournament will advance to the CONCACAF Final round in Panama City next April towards the 2017 FIFA Under 17 World Cup in India.

[Tobago28]

LATAPY GETS HIS U-17 CHARGES READY FOR CFU QUALIFIERS STARTING ON SEPTEMBER 16TH

TTFA MEDIA

On the job for just under a month, former Trinidad and Tobago football maestro Russell Latapy is working feverishly with the National Under 17 Men’s Team to get them fully ready for the upcoming Caribbean Football Union Final Round of Under 17 World Cup qualifiers which takes place in this country from September 16th-25th.

Litany’s first assignment will be a clash with Haiti at the Ato Boldon Stadium on September 16th at 7:30pm. T&T then faces Bermuda on September 18th at 630pm and they finish the group with a Caribbean derby against Jamaica on September 20th at 7:30pm. All games take place at the Ato Boldon Stadium. There are double headers on each day. Group B matches involving Curacao, Cuba, Suriname and Guadeloupe will be played at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.

Lately pointed out that while there has been steady progress so far, there is still some fine tuning to be done before the opening match.

“Ive been in charge of the team there going on four weeks along with the rest of the staff. I’m very impressed with the standard of the players in the team. We have good players especially for their age and a lot of them are showing maturity beyond their age but there is a lot of work to do in terms of our organisational aspect of the game set pieces for and against, our positional sense and game awareness. But I am quite happy with the progress so far and with the players and their commitment to training and the effort of moving forward,” Latapy told TTFA Media.

He spoke of some of the immediate areas that needed attention within the 20-man squad.

“One of the important things that I had to do was get the level of fitness up. That was a tricky area because we are close to competition and while we needed to get them fit,they cannot be overworked because the recovery time is very short,” he said.

“One of the other principle areas I have been working on is game awareness and where they play in relation to the ball. At that age group we have in 20 players, we have seven or eight players that are mature beyond their age but then you have another 12 or 13 players who are getting their slowly or surely but tend to chase the ball about a bit, ball watching just keep following the ball and not seeing what is happening with the player they are marking in a defensive role and the ball. I have been working a lot on this and the tactical side of the game. Their technical ability is well on par for their age group,” Latapy explained.

Playing at home is something the ex-Porto FC player emphasized would be a key factor for the way his team approaches the matches.

“We are playing at home and we are Trinidad and Tobago. considered one of the giants in the English-speaking Caribbean. We are going to try and get back to the football we know we can play here which is offensive football, we gonna get the ball down, pass it around and we want to try and win games. With all respect to the other teams we are playing at home and we are going to go forward, try to win the game and entertain the fans and get the crowds back filling our stadiums.”

Lastly, Latapy commented on the support show by Dwight Yorke on Monday when the former Manchester United forward join the team for a training session at the Ato Boldon Stadium.

“We invited Dwight to one of our sessions for various reasons. Dwight is still very fit and he is also one of the players that most young players if not all in this country look up to. He was able to come in and do a session with the strikers, have a word with the team and share his views on our football and what is needed to do to achieve success.

“He emphasised on how hard they need to keep working. And hopefully him being in will give the whole team a lift and that was the whole idea behind it. He was still able to show them which runs to make and how to put the ball into the net. Dwight is a very positive influence on our football and on a lot of young lives. Just having him in there and playing a little scrimmage where they can go and say well yea I passed the ball to Dwight or I got a pass from Dwight that sort of stuff just gives them a lift before we go into this tournament and shows them what is possible for them to achieve with hard work.

“I want to thank Dwight for coming in and I would definitely invite him again to be part of our training session because the young players loved it. You could see them buzzing and speaking to each other about it and it’s the kind of positive influence we always want around any national team,” Latapy added.

T&T will face Haiti in their opening match at the Ato Boldon Stadium from 7:30pm on September 16th with Jamaica facing Bermuda from 5pm in the first game of the double header. T&T also faces Bermuda on September 18th at 6:30pm and Jamaica on September 20th at 7:30pm.

All Group A games will be played at the Ato Boldon Stadium with Group B games including Curacao, Cuba, Guadeloupe and Suriname being played at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. The top five teams from the tournament will advance to the CONCACAF Final round in Panama City next April towards the 2017 FIFA Under 17 World Cup in India.

Latapy

It is not your fault if you do not succeed with this group, its the fault of the selectors that create a list of 30 players in advance of your arrival that was deficient of many technical and mature players.

Friend, family and bias ruled the day in selection

Good luck

[Tobago28]

NAMES       CLUBS       SCHOOL                    POSITION                           D.O.B.
EMMANUEL JOHN   JABLOTEH   TRINITY EAST COLLEGE   GOALKEEPER                  11-Feb-01
ELIJAH SHADE   JABLOTEH   ST. ANTHONY'S COLLEGE   GOALKEEPER           4-Nov-00
JESSIE WILLIAMS   RANGERS   EAST MUCURAPO SECONDARY   DEFENDER            18-Jan-01
KERDELL SWEEN   JABLOTEH   SAN JUAN NORTH SECONDARY   DEFENDER   2-Mar-00
BRANDON SEMPER   JABLOTEH   SAN JUAN NORTH SECONDARY   DEFENDER   28-Jan-00
TYRIQUE ANDREWS   W. CONNECTION   NAPARIMA COLLEGE   DEFENDER   21-Nov-00
JERREN JACKIE   POINT FORTIN CIVIC   PRESENTATION COLLEGE SFDO   DEFENDER   24-Apr-01
MARK RAMDEEN   W. CONNECTION   NAPARIMA COLLEGE   MIDFIELDER   1-Jun-00
JOHN-PAUL ROCHFORD   NORTH EAST STARS   QUEENS ROYAL COLLEGE   MIDFIELDER   5-Jan-00
JODEL BROWN   JABLOTEH   ST. ANTHONY'S COLLEGE   MIDFIELDER   31-Oct-00
ANDRE RAYMOND   W. CONNECTION   NAPARIMA COLLEGE   MIDFIELDER   9-Nov-00
KEON BONEY   NORTH EAST STARS   NORTH EASTERN COLLEGE   MIDFIELDER   3-Feb-00
LUKE SINGH   VAUGHN AZZURI   ST EDMUND CAMPION   MIDFIELDER   12-Sep-00
NIKEL ORR   JABLOTEH   TRINITY EAST COLLEGE   MIDFIELDER   26-May-01
CHE BENNY   RANGERS   ST. ANTHONY'S COLLEGE   MIDFIELDER   18-Aug-00
ISAIAH HUDSON   W. CONNECTION   NAPARIMA COLLEGE   MIDFIELDER   27-Jul-00
OMAR DA NAIA   VAUGHN AZZURI   BILL BROTHERS SECONDARY   MIDFIELDER   17-Feb-00
JAYDON PROWELL   CENTRAL F.C.   ST. ANTHONY'S COLLEGE   STRIKER   5-Aug-00
NION LAMMY   POINT FORTIN CIVIC   PRESENTATION COLLEGE SFDO   STRIKER   31-Jan-00
JONATHAN GODETTE   D.C. UNITED   MARYLAND   STRIKER   11-Oct-00
KESHON HACKSHAW   NORTH EAST STARS   TRINITY EAST COLLEGE   STRIKER   26-Feb-00
TYRESE BAILEY   JABLOTEH   ST. ANTHONY'S COLLEGE   STRIKER   6-May-01

[asylumseeker]

T28, who would be examples of "technical and mature players" who did not make the 30-player list?

[Tobago28]

T28, who would be examples of "technical and mature players" who did not make the 30-player list?

Asylumseeker, I prefer to not mention names going into the CFU Finals. However I have been reliably informed that if the U17 qualify for CONCACAF, Latapy has already developed a short list.

[madness]

what u mean short list?

[Tobago28]

Short list of players that were left off the 30 for whatever reason that he will be bringing into camp if they qualify for the next round

[asylumseeker]

T28, who would be examples of "technical and mature players" who did not make the 30-player list?

Asylumseeker, I prefer to not mention names going into the CFU Finals. However I have been reliably informed that if the U17 qualify for CONCACAF, Latapy has already developed a short list.

Fair enough.

Your comment seems to suggest that some players who didn't make this cut would be reconsidered (to include the players you are reluctant to name). Is that what you sought to relay?

Either way, once we prevail in CFU, I would strongly encourage the NT coaches to make their way to Honduras in November to view the UNCAF qualifying tournament and ask that the TTFA support such a request. The benefits from that trip would be immense regarding preparations for Panama. Ah not guessing.

EDIT: I see your confirmation above.

[Tobago28]

Anyone have a link for tomorrow?

[Tobago28]

http://wisports.tv/index.php/livestream

Respect Tallman

[Deeks]

Anybody WIsports live broadcast at Mandela Park(Geo V). That is nice though. Camera need a lil more close up.

[Tobago28]

With some smart changes to the squad, we can get a good result this evening.

[Sando prince]

I am watching the full match in this video here, and these two teams are playing so slow, giving away possession easily and no intensity. Trust me when I say it will be the same old cycle when Caribbean teams meet the better teams at the CONCACAF stage. Mex, USA, CR and Pan will beat these Caribbean teams easily just like in recent years. The Caribbean youth football is too slow and lazy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYvdZrWbz_0&spfreload=10

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[Tobago28]

T&T U-17S STOPPED BY JAMAICA… LEFT TO WAIT ON GROUP B RESULTS

TTFA MEDIA

Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 17 Men’s Team once again showed their ability to produce a strong show of resilience and ability to bounce back but it was not enough on Tuesday night as they went down 3-2 to Jamaica in their closing Group A fixture in the Caribbean Football Union Finals at the Ato Boldon Stadium.

Down 2-0 at half time and in a similar situation to that of their previous encounter against Bermuda, T&T fought themselves back into the affair to level the scores at 2-2 but the “Reggae Boyz” were just too good on the night.

T&T finished Group A in third place with three points behind winners Haiti (seven points) and Jamaica (seven points). Haiti drubbed Bermuda 5-0 in Tuesday’s earlier match in Couva.

T&T must now await the results of Group B’s closing games on Wednesday. If  Suriname loses to Cuba by two or more goals, T&T can still advance to the CONCACAF Final phase as the best third place team from the two groups.

On Tuesday night, a double by Raewin Senior in the 13th and 76th minutes and another item by Nicque Daley in the 36th minute did the job for the visitors. But a stubborn T&T outfit didn’t give in and skipper Jayden Prowell levelled the scores in the 57th minute after substitute Nion Lammy had pulled a goal back three minutes into the second half.

T&T had a somewhat sluggish start but soon found their footing after Jamaica pounced for the 1-0 lead.

A good combination between Damani Osei and Nicque Daley, led to a ball through for Senior who blasted past goalkeeper Emmanuel John from 12 yards out.

T&T had a couple good efforts near the half hour mark through Che Benny but Jamaica kept their advantage which they would double when Daley headed home from close up.

After rallying back and leaving their opponents on the blackfoot for long periods in the second half, T&T failed to finish the job and Jamaica would have the final say when Damani Osei’s left-sided cross found a lurking Senior and he made no mistake, shooting low past John for the winner.

T&T also lost to Jamaica, 5-1 in their previous meeting at this level, that time at the CONCACAF Final round in Honduras in 2015.

T&T Line up – Emmanuel John (GK), Kerdell Sween, Jesse Williams, Brandon Semper (Nion Lammy 38th), Isaiah Hudson, Jodel Brown (John-Paul Rochford 84th), Jaydon Prowell, Che Benny (Luke Singh 74th), Jerrin Jackie, Keishon Hackshaw, Nickel Orr

Subs not used: Keon Boney, Tyrike Andrews, Tyrese Bailey, Omar Da Naia, Jonathan Oddette, Elijah Shade

Jamaica Line up – Tajay Griffiths (GK) , Kendall Edwards, Damani Osei, Nickashe Murray, Cobi Atkinson, Kimmani Gibbons , Blake White (Jeremy Verley 53rd), Renato Campbell, Nickque Daley (Chad Letts 65th), Raewin Senior, Kaheem Parris (Jordan Petrekin 78th)

Subs not used: Daniel Russell, Cal-Wayne Allen, Horace Ramsay, Jamari Morrison, Omar Thompson

Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

[Deeks]

WI Sports showing Cuba vs Suriname at the HCS. 0-0. Curacao 0 vs Guadaloupe 0 in the first game.

http://wisports.tv/index.php/livestream

[Deeks]

so if Cuba and Suriname tie, TT out?