Where was this defense of Maturana. How you mean the coach could do so much? Look at the tactical arrangement on the field and see how easy it was for the Mexicans to exploit we. We never addressed anything on the field. The same problems in the beginning f the game was the same problems at the end of the game. And don't say that the coach may have told them but they did not carry it out. For starters we were playing to flat in the middle of the field, we never addressed that. The left side we never attempted to fix that problem.
Defense? Perhaps you should reread my statement before you refer to it as a defense. If I read the topic heading properly it asked for a grade of Latapy's work so far. I agreed with one assessment and gave reasons for doing so. That's a justification for my opinion, not a defense of a coach. I think my comment about a coach doing so much shouldn't need explanation. If it does then I'd recommend a primary school English teacher to help you understand it.
To humour you though how does the coach stop players like Lawrence or Andrews from ball watching? All kind of people coach these men and they still doing it. The coach should go on the field and execute that for them too? That's one example of a coach being able to do so much. If that was the team's only problem under Maturana then I'd have been defending him too. For what it's worth I did for a long while say that too much blame was being handed his way.
As for your match opinions that just proves that we all see the game differently. I'm not sure how else you wanted the midfield or team to play nor am I sure what they did that was too flat. You're entitled to think it and say it. Respect due still.
But dwolfman we eh play no football vs Mexico. This is my biggest problem, how people could say we played well when we were not much better than when we play USA in Nashville. Is it because of the brilliant goal that Tinto score that everyone saying we played well? I am very confused about this. Watch the CR game then watch the Mexico game and yo can see is to different T&T teams out there.
thanks alot eh elan..a man see one or two fan and a flukey (but good) goal and latapy totally turn around the team..men get on as if the only games maturana coach was the games against bermuda, the us and grenada in the digi..nothing else matter...
he wasn't the best coach buh geez..open alyuh eyes ppl...
latapy coach the team and it looks better goign forward and lil more cohesive in the middle buh the defense selling rel guns and we field an unbalanced backline against one of our most formidable opposition and he getting a B?
let's be real people..
perhaps I should put a marking scheme
v Mexico
Squad - 30
Good battling and versatile midfielders selected, variety pf offensive players adequate but no recognised left back selected though team hampered due to injuries and suspensions..fair mix of youth and experience
16/30
TACTICS - 35
Starting lineup seemed to suit counter attacking play however defensive midfielders selected contribute few if any linking passes from the midfield..leaving offensive plan virtually non-existent for entire game..no definte change of plan to break up opponent's strategy
12/35
SUBSTITIONS - 15
Jorsling for Jones - striker for striker..however Jorsling had less impact than Jones and made several errors
Spann for Noel - showed slight hustle intially but made little impact, may have been used as a sub for Yorke
Baptiste for Daniel - little impact on game as he hardly saw the ball..
6/15
RESULT - 20
Great result considering opposition and team injuries, bad result considering standing in table..but goal difference not severely affected
11/20
TOTAL = 45/100
v Costa Rica
SQUAD
Balanced squad comprising of versatile battling midfielders though ..very good variety of atteckers..aging but solid back four selected..
21/30
TACTICS
Attacking game with midfield pressuring puts opponents off at first..hosts of chacnes created as a result..however no adjustment to their switch of tempo after scoring first goal or conceding third goal...
19/35
SUBSTITIONS
Samuel for Tinto - while a worthy contributor...it can be argued Tinto had simialr impact if not more impact on offense and did not warrant a substitution
Glenn for Spann - striker in for possiblly most creative midfielder out of the central bunch both adds spark to the attack but reduces balance of team as yorke fals further out of the game..leaving the middle undermanned
Birchall for Scotland - A tad late, but the person who most deserved a sub is removed last..while a midfielder who is better suited to defend a goal than create one is introduved..Birchall has little impact on game..
4/15
RESULT
Very bad result..three home points are lost..especially considering the team was leading and each goal was due to defensive errors. First home loss since premilinary round defeat to Bermuda.
0/20
TOTAL 44/100
I'll do some of Maturana's if you want