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SCHEDULES SET FOR T&T YOUTH TEAMS....as CONCACAF EXco meets in LA
BY Shaun Fuentes (TTFF)
If Trinidad and Tobago’s National Under 20 team can get past Jamaica in their Caribbean Football Union (CFU) two-match playoffs early next month, they will progress to the CONCACAF final round of qualification towards the FIFA World Youth Championship 2007 in a group which comprises fellow Caribbean team St Kitts/Nevis, hosts Mexico and Costa Rica.
This as well as the draw for the CONCACAF Final Round of Under 17 qualification was determined when the draw was held in Los Angeles on Friday as the CONCACAF Executive Committee was also held.
In the Under 20 competition Groups A & B have been confirmed to take place in Panama and Mexico, respectively.
Panama will host Group A at the Rommel Fernández Stadium in Panama City from January 17-21 and will feature Guatemala, Haiti and the USA.
Mexico, who is staging Group B at the Carlos González y González Stadium in Culiacán, Sinaloa, has Costa Rica, St. Kitts & Nevis and the winner of the Jamaica – Trinidad & Tobago playoff.
The top two teams from each of these groups will qualify to the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007.
In the Under 17 category, T&T’s Under 17 team, already through to the final stage, will travel to Jamaica for Group B action where they will come up against the hosts, Canada, United States and Costa Rica from April 16-26.
Group A that will be held at the Tiburcio Carias Andino Stadium in Tegucigalpa, Honduras from April 4-8 and has El Salvador, Haiti, Mexico alongside the hosts.
Head coach Anton Corneal will soon resume preparations with the under 17s following the end of the Secondary Schools Football League season this month while the Under 20s are engaged in friendlies this weekend against Venezuela ahead of their away match with Jamaica on December 3 at the Harbour View mini Stadium and then in Trinidad on December 7.
CONCACAF President Jack Warner was at the helm of packed agenda at the CONCACAF where the Executive Committee (Exco) reached a number of important decisions in a wide range of areas. And among that is a decision to support a proposed bid for the T&T Football Federation to host the Under 17 FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2010.
The Exco also confirmed that CONCACAF would be lobbying FIFA for four automatic spots for the FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010. During the meeting, CONCACAF General Secretary Chuck Blazer commented, “When we look at the performance of CONCACAF’s fourth team in Germany 2006, Trinidad & Tobago, we see a team that not only held Sweden to a draw but was also just minutes from achieving a similar result against England. Certainly there is an excellent case that CONCACAF has the strength in depth to justify four automatic spots in the 2010 World Cup.”
In other decisions, the CONCACAF Exco decided to:
• require all member associations of CONCACAF, from 2007, to have a representative on their own Executive Committee responsible for the development and management of a women’s football program.
• mandate CONCACAF’s representatives to FIFA to pursue the immediate implementation of the Referees Assistance Program (RAP), the proposed Program having previously been accepted by the FIFA Executive Committee. The RAP is aimed at increasing the quality of refereeing at all levels of football around the world by supporting a structure at the national association level to develop referees.
• support a proposed bid by the Trinidad & Tobago Football Federation to host the U17 FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2010.
• further request that, in recognition of the increased number of mandatory events organized by Confederations, CONCACAF representative’s to FIFA lobby for an increase in FIFA Assistance Program funding for the Confederations. The FAP to Confederations has not been increased for eight years although in this same period the number of events in the global football calendar has increased dramatically.
• act upon, at the next Exco meeting, a proposal by the CONCACAF Secretariat to develop the CONCACAF Champions’ Cup™ into a larger “Champions’ League” style event, beginning in 2009.
In discussing issues affecting Member Associations of CONCACAF, the Exco decided to request the Belize FA to postpone their elections to the first week of March, allowing sufficient time for CONCACAF to ensure all statutory requirements have been met.
Following the formal business of the meeting, the CONCACAF Vice President representing North America, Mr. Alan Rothenberg, announced his decision to not seek re-election to the post when his existing term ends in 2007. CONCACAF President Warner expressed his heartfelt thanks for many years of service by Mr. Rothenberg to football in the USA, throughout CONCACAF and the wider world. He then recommended that Mr. Rothenberg be nominated as a CONCACAF representative on FIFA’s newly formed Committee for Fair Play and Social Responsibility. The President’s recommendation was supported unanimously by the Executive Committee. (November 25, 2006)
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Warner does come up wid dese grandiose good-for-tiefing-TVrights money plans and doh consult with nobody. Holding world cup and 3-4 murders a day, lawsuit still in progress, TTFF accountability and audit still in question and saying how he done wit football so he could jump on de women back now. Dis Jackula have an insatiable unquenchable desire for blood money yes.
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• support a proposed bid by the Trinidad & Tobago Football Federation to host the U17 FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2010
this could jump start womens football
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We need investment in development and not quick fix syphon-of-de-money-from-gate-receipt-and-TV-rights ventures. This is needed both for our young boys and girls so that our attempts to qualify will not be once in a blue moon events or never attempts. Dais what I want to hear. There should also be consultation with the different stakeholders and not vaps surprises out of nowhere just so. Let's plan these things 4 years in advance and get the country ready so plenty folks benefit and have the stadia full. The way things going right now our attendance will be an utter embarrassment to the country.
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• support a proposed bid by the Trinidad & Tobago Football Federation to host the U17 FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2010
this could jump start womens football
it go jump jack pocket up a decimal place too.
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Any scores or updates ??
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Any scores or updates ??
yuh desperate ah wha you would hear sumthing tomorrow
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Any scores or updates ??
yuh desperate ah wha you would hear sumthing tomorrow
When it comes to Trinidad fottball !!!.......YES SIR !!
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Dais de kinda answer I like to hear. Doh be shame to say yuh patriotic
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soooo, no scores yet?
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this place in real messssssss. Imagine I call a leading Sports Commentator to get a score. The man eh go the game and eh know the score. I more anxious tahn he. From now on at least WN/sw.net member must be at every national team game. It too embarassing.
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Trinidad gorn tru. Might as well give all games to Tobago, they will appreciate it more
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We lost 3-2... Khaleem Hayland & Matthew Batholomew score fuh we
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Sad
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We lost 3-2... Khaleem Hayland & Matthew Batholomew score fuh we
Dreamer is a warmup
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Still sad. I doh like losing. Is not a good habit
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Sad
Come on dreamer, everyone hates to lose, but at least we lost a friendly, lets be more positive. The team needs our support.
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Imagine a man from canada have to provide we with the score.
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U-20 men's team play in Biche.
By Shaun Fuentes (TTFF).
Trinidad and Tobago’s National Under 20 training squad travelled to Biche for a training session and practice match at the Biche Recreation ground on Saturday afternoon.
Currently preparing for the Caribbean Football Union leg of the Under 20 World Cup qualifiers, head coach Michael McComie took a squad of twenty-five players to the venue for a 60-minute session prior to the training game against Biche United which is preparing for their first season in the TTFF National Super League.
The game ended 5-1 in favour of the T&T U-20s through goals by Kyle West, a well taken header in the 19th minute, Shaquille Nesbit (38’ and 64’), Adan Noel in the 78th and an own goal in the final minute. Biche pulled a goal back in the 58th minute.
The exercise was part of efforts by the TTFF to take the national teams to communities within the twin-island. Both the Under 20s and Under 17 teams will travel to Tobago this coming weekend for a training camp.
McComie welcomed the chance for his players to venture into a rural community and face the Super League newcomers.
“This is exactly what we wanted to do with the team which was to bring them out in communities where national teams don’t frequent for an opportunity to also get the people familiar with the team,” McComie told TTFF Media.
“It was a good outing for the boys. It was a training game so we also like the habit of training before games like these. We have to play three games in like six days so it’s going to be a tough tournament and we have to be physically ready for it.”
McComie has four North American-based players in his current training squad which has Duane Muckette as its current captain. (Further details on the overseas-based players will be disclosed later this week when team visits Tobago).
“It’s good, keen competition for places in the team right now. The boys have trained with us a couple times already and are fitting in well. We will not close the door on any player at this point and even those who do not make it into the final team for the tournament will be monitored and kept as part of the overall pool of players.”
Assistant coach Anthony Rougier said it was important that the fans in the local communities get the chance to have up close experiences with the various national teams.
“I think it’s excellent for us to be here in Biche. The important thing was getting the boys out here in order for them to get a feel of playing in some of these communities.
Having the nucleus of Trinidad and Tobago get to know their teams as well and to know this is their national team is also one of the objectives. Most times the fans only see them on television and they are made to believe that they have to travel to the national stadium to see the national team play,” Rougier said.
“It’s about learning to play in different environments also. They have to experience the comments being made on the sidelines and other factors that will hopefully help them grow as players. The ground was not in the best condition and yet still the boys are mentally ready for the challenge which is really good for us,” added the former Reading player.
T&T will enter the Caribbean leg of qualification from July 23-31 in a group hosted by St Vincent/Grenadines along with Suriname and Guyana. The winner of the four preliminary groups and the best second placed team will advance to the final CFU round in Jamaica from November 3-11, 2012.
The CONCACAF final round takes place in Puebla, Mexico from February 18-March 2, 2013. The Caribbean will have five berths in the final 12-nation round from which four will qualify for the FIFA Under 20 World Cup in Turkey. Mexico, Canada and USA are automatic qualifiers to the CONCACAF final round.
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While I applaud de effort tuh take de national teams into rural communities, ah hope dey making sure dat dey eh playing on no jokey field tuh twist up man foot.
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Talented Canadian-born midfielder Kristian Lee-Him (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZIwMB00cXQ) will be there with the team in Tobago.
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While I applaud de effort tuh take de national teams into rural communities, ah hope dey making sure dat dey eh playing on no jokey field tuh twist up man foot.
If it's the field that I played on there, then they took a risk. Not a turf that is friendly to GKs; was bruised by a rock that was embedded in the playing surface. That was about 12 years ago though, so I imagine they have upgraded. Hopefully, it wasn't too drenched.
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ah just realize Rougier is asst coach !
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I played against Biche United when I played for Valencia United, we beta them 8-1...... this was almost 10 years ago. The field was not bad at all for a rural area. I don't know what its like today.
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Talented Canadian-born midfielder Kristian Lee-Him (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZIwMB00cXQ) will be there with the team in Tobago.
youth playing for a D1 program. good.
http://www.goasu.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21500&ATCLID=205247143
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While I applaud de effort tuh take de national teams into rural communities, ah hope dey making sure dat dey eh playing on no jokey field tuh twist up man foot.
agreed
not to mention ah hope de transport eh no small maxi, whey man fol up tight tight in dem jokey seat
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Marcus Bernard (#14) is another one who will be there, also based in Canada.
(http://www.ttffonline.com/home/images/biche%2010.jpg)
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I played against Biche United when I played for Valencia United, we beta them 8-1...... this was almost 10 years ago. The field was not bad at all for a rural area. I don't know what its like today.
I played a an exhibition game for Essex in Valencia, a very long time ago. We played Greyhound Dovers from SFA on a field near a community center. The field their was not to bad. I don't no how it is now. Nice place, Valencia.
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http://www.youtube.com/v/5J2VXZorMdI
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I played against Biche United when I played for Valencia United, we beta them 8-1...... this was almost 10 years ago. The field was not bad at all for a rural area. I don't know what its like today.
I played a an exhibition game for Essex in Valencia, a very long time ago. We played Greyhound Dovers from SFA on a field near a community center. The field their was not to bad. I don't no how it is now. Nice place, Valencia.
Yea that was our home field, we shared it with the cricketers, which was always bacchanal. yes it was a nice place when I was there. I understand its much more developed now. I enjoyed the rivers we had. nothing like bussing down a pot by the river and drinking. ;D
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Marcus Bernard (#14) is another one who will be there, also based in Canada.
(http://www.ttffonline.com/home/images/biche%2010.jpg)
Flex that guy look like Keane Mc Ivor from st anthonys
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Attendance?
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Quick update.
Kristian Lee-Kim had trials with the Under 20 team, Michael McComie promised he would get intouch with them, he said he was impress with Kris professional manner on/off the pitch and his skill level, since June 20th they have been waiting for a call, they all seem to be dodging the call/emails...
The player got fed-up and is looking at different options.
A simple courtesy phone call or an email would have been fine on his status on whether he made the team or not, that's all.
I think (Marcus Bernard) a kid that played "B" team soccer at a rep level, stopped at 16yrs, attend a CDN university and is currently not in the soccer program has made the team.
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Quick update.
Kristian Lee-Kim had trials with the Under 20 team, Michael McComie promised he would get intouch with them, he said he was impress with Kris professional manner on/off the pitch and his skill level, since June 20th they have been waiting for a call, they all seem to be dodging the call/emails...
The player got fed-up and is looking at different options.
A simple courtesy phone call or an email would have been fine on his status on whether he made the team or not, that's all.
I think (Marcus Bernard) a kid that played "B" team soccer at a rep level, stopped at 16yrs, attend a CDN university and is currently not in the soccer program has made the team.
we keep putting these unprofessional people in leadership positions in our football.They are very selfish and doh know about proper protocol.
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Ah hate Michael McComie more than Oliver Camps. !!!!
He head big and he brain small.
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i heard U20 coach has been suspended can anyone confirm this?
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i heard U20 coach has been suspended can anyone confirm this?
I heard at tonites game that he has been released
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Quick update.
Kristian Lee-Kim had trials with the Under 20 team, Michael McComie promised he would get intouch with them, he said he was impress with Kris professional manner on/off the pitch and his skill level, since June 20th they have been waiting for a call, they all seem to be dodging the call/emails...
The player got fed-up and is looking at different options.
A simple courtesy phone call or an email would have been fine on his status on whether he made the team or not, that's all.
I think (Marcus Bernard) a kid that played "B" team soccer at a rep level, stopped at 16yrs, attend a CDN university and is currently not in the soccer program has made the team.
flex tell Kristian Lee-Kim to hold tight the coach is gone according the football supporter
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i heard U20 coach has been suspended can anyone confirm this?
I heard at tonites game that he has been released
Yes, I also received confirmation.
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Ref McComie, I am not too sure about him being released but my understanding is that he has been suspended following an incident with a W Connection player Alvin Jones brother to Joevin Jones (both sons of Kelvin Jones,former national Player & current Police FC coach).
My understanding is that W Connection wrote to the TTFF & he has been suspended pending investigation but to me he should have been released forthwith.
The U20s were playing a practice game vs Caledonia AIA on Friday 27th July, 2012 at Larry Gomes Stadium, when apparently he made an error in the game in the 5th minute, Mc Comie immediately withdrew him and had him run continuously around the Stadium from about the 8th minute, throughout the entire half time interval, throughout the entire second half of the game. An additional 20 minutes was played and he had him run throught that entire period, The player eventually collapsed during the coach's team talk after the completion of the additional 20 mins and his nails were beginning to turn blue, other staff members had to work overtime to eventually revive him and fortunately he did. He had to go see the doctor & it was determined that he suffered serious dehydration as a result of running over 70 laps around the stadium nonstop. This to me is a criminal act & McComie should be prosecuted and should never ever coach any team ever again.
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Ref McComie, I am not too sure about him being released but my understanding is that he has been suspended following an incident with a W Connection player Alvin Jones brother to Joevin Jones (both sons of Kelvin Jones,former national Player & current Police FC coach).
My understanding is that W Connection wrote to the TTFF & he has been suspended pending investigation but to me he should have been released forthwith.
The U20s were playing a practice game vs Caledonia AIA on Friday 27th July, 2012 at Larry Gomes Stadium, when apparently he made an error in the game in the 5th minute, Mc Comie immediately withdrew him and had him run continuously around the Stadium from about the 8th minute, throughout the entire half time interval, throughout the entire second half of the game. An additional 20 minutes was played and he had him run throught that entire period, The player eventually collapsed during the coach's team talk after the completion of the additional 20 mins and his nails were beginning to turn blue, other staff members had to work overtime to eventually revive him and fortunately he did. He had to go see the doctor & it was determined that he suffered serious dehydration as a result of running over 70 laps around the stadium nonstop. This to me is a criminal act & McComie should be prosecuted and should never ever coach any team ever again.
Good for de f00cker.... he mouth gone up in de ass now...
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Ref McComie, I am not too sure about him being released but my understanding is that he has been suspended following an incident with a W Connection player Alvin Jones brother to Joevin Jones (both sons of Kelvin Jones,former national Player & current Police FC coach).
My understanding is that W Connection wrote to the TTFF & he has been suspended pending investigation but to me he should have been released forthwith.
The U20s were playing a practice game vs Caledonia AIA on Friday 27th July, 2012 at Larry Gomes Stadium, when apparently he made an error in the game in the 5th minute, Mc Comie immediately withdrew him and had him run continuously around the Stadium from about the 8th minute, throughout the entire half time interval, throughout the entire second half of the game. An additional 20 minutes was played and he had him run throught that entire period, The player eventually collapsed during the coach's team talk after the completion of the additional 20 mins and his nails were beginning to turn blue, other staff members had to work overtime to eventually revive him and fortunately he did. He had to go see the doctor & it was determined that he suffered serious dehydration as a result of running over 70 laps around the stadium nonstop. This to me is a criminal act & McComie should be prosecuted and should never ever coach any team ever again.
Jones should have stopped run .....
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The woman accused of 'running to death' her nine-year-old stepdaughter - who died of extreme dehydration - gave birth the same day she was arrested.
Joyce Hardin Garrard, 46, and 27-year-old Jessica Mae Hardin, from Alabama, were charged with the murder of Savannah Hardin yesterday, who they made run without stop for three hours as punishment for lying about eating a candy bar.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2105028/Grandmother-stepmother-charged-murder-Savannah-Hardin-9-Etowah-County-Alabama.html#ixzz22VFTLR2E
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No way I was running all that. McComie is a fool if that true
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It is easy for us to say that he should have stopped running but these young guys so want to make the National Team that they want to please the coaches and McComie & these guys have these young guys fearful of them because they are so spiteful.
Pray tell me what mistake could the young man have made in a "practice game" to warrant such a punishment.
During this same incident young Jones asked if he could stop and was told no by McComie, he asked for water & was refused. Imagine when he was collapsing one of his teammates ran to his assistance and McComie stopped him, asking if he was a doctor? There are also lots of other incidents. I implore Flex &/or Tallman to try talking to some of these U20 players and even ex Mau Pau players and you would find out how McComie coaches by "FEAR".
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It is easy for us to say that he should have stopped running but these young guys so want to make the National Team that they want to please the coaches and McComie & these guys have these young guys fearful of them because they are so spiteful.
Pray tell me what mistake could the young man have made in a "practice game" to warrant such a punishment.
During this same incident young Jones asked if he could stop and was told no by McComie, he asked for water & was refused. Imagine when he was collapsing one of his teammates ran to his assistance and McComie stopped him, asking if he was a doctor? There are also lots of other incidents. I implore Flex &/or Tallman to try talking to some of these U20 players and even ex Mau Pau players and you would find out how McComie coaches by "FEAR".
Wow seriously. Nah man, he should get a ban. How the ass he ain't give the fellah water. So he would of let the boy dead Stueps.
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It is easy for us to say that he should have stopped running but these young guys so want to make the National Team that they want to please the coaches and McComie & these guys have these young guys fearful of them because they are so spiteful.
Pray tell me what mistake could the young man have made in a "practice game" to warrant such a punishment.
During this same incident young Jones asked if he could stop and was told no by McComie, he asked for water & was refused. Imagine when he was collapsing one of his teammates ran to his assistance and McComie stopped him, asking if he was a doctor? There are also lots of other incidents. I implore Flex &/or Tallman to try talking to some of these U20 players and even ex Mau Pau players and you would find out how McComie coaches by "FEAR".
Wow seriously. Nah man, he should get a ban. How the ass he ain't give the fellah water. So he would of let the boy dead Stueps.
where were the assistant coaches rougier and Marcelle when this occurred
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Good question
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Now this is what I'm talking about. Trinidadians!!! If this is true, there should be outrage from all parents, players and sports people in T&T. But I predict business as usual. :pissedoff: :frustrated: :banginghead: :yellowcard:
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Russell takes charge of U-20 men's team
By: Shaun Fuentes (TTFF).
Former National Senior team assistant coach Ross Russell has been given the position of Interim head coach of the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s Under 20 team pending an ongoing investigation into a matter involving Michael McComie who served as head coach of the squad and a player from the current squad.
Further details on the outcome of the investigation will be released in due course.
Russell previously served as an assistant coach and goalkeeping coach of the current Under 20 squad and is the most experienced coach on the current staff which also includes Anthony Rougier and Clint Marcelle.
Russell has been on the coaching staffs of several past national youth teams including the Under 17 team that qualified for the 2007 FIFA Under 17 World Cup in South Korea and was also a previous Senior Men’s Team assistant coach. He also led Defence Force to the 2010/2011 T&T Pro League title.
The final squad for the upcoming Caribbean Football Union U-20 qualifying tournament in St Vincent/Grenadines will be announced on Saturday.
The team will travel to St Vincent on a Caribbean Airlines chartered flight on Monday afternoon. T&T will engage in battle with the hosts, Guyana and Suriname on August 8-12.
The group winner will advance to the CFU Finals in Jamaica November on 3-11. Five of the six teams from the final round of Caribbean qualifying will advance to the CONCACAF championship in Puebla, Mexico, February 18-March 2, 2013 towards the 2013 FIFA Under 20 World Cup in Turkey.
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Russell takes charge of U-20 men's team
By: Shaun Fuentes (TTFF).
Former National Senior team assistant coach Ross Russell has been given the position of Interim head coach of the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s Under 20 team pending an ongoing investigation into a matter involving Michael McComie who served as head coach of the squad and a player from the current squad. Further details on the outcome of the investigation will be released in due course.
Russell previously served as an assistant coach and goalkeeping coach of the current Under 20 squad and is the most experienced coach on the current staff which also includes Anthony Rougier and Clint Marcelle. Russell has been on the coaching staffs of several past national youth teams including the Under 17 team that qualified for the 2007 FIFA Under 17 World Cup in South Korea and was also a previous Senior Men’s Team assistant coach. He also led Defence Force to the 2010/2011 T&T Pro League title.
The final squad for the upcoming Caribbean Football Union U-20 qualifying tournament in St Vincent/Grenadines will be announced on Saturday.
The team will travel to St Vincent on a Caribbean Airlines chartered flight on Monday afternoon. T&T will engage in battle with the hosts, Guyana and Suriname on August 8-12.
The group winner will advance to the CFU Finals in Jamaica November on 3-11. Five of the six teams from the final round of Caribbean qualifying will advance to the CONCACAF championship in Puebla, Mexico, February 18-March 2, 2013 towards the 2013 FIFA Under 20 World Cup in Turkey.
Everyone on that staff needed to go. They showed absolutely no responsibility or common sense in this situation. They should have stopped the kid from running or call someone in authority and reported what was happening.
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yeah fire the whole staff and as for mccommie the solution is simple. strip him naked, sell kamla new ride, make sure all de money in 20s, tape the money to mccommie and drop him off in beetham holding a sign that reads....my name is mcommie, i am ah mudders c0n+ and i doh like black ppl.
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THIS DESERVES ITS OWN THREAD....this is madness
thanks for the info soccerrama....
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Wow... I always knew this man was the consummate asshole, but this is reaching to some new depths, even for him..
This needs to be dealt with severely.
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Mods make a new thread with this, transfer over all the comments also. McComie is a Mad ass
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Brian Williams appointed head coach of Men’s U-20 team
TTFA Media
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association is today pleased to announce the appointment of Brian Williams as Head Coach of the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under 20 Team.
President of the TTFA, David John-Williams made the disclosure at the TTFA head office in Port of Spain on Wednesday afternoon as he relayed some of the Association’s plans for the upcoming calendar.
It was also announced that former National Team player Kerry Jamerson will serve as the Under 20 Team’s Assistant Coach with the rest of the staff appointments to be announced in due course.
Williams is a past National Senior Team assistant coach and a former National Under 20 Men’s Team head coach. And of course he was a player attached to the famous 1989 Strike Squad.
“It is always an honour when called upon to serve your country and particularly a national football team,” Williams told TTFA Media on Wednesday.
“I know exactly what it means to be the head coach of a national team and it comes with a huge responsibility especially when the expectations of the Trinidad and Tobago public are very high. I am personally looking forward to this challenge and aiming to see what difference I can make in this part of the FA’s program. The main objective is to qualify for the next FIFA Under 20 World Cup in South Korea and our first objective is to come out of the Caribbean phase and into the CONCACAF final round,” Williams added.
The provisional training squad will be announced shortly but Williams commented on the talent at his disposal, saying “It’s an interesting one. We have at least sixteen players already shortlisted who are playing with the senior teams in the local Pro League and of course we have some other talents like Levi Garcia who is also eligible to play for the Under 20 team. I will have a look at the players coming out of the past Under 17 team and we will gather all the information on eligible players from the North American Leagues and other overseas leagues,” Williams added.
The TTFA President also disclosed that the group phase of the Caribbean Football Union qualification will be staged in Trinidad and Tobago in June. Four teams from the Caribbean will advance to the CONCACAF Final stage from which four nations will then qualify for the 2017 FIFA Under 20 World Cup in South Korea.
John-Williams further added that the CFU Final Round of the Under 17 qualifiers will be staged in Trinidad and Tobago in August/September which means the team will have automatic entry
The TTFA President said he was pleased with the appointment of Williams and Jamerson, adding that their appointments were approved by the TTFA Technical Committee chaired by Dexter Skeene.
“We are pleased with the appointments. We know that the Under 20 qualifiers come up in mid-June and we are looking forward with a lot of anticipation.
“The good thing about this administration so far is that the technical committee approved the appointments. They were given certain guidelines and we have the support of the technical committee and I am happy to make the announcement on behalf of the technical committee,” John-Williams stated.
“In terms of the Under 17 team, a program has been running since under the past administration and has continued and we are very happy about that. Regarding the Under 20 team, this team is going to be a very good one in that several of the players are already playing senior football in the TT Pro League and the rest of the players will come from the last Under 17 team so I think we are very comfortable with where we are at in terms of the Under 20 program and we expect a very good showing from them,” John-Williams added.
https://www.youtube.com/v/_AQqJXrDyHU
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forget levi garcia his club would not release him ...
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Positive.
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I have seen so many failures in this post as U-20 Coach I can only pray for better yes..
Important for us to do well at the youth levels. The goal is to qualify for the Youth World Cup.
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Wishing the new u20 coach the very best...
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I don't know about this. No offense to Mr Williams. Isn't U 20 the same as Senior? I don't know about this.
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Good going by the TTFA.
Jamerson and Williams are good additions.
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let c what will happen
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congrats...enjoy and do your Job...plus you wont get paid...so enjoy
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This is a very good appointment from the TTFA.
I hope to see nuff San Juan Jabloteh and Central FC players on the team also, especially San Juan Jabloteh because they have been the youth league champions the most times.
One of my cousin playing for Jabloteh, Tyrique Sutherland, he real nice, me and his father Ronnie is cousins. He win some Cup Tournament in England about 2 years ago, he was de top scorer.
I saw them play a few times, Kaihim Thomas is also very good.
Anthony Wickham is a good youth coach too.
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let c what will happen
I feel the same way.. ah fed up hear people say in the past this is good based on local accomplishments but when our youth teams play against foreign CONCACAF opposition we end up on the losing end. I will sit back and support but not be naive. Improvement must happen or else it will end in failure.
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Sam, I expected you to be critical of this appointment. After all, ah coulda swear I saw Brian Williams on tour with Connection in Italy etc. Ent?
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Sam, I expected you to be critical of this appointment. After all, ah coulda swear I saw Brian Williams on tour with Connection in Italy etc. Ent?
Nothing wrong with that, once his selection process is fair, I good with both coaches.
Jabloteh have de best youth system in de country though.
It woulda be nice to hire one of their coaches as assistant to Jamerson and Williams.
Jamerson did decent with Defence Force FC in 2006, (ah think?)
Brian have been with W Connection a lil while now, I eh sure if they ever win anything.
So we go see.
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Good going by the TTFA.
Jamerson and Williams are good additions.
You will know more. I like them both just don't know what they've done. :beermug:
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Brian Williams named T&T U-20 coach; W Connection U-16 coach gets the nod.
By Lasana Liburd (wired868).
Former “Strike Squad” defender and United Petrotrin coach Brian Williams is the new head coach for the Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team.
But, not for the first time, Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams might have to field questions regarding a possible conflict of interest, as Williams is the current under-16 coach at the W Connection football club, which is owned by John-Williams.
The new head coach will be assisted on the National Under-20 Team by his former Trinidad and Tobago international teammate Kerry Jamerson while the remaining staff will be announced at a later date.
John-Williams said the appointments were “approved” by the TTFA technical committee, which is headed by Pro League CEO Dexter Skeene. The Under-20 Team start their Korea 2017 World Youth Cup qualifying campaign in mid-June.
“We are pleased with the appointments,” John-Williams told the TTFA Media. “(…) The good thing about this administration so far is that the technical committee approved the appointments.
“They were given certain guidelines and we have the support of the technical committee and I am happy to make the announcement on behalf of the technical committee.”
Wired868 was unable to confirm whether the TTFA’s technical committee created its own shortlist of coaches and selected Williams. And what guidelines the committee received before making its choice.
Skeene could not be reached by telephone while Dr Alvin Henderson, the technical committee’s deputy chairman, refused to even say whether the committee has met and insisted all questions must be directed to the chairman.
Williams said he has already begun shortlisting players for the National Under-20 Team and suggested that the local football body will attempt to use National Senior Team winger and Eredivisie player, Levi Garcia, for their campaign.
“We have at least 16 players already shortlisted who are playing with the senior teams in the local Pro League,” said the national youth coach, “and of course we have some other talents like Levi Garcia who is also eligible to play for the Under-20 team.
“I will have a look at the players coming out of the past Under-17 team and we will gather all the information on eligible players from the North American Leagues and other overseas leagues.”
The National Under-20 squad will largely comprise of graduates from ex-National Under-17 Team coach Shawn Cooper’s 2015 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship squad.
Cooper took the national youth squad to the CONCACAF stage for three successive tournaments and twice got the “Red, Black and White” into the quarterfinals.
However, the QPCC and Presentation College (San Fernando) coach was not interviewed for the new post.
“Since I came back (from the 2015 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship), nobody (from the TTFA) had any dealings with me whatsoever,” said Cooper. “I think they should shortlist people in terms of their track records and then call them into interviews and so on.”
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team assistant coach, Derek King, who led the Under-20 Team to the 2015 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, was also not offered the chance to interview for his former post.
Nor was St Ann’s Rangers coach Angus Eve, who is familiar with much of the country’s teenaged talent after steering Naparima College to successive SSFL Premier Division titles in 2014 and 2015.
Eve took Trinidad and Tobago to the CONCACAF stage in their London 2012 Olympic qualifying series. And, although he failed to get to the knockout stage of the Guadalajara 2011, his Under-23 Team returned home unbeaten after draws against hosts Mexico, Uruguay and Ecuador.
“No one called me or asked me to send a resume,” Eve told Wired868. “When Keith Look Loy was technical director, he asked me to send in a resume and I think I did pretty well. We were unbeaten in the Pan American Games and we got into the final CONCACAF round of Olympic qualifying.
“And I have never been asked since to be the coach of any national team. But congratulations to Brian and his staff. I know he has been in football for a long time and I wish him all the best in his job.”
Williams’ last international post was exactly a decade ago when his National Under-20 Team, which included Khaleem Hyland, Radanfah Abu Bakr and Ataulla Guerra, was eliminated in the Caribbean stage by Jamaica.
And he has not held a notable coaching portfolio since he led United Petrotrin to sixth place in the 2008 Pro League season.
However, Williams was considered to be a good man-manager with a keen eye for talent while, as a player, he competed with distinction at CONCACAF level with club and country.
“It is always an honour when called upon to serve your country and particularly a national football team,” Williams told the TTFA Media. “I know exactly what it means to be the head coach of a national team and it comes with a huge responsibility, especially when the expectations of the Trinidad and Tobago public are very high.
“I am personally looking forward to this challenge and aiming to see what difference I can make in this part of the FA’s program.”
Read More
http://wired868.com/2016/04/06/brian-williams-named-t-djw-admits-to-role-in-player-pool-selection/
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Skeene: TTFA did not follow ideal procedure in hiring Williams as U-20 coach.
By Lasana Liburd (wired868).
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) did not follow the ideal procedure in hiring Brian Williams as the National Under-20 Team coach, according to TTFA technical committee chairman, Dexter Skeene.
Williams is the current under-16 coach at the W Connection football club, which is owned by TTFA president David John-Williams.
However, Skeene, who is also the Pro League CEO, said the technical committee never interviewed coaches for the job or created a shortlist.
Instead, technical committee member Muhammad Isa, according to Skeene, proposed Williams while the committee was told that, due to financial constraints and the timing of the Caribbean Under-20 Championship, there was no time to consider anyone else.
And that was that.
“At present, there are severe financial constrains that the TTFA are working under,” Skeene told Wired868. “So they say they have no money to pay coaches and they are looking at people who can be seconded from their jobs, so we won’t have to pay them.
“Added to that, the committee was told there was no time (to interview other coaches) because the tournament was in June and it is a short term appointment.”
Williams has been seconded from his job at Petrotrin while his assistant coach, Kerry Jamerson, is a soldier in the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. The current National Under-17 Team coach Ken Elie is a retired soldier.
Apart from Williams and Jamerson, the only other coaching appointment of the John-Williams era, Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team head coach Richard Hood, is a sergeant in the Guard and Emergency Branch unit of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service.
The TTFA hired Hood to replace outgoing coach Randy Waldrum on 13 January 2016, which was before the just-appointed technical committee had even met.
John-Williams said, at the time, that Hood’s appointment was rushed in the best interest of the “Women Soca Warriors”, who were preparing for their Rio 2016 Olympic qualifying campaign.
“We are doing it in the best interest of the team,” said John-Williams, when Hood was appointed three months ago. “It was a unanimous selection with the executive at the time because the technical committee was not set up and we had to take a decision.
“It sort of went against what I had preached (about leaving committees to do their jobs) but the circumstances demanded that we took a decision.”
The TTFA technical committee comprises: Dexter Skeene (chairman), Dr Alvin Henderson (deputy chairman), Bertille St Clair, Errol Lovell, Jinelle James, Stuart Charles-Fevrier and Muhammad Isa.
Fevrier is the current W Connection head coach.
“We are pleased with the appointments,” said John-Williams. “(…) The good thing about this administration so far is that the technical committee approved the appointments.
“They were given certain guidelines and we have the support of the technical committee and I am happy to make the announcement on behalf of the technical committee.”
Skeene, a former Trinidad and Tobago international with the famous “Strike Squad” team, said he did not think “approved” best described what actually happened.
“I don’t know that I will use that word,” said the Pro League CEO. “In the short term, this guy is willing to do the job for free. But by no means can we go forward like this.”
Read More
http://wired868.com/2016/04/07/skeene-ttfa-did-not-follow-ideal-procedure-in-hiring-williams-as-u-20-coach/
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So what the purpose of the committee if decisions are made without their approval/consent?
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So what the purpose of the committee if decisions are made without their approval/consent?
DJCW have total control, he staff cah fart to hard, he watching them with de eyebrow raise.
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You know how "disappointed" we with DJW >:(. He sack axed meh Breds Kendal. But again he was elected fair and square. But funny how things turn out. RTK may have done Sheldon a favor by firing him. Because he would have had to dealt with John's axe later.
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Provisional 33 called for U-20 Training.
TTFA MEDIA.
A provisional squad of thirty-three players have been called up to begin preparations with the National Under 20 Men’s Team at the Ato Boldon Stadium mainfield in Couva this Monday from 4:30pm.
Following the appointment of Brian Williams as Head Coach of the Men’s National Under 20 team this week, the former National team defender will welcome the players for the opening session as they look ahead to the build up for the Caribbean Football Union opening qualifying group phase in June in T&T, towards the 2017 FIFA Under 20 Men’s World Cup in South Korea.
“We’ve selected a squad of players that will come in on the first day to get acquainted with our plans and for us on the technical staff to be able to communicate from early what our vision and our intentions are with regards to getting the team ready for the start of the qualification,” Williams told TTFA Media.
This is the preliminary squad and we have identified a few players who are also based in the United States and England. We will also leave the door open to any other players who are eligible for selection, between this current time and the naming of the final team around late May,” he added.
Below is the list of T&T-based players who are requested to attend the opening session on Monday at the Ato Boldon Stadium. The overseas-based players who have been called include Joshua Burnett (Players Development Academy, USA), Jerren Nixon Jnr (Philadelphia Union, USA), Chaz Burnett (Players Development Academy, USA), Morgan Bruce (Stevanage Borough, England), ex-T&T Under 17 player Anthony Herbert (based in the USA) and Noah Powder (New York Red Bulls, USA).
PLAYER/DOB/CLUB
Jamaal Roach - 2/9/97 - Morvant Caledonia United
Shawndell Augustus - 11/23/97- Morvant Caledonia United
Nicholas Dillon - 3/25/97 - Central FC
Levi Fernandez - Central FC
Kareem Riley - 26/2/1998 - Central FC
Tekay Hoyce - 17/6/1998 - Central FC
Taryk Sampson - 3/5/97 - North East Stars
Hakim Baird - 3/29/97 - North East Stars
Kerry Daniel - 8/18/97 - North East Stars
John-Paul Rochford - 5/1/2000 - North East Stars
Kishon Hackshaw - 26/2/2002 - North East Stars
Nicholas Thomas - 3/21/97 - Point Fortin Civic
Darnell Hospedales - 13/3/1999 - Point Fortin Civic
Dominic Douglas - 5/21/99 - San Juan Jabloteh
Shakeem Patrick - 13/6/1998 - San Juan Jabloteh
Jankeon Alexander - 21/1/1998 - San Juan Jabloteh
Josh Toussaint - 8/7/97 - St Ann's Rangers
Rasheed Simon - 8/10/97 - St Ann's Rangers
Keston Julien - 10/26/98 - W Connection
Jabari Mitchell - 5/1/97 - W Connection
Isaiah Hudson - 7/27/00 - W Connection
Kori Cupid - 1/8/97 - W Connection
Kierron Mason - 14/8/1998 - W Connection
Shobal Celestine - 21/1/1998 - W Connection
Shirwin Noel - 10/5/98 - W Connection
Tyrek James - 18/11/1998 - W Connection
Isaiah Garcia - 22/4/1998 - W Connection
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PROVISIONAL 33 CALLED TO UNDER 20 SQUAD FOR TRAINING
http://ttfootball.org/2016/04/08/6947/ (http://ttfootball.org/2016/04/08/6947/)
A provisional squad of thirty-three players have been called up to begin preparations with the National Under 20 Men’s Team at the Ato Boldon Stadium mainfield in Couva this Monday from 4:30pm.
Following the appointment of Brian Williams as Head Coach of the Men’s National Under 20 team this week, the former National team defender will welcome the players for the opening session as they look ahead to the build up for the Caribbean Football Union opening qualifying group phase in June in T&T, towards the 2017 FIFA Under 20 Men’s World Cup in South Korea.
“We’ve selected a squad of players that will come in on the first day to get acquainted with our plans and for us on the technical staff to be able to communicate from early what our vision and our intentions are with regards to getting the team ready for the start of the qualification,” Williams told TTFA Media.
This is the preliminary squad and we have identified a few players who are also based in the United States and England. We will also leave the door open to any other players who are eligible for selection, between this current time and the naming of the final team around late May,” he added.
Below is the list of T&T-based players who are requested to attend the opening session on Monday at the Ato Boldon Stadium. The overseas-based players who have been called include Joshua Burnett (Players Development Academy, USA), Jerren Nixon jnr (Philadelphia Union, USA), Chaz Burnett (Players Development Academy, USA), Morgan Bruce (Stevanage Borough, England), ex-T&T Under 17 player Anthony Herbert (based in the USA) and Noah Powder (New York Red Bulls, USA).
PLAYER/DOB/CLUB
Jamaal Roach 2/9/97 CALEDONIA
Shawndell Augustus 11/23/97 CALEDONIA
Nicholas Dillon 3/25/97 CENTRAL FC
Taryk Sampson 3/5/97 NORTH EAST STARS
Hakim Baird 3/29/97 NORTH EAST STARS
Kerry Daniel 8/18/97 NORTH EAST STARS
Nicholas Thomas 3/21/97 POINT FORTIN CIVIC
Dominic Douglas 5/21/99 SAN JUAN JABLOTEH
Josh Toussaint 8/7/97 ST. ANN’S RANGERS
Rasheed Simon 8/10/97 ST. ANN’S RANGERS
Keston Julien 10/26/98 W CONNECTION
Jabari Mitchell 5/1/97 W CONNECTION
Isaiah Hudson 7/27/00 W CONNECTION
Kori Cupid 1/8/97 W CONNECTION
Levi Fernandez CENTRAL FC
Kierron Mason 14/8/1998 W CONNECTION F.C.
Shobal Celestine 21/1/1998 W CONNECTION F.C.
Kareem Riley 26/2/1998 CENTRAL FC
Jankeon Alexander 21/1/1998 SAN JUAN JABLOTEH
Kishon Hackshaw 26/2/2002 NORTH EAST STARS
Shirwin Noel 10/5/98 W CONNECTION F.C.
Darnell Hospedales 13/3/1999 POINT FORTIN C.C
Tyrek James 18/11/1998 W CONNECTION F.C.
Shakeem Patrick 13/6/1998 SAN JUAN JABLOTEH
Tekay Hoyce 17/6/1998 CENTRAL FC
Isaiah Garcia 22/4/1998 W CONNECTION
John-Paul Rochford 5/1/2000 NORTH EAST STARS
Any of those youths Tobagonian players playing in Trinidad? I am curious because I noticed no players from Tobago clubs. Or maybe they did not screen players from Tobago yet? Or none was good enough to make the cut (which I doubt)? so ?
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There was no word on the u20 until they appointed the head coach. As such nothing was put in place for Tobago players. To be honest, most of the better players have exams.....
Tobago has though gathered a team for the u17s land they are expected to play their Trinidad counterparts at some point.......we hope. The National U17 head coach has already visited the boys early in their sessions.
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lets add to the list
Kyle Braithwaite University of Pittsburgh
Sterling Noriega,Huston
Johan Welch (Houston Dynamo Juniors/ North Carolina
Montell Joseph UK
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Williams invites 33 players for U-20 squad; but SSFL stars miss out on preliminary list
(WIRED868)
Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team coach Brian Williams selected a 33-member squad to begin training today but there were startling omissions from the list of invitees.
Most notably, Shiva Boys Hindu College midfielder Tyrel “Pappy” Emmanuel, who was among six Caribbean players selected for a Manchester City clinic earlier this year, and his fellow student and dynamic winger Quinn Rodney were both overlooked.
Emmanuel and Rodney were identified by “Soca Warriors” coach Stephen Hart, last month, as two of Trinidad and Tobago’s most gifted teenagers.
The Shiva duo were far from the only talent who did not get on to the initial national training squad, as St Anthony’s College winger Kathon St Hillaire, Queen’s Royal College (QRC) goalkeeper Jadel Poon-Lewis, Naparima College midfielder Shane Sandy and St Augustine Secondary playmaker Jesse Joseph also missed out.
The common thread is that they are all schoolboys who are not attached to any Pro League outfit.
Williams explained that his 33-man training squad was made up only of players attached to the country’s 10 Pro League clubs, which does not include a Tobago outfit. However, he said the list would be modified quickly and he already has plans to scout in Tobago.
“This is not the final list but this is the list to start our preliminary training,” Williams told Wired868. “Because I (was only just selected as national coach and) wasn’t scouting all the time. But seeing as I only have two months to prepare the team, I needed some base to start with.”
Williams said his current training list includes all the players involved in the 2015 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship as well as the under-20 players currently attached to Pro League clubs. His initial criteria excluded 17 of the 21 players named on the SSFL’s official 2015 all-star team.
Ironically, several SSFL players who did not earn picks on the 2015 all-star team made it into Williams’ squad simply because they are attached to Pro League clubs.
The only exception was First Santa Rosa and QRC midfielder John-Paul Rochford, as he represented North East Stars in the Pro League Youth League season and was announced as a Stars player on the TTFA shortlist.
To be eligible, players must be born on or after 1 January 1997.
“I might have to include ‘Pappy’,” said Williams. “What happened is he wasn’t on the last Under-17 squad with Shawn Cooper… I will be moving through the Pro League youth league and reserve team games and everywhere else I can find to scout players now. And I will take recommendations from other coaches too.
“I am also trying to go into Tobago this month’s end. I will select 23 or 25 boys to take to Tobago to play a Tobago XI back to back games. And I will then select about 30 boys to continue after that game.”
Omissions apart, Williams did have some notable talents on his initial training squad, which included Central FC striker Nicholas Dillon and W Connection playmaker Jabari Mitchell—who were both members of the previous National Under-20 Team—as well as 14 year old North East Stars and Trincity College East midfielder Kishon Hackshaw, 18 year old Central and Presentation College (San Fernando) midfielder Kareem Riley and the 16 year Rochford.
Overseas-based players Joshua Burnett (Players Development Academy—USA), Jerren Nixon Jnr (Philadelphia Union—USA), Chaz Burnett (Players Development Academy—USA), Morgan Bruce (Stevanage Borough—England), Noah Powder (New York Red Bulls—USA) and unattached former National Under-17 utility player Anthony Herbert were also pencilled in to be included in the training squad at some stage.
Nine of the 33 National Under-20 trialists—more than double the quota of any other club—are attached to W Connection, where Williams serves as under-16 coach. However, the “Savonetta Boys” have been a frequent supplier of talent for national youth teams in recent years, even before Connection chairman David John-Williams was voted TTFA president last November.
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team are due to start the Caribbean phase of their Korea Republic FIFA World Under-20 Championship in mid-June.
(Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team trialists)
T&T: Tekay Hoyce, Kareem Riley, Levi Fernandez, Nicholas Dillon (Central FC), John-Paul Rochford (First Santa Rosa), Shawndell Augustus, Jamaal Roach (Morvant Caledonia United), Kerry Daniel, Hakim Baird, Taryk Sampson, Kishon Hackshaw (North East Stars), Nicholas Thomas, Darnell Hospedales (Point Fortin Civic), Shakeem Patrick, Jankeon Alexander, Dominic Douglas (San Juan Jabloteh), Josh Toussaint, Rasheed Simon (St Ann’s Rangers), Isaiah Garcia, Shirwin Noel, Tyrek James, Shobal Celestine, Kierron Mason, Kori Cupid, Isaiah Hudson, Jabari Mitchell, Keston Julien (W Connection).
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Shane Sandy MUST be on that team. There isnt a better, mature or more composed youth midfielder in this country.
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Shane Sandy MUST be on that team. There isnt a better, mature or more composed youth midfielder in this country.
Come nah man.. doh start that nonsense. Anyone can come here and demand their family or friend should be on the team. We could tell you know this youth so you want to see him on the team but let the coach do his job and not make demands for your favourite player.
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Shane Sandy MUST be on that team. There isnt a better, mature or more composed youth midfielder in this country.
Come nah man.. doh start that nonsense. Anyone can come here and demand their family or friend should be on the team. We could tell you know this youth so you want to see him on the team but let the coach do his job and not make demands for your favourite player.
I second it. Not because he would be a to ago player on the team but Shane is the best U20 midfielder in T&T. And he's not my family or friends but he should be on the team not as a “trialist” but as a sure pick
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With the eligible talent we have playing in the US, it would be a travesty not to have them at trials.
If the TTFF is cash strapped let the players pay their way to TT. It's been done before. Sad if it comes to that but to ignore what we have abroad is dotishness.
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Shane Sandy MUST be on that team. There isnt a better, mature or more composed youth midfielder in this country.
Come nah man.. doh start that nonsense. Anyone can come here and demand their family or friend should be on the team. We could tell you know this youth so you want to see him on the team but let the coach do his job and not make demands for your favourite player.
I second it. Not because he would be a to ago player on the team but Shane is the best U20 midfielder in T&T. And he's not my family or friends but he should be on the team not as a “trialist” but as a sure pick
no player is a sure pic
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tnt group..St Lucia..turk and Caicos..Guadeloupe
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tnt group..St Lucia..turk and Caicos..Guadeloupe
Where these games playing?
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in Trinidad ( I think ..haha)
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in Trinidad ( I think ..haha)
We live in home.
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Trinidad and Tobago’s Men’s U-20 team will compete against Guadeloupe, St. Lucia, and Turks and Caicos Islands during the Group Stage of the 2016 CFU Men's U-20 Tournament which runs from June 15th-19th. This group will play their games in Trinidad and Tobago.
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Trinidad and Tobago’s Men’s U-20 team will compete against Guadeloupe, St. Lucia, and Turks and Caicos Islands during the Group Stage of the 2016 CFU Men's U-20 Tournament which runs from June 15th-19th. This group will play their games in Trinidad and Tobago.
Wed Fri Sun. Is it HCS or Ato?
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GROUP 1 GROUP 2
June 15-19
ST. MAARTEN
Cuba
Antigua and Barbuda
Puerto Rico
June 15-19
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Turks and Caicos
Guadeloupe
St. Lucia
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GROUP 3 GROUP 4
June 29 - 3rd July June 15-19
HAITI DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Cayman Islands Jamaica
Bermuda Dominica
Anguilla St. Kitts and Nevis
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Men’s U-20 get CFU first round grouping
TTFA Media
This Country’s National Under 20 Men’s Team has been grouped with St Lucia,Turks and Caicos and Guadeloupe for the opening phase of the Caribbean Football Union leg of 2017 Under 20 World Cup Qualifiers which will be staged in Trinidad and Tobago from June 15th to 19th.
This was determined at the draw held at CFU Office in Kingston on Monday evening. The final fixtures and match venues will be announced in due course.
The winning team of each of the four preliminary qualifying groups will advance to the CFU Finals in Curacao in October along with the third best, second best and best runner up from first round groups.
The top four teams from the Caribbean will then advance to the CONCACAF final round towards The 2017 FIFA Under 20 World Cup which will be played in South Korea. CONCACAF will have four representatives at the World Cup. Twenty-four teams will participate in the U-20 World Cup scheduled for May 20th to June 11th, 2017 across six host cities in South Korea.
Reacting to the draw which was witnessed by TTFA President David John-Williams via a Skype conference call with CFU, T&T U-20 Head Coach Brian Williams said he was positive of this country’s chances of advancing out of the group.
“I think it’s an interesting draw but also a favourable one for Trinidad and Tobago. My first objective is to prepare a strong national team for this qualifying campaign. I do not think we can afford to take any of the three teams in our group for granted because the gap in international football continues to close and either of these teams are capable of springing a surprise on the day,” Williams told TTFA Media.
“The good thing for us is that our first group will played at home so we will be familiar with the conditions. But this doesn’t take away from us needing to be well prepared and having a team that is capable of advancing all the way in these qualifiers,” Williams added.
The former National Team defender met with a squad of invited players for the first time on Monday at the Ato Boldon Stadium and conducted a light session following an introductory meeting. The squad will assemble on Wednesday at the same venue before Williams make his first cut in a few days time.
T&T are the defending Caribbean Football Union U-20 champions after defeating Haiti 3-0 in the Final in September, 2014 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. T&T has qualified on two occasions for the FIFA Under 20 World Cup, first in 1991 under head coach Bertille St Clair and captain Dwight Yorke and in 2009 head coach Zoran Vranes and captain Leston Paul.
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T&T U-20 hopefuls urged to join Pro League clubs; TTFA president explains
By Lasana Liburd (Wired868.com)
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams has defended National Under-20 Team coach Brian Williams’ message to his players that they risk jeopardising their international careers if they did not join Pro League clubs.
John-Williams, who is the owner of the W Connection Football Club, and Williams, who is a Connection youth team coach, addressed teenaged international aspirants at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva yesterday.
Williams’ initial 33-member shortlist comprised only of Pro League youth and senior team players. However, the coach allowed other players to try out, based on recommendations from other local coaches and football stakeholders.
Those additions included the Shiva Boys Hindu College duo of Tyrel “Pappy” Emmanuel and Quinn Rodney, St Mary’s College winger Ethan Shim, former St Benedict’s College custodian Jamari Warrick and St Anthony’s College winger Kathon St Hillaire and utility player Andrew Rullow.
Before the session started, the non-Pro League players were asked to stand up in front of their teammates.
“(The TTFA president) asked them what is the reason they are not with a Pro League club,” said the observer, who spoke on condition of anonymity. “The first two boys were Shim and St Hillaire and they said they were at academies and were focusing on improving their football with those academies.
“Then ‘Pappy’ said he was in Form Five and wanted to have some time to focus on exams. To which, John-Williams said ‘you are focusing on exams but you are here at national training (…) and just like you made a choice the coach has to make a choice’.
“He focused on Pappy for such a long time that he never got to ask Quinn Rodney why he was not at a Pro League club.”
Emmanuel, who was one of three Trinidad and Tobago players selected for a training stint with Manchester City earlier this year, was singled out by “Soca Warriors” coach Stephen Hart as one of the two island republic’s best young talents along with his schoolmate, Rodney.
The Shiva Boys student has apparently agreed to represent National Super League (NSL) club, Marabella Family Crisis Centre, in the upcoming senior season. The NSL is Trinidad and Tobago’s second tier competition and consists of amateur clubs.
Williams reiterated the importance of club football before the players left the session.
READ MORE... (http://wired868.com/2016/04/12/t-ttfa-president-explains/)
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Arms length absent.
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I can not understand why DJW will not learn that he is most effective when not HEARD. Every time, this man show up somewhere he opens his mouth and shits all over himself. Sadly, he does this soon after the TTFA does something that leads you to have hope.
He seems to be making progress; we hosting U20 group stage, we hosting U17 CFU Final Stage, Freindly against Uruguay, National Men's team ahead in WC Qualifying group. Why he just don't do he work so he could keep his foot out his mouth? If he complete the audits FIFA sending US$250,000, who the hell care who these boys sign or playing for?
Maybe he just can't control himself when he sees an opportunity for WC Connection.
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I can not understand why DJW will not learn that he is most effective when not HEARD. Every time, this man show up somewhere he opens his mouth and shits all over himself. Sadly, he does this soon after the TTFA does something that leads you to have hope.
He seems to be making progress; we hosting U20 group stage, we hosting U17 CFU Final Stage, Freindly against Uruguay, National Men's team ahead in WC Qualifying group. Why he just don't do he work so he could keep his foot out his mouth? If he complete the audits FIFA sending US$250,000, who the hell care who these boys sign or playing for?
Maybe he just can't control himself when he sees an opportunity for WC Connection.
Seriously, did the young men need that ? Even if he thnks he advising them, then consult their advisers. Very unprofessional. Basically he telling the coach who to pick ? Absolutely right, the coach must pick the best team and indivuals in the country. How they get to that level is not his business. And why shine a major light on "Pappy". Amwood you refuse the coaching/consult job with the new Jack or what ?
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Sometimes you think you helping but with the current culture in local football - it might be that we are hurting them...this is the second player who is part of our setup that is dealing with this stuff.
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Sometimes you think you helping but with the current culture in local football - it might be that we are hurting them...this is the second player who is part of our setup that is dealing with this stuff.
Keep up the good work still, at the end of the day your contribution is valuable to the players you develop through your academy.
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Amwood you might hurt them in the short term but help them in the long run. They may not get a youth national team call up but go to a university in the US or a trial overseas and have better technical skills than another player who was once attached to a youth proleague team
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WATCH: National Men’s U-20 Head Coach, Brian Williams, talks about the the task of preparing the team for the World Cup Qualifiers
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WATCH: U-20 Head Coach Brian Williams gives an update on the team’s progress as they prepare for CFU qualifiers in June.
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Williams names provisional 30-man squad for CFU U-20 Qualifiers
TTFA Media
National Under 20 Men’s Head Coach Brian Williams has selected a provisional 30-man Squad for the upcoming Caribbean Football Union opening round of qualifiers towards the 2017 FIFA Under 20 World Cup in Korea Republic.
Williams has been overseeing the preparations of the squad since being appointed as head coach in early April and is currently conducting sessions every week at the Ato Boldon Stadium and Manny Ramjohn Stadium. He and his technical staff which includes assistant coach Kerry Jamerson and goalkeeper coach Ross Russell, also held a screening session in Tobago recently prior to the selection of the 30-man squad which has been submitted to the CFU ahead of the competition.
A final 25-man squad will be named for the tournament which takes place in Trinidad from June 15th-19th and involves Guadeloupe, St Lucia and Turks and Caicos. The Final CFU round including the top eight teams will take place in Curacao from October 21st.
Five Caribbean teams will qualify for the CONCACAF Final round which will be contested in Costa Rica from February 17th to March 5th 2017 at the National Stadium and the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium in San Jose. The top four teams will qualify for the FIFA Under 20 World Cup in Korea Republic.
“The last couple of weeks have been pretty satisfactory. As a staff we took our time to select the right players to represent the country next month. We are pretty pleased about the selection. We came down to thirty players after screening close to a hundred players. We are down to the thirty-man squad now where we are working on specifics ahead of the competition,” Williams told TTFA Media.
“Some of the specifics we are dealing with are defensive organization, proper team cohesion and looking at establishing the best starting eleven. We have been following three players from abroad who will be coming for the tournament which are Morgan Bruce from England, Noah Powder from the New York Red Bulls in the US and Jarred Dass who is doing pretty well in the US as well as Jacob Sooklal who is based in Canada,” Williams added.
The former National Team defender described the response of the players to the preparations as commendable.
“The players are petty receptive to our training. We have players currently into competition, so our training has to be methodical in how much we push them. Fitness is something we always pay a lot of attention to. There are three main areas that we want to focus on looking generally at football in the Caribbean and in Trinidad and Tobago. We are trying to increase numbers in the box when we are offensively attacking, increasing our speed of play and also improve the level of concentration during both transitions, when we lose possession and when we win the ball as well,” Williams stated.
Trinidad and Tobago U-20 Provisional Squad
Goalkeepers:
Jabari Brice (San Juan Jabloteh), Jamari Warrick, Jadiel Poon-Lewis (Queen’s Royal College), Denzil Smith (Shiva Boys Hindu College)
Defenders:
Andrew Rullow (Premier Football Academy), Kori Cupid (W-Connection), Jacob Sooklal (Durham United), Noah Powder (New York Red Bulls II)
Midfielders:
Shawndell Augustus (Central FC), Taryk Sampson (North East Stars), Tyrel Emmanuel (Shiva Boys Hindu College), Michael Basdeo (Club Sando), Keston Julien (W-Connection), Kierron Mason (W-Connection), Kareem Riley (Central FC), Yohannes Richardson (Shiva Boys Hindu College), Shane Sandy (North East Stars), Shakuille Williams (St. Benedict’s College), Quinn Rodney (Club Sando), Isaiah Garcia (W-Connection), Jarred Dass (Stony Brook University), Morgan Bruce (Stevenage Borough)
Forwards:
Nicholas Dillon (Central FC), Josh Toussaint (St. Ann’s Rangers), Jabari Mitchell (W-Connection), Isaiah Hudson (W-Connection), Rushawn Murphy (East Mucurapo Secondary School), Kathon St. Hillaire (St. Ann’s Rangers), Micah Lansiquot (St. Ann’s Rangers)
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Pre-screening for US-based T&T U-20 footballers
ATTENTION US-based U-20 footballers who are eligible to play for Trinidad and Tobago!
Here is an opportunity for you to be pre-screened during an ILandVision Soccer Camp, for possible inclusion into the Trinidad and Tobago U-20 player pool.
NOTE: You MUST be born on or after January 1, 1997 and be able to acquire a Trinidad and Tobago passport.
When:
July 14th-17th, 2016
Where:
National Training Center
Clermont, FL
Accommodations (if needed):
Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott
Clermont, FL
Daily Schedule:
Technical Session: 8:30am-11:30am
Lunch: 12pm-1pm
Tactical Session: 2pm-4pm
Dinner: 5pm-6pm
Practice Matches: 7pm-9pm
Dismissal of Day Campers and Return to Hotel for Resident Campers: 9pm
Cost:
$395 - Resident Campers (includes hotel accommodations, T-shirt, Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)
$220 - Day Campers: 8:30a-9pm (includes T-shirt, Lunch, and Dinner)
$105 - Day
For further details or if you have questions, please contact Jheri Vidale at:
Email: director@ilandvision.com
Phone: (980) 229-2270
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Any idea whats up with our boys under 20 program do we have a team training etc ?
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Olimpics is in 2020. Happy New Year Everybody.
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Olimpics is in 2020. Happy New Year Everybody.
Happy New Year 2018, Deeks!!!
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Latapy’s Under 20s focus on Concacaf qualifiers scheduled for November.
TTFA Media.
A squad of National Under 20 players is currently in training under head coach Russell Latapy as this country focuses on the 2018 CONCACAF Under 20 World Cup qualifiers scheduled to take place in November.
The current pool comprises of players from the previous Under 17 National Team as well as other players who have come into the fray over the past few months. Latapy and his staff have been conducting sessions for over six months and currently meet once per week.
The thirty-player pool includes names such as Che Benny, Judah Garcia, Tyrel Emmanuel, goalkeepers Denzil Smith and Emmanuel John, John-Paul Rochford, Jordan Riley, Mark Ramdeen, Jayden Prowell, Kishon Hackshaw and Brandon Semper among others
“What we have tried to do as a staff is keep the team together and make sure they stay active. What happened before is that we had a lot of long breaks and stoppages, but what we are doing with this team, is having them train at least once a week. We still have to incorporate some of the overseas based players who we think are good enough to get onto this team,” Latapy told TTFA Media.
“What we are trying to enhance in these players is their game awareness, their tactical awareness and obviously their fitness levels. We have a good bunch of players here that we think we can work with. But in comparison wit the teams that we are going to be competing against, we will be coming up against young players who are already playing first team football in top professional leagues. But we have a good bunch of young men who are taking on a lot of information and are willing to work hard and that’s a good place to start,” Latapy added.
Latapy says there are intentions to enter the team into one of the local leagues to assist with game preparation, considering that international matches may be difficult to come by in good numbers.
“It is always a massive challenge. For most coaches ideally what you will really like before any tournament, and this is being kind, is six to eight international matches. We know that because of the financial constraints of the Association at this point it’s difficult to get these international games. So therefore what we are trying to do is attempting to play in the local league, either the Pro League or the Super League,
We are hoping that we will get the support for it not only from the Association but also from the Super League or the Pro League. It has happened in the past before where we’ve seen when the national teams play in the local league then it has an impact on the way they perform in terms of game preparation,” Latapy stated.
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Trinidad and Tobago U-20 Men to play two friendlies in Guadeloupe in May
TTFA Media
The Trinidad and Tobago football association has secured two international friendlies for the National Under 20 Men’s Team to take place in Guadeloupe from May 19-21st.
The TTFA accepted an invitation from the Guadeloupe Football Association for matches against its National Under 20 Team as both nations prepare for upcoming CONCACAF qualifying matches.
Currently, head coach Russell Latapy is overseeing preparations of the T&T squad in preparation for the CONCACAF U-20 qualifiers in November.
Latapy spoke about the upcoming matches and the benefits it would bring to the current programme.
“Every international games is important for us in preparation moving forward to the CONCACAF Qualification stage,’” Latapy told TTFA Media.
“We are at one place right now presently working on certain aspects of our preparation and playing these games is an important part of the overall process. We have brought several young players into the current pool and we will also use this opportunity to have a look at them before narrowing down the squad later in the year as we get close to the competition
“I’d like to thank the Trinidad and Tobago FA for securing these matches for us in Guadeloupe as obviously it gives us a chance to see where we’re at in terms of game readiness and what areas we need to address, again in the overall scope of preparing the team for the Concacaf qualification,” Latapy added.
FIFA could change Under 20 World Cup format
It was revealed by FIFA President Gianni Infantino that FIFA is looking to merge the youth tournaments to create a 48-team competition, emulating the expansion of the main World Cup. Officials are exploring the merits of an age cut-off at 18 or 19.
The women’s youth tournaments could also be combined to create a single 24-team event under plans that were considered in a meeting of the governing body’s competitions committee two weeks ago.
The proposals were discussed by FIFA President Gianni Infantino with some member associations during summits in Mauritania and Nigeria.
FIFA told The Associated Press the proposals form part of an ongoing review of competitions two years into Infantino’s presidency that has already seen the main World Cup expanded from 32 to 48 teams from 2026.
If eventually approved, there would be a far bigger jump in size for the U17 and U20 World Cups, with each biennial event for boys currently featuring 24 teams.
A single, potentially annual, 48-team youth competition would not pose the same logistical challenges faced by the expanded senior World Cup as doubleheaders in stadiums would mean fewer venues are required.
FIFA is trying to streamline the international youth soccer calendar. FIFA has more flexibility around immediate changes to its youth tournaments for boys as hosts for the 2019 events are yet to be selected.
But the women’s U17 and U20 World Cups will be staged this year in Uruguay and France respectively. North Korea will be defending both titles won in 2016.
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National U-20 Men to play in Fundraiser Match for families affected by Cedros landslides
TTFA Media
The National Under 20 Men’s National Team will face off with a Point Fortin All Stars outfit captained by Hughtun Hector at Mahaica Oval, Point Fortin on Saturday in a two-match fund raising initiative for the families of Cedros who suffered major losses in the recent coastal landslides disaster which left eight families homeless.
Following initial discussions between former National Team midfielder Reynold Carrington,Councillor for Newlands/ Mahaica, Point Fortin and Under 20 head coach Russell Latapy, the initiative was seen as fitting and will also include a Latapy Eleven versus a Carrington Eleven at Mahaica.
The U-20s encounter will kick off at 5pm followed by the Latapy versus Carrington eleven from 7pm.
Admission will be $20 with all proceeds going towards the families.
Carrington made an appeal for all who are interested in contributing to the worthy cause.
“It was an idea that sprung to mind because I grew up playing a lot of my football in Cedros, at the time for a team called Jah Lions from Bamboo Village and currently we have a couple members on the national youth team from Cedros. We felt we needed to find a way to contribute to helping ease the pain they are going through at the moment,” Carrington told TTFA Media.
“And we are happy that the TTFA and Russell with the Under 20 Teamhave agreed to come on board. We have eight families that are homeless now and while they are being relocated through the help of HDC, there is still a lot of loss that was suffered in terms of household items and other basic items. I am therefore leaving an invitation to anyone who wants to contribute on the day by attending the game and also bringing items. We can also put them directly in touch with the families,” the former player said.
Latapy and TTFA Technical Director Anton Corneal endorsed the initiative.
“It’s just a way of football giving something back in the short term. These families from Cedros have gone through a traumatic time recently. It’s fantastic for us. We are going down there to play a team of fantastic players so yes straightaway we jumped at the opportunity to help out in whatever way we can. We will also take this opportunity to ask the fans to come out and look at the games. It’s not an entrance fee but it’s a donation of $20 at the gate that goes towards the families in need. It’s great to be part of an occasion like this,” Latapy said.
“It’s also a good opportunity for our team to get a decent practice match in as part of our overall preparations,” Latapy added.
Corneal added: “I think that’s it’s a huge taking to just show that we are also part of problems in Trinidad and Tobago. What happened in Cedros affects us also. It could have been one of those players or one of our coaches. They are doing to raise funds. It may not be enough but we are doing our part and i hope other sporting activities or organisations that will do the same. This is part of us being a progressive society helping each other.”
Some of the players expected to line up for the Carrington XI include Anthony Rougier, Anthony Sherwood, Wesley Webb,Sherwin Julien, Floyd Lawrence, Russell Munroe, Keyeno Thomas, Kelvin Modeste and Nicholason Thomas among others while for the Latapy XI, the likes of Dennis Lawrence, Stern John, Marvin Andrews, Clyde Leon, Earl Jean and Latapy will lace up their boots.
The Under 20 team will come up against a Point Fortin XI captained by Hector and including Nathaniel Garcia, Jabari Mitchell, Marcus Joseph, Justin Sadoo and Akini Adams among others, all players hailing from the areas of Point Fortin and Cedros. The T&T U-20 Team is preparing for CONCACAF Under 20 World Cup qualification in November.
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Carrington lauds positive response to Cedros relief effort.
TTFA Media.
Councillor for Newlands/Mahaica Reynold Carrington was high in praise of former national captain Russell Latapy and the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association for their contribution towards the relief effort double header matches on Saturday for the families affected by the recent coastal landslides in Cedros.
In just over a week, the idea for the event was executed with the National Under 20 Men team facing a Point Fortin All Stars and a Latapy XI taking on a Carrington XI at the Mahaica Oval in Point Fortin.
Just under 700 supporters turned out at the event including Minister of National Security and MP for Point Fortin Edmund Dillon, Point Fortin Mayor Abdon Mason as well as TTFA and local football officials.
The T&T Under 20s, coached by Latapy turned out 3-1 winners over the Point Fortin All stars captained by Hughtun Hector and included the likes of current national midfielder Nathaniel Garcia and ex-Under 17 forward Nkosi Blackman. Nickel Orr struck a double and Kishon Hackshaw got the other item for T&T which is preparing for CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers in November.
In the second outing, St Lucian Earl Jean and ex-national midfielder Densill Theobald both notched a double to give the Latapy XI a 4-1 victory. The likes of T&T head coach Dennis Lawrence, Marvin Andrews, Stern John, Ross Russell, Floyd Lawrence, Kevin Jeffrey, Keyeno Thomas, Ronnie Hunte, Matthew Bartholomew and Clyde Leon among other featured in the encounter. Former national great Leroy De Leon was in attendance.
“In the short time that we arranged everything, I think we had a pretty good response and the evening turned out to be one for a good cause that was supported,” Carrington told TTFA Media.
“And I would specially like to thank Russell for his part and the TTFA for their contributions in teaming up with us by bringing the national under 20 team to be part of this event. We rallied together and the Minister of National Security and MP Edmund Dillion as well as the Mayor Abdon Mason all showed up to support it. We had members of the eight affected families with us as well and it is our intention to continue staging events like this that would contribute towards a good cause.
“We will be presenting all proceeds from the gates as well as other items we’ve received the to the affected families. Some presentations were also made on the day through one of TTFA’s partner, Healthnet Caribbean’s My Card and we received support from NGC and VWAD volunteers and the families have been grateful,” Carrington added.
Latapy further added: “We were delighted to offer our support for such a cause as this. It meant us coming together as current and past players to be part of an event and there was decent support which we were all thankful for. Hopefully this can play some part in the relief effort towards the families which have been affected by the landslides in Cedros.”
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Very a Good!!!
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Trinidad and Tobago U-20 Men’s Team off to Guadeloupe for Invitational tourney
TTFA Media
An 18-man Trinidad and Tobago Under 20 Men’s Team departed these shores for Guadeloupe this morning to contest the six-nation Guadeloupe Invitational tourney from May 18-21.
T&T will open their campaign against Costa Rica’s National Under 20 Team on Saturday and will meet Martinique’s U20s the following day. The other teams competing include hosts Guadeloupe, French Guiana and Haiti. The winner of the two groups will meet in the final on May 21st while the other runners up teams from each group will meet for final placings on the closing day.
T&T are preparing for the CONCACAF Under 20 World Cup qualifiers in November.
“It’s a fantastic opportunity for the team and the coaching staff to see where we are in terms of our preparations. We are definitely looking forward to it,” Latapy told TTFA Media on Monday.
“This is an invitational tournament. Because exams are going on right now there are a lot of players who I would have loved to have the possibility to take on this trip but unfortunately I cannot. But it is a fantastic opportunity for some of the other players to stake a claim for their pick for the tournament in November,” he continued.
“We have a bunch of talented players as we always do in this country. What we were lacking and what we are trying to work on is the tactical side of the game in relation to where the ball is what the positional play will be. We have been improving on it so far and we just need to keep working at it,” Latapy added.
Commenting on the player’s readiness for the game, Latapy said it was a work in progress to get the squad to a satisfactory level.
“We have a squad of players that technically they are above average but we know playing with the football in the modern game is not enough, you have to learn and know how to run off the ball, how to create space, how to close spaces down when you are not in position. We have worked with the boys for some time. We are fairly happy with where they are right now from when we took the squad. It is a work in progress.
“ One of the key aspects to me is about the process of winning, it’s about development. I think if we can get the process right then we can win more games, The development of these players is important and not only as football players but as men,” Latapy said.
The Squad for Guadeloupe: Jabari Brice, Denzil Smith, Jessie Williams, Darnell Hospedales, Kernel Sween, Jabari Graham, Deron John, Anthony Samuel, Shem Claudel, Judah Garcia, Dernell Charles, John Paul Rochford, Isa Bramble, Shaqkeem Joseph, Brandon Semper, Jordan Riley, Kishon Hackshaw and Jayden Prowell. injuries and has been taken to hospital.”
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Good, good!!!!
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Latapy urges U-20s to stake their claim.
T&T Newsday Reports.
T&T footballers in Guadeloupe Invitational
An 18-man Trinidad and Tobago Under 20 men’s team departed these shores for Guadeloupe Tuesday morning to contest the six-nation Guadeloupe Invitational tourney from May 18-21.
T&T will open their campaign against Costa Rica’s Under 20s on Saturday and will meet Martinique’s U-20s the following day. The other teams competing include hosts Guadeloupe, French Guiana and Haiti. The winner of the two groups will meet in the final on May 21, and the runners-up from each group will meet for final placings on the closing day.
T&T are preparing for the CONCACAF Under 20 World Cup qualifiers in November.
“It’s a fantastic opportunity for the team and the coaching staff to see where we are in terms of our preparations. We are definitely looking forward to it,” Latapy told TTFA Media on Monday.
“This is an invitational tournament. Because exams are going on right now, there are a lot of players who I would have loved to have the possibility to take on this trip, but unfortunately I cannot. But it is a fantastic opportunity for some of the other players to stake a claim for their pick for the tournament in November,” he continued.
“We have a bunch of talented players as we always do in this country. What we were lacking and what we are trying to work on is the tactical side of the game, in relation to where the ball is what the positional play will be. We have been improving on it so far and we just need to keep working at it,” Latapy added.
Commenting on the players’ readiness for the game, Latapy said it was a work in progress to get the squad to a satisfactory level.
“We have a squad of players that technically they are above average, but we know playing with the football in the modern game is not enough, you have to learn and know how to run off the ball, how to create space, how to close spaces down when you are not in position. We have worked with the boys for some time. We are fairly happy with where they are right now from when we took the squad. It is a work in progress.
“One of the key aspects to me is about the process of winning, it’s about development. I think if we can get the process right, then we can win more games, The development of these players is important and not only as football players but as men,” Latapy said.
T&T squad: Jabari Brice, Denzil Smith, Jessie Williams, Darnell Hospedales, Kernel Sween, Jabari Graham, Deron John, Anthony Samuel, Shem Clauzel, Judah Garcia, Dernell Charles, John Paul Rochford, Isa Bramble, Shaqkeem Joseph, Brandon Semper, Jordan Riley, Kishon Hackshaw and Jayden Prowell.
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T&T Under 20s go under 2-0 to Costa Rica.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men suffered a 2-0 defeat to Costa Rica’s Under 20 Men in their opening encounter at the Guadeloupe Six-Nation Invitational tourney on Saturday evening at the Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes
From all accounts, T&T gave a decent showing but conceded goals on either side of the half. Costa Rica’s goals were scored by Ronaldo Araya and Yecxy Ramos Jarquim, one a free kick which went in off a deflection and another late in the match which was a well struck effort from some 25 yards out.
The game was played on a wet outfield after a heavy downpour before kick off and during parts of the match.
T&T head coach Russell Latapy described the encounter as a useful exercise for his troops which are preparing for CONCACAF Under 20 World Cup qualifiers in November.
“It was a keenly contested match and a good all round performance by our boys,” Latapy told TTFA Media.
“Considering also that this was our first international match as a group and knowing too that we had a few new faces with some of the more regular players being left at home because of exams, I was pleased to see the way we executed certain things on the field and the way we carried ourselves out there against a good Costa Rican team” Latapy said.
“We conceded the first goal on virtually the final kick of the half and that was due to a lack of experience and composure which will only get better with matches like these. I thought we were solid and we limited Costa Rica’s attacks in our half.
“In the second half I would say we had the better of the exchanges for the first fifteen to twenty minutes with a couple of good chances to get on the scoresheet but we didn’t take them. Their second goal came came on a quick break up the park and from a resulting corner the player had a really good hit from about 25 yards out.”
‘Overall I was satisfied with some aspects of our play and we will be looking to better some areas and have a go at it again in our second match,” Latapy added. T&T faces Martinique in their second match from 6pm on Sunday.
Guadeloupe and Haiti drew 0-0 in Saturday’s second game while Costa Rica had previously beaten Martinique 3-0 and French Guiana and Guadeloupe drew 1-1 on Friday.
Teams
T&T starting Line-up - Denzil Smith; Darnell Hospedales, Kerdell Sween, Jabari Graham, Deron John, Anthony Samuel, Judah Garcia, Shaqkeem Joseph, Jordan Riley, Kishon Hackshaw, Jaydon Prowell (capt).
Subs from - Jabari Brice, Jessie Williams, Shem Clauzel, Dernell Charles, John-Paul Rochford, Isa Bramble, Brandon Semper.
Coach - Russell Latapy.
Costa Rica full team - Kevin Chamorro, Ricardo Montenegro; Diego Mesen, Juergen Sequeira, Walter Cortez, Jose Quiros; Greivin Fonseca, Amferny Arias, Rachit Parquins, Denilson Mora, Yecsy Jarquin, Carlos Villegas, Ronaldo Araya, Sebastian Castro; Mauricio Villalobos, Yonaiker Mora, Juergen Montenegro, Julen Cordero.
Coach - Breansse Camacho.
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Trinidad and Tobago U-20 Men go down 2-1 to Martinique
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men went down 2-1 to Martinique in their second outing in as many days at the Guadeloupe six-nation tourney on Sunday evening at Capesterre-Belle-Eau.
Following their 2-0 loss to Costa Rica the previous evening, T&T, captained by Judah Garcia on the day went into the match hoping to come out with a favourable result. Head Coach Russell Latapy made a few changes to his starting team from Saturday’s encounter in an attempt to get fresh legs on the park as well as use the opportunity to present playing time to more members of his squad. T&T played their second encounter in as many days with Martinique playing Costa Rica in their previous match on Friday, losing 3-0 to the Central Americans.
Martinique took a 20th minute lead and would grab a second from a dubious penalty in the 50th minute for a 2-0 lead. Half time substitute John Paul Rochford would pull a goal back for T&T in the 68th minute when Kishon Hackshaw got around his man on the left corner before crossing into the area for Rochford to hit home first time.
Head Coach Russell Latapy later spoke about the match.
“It was a tough, scrappy and physical game. We gave up two goals on two defensive mistakes which is not acceptable at this level but again we’ve come here to get the playing time and these things are not unexpected from us at this stage considering we haven’t had much international experience,” Latapy told TTFA Media.
“We made a some changes from the first game with it taking a lot out of us and this one also was a physically demanding one on the players with very little recovery time after we played the day before. We lacked a bit more quality in the final third and we had some decisions which went against but again these are things that our team will accustomed to and it’s turned out to be a good learning experience for the boys.
“The young referees made some mistakes and it caused tempers to boil over which resulted in players from both teams clashing near the end. It’s the first time our boys were encountering something like this in an international match. These type of things among other aspects are what we’ll take away with us from the encounter which is learning to stay focused and sticking to the game plan instead of having our mental concentration throw off,” Latapy added.
T&T will face French Guiana from 4pm on Monday in the playoff for fifth place while Costa Rica will take on Haiti in the Final. Haiti beat French Guiana 1-0 in the second outing on Sunday. T&T are preparing for CONCACAF U-20 World Cup qualifying in November.
T&T line up – 20. Jabari Brice, 12. Darnell Hospedales, 2. Kerdel Sween, 4. Jabari Graham (5.Jessie Williams 63’), 3. Deron John, 8. Anthony Samuel (14.Darnell Charles 60’), 10. Judah Garcia (Capt), 16. Isa Bramble (11.Jordan Riley 46’) 17. Shaqkeem Joseph (15. John Paul Rochford 46’), 6. Brandon Semper (9. Jayden Prowell 46’), 13. Kishon Hackshaw.
Subs not used – 1. Denzil Smith, 7.Shem Clauzel,
Head Coach – Russell Latapy
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Next stop...the u 14 TEAM..OR maybe the O35 fete match team.
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U-20 Men pull off 3-1 win over French Guiana on Rochford double.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s team closed off their three-match campaign at the Guadeloupe six-nation tourney with a come from behind 3-1 victory over French Guiana on Monday in Guadeloupe.
Midfielder John-Paul Rochford came off the bench for the second straight match to notch a double and assist on another item to lead Russell Latapy’s troops to their first win of the tournament after suffering 2-0 and 2-1 defeats to Costa Rica and Martinique on Saturday and Sunday.
French Guiana took a 20th minute lead but T&T hit back through Rochford in the 46th minute before Shaqkeem Joseph scored the go ahead goal in the 60th minute on Rockford’s assist. The Santa Rosa FC player then grabbed T&T’s third item six minutes later. T&T had a couple further chances but settled for the 3-1 victory at the final whistle.
Costa Rica defeated Haiti 4-3 on penalty kicks after both teams played to a 1-1 draw in regulation time in the Final. Martinique earlier got the better of Guadeloupe 2-1 in the the third place match.
Head Coach Latapy spoke about the team’s showing afterwards, saying he was somewhat pleased with being able to come away with a win in the closing match but nothing that there was much room for improvement.
“We started with some players who hadn’t played as much over the first two games as I wanted to give every player some time to gain experience and show what they are capable of,” Latapy told TTFA Media.
“We didn’t pass the ball as well as we can but I thought we had the better of the first half, creating a few chances on goal. But another lapse in concentration saw us concede and we had to come back and work ourselves back into the match which I thought we did well in by showing character and taking charge of the match.
“With the changes at half time we started to take control of the midfield and created better chances which we took with two really good finishes,” Latapy added.
The T&T team will continue its preparations at home with the CONCACAF Qualifiers set for November and Latapy mentioned that there were a few positives to take away from the tournament.
“We could take away a few things which is obviously the experience for the team at this level. Players are now understanding that international football has some key elements which includes hard work,desire to give everything and tactical awareness. It’s not only about technical ability which we are fortunate to possess but with still work to do to get up to the level at which we want to be at,” Latapy concluded.
Results
T&T 3 v French Guiana 1
Team
T&T: – 20.Jabari Brice, 5. Jessie Williams, 12. Darnell Hospedales, 2. Kerdell Sween, 3. Deron John( 4. Jabari Graham, 53’) 14. Darnell Charles (8.Anthony Samuel,60’) 16. Isa Bramble (10. Judah Garcia, 46’) 17. Shaqkeem Joseph, 11. Jordan Riley (6. Brandon Semper, 30’) 13. Kishon Hackshaw, 7. Shem Clauzel (15. John-Paul Rochford, 46’)
Subs not used – 1. Denzil Smith; Jaydon Prowell (was not in squad)
Head Coach: Russell Latapy.
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Trinidad and Tobago Men’s U-20 Team is drawn in Group A with USA, Suriname, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and US Virgin Islands at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. The tournament will be held in Bradenton, Florida from November 1–21.
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Trinidad and Tobago Men’s U-20 Team is drawn in Group A with USA, Suriname, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and US Virgin Islands at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. The tournament will be held in Bradenton, Florida from November 1–21.
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this is not a good competition format
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With Latapy/DJW at the helm, how long we lasting? :-[
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I will give Latas a pass. Not DJW.
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We all want Latas to do well . . . but he certainly had time and opportunity enough. I wonder if Angus Eve mighten do better?
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do we have a strong u20?
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We all want Latas to do well . . . but he certainly had time and opportunity enough. I wonder if Angus Eve mighten do better?
I think Angus has done enough to earn an opportunity at the U-17 or U-20 level.
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We all want Latas to do well . . . but he certainly had time and opportunity enough. I wonder if Angus Eve mighten do better?
I think Angus has done enough to earn an opportunity at the U-17 or U-20 level.
d man went unbeaten in ah concacaf tourney and never get ah nex look....mind boggling
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T&T U-20 Men in Group A of CONCACAF Championship.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago has been drawn in Group A of the CONCACAF Under 20 Men’s championship scheduled to take place from November 1st at the IMG Academy, Bradenton, Florida.
The tournament which also serves as qualifying for the 2019 FIFA Under 20 Men’s World Cup, comprises of six groups and following the draw on Thursday, T&T was placed alongside United States, Puerto Rico, St Vincent/Grenadines, Suriname and US Virgin Islands.The draw was conducted using a single-blind system, involving five pots. Based on the Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Ranking, the top six ranked teams were seeded into position one of each group, while the remaining 29 teams were distributed in five pots.
T&T will open their campaign against St Vincent on November 1st. They then face Puerto Rico on November 3rd, USA on November 5th , Suriname on the 7th and US Virgin Islands on the 9th of November. Only the group winners will advance to the qualification stage which will be played in two groups of three teams each.
A new format was previously announced by CONCACAF for this championship, removing the regional Central American and Caribbean qualifiers and guaranteeing each entrant a minimum of four competitive games.
The competition will determine the four CONCACAF representatives at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland. It will also determine the CONCACAF teams playing at the 2019 Pan American Games men’s football tournament in Lima. The United States are the defending champions. See Full Schedule following the link below.
CONCACAF Under 20 Men’s Schedule (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dm_bN70X4AA-YmV.jpg:large)
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T&T U-20s drawn with USA, youth team still inactive due to unpaid TTFA stipends.
Wired868.com.
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team, which has not kicked a ball in over a month, must topple the United States to have any chance at qualifying for the Poland 2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup.
The young Soca Warriors, who were not among Concacaf’s six seeded under-20 teams, were drawn today with hosts USA, Puerto Rico, Suriname, the US Virgin Islands and St Vincent and the Grenadines. Trinidad and Tobago open their campaign on 1 November against St Vincent and the Grenadines.
Only the group winners advance to the next round, where four from the six competing teams will go on to the World Cup. The confederation’s under-20 competition, which will be staged at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, will also decide the qualifiers for the 2019 Pan American Games men’s football tournament in Lima, Peru.
Concacaf’s six seeded under-20 teams, according to a new ranking system, are—in order—the United States, Mexico, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica and El Salvador. Trinidad and Tobago are ranked ninth in the confederation behind fellow Caribbean outfit, Cuba, who are seventh.
The National Under-20 Team have not trained since they returned from Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in August and coach Russell Latapy blamed their inactivity on unpaid salaries from the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) and, in particular, the perceived disrespect shown to the staff by president David John-Williams.
Concacaf Under-20 Championship
(Group A)
United States, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Puerto Rico, St Vincent and the Grenadines, US Virgin Islands.
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Underprepared T&T U-20 men worries Wallace.
T&T Guardian Reports.
Following on the heels of T&T senior women’s football team's failed campaign at the CONCACAF Women’s Championship, William Wallace, president of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL), has raised concerns about the national Under-20 men team’s readiness for the upcoming World Cup qualifying tournament in Florida, USA.
In an email to the media yesterday, the former manager of the national men's senior team said: "It is with extreme concern that we as an organisation are observing another debacle that awaits our national U-20 men’s team at a World Cup qualifying tournament hosted by CONCACAF. The recent experience of the senior women’s team is still fresh in our minds."
Under two weeks ago, the local women's team crashed out of the CONCACAF final leg of the Women's World Cup qualifiers, as they were beaten in all three qualifying matches, first going down to Panama 3-0, Mexico 4-1 and then the USA 7-0 at the Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, North Carolina.
"We provided and continue to provide a platform for many of our players who have excelled in national colours in CONCACAF and FIFA competitions. From the 1991 national youth team, captained by Dwight Yorke where several of those players on that team that qualified for the FIFA Youth World Cup came through the SSFL, to the women’s team of 2010 that participated at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup on our shores, the U-17 and U-20 men’s youth teams that participated at the 2007 and 2009 FIFA World Cups, all these teams included players that were part of the SSFL system, not to mention the countless teams that have made it to CONCACAF Final round competitions.
"It can't be business as usual," said Wallace, who added that for several years, the SSFL has been a strong supporter of national teams.
"At this time, the core of the U-20 men’s team is made up of players from the SSFL. It is well known that the mindset of future national senior team players depends heavily on their experiences at the junior ranks. Therefore we are very fearful that what could occur in a couple weeks time in Bradenton, may not be something our players may want to remember and will not augur well for those players who are hoping that this tournament would afford them opportunities to be seen by the many scouts who take a keen interest in this age-group.
"Frankly, this situation may contribute to killing the dreams of many of our players," said Wallace in the release.
The CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 Championship is scheduled to be played from November 1 -21, at the IMG Academy and T&T will face St Vincent and the Grenadines on November 1.
"All of our opponents including the US, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and Suriname have all been active for the past few weeks and others, for months, feverishly preparing for their upcoming assignments while our team has not had one session together as a unit in over four months.
"This cannot be business as usual. It is our hope that good sense will prevail in the shortest possible time to have this team back in training to give it even the slightest possible chance of advancing beyond the group stage," said Wallace, who has confirmed that the SSFL will support and is willing to engage in dialogue, to explore what options there may be towards assisting with the challenges that are keeping this team off the training pitch.
RELATED NEWS
T&T U-20 footballers starved for funding, training.
By Andrew Gioannetti (Newsday).
Wallace joins in criticism of TTFA national team programmes
TT’s Under-20 men’s team will enter the 2018 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship in Bradenton, Florida, United States in less than two weeks, underprepared and at the mercy of both the TT Football Association (TTFA) and the Ministry of Sport.
Having not engaged in training for nearly a month – in part due to the non-payment of salaries to Under-20 coach Russell Latapy and up to nine months in arrears to other staff members – Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) president William Wallace has joined in the chorus of criticism directed at the TTFA for neglecting the Under-20 national football programme.
In a media release issued yesterday, Wallace wrote: “It is with extreme concern that we as an organisation are observing another debacle that awaits our National Under-20 Men’s team at a World Cup qualifying tournament hosted by CONCACAF. The recent experience of the Women’s team is still fresh in our minds.”
The CONCACAF tournament runs from November 1-21. TT are in a tough Group A and will likely have to secure a win against the United States to stand a chance of topping the group and advancing to the next stage. Only the top-placed finishers in the group will move on and have a chance to qualify for the 2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Poland.
“At this time, the core of the Under-20 men’s team is made up of players from the SSFL. It is well known that the mindset of future national (men’s) team players depends heavily on their experiences at the junior ranks,” Wallace added.
Wallace, who said the SSFL has and continues to provide a platform for young national players to climb up the ranks, said, “We are very fearful that what could occur in a couple weeks’ time in Bradenton may not be something our players may want to remember and will not augur well for those players who are hoping that this tournament would afford them opportunities to be seen by the many scouts who take a keen interest in this age group.
“Frankly this situation may contribute to killing the dreams of many of our players.”
Contacted yesterday, TTFA board member Keith Look Loy confirmed the national Under-20 team programme was practically dormant because of the non-payment of salaries and described the latest national team debacle as “yet another situation where (the administration) is literally sending the lamb to the slaughter.”
Look Loy said several staff members attached to the Under-20 men’s programme have received back pay for up to three months, but added, “depending on the individual, they are still owed between eight and nine months’ back pay. So staff salaries is definitely one of the issues.”
According to Look Loy, the association presented a budget to the Ministry of Sport recently, but the ministry asked it to trim the budget, which Look Loy said it did “sometime late last week.”
He said he was unaware whether the ministry had released funding yet but could confirm that the Under-20 team is still not in training, with the championship drawing nearer.
“This administration is just waiting weeks before each team has to depart for their tournament to beg for money. They did it with the women, they did it with the Under-20 (men). I made a point in the last board meeting that we should not await a month or two before the Under-17s play, we should try to put everything in place for them now.
“Whether they will act on it, we will see.”
He said the Under-17 team is in “an equally derelict” situation.
“They play in March and there is nothing being done to help them.”
Sending off poorly and inadequately prepared national football teams has seemingly become par for the course for the TTFA, which most recently came under fire before the start of the CONCACAF Women’s Championship, a World Cup qualification tournament, after two players took to social media to beg for assistance in hosting a player camp before the tournament.
The TTFA also stood accused of failing to pay the players’ retainer fees, while TTFA president John-Williams appointed Shawn Cooper as coach of the team after an unconstitutional voting process. John-Williams, who took over the reins as association chief in November 2015, made a rare media appearance in a television interview recently and suggested the national team programmes were in a better shape than before his election. However, he gave no justification or examples.
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;D NOT!!!!!
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this U20 cycle for us was a waste ..................MY GOSH
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This is 1 of the most talented u20 teams to come out of TT in a long time its a shame they have no money to give this team to prepare.
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Anyone in the TTFA President's position with any shred of conscience or integrity would have resigned a long time ago. This administration almost makes me long for a return to the days of Jack and Ollie. DJW is not even fit to affix Camp's jock strap
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Anyone in the TTFA President's position with any shred of conscience or integrity would have resigned a long time ago. This administration almost makes me long for a return to the days of Jack and Ollie. DJW is not even fit to affix Camp's jock strap
Dude, please!. Doh start. We used to be cussin Jack and Ollie for some of the same things that happening now. Doh mention them people names as a relieve for the ineptness of the present administration.
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How magnificent does RTK tenure at the helm look now?
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How magnificent does RTK tenure at the helm look now?
I gave him some stick also. Mainly because he was unable to raise the kind of money had promised that he would. In addition, he was PNM treasurer, Mayor of PoS and TTFA president. Most of us thought all those portfolios was a bit of a hindrance to his performance. But boy, I will swallow my pride and have him instead right now. DJW is a real ............... dissappoinment.
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How magnificent does RTK tenure at the helm look now?
Like Beenhakker to DJW's Saintfiet
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Anyone in the TTFA President's position with any shred of conscience or integrity would have resigned a long time ago. This administration almost makes me long for a return to the days of Jack and Ollie. DJW is not even fit to affix Camp's jock strap
Dude, please!. Doh start. We used to be cussin Jack and Ollie for some of the same things that happening now. Doh mention them people names as a relieve for the ineptness of the present administration.
Lol we qualified for 4 world cups and 1 close shave under Jack and Ollie. Under DJW we cant even make it to CONCACAF qualifying. I mean literally, in some cases, can't put a team on a plane to play football. We should not revisit that era, but DJW and his team, in terms of results, is a colossal failure, undoubtedly the worst TTFA president in decades.
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but DJW and his team, in terms of results, is a colossal failure, undoubtedly the worst TTFA president in decades.
I eh disagreeing with the above. But Jack was not an instant success as TTFA president. Is only when he got into FIFA's bank account we started to knock on the door. Not making any excuses for DJW, he is only in his first term and hopefully his last. But unlike Jack he is not in FIFA or Concacaf high offices. And I am almost sure those two entities will not allow another Trini get to their high offices.
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My heart breaks for this team.
The questions that begs to be asked is why even send them?
I can't blame Latas for this one. Surely he can go to Scotland and do better?
VB
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My heart breaks for this team.
The questions that begs to be asked is why even send them?
I can't blame Latas for this one. Surely he can go to Scotland and do better?
VB
and then we risk being sanctioned by FIFA
I wonder if Visas have been attained for the players yet....
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Under 20 Men prepare for Concacaf qualifiers.
TTFA Media.
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under 20 Mens Team will continue its preparations for the CONCACAF Under 20 Championship with a training session at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium at 9am on Wednesday.
The team under head coach Russell Latapy, is gearing up towards the World Cup qualifiers at the IMG Academy, Bradenton Florida in November.
T&T will feature in Group A and will meet St Vincent and the Grenadines in their first match on November 1st. They then face Puerto Rico (Nov 3rd), United States (Nov 5th), Suriname (Nov 7th) and US Virgin Islands on November 9th. Only the Group winners of the six groups will advance to the next phase of two qualifying from which the top two teams from each group will qualify for the 2019 FIFA Under 20 Men’s World Cup in Poland.
The 2018 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship will be the 6th edition of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship (27th edition if all eras included), the men’s under-20 international football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It will be hosted at Bradenton, Florida, United States between 1–21 November 2018.
A new format was announced, removing the regional Central American and Caribbean qualifiers and guaranteeing each entrant a minimum of four competitive games.
The competition will determine the four CONCACAF representatives at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.It will also determine the CONCACAF teams playing at the 2019 Pan American Games men’s football tournament in Lima.
The United States are the defending champions.
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"U-20s have nothing to lose"- Latapy.
By Walter Alibey (Guardian).
"We have nothing to lose," T&T's Under-20 football coach Russell Latapy has said ahead of the World Cup Qualifiers in Florida USA in two week's time.
A provisional squad of 34 players were chosen for the team's first training session this morning at 9 am at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella, since the team's return from a tournament in Colombia, July 31.
Team manager Alexandria Procupe is expected to submit a final list of 20 players to the CONCACAF tonight, after just one session. Latapy who has agreed to coach the team because of his close relationship with the young players, said as the team has not been training regularly, he expects that there will be realistic expectations from them.
His request for a proper training programme, which included at least 12 international matches six months ago, was not met by the governing T&T Football Association, despite constant communication.
Latapy, known affectionately as "The Little Magician" in local football, promised that he and his lads will do their best at the qualifiers, which will include St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), Puerto Rico, United States, Suriname and the US Virgin Islands in Group 'A'.
T&T opens against SVG on November 1, before facing Puerto Rico November 3, USA November 5, Suriname November 7 and the USVI on November 9. Only the top team will advance. Latapy believes his troops, in spite of their little to no preparation, should be able to hold their own against all the teams in the group except the home team.
"My main concern is the USA, the tournament's defending champion team. The problem is that with just one team going through, our players need to be more than just competitive to beat the US. The US has played about 18 international matches and has been receiving all the support they need," Latapy said.
"We know the situation with the T&TFA, which is unfortunate. This lack of support for the boys has really frustrated me, but we are going to do our best and hope that it can take us through. The good thing is that playing in this tournament can be a life-changing opportunity for the players and we want to give them that opportunity," Latapy explained.
Latapy concluded by saying he felt really sorry for the young players as they are such a talented bunch.
This year's qualifying tournament has taken on a new format, with the removal of the regional Central American and Caribbean qualifiers and guaranteeing each entrant a minimum of four competitive games.
The competition will determine the four CONCACAF representatives at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland. It will also determine the CONCACAF teams playing at the 2019 Pan American Games men’s football tournament in Lima.
Meanwhile, a number of Premier Division teams in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) have come out against the selection of their players without their knowledge. One coach from an east school said while he has no problem with players on national duty, he was concerned by the manner in which his players were taken without informing his school, ahead of today's key round of matches.
However, Shawn Cooper, the Presentation College coach said he is not concerned by his players being called to national duty, as they were expecting this all along.
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What's the purpose of calling up 34 children from school for a one day session? He can't not know at least 18 of the squad he moving with, by now.
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What's the purpose of calling up 34 children from school for a one day session? He can't not know at least 18 of the squad he moving with, by now.
they going thru the motions. They already know who they are picking.
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Any idea of the list of players called to training? just curious
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Curious to see the list as well. The best players in SSFL played games yesterday so I wondering if they trained in the morning then played school football in the evening or they did not get selected in the national pool. Players such as Riley, Sween, Hospedales,St. Rose, Coryat, etc
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http://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/visa-issues-for-u20s-francis-beckles-6.2.700182.1c8450b037
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http://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/visa-issues-for-u20s-francis-beckles-6.2.700182.1c8450b037
Some in-form players will be staying home.
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The lack of preparation time meant, according to the Under-20 coach, that late bloomers like St Augustine Secondary forward Kesean St Rose, who leads the SSFL Premier Division with goals, and San Juan North Secondary midfielder Elair Brewster were unable to get a look in.
“I had to stick to the players that I worked with before because I know I can get them to play in a particular way,” said Latapy. “With less than a week, we have no time to do defensive and offensive organisation [in training]. So I have to go with the players I know.”
https://wired868.com/2018/10/25/latapy-well-do-our-best-benny-recalled-as-u-20-coach-gets-24-hours-to-select-tt-squad/
Life-altering decisions.
Ah get it from a structured viewpoint, but we done in ah unstructured operating environment going into this tournament and there's no doubt the U-20 squad needs/needed to be refreshed with a few new faces based on our observations of them when last they faced the whistle.
If the ambitions and expectations of the squad are modest, why not give the horses that are running well, on all surfaces, the race entries and have the jockeys adjust to suit?
Instead, we're choosing the horses according to how supposedly disciplined or faithful they can be to the way the jockey wants to ride the unseen course?
Really? What's there to lose by letting the good money horses run? Our prestige won't be taking a hit; it's already tarnished. Our pride won't be hurt; it's already bruised. Our prospects won't be further diminished; they were devalued long ago by TTFA administrative failures.
As a general proposition, shouldn't we be favoring player-centered decisions rather than coach-centered decisions?
Then why the shop window talk?
Good players will adapt not conform. This coach, better than most, would/should know that.
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WATCH: After almost 3 months of inactivity, the National Men's U-20 Team resumes training in preparation for the 2018 CONCACAF Men's U-20 Championship
https://www.youtube.com/v/FXd4oR5yiN8
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Final U-20 Squad named for CONCACAF Qualifiers.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s Under 20 Head Coach on Thursday announced a final 20-man roster to participate at the upcoming CONCACAF U-20 Men’s Championship at the IMG Academy, Bradenton, Florida from November 1st.
Latapy’s team resumed training on Tuesday at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella.
“It’s a situation where we’ve come up with what is the best squad available to us at this time and we’ll head entering the tournament with the intentions of giving the best possible performance. I’ve always treated any football match or competition in that manner as a player and as a coach and it will be no different this time around,” Latapy said.
T&T will feature in Group A and will meet St Vincent and the Grenadines in their first match on November 1st. They then face Puerto Rico (Nov 3rd), United States (Nov 5th), Suriname (Nov 7th) and US Virgin Islands on November 9th. Only the Group winners of the six groups will advance to the next phase of two qualifying from which the top two teams from each group will qualify for the 2019 FIFA Under 20 Men’s World Cup in Poland.
The 2018 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship will be the 6th edition of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship (27th edition if all eras included), the men’s under-20 international football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It will be hosted at Bradenton, Florida, United States between 1–21 November 2018.
A new format was announced, removing the regional Central American and Caribbean qualifiers and guaranteeing each entrant a minimum of four competitive games.
The competition will determine the four CONCACAF representatives at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.It will also determine the CONCACAF teams playing at the 2019 Pan American Games men’s football tournament in Lima. United States are the defending CONCACAF champions.
T&T Squad.
Goalkeepers:
Denzil Smith (W Connection), Jabari Brice (Unattached).
Defenders:
Luke Singh (Toronto FC II), Kerdell Sween (Trinity College East),Derron John (Club Sando); Jerrin Jackie (Presentation College), Justin Homer (Kean University—US), Mikel Mieres (Morvant Caledonia Utd), Matthew Beal (Shiva Boys Hindu College),
Midfielders:
Jabarry Francis (Club Sando), Judah Garcia (Point Fortin Civic), Shaqkeem Joseph (Moruga Secondary), Ethan Bonaparte (St Augustine Secondary); Che Benny (Leixões—Portugal), Kishon Hackshaw (St Ann’s Rangers), John-Paul Rochford (QRC), Nickel Orr (San Juan Jabloteh), Mark Ramdeen (Naparima College).
Forwards:
Jaydon Prowell (North East Stars), Isaiah Lee (Monroe College—US).
Head Coach – Russell Latapy.
National Under 20 Men's Team resume training for Concacaf Championship (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXd4oR5yiN8)
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Visa issues for U-20s Francis, Beckles.
By Walter Alibey (Guardian).
T&T's Under-20 footballers worked out at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella yesterday for a second time this week, in preparation for the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers in the USA in two weeks time.
The first session was on Wednesday morning, and the young players are to go through another training session today at the same venue from 9:30 am, under the watchful eyes of national coach Russell Latapy.
The team is expected to leave on Sunday. Team manager Alexandria Procupe said. But after receiving visas for most of the players and staff, she is still attempting to gain interviews for Club Sando's Jabarry Francis, Shiva Boys Hindu College's Matthew Beal and St Anthony's College's midfielder Highley Beckles.
Both Beal and Francis are two late additions to the team, hence the last-ditch efforts to seek visas for them, while Beckles was among the squad considered earlier in the campaign but was cut late by Latapy. Procupe said because an application was submitted earlier for Highley, she has been forced to continue her efforts to secure a visa for him.
Procupe who was expected to submit the final list of 20 players to the Concacaf on Wednesday night, said if the visas are not secured in time for Sunday, the players will either make the trip at a later date or in a worst-case scenario, be replaced.
The team includes Portugal-based Che Benny, defender Luke Singh who now represents Toronto FC in the Canadian top-flight competition, striker Isaiah Lee who recently started school at Rochester College in the United States, midfielder John Paul Rochford, who left local shores last night for trial in the US, and 2017 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) stand-out Judah Garcia, who is on trials in Argentina.
Procupe said they are all to join the T&T team in the USA, ahead of the tournament, where TT will contest Group 'A' of the qualifiers, that includes St Vincent and the Grenadines, Puerto Rico, Suriname, US Virgin Islands and defending champions USA.
Procupe told Guardian Media Sports that although the team did not receive proper preparation, she is confident her lads will have a good chance of advancing. "The mood in the camp is very upbeat. I think we have a great bunch of talented players, who, had been prepared better, would have really had a good chance."
The players are scheduled to do their medicals on Saturday. They will open their campaign against St Vincent and the Grenadines on November 1 and will play their last match November 9 against the USVI.
Only the top team will progress from the group.
TEAM
Denzil Smith, Jabari Brice, Che Benny, Judah Garcia, Kishon Hackshaw, Justin Homer, Jerrin Jackie, Derron John, Shaqkeem Joseph, Isaiah Lee, Mikel Mieres, Nickel Orr, Jaydon Prowell, Mark Ramdeen, Matthew Beal, John-Paul Rochford, Luke Singh, Kerdell Sween, Jabarry Francis, Ethan Bonaparte.
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Refresher course on how we got here and who was selected. (http://www.socawarriors.net/forum/index.php?topic=65307.60)
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T&T Squad.
Goalkeepers:
Denzil Smith (W Connection), Jabari Brice (Unattached).
Defenders:
Luke Singh (Toronto FC II), Kerdell Sween (Trinity College East),Derron John (Club Sando); Jerrin Jackie (Presentation College), Justin Homer (Kean University—US), Mikel Mieres (Morvant Caledonia Utd), Matthew Beal (Shiva Boys Hindu College),
Midfielders:
Jabarry Francis (Club Sando), Judah Garcia (Point Fortin Civic), Shaqkeem Joseph (Moruga Secondary), Ethan Bonaparte (St Augustine Secondary); Che Benny (Leixões—Portugal), Kishon Hackshaw (St Ann’s Rangers), John-Paul Rochford (QRC), Nickel Orr (San Juan Jabloteh), Mark Ramdeen (Naparima College).
Forwards:
Jaydon Prowell (North East Stars), Isaiah Lee (Monroe College—US).
Benny has been associated with the U-19 squad at Leixões.
Lee has scored roughly half of his team's goals this season (it's Monroe Community College, not Monroe College, different institutions, 19 goals - 6 of them match winners - and 4 assisting passes) in what has been generally relatively easy traffic.
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T&T Squad.
Goalkeepers:
Denzil Smith (W Connection), Jabari Brice (Unattached).
Defenders:
Luke Singh (Toronto FC II), Kerdell Sween (Trinity College East),Derron John (Club Sando); Jerrin Jackie (Presentation College), Justin Homer (Kean University—US), Mikel Mieres (Morvant Caledonia Utd), Matthew Beal (Shiva Boys Hindu College),
Midfielders:
Jabarry Francis (Club Sando), Judah Garcia (Point Fortin Civic), Shaqkeem Joseph (Moruga Secondary), Ethan Bonaparte (St Augustine Secondary); Che Benny (Leixões—Portugal), Kishon Hackshaw (St Ann’s Rangers), John-Paul Rochford (QRC), Nickel Orr (San Juan Jabloteh), Mark Ramdeen (Naparima College).
Forwards:
Jaydon Prowell (North East Stars), Isaiah Lee (Monroe College—US).
Benny has been associated with the U-19 squad at Leixões.
Lee has scored roughly half of his team's goals this season (it's Monroe Community College, not Monroe College, different institutions, 19 goals - 6 of them match winners - and 4 assisting passes) in what has been generally relatively easy traffic.
No Jordan Riley i guess he did not attend camp ... these fellas get screwed badly
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One of things I don't like with these tournaments especially in a WC year, is all other tournaments get push back. We at a disadvantage because most of our players are still in school. Yes, some of them are attached to clubs, but that don't mean much. This tournament is in the middle of the first semester of high schools and of universities. It is difficult for some to do this. But still DJW and his policies has screwed up the entire development program.
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U-20 Men start Concacaf qualifiers versus St Vincent/Grenadines.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s team will open their campaign in the CONCACAF Under 20 Men’s Championship and World Cup qualifiers against St Vincent and the Grenadines at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida at 12:45pm on Thursday.
The team, under head coach Russell Latapy had a training session at the match venue at 11am on Wednesday as all the teams converged at the IMG facility with a flurry of activity as teams completed their final bits of fun tuning before the competition commences.
Head coach Latapy said he was looking for a positive start.
“Obviously in this type of environment there can only be one thing on our minds which is to go into the tournament looking for the best possible start. Traditionally we have been able to compete in these competitions and while this year the tournament is being played in this format for the first time with all the countries coming together, we can say that we are among the teams that have gotten to the final phase on a number of occasions including the previous campaign,” Latapy told TTFA Media.
“But in saying that, there is no pressure on us because we came here without the level of preparation we would have wanted and now it’s down to how we well we can be mentally ready as well as physically to go in there and try to get results,” Latapy added.
“We had our final session before the game today missing three players who arrive later on Wednesday but generally the groups of boys will be looking to go out there, enjoy their football and compete as best as possible on the day.”
There should be no shortage of drama when Concacaf Under-20 Championship Group E action kicks off on Thursday.
Costa Rica leads a five-team group that will feature some entertaining match-ups. The Ticos are appearing in their fifth CU20 and will be seeking to punch their ticket to a 10th FIFA Under-20 World Cup.
Haiti has featured in three previous CU20 tournaments and while it has never qualified for an U20 World Cup, perhaps things could change with a victory over Costa Rica on Matchday 3 of the group.
Not to be overlooked is Bermuda, who is participating in its second CU20. The island nation also reached the 2017 edition of the CU20 where it earned a solid 1-1 draw against Trinidad and Tobago. Bermuda will be hoping to take another step forward beginning on Thursday.
Also in the mix in Group E are debutants Saint Lucia and Barbados, each with players that already have Senior National Team experience in 2019/20 Concacaf Nations League Qualifying.
The 2018 edition of the Men’s Under-20 World Cup qualifying tournament will be disputed between a record number of 34 teams. Unlike the previous format, which included regional qualifiers in the Caribbean and Central America and one final championship, this year’s redesigned competition ensures that all the participating teams have access to play more top-level football matches.
After an initial group phase, the six group winners will advance to the Qualification Stage, where they will be divided into two groups of three teams. The two group winners plus the second-place finishers of the Qualification Stage will qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019. Additionally, the two group winners will advance to the tournament’s final to determine the regional champion.
Fans will be able to follow all the action through the Confederation’s partner networks, including Univision Deportes (United States), Fox Sports Latin America (Mexico & Central America), Flow Sports (Caribbean) and other local partners. Fans in T&T can view Thursday’s match live on Flow Sports 1.
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I don't know why I am asking but ....links??
VB
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WATCH LIVE: Trinidad and Tobago U-20 vs St. Vincent and the Grenadines U-20 (https://www.concacafgo.com/cu20c?sf201174799=). You have to sign up, but there is a free trial which expires on December 2nd.1
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Very good game so far, balanced but SVG has better talents. Nice to see so many good U-20 players in both sides. SVG took the lead 1-0, somewhat deserved, though.
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GOAL (15'): Gidson Francis gives St. Vincent and the Grenadines U-20 a 1-0 lead over Trinidad and Tobago U-20.
GOAL (19'): Gidson Francis once again as St. Vincent and the Grenadines U-20 take a 2-0 lead over Trinidad and Tobago
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GOAAAALLLLLL (39'): Jaydon Prowell pulls one back for T&T U-20. Trinidad and Tobago 1-2 St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
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HALF-TIME: Trinidad and Tobago U20 1-2 St. Vincent and the Grenadines. T&T (Jaydon Prowell 39'); SVG (Gidson Francis 15', 19')
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I don't think we had any warm up games so this will have to be it.
Good comeback from TT after being 2-0 down, dominating the game but soft finishing.
We have a chance to win this.
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I don't think we had any warm up games so this will have to be it.
We were inactive for three months, and just restarted training last week.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dq70nqgWoAAi3Wx.jpg:large)
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After an excellent first half, SVG seems to run out of steam but TT's poor finishing is keeping it from scoring
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GOAAAALLLLLL (90'+3): Mark Ramdeen equalizes for T&T U-20. Trinidad and Tobago 2-2 St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Might be given as an own goal though.
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GOAAAALLLLLL (90'+5): Judah Garcia at the death. Trinidad and Tobago 3-2 St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
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FINAL: Trinidad and Tobago U20 3-2 St. Vincent and the Grenadines. T&T (Jaydon Prowell 39', Mark Ramdeen 90'+3, Judah Garcia 90'+5); SVG (Gidson Francis 15', 19')
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Great fightback. Have to wonder what we could with proper preparation.
I remember Brian Williams doing well with the U-20s some years back.
Will certainly have to up our game for the US.
VB
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Congrats, U-20 SocaWarriors! :applause:
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WATCH: Post-match comments from U-20 Head Coach Russell Latapy after Trinidad and Tobago's 3-2 come-from-behind win over St. Vincent and the Grenadines
https://www.youtube.com/v/nvwtuOkp4Es
WATCH: Post-match comments from U-20 midfielder Judah Garcia who scored the game-winner in Trinidad and Tobago's 3-2 come-from-behind win over St. Vincent and the Grenadines
https://www.youtube.com/v/xpPWjAxHSBs
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WATCH: Highlights of Trinidad and Tobago U-20's 3-2 come-from-behind win over St. Vincent and the Grenadines (https://twitter.com/Concacaf/status/1058140064348360704)
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WATCH: Highlights of Trinidad and Tobago U-20's 3-2 come-from-behind win over St. Vincent and the Grenadines (https://twitter.com/Concacaf/status/1058140064348360704)
escape and scroll down if yuh not getting d TT game in d pop up
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WATCH: Highlights of Trinidad and Tobago U-20's 3-2 come-from-behind win over St. Vincent and the Grenadines (https://twitter.com/Concacaf/status/1058140064348360704)
escape and scroll down if yuh not getting d TT game in d pop up
Here are the highlights on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/v/t6U2zXUhcRk
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What happen to Che Benny?
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What happen to Che Benny?
He eh reach yet. Might arrive today.
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Garcia strikes with final kick.
By Rachael Thompson-King (Guardian).
Judah Garcia produced the winner for T&T in it's opening match at the CONCACAF Under-20 Men’s Championship and World Cup qualifiers at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, USA, yesterday.
Despite the odds stacked against the Russell Latapy-coached national youth team, it completed a 3-2 win against St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) after trailing 2-1 at halftime.
Early on, Gidson Francis, who scored a double, put SVG ahead netting the opening item in the 15th minute, returned four minutes later to send his team up 2-0, thanks to his header four minutes later.
The John-Paul Rochford-captained T&T outfit did not go away and had a number of chances at goal but they were off target until a determined Jaydon Prowell found the back of the net in the 39th minute.
The T&T youngsters pressed on but the equaliser never came and the team closed the first half a goal adrift (2-1).
On the resumption, T&T was the aggressor attacking from either sides of the field but no goals came. SVG spent most of the half defending its lead and looked set to claim a win in the opener but substitute Mark Ramdeen spoiled the Caribbean neighbour party with an equaliser in added on time (90+2).
T&T footballers did not celebrate for long as they were on the attack again. Ramdeen positioned on the left side received a throw-in from Rochford and attempting to cross when he was brought down just outside the box on the left side. Committing the foul was SVG's Lesron Craigg, who swiftly received a yellow card for his infringement.
Ramdeen took the free kick and found Garcia inside the six-yard box and he completed the winner (90+5), seconds before the referee blew the final whistle.
On Saturday, T&T will be back on the field in its second match against Puerto Rico, which was beaten by the USA 7-1 in its opening match.
In other early results, Suriname had no mercy on the US Virgin Islands crushing its opponent, 13-2, Antigua and Barbuda whipped St Maarten, 6-1; Cuba topped Belize, also by a 6-1 margin while Haiti edged St Lucia, 1-0.
Results
T&T 3 (Jaydon Prowell 39, Mark Ramdeen 90+2, Judah Garcia 90+5) v St Vincent 2 (Gidson Francis 15, 19)
Teams
Trinidad and Tobago (4-1-4-1): 1.Denzil Smith (GK); 18.Kerdell Sween (4.Jerrin Jackie 46), 5.Justin Homer, 2.Mikel Mieres, 3.Derron John; 19.Shaqkeem Joseph; 12.Kishon Hackshaw, 10.Judah Garcia (Yellow 54), 15.John-Paul Rochford, 13.Nickel Orr (7.Mark Ramdeen 75); 9.Jaydon Prowell (6.Isaiah Lee 75).
Unused substitutes: 20.Jabari Brice (GK), 16.Luke Singh, 17.Matthew Beal, 8.Jabarry Francis, 14.Ethan Bonaparte.
Coach: Russell Latapy.
SVG: 1.Jadiel Chance (GK), 4.Lesron Craigg (Yellow 90), 14.Kenyon Delpesche (Derron Hamblet 73), 3.Dondre Charles, 2.Jay-Z Ryan, 16.Diel Spring, 6.Joel Quashie (capt), 11.Carlos Solomon (20.Brandon Johnson 81), 10.Gidson Francis, 17.Trivis Fraser, 9.Romano Johnson (7.Osei Thompson 58).
Coach: Wade Jackson.
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
CU20M 2018 GS TRI vs VIN Highlights (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olXLZVcVtRE)
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Trinidad and Tobago U-20s look for second win when they face Puerto Rico
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s Team will be looking to pull off a second consecutive victory in the CONCACAF Under 20 Men’s Championship and World Cup qualifiers when they face Puerto Rico on Saturday from 3:00pm at the IMG Academy in Bradenton. T&T came from two goals behind to defeat St Vincent/Grenadines 3-2 on Thursday through goals by Jayden Prowell, substitute Mark Ramdeen and Judah Garcia. Puerto Rico meantime, were hammered 7-1 by United States on Thursday night.
Head Coach Russell Latapy will have his full compliment of players for the match after Portuguese-based midfielder Che Benny joined the team camp on Thursday night. Latapy had his first training session with the full squad at 2pm on Friday as matches in the other groups continued at the IMG.
“We’re pleased to finally have everyone together. It’s always good to get in a solid session and of course we’ll go after our next opponents looking to build on what we have coming out of the first game,” Latapy said. John Paul Rochford, who started the tournament as team captain, said he was grateful for the opening win but not particularly pleased with the level of the performance against “Vincey Heat”.
“I’m grateful for the fact that the boys dug deep and we came out with the victory in the end. We fought hard for 90 minutes straight ‘till the end and it happened that we scored two goals in one minute and I thank God for that. I thank the players for fighting for the win. “The turning point was when the players realised we had little time and everything was on the line. We are in a position where we are fighting for ourselves and fighting to make the country proud, as proud as we can make them,” Rochford said. “We spoke to ourselves and said we had to win don’t matter the situation.”
The former Santa Rosa FC and current Portland Timbers player added that the players took Latapy’s instructions on board. “He just told us that we needed to fight a little more. We needed to stick to the plan, we needed to listen and follow the instructions and once we did that everything would fall into place. We followed the instructions for the first goal, we did what he advised and it work so we saw that as a testimony so we realised that once we followed the instructions we would get the desired result. We fought ‘till the end and got the desired result, Rochford added. Some of the other results in the 34-nation tournament over two days of action include a 7-1 win for Honduras over Dominican Republic, Guatemala defeating Guyana 4-0, Cuba 6-1 over Belize, Haiti 1-0 over St Lucia and Costa Rica defeating Bermuda 5-0.
Post Match Reactions from T&T U-20 Captain John Paul Rochford (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG8ng6zDS84)
Mark Ramdeen reacts after helping T&T U-20s defeat St Vincent/Grenadines (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5CqkaTR9OU)
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WATCH: Trinidad and Tobago Men's U-20 team train ahead of their encounter with Puerto Rico
https://www.youtube.com/v/qUq-wxHUzfo
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HALF-TIME: Puerto Rico U-20 0-2 Trinidad and Tobago U-20 (John-Paul Rochford 25', Isaiah Lee 40')
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FULL-TIME: Puerto Rico U-20 (Gerald 53') 1-5 Trinidad and Tobago U-20 (John-Paul Rochford 25', Isaiah Lee 40', 57', Kerdell Sween 80'. Jabarry Francis 90'+4).
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DrGzcdQWsAE2Vkc.jpg:large)
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BTW what ever happened to Isaiah Hudson ...
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Congrats, U-20 SocaWarriors! :applause:
Ditto! And, bravo on win #2! :applause:
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Congrats, U-20 SocaWarriors! :applause:
Ditto! And, bravo on win #2! :applause:
Ah like the spirit of the team: Belief. Fight. Never say die attitude. Playing for one-another. All this inspite of the FA.
Congrats to the team and staff. Wishing you all the best
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dat rico team lil awful though, but we defending like we doh have defenders, dat blonde hair fella never once try to get across d attacker, in fact his movement kept taking him away from d chance to intercept :cursing: ,ah glad for d win eh...but we still not coaching defense FFS :cursing: :cursing: :banginghead: :banginghead: https://twitter.com/Concacaf/status/1058839071634718722
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dat rico team lil awful though, but we defending like we doh have defenders, dat blonde hair fella never once try to get across d attacker, in fact his movement kept taking him away from d chance to intercept :cursing: ,ah glad for d win eh...but we still not coaching defense FFS :cursing: :cursing: :banginghead: :banginghead: https://twitter.com/Concacaf/status/1058839071634718722
Could just as easilly been 5-3.
Not too bad considering our two best players started off on the bench.
Sadly these first two games were our warm up matches. Reality will kick in vs the US.
VB
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Lee’s double guides T&T to 5-1 win over Puerto Rico.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men made it two wins out of two with a 5-1 victory over Puerto Rico in their CONCACAF U-20 Men’s Championship World Cup qualifier at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida on Saturday evening.
The win was powered by a double from US College-based forward Isaiah Lee (39th, 56th), John Paul Rochford in the 25th, substitute Kendell Sween in the 80th and Jabarry Francis in the 93rd. Gerald Diaz pulled a goal back for Puerto Rico in the 52nd minute to leave the scores at 2-1 at that stage.
T&T head coach Russell Latapy made some changes to his starting line up from Thursday’s 3-2 win over St Vincent/Grenadines, introducing Toronto FC centre back Luke Singh, along with Isaiah Lee and Mark Ramdeen. T&T started the match in a much better fashion than Thursday’s outing, looking settled from early on. Francis had T&T’s first effort on goal, an effort which went over bar in the 5th minute and soon after Ethan Bonaparte saw his shot from close range saved by goalkeeper Jose Calderon. Ramdeen was sent through on goal in the 9th minute but Calderon was off his line in a flash to deny the Naparima College player.
T&T would eventually break the deadlock when Kishon Hackshaw did the bulk of the work on the right and delivered inside for Rochford to end the play with a clinical finish. Hackshaw would have couple more looks on goal but failed to find the target before the halftime break. Lee would demonstrate better finishing ability six minutes before the interval. He collected from Hackshaw and shot goalwards, following up on the save by the goalkeeper to nail home the rebound.
Puerto Rico kept themselves in the match with a goal early in the second half and did in fact cause some anxious moments at the back for T&T, forcing goalkeeper Denzil Smith to pull off a couple vital saves later in the half. But Lee would put T& 3-1 ahead with another neat low right footed finish in the 56th from the edge of the box and substitute Sween shot past Calderon from the right of the box for a 4-1 scoreline with just over ten minutes remaining. Francis, for his efforts on the evening was rewarded with a goal in added on time to complete the rout when he skipped past the advancing ‘keeper to slide home into an unprotected goal.
Latapy later said he was delighted with the scoreline but was not prepared to let complacency step in.
“Delighted with the victory, delighted with the work ethic and performances. I think there is a lot that we still need to improve on, in particular, we need to be able to see games out better,” Latapy told TTFA Media after the win. I felt that we were a bit back against the wall in the last twenty minutes when we were leading comfortably. I just want us to understand how to stretch the game when we are winning games and see pick teams off. But there were some very solid performances today. The expectations coming here weren’t very high based on our preparations but as the tournament goes on, expectations are changing,” Latapy added.
Double goalscorer Lee was also in good spirits after his performances on the evening. “It was a good opportunity for me to get into the starting team today and I was pleased to be able to deliver with two goals. It’s a good feeling to get on the scoresheet for your country in a tournament like this and hopefully I can build on in. Hopefully we can continue to keep growing as a team as well for the remaining matches. Our next game is against the US and we’ll be trying to come out ready as best as possible for them on Monday,” Lee said. T&T faces the US in their third match on Monday.
Results
Trinidad and Tobago 5 (John-Paul Rochford 24, Isaiah Lee 39, 56, Kerdell Sween 80, Jabarry Francis 89) v Puerto Rico 1 (Gerald Díaz 55).
Teams
Trinidad and Tobago: 1.Denzil Smith (GK); 5.Justin Homer, 16.Luke Singh, 17.Matthew Beal, 3.Derron John, 8.Jabarry Francis, 14.Ethan Bonaparte (19.Shaqkeem Joseph 55′), 12.Kishon Hackshaw (18.Kerdell Sween 76′), 15.John-Paul Rochford (capt), 7.Mark Ramdeen (11.Che Benny 66′), 6.Isaiah Lee.
Substitutes: 20.Jabari Brice (GK), 2.Mikel Mieres, 4.Jerrin Jackie, 9.Jaydon Prowell, 10.Judah Garcia.
Head Coach: Russell Latapy.
Puerto Rico: 1.José Calderón, 3.Eduardo Vélez, 4.Edric Toro, 6.Luis Miguel Cosme, 13.Nicolás Cardona (capt), 20.Daniel Arce (7.Alejandro Rabell 65'), 8.Joséph Villafañe (9.Lucas Arzán 46'), 15.Gerald Díaz, 19.Marc Nieves (11.Lorenzo Baez), 2.Kevin Hernández, 17.Jaden Servania.
Head Coach: Amado Guevara.
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WATCH: Highlights of Trinidad and Tobago U-20's 5-1 win over Puerto Rico
https://www.youtube.com/v/vTP357uDYXU
WATCH: Post-match comments from U-20 Head Coach Russell Latapy after Trinidad and Tobago's 5-1 win over Puerto Rico
https://www.youtube.com/v/9MygX4lH7dw
WATCH: Post-match comments from U-20 forward Isaiah Lee who scored a brace during Trinidad and Tobago's 5-1 win over Puerto Rico
https://www.youtube.com/v/H-7lYpPTOa0
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U-20s face off with USA in Concacaf qualifier.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s players will face what is expected to be their toughest assignment of the group stage in the CONCACAF Under 20 Men’s Championship when they face defending champions United States at the IMG Academy in Bradenton from 7:45pm on Monday.
Both teams are undefeated with maximum six points from their two matches so far with T&T coming away 5-1 winners over Puerto Rico while the US thumped US Virgin Islands 13-0 on Saturday. Only the top team from the six-team group will advance to the next phase and this game could have a huge significance on the outcome of the group.
“We knew the time from the fixtures came out that was going to be one of the most difficult games. They are the defending champions, they are a powerhouse in the region and they are the favourites in this game. We have nothing to lose,” Latapy told TTFA Media as he looked ahead to the encounter.
“Trust me, we are going to go out there and make a game of it. I have already spoken to some of the players about what our expectations are and what our tactics would be and I can tell you we are going to do out best to go out there and make it a game and look for three points,” Latapy added.
The former Falkirk FC coach spoke about the changes made to his line up for the 5-1 win over Puerto Rico, explaining, “In this format of tournaments when you have five games in ten days it’s always difficult. It’s young men and I know they are fit but I may just trying to change things up and keep it fresh as much as I can. Today it showed with a couple of really good performances from players who came into the team and I will see if I can keep it that way for the rest of the tournament.”
“Getting five goals was good because it’s not a lot of times you get that from a team. One of the other pleasing things for me is that we played until the end. We did in the last game when we scored a goal in added on time and we did it again today,” Latapy said.
Toronto FC’s Luke Singh enjoyed a solid performance at the back for T&T and he is also anticipating a keenly contested outing with the US.
“It’s been good for us to come out with two wins from two games so far.It’s just been about us developing that chemistry in training and bringing it to the games. We’ve been taking the instructions on board from coach Latapy and trying to put it into action in the matches,” Singh said. “For me it’s a great experience coming into the team after two years since the Under 17 tournament. I’ve played with some of the boys before and now to be back in the set up is exciting. We have a lot to try and achieve still and we’ll be looking to keep it up and give a strong showing against the US on Monday,”Singh added.
Club Sando midfielder Jabarry Francis of Tobago made his starting debut with a goal and a solid performance on Saturday after joining the squad last week while Isaiah Lee struck a double in his first start in the tournament.
US head coach Tab Ramos made nine changes to his starting line up from the earlier 7-1 win over Puerto Rico for Saturday’s win over US Virgin Islands and the Americans are unbeaten in their last seven CONCACAF U-20 qualifying matches dating back to the previous campaign.
The game can be seen live in Trinidad and Tobago on Flow Sports 1.
Under 20 Men prepare for third CONCACAF qualifier vs USA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co7q7XL1oJo)
Justin Homer looks ahead to US Clash at Concacaf championship (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmXA1F778CA)
Isaiah Lee talks about T&T's 5-1 win over Puerto Rico (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-7lYpPTOa0)
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The game can be seen live in Trinidad and Tobago on Flow Sports 1.
Hopefully somebody warming up all now so, ready to post a link for your brothers (and sisters) to enjoy.
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I would love this to work out (3 points today)
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I wonder if Justin Homer is any relation to Gerard Homer who played for Naps in the early 70s.
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http://goatd.net/471197/watch-usa-u20-vs-trinidad-and-tobago-u20
not sure who could watch here but may need active popup blocker
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1-o already steups
edit 2-0 f**k
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UPDATE (10'): United States U-20 2-0 Trinidad and Tobago U-20. Goals by Brandon Servania (6') and Justin Rennicks (8').
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dat blonde fella useless as a CB decent on d ball but useless as a CB
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De left wing back exposing him right through. Judah and JP at the level, the rest struggling . . . anyway, watching on
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singh need to be subbed off useless 3-0....dat "boy" has been notably present for every defensive blunder made so far and has zero awareness
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Ha or the the blonde fella teammates not up to scatch they just giving away the ball that guy all alone at the top
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HALF-TIME: United States U-20 3-0 Trinidad and Tobago U-20. Goals by Brandon Servania (6'), Justin Rennicks (8'), and Paxton Pomykal (45').
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Ha or the the blonde fella teammates not up to scatch they just giving away the ball that guy all alone at the top
dread dat fella hapless ah total calamity and d fact that d team gettin so disjointed making him look worse
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Pity about the technical error by Singh on 3-0, but he certainly has the correct idea regarding moving the ball forward at feet in trying to get out from the back.
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De left wing back exposing him right through. Judah and JP at the level, the rest struggling . . . anyway, watching on
Would like to see Judah settle a bit, simplify his game and combine with JP so that we could establish a passing tempo. Credit to Denzil in goal as well.
Disappointed with Nickel Orr.
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Pity about the technical error by Singh on 3-0, but he certainly has the correct idea regarding moving the ball forward at feet in trying to get out from the back.
will give him dat some d other passing out of the back have been so aimless it frustrating
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Pity about the technical error by Singh on 3-0, but he certainly has the correct idea regarding moving the ball forward at feet in trying to get out from the back.
will give him dat some d other passing out of the back have been so aimless it frustrating
Agreed
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4-0 singh always looks so weak in the tackle :( but d lack of defensive organization not helping either
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no urgency or getting tight to attackers by most of the team
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5-1 no defensive organization and now apparently no brain either, 5 men was out of frame ball watching....apparently d attack doh defend...."dais not dem wuk" :frustrated: :frustrated:
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Are they coming home or are they in the next round? They lucky they won the first game. This team is in no way prepared properly for this tournament. To be honest they should be heading home. If they are in the next round, good luck!
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in this tournament format deeks only the top team advance
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neval hacksaw had two good games why not start him in this one
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in this tournament format deeks only the top team advance
Well, hard luck. If the top team alone advancing and the US is in your group, would you not make every effort that is possible to make sure your team come out top? Allyuh will blame Latapy. Well go ahead. DJW OUT!!!!
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I am willing to wager dat Angus Eve would have done better....it was clear from d outset that defense would be our downfall
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I am willing to wager dat Angus Eve would have done better....it was clear from d outset that defense would be our downfall
These are not the best players at this level we have i am pretty sure .. curious as to why latapy did not start the left back from last game and hacksaw
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in this tournament format deeks only the top team advance
Well, hard luck. If the top team alone advancing and the US is in your group, would you not make every effort that is possible to make sure your team come out top? Allyuh will blame Latapy. Well go ahead. DJW OUT!!!!
not blaming him but with Latapy yuh know what yuh going to get i.e. decent on d ball, ok-ish in attack, dreadful in defense.....even with all d time in d world and good resources I have seen nothing that suggest otherwise....on almost every goal there were players clearly spectating with no intention or encouragement to fall back never once saw all 10 or even 9 ah woulda take 9 get behind the ball......dat is ah trade mark of latapy built teams.......sadly :( :( :( :( :( :-[ :-[ :-[
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I am willing to wager dat Angus Eve would have done better....it was clear from d outset that defense would be our downfall
These are not the best players at this level we have i am pretty sure .. curious as to why latapy did not start the left back from last game and hacksaw
has latas ever played ah consistent 11 in his coaching career....even his subs tend not to make sense a lot of the time......remember him pulling off benny even though he was orchestrating almost everything against JA in U17 some years ago, then d bottom simply fell out of what was ah spirited fight back
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FULL-TIME: United States U-20 6-1 Trinidad and Tobago U-20. Goals by Brandon Servania (6'), Justin Rennicks (8'), Paxton Pomykal (45'), Alex Mendez (52'), Ulysses Llanez (56'), Juan Pablo Torres (90'+3); Isaiah Lee (54').
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well it done .....not shocked......we should really try to incorporated a culture of defending as a unit, proper teamwork would have really help this group.... we played like two disconnected blocks of 5 and ah keeper, dais not how 4-1-4-1 meant to work
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WATCH: Highlights of Trinidad and Tobago U-20's 6-1 loss to the United States.
https://www.youtube.com/v/21-wL8x-zSg
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They did well to win their first two. It would have been an uphill battle to beat the U.S. on our best day, far less beat them after three months of no training. Our defensive naivete was on full display.
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This team shows no desire to play at this level. They were playing like 12 years ago on the field. It was very disappointing to watch. I respect Latapy but I really feel for him :frustrated:
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I feel for Latapy the poor guy ..I don't know what is his vision as a Coach ..as a player it was clear. Trinidad and Tobago should hire a real Technical Director so that these young Coaches like Latapy,Eve and others can develop. It's so disheartening to see that there is no style of play, no real system, players having trouble controlling and passing..the future looks very dim.
The players are lacking in the basics, their game experience like their game intelligence appear to be very limited to say the least.
I suggest that the administration should hire a foreign Technical Director..one with experience and knowledge in implementing a system of football which teaches both the player and the Coach what is required for success at the highest level.
It is clear the Coach lacks in vision as well as experience because his players play the game like novices who spend more time playing wii and Fifa than actually spending time practicing with a real football. This I can tell by just looking at the physique of these players ..they don't spend nearly enough time with the ball on a daily basis. I don't feel they even play small goal on a regular basis..so sad to see.
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U-20s drop points to USA in third qualifier.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s team dropped its first points at the CONCACAF Under 20 Championship on Monday night, going down 6-1 to defending champions United States at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
In what was dubbed as the group decider with both teams recording wins in their opening two matches, the US took early control against a T&T side which started shakily and conceded two goals in the opening eight minutes and were forced to chase the game for long periods following that.
Head coach Russell Latapy made changes to his starting team from the 5-1 win over Puerto Rico, looking to add fresh legs because of the level of opponents and contest in the third outing in five days for the T&T side. Jaydon Prowell, Nickel Orr and Judah Garcia who all played in the opening 3-2 win over St Vincent/Grenadines on Thursday, were back among the starters.
Brandon Servania’s strike from 25 yards out put the hosts ahead in the 6th minute and two minutes later Justin Rennick’s shot deflected off defender Justin Homer into the net off the right post to leave the US in front 2-0.
T&T tried to settle without much success as the US kept control of proceedings for much of the half and grabbed a third goal following a defensive lapse through Paxton Pomykal a minute into added on time. At 3-0 just before the break, the US were now confident that the game was secured for them.
After Alex Mendez made it 4-0 in the 52nd minute, T&T got on the scoresheet two minutes later when Orr combined with substitute Isaiah Lee who got the ball past goalkeeper Brady Scott with an easy finish.
The US increased their advantage in the 56th through Ulysses Llanez and Juan Pablo Torres got the sixth item in the 93rd minute.
Following the match, head coach Latapy said he knew it was going to be an uphill task to overcome the Tab Ramos-coached opposition.
“We’ll use it as a learning experience. We came into this tournament with three training sessions. We have a squad with players making their debut on the national team in this tournament so we knew it was going to be difficult especially against a US team that had five training camps and multiple training matches,” Latapy told TTFA Media.
“We asked them to work hard, be determined and leave everything out there and my thoughts are that they did that. If I have to say that I was disappointed with anything, I would say I just wanted us to be a bit smarter in terms of football. We were just playing balls inside of the field. Like the sixth goal for example, I know the game is over but it’s a really poor goal to lose. We’re in possession of the ball, we play it in the middle of the field and lose it and concede,” the former Falkirk FC coach said.
Commenting on T&T’s nervy start which saw the US race to a 2-0 lead, Latapy stated, “We said before the game that the US were always two or three goals up after twenty, thirty minutes in their previous matches . We knew they were going to throw everything at us in the first twenty minutes. We wanted to keep the ball off of them a little better and we weren’t able to. They came out with a lot of energy and they were pressing, and on top of that we weren’t keeping the ball well. So yes, it seems as though the occasion was just a little too much for us but again I still think if we had the time to work and be confident in our organization and our structure, then it would have helped in that first twenty minutes,” Latapy added.
The USA roster consisted of 15 players representing pro clubs from five different countries: Belgium, Canada, Germany, Portugal and the USA with four players being collegiate athletes: Griffin Dorsey and Justin Rennicks (Indiana), Manny Perez (N.C. State), and Frankie Amaya (UCLA).Ten players represent seven MLS clubs: Philadelphia Union (3), FC Dallas (2), LA Galaxy (1), New England Revolution (1), Seattle Sounders (1), Sporting KC (1), and Toronto FC (1).The US has qualified for 15 of 21 FIFA World Youth Championships/FIFA U-20 World Cups since the biannual tournament started in 1977, including 10 of the last 11 and three straight under the guidance of Ramos.
T&T has participated at two FIFA U-20 World Cups in 1991 and 2009. Luke Singh (Toronto FC), Che Benny with Portuguese side Lexioes and John Paul Rochford (Portland Timbers U-19s) are the only players attached to overseas professional clubs while Jabarry Francis plays with T&T Pro League team Club Sando, goalkeeper Denzil Smith is attached to W Connection, Derron John with Caledonia AIA, Orr (San Juan Jabloteh), Garcia (Point Fortin Civic Centre), Shaqkeem Joseph (Moruga Secondary), Mark Ramdeen (Naparima College) and Justin Homer and Isaiah Lee with Kean University and Monroe Community College respectively.
T&T faces Suriname on Wednesday and US Virgin Islands on Friday to close off the group phase.
Results
USA 6 (Brandon Servania 6, Justin Homer 8 Own-Goal, Paxton Pomykal 45, Alex Mendez 52, Ulysses Llanez 56, Juan Pablo Torres 90+3) vs T&T 1 ( Isaiah Lee 54)
Teams
Trinidad and Tobago – 1.Denzil Smith (GK); 4.Jerrin Jackie (Yellow 45), 5.Justin Homer (15.John-Paul Rochford 27′), 16.Luke Singh, 2.Mikel Mieres, 17.Matthew Beal (6.Isaiah Lee 46′); 19.Shaqkeem Joseph, 8.Jabarry Francis, 10.Judah Garcia (capt) (Yellow 55), 9.Jaydon Prowell, 13.Nickel Orr (Yellow 37) (7.Mark Ramdeen 86′)
Unused substitutes: 20.Jabari Brice (GK), 18.Kerdell Sween.3.Derron John, 11.Che Benny, 12.Kishon Hackshaw, 14.Ethan Bonaparte,
Head Coach: Russell Latapy.
USA: 1-Brady Scott; 16-Julian Araujo, 4-Mark McKenzie, 5-Matt Real (capt.), 3-Chris Gloster; 10-Paxton Pomykal, 6-Brandon Servania, 8-Alex Mendez, 17-Ayo Akinola (20-Frankie Amaya, 82), 9-Justin Rennicks (13-Griffin Dorsey, 70), 11-Ulysses Llanez (7-Juan Pablo Torres, 63).
Subs not used: 12-David Ochoa, 14-Manny Perez; 15-Anthony Fontana, 18-Issac Angking, 19-Sam Rogers
Head coach: Tab Ramos.
Referee: Juan Calderon (CRC).
2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship Group A Standings
Teams P W L D Pts F A GD
USA 3 3 0 0 9 26 2 +24
Suriname 3 2 1 0 6 16 5 +11
T&T 3 2 1 0 6 9 9 0
St Vincent 3 1 2 0 3 6 4 +2
Puerto Rico 3 1 2 0 3 4 13 -9
U.S. Virgin Islands 3 0 3 0 0 2 29 -27
Stats Summary: USA / TRI
Shots: 24 / 8
Shots on Goal: 10 / 4
Saves: 3 / 4
Corner Kicks: 4 / 1
Fouls: 16 / 12
Offside: 3 / 4
Post Match Reactions from Latapy following loss to the US in U-20 qualifier (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO7ttqfJ60g)
Highlights: United States with a 6-1 victory over Trinidad and Tobago (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21-wL8x-zSg)
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Che Benny's participation in this tournament thus far has been restricted to just north of 24 minutes. :thinking:
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DJW: Look how good we did without regular training camps. We scored a great goal against them. Only a few people causing mischief.
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We blame the coach and the players because they are the visible targets. But does anyone expect that you could put together a team two weeks before an international tournament, with no friendlies, and beat a US team that has been together for two years, practices together every few months, and has played together in 6 or 7 international friendly games against world class opponents? The real problem (and I admit that Coach Latapy has his deficiencies) is a football administration that is self-serving, egotistical bunch that does not look out for the interest of its players and the country.
This is a pattern that has been displayed at every level - with the National Senior men's team, with the National Senior women's team and again with the U-20s. In any self-respecting community, the president and his entire team would resign in shame. But that's not the Trini way.
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Massive difference in technical ability. Our players' ball control was several levels below that of the US. And because we couldn't control the ball, the second play (pass or shot) was often hurried or under duress, leading to a turnover in possession. That is not Latapy's fault. He can't teach that with his limited time with the team. That has to be taught and developed from grassroots level, and with the players' regular clubs/teams.
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We blame the coach and the players because they are the visible targets. But does anyone expect that you could put together a team two weeks before an international tournament, with no friendlies, and beat a US team that has been together for two years, practices together every few months, and has played together in 6 or 7 international friendly games against world class opponents? The real problem (and I admit that Coach Latapy has his deficiencies) is a football administration that is self-serving, egotistical bunch that does not look out for the interest of its players and the country.
This is a pattern that has been displayed at every level - with the National Senior men's team, with the National Senior women's team and again with the U-20s. In any self-respecting community, the president and his entire team would resign in shame. But that's not the Trini way.
I agree fully, but d totally lack of defending fundamentals was just so hard to watch......and we know that defensively no team will develop under Latas unless he develops an understanding of defending fundamentals, these days coaches hadda sit down decide what kinda coach they are and build a system around that and ah doh just mean a formation....the team was always fragmented from d word go on every single goal, yuh never saw our front 5 show up to help d defense at all....the 5th goal was by far the most disturbing of the lot because dat ball was bouncing around d top of the area for what seemed like an eternity and yet only 5 man was working and maybe even outnumbered at d top of our own box........we have always had a culture of giving attacking players a pass on defense and reserving defense for our least technical players and it systemic, yuh ever notice just how out of their depth d average trini defender looks on the ball and off of it when the pace of ah game lil high......dis admin is waste of time is for sure........but d systemic deficiencies in trinidad football doh help either.
I have a theory that if yuh took ah bunch of average, but willing players, worked on their fitness, endurance, touch and passing and got them to a state where they could comfortably operate at about 4-5 steps faster than the average trini team with a high\middling energetic press that yuh would do very well.....basically just attack every known TT football flaw
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A competition going on?? Let me guess, we getting we arse cut well and proper right??
:yawning: :yawning: ::)
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A competition going on?? Let me guess, we getting we arse cut well and proper right??
:yawning: :yawning: ::)
only lost once in 3 games played, 6-1 to USA, but d writing was on d wall with d poor prep and what had been observed in those 2 games prior, namely poor disorganized defense and disjointed play in general
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A competition going on?? Let me guess, we getting we arse cut well and proper right??
:yawning: :yawning: ::)
only lost once in 3 games played, 6-1 to USA, but d writing was on d wall with d poor prep and what had been observed in those 2 games prior, namely poor disorganized defense and disjointed play in general
lefty you remember this under 20 squad 2 cycles back 2015 .. I think this team lacks the quality players
https://www.youtube.com/v/RdG_KSDy5Ls
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A competition going on?? Let me guess, we getting we arse cut well and proper right??
:yawning: :yawning: ::)
only lost once in 3 games played, 6-1 to USA, but d writing was on d wall with d poor prep and what had been observed in those 2 games prior, namely poor disorganized defense and disjointed play in general
lefty you remember this under 20 squad 2 cycles back 2015 .. I think this team lacks the quality players
https://www.youtube.com/v/RdG_KSDy5Ls
yes d difference in organization and speed of play is telling
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lefty you remember this under 20 squad 2 cycles back 2015 .. I think this team lacks the quality players
Our team is at a disadvantage here. The the TTFA f---ked up with this team like the previous teams in terms of preparation. DJW has on blinders. His focus is to build the hotel. He cares about nothing else. Period. When you look at the US. They hardly using high school players, and first and second year college students anymore. Their academy is now producing players that can match the Mexicans and destroy the Caribbean teams. We have a mixture of high school, Proleague "academy" players(which is not on par with the product coming out of Bradenton) and some overseas born players. Another thing is the timing of the tournament. It is is the middle of the school semester. This tournament used to penned for mid august. They have it in October-November. So where does that leave the good high school players in TT. But still DJW f---ked up.
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Jamaica good game 2-2 with Mexico ..
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Sports Ministry gives $.4M to U-20 campaign.
T&T Guardian Reports.
As T&T's Under-20 national football team prepares to face Suriname today and the US Virgin Islands on Friday to close off the group phase of the CONCACAF Under-20 Men Championship World Cup qualifier in the United States, the Ministry of Sport & Youth Affairs presented a cheque valued TT$452,855.00 to the T&T Football Association (TTFA) to cover expenses for the tournament.
T&T played the USA in its third match on Monday night and was defeated 6-1.
The Honourable Shamfa Cudjoe, in her remarks before the presentation, extended best wishes to the team and took the opportunity to reiterate that NGBs must be more circumspect in their funding requests. Minister Cudjoe said, “The Ministry and SporTT stand ready to provide the necessary assistance when called upon but NGBs also have the responsibility to practice transparency, accountability and even democracy in their own affairs. Planning and preparation are fundamental to the process of sports development and we look forward to improvement in these areas going forward.”
Both Director Hayden Mitchell of the Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SporTT) and the Ministry’s Director of Sports Patrice Charles concurred with the Minister’s concerns about the timeliness of formal requests for funding, especially in today’s challenging economic climate.
To date, T&T has won two of the Group A matches at the tournament which began on 1 November. T&T came from behind to beat St Vincent and the Grenadines 3-2 and romped to a 5-1 victory against Puerto Rico but lost to the USA 6-1 on Monday night. The next for T&T is Suriname. The top two teams of each group would qualify for the 2019 FIFA U20 World Cup.
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Sports Ministry gives $.4M to U-20 campaign.
T&T Guardian Reports.
To date, T&T has won two of the Group A matches at the tournament which began on 1 November. T&T came from behind to beat St Vincent and the Grenadines 3-2 and romped to a 5-1 victory against Puerto Rico but lost to the USA 6-1 on Monday night. The next for T&T is Suriname. The top two teams of each group would qualify for the 2019 FIFA U20 World Cup.
This not sounding in line with what I hearing all along.
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Sports Ministry gives $.4M to U-20 campaign.
T&T Guardian Reports.
To date, T&T has won two of the Group A matches at the tournament which began on 1 November. T&T came from behind to beat St Vincent and the Grenadines 3-2 and romped to a 5-1 victory against Puerto Rico but lost to the USA 6-1 on Monday night. The next for T&T is Suriname. The top two teams of each group would qualify for the 2019 FIFA U20 World Cup.
This not sounding in line with what I hearing all along.
The newspaper report is incorrect.
The top team from each group advances to the qualification stage, where there will be two groups of three teams each. The top two teams from those groups would qualify for the 2019 FIFA U20 World Cup.
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Super League it's your fault
By Andre Baptiste (T&T Guardian)
There is little doubt that, the T&T Under-20 team was always going to find it difficult to qualify for the World Cup finals next year, in particular being drawn in the same group as the United States was also challenging.
And while, we can rightfully criticise the T&T Football Association (TTFA) for lack of ensuring proper preparation of the team, through the lack of practice matches, a camp, or just the overall time spend together on the training field, I want to openly suggest to the people of T&T, that I lay the blame firmly at the feet of the Super League.
It was the very same – Super League – that pump their collective oversized chests, that refused the Under-20 team’s participation in the Super League because they did not pay a certain fee to register.
At the time, I recall remarking how ridiculous it was and now I add again, how insensitive, it was for the then hierarchy of the Super League to adopt this totally disadvantageous decision against a national team (the Under the 20s). This is a national team that needed the help from all quarters, not just the TTFA but its stakeholders, and the Super League by refusing the team a place in its league, have in my opinion, not placed – The Country first, but instead put ego first.
And that is the major problem affecting Sports administration in T&T because we have officials that cannot see further than they can throw a stone. And instead of thinking about the country, there is too much self-centred focus.
Can you imagine what would be the case if our Under-20 players had gotten the opportunity to compete in the Super League? The situation would have been the experience gained would have greatly enhanced the overall skill and mental level of the team and ensured that when they played against their peers at the international level the team and by extension, each player would have been better prepared.
I know that officials from the TTFA would have been upset, even if they did not say so, I can imagine the pain in the minds of two men who have made major sacrifices for T&T over the years - Anton Corneal (Technical Director) and Russell Latapy (Under-20 coach) both of whom are owed monies by the TTFA for work done, but to their credit both individuals have largely ignored that impediment, and gave their all to look after football on the field. I cannot say the same about the Super League decision makers or maker, based on the evidence in front of us and the pain in the hearts of our youths.
There are many that believe that making a lot of noise guarantees attention, and them gaining their way at the expense of others, but little do they realise, that the legacy they leave behind them, will not ever go away and as they seek to promote themselves and destroy others, they only help to confirm the general feeling, that they could care less about anything that does not promote their name, game or agenda. Sadly there are too many persons like what exists in the Super League in sports in T&T, and football it would appear has fallen prey to this as well, based on the neglect that prevails.
So whether it is the Under-20 football team on this occasion, or our Under-15 team in cricket, or our youth teams in tennis and basketball, there is so much disenchantment, that it is easy to understand why parents will decide to shift the emphasis to another sport or just keep the focus on their son or daughter’s education, in light of the treatment.
Therefore, it is with a very heavy heart, that I call on the Super League to officially apologise to the people of T&T for their faulty decision to not allow our national youth team the preparation that was needed in an effort to put T&T on the global football map yet again.
As I watched the youngsters, fight as best they can and not give in or give up despite all the odds being stacked against them, it gave me the pride to know that there are still young persons who are not interested in crime and doing ill will to our society, but rather determined to make themselves, their family and friends and by extension T&T proud. T&T is very proud of each play er on the National Under-20 team.
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Wow hear this sycophant
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Super League blanks U-20s entry.
By Walter Alibey (Guardian).
The national Under-20 team is one of ten teams that were blanked from participating in this year’s T&T Super League (TTSL) competition.
The team which is coached by former national standout Russell Latapy failed to pay the registration fee of $45,000 as part of the entry requirement.
Keith Look Loy, the TTSL president said on Sunday that it was initially decided to have the team in the league as a guest team, but after its TTSL parent body, the T&T Football Association failed to pay the fee on two occasions, its members decided against having them in the league.
Look Loy said his members also found the team to be an unstable one after it was discovered that staff members had not been paid for six months.
Look Loy believes the league can be at risk of accepting such a team, fearing its members can decide to pull out if they continue to not be paid for their work.
The TTSL boss further explained that upon investigation, the TTSL also discovered that the team had not trained in a long time.
The under the 20 team is one of nine clubs that were refused the opportunity to play football in the TTSL this year, for either being non-compliant or failure to pay the required registration fee.
Guardian Media Sports also learnt that the country’s Under-17 team was also blanked entry into the FLOW Youth Pro League because of a late request.
Yesterday, General Secretary of the TTFA Justin Latapy-George said they came to an agreement with the TTSL for the U-20s to play, but we just could not make the payment.
“That is all I am going to say on that” Latapy-George said. One of the more popular teams that were also blanked is Defence Force, which was deemed compliant, but it did not pay the required $45, 000 for entry.
The others are Siparia Spurs, Central 500, Youth Stars, Marabella Family Crisis, Real Maracas United, Harlem Strikers, WASA and Palo Seco.
At a meeting of the TTSL on Sunday, officials of the Army Coast-Guard Combination team pleaded for a third deadline to pay. Due to the omission of the 10 clubs, this year’s TTSL season has been drawn down to 13 teams in a League One division only, compared to 24 teams in two divisions last year.
Look Loy said there is still a possibility that the composition of the tournament can be increased to 15 teams, after newcomers Erin FC paid half the fee Sunday and gave a promise that the SFA will pay the remaining amount, as part of their prize monies for last season.
The other team 1976 Phoenix assured it has already transferred monies to the account of the TTSL from its sponsors in the United States.
Look Loy said gave the Tobago team a deadline of yesterday to complete payment, while in the case of Erin FC, it will not accept the team into the league if all the funds are not received before the season starts.
According to Look Loy, they are changing the old culture of making deals and taking shortcuts, which has led to the death of the sport in the past. The TTSL’s stance was taken on the basis of a number of solid principles, one of which was the urgent demand for the fixtures by Caribbean Airline to secure travel for the teams on Sunday.
Look Loy, a former coach at FC Santa Rosa said: “We are treating our League as a commercial enterprise and those who don’t want to treat it as such will have to step aside. At some point in time, we have to get serious.”
Video - Super League set to be downsized (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFmxL4B0TQI)
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Super League Look Loy it's your fault
By Andre Baptiste (T&T Guardian)
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Fixed it for you, Andre. Because dahis what yuh REALLY mean. Other than that, just three (3) additional words:
WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT.
Edit: Nah, we need seven (7) more: WHISKEY DELTA MIKE CHARLIE! FOXTROT FOXTROT SIERRA!
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Wow hear this sycophant
Yuh mean payed hachete man
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Did this really happen/ Or is it a personality conflict rearing it's ugly head. Now if this opportunity was denied , then Mr Baptiste ought to be congratulated for speaking Truth to Power .
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Sports Ministry gives $.4M to U-20 campaign.
T&T Guardian Reports.
As T&T's Under-20 national football team prepares to face Suriname today and the US Virgin Islands on Friday to close off the group phase of the CONCACAF Under-20 Men Championship World Cup qualifier in the United States, the Ministry of Sport & Youth Affairs presented a cheque valued TT$452,855.00 to the T&T Football Association (TTFA) to cover expenses for the tournament.
T&T played the USA in its third match on Monday night and was defeated 6-1.
The Honourable Shamfa Cudjoe, in her remarks before the presentation, extended best wishes to the team and took the opportunity to reiterate that NGBs must be more circumspect in their funding requests. Minister Cudjoe said, “The Ministry and SporTT stand ready to provide the necessary assistance when called upon but NGBs also have the responsibility to practice transparency, accountability and even democracy in their own affairs. Planning and preparation are fundamental to the process of sports development and we look forward to improvement in these areas going forward.”
Both Director Hayden Mitchell of the Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SporTT) and the Ministry’s Director of Sports Patrice Charles concurred with the Minister’s concerns about the timeliness of formal requests for funding, especially in today’s challenging economic climate.
To date, T&T has won two of the Group A matches at the tournament which began on 1 November. T&T came from behind to beat St Vincent and the Grenadines 3-2 and romped to a 5-1 victory against Puerto Rico but lost to the USA 6-1 on Monday night. The next for T&T is Suriname. The top two teams of each group would qualify for the 2019 FIFA U20 World Cup.
De Sport minister give money after de team get knock out..... :rotfl:
T&T wrong side we.
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Latapy eh know what de ass he doing.
John-Paul Rochford, we top scorer Isaiah Lee and Mark Ramdeen shoulda start.
Che Benny good enough to play in Europe and he riding bench....
Lard.
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Latapy eh know what de ass he doing.
John-Paul Rochford, we top scorer Isaiah Lee and Mark Ramdeen shoulda start.
Che Benny good enough to play in Europe and he riding bench....
Lard.
Somehow ah feel Benny might geh de start today.
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Did this really happen/ Or is it a personality conflict rearing it's ugly head. Now if this opportunity was denied , then Mr Baptiste ought to be congratulated for speaking Truth to Power .
D same super league dat Djw tried to frustrate...in this instance I can't argue with lookloy holding his ground on the fee.....Andre is a disingenuous snake
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Latapy eh know what de ass he doing.
John-Paul Rochford, we top scorer Isaiah Lee and Mark Ramdeen shoulda start.
Che Benny good enough to play in Europe and he riding bench....
Lard.
Somehow ah feel Benny might geh de start today.
On d game front what would you say about moving Singh from CB and stick him in DM role between d middle and defense in dat 4-1-4-1, his passing could actually help link d play better, sort of like a regista this way he can use his passing range to create opportunities between d lines..but I don't fancy him as ah CB in a 2
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possible link http://goatd.net/471455/watch-trinidad-and-tobago-u20-vs-suriname-u20 as usual use a browser with pop up blocker...if u can
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Latapy eh know what de ass he doing.
John-Paul Rochford, we top scorer Isaiah Lee and Mark Ramdeen shoulda start.
Che Benny good enough to play in Europe and he riding bench....
Lard.
Somehow ah feel Benny might geh de start today.
On d game front what would you say about moving Singh from CB and stick him in DM role between d middle and defense in dat 4-1-4-1, his passing could actually help link d play better, sort of like a regista this way he can use his passing range to create opportunities between d lines..but I don't fancy him as ah CB in a 2
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Well, there's no time to school the team on adapted tactics ... and that one modification signifies that there would have to be other modifications.
I doh know that he could be a regista in terms of overall quality per se, but I take your point that he has showed some DM qualities on both sides of the ball. (By the way, I believe he has experience playing MF).
Lawd lefty, yuh reminding meh of the Saintfiet experiment with Cyrus playing in MF.
And by the way, the lack of playing between the lines is a widespread problem in our domestic football. We may have players standing between the lines but not a whole lot of playing between the lines.
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Well, there's no time to school the team on adapted tactics ... and that one modification signifies that there would have to be other modifications.
agreed to a point but in that position he could be encouraged to drop between d CBs to create ah sort of faux three on defense dat should in principle be simple enough...in principle anyways :-[
I doh know that he could be a regista in terms of overall quality per se, but I take your point that he has showed some DM qualities on both sides of the ball. (By the way, I believe he has experience playing MF).
something to build on in the future perhaps but he is the only one in dat defensive 5 to show any kind of industry with d ball
Lawd lefty, yuh reminding meh of the Saintfiet experiment with Cyrus playing in MF.
lolol ;D ;D :D
And by the way, the lack of playing between the lines is a widespread problem in our domestic football. We may have players standing between the lines but not a whole lot of playing between the lines.
too damn true dat steups :cursing: :cursing: :-[ :frustrated:
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GOAL (29'): Shaquille Cairo gives Suriname U-20 a 1-0 lead over Trinidad and Tobago.
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HALF-TIME: Trinidad and Tobago U-20 0-1 Suriname U-20 (Shaquille Cairo 29').
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St. Vincent draWing 0-0 with USA imagine dat :(
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can't believe benny can't get ah run in this team
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T&T's Under-20s beaten again.
T&T Guardian Reports.
A goal on each side of the half by Suriname's Shaquille Cairo in the 29th minute and Brian Elshot in the 70th, reduced T&T Under-20 footballers to their second defeat 2-0 on Wednesday in the CONCACAF Under-20 Championships World Cup qualifier at the IMG Academy, Bradenton USA.
The result follows Monday's heart-wrenching 6-1 loss to host and defending champions United States, which essentially killed all chances T&T may have had of taking the top spot in the group. Afterwards T&T captain John Paul Rochford said his team failed to demonstrate the qualities needed to bounce back from the loss to the US.
“The game tonight we didn’t get the result we wanted. We wanted the victory to show people that we had the strength and ability to bounce back from the defeat we suffered on Monday. That was not the case. Some of the players in the camp didn’t have it, the vibes were not the same as it usually would be before a game, and as a team on a whole, we weren’t ourselves," Rochford said.
He added, "I believe that was a key part to play in the defeat today. Let’s not forget that we didn’t have the necessary preparations that we needed. Knowing the players on the team, for some of them, this is the first time playing an international tournament so the experience is a fresh one. They don’t know what the feeling is like to suffer a loss, then play two days after to try and come back and fight again."
According to the T&T skipper, "It is a first time experience for them whereas for some of us we understand that it takes a lot to bounce back from a 6-1 defeat. As one of the key players in the team, I will try my best to fix it as best as I can, talk to players, bring positivity and get us on a high going into the final game on Friday.”
Coach Russell Latapy did not have the services of midfielder Judah Garcia due to a double yellow card suspension, and he didn’t see the other players rise to the call.
“It was a difficult game to pick ourselves up after the USA game. There were a lot of disappointed young men in that dressing room after the 6-1 loss. Just at the start tonight we warned them about being flat. We knew that we needed high energy levels and we needed to have better organisation. Credit to Suriname as I thought they played well but I thought it was because of the mistakes we made that really cost us the game."
FULL-TIME: Trinidad and Tobago 0 vs Suriname 2 (Shaquille Cairo 29', Brian Elshot 70').
Teams
Trinidad and Tobago: 1.Denzil Smith; 4.Jerrin Jackie, 16.Luke Singh, 2.Mikel Mieres, 3.Derron John; 8.Jabarry Francis (9.Jaydon Prowell 71), 14.Ethan Bonaparte (19.Shaqkeem Joseph 46); 7.Mark Ramdeen (13.Nickel Orr 55), 15.John-Paul Rochford (capt), 12.Kishon Hackshaw; 6.Isaiah Lee.
Unused substitutes: 20.Jabari Brice (GK), 5.Justin Homer, 10.Judah Garcia, 11.Che Benny, 17.Matthew Beal, 18.Kerdell Sween.
Coach: Russell Latapy.
Suriname: 1.Rivaldo Soesman, 2.Mgwenze Vola, 3.Michiel Revales, 4.Isiah Helstone, 5.Doniel Wijdenbosch , 6.Abraham Graves, 14.Brian Elshot (17.Jamilhio Rigters 82), 8.Roscello Vlijter, 11.Ferando Hoepel, 9.Alvaro Verwey (capt), 19.Shaquille Cairo (18.Ayad Godlieb 68).
Coach: Eugene Verwey.
Highlights: Trinidad 0 - 2 Suriname (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJiPJkPe99o)
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WATCH: Highlights of Trinidad and Tobago U-20's 2-0 loss to Suriname.
https://www.youtube.com/v/QJiPJkPe99o
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can't believe benny can't get ah run in this team
On a cost-benefit analysis, was it worth it to fly him from Portugal? That question has to be asked. Not exclusively because he was used sparingly, but also because he wasn't even in the same time zone when the whistle blew to kick off the opening match, due to another moment of administrative genius. Of course, mere selection is no guarantee of playing time, but the narrative that preceded the tournament suggests that ~ 24 minutes of football for Benny, over the course of the tournament, falls squarely in the category of the unlikely (although I am mindful of his belated introduction many months ago in the tournament on home soil). It's the sort of question that would command the inquiry of the football media in football nations. One would imagine that he isn't injured as that is typically stated transparently. Was he a square peg in the coach's vision of round holes? Were there disciplinary or motivational concerns? Or, has he been held in reserve to dazzle the highly regarded USVI?
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D same super league dat Djw tried to frustrate...in this instance I can't argue with lookloy holding his ground on the fee.....Andre is a disingenuous snake
I believe Andre's point is that the TTSL should have accommodated the U20 NT through national interest, but as you observe, the TTFA and its functionaries do not function in a vacuum or live in a world without consequences.
There are also parallel and similar critiques regarding other T&T national teams that Andre excludes. Did he do so selectively?
I thought the idea of the U-20s participating in the TTSL was a fairly reasonable idea and was disappointed
by their exclusion, but let us accept that idea for what it was - expedient and desperate in the lack of viable alternatives. It also strikes me that the proposal would have needed ratification by the Technical Committee rather than by fiat of the president or technical director.
The buck doesn't stop with the TTSL, it begins with the TTFA. And, in light of how things panned out for the U-20s, it seems that the TTSL averted a domestic version of the internationally publicized begging that occurred with the WNT in Texas and Virgina.
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D same super league dat Djw tried to frustrate...in this instance I can't argue with lookloy holding his ground on the fee.....Andre is a disingenuous snake
I believe Andre's point is that the TTSL should have accommodated the U20 NT through national interest, but as you observe, the TTFA and its functionaries do not function in a vacuum or live in a world without consequences.
There are also parallel and similar critiques regarding other T&T national teams that Andre excludes. Did he do so selectively?
I thought the idea of the U-20s participating in the TTSL was a fairly reasonable idea and was disappointed
by their exclusion, but let us accept that idea for what it was - expedient and desperate in the lack of viable alternatives. It also strikes me that the proposal would have needed ratification by the Technical Committee rather than by fiat of the president or technical director.
The buck doesn't stop with the TTSL, it begins with the TTFA. And, in light of how things panned out for the U-20s, it seems that the TTSL averted a domestic version of the internationally publicized begging that occurred with the WNT in Texas and Virgina.
I thought it was a good idea too.... it was done with eve's u20s.... correct if I am wrong, back in day, but on principle, given the struggles to get the ttsl ratified, ttfa role in those struggles and the league's desire to maintain its rules and regulations, I can understand why hardball was played regarding the fee.
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D same super league dat Djw tried to frustrate...in this instance I can't argue with lookloy holding his ground on the fee.....Andre is a disingenuous snake
I believe Andre's point is that the TTSL should have accommodated the U20 NT through national interest, but as you observe, the TTFA and its functionaries do not function in a vacuum or live in a world without consequences.
There are also parallel and similar critiques regarding other T&T national teams that Andre excludes. Did he do so selectively?
I thought the idea of the U-20s participating in the TTSL was a fairly reasonable idea and was disappointed
by their exclusion, but let us accept that idea for what it was - expedient and desperate in the lack of viable alternatives. It also strikes me that the proposal would have needed ratification by the Technical Committee rather than by fiat of the president or technical director.
The buck doesn't stop with the TTSL, it begins with the TTFA. And, in light of how things panned out for the U-20s, it seems that the TTSL averted a domestic version of the internationally publicized begging that occurred with the WNT in Texas and Virgina.
I thought it was a good idea too.... it was done with eve's u20s.... correct if I am wrong, back in day, but on principle, given the struggles to get the ttsl ratified, ttfa role in those struggles and the league's desire to maintain its rules and regulations, I can understand why hardball was played regarding the fee.
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2009 u-20 team played in the 2009-2009 super League under Zoran Vranes leadership. They went on to make the 2009 world cup. This time around it would have helped immensely. But to say the super league/look loy are to blame for the loss is disingenuous at best. Its not a good look for DJW. Good leaders don't need bottom-licking attack dogs.
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Though their participation in the Super League would've been beneficial, is that the only league they could've participated in? What about the Eastern Football Asscociation or North Football Association? They're good teams of amateur status competing in those leagues and the entry requirements would've been more suitable given TTFA's situation.
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Though their participation in the Super League would've been beneficial, is that the only league they could've participated in? What about the Eastern Football Asscociation or North Football Association? They're good teams of amateur status competing in those leagues and the entry requirements would've been more suitable given TTFA's situation.
Or the Pro League? NE Stars stated from jump that they would be fielding a young roster ... Would the U20s have been viable in that setting? Might have been less than hypothetical if a functioning reserve league existed.
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Trinidad and Tobago U-20 Men aim to end campaign on a high
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men will be aiming to finish their 2018 CONCACAF Men’s U-20 Championship campaign on a positive note when they come up against cellar placed US Virgin Islands in their closing group encounter from 4pm TT Time at the IMG Academy, Bradenton on Friday.
The encounter follows a disappointing 2-0 loss to Suriname on Wednesday, two days after a 6-1 loss to defending champions United States.
Shaquille Cairo (29’) and Brian Elshot (70’) did the damage against T&T while United States completed it’s fourth straight win, 6-0 over St Vincent/Grenadines to sit atop the group.T&T have six points from four games.
Puerto Rico continued its resurgence by picking up an 8-0 victory over the U.S. Virgin Islands. A hat trick from Jaden Servania (52’, 72’, 88’), braces by Kevin Hernandez (26’, 56’) and Alejandro Rabell (46’, 85’) and a goal from Kevin Montanez (88’) earned the Boricuas the three points.
After the match, T&T captain John Paul Rochford said his team failed to demonstrate the qualities needed to bounce back from the loss to the US.
“The game tonight we didn’t get the result we wanted. We wanted the victory to show people that we had the strength and ability to bounce back from the defeat we suffered on Monday. That was not the case. Some of the players in the camp didn’t have it, the vibes was not the same as it usually would be before a game. The team on a whole, we weren’t ourselves. I believe that had a key part to play in the defeat that we suffered today,” Rochford told TTFA Media.
“Let’s not forget that we didn’t have the necessary preparations that we needed. Knowing the players on the team, for some of them, this is the first time playing an international tournament so the experience is a fresh one. They don’t know what the feeling is like to suffer a loss, then play two days after to try and come back and fight again. It is a first time experience for them whereas for some of us we understand that it takes a lot to bounce back from a 6-1 defeat. As one of the key players in the team, I will try my best to fix it(negative vibes) as best as I can, talk to the players, bring positivity and get us on a high going into the final game on Friday,” he added.
Head Coach Latapy did not have the services of midfielder Judah Garcia due to a double yellow card suspension. He didn’t see his other players rise to the call.
“It was a difficult game to pick ourselves up after the US game. There were a lot of disappointed young men in that dressing room after the 6-1 loss. Just at the start tonight we warned them about being flat. We knew that we needed high energy levels and we needed to have better organisation. Credit to Suriname as I thought they played well but I thought it was because of the mistakes we made that really cost us the game.
“We played against a team that was dropping off and letting us have the ball and playing from behind the ball and when it’s like that we ask them to get the ball into wide areas and play from wide areas. We were tying to play little intricate passes through the middle of the field and things were breaking down quite a lot and we were being countered. I am disappointed that we didn’t create enough chances. We were asking the wingers to play high and wide and it was difficult today because they were dropping back to get the ball and in situations like that you just need to be a bit more disciplined and let the ball come to you and I don’t think we were good at that tonight,” Latapy added.
“When we play organised teams and Suriname were organised enough in the middle of the field, you need to let the ball do the work a bit faster. We were taking two and three touches and playing the same ball instead of doing it just a bit quicker, to get more movement so our forward players could create more room in the pockets for themselves. Again these are things that would come in preparation.
“We are trying to fix things during the game and the level and experience these players are calling on is really Schools football and not international level and it is very different. With the quality of players we have here in relation to the level they play at at home, even when they make mistakes in schools football they can get away with it but at international football it is a totally different story,” Latapy said.
Trinidad and Tobago 1.Denzil Smith (GK); 4.Jerrin Jackie, 2.Mikel Mieres, 3.Derron John; 8.Jabarry Francis (9.Jaydon Prowell 71′), 16.Luke Singh,14.Ethan Bonaparte (19.Shaqkeem Joseph 46′); 7.Mark Ramdeen (13.Nickel Orr 55′), 15.John-Paul Rochford, 12.Kishon Hackshaw; 6.Isaiah Lee.
Subs not used – 20.Jabari Brice (GK), 5.Justin Homer,11.Che Benny, 17.Matthew Beal, 18.Kerdell Sween.
Head Coach: Russell Latapy
https://www.youtube.com/v/gvhlFoqBGmY
https://www.youtube.com/v/ORYYb5xLHzc
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Though their participation in the Super League would've been beneficial, is that the only league they could've participated in? What about the Eastern Football Asscociation or North Football Association? They're good teams of amateur status competing in those leagues and the entry requirements would've been more suitable given TTFA's situation.
Or the Pro League? NE Stars stated from jump that they would be fielding a young roster ... Would the U20s have been viable in that setting? Might have been less than hypothetical if a functioning reserve league existed.
Well the TTFA could've put them in the Pro League for sure. Though I think the Pro League might've been difficult for the U20's to compete in, it could've been an option. It's not like they did not have options for the team.
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can't believe benny can't get ah run in this team
On a cost-benefit analysis, was it worth it to fly him from Portugal? That question has to be asked. Not exclusively because he was used sparingly, but also because he wasn't even in the same time zone when the whistle blew to kick off the opening match, due to another moment of administrative genius. Of course, mere selection is no guarantee of playing time, but the narrative that preceded the tournament suggests that ~ 24 minutes of football for Benny, over the course of the tournament, falls squarely in the category of the unlikely (although I am mindful of his belated introduction many months ago in the tournament on home soil). It's the sort of question that would command the inquiry of the football media in football nations. One would imagine that he isn't injured as that is typically stated transparently. Was he a square peg in the coach's vision of round holes? Were there disciplinary or motivational concerns? Or, has he been held in reserve to dazzle the highly regarded USVI?
I am confused by Benny's absence as well.
In my opinion Benny and Garcia are the two best players on the team. Amazingly Benny saw no action against our toughest opponent the US and neither was played vs Suriname. In Garcia's case I understand he may have been rested due to a lot of action but what was the excuse for Benny.
Having your two best players on the bench and losing 2-0 makes no sense.
VB
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can't believe benny can't get ah run in this team
On a cost-benefit analysis, was it worth it to fly him from Portugal? That question has to be asked. Not exclusively because he was used sparingly, but also because he wasn't even in the same time zone when the whistle blew to kick off the opening match, due to another moment of administrative genius. Of course, mere selection is no guarantee of playing time, but the narrative that preceded the tournament suggests that ~ 24 minutes of football for Benny, over the course of the tournament, falls squarely in the category of the unlikely (although I am mindful of his belated introduction many months ago in the tournament on home soil). It's the sort of question that would command the inquiry of the football media in football nations. One would imagine that he isn't injured as that is typically stated transparently. Was he a square peg in the coach's vision of round holes? Were there disciplinary or motivational concerns? Or, has he been held in reserve to dazzle the highly regarded USVI?
I am confused by Benny's absence as well.
In my opinion Benny and Garcia are the two best players on the team. Amazingly Benny saw no action against our toughest opponent the US and neither was played vs Suriname. In Garcia's case I understand he may have been rested due to a lot of action but what was the excuse for Benny.
Having your two best players on the bench and losing 2-0 makes no sense.
VB
Judah was left out because of yellow card accumulation.
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GOAAALLLL (1'): Nickel Orr gives Trinidad and Tobago U-20 an early 1-0 lead over US Virgin Islands. #CU20 #U20SocaWarriors #VIRvTRI
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Despite being ahead, we doh have control of the game. We have a lot of the ball but only 3 or 4 players are using it systematically.
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HALF-TIME: US Virgin Islands U-20 0-1 Trinidad and Tobago U-20 (Nickel Orr 1').
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Despite being ahead, we doh have control of the game. We have a lot of the ball but only 3 or 4 players are using it systematically.
De "attackers" not really looking that interested.
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Isaiah Lee should not be on the field. Tell me dahis not Lee on de field.
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Isiah Lee should not be on the field. Tell me dahis not Lee on de field.
Is he self. Came on for Nickel Orr at half time.
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Despite being ahead, we doh have control of the game. We have a lot of the ball but only 3 or 4 players are using it systematically.
De "attackers" not really looking that interested.
It would be a shame not to see this match out professionally. Almost at 60', we should be well ahead. Not convincingly, but ahead.
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Hackshaw should be offering more.
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GOAAALLLL (77'): Isaiah Lee doubles Trinidad and Tobago U-20's lead over US Virgin Islands. #CU20 #U20SocaWarriors #VIRvTRI
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Despite being ahead, we doh have control of the game. We have a lot of the ball but only 3 or 4 players are using it systematically.
De "attackers" not really looking that interested.
It would be a shame not to see this match out professionally. Almost at 60', we should be well ahead. Not convincingly, but ahead.
But for poor finishing and good goalkeeping, USVI could be at least on level terms.
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FULL-TIME: US Virgin Islands U-20 0-3 Trinidad and Tobago U-20 (Nickel Orr 1', Isaiah Lee 77', Che Benny 90').
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FULL-TIME: US Virgin Islands U-20 0-3 Trinidad and Tobago U-20 (Nickel Orr 1', Isaiah Lee 77', Che Benny 90').
Wait benny start or he get ah cobo... ah miss d game today
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FULL-TIME: US Virgin Islands U-20 0-3 Trinidad and Tobago U-20 (Nickel Orr 1', Isaiah Lee 77', Che Benny 90').
Wait benny start or he get ah cobo... ah miss d game today
Played the full game
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FULL-TIME: US Virgin Islands U-20 0-3 Trinidad and Tobago U-20 (Nickel Orr 1', Isaiah Lee 77', Che Benny 90').
Wait benny start or he get ah cobo... ah miss d game today
Played the full game
How he look? Did he stand out?
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FULL-TIME: US Virgin Islands U-20 0-3 Trinidad and Tobago U-20 (Nickel Orr 1', Isaiah Lee 77', Che Benny 90').
Wait benny start or he get ah cobo... ah miss d game today
Played the full game
How he look? Did he stand out?
Ditto
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There was a visible moment when Latas wasn't happy with his decision-making. Che at the moment of the offence, immediately offered apologies, Latapy was not amused, appearing to engage in a mumbled follow-up comment with himself (Russell to Russell) as he walked back to the bench.
Benny, Rochford and Garcia presided over various free kicks and the first two players on corners. The quality of the Benny corners was not top shelf. For the most part, they did not create dilemmas for the GK or reach an attacking target. Flighted rather than powered/driven, they hung in the air too long and were comfortably taken. Also generated no second ball situations.
The goal he struck showed initiative and recognition, but it was late in coming to the scoresheet.
He did not strike me as a player with 90 minutes of industry in him, but he made contributions to bookmark the first (an assist to Orr, I think was his) and third goals.
As I reflect on the situation, my mind goes to Rodrigo Amaral who represented Uruguay in the 2017 U20 WC. He could strike any free kick immaculately but was the butt of many jokes in the international media because he had obvious mobility issues (Amaral has since shed the weight but he is still not comfortably a top flight pro). As I watched Che, I'm thinking he needs to be careful about his game not becoming one-dimensional and affected by the same viruses as Amaral.
Stretching the example to make a point. At Racing, they thought he was the best player with the ball at his feet. In other situations, they didn't view him as having a pro future in the top flight.
Of course, the certain difference is that Amaral was indispensable to Uruguay. It was the obvious rationale for bringing an unfit player to Asia. He played a role in the matches.
Still unclear as to whether the compelling reason for calling Che was because he was in Portugal.
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Other critiques: I like Prowell, but part of his homework is to figure out how to not be called offside particularly when the opponent is not actively trying to lay an offside trap. I would have been happy had he managed to spring himself free on goal on at least one of the situations, but he didn't read the situations sufficiently well. Backing him to get it right. Like the player!
Orr: still seems to be growing and negotiating how to balance his growing body with his feet. I see why he is a player that gets the nod. I think he has a potentially big upside as the Yanks say. He needs to play more confidently as he approaches goal (vary stride length, change direction etc. Ends up on the ground too frequently for a player his size, victim to small axe). Know what he wants to do and do it! Doh half-step or half-decide. Play firm final balls in and around the area.
I don't recall seeing m/any crosses. A British coach would have died watching the conservatism on the flanks, without bread and butter. :P
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WATCH: Highlights of Trinidad and Tobago U-20's 3-0 win over US Virgin Islands
https://www.youtube.com/v/NJjOLvb9Wx8
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There was a visible moment when Latas wasn't happy with his decision-making. Che at the moment of the offence, immediately offered apologies, Latapy was not amused, appearing to engage in a mumbled follow-up comment with himself (Russell to Russell) as he walked back to the bench.
Benny, Rochford and Garcia presided over various free kicks and the first two players on corners. The quality of the Benny corners was not top shelf. For the most part, they did not create dilemmas for the GK or reach an attacking target. Flighted rather than powered/driven, they hung in the air too long and were comfortably taken. Also generated no second ball situations.
The goal he struck showed initiative and recognition, but it was late in coming to the scoresheet.
He did not strike me as a player with 90 minutes of industry in him, but he made contributions to bookmark the first (an assist to Orr, I think was his) and third goals.
As I reflect on the situation, my mind goes to Rodrigo Amaral who represented Uruguay in the 2017 U20 WC. He could strike any free kick immaculately but was the butt of many jokes in the international media because he had obvious mobility issues (Amaral has since shed the weight but he is still not comfortably a top flight pro). As I watched Che, I'm thinking he needs to be careful about his game not becoming one-dimensional and affected by the same viruses as Amaral.
Stretching the example to make a point. At Racing, they thought he was the best player with the ball at his feet. In other situations, they didn't view him as having a pro future in the top flight.
Of course, the certain difference is that Amaral was indispensable to Uruguay. It was the obvious rationale for bringing an unfit player to Asia. He played a role in the matches.
Still unclear as to whether the compelling reason for calling Che was because he was in Portugal.
Thanks Seeker.
Our players' development is severely stymied by obvious tamperings at all levels.
We will certainly struggle in our region, let alone the world stage if we don't get the likes of Garcia to a strong European club earlier than later.
Let's see how Lee does in his senior debut in Iran
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Garcia: silky :applause: Needs to fly out asap.
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Look Loy rubbishes U-20s failure on Super League.
By Joel Bailey (Newsday).
PRESIDENT OF the TT Super League, Keith Look Loy, has rubbished claims made in a recent newspaper column that the League had to take the blame for the failure of the T&T Under-20 team to qualify for the 2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Poland.
The Russell Latapy-coached T&T team ended their Group A phase yesterday with a 3-0 win over the United States Virgin Islands.
The T&T team defeated St Vincent/Grenadines 3-2 on November 1 and Puerto Rico 5-1 two days later. However, the team suffered a pair of defeats – 6-1 to the hosts US on Monday and 2-0 to Suriname on Wednesday.
Look Loy, in a recent interview, stressed, “That (rationale) is absolute rubbish. My natural inclination would be to avoid any response to this but a lot of people, inside and outside of the Super League have called me to express their absolute disgust with this article.”
According to Look Loy, “To allocate blame to the Super League for the Under-20 team not playing in the Super League is absolute rubbish.”
He continued, “We made a place for them, I have an e-mail to that effect from the general secretary (of the TT Football Association Justin Latapy-George), saying that they could not pay the ($45,000 registration) fee and therefore we had to go ahead without them.”
Look Loy, who is also the owner of top Super League club FC Santa Rosa, said, “Secondly, if the (writer) is saying we could have gone ahead with this team, a team that wasn’t training for months, could you imagine the disruption to our League that would have caused? This was a concern of ours that I expressed to them before we approved a place for them, and they said ‘no it would be fine’.
“We didn’t stop the team from being active, it was the TTFA’s failure to pay staff. If they didn’t play in the League, it was for those two reasons. For months, there was no national Under-20 team.”
The outspoken Look Loy stressed, “It is absolute folly and disingenuous for (the writer) to suggest that the team (could) not qualify for the Under-20 World Cup because we didn’t allow them to play. It totally ignores the problems that I just described – a team with no funding, no planning, no reliable staff, a team without a vision of where it was going (and) was abandoned for months by the TTFA.
“Further evidence is that the team got monies on Monday because days before the team left is when the budget was submitted to the Ministry of Sport,” he added, with reference to the $452,855 cheque received by the TTFA for the Under-20 team’s campaign.
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T&T sink US Virgin Islands 3-0.
By Ryan Hamilton-Davis (Newsday).
National U20s end campaign with a win as:
BOUNCING BACK from an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the United States junior team, the T&T Under 20 squad mowed down the US Virgin Islands yesterday in a 3-0 trouncing at their final group match at the CONCACAF U20 Championships.
The win comes as redemption to their brutal 6 - 1 loss against the United States, and gave them an added three points to put the team in second place in their group with nine overall points, but it was not enough to take them to the next stage, as only the group winners would qualify to advance.
Nikel Orr opened the scoring in the first minute of play,at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, capitalising on an incisive left field pass which outpaced Virgin Island defenders. Orr placed the ball to the right side of the goal, leaving goalie Connor Querrard flat-footed.
The team tried to reproduce the magic for the remainder of the first half by making more attacking plays on the left field, but were unable to get the same result.
The pace picked up in the second half with T&T dominating play, and the Virgin Islands doing the majority of defending.
The defenders’ resolve was eventually broken in the 77th minute, when substitute Isiah Lee put the ball past the keeper once again, after it was fed to him from a cross ball.
Minutes before the final whistle, midfielder Che Benny also beat the keeper.
He shot a rocket from the top of the 18-yard box, which was too hot for the goalie to handle. The ball slipped through Querrard’s fingers for a third goal. The under-20 team will return home on Monday.
Teams
Trinidad and Tobago: 20.Jabari Brice (GK); 18.Kerdell Sween, 5.Justin Homer (Yellow 22) (7.Mark Ramdeen 74), 2.Mikel Mieres (8.Jabarry Francis 57), 17.Matthew Beal, 10.Judah Garcia, 15.John-Paul Rochford, 12.Kishon Hackshaw, 11.Che Benny, 13.Nickel Orr (6.Isaiah Lee 46 - Yellow 68), 9.Jaydon Prowell.
Unused substitutes: 1.Denzil Smith (GK), 3.Derron John, 4.Jerrin Jackie, 14.Ethan Bonaparte, 16.Luke Singh, 19.Shaqkeem Joseph.
Coach: Russell Latapy.
USVI: 1.Connor Querrard, 10.Humberto Delgado III, 3.Orion Mills (Yellow 35), 15.Grant Farrell, 20.John Engerman, 6.Ramesses McGuiness (Yellow 90), 16.Rakeem M. Joseph (17.N. Seidon Thomas 88), 9.Jett Blaschka (capt) (Yellow 45), 11.Quinn Farrell (Yellow 32) (12.Jimson St Louis 85), 2.Alfred Harris (19.De Vaunte Moses 78), 18.Nikhil Verna.
Coach: Joseph Limeburner.
Highlights: U.S. Virgin Islands 0 - 3 Trinidad and Tobago (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJjOLvb9Wx8)
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T&T sink US Virgin Islands 3-0.
By Ryan Hamilton-Davis (Newsday).
National U20s end campaign with a win as:
BOUNCING BACK from an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the United States junior team, the T&T Under 20 squad mowed down the US Virgin Islands yesterday in a 3-0 trouncing at their final group match at the CONCACAF U20 Championships.
The win comes as redemption to their brutal 6 - 1 loss against the United States, and gave them an added three points to put the team in second place in their group with nine overall points, but it was not enough to take them to the next stage, as only the group winners would qualify to advance.
Nikel Orr opened the scoring in the first minute of play,at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, capitalising on an incisive left field pass which outpaced Virgin Island defenders. Orr placed the ball to the right side of the goal, leaving goalie Connor Querrard flat-footed.
The team tried to reproduce the magic for the remainder of the first half by making more attacking plays on the left field, but were unable to get the same result.
The pace picked up in the second half with T&T dominating play, and the Virgin Islands doing the majority of defending.
The defenders’ resolve was eventually broken in the 77th minute, when substitute Isiah Lee put the ball past the keeper once again, after it was fed to him from a cross ball.
Minutes before the final whistle, midfielder Che Benny also beat the keeper.
He shot a rocket from the top of the 18-yard box, which was too hot for the goalie to handle. The ball slipped through Querrard’s fingers for a third goal. The under-20 team will return home on Monday.
Teams
Trinidad and Tobago: 20.Jabari Brice (GK); 18.Kerdell Sween, 5.Justin Homer (Yellow 22) (7.Mark Ramdeen 74), 2.Mikel Mieres (8.Jabarry Francis 57), 17.Matthew Beal, 10.Judah Garcia, 15.John-Paul Rochford, 12.Kishon Hackshaw, 11.Che Benny, 13.Nickel Orr (6.Isaiah Lee 46 - Yellow 68), 9.Jaydon Prowell.
Unused substitutes: 1.Denzil Smith (GK), 3.Derron John, 4.Jerrin Jackie, 14.Ethan Bonaparte, 16.Luke Singh, 19.Shaqkeem Joseph.
Coach: Russell Latapy.
USVI: 1.Connor Querrard, 10.Humberto Delgado III, 3.Orion Mills (Yellow 35), 15.Grant Farrell, 20.John Engerman, 6.Ramesses McGuiness (Yellow 90), 16.Rakeem M. Joseph (17.N. Seidon Thomas 88), 9.Jett Blaschka (capt) (Yellow 45), 11.Quinn Farrell (Yellow 32) (12.Jimson St Louis 85), 2.Alfred Harris (19.De Vaunte Moses 78), 18.Nikhil Verna.
Coach: Joseph Limeburner.
Highlights: U.S. Virgin Islands 0 - 3 Trinidad and Tobago (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJjOLvb9Wx8)
Beating the U S Virgin Island 3-0 is not bouncing back.
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T&T U-20 coach laments team’s attitude.
By Joel Bailey (Newsday).
T&T Under-20 football team coach Russell Latapy has lamented the attitude shown by his squad on Friday, during their 3-0 win over the United States Virgin Islands in their final Group A game, in the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, at the IMG Academy, Bradenton, Florida, US.
Nickel Orr, Isaiah Lee and Che Benny were the goal-getters for T&T, who failed in their bid to qualify for the 2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Poland.
In the six-team group, TT finished with nine points from five matches, with the hosts topping the group with a 100-percent record.
“Honestly when we left home I said to myself if we can come out with seven points then I would be very happy so I think it’s a plus altogether that we came out with three victories after five games,” said Latapy. “But (on Friday) I was very disappointed with the performance and in the attitude of the players.”
The 50-year-old Latapy continued, “So far I have given them a lot of credit for the way they went about their business but (on Friday) there were just really bad performances and I said to them in no uncertain terms in the dressing room that that’s unacceptable when you are representing the national team.
“I know the preparations were not what we hoped for and it was going to be difficult against the US and having to come back from a 6-1 defeat but (on Friday) I was just looking for good attitude, getting the ball down and the move the ball about.
It’s not about scoring a lot of goals alone but it’s about doing things the right way and the process in which we go forward and the way we want to play football.
“But in my mind (on Friday), I called it schoolboy football. Everybody was trying to play for themselves, taking too much touches on the ball. It was just a poor performance all-round. I think that attitude, desire, that they showed in the (other) games was missing. I just was not happy with what I saw,” ended the ex-national men’s team playmaker, captain and coach.
The T&T Under-20 squad are set to return home tomorrow.
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Honest comment from Latas.
One of the unfortunate outcomes in this saga is that Latas doesn't get the opportunity to refine this squad, by bringing in deserving players who would have been contenders for roster spots, replacing those who were not up to par during the tournament had we moved on. There is talent in this age group and the time to keep them engaged is now.
By the way, kudos to the staff for making the event despite the financial impasse!
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Is there any private entity or entities willing to partner with the TTFA to form a REAL academy for Boys and girls, please step up. TT at this moment is unable to compete effectively in this competition.
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Is there any private entity or entities willing to partner with the TTFA to form a REAL academy for Boys and girls, please step up. TT at this moment is unable to compete effectively in this competition.
I keep dreaming (BTW what ever happened to Dreamer?)
I keep dreaming that somebody with deep pockets and the clout (Respected by all) would set-up and implement a winning program which taps into and shocases our natural, god-given talent in football.
Someone who knows the rich history of our players and clubs competing and playing with some of the best in Europe.
I guess I am longing to see our Mbappe's and Latapy's and Judah Garcia's and Lincoln Phillips, and Gally Cummings type players be harnessed, live together in camps and produce football that would be the envy of the region, the world.
I still feel there is a better brand of football than Man City and Barcelonia which comes from "Friends" living together and having a deep chemistry borne out of kinship and selflessness (ala Kante).
But I confess. I'm a Dreamer. I feel like Dr. MLK Jr.
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Is there any private entity or entities willing to partner with the TTFA to form a REAL academy for Boys and girls, please step up. TT at this moment is unable to compete effectively in this competition.
I keep dreaming (BTW what ever happened to Dreamer?)
I keep dreaming that somebody with deep pockets and the clout (Respected by all) would set-up and implement a winning program which taps into and shocases our natural, god-given talent in football.
Someone who knows the rich history of our players and clubs competing and playing with some of the best in Europe.
I guess I am longing to see our Mbappe's and Latapy's and Judah Garcia's and Lincoln Phillips, and Gally Cummings type players be harnessed, live together in camps and produce football that would be the envy of the region, the world.
I still feel there is a better brand of football than Man City and Barcelonia which comes from "Friends" living together and having a deep chemistry borne out of kinship and selflessness (ala Kante).
But I confess. I'm a Dreamer. I feel like Dr. MLK Jr.
We already had a fella with deep pockets and plenty clout. Be careful what you wish for ;D
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Is there any private entity or entities willing to partner with the TTFA to form a REAL academy for Boys and girls, please step up. TT at this moment is unable to compete effectively in this competition.
I keep dreaming (BTW what ever happened to Dreamer?)
I keep dreaming that somebody with deep pockets and the clout (Respected by all) would set-up and implement a winning program which taps into and shocases our natural, god-given talent in football.
Someone who knows the rich history of our players and clubs competing and playing with some of the best in Europe.
I guess I am longing to see our Mbappe's and Latapy's and Judah Garcia's and Lincoln Phillips, and Gally Cummings type players be harnessed, live together in camps and produce football that would be the envy of the region, the world.
I still feel there is a better brand of football than Man City and Barcelonia which comes from "Friends" living together and having a deep chemistry borne out of kinship and selflessness (ala Kante).
But I confess. I'm a Dreamer. I feel like Dr. MLK Jr.
We already had a fella with deep pockets and plenty clout. Be careful what you wish for ;D
Yeah buh yuh miss meh definition of clout (Respected by all) ;D
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who is that fella with "deep pockets"?
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Trinidad and Tobago U-20 forward Jaydon Prowell has joined his captain, John-Paul Rochford, at the Portland Timbers U18/19 Academy team for the remainder of the 2018/19 season.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dr5f2s7X4AAmFiM.jpg:large)
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Damn, Rochford small.
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who is that fella with "deep pockets"?
jack had deep pockets. or at least he had his hand deep in OTHER people's pockets
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he had his hand deep in OTHER people's pockets
You hit the head on the nail!!!
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https://sports.yahoo.com/why-norway-didnt-stop-attacking-in-a-120-thrashing-of-honduras-in-the-u-20-world-cup-211806081.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k13EltDN5cU&feature=onebox
Norway clobbered Honduras 12-0 in U20 World Cup. It appears that with the exception of the US, the rest of Concacaf did not make the 2nd rounds or are unlikely to make the 2nd rounds. But Panama still has a chance today against Saudi. Honduras had two players sent off.
Norway forward Erling Braut Haland set an Under-20 World Cup record with nine goals in the country’s 12-0 win over Honduras on Thursday in Poland.
Haland, who plays club soccer for RB Salzburg, scored four times before halftime and five times in the second half as the Norwegians didn’t stop attacking against Honduras. Haland’s effort broke the previous record for goals in a game by a single player by three.
You’re probably thinking Norway showed poor sportsmanship in running up the score against a clearly overmatched opponent. But they had to do so to move on.
Norway needed to worry about goal difference
The U20 World Cup consists of 24 teams divided among six groups and 16 of them make the knockout stages. With the top two countries from each group moving on, that leaves four third-place teams to make it through to the final rounds.
Norway, in Group C, lost its first game 3-1 to Uruguay on May 24 and lost its second game to New Zealand 2-0 on May 27. Honduras, meanwhile, lost to New Zealand 5-0 and 2-0 to Uruguay. The winner of their game Thursday, at best, would advance as the last third-place team.
Hence why Norway kept scoring. Before the game kicked off, three teams were already in third place with four points. Norway not only needed to get three points, but it needed to flip its goal difference — the first tiebreaker — to a lopsided number that no one could match and hope for the best from games on Friday.
Norway still not in the knockout round
After the win, Norway’s goal difference sits at a mighty +8 and its 13 goals over three games are the most of any third-place team. But there’s no guarantee the Norwegians will advance as the last team in the knockout round.
Argentina leads Group F with six points while Group F teams Portugal and South Korea currently sit tied with the Norwegians at 3 points. Meanwhile, Group E member Panama has one point. All of those teams play tomorrow. And a lot has to go right for Norway.
Norway only advances if Portugal and South Korea both lose and Panama loses or ties. A win for Panama vaults the Panamanians over Norway while any combination of wins or ties for Portugal and South Korea also eliminates the Norwegians. The running up of the score could very well end up for naught.
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Damn 12-0?
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WATCH: Derek King talks about his new appointment as the Men's U-20 Head Coach, and we catch a glimpse of his first training session.
https://www.youtube.com/v/rRvP4DecdRs
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https://sports.yahoo.com/why-norway-didnt-stop-attacking-in-a-120-thrashing-of-honduras-in-the-u-20-world-cup-211806081.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k13EltDN5cU&feature=onebox
Norway clobbered Honduras 12-0 in U20 World Cup. It appears that with the exception of the US, the rest of Concacaf did not make the 2nd rounds or are unlikely to make the 2nd rounds. But Panama still has a chance today against Saudi. Honduras had two players sent off.
Norway forward Erling Braut Haland set an Under-20 World Cup record with nine goals in the country’s 12-0 win over Honduras on Thursday in Poland.
Haland, who plays club soccer for RB Salzburg, scored four times before halftime and five times in the second half as the Norwegians didn’t stop attacking against Honduras. Haland’s effort broke the previous record for goals in a game by a single player by three.
You’re probably thinking Norway showed poor sportsmanship in running up the score against a clearly overmatched opponent. But they had to do so to move on.
Norway needed to worry about goal difference
The U20 World Cup consists of 24 teams divided among six groups and 16 of them make the knockout stages. With the top two countries from each group moving on, that leaves four third-place teams to make it through to the final rounds.
Norway, in Group C, lost its first game 3-1 to Uruguay on May 24 and lost its second game to New Zealand 2-0 on May 27. Honduras, meanwhile, lost to New Zealand 5-0 and 2-0 to Uruguay. The winner of their game Thursday, at best, would advance as the last third-place team.
Hence why Norway kept scoring. Before the game kicked off, three teams were already in third place with four points. Norway not only needed to get three points, but it needed to flip its goal difference — the first tiebreaker — to a lopsided number that no one could match and hope for the best from games on Friday.
Norway still not in the knockout round
After the win, Norway’s goal difference sits at a mighty +8 and its 13 goals over three games are the most of any third-place team. But there’s no guarantee the Norwegians will advance as the last team in the knockout round.
Argentina leads Group F with six points while Group F teams Portugal and South Korea currently sit tied with the Norwegians at 3 points. Meanwhile, Group E member Panama has one point. All of those teams play tomorrow. And a lot has to go right for Norway.
Norway only advances if Portugal and South Korea both lose and Panama loses or ties. A win for Panama vaults the Panamanians over Norway while any combination of wins or ties for Portugal and South Korea also eliminates the Norwegians. The running up of the score could very well end up for naught.
Oh that is who that was.... Didnt take long to make a big name for himself
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Nine overseas players arrive for U-20 training.
TTFA Media.
Nine North American-based players will arrive in the country on Sunday to join the current Men’s Under 20 pool for a week of training under head coach Derek King.
The players were invited based on recommendation from the TTFA’s Talent Identification Programme (TIPP) in North America. One of the players, Isa Sayeed was a member of the previous National Under 17 Men’s team.
The other players arriving are Saheim Quamina, Keoma Mohammed, Richard Wilson, Samory Powder, Liam Lambert, Liam Collens, Keirol Aaron and Mateo Elliot.
King said he will assess the players during the period.
“This is a good opportunity for us to see what the players are capable of and what they can bring to the current pool. Like I said before, the door is open to any player of worth and quality who can be of a valuable additional to the national team of Trinidad and Tobago. Thanks to the support provided by the TIPP staff in North America for providing the information and being able to assist with recommending these players,” King told TTFA Media.
TTFA Technical Committee chairman Keith Look Loy added, “The integration of these players is more evidence of the very useful work being conducted by our North America Programme. We have identified another nine players to place on trial. I expect these players to bring serious added value to this team”.
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Samory Powder involved so perhaps his brother Noah will not be far behind
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Nine North American-based players will arrive in the country on Sunday to join the current Men’s Under 20 pool for a week of training under head coach Derek King.
There are quite a few other candidates, but these are the ones who can make it at this time. The others have school commitments, club commitments etc.
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Tiger Tanks to invest $1.5M in U-20 football tourney.
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian).
A $1.5-million-dollar Tiger Tanks-sponsored Under-20 Football Tournament is set to kick off in February next year and is expected to be used in the future for the preparation of national teams.
Dennis Latiff, Tiger Tanks' general manager revealed his plans on Tuesday but he made it clear that play will be subjected to the government's return-to-play orders regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Latiff, an emerging sporting pride in the southland, said the tournament will be held for one month among 14 selected teams, 10 from Trinidad and the other four from the sister isle of Tobago, with the winner due to cash in on a $20, 000 first prize cheque and $10, 000 for the runner-up.
Latiff told Guardian Media Sports on Tuesday that the prize structure could change before the start of the tournament, as the quantity of potential sponsors increases. However, if all goes well with the tournament it will lead to a resulting Under-20 League to be held at a time to be decided, Latiff said.
Latiff's $1.5 million output will include monies for prizes, investment to have live matches and other games on television, payment of two uniforms each (home and away) for every team, insurance for all players, payment of officials (referees, linesmen, commissioners), sponsorship for a social media platform, sponsorship for marketing of the tournament, and a $1,500 incentive for the best defender, best midfielder, best forward, best coach, most goals and man of the match.
He said, invitations were sent to 24 teams from both the T&T Pro League and the T&T Super League, but FC Santa Rosa, a Super League contender has refused to accept, while three other teams La Horquetta Rangers, Cunupia FC and Point Fortin Civic FC are undecided about their participation.
"In the first instance, it is going to be a tournament and after we see how that takes off then it may turn into a league. It will be like the 10 teams here. The Tobago teams will play each other twice in a round-robin play-off, but in Trinidad, we're not too sure because we're looking at the times and so on, that we will get for the stadia, but most likely, it would be each one play one another over here. We haven't gotten permission as yet, everything is being planned and whenever the government says that we're able to play football, whatever guidelines that they have in place, we will put in place. So it's just preparation for when football opens. When that happens we will have everything there and ready to go. The only thing that will be put in place then will be the guidelines for COVID-19," Latiff explained.
He continued. "I want to help with this league to prepare national teams. I am not saying we're only picking national people from it, but I want to use this to prepare national teams. A lot more will come pretty soon with this league, we should be laying out things by Friday (November 19) of this week. It was supposed to be last Friday but there was a little setback, some people got sick and so on and I had to wait on them to finish something that they didn't finish."
He gave the assurance that all teams, coaches, officials, spectators and everyone who would be involved in the tournament will be required to be fully vaccinated in accordance with government's 'vaccinate to operate' mandate.
On November 5, the Minister of Health Terrance Deyalsingh blanked a proposal by the Ascension Football Tournament of T&T to have a League played in an all-vaccinated environment. That League was scheduled to incorporate teams from both the T&T Super League and T&T Pro League etc and was expected to be guided by some 30 rules and regulations to guard against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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TTFA will begin screening for the under 20 team soon
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Men’s U-20 Team to begin screening Saturday December 11th
TTFA Media.
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association is inviting interested players to attend its first Open Screening Session for the National Men’s Under 20 Team this Saturday December 11th at the Ato Boldon Stadium from 8:00am.
Male Players born on or after 1st January, 2003 are eligible to participate.
All Players are requested to walk with the following:
White Jersey / Black Shorts / Either Red or White or Black Socks and football boots
All interested participants must complete the attached form via this link –
https://forms.gle/ZaADrPNbMCJd952h9
Trinidad and Tobago, by virtue of being one of the region’s 16 top ranked men’s U-20 teams who have received a bye to the 2022 CONCACAF Final Championship which will be played the summer of 2022.
At the conclusion of the Championship, the finalists (two teams) will qualify for the FIFA Men’s U-20 World Cup Indonesia 2023 and 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games. The two losing semifinalists (two teams) will also guarantee their participation in the FIFA Men’s U-20 World Cup Indonesia 2023.
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Once again there is no mention of Tobago.....so are 30 or 40 young men supposed to find their way to Trinidad.....during this time of a pandemic..... find somewhere to stay, pay for meals, transport etc. in order to have a look in ???
I have been saying this all the time....it cost less for one or two coaches to travel to Tobago for one day.....they don't even have to spend the night....back home no later then a 9 pm flight and can drive home and sleep in their bed.
As usual they will only look at Tobago players months after a team is in training and players have already started developing. Then you bring in Tobago players who have never trained with the team...or under the coaches and you expect then to do what exactly ???
And what is even more disrespectful is that a coach stop me on the road last night asking for my son to train with him because he was contacted by lord alone knows who....to train u20 players in Tobago. So no formal announcement....just word of mouth....hand picking of players.
This $H!+ has to stop. This makes me understand more and more why Tobago voted for the PDP. (Not me eh ;D)
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Once again there is no mention of Tobago.....so are 30 or 40 young men supposed to find their way to Trinidad.....during this time of a pandemic..... find somewhere to stay, pay for meals, transport etc. in order to have a look in ???
I have been saying this all the time....it cost less for one or two coaches to travel to Tobago for one day.....they don't even have to spend the night....back home no later then a 9 pm flight and can drive home and sleep in their bed.
As usual they will only look at Tobago players months after a team is in training and players have already started developing. Then you bring in Tobago players who have never trained with the team...or under the coaches and you expect then to do what exactly ???
And what is even more disrespectful is that a coach stop me on the road last night asking for my son to train with him because he was contacted by lord alone knows who....to train u20 players in Tobago. So no formal announcement....just word of mouth....hand picking of players.
This $H!+ has to stop. This makes me understand more and more why Tobago voted for the PDP. (Not me eh ;D)
Where is the TFA in all of this?
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Advisory for the Men's U-20-tryouts.
TTFA Media.
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) wishes to thank the public for the overwhelming interest in our Men’s National Under 20 Tryouts.
With this in mind and in accordance with our health and safety protocol, the TTFA advises all registered participants for the upcoming Men’s National Under 20 Tryouts of the following schedule as it applies to each player based on their surname initial.
Saturday December 11th, 2021 – All players with the surname initial A,B,C,D. Start time 8:00am
Saturday December 18th, 2021 – All Players with the surname initial E to K. Start Time 8:00am
Tuesday December 21st, 2021 – All Players with the surname initial L to W. Start Time 9:00am
Please note that only registered players will be allowed entry into the venue starting this Saturday. Players born on or after January 1st, 2003 are eligible for these tryouts.
All sessions will take place at Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva.
All Players are requested to walk with the following:
White Jersey / Black Shorts / Either Red or White or Black Socks and football boots.
Further details of tryouts in Tobago will be provided soon.
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Sceening guys who eh play in 2 years angus has his work cut out for him
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Advisory for the Men's U-20-tryouts.
TTFA Media.
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) wishes to thank the public for the overwhelming interest in our Men’s National Under 20 Tryouts.
With this in mind and in accordance with our health and safety protocol, the TTFA advises all registered participants for the upcoming Men’s National Under 20 Tryouts of the following schedule as it applies to each player based on their surname initial.
Saturday December 11th, 2021 – All players with the surname initial A,B,C,D. Start time 8:00am
Saturday December 18th, 2021 – All Players with the surname initial E to K. Start Time 8:00am
Tuesday December 21st, 2021 – All Players with the surname initial L to W. Start Time 9:00am
Please note that only registered players will be allowed entry into the venue starting this Saturday. Players born on or after January 1st, 2003 are eligible for these tryouts.
All sessions will take place at Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva.
All Players are requested to walk with the following:
White Jersey / Black Shorts / Either Red or White or Black Socks and football boots.
Further details of tryouts in Tobago will be provided soon.
And still no mention of Tobago :banginghead: :banginghead: :banginghead:
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Advisory for the Men's U-20-tryouts.
TTFA Media.
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) wishes to thank the public for the overwhelming interest in our Men’s National Under 20 Tryouts.
With this in mind and in accordance with our health and safety protocol, the TTFA advises all registered participants for the upcoming Men’s National Under 20 Tryouts of the following schedule as it applies to each player based on their surname initial.
Saturday December 11th, 2021 – All players with the surname initial A,B,C,D. Start time 8:00am
Saturday December 18th, 2021 – All Players with the surname initial E to K. Start Time 8:00am
Tuesday December 21st, 2021 – All Players with the surname initial L to W. Start Time 9:00am
Please note that only registered players will be allowed entry into the venue starting this Saturday. Players born on or after January 1st, 2003 are eligible for these tryouts.
All sessions will take place at Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva.
All Players are requested to walk with the following:
White Jersey / Black Shorts / Either Red or White or Black Socks and football boots.
Further details of tryouts in Tobago will be provided soon.
And still no mention of Tobago :banginghead: :banginghead: :banginghead:
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Eligible foreign base players to add to the U20 pool
Tino Qumina - Arsenal LB
Dan IMRAY - CRYSTAL PALACE DF
jAYDEN ST PAUL- NORWICH GK
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Eve hands full with U-20, senior teams
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian)
National senior men's football coach Angus Eve will have his hands full over the coming months, having been tasked with the responsibility of preparing both the country's Under-20 and senior men's teams.
Screening sessions for the U-20s began on Saturday at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Balmain, Couva, and from some 400 registered players, Eve worked with only 100, having to adhere to the COVID-19 protocol and ensure safety.
Technical director Dion La Foucade has been working alongside Eve and his staff to assess and select players ahead of the CONCACAF Qualifiers, mid-next year.
Because of the need to follow the COVID-19 protocol, Eve and his staff have had to conduct their sessions in alphabetical order, on Saturday working with players with surnames that begin with A, B, C and D. And on December 18, he will work with players with last names beginning with E to K from 8 am.
Screening sessions will continue on December 21 for players with surnames beginning with L to W from 9 am at the Couva venue. But the question is whether Eve will be able to handle the workload, with the national senior team training expected to resume in January.
Training for the senior team was stopped more than a month ago for two main reasons, one is the unavailability of contracts to staff members which is in the process of being sorted out, Guardian Media Sports has been reliably informed, and the other is because the FIFA-appointed Normalisation Committee which is managing the T&T Football Association (TTFA) is strategically planning a programme for football for next year, according to Amiel Mohammed, TTFA's general secretary.
Mohammed said: "It's more sitting down and analysing the strategic plan ahead, especially from a financial point of view. And then once we know we've come out with something, then if it's sustainable over a period of time, rather throughout 2022.
"We know that the TTFA recently activated the bankruptcy and insolvency process and then at the same time we've been doing a review of how things look for 2022. It's projected to be a very busy calendar."
Eve, on Saturday did not answer his cell phone, but La Foucade said the coach, considered one of the better youth coaches in the country, will have to manage his time wisely to cope with both teams.
Guardian Media Sports has been told that a number of international friendly matches have been planned for the senior team next year, as the team prepares for the CONCACAF Nations League.
With the U-20s, Eve is also scheduled to have a session for players returning home from abroad for the Christmas holidays on December 27, and will also have to work with players from the sister isle of Tobago at a date to be determined.
Eve is also set to leave local shores, either at the end of February or early March next year, to conduct a series of overseas screenings for international players.
https://www.youtube.com/v/IuwUw59rxoY
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WATCH: Eve pleased with turnout for U-20 trials
https://www.youtube.com/v/sAED35nY05M
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Eve scouts foreign-based players for men's Under-20 squad
By Jelani Beckles (T&T Newsday)
TRINIDAD AND Tobago Under-20 men’s football coach Angus Eve is scouting players from overseas in an effort to field a competitive team as preparations begin for the qualifying phase of 2023 FIFA Men’s Under-20 World Cup in Indonesia.
The T&T Football Association recently started having screening sessions for players eager to represent their country.
Eve, speaking to the media during a session at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva on Saturday, said, “Things are going smooth so far. I think the staff and the (TTFA) have done a tremendous job to organise this.”
Players based overseas will be included, Eve said.
“The plan is simply that we do the screening until the end of February. That will encompass the foreign-based players who have parentage (in T&T)…we have some boys in Germany, we have a goalkeeper in Norwich City in England, we have a couple of them in some of the MLS (Major League Soccer) teams, some of the USL (United Soccer League) teams. They will have a different level of play and fitness. They will come a bit closer to the end (of the screening).”
In January, trials will be held for footballers in Tobago.
Eve is satisfied with the response from the players.
“Tremendous (response), you saw the enthusiasm of the kids. They want to play, they want to show themselves. It is their national team and they are showing that they want to be a part of it. Also you see the parents coming out with the kids because they want an opportunity to represent their country and that is the most noble thing anybody could do.”
Asked what he thought of the standard of play, Eve said, “It is very difficult to judge the kids on the levels after they have not played for two years…I just want to comment on the enthusiasm that they brought, the willingness to try to apply what we asking them to do because we could build the levels.”
T&T is one of the region’s 16 top-ranked men’s Under-20 teams who have received a bye to the 2022 CONCACAF Final Championship which will be played in the summer of 2022.
At the conclusion of the championship, the finalists will qualify for the FIFA Men’s Under-20 World Cup Indonesia 2023 and 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games. The two losing semifinalists will also guarantee their participation in the FIFA Men’s Under-20 World Cup.
Marc Israel, a central defender, is competing in the screening sessions.
He is elated to be playing again. “I think it is a great opportunity. A lot of players here have been just home and not a lot of players have had the opportunity to play. I think it is an incredible opportunity that everybody has been waiting on. We really grateful and thankful to be able to come out here today.
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Eve scouts foreign-based players for men's Under-20 squad
By Jelani Beckles (T&T Newsday)
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“The plan is simply that we do the screening until the end of February. That will encompass the foreign-based players who have parentage (in T&T)…we have some boys in Germany, we have a goalkeeper in Norwich City in England, we have a couple of them in some of the MLS (Major League Soccer) teams, some of the USL (United Soccer League) teams. They will have a different level of play and fitness. They will come a bit closer to the end (of the screening).”
Ah i see eve is getting our information ...
Antwoine Hackford sheffield united (at least start a conversation angus)
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Which calendar year is the base year for this tournament? 2003?
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Which calendar year is the base year for this tournament? 2003?
yup
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Eve scouts foreign-based players for men's Under-20 squad
By Jelani Beckles (T&T Newsday)
TRINIDAD AND Tobago Under-20 men’s football coach Angus Eve is scouting players from overseas in an effort to field a competitive team as preparations begin for the qualifying phase of 2023 FIFA Men’s Under-20 World Cup in Indonesia.
The T&T Football Association recently started having screening sessions for players eager to represent their country.
Eve, speaking to the media during a session at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva on Saturday, said, “Things are going smooth so far. I think the staff and the (TTFA) have done a tremendous job to organise this.”
Players based overseas will be included, Eve said.
“The plan is simply that we do the screening until the end of February. That will encompass the foreign-based players who have parentage (in T&T)…we have some boys in Germany, we have a goalkeeper in Norwich City in England, we have a couple of them in some of the MLS (Major League Soccer) teams, some of the USL (United Soccer League) teams. They will have a different level of play and fitness. They will come a bit closer to the end (of the screening).”
In January, trials will be held for footballers in Tobago.
Eve is satisfied with the response from the players.
I am happy that Tobago was not left out....Screening happening today
(Would have responded earlier but I was on quarantine)
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Eve to continue scouting for Men's U-20 Team
https://www.youtube.com/v/g5FtUCBIbiw
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Tobago U-20 footballers buoyed by national screening.
T&T Newsday Reports.
ALMOST two years without football had left youths in Tobago despondent and pessimistic about achieving their football dreams. But their hopes were rekindled earlier this month with the start of national under-20 screening, which kicked off at the Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet on January 3.
Football is one of many sports which have been negatively impacted by covid19 in Trinidad and Tobago. Contact sports have been banned since the virus reached T&T in March 2020. During that period, only domestic competitions in individual sports, such as golf and tennis, have been granted permission. Contact sports have been restricted to national training for regional or international tournaments, leaving many footballers without the means to earn an income.
For young players, it has meant making tough choices about what they want to achieve in life. But the Tobago Football Association’s (TFA) hosting of men’s under-20 screening has given some an opportunity to get back on track.
According to TFA coach Terry Williams, “Seventy Tobago footballers responded to the online registration process for screening.” Thirty players were later short-listed to continue the training programme, pending a visit by national coach Angus Eve, to assess their levels, towards selection on the national under-20 team.
Williams, who has a support staff of six coaches, said, “I am impressed with the talent and awareness shown by the players, considering they have not been engaged in constructive training or football since the covid19 pandemic.”
He said, “In the short space of time left, before the visit by the national screening committee, we are increasing the workload of the short-listed players, in an effort to bring their physical fitness and strength up to scratch.
Training sessions are conducted on Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays, Williams said, under current health protocols.
The players were excited to be out on the field and looking forward to hopefully a life-changing experience.
Omar Daniel, 17, of Mason Hall, said he was caught off guard by the screening programme. He said, “A friend sent me the flyer on social media, two days before the deadline. I did not think I was mentally or physically ready, but ah still sign up.”
Daniel, who is a member of Jaric Titans FC, had previously given up on an international career in football, but said he was elated to be named among the short-listed players.
“I feel motivated to make the final cut, and I think ah still have a chance to go further. I thought my aspirations to represent Trinidad and Tobago was done, because since the covid nothing was happening and ah was getting worried.”
Keanu Boatswain, 16, of Patience Hill, said he was happy when he heard about the screening.
“Football is my way to free up my mind from everything, so I was getting depressed, because of no football. So, hearing about the screening kind of ease the frustration,” he said.
Boatswain’s ambition is to play football in Europe. He was also named in the squad of 30 players and is optimistic about national selection.
“I feel excited to make it, because ah hear it start off with 70 people. Ah trying hard to make the team, but ah not taking anything for granted, because it have plenty good players, but ah putting in the work and doing what ah have to do.”
National coach Angus Eve told Newsday, “Tobago is one of six zones under the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation where the national screening is taking place. We will be in Tobago on January 28-29, to see which of the players can fall into the national pool.”
The other zones in Trinidad have already completed their screening, and players who came home for the Christmas holidays, from US colleges, were also screened.
Eve said, “We will be going to Fort Lauderdale, America in February to conduct screening sessions for players who are willing to play for the country and their parents were born in Trinidad and Tobago.”
The national under-20 team is gearing up for the Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship
The draw for the Concacaf groupings will take place in April, and the top four teams will qualify for the 2023 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Indonesia.
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Scarborough Secondary student Keanu Boatswain, right, is defended by Mason Hall Secondary student Omar Daniel during national under-20 screening at the Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet last Saturday. - David Reid
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Seventy (70) players subscribed to the online registration process. Is that number above, below, or "at about" what was projected for turnout?
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This ban on contact sports is now an overkill.
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Seventy (70) players subscribed to the online registration process. Is that number above, below, or "at about" what was projected for turnout?
What happened there is that a number of (for want of a better term) non-players and under-aged players turned up due to them wanting a chance to be out there training and playing. Due to my knowledge of the football landscape in Tobago i would say that the players selected are all known in football circles in Tobago.
In the mix too there are one or two younger players who the coaches decided had the potential and chose not to wait for the U17 program to get them involved.
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Good Luck, Yutes!!!!
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Seventy (70) players subscribed to the online registration process. Is that number above, below, or "at about" what was projected for turnout?
What happened there is that a number of (for want of a better term) non-players and under-aged players turned up due to them wanting a chance to be out there training and playing. Due to my knowledge of the football landscape in Tobago i would say that the players selected are all known in football circles in Tobago.
In the mix too there are one or two younger players who the coaches decided had the potential and chose not to wait for the U17 program to get them involved.
Context is everything.
The yield from the 30 is the next item of interest.
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This is our group
s Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2 Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Suriname 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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This is our group
s Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2 Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Suriname 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Why are we even bothering to enter these competitions?!! :banginghead:
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This is our group
s Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2 Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Suriname 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Why are we even bothering to enter these competitions?!! :banginghead:
Optimism? Experience? Travel opportunity? Going through the motions? To maintain eligibility for subsequent pots? More depths to which to plunge? The blind squirrel theory? Finding that one diamond in the rough? Because none of the players are going to fight in Kiev?
Because we are not a stop and take stock people.
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Eve: Under-prepared Trinidad and Tobago U-20 men must be allowed to dream.
By Jonathan Ramnanansingh (T&T Newsday).
Trinidad and Tobago men’s Under-20 football coach Angus Eve believes the absence of local and regional competitive football for the past two years has put the national team at a clear disadvantage heading into Concacaf’s U-20 Championship in July.
T&T has been drawn into Group F alongside Mexico, Haiti and Suriname. Eve, who is also head coach of the national senior team, anticipates an uphill task owing to players’ lack of match practice since the pandemic hit in March 2020.
“The draw is a difficult one, but any draw would be difficult because of the state of football in Trinidad. It’s well documented the kids haven’t played football for about two years. We just started back with them about two months ago after extensive screening,” said Eve.
Although under-prepared, the head coach believes the teams should make the most of this opportunity.
“We’re under-prepared. I keep saying that. I’m never nervous going into any game but we’re under-prepared and we have to be realistic that we are. In this case, we need them to go (to compete), for their mental health.
“So they have something to look forward to. But we still have to send the kids and give them an opportunity to play because if you keep taking away their dreams, we build a society with no dreams and ambition,” he said.
Currently, there are 14 locally-based U-20 footballers in active training, selected from over 400 screened players. They train alongside ten national senior players, to help fast-track their development.
In April, T&T scouts will travel to the US to seek out new talent ahead of the tournament. Eve said there are players with T&T roots training and playing with academies in USA, Spain, Germany and England who they “continue to monitor.”
The U-20 coach hopes to bring these US and European-based players to T&T, in May, to take part in development camps.
Eve, the most capped player for T&T, said there were two domestic U-20 tournaments scheduled to start this month but they have been postponed – further hindering preparation.
However, he is pleased with the efforts of the 14 players thus far.
“The 14 that we have, you can see that tactical awareness, the physicality in them, the way they’re playing. You have to remember when we go to this tournament most of the players are playing in their senior leagues.
“If not, some of them are already outside (playing abroad) already. This is the challenge we have here for not having organised football for the last two years.”
Eve said several Concacaf U20 teams have already started hosting camps to prepare for the competition.
After the group stage, the top three teams from each advance to the knock-out round (16) and join the four teams that qualified directly from last November’s Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship qualifying: Curacao, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Nicaragua.
This tournament will combine qualifying for both the 2023 FIFA Under-20 Men’s World Cup and 2024 Paris Summer Olympics into a single event.
The four semi-finalists of the U20 Championships will qualify for the World Cup in Indonesia, while the tournament’s two finalists will qualify for the 2024 Games.
Eve said 2020 finalists Mexico remain group favourites while Suriname have gone on a massive recruitment drive for players based in Holland. Haiti, he said, is “traditionally, very difficult.”
2022 CONCACAF MEN’S U20 CHAMPIONSHIP GROUPS
Group E: USA, Cuba, Canada, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Group F: Mexico, Haiti, T&T, Suriname
Group G: Panama, El Salvador, Guatemala, Aruba
Group H: Honduras, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda
WATCH Press Briefing with Angus Eve on 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Qualifiers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=JFajniTWQa4&fbclid=IwAR0YxEY369BzdClNp47e2QCRZFMnu74DKgtlnrHxMGNY_JQ8TA7DVNfGQ94)
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6 mths of actual coached training , avg 15 years of individual training, including last 2 years…and still under-prepared. Like the most underprepared is Coach Eve. Let a coach who think they should win prepare them for the next few months then.
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Of the U20 players ... any surprises? Any new faces found unexpectedly?
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Parents cry foul over TFA handling of U-20 footballers
T&T Newsday
PARENTS of the young Tobago footballers selected for training with the national under-20 team are upset with the Tobago Football Association’s (TFA) management of the island’s players.
After intense screening sessions at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in January, nine players were selected by the national screening committee, headed by national coach Angus Eve, from an initial pool of 70 participants.
The parents raised concerns about the TFA’s handling of the under-20 players’ careers, after a press conference in which Angus Eve was asked whether any Tobago players were involved in the national under-20 programme.
Eve said the Tobago technical committee requested that the Tobago players stayed and played with the zonal team because some parents were having issues with their children coming to Trinidad during the week because they are still attending secondary school.
Eve said, “We had already made arrangements for the players to come on a weekend, so that is basically out of our hands – it is a choice that they made. So, we will have to look at them when they play with the Tobago team if they will still be selected.”
However, one parent said this came as news to them. “We were shocked when we heard the interview because we were inquiring from the TFA all along when the boys will be going to Trinidad for training.
“And we were told that the TFA has no money and they will contact us. Up to now, nobody has contacted us about any national training.”
“We contacted Mr Angus Eve and told him what he was told is not truth, because nobody from the TFA told us anything. We contacted officials in the TFA about the information coming out of the interview. And everyone we spoke to said they did not know anything about the statements.”
Another parent said, “With the permission of the national coach, we have started taking our children to Trinidad for training at our own expense because nobody in the TFA can determine the future of our children without our knowledge.
“We will get our children to Trinidad by any means necessary because nobody from the TFA has contacted us.”
One angry parent slammed the TFA, “Imagine, not even a telephone call, meeting or nothing official, is children future they dealing with. They took the decision away from us.
“Praise God for the reporter who asked that question, otherwise we would have still been in the dark.”
The parent said the matter was raised with a Tobago House of Assembly official, who they happened to meet at the airport.
Newsday was informed that the players were accommodated at the Home for Football, in Couva. Transport and meals were also provided by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association. The cost of inter-island travel was covered by the parents.
The parents said there is also uncertainty about which team the players will represent in the TTFA zonal competition.
“Because we only found out that the under 20 national team is also in the tournament when we went to Trinidad. The players are registered with the Tobago team, and the under 20 staff in Trinidad also took their information.”
When contacted, Eve said, “There is no blame to be attached to the TTFA, because we wanted the boys from day one. But we were not stopping the players from playing with the Tobago team.
“The Tobago players came last weekend (March 12-13), they have the ability and enthusiasm. They now have to work on their anaerobic along with their fitness and settle into the formation.”
Eve made it clear that the zonal football is not a competition. “It is the final screening to identify players for national teams who may have been missed during the initial screening.”
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Of the U20 players ... any surprises? Any new faces found unexpectedly?
every week is a new surprise, see article above for latest.
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Does this mean that North and East Zone parents can route a direct pass to a NT showing or is there some other spoon in the pot?
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We need a CFU under 19 competition also
https://www.youtube.com/v/CiveyZkQLRA
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https://www.youtube.com/v/9AhTr3RdVsk
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Eve resumes training ahead of CONCACAF U-20 championship
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s team assistant coach Reynold Carrington has described the recent Player Combines staged in Washington DC and Fort Lauderdale as “beneficial” towards the Under 20 Men’s Team program ahead of the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Men’s Championship.
Matter of fact, the former senior men’s team skipper has reported back to Director of National Teams Richard Piper and head coach Angus Eve that the exercise should now be an annual occurrence to enable the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association to tap into the talent on North American territory.
“This was definitely a beneficial exercise,” Carrington told TTFA Media.
“The main purpose of this exercise was for us the coaches to get a clearer idea of the level of players based in the United States and Canada. We constantly hear or read about the guys out here but unless they are playing in the top level leagues, it is sometimes difficult to keep tabs on them. Now with the help of the talent identification teams and the groups in places such as DC and Florida we have a better chance to scout and have a better look at the players,” he added.
A total of 78 players, either eligible to represent T&T through parentage or place of birth, were seen in DC (48 players) and Fort Lauderdale (30). Carrington was accompanied by U-20 Team manager Major Basil Thompson.
One of the key developments was the meetings with representatives of the T&T Embassies in DC and Florida.
“At both events there were representatives of the Trinidad and Tobago Embassy with the Ambassador visiting the event in Washington DC and the General Consul attending the event in Florida,” Thompson said.
“At both events their allegiance was pledged to assist in the obtaining of Trinidad and Tobago passports for any selected players. Both events were well organised and posed little disruption to the main objective which was the revelation of suitable players,” Thompson added.
Four players were shortlisted to join the T&T squad for training in early May ahead of the CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Honduras. They include Noah Roka ,a wing back/central defender of Austrian club FC Stadieu; Wayne Fredericks, a forward of Bethesda FC and St Alban’s High School; Tyrell Moore,a forward of Atlanta United and Curtis De Leon, a central midfielder who has already represented T&T at the U-17 level under ex-coach Stern John.
Carrington noted that there were more players for the U-17 category that showed promise in Fort Lauderdale and they will continue to be monitored.
Head Coach Eve will commence training on May 3 as T&T prepares for Group F action alongside Mexico, Haiti and Suriname. The top three teams in the group advances to the round of 16, where they will be joined by the four teams advancing from the 2021 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying.
Unlike the previous editions, the competition will determine not only the four CONCACAF representatives at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Indonesia, but also the two CONCACAF representatives at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
“On the 3rd of May we start our final preparations where we will bring the boys back in. We have three groups of players – locally based players, locally based players who are now plying their trades abroad and some potential players who want to come back and represent Trinidad and Tobago,” Eve explained.
“I am very excited simply because the Under 20s are the new generation for 2026 and beyond. There has been a lot of interest shown especially from players on the outside wanting to represent Trinidad and Tobago and the enthusiasm showing by both sets including the ones who are locally-based has been promising” Eve added. “It’s a very important period for football in Trinidad and Tobago.”
Players invited for May U-20 Men’s Training Camp in T&T
Jaron Pascal, Josiah Cooper (Naparima College), Tristan Edwards, Christian Bailey, Jose Attong (Fatima College), Isaiah Edwards (Aroma North Comprehensive), Lendell Sween (San Juan North), Jaheil Faustin (Trinity East), Kareem Warner (Signal Hill Comprehensive), Marvin Waldrop, Kylon Braithwaite, Quincy Winchester, Daniel Richards, (Club Sando), Joshua Lewis, J’Lon Matthews (San Juan Jabloteh), Nigel Carraby, Jerrel Sandiford, Tyrik Lee (W Connection), Shervohnez Hamilton (Petit Valley Utd), Luke Phillip (Deportivo Point Fortin), Real Gill , Kaihim Thomas, Emmanuel Thomas ((La Horquetta Rangers), Josiah Wilson – currently training with Cercle Brugge K.S.V (Belgium), Dantaye Gilbert – currently training with FC Malaga City (Spain), Nathaniel James (Unattached),Rushon Sandy – Patuxent Football Athletics (USA), Isaiah Thompson – Unattached (UK), Molik Khan – Minnesota Utd (USA), Caleb Borneo (Columbus Crew, USA), Tarik Trotman – Hartford Community College, USA), Roald Mitchell – Wake Forest University/NY Redbulls, USA), Jeremy Lashley – FC Edmonton,Canada), Jason Christian Gajadhar – Vaughn Soccer Club, Canada), Diego Nanton – International Centre for European Football, France), Alessandro Sipaque ( Plainfield High School,USA).
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Eve invites 40 players to T&T U-20 camp, including Rangers starlet Gill and USA call-up Borneo.
Wired868.com
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 Team head coach Angus Eve has invited 40 players to join his training squad on 5 May, including 16 overseas-based players and three Terminix La Horquetta Rangers players.
The national youth team is preparing for the Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship which kicks off in mid-June in Honduras. Trinidad and Tobago are drawn with Mexico, Haiti and Suriname in Group F, with three nations advancing to the knockout stage while the table-proppers will be eliminated.
Eve has spread his talent net far and wide and today named 16 overseas-based players in his initial training squad. The most intriguing selection is, arguably, Columbus Crew Academy midfielder Caleb Borneo.
Borneo, a skilful diminutive midfielder, represented Trinidad and Tobago at Under-15 level in an invitation tournament. However, he was not part of coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier’s team that participated in the 2019 Concacaf Boys Under-15 Championship.
His development in the United States has continued apace, though, and, within the last fortnight, Borneo was named on MLS Soccer’s Best XI players in his age group at the Generation Adidas Cup and then called up by United States Under-19 head coach Marko Mitrovic.
At present, Borneo is in a 33-member United States U-19 training camp in Carson, California. However, Eve hopes to lure the player back to the Red, Black and White.
Although Borneo was born in the USA, his father, Kernell Borneo, is a former Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) player for El Dorado Senior Comprehensive. The elder Borneo was also successfully recruited as a scout for the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s now defunct Talent Identification and Player Pool (TIPP) programme under former TTFA technical committee chairman Keith Look Loy.
Eve told Wired868 that he hopes to have answers from his invited players very soon.
There were call-ups too for the Terminix La Horquetta Rangers trio of electric flanker Real Gill, midfielder Kaihim Thomas and full-back Emmanuel Thomas.
Successive national coaches Dennis Lawrence and Terry Fenwick have struggled to incorporate Rangers players into their set-up, with club director Richard Ferguson being less than enthusiastic about such requests.
Eve used Rangers full-back Ross Russell Jr and forward Isaiah Lee at the July 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup but has not included a player from the La Horquetta-based team since then. The call-ups for Gill and the Thomases will hopefully represent a thawing of relations.
Fifa does not mandate that clubs release players for national youth competitions and Ferguson could have the final say on their involvement with Eve’s squad.
There were four picks too from a ‘combine’ in Washington DC by the North America Caribbean Training Method (NACTM), which was attended by assistant coach Reynold Carrington.
Austria-based defender Noah Roka and the US-based trio of flanker Wayne Frederick II, forward Tyrell Moore and midfielder Curtis De Leon all caught Carrington’s eye and were invited to train with the group next month.
Moore, 16, is the son of former Trinidad and Tobago international stand-out Wendell Moore and younger brother of US international Shaq Moore.
The 17-year-old Frederick II, who is set to join NCAA Division One school Duke University, also has an acclaimed father—although in a totally different field. The senior Wayne Frederick is the current president of Howard University and a renowned surgeon in the US. In 2020, Frederick was awarded the Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago for his work in the field of medicine and education.
De Leon, no relation to iconic former Trinidad and Tobago midfielder Leroy De Leon, previously represented the two-island republic at the 2019 Concacaf Under-17 Championship.
If he makes the final cut, it would be Roka’s first time in national colours although the son of an Austrian dad and Tobagonian mother has on occasion visited the sister isle, where he trained with the St Clair Coaching School.
Eve’s overseas-based call-ups also include Trinidad and Tobago-born and bred players like Molik Khan, Josiah Wilson and Dantaye Gilbert, who are training abroad with Minnesota United (USA), Cercle Brugge KSV (Belgium) and FC Malaga City (Spain) respectively.
Khan is the only invited player who has already been capped at national senior team level although Club Sando left-back Marvin Waldrop was an unused substitute when the Soca Warriors drew 1-1 with Guyana last month in the Courts Caribbean Classic.
The upcoming Concacaf Under-20 Championship will decide not only the Confederation’s four representatives at the Indonesia 2022 Fifa Under-20 World Cup but also the two qualifiers for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics.
“On the 3rd of May, we start our final preparations, where we will bring the boys back in,” Eve told TTFA Media. “We have three groups of players—locally-based players, locally-based players who are now plying their trades abroad and some potential players who want to come back and represent Trinidad and Tobago.
“I am very excited simply because the Under-20s are the new generation for 2026 and beyond. There has been a lot of interest shown, especially from players on the outside wanting to represent Trinidad and Tobago and the enthusiasm showing (sic) by both sets, including the ones who are locally-based, has been promising.
“It’s a very important period for football in Trinidad and Tobago.”
List of invitees for Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team:
(Local-based players)
Jaron Pascall, Josiah Cooper (Naparima College), Tristan Edwards, Christian Bailey, Jose Attong (Fatima College), Isaiah Edwards (Arima North Secondary), Lendell Sween (San Juan North), Jaheim Faustin (Trinity East), Kareem Warner (Signal Hill Secondary), Marvin Waldrop, Kylon Braithwaite, Quincy Winchester, Daniel Richards (Club Sando), Joshua Lewis, J’Lon Matthews (San Juan Jabloteh), Nigel Carraby, Jerrel Sandiford, Tyrik Lee (W Connection), Shervohnez Hamilton (Petit Valley Utd), Luke Phillip (Deportivo Point Fortin), Real Gill, Kaihim Thomas, Emmanuel Thomas (Terminix La Horquetta Rangers), Nathaniel James (unattached).
(Overseas-based players)
Josiah Wilson (training with Cercle Brugge KSV—Belgium), Dantaye Gilbert (training with FC Malaga City—Spain), Rushon Sandy (Patuxent Football Athletics—USA), Isaiah Thompson (unattached—UK), Molik Khan (Minnesota Utd—USA), Caleb Borneo (Columbus Crew II—USA), Tyrik Trotman (Hartford Community College—USA), Roald Mitchell (Wake Forest University/NY Red Bulls II—USA), Jeremy Lashley (FC Edmonton—Canada), Jason Christian Gajadhar (Vaughn Soccer Club—Canada), Diego Nanton (International Centre for European Football—France), Alessandro Sipaque (Plainfield High School—USA), Noah Roka (FC Stadieu—Austria), Wayne Frederick II (Bethesda FC—USA), Tyrell Moore (Atlanta United Academy), Curtis De Leon (University of Alabama—USA).
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Eve: Under-prepared Trinidad and Tobago U-20 men must be allowed to dream.
By Jonathan Ramnanansingh (T&T Newsday).
Trinidad and Tobago men’s Under-20 football coach Angus Eve believes the absence of local and regional competitive football for the past two years has put the national team at a clear disadvantage heading into Concacaf’s U-20 Championship in July.
T&T has been drawn into Group F alongside Mexico, Haiti and Suriname. Eve, who is also head coach of the national senior team, anticipates an uphill task owing to players’ lack of match practice since the pandemic hit in March 2020.
“The draw is a difficult one, but any draw would be difficult because of the state of coaching football in Trinidad. It’s well documented the kids haven’t played football for about two years. We just started back with them about two months ago after extensive screening,” said Eve.
Although under-prepared, the head coach believes the teams should make the most of this opportunity.
“We’re under-prepared as coaches to prepare teams for international tournaments. I keep saying that. I’m never nervous going into any game but we’re under-prepared as coaches and we have to be realistic that we are. In this case, we need them to go (to compete), for their mental health.
“So they have something to look forward to. But we still have to send the kids and give them an opportunity to play because if you keep taking away their dreams, we build a society with no dreams and ambition,” he said. Our teams are build of dreamers instead of competitors. While we dream others compete.
Currently, there are 14 locally-based U-20 footballers in active training, selected from over 400 screened players. They train alongside ten national senior players, to help fast-track their development.
In April, T&T scouts will travel to the US to seek out new talent ahead of the tournament. Eve said there are players with T&T roots training and playing with academies in USA, Spain, Germany and England who they “continue to monitor.”
The U-20 coach hopes to bring these US and European-based players to T&T, in May, to take part in development camps.
Eve, the most capped player for T&T, said there were two domestic U-20 tournaments scheduled to start this month but they have been postponed – further hindering preparation.
However, he is pleased with the efforts of the 14 players thus far.
“The 14 that we have, you can see that tactical awareness, the physicality in them, the way they’re playing. You have to remember when we go to this tournament most of the players are playing in their senior leagues.
“If not, some of them are already outside (playing abroad) already. This is the challenge we have here for not having organised football for the last two years.”
Eve said several Concacaf U20 teams have already started hosting camps to prepare for the competition.
After the group stage, the top three teams from each advance to the knock-out round (16) and join the four teams that qualified directly from last November’s Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship qualifying: Curacao, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Nicaragua.
This tournament will combine qualifying for both the 2023 FIFA Under-20 Men’s World Cup and 2024 Paris Summer Olympics into a single event.
The four semi-finalists of the U20 Championships will qualify for the World Cup in Indonesia, while the tournament’s two finalists will qualify for the 2024 Games.
Eve said 2020 finalists Mexico remain group favourites while Suriname have gone on a massive recruitment drive for players based in Holland. Haiti, he said, is “traditionally, very difficult.”
2022 CONCACAF MEN’S U20 CHAMPIONSHIP GROUPS
Group E: USA, Cuba, Canada, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Group F: Mexico, Haiti, T&T, Suriname
Group G: Panama, El Salvador, Guatemala, Aruba
Group H: Honduras, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda
WATCH Press Briefing with Angus Eve on 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Qualifiers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=JFajniTWQa4&fbclid=IwAR0YxEY369BzdClNp47e2QCRZFMnu74DKgtlnrHxMGNY_JQ8TA7DVNfGQ94)
When does preparation and planning begin? Do we have a5 year plan? or even a 1 year plan?
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Toughest group. At least on paper
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Suriname can now get players form holland.
Toughest group. At least on paper
Suriname can now get players from holland it is a tough group
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Tino Quamina left footed CB from Arsenal, Jayden St. Paul from Norwich City. Most likely the two players he doesn't want to name. But yet Caleb Borneo is named while is in the USA camp
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Eve invites 40 players to T&T U-20 camp, including Rangers starlet Gill and USA call-up Borneo.
Wired868.com
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 Team head coach Angus Eve has invited 40 players to join his training squad on 5 May, including 16 overseas-based players and three Terminix La Horquetta Rangers players.
The national youth team is preparing for the Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship which kicks off in mid-June in Honduras. Trinidad and Tobago are drawn with Mexico, Haiti and Suriname in Group F, with three nations advancing to the knockout stage while the table-proppers will be eliminated.
Eve has spread his talent net far and wide and today named 16 overseas-based players in his initial training squad. The most intriguing selection is, arguably, Columbus Crew Academy midfielder Caleb Borneo.
Borneo, a skilful diminutive midfielder, represented Trinidad and Tobago at Under-15 level in an invitation tournament. However, he was not part of coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier’s team that participated in the 2019 Concacaf Boys Under-15 Championship.
His development in the United States has continued apace, though, and, within the last fortnight, Borneo was named on MLS Soccer’s Best XI players in his age group at the Generation Adidas Cup and then called up by United States Under-19 head coach Marko Mitrovic.
At present, Borneo is in a 33-member United States U-19 training camp in Carson, California. However, Eve hopes to lure the player back to the Red, Black and White.
Although Borneo was born in the USA, his father, Kernell Borneo, is a former Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) player for El Dorado Senior Comprehensive. The elder Borneo was also successfully recruited as a scout for the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s now defunct Talent Identification and Player Pool (TIPP) programme under former TTFA technical committee chairman Keith Look Loy.
Eve told Wired868 that he hopes to have answers from his invited players very soon.
There were call-ups too for the Terminix La Horquetta Rangers trio of electric flanker Real Gill, midfielder Kaihim Thomas and full-back Emmanuel Thomas.
Successive national coaches Dennis Lawrence and Terry Fenwick have struggled to incorporate Rangers players into their set-up, with club director Richard Ferguson being less than enthusiastic about such requests.
Eve used Rangers full-back Ross Russell Jr and forward Isaiah Lee at the July 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup but has not included a player from the La Horquetta-based team since then. The call-ups for Gill and the Thomases will hopefully represent a thawing of relations.
Fifa does not mandate that clubs release players for national youth competitions and Ferguson could have the final say on their involvement with Eve’s squad.
There were four picks too from a ‘combine’ in Washington DC by the North America Caribbean Training Method (NACTM), which was attended by assistant coach Reynold Carrington.
Austria-based defender Noah Roka and the US-based trio of flanker Wayne Frederick II, forward Tyrell Moore and midfielder Curtis De Leon all caught Carrington’s eye and were invited to train with the group next month.
Moore, 16, is the son of former Trinidad and Tobago international stand-out Wendell Moore and younger brother of US international Shaq Moore.
The 17-year-old Frederick II, who is set to join NCAA Division One school Duke University, also has an acclaimed father—although in a totally different field. The senior Wayne Frederick is the current president of Howard University and a renowned surgeon in the US. In 2020, Frederick was awarded the Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago for his work in the field of medicine and education.
De Leon, no relation to iconic former Trinidad and Tobago midfielder Leroy De Leon, previously represented the two-island republic at the 2019 Concacaf Under-17 Championship.
If he makes the final cut, it would be Roka’s first time in national colours although the son of an Austrian dad and Tobagonian mother has on occasion visited the sister isle, where he trained with the St Clair Coaching School.
Eve’s overseas-based call-ups also include Trinidad and Tobago-born and bred players like Molik Khan, Josiah Wilson and Dantaye Gilbert, who are training abroad with Minnesota United (USA), Cercle Brugge KSV (Belgium) and FC Malaga City (Spain) respectively.
Khan is the only invited player who has already been capped at national senior team level although Club Sando left-back Marvin Waldrop was an unused substitute when the Soca Warriors drew 1-1 with Guyana last month in the Courts Caribbean Classic.
The upcoming Concacaf Under-20 Championship will decide not only the Confederation’s four representatives at the Indonesia 2022 Fifa Under-20 World Cup but also the two qualifiers for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics.
“On the 3rd of May, we start our final preparations, where we will bring the boys back in,” Eve told TTFA Media. “We have three groups of players—locally-based players, locally-based players who are now plying their trades abroad and some potential players who want to come back and represent Trinidad and Tobago.
“I am very excited simply because the Under-20s are the new generation for 2026 and beyond. There has been a lot of interest shown, especially from players on the outside wanting to represent Trinidad and Tobago and the enthusiasm showing (sic) by both sets, including the ones who are locally-based, has been promising.
“It’s a very important period for football in Trinidad and Tobago.”
List of invitees for Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team:
(Local-based players)
Jaron Pascall, Josiah Cooper (Naparima College), Tristan Edwards, Christian Bailey, Jose Attong (Fatima College), Isaiah Edwards (Arima North Secondary), Lendell Sween (San Juan North), Jaheim Faustin (Trinity East), Kareem Warner (Signal Hill Secondary), Marvin Waldrop, Kylon Braithwaite, Quincy Winchester, Daniel Richards (Club Sando), Joshua Lewis, J’Lon Matthews (San Juan Jabloteh), Nigel Carraby, Jerrel Sandiford, Tyrik Lee (W Connection), Shervohnez Hamilton (Petit Valley Utd), Luke Phillip (Deportivo Point Fortin), Real Gill, Kaihim Thomas, Emmanuel Thomas (Terminix La Horquetta Rangers), Nathaniel James (unattached).
(Overseas-based players)
Josiah Wilson (training with Cercle Brugge KSV—Belgium), Dantaye Gilbert (training with FC Malaga City—Spain), Rushon Sandy (Patuxent Football Athletics—USA), Isaiah Thompson (unattached—UK), Molik Khan (Minnesota Utd—USA), Caleb Borneo (Columbus Crew II—USA), Tyrik Trotman (Hartford Community College—USA), Roald Mitchell (Wake Forest University/NY Red Bulls II—USA), Jeremy Lashley (FC Edmonton—Canada), Jason Christian Gajadhar (Vaughn Soccer Club—Canada), Diego Nanton (International Centre for European Football—France), Alessandro Sipaque (Plainfield High School—USA), Noah Roka (FC Stadieu—Austria), Wayne Frederick II (Bethesda FC—USA), Tyrell Moore (Atlanta United Academy), Curtis De Leon (University of Alabama—USA).
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Whatever happened to Pappy Emmanuel?
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Watch A Conversation with Jacob Ribeiro, U-20 Men's Training Squad member (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8lgAvlSB94)
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Watch A Conversation with Jacob Ribeiro, U-20 Men's Training Squad member (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8lgAvlSB94)
He wasn't on the list of players named? Did they forget about him?
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So what is the latest .. did those guys who eve decided to name get passports yet ...
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So what is the latest .. did those guys who eve decided to name get passports yet ...
lol
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WATCH A Conversation with Sea Lots' Malachi Celestine, U-20 Men's Forward (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CG3KJZXd_I)
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WATCH A Conversation with Sea Lots' Malachi Celestine, U-20 Men's Forward (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CG3KJZXd_I)
Time to start a thread for him
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https://www.youtube.com/v/z8PIXl8R7U4
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Malachi Celestine wants to uplift Sea Lots through football
By Jonathan Ramnanansingh (T&T Newsday)
TRINIDAD AND Tobago Under-20 striker Malachi Celestine dreams of earning a coveted spot on the men’s football team.
Celestine, a resident of Sea Lots, wants to go all the way and become a pro player like his former East Mucurapo Secondary football predecessors Kevin Molino, as well as brothers Joevin and Alvin Jones.
Currently the Under-20 team is training towards their first round of Concacaf Under-20 Championship matches which kicks off in Honduras in June. TT open their group F campaign against Haiti on June 19, followed by matches against Mexico two days later and Suriname on June 23.
Coming from what many consider a depressed community, Celestine is intent on breaking the cycle and finding success through sport.
“Every day I wake up I want to be a better person and want to make a better career for myself. Football is a way to get my mind out of the negative aspects.
“Hopefully one day I would like to be one of those players (Molino and the Jones brothers). It’s very exciting knowing what I wanted to be, and I’m here today training with the national team. I want to make my community and family proud.
“It’s very important for us to try to qualify for this World Cup because it think it could be a revolution for our football. Football gives me hope and it’s a big part of who I am,” he said in an interview with TTFA media.
Celestine said he started appreciating football while growing up, viewing it on television and playing video games. He was inspired by former Manchester United and English striker Wayne Rooney.
In his younger years, Celestine played football on the community hard court with his friends. One day, his cousin took him to Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain to try out for Trendsetter Hawks FC.
He was observed by their coach Anthony ‘Dada’ Wickham, who selected the youngster to his youth team.
“From there, I got picked and it’s then my career started. Dada inspired me a lot and helped me develop playing football.
“Living in growing up in Sea Lots, it’s hard because there aren’t many who do sport. It’s a lot of guns, smoking, drinking and partying. I wanted to make it different I wanted to show that Sea Lots (is not about) that alone,” he added.
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Youth team midfielder De Leon lauds impact of Eve, Nakhid.
By Jonathan Ramnanansingh (T&T Newsday).
UNIVERSITY OF Alabama at Birmingham midfielder Curtis De Leon is goal-bound on securing his second Trinidad and Tobago team call-up ahead of the 2022 Concacaf Men’s Championships in Honduras.
Having previously represented T&T at the Under-17 level, under then coach Stern John, the United States-born player is now on the hunt for a spot in the Under-20 squad.
De Leon is part of a 39-member group of footballers currently in training at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, under the guidance of coach Angus Eve. After the camp, 24 footballers will be selected to go into a live-in camp abroad ahead of the June 18-July 3 tourney.
T&T are in Group F alongside regional powerhouse Mexico, Haiti and Suriname. Three teams in each group advance to the round of 16.
The top four teams will earn a spot at the 2023 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Indonesia and the two finalists will qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
De Leon has been working assiduously to make the cut.
Reflecting on the camp, he said, “It’s been a great experience. Coach Angus is a bit different from coach Stern (John), who I was able to play under in 2019. I like football, I like the guys here. It’s high intensity when we come to training. Everybody has the right mindset so it’s a great experience to be a part of.
“We have a really good group here. I’m not focused on what the opposition has in their camps. I know if we go out there and play to the best of our ability we can go on to the knockout stages and progress from there. The kind of heart this team has, we can go all the way as long as we keep playing our game and trusting our coach.”
De Leon has played several matches for North Carolina FC and believes his experience in the US has greatly assisted his development as a young player coming through the ranks.
He also credited former national captain and midfielder David Nakhid, who contributed to his athletic growth through the David Nakhid International Football Academy.
“All of those experiences have taught me different things. University has taught me how to play with bigger guys that are faster and stronger, how to hold the ball up and make quicker decisions.
“Coach Nakhid helped me build confidence and learn how to create, dribble and be a real attacking threat. North Carolina FC has been my home and that’s where I’ve been playing for the last couple years. They have helped me to shape the player that I am today,” he added.
De Leon, the son of Trinidadian parents, plays division one football at Alabama.
De Leon however, called on fellow national players to capitalise on the forthcoming competition and use it as a platform to showcase their talent to the world.
I believe (to rep T&T) it’s a huge opportunity. When we play on an international stage, we’re being looked at by anyone possible. I’m seeing, I’m training, there’s a lot of guys and talent here that could be playing university and pro, but I don’t know why (they’re not).
“This is an opportunity for coaches, clubs and universities to get a look at T&T players and show what we can do.
“Last time I was here, I felt like I wasn’t strong and quick enough because everybody was bigger and faster than me. Those experiences helped me to sharpen my game to the point where none of that matters. I’ll be able to play my game and help the team, if selected, in the way that I can and know how to do,” he closed.
The U20s have played a few teams in the Ascension League in practice matches including Cunupia FC, AC Port of Spain and Terminix La Horquetta Rangers. T&T will tackle other teams at the pre-tournament overseas camp which will include two international teams and a club team.
WATCH De Leon aims to make Final Trinidad and Tobago U-20 Cut (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYC500YimZM)
https://www.youtube.com/v/KYC500YimZM
The guys from Europe in camp yet ?
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022 Concacaf Men’s U-20 Championship kickoff times confirmed
Published on 13 May 2022 / Updated on 13 May 2022 at 22:30
Tournament will combine the region’s 2023 FMU20WC and 2024 Summer Olympics qualifying into a single event
Fans will be able to follow and enjoy the competition on TUDN | ViX (USA), Televisa (Mexico), One Soccer (CAN), ESPN (Caribbean and Central America)
Miami, FL – Concacaf has confirmed the kickoff times for the 2022 Concacaf Men’s U-20 Championship (CMU20C). The tournament is scheduled to take place in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, Honduras, from June 18 to July 3, 2022.
In September of 2021 the Confederation announced a new streamlined approach for this important tournament, which will see the region’s FIFA U-20 World Cup and Olympic qualification processes combined into a single event. Additionally, by reorganizing it as a summer competition, federations should have more opportunities to select their best young players.
The 2022 CMU20C will be disputed in two rounds, beginning with a 16-team group stage. After round robin play (June 18-23), the top three teams in each group will advance to the knockout stage, joining the four best teams from the 2021 Concacaf Men’s U-20 Qualifiers.
The knockout stage, including the round of 16 (June 25-26), quarterfinals (June 28-29), semifinals (July 1), and final (July 3) will all be played in San Pedro Sula, in a single match direct elimination format.
At the conclusion of the CMU20C quarterfinals, the four semifinalists will guarantee a spot in the 2023 FIFA Men’s Under-20 World Cup, while the finalists will also qualify for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games.
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4 more weeks .Time for some warm up games.
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T&T gets Guyana friendly as foreigners boost U-20 squad.
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian).
Preparation for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championships to take place in the cities of San Pedro Sula and the capital Tegucigalpa, Honduras, June 18 to July 3, has gone into overdrive.
Coach Angus Eve has engaged 38 players following an extensive search in North America, Europe and other parts of the globe, inclusive of Rushon Sandy (Patuxent Football Athletics- USA), Jahiem Wickham (Toronto FC), Diego Nanton (International Centre for European Football - France), Noah Roka (FC Stadieu- Austria), Andrew De Gannes (Atlanta FC), Dantaye Gilbert (FC Malaga City- Spain), Isaiah Thompson (Unattached- UK), Tarik Trotman (Hartford Community College-USA), Xavier O’Neil (Real Oviedo- Spain), Curtis De Leon (University of Alabama Birmingham- USA), Josiah Edwards (Adovarense- Portugal), Jeremy Lashley (FC Edmonton- Canada), Jason Christian-Gajadhar (Vaughn Soccer Club- Canada), Cassidy Davidson (IFAPT- Portugal), Caled Borneo (Columbus Crew- USA), Micah Cain (TSV Meerbusch- Holland), Josiah Wilson (Cercle Brugge KSV- Belgium) and Zyon Makoul (IAFPT- Portugal) into a training camp.
Before a friendly match against Defence Force at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva on Monday, Eve revealed that only Tino Quamina —who was expected to arrive from English Premiership team Arsenal —picked up an injury and could not make it to the camp.
Otherwise, the major boost to his team’s preparation was expected to culminate with several international friendly matches starting on May 26 with a clash with the Guyana senior men’s team.
In addition to that match Eve and his staff have also lined up two other international friendlies when the team arrives at a foreign live-in camp, and another game against a team of repute. However, he said, he will only reveal details of the teams and where his team will be staying when everything has been finalised.
The T&T team has been drawn in Group F of the championships, alongside Mexico, Haiti and Suriname. The top three teams will progress out of the round.
Eve, who hosted the media on Monday said: “Most of the players came in from abroad and the other half of the players are from the screening that we’ve done in Trinidad and Tobago. We’ve done extensive training in North America and all over. We recruited guys who have different backgrounds in Europe. We’ve been training once a day because of the humidity. It’s been going really well, the guys have been working very hard and it’s been very competitive.”
He added, “Also we were able to secure some friendly matches for the team. We have Guyana, some of the teams that are playing in the Ascension (top teams), we have had games with them and now we’re having a game on the 26th of May against the Guyana senior men’s team to give the team a really good run-out before we leave to go on the foreign camp.”
The players have also been jelling nicely since they started arriving on May 19. Eve quizzed on what he wants to achieve during the local camp said: “ I want to play the way we normally play in Trinidad and Tobago, I want to express that, allow the kids to express themselves in the final third, really put the skills and talent that they have, I am not putting any restrictions on that.
But obviously, in our half, we want to be resolute, be very solid defensively so we could build a platform for these players to go forward and express themselves.”
From the 38, the squad is expected to be trimmed to 24 for the live camp ahead of the tournament.
WATCH De Leon aims to make Final Trinidad and Tobago U-20 Cut (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYC500YimZM)
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Bring on Bangladesh- India- Pakistan? we need the crowd supporters nah we need the games- well we should get that with Guyana. Heck why not Anguilla?
Why not take on Venezuela? ent they closer? and could be a more formidable opposition?
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Did the jayden st paul Norwich dan imray crystal palace decline? .. eve said he is still seeking a number 9 was Antwoine Hackford given a look ? I see no Mitchell or tomas pena whitecaps and greene dc united a right back .. hmmm
https://www.youtube.com/v/ezwlIim_UQA
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After seeing the latest US roster with no Shaq Moore, it got me to wondering...is the Borneo kid part of this camp?
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Heard, U20 lost 1-0 to Guyana seniors in a friendly.
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[/quote]After seeing the latest US roster with no Shaq Moore, it got me to wondering...is the Borneo kid part of this camp?
kobi henry reject us eh I wonder about borneo did he show up. Molik is joining the team in honduras.. no trial for him
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After seeing the latest US roster with no Shaq Moore, it got me to wondering...is the Borneo kid part of this camp?
He hasn't played enough to make a sufficient case for selection. Aside from that, the team is not on a good patch at the moment. In fact, they're losing as I post this. If they want to make it back to LL1 they have to sort themselves out quickly.
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They are losing to who ?
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The following 34 players were called up for the provisional squad of suriname
DF Jaël Marica March 28, 2003 (age 19) 0 0 Netherlands Dordrecht U21
MF Jaydavon Haas February 21, 2004 (age 18) 0 0 Netherlands ADO Den Haag U18
MF Chiverio Adely November 29, 2004 (age 17) 0 0 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam U18
FW Dimitrio Andro July 24, 2003 (age 18) 0 0 Suriname Transvaal
FW Roche Asidan September 9, 2003 (age 18) 0 0 Suriname Leo Victor
FW Georrayne Boumann January 12, 2005 (age 17) 0 0 Netherlands NAC U18
DF Jair Brashuis July 21, 2003 (age 18) 0 0 Suriname Leo Victor
FW Robhinio Ceder August 30, 2006 (age 15) 0 0 Suriname PVV
DF Eja Dakriet November 8, 2003 (age 18) 0 0 Netherlands Jong PEC Zwolle
MF Eldjero de Mees March 10, 2005 (age 17) 0 0 Suriname Transvaal
DF Gabriel de Mees October 5, 2004 (age 17) 0 0 Suriname Transvaal
FW Givon Derby April 4, 2003 (age 19) 0 0 Portugal Beira Mar
DF Lloyd Donk January 9, 2003 (age 19) 0 0 Suriname Broki
GK Jonathan Fonkel April 15, 2005 (age 17) 0 0 Suriname Robinhood
MF Jayen Gerold June 30, 2004 (age 17) 0 0 Netherlands AZ U18
DF Nathaniel Haime March 6, 2003 (age 19) 0 0 Suriname Voorwaarts
MF Dejean Kamsi September 15, 2004 (age 17) 0 0 Suriname Transvaal
MF Olliano Ligeon June 10, 2003 (age 18) 0 0 Suriname Robinhood
DF Jamal Lodik March 11, 2004 (age 18) 0 0 Suriname Robinhood
MF Joel Matabadal February 10, 2004 (age 18) 0 0 Suriname Robinhood
GK Dwayne Meerzorg August 24, 2003 (age 18) 0 0 Suriname Leo Victor
DF Dichayro Naarendorp June 15, 2004 (age 17) 0 0 Netherlands Utrecht U18
MF Chesron Oostwoud October 10, 2003 (age 18) 0 0 Netherlands Heerenveen U18
DF Dustino Pere June 19, 2003 (age 18) 0 0 Suriname Robinhood
DF Raviek Pryor March 7, 2004 (age 18) 0 0 Suriname Robinhood
MF Amiel Reingoud February 21, 2004 (age 18) 0 0 Suriname Santos
MF Zyvairo Ritfeld June 29, 2003 (age 18) 0 0 Netherlands Jong FC Emmen
MF Jean Pierre Tjoen-A-Choy February 21, 2004 (age 18) 0 0 Suriname Inter Wanica
DF Safino Tuur January 17, 2005 (age 17) 0 0 Suriname Adonai
MF Robinho van Klaveren November 19, 2004 (age 17) 0 0 Unattached
MF Rafael Wartes March 12, 2003 (age 19) 0 0 Suriname Robinhood
DF Shafiek Wassenaar January 9, 2003 (age 19) 0 0 Suriname SV Flora
DF Elvis With August 5, 2005 (age 16) 0 0 Suriname Leo Victor
GK Leroy With July 24, 2003 (age 18) 0
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MEXICO Squad
GK José Eulogio 11 February 2004 (age 18) Mexico Pachuca
GK Emiliano Pérez 21 June 2003 (age 18) Mexico Necaxa
GK Anthony Ramos 5 February 2003 (age 19) Portugal Real Sport Clube
GK Diego Reyes 11 August 2003 (age 18) Mexico Puebla
DF Jesús Alcántar 30 July 2003 (age 18) Mexico Necaxa
DF Emiliano Freyfeld 16 March 2004 (age 18) Mexico UNAM
DF Jonathan Gómez 1 September 2003 (age 18) Spain Real Sociedad B
DF Alfredo Gutiérrez 25 April 2003 (age 19) Mexico Necaxa
DF Antonio Leone 28 April 2004 (age 18) United States LAFC
DF Everardo López 23 March 2005 (age 17) Mexico Toluca
DF Román Torres 22 December 2004 (age 17) Mexico Necaxa
DF Saúl Zamora 26 March 2003 (age 19) Mexico León
MF Fidel Ambríz 21 March 2003 (age 19) Mexico León
MF Karel Campos 17 January 2003 (age 19) Mexico América
MF Dagoberto Espinoza 17 April 2004 (age 18) Mexico América
MF Diego Gómez 10 September 2003 (age 18) Mexico Necaxa
MF Bryan González 10 April 2003 (age 19) Mexico Pachuca
MF Heriberto Jurado 3 January 2005 (age 17) Mexico Necaxa
MF Salvador Mariscal 22 April 2003 (age 19) Mexico Santos Laguna
MF Emilio Martínez 2 February 2003 (age 19) Mexico Puebla
MF Rafael Palma 9 January 2003 (age 19) Mexico Pachuca
MF Sebastián Pérez 22 June 2003 (age 18) Mexico Guadalajara
MF Isaías Violante 20 October 2003 (age 18) Mexico Toluca
FW Jesús Hernández 9 January 2004 (age 18) Mexico Querétaro
FW Esteban Lozano 10 March 2003 (age 19) Mexico América
FW Nathan Ordaz 12 January 2004 (age 18) United States LAFC
FW Jonathan Perez 18 January 2003 (age 19) United States LA Galaxy
FW Christian Torres 15 April 2004 (age 18) United States LAFC
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I am curious about the Haitian U20 team
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They are losing to who ?
His club, Tenerife, lost to Cartagena. On paper they should have won, but they were also playing without key starting personnel. Having lost, they are going to be playing in a Canary Islands playoff derby v. Las Palmas in a few days.
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NOTE: No Marcelo Flores in the Mexican squad. Frankly, in my view, the same sort of thing should happen with Molik Khan.
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NOTE: No Marcelo Flores in the Mexican squad. Frankly, in my view, the same sort of thing should happen with Molik Khan.
Please explain.
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NOTE: No Marcelo Flores in the Mexican squad. Frankly, in my view, the same sort of thing should happen with Molik Khan.
Please explain.
what make khan so special to earn a spot ?
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Our Squad named.. those player who came from Germany , Spain these high profile clubs etc did not make the final cut
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Goalkeepers
Tristan Edwards – Fatima College
Rushon Sandy – Patuxent Football Athletics (USA)
Jaheim Wickham – Toronto FC (Wickham)
Defenders
Christian Bailey – Defence Force FC
Isaiah Edwards – Police FC
Jaron Pascall – Police FC
Josiah Cooper – Club Sando
Marvin Waldrop – Club Sando
Jaheim Joseph- W Connection
Noah Roka – FC Stadieu (Austria)
Midfielders
Luke Phillip – Deportivo Point Fortin
Andrew De Gannes – Atlanta FC
Dantaye Gilbert – FC Malaga City Academy (Spain)
Isaiah Thompson – Unattached (UK)
Tyrik Trotman – Hartford Community College (USA)
Curtis De Leon – University Of Alabama Birmingham (USA)
Kahim Thomas – LH Rangers
Kassidy Davidson – IFAPT (Portugal)
Molik Khan – Minnesota United (USA)
Attackers
Jaheim Faustin – Defence Force FC
Tarik Lee – W Connection
Real Gill – Terminix La Horquetta Rangers
Josiah Wilson – Cercle Brugge K.S.V (Belgium)
Nathaniel James – W Connection
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NOTE: No Marcelo Flores in the Mexican squad. Frankly, in my view, the same sort of thing should happen with Molik Khan.
Please explain.
Molik Khan has been at his club less than 2 months. Frame that in weeks. Why not let him consolidate his position at the club ... settle-in in terms of playing identity and adjusting to the environment?
In the case of Flores, Martino wants him to gain elevated playing experience ... break into Arsenal's First Team squad to build on his U18 and U23 experiences. The idea is that by November (delayed WC calendar), he could add matured value to the NT. So, why interrupt his progress etc. ... He will train with the FT.
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NOTE: No Marcelo Flores in the Mexican squad. Frankly, in my view, the same sort of thing should happen with Molik Khan.
Please explain.
what make khan so special to earn a spot ?
Apparently he is a better player than you are willing to acknowledge.
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Eve selects 24-man U-20 Squad.
TTFA Media.
Angus Eve today announced a Twenty-four man Trinidad and Tobago Men’s U-20 Squad that will head off to the CONCACAF Men’s U-20 Championship in Honduras next month. Prior to arriving for the championship, the squad will travel to Costa Rica for a training camp.
Eve oversaw a residential training camp at the Home of Football in Couva from May 19th-28th with thirty seven players. During the preparations, the team played six practice matches, defeating Defence Force (2-1), Police (1-0), Cunupia FC (4-1), losing to Terminix La Horquetta Rangers (3-1), Guyana Senior Men’s team (1-0) and drawing with AC Port of Spain 2-2.
Preparations resumed with training sessions in T&T on May 3 following Combines in Washington and Florida in April during which a total of 78 players, either eligible to represent T&T through parentage or place of birth, were seen in DC (48 players) and Fort Lauderdale (30).
“For the last two weeks I saw the kids come in. We have a particular way we like to play and for the most part, every single kid gave their best, they gave a hundred percent. I was very happy with the camp. I think Trinidad and Tobago’s football is in a good place seeing these kids coming up,” Eve told TTFA Media.
“Unfortunately we can’t keep all of them and maybe put some of them in another league so we can continue seeing them like the bigger countries such as Mexico and the US do. But we will keep the boys in a database so we will know how to locate them and monitor their progress.
“On the players who have made into the final cut- some of them have a bit of international experience. Some would have been with the previous U-15 team a couple years ago and some would have been in Stern’s (John) previous Under 17 team. And then we had some standouts from the local league here. We have a couple players who are also plying their trade in the MLS, so it’s a nice cadre of players.
“I’m gutted for the guys who were not selected and I’m overly emotional over it but as I explained to them… this is not the end. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school team and he became the best basketballer we’ve ever seen so this is just a stumbling block and they can go back to the drawing board and come back stronger.
“The staff with the Under 20s will leave on June 5th and we have two practice matches over there.Reynold Carrington will be in charge of that group. We will join them on the 14th after we play our last CNL match on June 13th.”
A twenty-man squad can be registered for the actual championship.
The former Senior Men’s team captain and member of the first T&T team to qualify for a FIFA World Cup, the 1991 FIFA World Youth Cup in Portugal, said he was looking ahead to the next few weeks with keen anticipation.
“I am extremely excited about the next few weeks of our football. I am extremely fortunate. God has blessed me with position where I can try to affect… improve and help Trinidad and Tobago football get back on the map and I am very humbled by that,” Eve added.
“The staff is excited with what we’ve seen of the players. We had some really good practice matches against Defence Force, Police FC… top teams with really good coaches. I respect Hutson Charles and Richard Hood and these guys. We played against Rangers. We played Guyana national senior team and thank you to Jamaal Shabazz for that run out.”
T&T opens Group F against Haiti on June 19th at the Estadio Morazan in San Pedro Sula and will face Mexico on June 21st and Suriname on June 23 at the same venue.
The top three teams in the group advances to the round of 16, where they will be joined by the four teams advancing from the 2021 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying.Unlike the previous editions, the competition will determine not only the four CONCACAF representatives at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Indonesia, but also the two CONCACAF representatives at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
T&T Squad
Goalkeepers:
Tristan Edwards (Fatima College), Rushon Sandy (Patuxent Football Athletics—USA), Jahiem Wickham (Toronto FC—Canada);
Defenders:
Christian Bailey (Defence Force FC), Isaiah Edwards (Police FC), Jaron Pascall (Police FC), Jaheim Joseph (W Connection), Marvin Waldrop (Club Sando), Noah Roka (FC Stadieu—Austria), Josiah Cooper (Club Sando);
Midfielders:
Luke Phillip (Deportivo Point Fortin), Andrew De Gannes (Atlanta Utd Academy—USA), Dantaye Gilbert (FC Malaga City Academy—Spain), Isaiah Thompson (Unattached), Tyrik Trotman (Hartford Community College—USA), Curtis De Leon (University of Alabama, Birmingham—USA), Kaihim Thomas (Terminix La Horquetta Rangers), Kassidy Davidson (IFAPT—Portugal), Molik Jesse Khan (Minnesota United II—USA),
Attackers:
Jaheim Faustin (Defence Force FC), Tarik Lee (W Connection), Real Gill (Terminix La Horquetta Rangers), Josiah Wilson (Cercle Brugge KSV—Belgium), Nathaniel James (W Connection).
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Looking to see how Jaheim Faustin performs. He and Khan combine very well around the upper left portion. Scored a beautiful goal against Panama at U-15.
I believe Eve has the makings of a good manager. He seems to be no nonsense but flexible, has good man management, and I think he sees the bigger picture.
Anyway, they look solid. To my uneducated eye, a challenge might be coalescing as a team, only because of the heavier presence of new players in the midfield. Good luck to them.
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Alot of Aston villa players hmmmm ???
# Last name
Antigua and Barbuda
Position First name Common name Date of birth Club
1 DF JARVIS AIDEN AIDEN JARVIS 10.07.2004 NY RED BULLS 2 (USA)
2 FW MOODY-STUART ALEXANDER ALEXANDER MOODY-STUART 27.08.2004 UNATTACHED (ATG)
3 DF JAMES BLAVION BLAVION JAMES 19.06.2003 OLD ROAD FC (ATG)
4 FW HADEED CONOR CORNOR HADEED 05.04.2003 UNATTACHED (ATG)
5 MF BARTHLEY DAJUN DAJUN BARTHLEY 10.01.2004 ASTON VILLA FC (ENG)
6 DF FREELAND DANIEL DANIEL FREELAND 14.02.2004 SAP FC (ATG)
7 FW MASSICOT DARYL DARYL MASSICOT 12.02.2005 JENNINGS UNITED FC (ATG)
8 MF HADEED DILLAN DILLAN HADEED 25.03.2003 NORTH COAST JR FC (ATG)
9 MF SIMON-PONTE DINARI SIMON- PONTE 13.10.2004 CEDARS STARS ACADEMY
(USA)
DINARI
10 DF COLE DORIEN COLE 25.03.2004 ALL SAINTS UNITED FC
(ATG)
DORIEN
11 MF HUGHES ISAIAH ISAIAH HUGHES 26.07.2005 UNATTACHED (ATG)
12 MF BROWN J'TWAN J'TWAN BROWN 13.10.2005 PARHAM FC (ATG)
13 GK DOWDYE JADEN JADEN DOWDYE 02.03.2003 UNATTACHED (ATG)
14 DF BARTHLEY JAHZIME BARTHLEY 13.04.2005 ALL SAINTS UNITED FC
(ATG)
JAHZIME
15 FW FERDINAND JOSHUA JOSHUA FERDINAND 13.05.2005 ASTON VILLA FC (ENG)
16 FW SAMUEL JOSHUA SAMUEL 04.09.2003 ATTACKING SAINTS FC
(ATG)
JOSHUA JONATHAN
17 MF SINCLAIR JOYLAN JOYLAN SINCLAIR 14.11.2004 OTTOS RANGERS FC (ATG)
18 MF GONSALVES KOFI KOFI GONSALVES 10.10.2003 UNATTACHED (ATG)
19 MF HHARNEY-ROGERSON LIAM LIAM HARNEY-ROGERSON 26.07.2004 NORTH COAST JR FC (ATG)
20 MF LASHLEY MALIK MALIK LASHLEY 23.11.2004 ASTON VILLA FC (ENG)
21 DF JOHNSON MARLEY MARLEYJOHNSON 07.01.2005 NORTH COAST JR FC (ATG)
22 DF LEWIS MARQUES MARQUES LEWIS 25.09.2004 ASTON VILLA FC (ENG)
23 GK GONSALVES NALIAN NALIAN GONSALVES 30.03.2004 ASTON VILLA FC (ENG)
24 DF PARKER NYRO NYRO PARKER 15.01.2004 OLD ROAD FC (ATG)
25 DF EDWARDS ORREL ORREL EDWARDS 03.04.2004 ASTON VILLA FC (ENG)
26 MF JAMES RANIQUE JAMES 24.04.2004 ALL SAINTS UNITED FC
(ATG)
RANIQUUE
27 MF REUBEL REUBEN REUBEN REUBEL 01.08.2003 SWETES FC (ATG)
28 MF FLOWERS RONALDO RONALDO FLOWERS 09.03.2003 ASTON VILLA FC (ENG)
29 DF CORDICE RONEBA CORDICE 25.11.2005 ALL SAINTS UNITED FC
(ATG)
RONEBA
30 DF TOMLINSON SEAN SEAN TOMLINSON 25.03.2004 BOLANS FC (ATG)
31 GK DORSETT SHAHOI SHAHOI DORSETT 23.06.2004 ASTON VILLA FC (ENG)
32 GK ANDREW SHAMOI SHAMOI ANDREW 03.12.2004 PIGOTTS BULLETS FC (ATG)
33 GK MOORE TAJ EDWARD TAJ MOORE 16.06.2005 NORTH COAST JR FC (ATG)
34 MF CHARLES TAREK CHARLES 20.06.2004 ALL SAINTS UNITED FC
(ATG)
TAREK
35 DF MARSH JR TERROL TERROL MARSH JR 29.06.2004 UNATTACHED (ATG)
36 DF SANASIE TIMOTHY JOEL TIMOTHY SANASIE 28.07.2005 FORT ROAD FC (ATG)
37 DF TAPPIN TSYDDIQ TSYDDIQ TAPPIN 12.12.2003 UNATTACHED (ATG)
38 FW JOSEPH TYRESE TYRESE JOSEPH 13.06.2004 FIVE ISLANDS FC (ATG)
39 MF HUGHES TYRIK TYRIK HUGHES 13.07.2005 ASTON VILLA FC (ENG)
40 FW THWAITES TYRIQUE TYRIQUE THWAITES 17.07.2004 PIGOTTS BULLETS FC (ATG)
41 MF CORNWALL WILDEN CORNWALL 08.08.2005 LIBERTA BLACKHAWKS
(ATG)
WILDEN JR
42 MF DREW ZAFIQUE ZAFIQUE DREW 30.08.2003 ASTON VILLA FC (ENG)
43 FW GREEN ZAHIEM ZAHIEM GREEN 15.08.2003 EMPIRE FC (ATG)
44 DF SCOTT ZAIRE TORAHJI ZAIRE SCOTT 31.05.2003 GREEN CITY FC (ATG)
45 MF SMITH ZIDANE ZIDANE SMITH 10.11.2004 PARES FC (ATG)
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https://stconcacafwp001.blob.core.windows.net/media/zvvenxhj/cmu20-provisional-rosters.pdf
I see Jamaica has some quality also
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Haiti U20 is out of the tournament. No local league this year.
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Haiti U20 is out of the tournament. No local league this year.
And it took the FHF, how long to come to that realization? Why an announcement now?
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Haiti U20 is out of the tournament. No local league this year.
And it took the FHF, how long to come to that realization? Why an announcement now?
They were probably waiting for a possible payday. The FHF and some other associations rely on gov’s money and participation fees from CONCACAF. That’s how officials usually get paid and enjoy perks such as free travel and hotels etc. My guess is that they eventually failed to get funding from the government because of the poor showing of the U20 women’s team due to lack of preparation. There has been no official football competitions in Haiti since last year and the academy where youth teams usually train has been closed.
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T&T U-20 men to face Costa Rica in two training matches.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Men U-20 squad arrived in San Jose, Costa Rica on Tuesday afternoon after departing Port of Spain earlier today for a ten-day training camp ahead of the CONCACAF Men’s U-20 Championship in Honduras.
Leading the team is assistant coach Reynold Carrington in the absence of head coach Angus Eve who is presently on duty with the Men’s Senior Team. Eve will join the contingent on June 14th in San Jose following T&T’s Concacaf Nations League match against St Vincent/Grenadines in Port of Spain next month.
Major Basil Thompson is the team manager. Senior team midfielder Molik Khan will also join the squad in San Jose on June 14th. Tarik Lee, Christian Bailey and Tristan Edwards all sat CXC Exams today and will travel to San Jose tomorrow with an accompanying staff member while Austria-based defender Noah Roka will join the team on Wednesday after his exams.
While in San Jose, T&T will play two training matches against Costa Rica’s Men’s U-20 team on June 8th at 10am and June 11th also at 10am.
T&T opens Group F against Haiti on June 19th at the Estadio Morazan in San Pedro Sula and will face Mexico on June 21st and Suriname on June 23 at the same venue.
The top three teams in the group advances to the round of 16, where they will be joined by the four teams advancing from the 2021 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying.Unlike the previous editions, the competition will determine not only the four CONCACAF representatives at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Indonesia, but also the two CONCACAF representatives at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The 18-players who travelled today – Kaihim Thomas, Isaiah Thompson, Andrew De Gannes, Tyrik Trotman, Jaheim Faustin, Curtis Del Leon, Jaheim Wickham, Rushon Sandy, Josiah Wilson, Jaron Pascall, Real Gill,Nathaniel James, Josiah Cooper, Luke Phillip, Isaiah Edwards, Marvin Waldrop,Jaheim Joseph, Kassidy Davidson.
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Haiti U20 is out of the tournament. No local league this year.
And it took the FHF, how long to come to that realization? Why an announcement now?
They were probably waiting for a possible payday. The FHF and some other associations rely on gov’s money and participation fees from CONCACAF. That’s how officials usually get paid and enjoy perks such as free travel and hotels etc. My guess is that they eventually failed to get funding from the government because of the poor showing of the U20 women’s team due to lack of preparation. There has been no official football competitions in Haiti since last year and the academy where youth teams usually train has been closed.
Haiti’s governing body, is under the control of a Fifa-appointed normalisation committee. Thus far, Concacaf has not officially acknowledged Haiti’s withdrawal or suggested how it might affect the Under-20 competition, which kicks off in two weeks.
Should Haiti’s decision stand, Concacaf has two likely responses. The first would be to simply forfeit all of the fixtures for the French-speaking islanders. However, that creates a bizarre scenario in which all three Group F teams qualify for the next round.
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T&T U20s draw with Costa Rica.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago's U-20 Men drew 0-0 with hosts Costa Rica U-20s in the first of two training matches today. Both teams are preparing for the 2022 Concacaf Men's U-20 Championship in Honduras.
The match was played at the Complejo Deportivo Fedefútbol Plycem.
"All in all a good exercise for us. It was important to get this sort of match practice against a team like Costa Rica before heading into the tournament. We used the match to look at a few things and to observe how the players would adjust to the conditions and the intensity. I thought they coped quite well and we'll see how things go again in the second match," Assistant coach Reynold Carrington said.
The two teams will meet again on Saturday.
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They are losing to who ?
His club, Tenerife, lost to Cartagena. On paper they should have won, but they were also playing without key starting personnel. Having lost, they are going to be playing in a Canary Islands playoff derby v. Las Palmas in a few days.
Tenerife won the derby. Shaq played. The victory has them facing Girona in a home and away to determine which team secures promotion to LL1. Tickets for the match on Tenerife are SOLD OUT.
It's the 5th year in a row that the promotion playoffs final is a battle between teams that finished 5th and 6th in the league.
I was hoping Eibar could do it (they were 3rd on the table but disintegrated before and during the playoffs).
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The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has confirmed its 20-man squad for the Concacaf Under-20 Championship, which includes the surprise inclusion of Netherlands-based midfielder Micah Cain.
(Trinidad and Tobago 20-member team)
Goalkeepers:
18.Rushon Sandy (Patuxent Football Athletics—USA), 1.Jahiem Wickham (Toronto FC—Canada);
Defenders:
5.Jaron Pascall (Police FC), 4.Jaheim Joseph (W Connection), 14.Josiah Cooper (Club Sando), 2.Christian Bailey (Defence Force FC), 13.Noah Roka (FC Stadieu—Austria), 3.Marvin Waldrop (Club Sando), 19.Isaiah Thompson (Unattached), 16.Tyrik Trotman (Hartford Community College—USA);
Midfielders:
8.Luke Phillip (Deportivo Point Fortin), 17.Andrew De Gannes (Atlanta Utd Academy—USA), 7.Kaihim Thomas (Terminix La Horquetta Rangers), 6.Kassidy Davidson (IFAPT—Portugal), 10.Molik Jesse Khan (Minnesota United II—USA), 15.Micah Cain (TSV Meerbusch—Netherlands),
Attackers:
9.Real Gill (Terminix La Horquetta Rangers), 12.Josiah Wilson (Cercle Brugge KSV—Belgium), 11.Nathaniel James (W Connection), 20.Tarik Lee (W Connection).
Reserve players:
Tristan Edwards (Fatima College), Isaiah Edwards (Police FC), Curtis De Leon (University of Alabama, Birmingham—USA), Jaheim Faustin (Defence Force FC).
Head coach: Angus Eve
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Gilbert has pulled out .... ;D Curtis De Leon not good enough to make the final 20 interesting
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The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has confirmed its 20-man squad for the Concacaf Under-20 Championship, which includes the surprise inclusion of Netherlands-based midfielder Micah Cain.
(Trinidad and Tobago 20-member team)
Goalkeepers:
18.Rushon Sandy (Patuxent Football Athletics—USA), 1.Jahiem Wickham (Toronto FC—Canada);
Defenders:
5.Jaron Pascall (Police FC), 4.Jaheim Joseph (W Connection), 14.Josiah Cooper (Club Sando), 2.Christian Bailey (Defence Force FC), 13.Noah Roka (FC Stadieu STADLAU—Austria), 3.Marvin Waldrop (Club Sando), 19.Isaiah Thompson (Unattached), 16.Tyrik Trotman (Hartford Community College—USA);
Midfielders:
8.Luke Phillip (Deportivo Point Fortin), 17.Andrew De Gannes (Atlanta Utd Academy—USA), 7.Kaihim Thomas (Terminix La Horquetta Rangers), 6.Kassidy Davidson (IFAPT—Portugal), 10.Molik Jesse Khan (Minnesota United II—USA), 15.Micah Cain (TSV Meerbusch—Netherlands), GERMANY
Attackers:
9.Real Gill (Terminix La Horquetta Rangers), 12.Josiah Wilson (Cercle Brugge KSV—Belgium), 11.Nathaniel James (W Connection), 20.Tarik Lee (W Connection).
Reserve players:
Tristan Edwards (Fatima College), Isaiah Edwards (Police FC), Curtis De Leon (University of Alabama, Birmingham—USA), Jaheim Faustin (Defence Force FC).
Head coach: Angus Eve
Is this information sourced from a TTFA release or from a newspaper?
The player is at HARFORD Community College (not HARTFORD).
And Cain is Germany-based ... not in The Netherlands.
Roka's club is FC STADLAU.
SMH.
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Eve settles on Under-20 final team
T&T Guardian Reports.
Less than 24 hours after head coach Angus Eve named his squad for the Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship in Honduras next week, the team was beaten 2-1 in its second warm-up match against Costa Rica in Costa Rica on Saturday.
T&T’s lone goal was scored by Jaheim Faustin, who was not named in the final squad along with Curtis Del Leon and Tristan Edwards.
The team is expected to be led by Molik Khan, the experienced midfielder who is currently campaigning with the senior Soca Warriors in the Concacaf Nations League Group B.
T&T will open its Group F campaign against Haiti on June 19th at the Estadio Morazan in San Pedro Sula and will face Mexico on June 21st and Suriname on June 23 at the same venue.
The top three teams in the group will advance to the round of 16, where they will be joined by the four teams advancing from the 2021 Concacaf U-20 Championship qualifying. Unlike the previous editions, the competition will determine not only the four Concacaf representatives at the 2023 Fifa U-20 World Cup in Indonesia but also the two Concacaf representatives at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The T&T team, under the supervision of assistant coach Reynold Carrington, battled to a goalless draw with the Central Americans in their first meeting on Wednesday. Following the match, the team was boosted with the likes of forward Tarik Lee, defender Christian Bailey and Tristan Edwards all of whom missed the first match because of the CXC Exams.
Austria-based defender Noah Roka also joined the team on the day of the match after his exams.
Head coach Angus Eve, who is presently on duty with the senior T&T men’s team and senior team midfielder Khan will join the contingent on Tuesday in San Jose, Costa Rica following T&T’s Concacaf Nations League match against St Vincent and the Grenadines Monday at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo.
This match will conclude the ten-day training camp ahead of the Under-20 Championship in Honduras.
The Soca Warriors have always been competitive at the Concacaf U-20 level and also have two third-place finishes (1974, 1986) to their name while they have also qualified for two U-20 World Cups (1991 in Portugal and 2009in Egypt).
Overall, the Caribbean side boasts a 24W-22D-36L record, with 104 goals scored and 140 conceded. Isaiah Lee (4) and Jabari Mitchell (3) are T&T’s all-time top scorers in the competition.
The quartet of Cuba, Canada, USA and St Kitts and Nevis are in Group E; El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama and Aruba are in Group G, and Costa Rica, Jamaica, Antigua & Barbuda and host Honduras comprise Group H.
At the end of the group stage round-robin action, the top three teams in the group will advance to the Round-of-16 where they will join already qualified Curacao, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic who all qualified directly as winners of their respective groups in the Concacaf Men’s U-20 Championship Qualifiers held last November in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The 16-team Knockout Stage will begin with the round-of-16 (June 25-26), followed by the quarterfinals (June 28-29), semifinals (July 1), and final (July 3).
Unlike the previous editions, the competition will determine not only the four Concacaf representatives at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Indonesia but also the two Concacaf representatives at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
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I saw that Kobi Henry has signed for Reims in the French Ligue 1
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I saw that Kobi Henry has signed for Reims in the French Ligue 1
Is there hope ?
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Under-20s to consider third friendly in Costa Rica.
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian).
T&T Under-20 footballers started training on Tuesday under the guidance of national coach Angus Eve.
T&T’s Under-20 footballers will continue preparations in a live-in camp in Costa Rica until June 16 before leaving a day later for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championships in Honduras.
Stand-in coach Reynold Carrington has had two friendly matches against the home team over the past week, which they drew 0-0 in the first and lost 2-1 in the other. Head coach Angus Eve who is with the T&T’s senior men’s team, had said a third matches against a team of repute would have been considered.
On Monday, Amiel Mohammed, the T&T Football Association’s general secretary said a third game would depend on whether coach Carrington sees the need to give his troops another run out.
That third match, Mohammed said, is expected to be against a club team there. “That decision for a third match will depend on Carrington or Eve, if they feel the under 20 players need more match practice. In the Meanwhile, the team will continue their training in Costa Rica until it’s time to leave for the tournament,” Mohammed said.
The under-20s will contest Group F action alongside CONCACAF powerhouse Mexico, Haiti and Suriname. The top three teams in the group will advance to the round of 16, where they will be joined by the four teams advancing from the 2021 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying.
The U-20s will begin their campaign against Haiti on June 19 at the Estadio Francisco Morazan in San Pedro Sula before facing the Mexicans on June 21 at the same venue. They complete their campaign against Suriname on June 23.
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Watch Eve wraps up U-20s Training Camp in Costa Rica (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ecp6Y9M1cI)
The team will have a final session on Thursday before departing for San Pedro Sula on Friday for the Concacaf U-20 Men's Championship. T&T's opening game is against Haiti on June 19.
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Marvin Waldrop: U20s ready to battle at Concacaf Champs
By Jelani Beckles (T&T Newday).
TRINIDAD and Tobago Under-20 defender Marvin Waldrop said the team is prepared to battle for their country at the Concacaf Under-20 Men’s Championships in Honduras.
T&T are in Group F alongside Mexico, Haiti and Suriname. T&T will open their campaign against Haiti on Sunday from 6 pm.
T&T will leave San Jose, Costa Rica on Friday morning following a training camp.
Defender Waldrop, speaking about the camaraderie in the camp, said, “Really a great group of fellas. (It is an) amazing experience playing against such great teams. We have everything - we have good pitches, we have good gyms, we have good trainers. It is just for us to deliver and work hard together.”
Waldrop said the players are ready to give their all.
“The boys willing to give their blood, sweat and tears for the country. We determined, we have the grit and we hoping to make everybody at home proud.”
Midfielder Josiah Wilson said, “Playing under coach Angus (Eve) and working with him is a great feeling because he is such a good coach and he motivates us to do better every training session.”
He said the camp in Costa Rica was rewarding. “I would describe this training camp in Costa Rica as tough because we are all working towards the first game and it is a very competitive team and we all have to work hard to earn a spot on the team.”
Wilson is anticipating the challenge of playing in the tournament. The top four teams in the 20-team tournament will qualify for the 2023 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Indonesia. The finalists will also earn a spot at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Watch Wilson and Waldrop keen to begin Concacaf challenge (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bWrABflVFo)
Watch Meet Noah Roka - The Austrian-born left back playing for T&T U-20s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzDs6zjGsjY)
(Trinidad and Tobago 20-member team)
Goalkeepers: 18.Rushon Sandy (Patuxent Football Athletics—USA), 1.Jahiem Wickham (Toronto FC—Canada),
Defenders: 5.Jaron Pascall (Police FC), 4.Jaheim Joseph (W Connection), 14.Josiah Cooper (Club Sando), 2.Christian Bailey (Defence Force FC), 13.Noah Roka (FC Stadieu—Austria), 3.Marvin Waldrop (Club Sando), 19.Isaiah Thompson (Unattached), 16.Tyrik Trotman (Hartford Community College—USA),
Midfielders: 8.Luke Phillip (Deportivo Point Fortin), 17.Andrew De Gannes (Atlanta Utd Academy—USA), 7.Kaihim Thomas (Terminix La Horquetta Rangers), 6.Kassidy Davidson (IFAPT—Portugal), 10.Molik Jesse Khan (Minnesota United II—USA), 15.Micah Cain (TSV Meerbusch—Germany),
Attackers: 9.Real Gill (Terminix La Horquetta Rangers), 12.Josiah Wilson (Cercle Brugge KSV—Belgium), 11.Nathaniel James (W Connection), 20.Tarik Lee (W Connection).
Head coach: Angus Eve
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U-20 Men's team went down 2-0 to Costa Rican Premier Division club Sporting Football Club. The T&T team will have a final session on Thursday before departing for San Pedro Sula on Friday morning for the Concacaf U-20 Men's Championship. T&T's opening game is against Haiti on June 19.
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How many foreign born player’s on this squad? 4 or 6 ?
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Three were born abroad
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If two players are of comparably even ability, but there's only one place available ... what should be the determining factor as to who stays and who leaves?
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Marvin Waldrop: U20s ready to battle at Concacaf Champs
By Jelani Beckles (T&T Newday).
Waldrop said the players are ready to give their all.
“The boys willing to give their blood, sweat and tears for the country. We determined, we have the grit and we hoping to make everybody at home proud.”
Blood, sweat, and tears! Sounds hard ;D. Just play good football.
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Good Luck to our guys for the game later today. I saw part of the first have game between Honduras and AntihuaBarbuda. Hondu won the game 1-0. But guys I was impressed with the AB team's play. They were givng the Hondos as much as they got. Hondos scored on a corner kick. But AB players are well coached team. Let's see their next game.
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AG is no joke. I was impressed with their discipline despite the loss. I won’t be surprise if they upset either Haiti or Trinidad, especially Haiti which is only taking part in the competition because CONCACAF won’t allow them to withdraw.
Cuba has an impressive U20 team that will probably become a force in CFU in the next few years IF they don’t flee the island.
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U-20 Warriors start Concacaf quest...seek third U-20 World Cup spot
By Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian)
This country’s Under-20 men’s football teams will be keen on a positive start when they meet Haiti in their Group F opener of the Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship at the Francisco Morazan Stadium, San Pedro Sula, Honduras on Sunday from 6 pm (TT time).
The second match in the group will feature Mexico and Suriname from 10.30 pm at the same venue.
Today's meeting between the Angus Eve-coached U-20 Soca Warriors and Haiti will be their first-ever meeting with the former hoping to qualify for a third FIFA Men’s U-20 World Cup, after qualification to the 1991 Finals in Portugal and 2009 in Egypt, while Haiti is trying to qualify for their first.
On Friday evening, Eve and his squad arrived in Honduras following a ten-day camp in Costa Rica where they played two friendly encounters against that country's U-20 team, a 0-0 draw and a 2-0 loss which was followed by a third friendly against a local club team Sporting FC, which ended in a 2-0 defeat as well at the Complejo Deportivo Fedefútbol Plycem.
During the first two matches against the Costa Ricans, the local U-20s were under the supervision of assistant coach Reynold Carrington while coach Eve and captain Molik Khan missed the match due to senior national team commitments, and the trio of Tarik Lee, Christian Bailey, and Tristan Edwards also missed the first match due to CXC Exams along with Austria-based defender Noah Roka, who only joined the team on the morning of the match after his exams as well.
However, speaking on arrival in Honduras as his team get set to make their 21st appearance in the competition said things have been hectic with problems arising with their Copa Airlines flight with the players being in the airport for several hours.
He said, "It's no fault of anybody here (Honduras) but we had a problem on the Copa Airlines flight so we had the guys in the airport for like five hours. As again it's no fault of anybody here as the Copa flight we had to connect with had a medical emergency and it never reached in until about two and a half hours after the time that it was supposed to reach.
"But at the end of the day, we are here and everybody is safe and we just have one guy with a niggling injury but other than that we are in good spirits."
The T&T team which arrived in Honduras was minus defender Jaron Pascall who remained in Costa Rica in order to sit his CXC Examination and was expected to join the team yesterday ahead of the match and coach Eve credited the local federation for putting the players' education first while admitting to having to adjust his sessions to suit.
Eve said, "The TTFA has to be given a lot of credit in having an invigilator with the team and the boys are doing all of their exams out here so it's a little bit difficult and we have to schedule training around that because unlike some other teams here who have professional players, we have schoolboys, so credit to the TTFA for organising for them to get their exams done."
Goalkeeper Tristan Edwards was also drafted into the final team to replace Rushon Sandy in the final squad and Eve noted this change was due to illness.
"He (Sandy) was omitted after showing COVID-19-like symptoms which were very strong and forced him to miss training for three to four days and we went through all the normal protocols and got Concacaf to confirm the change to the team."
Looking ahead to the team's opening game coming on the back of a ten-day camp in Costa Rica, Eve said he thinks the team is ready.
"The camp was very fruitful and we had two really good games against Costa Rica U-20s and again a number of the Costa Rica guys are playing with their senior team and have played senior team football, we just had Molik Khan and in our contingency, we just have one professional player which is Molik Khan and a couple of other guys who play locally for clubs.
"But in the main, its college kids that we have here, and I've been very happy with their application and attitude towards the work. The one area that we are lacking, to be honest, is experience, ended Eve, who was a member of the T&T team at the U-20 World Cup in 1991 in Portugal."
Skipper Khan, a member of US Major League Soccer's Minnesota United, said the last few days has shown the team that they are an ambitious group and once they gel together they can do good things and this is a group that is very confident and it's a group of young men that have a point to prove.
Skipper Khan said, "I feel good and everyone feels good in the camp and its just a positive vibes and we all feel confident that we can come out with the results needed.
"Coach (Eve) obviously have us in the right frame of mind for competition mood and everyone I think understand the task at hand and I think we are here to compete and stay and go all the way.
"It's a bunch of youths looking for an opportunity and this is the right place and the right group to do that."
Looking ahead to the match against the Haitians, Khan said the key for his team will be mainly to focus.
"We just have to keep focus and do what we have to do and prepare our minds and that's basically the key for us and the people back home can expect results and full commitment from us."
Haiti will be making their 10th tournament appearance but the Les Grenadiers as they are known have never qualified for a U-20 World Cup. The Haitians finished fifth in both the 2003 and 2007 tournaments and overall possesses a record of 8W-5D-18L with 42 goals scored and 61 conceded.
Following today's match, T&T tournament runners-up in 1990 meet 13-time champions Mexico, on Tuesday from 10.30 pm (TT time), before ending round-robin pool play versus Suriname on Thursday at the same venue from 6 pm.
The Soca Warriors have always been competitive at the Concacaf U-20 level and also have two third-place finishes (1974, 1986) to their name.
Overall, the Caribbean side boasts a 24W-22D-36L record, with 104 goals scored and 140 conceded. Isaiah Lee (4) and Jabari Mitchell (3) are T&T’s all-time top scorers in the competition.
The quartet of Cuba, Canada, USA, and St Kitts and Nevis are in Group E; El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, and Aruba are in Group G, and Costa Rica, Jamaica, Antigua & Barbuda and host Honduras comprise Group H.
At the end of the group stage round-robin play the top three teams in the group will advance to the round-of-16 where they will join already qualified Curacao, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic who all qualified directly as winners of their respective groups in the Concacaf Men’s U-20 Championship Qualifiers held last November in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The 16-team Knockout Stage will begin with the round-of-16 (June 25-26), followed by the quarterfinals (June 28-29), semifinals (July 1), and final (July 3).
Unlike the previous editions, the competition will determine not only the four Concacaf representatives at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Indonesia but also the two Concacaf representatives at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
T&T U-20 men’s squad:
Kaihim Thomas, Isaiah Thompson, Andrew De Gannes, Tyrik Trotman, Jaheim Wickham, Josiah Wilson, Jaron Pascall, Real Gill, Nathaniel James, Josiah Cooper, Luke Phillip, Marvin Waldrop, Jaheim Joseph, Kassidy Davidson, Tarik Lee, Christian Bailey, Tristan Edwards, Noah Roka.
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They are losing to who ?
His club, Tenerife, lost to Cartagena. On paper they should have won, but they were also playing without key starting personnel. Having lost, they are going to be playing in a Canary Islands playoff derby v. Las Palmas in a few days.
Tenerife won the derby. Shaq played. The victory has them facing Girona in a home and away to determine which team secures promotion to LL1. Tickets for the match on Tenerife are SOLD OUT.
It's the 5th year in a row that the promotion playoffs final is a battle between teams that finished 5th and 6th in the league.
I was hoping Eibar could do it (they were 3rd on the table but disintegrated before and during the playoffs).
Leg 2, 0-0 on aggregate. Winner takes the spoils. Girona is having the attacking sequences; Tenerife are defending stoutly. Shaq Moore is focused and his team is applying their bread and butter defense. They've engaged in a bit of rough play and already Girona has been forced to make a substitution through injury. If there's a red card in this match, Tenerife have submitted their candidates.
Shaq is adding to his "highlight reel". Glorious opportunity x Tenerife from a questioning Shaq Moore delivery. It would have been a goal to send the home crowd into ecstasy.
Scoreless with 13' left in first half regulation. Competitive football in June. The final ticket to La Liga.
EDIT: Tenerife trail 1-0 through a penalty conceded late in the first half. Girona - playing in their 3rd consecutive playoff final - are ahead through Cristhian Stuani, the club's captain, legend and all-time goal scorer. At 35, Stuani still has 4 years left on his contract.
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They are losing to who ?
His club, Tenerife, lost to Cartagena. On paper they should have won, but they were also playing without key starting personnel. Having lost, they are going to be playing in a Canary Islands playoff derby v. Las Palmas in a few days.
Tenerife won the derby. Shaq played. The victory has them facing Girona in a home and away to determine which team secures promotion to LL1. Tickets for the match on Tenerife are SOLD OUT.
It's the 5th year in a row that the promotion playoffs final is a battle between teams that finished 5th and 6th in the league.
I was hoping Eibar could do it (they were 3rd on the table but disintegrated before and during the playoffs).
Leg 2, 0-0 on aggregate. Winner takes the spoils. Girona is having the attacking sequences; Tenerife are defending stoutly. Shaq Moore is focused and his team is applying their bread and butter defense. They've engaged in a bit of rough play and already Girona has been forced to make a substitution through injury. If there's a red card in this match, Tenerife have submitted their candidates.
Shaq is adding to his "highlight reel". Glorious opportunity x Tenerife from a questioning Shaq Moore delivery. It would have been a goal to send the home crowd into ecstasy.
Scoreless with 13' left in first half regulation. Competitive football in June. The final ticket to La Liga.
EDIT: Tenerife trail 1-0 through a penalty conceded late in the first half. Girona - playing in their 3rd consecutive playoff final - are ahead through Cristhian Stuani, the club's captain, legend and all-time goal scorer. At 35, Stuani still has 4 years left on his contract.
1-1 :wavetowel: GAME ON!
2-1 Girona up. Tenerife own goal ... about 15 left in regulation. If our U20s played a warm-up against a Tenerife in this mindset, they would be real ready for Haiti. This is a leave-everything-on-the-field match.
3-1. Girona. Simply superior as the match has aged.
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1-0 Nathaniel James gives the U20s the lead.
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Any links available?
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It's live on YouTube
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Any links available?
Meanwhile go here: https://youtu.be/iB0wdakBKNA
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It's live on YouTube
Access depends on location I think.
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Ahhh
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saw this comming
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1-1. Haiti's efforts are rewarded.
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Oh boyyy here we go again
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I dont understand. So what was being done in in these training camps for the last couple weeks?
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2-2 HT.
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I dont understand. So what was being done in in these training camps for the last couple weeks?
Khan was playing up front now he has dropped into midfield ...
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I dont understand. So what was being done in in these training camps for the last couple weeks?
Khan was playing up front now he has dropped into midfield ...
Band-Aid on a deeper cut or on a flesh wound?
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I dont understand. So what was being done in in these training camps for the last couple weeks?
Preparing not to lose.
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3-2
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Any links available?
http://www.hesgoal.com/news/105524/Haiti_U20_vs_Trinidad_and_Tobago_U20.html
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Very poor football. The defense in a mess
Once again what was this team doing these last couple weeks? They had several practice matches in Costa Rica and trained together for some time to get this right!
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Shit football!
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I dont understand. So what was being done in in these training camps for the last couple weeks?
Khan was playing up front now he has dropped into midfield ...
Band-Aid on a deeper cut or on a flesh wound?
flesh wound as we have a problem up front
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after the 3 minute of play khan looks average at best . I hope he is just having a bad game
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How hard is it to put together some good passes and move the ball forward to create good shots on goal? Haiti is not playing any great football so what is the problem?
Is it an issue with talent?
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GILL
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Individual solutions for collective deficiencies.
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Gill and de gannes change the game
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How hard is it to put together some good passes and move the ball forward to create good shots on goal? Haiti is not playing any great football so what is the problem?
Is it an issue with talent?
No issues with talent…..the “Real” talent just showed the masses how to show yuh worth in a few mins…pun intended. Gill is a quality player….gotta build the team around that kinda talent
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I am praying we hold on to win this game. We have a lot of work to do on defense
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How hard is it to put together some good passes and move the ball forward to create good shots on goal? Haiti is not playing any great football so what is the problem?
Is it an issue with talent?
No issues with talent…..the “Real” talent just showed the masses how to show yuh worth in a few mins…pun intended. Gill is a quality player….gotta build the team around that kinda talent
but he on the bench
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How hard is it to put together some good passes and move the ball forward to create good shots on goal? Haiti is not playing any great football so what is the problem?
Is it an issue with talent?
No issues with talent…..the “Real” talent just showed the masses how to show yuh worth in a few mins…pun intended. Gill is a quality player….gotta build the team around that kinda talent
but he on the bench
Yea well dais how it goes at times….coaches does play dey favourites or men dey “trust” in front the players who more deserving at times…so coachman entitled to make he decision but that kid shouldn’t be on the bench….there’s no better attackin option to warrant him being on the bench…so I’ll love to hear the reasoning behind that.
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He came on and did his job.
Given Eve a good problem to have.
We don't know what's been happening in camp
So ease the fight down of the youths and the coach.
See what happens next lineup this week. 🙌
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Random question
What happened earlier last wee..
Haiti pulled out for some reason
Funding? Covid?
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Like I said poor defense all game!
Shiitt football
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This is the future of our football we watching here tonight. What a mess
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This is the future of our football we watching here tonight. What a mess
khan .
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Just pat the lil boys on their backs.."allyuh do well doh worryy"
No fight down. No fight down. Instead lets just cuddle bad performances
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Just pat the lil boys on their backs.."allyuh do well doh worryy"
No fight down. No fight down. Instead lets just cuddle bad performances
If that is what you deciphered, it says a lot
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What was the final score ?
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Based on all the matches I have watched so far, I believe both Trinidad and Haiti were pretty good despite that both teams need to work on their defense. Haiti was more technical in the midfield but Trinidad was very good in attack. If Mexico plays at the same level USA played the other day, it is possible that one of these two teams may make it to the semi.
Don't be too hard on the kids.
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What was the final score ?
(https://scontent.fbgi2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/289260910_10158728091016188_3422268882714797297_n.jpg?stp=cp0_dst-jpg_e15_q65_s1080x2048&_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=110474&_nc_ohc=tCi8ORdvVE8AX--WJ5T&_nc_ht=scontent.fbgi2-1.fna&oh=00_AT8TykaVESgRVDTnp5vdoC3bnOdWO5m1vvWL7b_Ftx-9Zw&oe=62B5ACC4)
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Panama spanking Aruba 5-0. 10 mins. to go. Mexico vs Suriname next.
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Congrats to the Yutes for getting a point. Tuesday is another battle.
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Mexico dismantling Suriname 4-0 in the 35th min.
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Mexico dismantling Suriname 4-0 in the 35th min.
Now wait for them to easily dismantle this poorly defensive T&T team
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Real Gill’s goal was the Real deal. Shade of Kerron Cummins. Good Luck tomorrow
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Now wait for them to easily dismantle this poorly defensive T&T team
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I really don't see this. This T&T team is a good team. This team can be fixed to be a power house in the Caribbean along with Haiti
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Now wait for them to easily dismantle this poorly defensive T&T team
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I really don't see this. This T&T team is a good team. This team can be fixed to be a power house in the Caribbean along with Haiti
Watch what happens next.
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Trinidad and Tobago U-20s secure first point in 4-4 draw with Haiti
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobago secured its first point at the 2022 Concacaf Men’s U-20 Championship when it played out a thrilling 4-4 draw with Haiti in Group F action at the Estadio Morazan, San Pedro Sula on Sunday.
Nathaniel James gave T&T the perfect start the 2nd minute as Angus Eve’s men looked to build on the bright start. But Haiti settled soon after and begun to see more of the ball as the half progressed.
T&T, playing in its second kit, grey colours as selected and submitted to Concacaf, was skippered by Minnesota United’s Molik Khan.
Haiti would find the equalizer in the 30th when Watz Leazard nailed a rebound after goalkeeper Jahiem Wickham saved the initial attempt. Kaihim Thomas restored Trinidad & Tobago’s lead in the 43rd with a perfectly executed curling free kick from the edge of the area after James was fouled. But Haiti hit back soon after when 2022 Flow Concacaf Caribbean Club Shield Best Young Player Award winner Steevenson Jeudy equalized in the 45’ from the penalty spot for a 2-2 halftime score.
It was just as intense in the second half, with Jeudy scoring again in the 53’ to give Haiti their first lead of the match at 3-2, but back came Trinidad & Tobago and goals from substitute Real Gill in the70’ and James’ getting his second in 72nd to make it 4-3 to T&T.
Gill came off the bench after missing T&T’s last warm up with Costa Rica’s Sporting Club because of a niggling injury. But he showed great desire to push his team in front with a left footer into the roof of the net after gliding past two men on the right of the box. Substitute Andrew De Gannes also added spark to the T&T attack with a low effort that came off the woodwork following a pass by James. T&T seemed god for the win before lightning forced the team off the field for a 30-minute delay. On the resumption, Khan had a chance to put T&T 5-3 ahead but could not beat advancing goalkeeoer Congaros Medina after setting himself up nicely by going past two defenders.
There would be one last twist in their entertaining affair, and it would go in Haiti’s favor, as Bryan Destin scored in the 90’ to complete the 4-4 scoreline.
Trinidad and Tobago 1.Jahiem Wickham (GK); 2.Christian Bailey (9.Real Gill 69′), 5.Jaron Pascall, 4.Jaheim Joseph, 6.Kassidy Davidson;3.Marvin Waldrop; 8.Luke Phillip, 7.Kaihim Thomas, 15.Micah Cain (17.Andrew De Gannes 69′), 10.Molik Jesse Khan (C),1.Nathaniel James;
Unused substitutes: 18.Tristan Edwards (GK), 12.Josiah Wilson, 13.Noah Roka, 14.Josiah Cooper, 16.Tyrik Trotman, 19.Isaiah Thompson, 20.Tarik Lee.
Head Coach: Angus Eve
Haiti 1.Congaros Medina (GK); 2.Duckens Pierre, 5.Ross Appolon, 4.Fernando Ciceron (captain), 3.Jean Leriche (13.Omre Etienne 66′); 6.Woodensky Pierre, 19.Adelson Belizaire (18.Mateo Scott 73′); 11.Watz Leazard (17.Kyan Champagne 73′), 16.Nicolas Lacombe (8.Joel Favard 32′), 10.Shad San Millan (7.Bryan Destin 66′); 9.Steevenson Jeudy.
Unused substitutes: 12.Willemeson Augustin (GK), 14.Edouard Vorbe, 15.Michelson Alexandre, 20.Juff Exilus.
Head Coach: Angelo Jean-Baptiste
Referee: Rubiel Vasquez (USA)
Full game (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ5M_CH8LvY)
Match Highlights (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNUzm12NCRU)
Post-game comments from Angus Eve (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfd7xNoP7_A)
Real Gill dedicates his goal to his Mom (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Cr9Q0OSvoQ)
Nathaniel James: We'll go again in the next game (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_iuo55d2eM)
De Gannes and Thomas Post Game Reactions after 4-4 draw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_M5N14-Blw)
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I see Edouard Vorbe. I assume he is related to Philippe Vorbe, former Haitian captain of the 70s.
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Eve optimistic after 'emotional' U-20 draw vs Haiti.
By Jonathan Ramannansingh (T&T Newsday).
TRINIDAD AND Tobago Under-20 football team coach Angus Eve described his team’s opening performance at the 2022 Concacaf Championships against Haiti on Sunday as an “emotional” affair.
Three lead changes and a 30-minute stoppage in the second half because of bad weather saw T&T hold on to a 4-4 roller coaster result at the Estadio Morazan, San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
T&T led the entertaining Group F encounter on three occasions, and Haiti once, before both teams finished with a share of the spoils.
“All in all, I am very proud of them. We went up twice in the match, three times at the end, went down, then back came up again…a lot of emotions, stoppages, 30 minutes, lightning, it was a normal soap opera tonight,” Eve told TT Football Association media after the match.
Eve was pleased with the intensity shown by his players but said their lack of experience showed.
“I thought the guys did really well. It’s important to note that we have the youngest team in here. A lot of the guys are 17 now turning 18.
“And a lot of the guys (opponents) are more mature than them and you saw the immaturity in our guys, sometimes, in the type of plays that they would have made,” Eve added.
According to the Conacaf tournament website, T&T's starting eleven featured four 19-year-olds while Haiti had just one of similar age. Haiti also had seven 17 year olds in their starting eleven while Eve selected just two for T&T – goalie Jaheim Wickham and midfielder Kaihim Thomas.
Nathaniel James opened the scoring for T&T in the second minute but Haiti responded with an equaliser in the 30th via Watz Leazard.
Thomas restored T&T’s lead at 2-1 in the 40th minute, only for 2022 Flow Concacaf Caribbean Club Shield best young player award winner Steevenson Jeudy to level the field once more in the 43rd.
The second half saw Jeudy score again in the 53rd to give Haiti their first lead of the match at 3-2, but back came T&T with a brilliant solo effort from substitute Real Gill in the 70th and James’ second two minutes later, to make it 4-3 to T&T heading into the final minutes.
But in the 90th minute, Haiti’s Bryan Destin scored to complete the 4-4 scoreline and secure a point each for both nations.
Eve said there were many positives for the T&T team.
“The fight. The few times that we put down the ball, we can see that we can play. We can match with the other teams. Haiti is a very good team.
“Nathaniel James just turned 18 yesterday (Saturday) and he scored two wonderful goals. The guys who came on, Real Gill, De Gannes (Andrew) they were fantastic. They fit in like normal. And you can see the versatility in the players. Kaihim went back at right back and it was seamless.
“And we scored really good goals. It wasn’t scruffle goals...
"I told the guys to keep on what we’re doing and it will come. And it came today but unfortunately we didn’t keep them out.”
He believes the second-half stoppage owing to bad weather may have took some steam out of T&T’s momentum before the resumption.
Looking ahead at Tuesday’s clash against tournament favourites Mexico, Eve said player recovery is crucial. T&T complete their group stage against Suriname on Thursday.
On notching his first goal for T&T, and a spectacular one at that, Gill dedicated his strike to his mother.
“It’s a very great feeling to score your first goal for your country, it’s something that I always dreamed about as a child. I dedicate my goal to my mom.
“That’s me. I just love to do that. After I made the throw to Nathaniel and he gave it back to me. I was going to cross and I saw the man (Haitian defender) jump and so I said let me take it to them one time,” he said.
Gill was “disappointed” to not secure the three points.
“We saw our mistakes tonight so for the next two games hopefully we could cover that and get the three points in each game.
“For the past couple days we were trying to not to stress on it (tournament). But two days before, we had a serious talk and everybody got serious. The spirit (in the team) is very high right now,” he said.
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We are one of the youngest teams guys ... so its understandable we boys dem younger than most of them NO EXCUSES
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Good Luck vs Mexico!!!!!
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I see Edouard Vorbe. I assume he is related to Philippe Vorbe, former Haitian captain of the 70s.
They are one but large family in the Port-au-Prince area. At 75, Philippe is probably everyone's uncle or great uncle in the family. He wasn't the only member of the Vorbe family who played for Haiti in the 70s. The family is like a football academy. There is always a Vorbe ready to join the national team. They own Violette AC.
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I see Edouard Vorbe. I assume he is related to Philippe Vorbe, former Haitian captain of the 70s.
They are one but large family in the Port-au-Prince area. At 75, Philippe is probably everyone's uncle or great uncle in the family. He wasn't the only member of the Vorbe family who played for Haiti in the 70s. The family is like a football academy. There is always a Vorbe ready to join the national team. They own Violette AC.
I realize that the Vorbe family is kind of larger than life in Haiti. I also know that some after Philippe had play for the national team. I have not seen them play. So Philippe will always be the the man. IMO. Great player.
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Jamaica got a good beat down from Honduras last night! 5-0
but just wait and hope Mexico don't do the same to this terrible playing T&T team
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Eve please drop Khan back and don't put the youth in a playing frame where he will be indecisive. He did not stand out last game. Experiment against Mexico and they will devour the minutest bit of time or space presented to them.
Good luck to the team and coaching staff!
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We are one of the youngest teams guys ... so its understandable we boys dem younger than most of them NO EXCUSES
Eve said the most noteworthy thing about the Junior Soca Warriors squad was the ages of his players.
“I thought the guys did really well,” Eve told the TTFA Media. “It is pointed to note that we have the youngest team in here. A lot of the guys are 17 now turning 18 and a lot of the [Haiti] guys are just more mature than them.
“And you saw the immaturity of our guys at some times, in the type of plays they would have made. But all in all I am very proud of them…”
Eve’s suggestion that his players were younger than their opponents last night and one of the youngest teams in the tournament was unprompted, and totally incorrect. In fact, it was the exact opposite of the truth.
Trinidad and Tobago have the joint sixth oldest team in the Concacaf tournament along with the United States while, according to the Transfermarkt website, Eve’s starting team yesterday was the fifth oldest used by any nation so far in the competition.
Haiti, who had seven 17-year-olds in their XI, had the youngest starting team of the tournament at an average age of 17.5. Eve in contrast had two 17-year-olds in his first choice squad, which averaged 18.2—and both of Trinidad and Tobagos substitutes, Real Gill and Andrew De Gannes, are 19.
Haiti’s scorers yesterday, Watz Leazard, Steevenson Jeudy and Bryan Destin, were 18, 17 and 16 respectively. Trinidad and Tobago got their goals from the 19-year-old pair of Kaihim Thomas and Real Gill and the 18-year-old Nathaniel James.
https://wired868.com/2022/06/20/eve-credits-impact-of-james-gill-and-de-gannes-but-misspeaks-over-tt-squad-age-in-haiti-draw/
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Not bad so far. 0-0. 22 mins. Horrible playing surface.
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Lord almighty. 2-0 right on the death of first half
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As the game go on, is like under 14 vs 1st Eleven.
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Roka is playing in mid is a bit out of the game
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As the game go on, is like under 14 vs 1st Eleven.
lets see what adjustments he can make ..
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Roka is off not surprised and degannes also
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4-0 we completely lost focus.
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Eve should just sub key players cause this game is done
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Eve should just sub key players cause this game is done
Precisely. And let the others get acclimated with a view to the next round.
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Lord almighty. 2-0 right on the death of first half
Criminal.
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Someone in here said they really dont see Mexico dismantling this T&T team. He said this T&T team too good. Who was that truehaitian?
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Good at what exactly??
Mexico will do the same against Haiti
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Definitely don't deserve to be advancing to any tournament beyond Concacaf
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The instructions of the Mexican coach are very precise. He just touched on something I heard Kuba (one of the best players ever at U20) speak about regarding velocity as the difference maker and Spanish coaching practice and emphasis.
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Definitely don't deserve to be advancing to any tournament beyond Concacaf
First we have to advance in THIS tournament. We learn as we grow.
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Steupse..are we growing? talking about we learn as we 'grow'
just saying shiitt that sound good but not reality...
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5-0.
worst perormance by a t&t youth team in recent memory.
seeing zero reason why khan is so highly touted
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I am baffled roka plays left back but was in midfield as a number 8 it looks and degannes who usually plays CAM or CM was on the wing. ???
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I am baffled roka plays left back but was in midfield as a number 8 it looks and degannes who usually plays CAM or CM was on the wing. ???
eve playing the ass?
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I am baffled roka plays left back but was in midfield as a number 8 it looks and degannes who usually plays CAM or CM was on the wing. ???
eve playing the ass?
i guess everyone has to be a utility player with angus
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I am baffled roka plays left back but was in midfield as a number 8 it looks and degannes who usually plays CAM or CM was on the wing. ???
eve playing the ass?
i guess everyone has to be a utility player with angus
Memorable quote, sir!
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The commentator stated that Mexico did not bring any of their key players at this level
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Steupse..are we growing? talking about we learn as we 'grow'
just saying shiitt that sound good but not reality...
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Balance your cynicism with objectivity. This match was destined to be a loss. Will we apply the lessons presented from Match 1 and Match 2 in Match #3?
I am not suggesting that learning is actually taking place or that growth is actually taking place. I am suggesting that they SHOULD be taking place - for both the players and the staff.
That occurring we progress beyond the group stage to the tougher challenge. It is only by extending our participation can learning be maximized.
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Someone in here said they really dont see Mexico dismantling this T&T team. He said this T&T team too good. Who was that truehaitian?
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Good at what exactly??
Mexico will do the same against Haiti
Haiti next!
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The commentator stated that Mexico did not bring any of their key players at this level
Depends on interpretation. They brought the critical mass of players that will help them at the WC. That's their benefit. The absence of players like Flores fuels competition for the understudies. Win-win for all.
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disgraceful performance and no answers from eve.
showed no fight, zero ability to anticipate where the ball will be, poor decision making especially under pressure.
silver lining is they can collectively soak in the lessons from a painful cut-arse.
eve and carrington....do better. if allyuh can't grow this team or if the dual post is no benefit to u-20 or smnt then drop a damn post
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disgraceful performance and no answers from eve.
showed no fight, zero ability to anticipate where the ball will be, poor decision making especially under pressure.
silver lining is they can collectively soak in the lessons from a painful cut-arse.
eve and carrington....do better. if allyuh can't grow this team or if the dual post is no benefit to u-20 or smnt then drop a damn post
It's the same ole same ole that have been going on for decades and still no one has learned a darn thing, how can you compete with countries that invest in their sports discipline? just look around you and see which caribbean team that has been dominant over the north and central americans...there aren't any, and do you know why? because we in CFU are lazy self serving monkeys who don't want to put in the work but crave positions of leadership while relying on talent alone for past 60 years.
Simple question to ask, what did jack warner do for caribbean football while he was both concacaf and CFU president? jeffery web is another back side who went into football just to fill his pockets, both him and warner did absolutely nothing to develop the standard of football in CFU, and the next idoit randy harris is even worst, just another yes man for easy votes.
i could tell you that if i was the CFU president i wouldn't align myself with any FIFA president because i would want my votes to count, and i would have demanded at least one FIFA funded full scale academy on every island together with a CFU league just like EUAFA with the top two teams from every island in CFU competing for a cup just like copa libertadores, in exchange for our votes.
We in trinidad sat down on our asses right after 1989 when we missed out on italy. no developmental programs, no league of consequence, no FIFA schools to develop coaches and referees, we were only relying on talent while the north and central americans were investing in proper development, so just take the licks and hush, we only getting paid what we worked for.
Just look at the mexican players tonight and you would get the point, they were powerful, disciplined, tactical and played with a plan, while our lads were unstable slower to the ball and were easily pushed off the ball by the stronger mexicans, they were also having a torrid time with the field conditions.
As for angus eve. he has never convinced me that he knows what he's doing, in fact all our coaches in CFU is gaining experience with these teams that they coach, it's true. non of them went and sat under a damn good coach and gained experience and proper knowledge of the game by learning from a master, yet they land big head coaching jobs, this only happens in CFU.
Didn't shabbaz say that he will never sit under steven hart? he was too high and mighty to sit and learn from that fresh water foreigner. shabbaz, angus and latapy have the same mentality, even though i give latapy a little more credence for coaching in scotland before he embarked on a full scale coaching expedition.
So save your disappointment mate, and do like me and watch with a coaches eye. the last straw for me was when they fired fenwick for angus, claiming that coaching was the reason for us flunking out of the world cup, when it wasn't coaching but lack of development, and the fact that most of our lads play in very poor leagues around the world.
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Someone in here said they really dont see Mexico dismantling this T&T team. He said this T&T team too good. Who was that truehaitian?
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Good at what exactly??
Mexico will do the same against Haiti
Haiti next!
Trinidad play good is just because Trinidad was playing pretty
Football while on the other hand Mexico was not they was playing physical and Ruffin up Trinidad players, that the first time I ever seen Mexico play like that, and about the referee was a JOKE he given Mexico every foul call the only time he'll
Given Trinidad a foul is when he don't want it to look to bad
These referee in CONCACAF is f**k up they're bias when it comes to any CARIBBEAN TEAMS, and Everything I've just said happens to my Jamaican team on Monday when we play against Honduras
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Someone in here said they really dont see Mexico dismantling this T&T team. He said this T&T team too good. Who was that truehaitian?
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Good at what exactly??
Mexico will do the same against Haiti
Haiti next!
Trinidad play good is just because Trinidad was playing pretty
Football while on the other hand Mexico was not they was playing physical and Ruffin up Trinidad players, that the first time I ever seen Mexico play like that, and about the referee was a JOKE he given Mexico every foul call the only time he'll
Given Trinidad a foul is when he don't want it to look to bad
These referee in CONCACAF is f**k up they're bias when it comes to any CARIBBEAN TEAMS, and Everything I've just said happens to my Jamaican team on Monday when we play against Honduras
you were so right about the officiating. i too myself have been complaining about these concaccaf officials and how inept and corrupt they are, especially the latin american referees.
i saw that with the jamaica game yesterday. they refused to call many fouls committed on the jamaicans but the first jamaican mistake was penalized severely when the lad was send off because of a foul that was hardly a yellow card offense.
not to mention the first goal, despite the protest the referee refused to review the play on VAR. these concacaf referees in my opinion are terrible cheats and the absolte worst.
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Someone in here said they really dont see Mexico dismantling this T&T team. He said this T&T team too good. Who was that truehaitian?
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Good at what exactly??
Mexico will do the same against Haiti
Haiti next!
Trinidad play good is just because Trinidad was playing pretty
Football while on the other hand Mexico was not they was playing physical and Ruffin up Trinidad players, that the first time I ever seen Mexico play like that, and about the referee was a JOKE he given Mexico every foul call the only time he'll
Given Trinidad a foul is when he don't want it to look to bad
These referee in CONCACAF is f**k up they're bias when it comes to any CARIBBEAN TEAMS, and Everything I've just said happens to my Jamaican team on Monday when we play against Honduras
by the way i have to disagree with you that our boy played well. yes the mexicans were very physical on the day but our guys are very unfit, weak and slow to every the ball.
have you ever watched our senior team play mexico? normally our players are more robust and quicker than the mexicans, and they are the ones who complain that we play way too physical, that's because most of these senior guys play abroad observe a high level of nutritional regiment and weight training.
we in the caribbean need to get serious with football, starting with that jokey football union call CFU. the caribbean is way behind the ball, and if it was up to me i would have us leave concacaf and have our own caribbean federation so we can demand more fifa funding for our overall development.
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We were okay for the first 22 mins. After that 1st goal it was no turning back. This team has some good to okay players. But the downfall of this team is that they could not match the fitness and strength level of the Mexican team. Our guys were labouring thru. that muddy field. Slipping and sliding for the most part of the game. Apart from the big fella who scored about three, the rest of the Mexicans were of average height. No difference from the past Mexican teams. But they strong and fit. They were more adaptable to the mud than our player. Real Gill is a good player, but he struggled relentlessly in the first half. He has the skill and moves, but he is not strong enough. Period. As a matter of fact, most of these guys should get to the weight room immediately. I mean that seriously. Last night looked was like under14 against the senior team. We have to bring this team level of strength and fitness to the Mex. and Americans, or we will not be going anywhere period. I like the Roka guy. He has the skill and speed and guys were not pushing him off the ball. I hope we hold on to him. I am not worried about him and Molik. It is the rest of the guys.
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we in the caribbean need to get serious with football, starting with that jokey football union call CFU. the caribbean is way behind the ball, and if it was up to me i would have us leave concacaf and have our own caribbean federation so we can demand more fifa funding for our overall development.
Pull, you wasting your time over the CFU. It would be nice for the CFU to have regular competition regardless of Concacaf schedule. They eh going no way in a hurry. So TT has to fend for itself. Use the U23/U24 to play friendlies with the countries close to us. Eastern Caribbean, Surinam, Guyana, French Guy, Ven. Columbia, Panama. As a matter of fact, actively seek to play South American teams. No US visa issues to deal with.
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The usual cries the usual excuses I am seeing on Facebook :rotfl:
If we beat Suriname then some will accept fools gold and think our football back on track
Anyway our defense need to improve. More than seven goals I am reading here
https://www.facebook.com/TeamTrinbago/posts/pfbid0bhi7GTPQLDc8wFxrCjRLsbwwGXrw4aVcokbgjR5MDR9xwXUmsXZ1qVqNZEC2wi6Sl
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Someone in here said they really dont see Mexico dismantling this T&T team. He said this T&T team too good. Who was that truehaitian?
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Good at what exactly??
Mexico will do the same against Haiti
Haiti next!
Trinidad play good is just because Trinidad was playing pretty
Football while on the other hand Mexico was not they was playing physical and Ruffin up Trinidad players, that the first time I ever seen Mexico play like that, and about the referee was a JOKE he given Mexico every foul call the only time he'll
Given Trinidad a foul is when he don't want it to look to bad
These referee in CONCACAF is f**k up they're bias when it comes to any CARIBBEAN TEAMS, and Everything I've just said happens to my Jamaican team on Monday when we play against Honduras
by the way i have to disagree with you that our boy played well. yes the mexicans were very physical on the day but our guys are very unfit, weak and slow to every the ball.
have you ever watched our senior team play mexico? normally our players are more robust and quicker than the mexicans, and they are the ones who complain that we play way too physical, that's because most of these senior guys play abroad observe a high level of nutritional regiment and weight training.
we in the caribbean need to get serious with football, starting with that jokey football union call CFU. the caribbean is way behind the ball, and if it was up to me i would have us leave concacaf and have our own caribbean federation so we can demand more fifa funding for our overall development.
Give your team some credit the youth them play good
They only lost because they didn't came out to play the same way the Mexican them, Trinidad didn't get out play by the
Mexican,Trinidad wasn't physically with the Mexican and
Ruffin them up, but it wouldn't make any difference if Trinidad was playing physical and Ruffin up the Mexican them because the referee would've called every call on Trinidad, Trinidad wasn't only playing against 11 players they Were playing against 12 the feferee make 12, everytime Caribbean
Teams play we always play against 12 men because of the
Referee themselves, you cannot come out and play
An ordinary football on that PIG PEN on the Mexican them know this that's why they were physical and Ruffin up Trinidad players, and yes I know that Mexican isn't a physical team the Caribbean teams are we are PHYSICAL, FAST,STRONG and SKILLFUL, teams like USA, MEXICAN, COSTA RICA are TECHNICAL and there off and on the ball
Movement is way better than ours
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5-0.
worst perormance by a t&t youth team in recent memory.
seeing zero reason why khan is so highly touted
Doh talk bout Angus eve son like that. I commented asking why the hype on Facebook and the Muslim community came out in the number to defend "the only one with a professional contract"
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Someone in here said they really dont see Mexico dismantling this T&T team. He said this T&T team too good. Who was that truehaitian?
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Good at what exactly??
Mexico will do the same against Haiti
Haiti next!
I believe I made a comment suggesting that both Haiti and Trinidad had a chance to advance and possibly qualify. My comment had these conditions: Mexico plays at USA level (this comment was made before Mexico's first game) AND Haiti and Trinidad fix their defense issues.
Obviously, Mexico has a much stronger U20 team than USA and Trinidad/Haiti still having defense issues. Haiti, for instance, saw its defense exposed by Suriname yesterday.
In the case of Trinidad, the team started the game well then for no apparent reason everyone pulled back ceding the midfield to Mexico. If Trinidad challenged Mexico in the midfield the result would have probably been much different. AT least the score wouldn't be 5-0, for sure.
Will they beat Haiti 5-0 or more? With Haiti's defense issues, it is possible. However, bear in mind Haiti does not want to finish 3rd, which will place it in USA's path. The first and 2nd teams in this group F have a realistic chance to reach the semifinals and qualify for the WC but the 3rd place finisher is doomed. So, I expect Haiti to do its best versus Mexico.
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Someone in here said they really dont see Mexico dismantling this T&T team. He said this T&T team too good. Who was that truehaitian?
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Good at what exactly??
Mexico will do the same against Haiti
Haiti next!
I believe I made a comment suggesting that both Haiti and Trinidad had a chance to advance and possibly qualify. My comment had these conditions: Mexico plays at USA level (this comment was made before Mexico's first game) AND Haiti and Trinidad fix their defense issues.
Obviously, Mexico has a much stronger U20 team than USA and Trinidad/Haiti still having defense issues. Haiti, for instance, saw its defense exposed by Suriname yesterday.
In the case of Trinidad, the team started the game well then for no apparent reason everyone pulled back ceding the midfield to Mexico. If Trinidad challenged Mexico in the midfield the result would have probably been much different. AT least the score wouldn't be 5-0, for sure.
Will they beat Haiti 5-0 or more? With Haiti's defense issues, it is possible. However, bear in mind Haiti does not want to finish 3rd, which will place it in USA's path. The first and 2nd teams in this group F have a realistic chance to reach the semifinals and qualify for the WC but the 3rd place finisher is doomed. So, I expect Haiti to do its best versus Mexico.
This Haitian team was assembled last minute people forget
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Point to Prove: T&T U-20s look to bounce back after 5-0 loss to Mexico
By Ian Prescott (T&T Express)
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under-20 men’s footballers need at least a point against Suriname this evening to advance to the knockout stages of the 2022 CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 Championship, having fallen 5-0 to defending champions Mexico, Tuesday night.
T&T meet Suriname at the Estadio Olimpico in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, from 6 p.m. A point (draw) will be enough to see the young Soca Warriors to the knockout round, where they are likely to meet either of hosts Honduras, Costa Rica or Jamaica.
Though T&T head coach Angus Eve knows his team can advance to the knockout phase with a draw, he is targeting full points and wants a win against Suriname.
“We are not going to think with that kind of mindset. We want to win the game and go into the (knockout) rounds on a high,” said Eve. “We going into the Suriname game very positive and trying to get a result because we are still in third-place,” adding, “When we got here, the first goal was to get out of the group and see what we could do after that. That destiny is still in our hands.”
Four different players found the back of the net as Mexico comfortably whipped T&T to pick up a second win. Antonio Leone opened the scoring in the 28th before Bryan Gonzalez made it 2-0 (45+2’) at half-time. Goals from Esteban Lozano in the 48th and 80th sandwiched a Jonathan Perez item in the 53rd, in a convincing win for the Mexicans. T&T looked good going forward, but weak defensively. Early on, both Noah Roka and Real Gill came close to scoring for T&T, before some vulnerable defending saw Antonio Leone poke the ball in from a corner-kick for 1-0.
Mexico led 2-0 at the interval after Gonzalez stabbed home a close-up chance after Jonathan Perez’s run up the right flank. The third goal came via the penalty spot, from Esteban Lozano, after defender Jaheim Joseph put in a wrestling tackle on his opponent.
Perez was unmarked when finishing a left-side cross with a close-up volley to make it 4-0 and Lozano had another open look at T&T goalkeeper Jaheim Wickham for his team’s fifth goal, courtesy a low shot.
“We thought we could have got something out of the game because the way we started for the first 35 minutes we were really in the game,” Eve noted. “We were restricting them to hitting the long ball and flicking them on and we were dealing with that adequately.”
Eve believes the Mexicans adapted better on the muddy field and exploited the spaces. “I thought the difference in the game is that one team used the conditions better than the other team,” assessed Eve, adding, “Sometimes we showed our inexperience in some of our play, in which we gave up some sloppy goals tonight again. It is a work in progress with the kids.”
Mexico’s ‘El Tricolor’ have now booked a spot in the knockout round and finish preliminary play today against Haiti, while T&T (one point) will hope to build on its opening 4-4 draw with Haiti with a win against Suriname, who are without a point after going down 10-0 to Mexico in their opening match.
Haiti (four points) used a strong second half to put the clamps down on Suriname in a 3-0 shutout to secure a first Group F win on Tuesday at the Estadio Morazan. Suriname looked an improved team and started well. They had two shots that hit the woodwork in the first half, but the second half saw Haiti come into their own and it was 1-0 in the 48th when Stevenson Jeudy thumped home a header.
A Suriname red card in the 53rd opened things up even more for Haitians and they took full advantage, with Jeudy scoring his tournament-leading fourth goal in the 59th before Adelson Belizaire capped off things in the 63rd.
TEAM LINEUPS
Trinidad and Tobago: 1.Jahiem Wickham (GK); 2.Christian Bailey, 5.Jaron Pascall, 4.Jaheim Joseph, 3.Marvin Waldrop; 16.Tyrik Trotman (6.Kassidy Davidson 46), 13.Noah Roka (8.Luke Phillip 46); 9.Real Gill (12.Josiah Wilson 62), 10.Molik Jesse Khan (captain), 17.Andrew De Gannes (7.Kaihim Thomas 46); 11.Nathaniel James (19.Isaiah Thompson 62).
Unused substitutes: 18.Tristan Edwards (GK), 14.Josiah Cooper, 15.Micah Cain, 20.Tarik Lee.
Mexico (4-3-3): 1.Emiliano Perez (GK); 2.Emiliano Martinez (13.Diego Gomez 55), 3.Antonio Leone (14.Abraham Freyfeld 55), 4.Jesus Alcantar, 16.Rafael Palma; 6.Fidel Ambriz (captain), 18.Jonathan Perez (9.Jesus Hernandez 62), 8.Salvador Mariscal (17.Saul Zamora 55); 7.Christian Torres, 19.Esteban Lozano, 11.Bryan Gonzales (20.Heriberto Jurado 72).
Unused substitutes: 12.Jose Eulogio (GK), 5.Isaias Violante, 10.Karel Campos, 15.Everardo Lopez.
Coach: Luis Perez
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
Highlights of Trinidad and Tobago U-20 vs Mexico (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnDv8Cwqx7c)
Post-match comments from Angus Eve (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wjW2MdJiZ0)
Post-match comments from Molik Khan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvt2ShUXo80)
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disgraceful performance and no answers from eve.
showed no fight, zero ability to anticipate where the ball will be, poor decision making especially under pressure.
silver lining is they can collectively soak in the lessons from a painful cut-arse.
eve and carrington....do better. if allyuh can't grow this team or if the dual post is no benefit to u-20 or smnt then drop a damn post
It's the same ole same ole that have been going on for decades and still no one has learned a darn thing, how can you compete with countries that invest in their sports discipline? just look around you and see which caribbean team that has been dominant over the north and central americans...there aren't any, and do you know why? because we in CFU are lazy self serving monkeys who don't want to put in the work but crave positions of leadership while relying on talent alone for past 60 years.
So save your disappointment mate, and do like me and watch with a coaches eye. the last straw for me was when they fired fenwick for angus, claiming that coaching was the reason for us flunking out of the world cup, when it wasn't coaching but lack of development, and the fact that most of our lads play in very poor leagues around the world.
As one of a thousand examples....30 years of boom kick and toepee up the field, and not a single one a defence splitting pass. That should be automatic jail time. Somebody is coaching the youth to boomkick or not correcting them when its done. For 30+ years
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5-0.
worst perormance by a t&t youth team in recent memory.
seeing zero reason why khan is so highly touted
Doh talk bout Angus eve son like that. I commented asking why the hype on Facebook and the Muslim community came out in the number to defend "the only one with a professional contract"
His father must be chief of police
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Good Luck guys. Give it all You got.
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disgraceful performance and no answers from eve.
showed no fight, zero ability to anticipate where the ball will be, poor decision making especially under pressure.
silver lining is they can collectively soak in the lessons from a painful cut-arse.
eve and carrington....do better. if allyuh can't grow this team or if the dual post is no benefit to u-20 or smnt then drop a damn post
It's the same ole same ole that have been going on for decades and still no one has learned a darn thing, how can you compete with countries that invest in their sports discipline? just look around you and see which caribbean team that has been dominant over the north and central americans...there aren't any, and do you know why? because we in CFU are lazy self serving monkeys who don't want to put in the work but crave positions of leadership while relying on talent alone for past 60 years.
So save your disappointment mate, and do like me and watch with a coaches eye. the last straw for me was when they fired fenwick for angus, claiming that coaching was the reason for us flunking out of the world cup, when it wasn't coaching but lack of development, and the fact that most of our lads play in very poor leagues around the world.
As one of a thousand examples....30 years of boom kick and toepee up the field, and not a single one a defence splitting pass. That should be automatic jail time. Somebody is coaching the youth to boomkick or not correcting them when its done. For 30+ years
Ah!
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disgraceful performance and no answers from eve.
showed no fight, zero ability to anticipate where the ball will be, poor decision making especially under pressure.
silver lining is they can collectively soak in the lessons from a painful cut-arse.
eve and carrington....do better. if allyuh can't grow this team or if the dual post is no benefit to u-20 or smnt then drop a damn post
It's the same ole same ole that have been going on for decades and still no one has learned a darn thing, how can you compete with countries that invest in their sports discipline? just look around you and see which caribbean team that has been dominant over the north and central americans...there aren't any, and do you know why? because we in CFU are lazy self serving monkeys who don't want to put in the work but crave positions of leadership while relying on talent alone for past 60 years.
So save your disappointment mate, and do like me and watch with a coaches eye. the last straw for me was when they fired fenwick for angus, claiming that coaching was the reason for us flunking out of the world cup, when it wasn't coaching but lack of development, and the fact that most of our lads play in very poor leagues around the world.
As one of a thousand examples....30 years of boom kick and toepee up the field, and not a single one a defence splitting pass. That should be automatic jail time. Somebody is coaching the youth to boomkick or not correcting them when its done. For 30+ years
That is most certainly not true. I had the pleasure of watching many age groups in the RBC tournament a few years back, different age groups, and except for a few cases on a couple teams in the U10 age group there was hardly any of that style played or coached. Where have you been observing this among the local youths in development ? At the higher youth levels their was exceptional player, the 1 major issue was discipline and punctuality from 2 teams in particcular, Patna Village and Laventille youths, however their player although NOT boom kick was reactive and rough. The coaches were still trying to give them proper directions though, given the obvious team issues. QPCC players, Trendsetter Hawks and 1 other team - i think outta Barataria - coaches and supporters were a cut above the rest. Funny though, I haven't seen any of the top players from that tournament move on, or maybe I may missed them.
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That being the case: why is it not glaringly part of the repertoire of football seen at NT level?
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I agree with maxg. The boom kick ball tends to occur depending on the skill level of the players in the national at the time. The 74 team in Haiti played a mix of long ball and short passes throughout the qualifying, and almost succeeded. And that team had speed and we beat Mex. The Italy WC team was not total long ball with Gally as coach. He had some skillfull guys on his team. The Germany WC team did use lots of long ball, but that is what the the Dutch decided to have them play.
Now the U-20 had to use the long ball quite often the other night because of the heavy ground, and Mexico was fitter, faster and better than them.
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Something is WRONG when the 2 is more significantly advanced than the 9, 10, 11 and 7 and there are no alternative bodies in the box to receive, distract or challenge.
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Tactical naiveté is our undoing. Compare the numbers Suriname commit to the attacking 1/3 with our population of 0 in the attacking 1/3. We think everything is to be generated from frontal running in attack. Not much thought given to combining in front of the opponent's Back 4. Relatively easy for Suriname to address all second balls and read the spaces and locate our players.
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Something is WRONG when the 2 is more significantly advanced than the 9, 10, 11 and 7 and there are no alternative bodies in the box to receive, distract or challenge.
someone be it 9 10 11 or 7 needs to drop back and cover when number 2 goes up
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Tactical naiveté is our undoing. Compare the numbers Suriname commit to the attacking 1/3 with our population of 0 in the attacking 1/3. We think everything is to be generated from frontal running in attack. Not much thought given to combining in front of the opponent's Back 4.
Maybe they are playing to the coaches instructions..
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I think khan would be a good box to box or defensive mid . he is not an attack minded ..
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Tactical naiveté is our undoing. Compare the numbers Suriname commit to the attacking 1/3 with our population of 0 in the attacking 1/3. We think everything is to be generated from frontal running in attack. Not much thought given to combining in front of the opponent's Back 4.
Maybe they are playing to the coaches instructions..
And non-revised instruction. Suriname has their throat on the cutting board and we are being blind to their sacrifice.
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I think khan would be a good box to box or defensive mid . he is not an attack minded ..
Certainly there's no evidence that he is a finesse finisher.
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that is not a hand ball that goal is legit
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I think khan would be a good box to box or defensive mid . he is not an attack minded ..
Certainly there's no evidence that he is a finesse finisher.
Tell that to angus
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If we score, Suriname are obliged to attack. That being the case why not commit to that cause.
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Just what we need: another set play before the HT whistle. We don't seem to learn.
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Something is WRONG when the 2 is more significantly advanced than the 9, 10, 11 and 7 and there are no alternative bodies in the box to receive, distract or challenge.
someone be it 9 10 11 or 7 needs to drop back and cover when number 2 goes up
Even if I agree, that still doesn't explain the absence of the others. Once the player started penetrating on the flank, the others seemed not inclined to start attacking the penalty area.
From a scouting perspective, it's the players losing points ... not the coach. They still have heads on their shoulders.
Happened twice. We could have risked the extra body. If 6 players + GK can't defend 4 or 5, we should fly home.
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we are getting the best out of Roka in his proper position
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NAH THIS IS TO MUCH HE CANNOT PLAY AS A FOWARD IF WE ADVANCE
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jAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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NAH THIS IS TO MUCH HE CANNOT PLAY AS A FOWARD IF WE ADVANCE
Correct.
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we are getting the best out of Roka in his proper position
Correct.
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jAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Another individualistic solution to collective deficiencies.
Also, we score with inferior possession, inferior passing accuracy within that and inferior number of shots on target.
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Score?
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1-0. 80 mins. Let’s hope they can hold on.
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3-0.
Finally we are putting pressure on the Mexico - Haiti result. Also better attempts at combining. Seeing reverse balls even.
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Good finish to the game, defense held on and the forwards were creative. Well done youths. Everybody tired boy.
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Good finish to the game, defense held on and the forwards were creative. Well done youths. Everybody tired boy.
WHAT GAME YOU WERE WATCHING ?
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Good finish to the game, defense held on and the forwards were creative. Well done youths. Everybody tired boy.
WHAT GAME YOU WERE WATCHING ?
There was some creativity ... compared to next to none previously. Maybe not entirely from Fs.
Those Netherlands-based players ... we seemed more exhausted than them in a hot climate.
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This team is depending to much on individual talent only when players like N Roka and A De Gannes is on the field they start to look like a team.
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disgraceful performance and no answers from eve.
showed no fight, zero ability to anticipate where the ball will be, poor decision making especially under pressure.
silver lining is they can collectively soak in the lessons from a painful cut-arse.
eve and carrington....do better. if allyuh can't grow this team or if the dual post is no benefit to u-20 or smnt then drop a damn post
It's the same ole same ole that have been going on for decades and still no one has learned a darn thing, how can you compete with countries that invest in their sports discipline? just look around you and see which caribbean team that has been dominant over the north and central americans...there aren't any, and do you know why? because we in CFU are lazy self serving monkeys who don't want to put in the work but crave positions of leadership while relying on talent alone for past 60 years.
So save your disappointment mate, and do like me and watch with a coaches eye. the last straw for me was when they fired fenwick for angus, claiming that coaching was the reason for us flunking out of the world cup, when it wasn't coaching but lack of development, and the fact that most of our lads play in very poor leagues around the world.
As one of a thousand examples....30 years of boom kick and toepee up the field, and not a single one a defence splitting pass. That should be automatic jail time. Somebody is coaching the youth to boomkick or not correcting them when its done. For 30+ years
That is most certainly not true. I had the pleasure of watching many age groups in the RBC tournament a few years back, different age groups, and except for a few cases on a couple teams in the U10 age group there was hardly any of that style played or coached. Where have you been observing this among the local youths in development ?
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disgraceful performance and no answers from eve.
showed no fight, zero ability to anticipate where the ball will be, poor decision making especially under pressure.
silver lining is they can collectively soak in the lessons from a painful cut-arse.
eve and carrington....do better. if allyuh can't grow this team or if the dual post is no benefit to u-20 or smnt then drop a damn post
It's the same ole same ole that have been going on for decades and still no one has learned a darn thing, how can you compete with countries that invest in their sports discipline? just look around you and see which caribbean team that has been dominant over the north and central americans...there aren't any, and do you know why? because we in CFU are lazy self serving monkeys who don't want to put in the work but crave positions of leadership while relying on talent alone for past 60 years.
So save your disappointment mate, and do like me and watch with a coaches eye. the last straw for me was when they fired fenwick for angus, claiming that coaching was the reason for us flunking out of the world cup, when it wasn't coaching but lack of development, and the fact that most of our lads play in very poor leagues around the world.
As one of a thousand examples....30 years of boom kick and toepee up the field, and not a single one a defence splitting pass. That should be automatic jail time. Somebody is coaching the youth to boomkick or not correcting them when its done. For 30+ years
That is most certainly not true. I had the pleasure of watching many age groups in the RBC tournament a few years back, different age groups, and except for a few cases on a couple teams in the U10 age group there was hardly any of that style played or coached. Where have you been observing this among the local youths in development ? At the higher youth levels their was exceptional player, the 1 major issue was discipline and punctuality from 2 teams in particcular, Patna Village and Laventille youths, however their player although NOT boom kick was reactive and rough. The coaches were still trying to give them proper directions though, given the obvious team issues. QPCC players, Trendsetter Hawks and 1 other team - i think outta Barataria - coaches and supporters were a cut above the rest. Funny though, I haven't seen any of the top players from that tournament move on, or maybe I may missed them.
I'm watching youths who play at the highest level, representing their country, not youths in a tournament. The pattern has been the same for decades and was on full display last night. When under duress our players instinctively move the ball forward through the air from the middle of the field toward or through the flanks. And far more often than not an opposing player takes possession of the ball.
Maybe there is an effort being made to do things differently now, but with the exceptions of 1991, Anton Corneal/Vranes world cup squads and the very capable 2015 U-20s no T&T youth team has been able to consistently advance a ball forward using rapid precise passing interchanges under pressure. To build a skilled player is one thing...to build a skilled team is another matter entirely
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Someone in here said they really dont see Mexico dismantling this T&T team. He said this T&T team too good. Who was that truehaitian?
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Good at what exactly??
Mexico will do the same against Haiti
Haiti next!
Haiti's next ..Really! Mexico will do the same to Haiti..Really
Haiti 0 Mexico 0
Haiti hit Mexico's goal post twice and could have easily won the game..
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Different Haiti team. Matched Mex. head to toe.
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If Haiti continue to play like they did a against Mex. the other teams MAY/Could be in for a rude awakening.
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I watched the highlights of TT vs Suriname. Molik goal appear legit to me. James scored 2 good goals. They playing CR. Is years since TT has beaten CR is any age group football. Good luck to them.
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Did TT changed their goalkeeper for the Suriname game?
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Did TT changed their goalkeeper for the Suriname game?
Yes. Tristan Edwards replaced regular number one, Jahiem Wickham, who missed this fixture due to a slight injury.
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Did TT changed their goalkeeper for the Suriname game?
Yes. Tristan Edwards replaced regular number one, Jahiem Wickham, who missed this fixture due to a slight injury.
He made some crucial saves. Had Suriname scored those early goals, the outcome could have been different.
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Not sure that any results could attest to greatness or malaise to describe our national teams. We are not reigning champions in the region nor I don't believe we instill fear among teams in our zone.
Generally speaking to establish this sense of being a powerhouse starts with a progressive improvement from one game to another. We have to build from success and learn from setbacks.
Understand that "Great moments are born from great opportunity, and that's what you have here as a team and as a player. That's what you've earned here . One game; understand that if we played some of these so called 'BIG TEAMS' ten times, they might win nine. But not this game, not this time ."
Go out , and run with them; stay with them, and shut them down because you can. You , have to see yourselves as the greatest U20 football team TnT has produced.
You prepared yourselves for this moment to be players—every one of you, and you were meant to be there . This is your time. Their time is done. It's over. I'm sick and tired of hearing about what a great football team the other countries have . Screw 'em. This is your time. Now go out there and take it!"
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AB Trini,very inspiring and it would be nice if the boys take on those words,it's the kind of talk you expect from a coach before the team steps out on the pitch.Don't forget,we had Haiti by the "short and curlies" before the lights went out,we just lost the momentum,bad luck,we played in a swamp against Mexico who looked a stronger team physically,I hope we see a team that has learned a few lessons,win,lose or draw.
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James fires U-20 Soca Warriors into last 16
By Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian)
Nathaniel James came off the bench to score his fourth goal in three matches and set up the other to fire T&T to a deserved 3-0 win over Suriname in their must-win Group F final round match of the Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship at the Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula on Thursday night.
With the win, the Angus Eve-coached Under-20 Soca Warriors made certain of qualification to the round-of-16 as a top-three finisher in the four-team group with Mexico (six points) and Haiti (four points) who met in the group decider at the same venue in yesterday's late match.
The match between T&T and Suriname was shifted to the Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano instead of the original venue Estadio Morazan after the city of San Pedro Sula was affected by very heavy rainfall over the last week which made the playing surface at Estadio Morazan unplayable.
In the round-of-16, T&T who have reached the FIFA U-20 World Cup Finals twice before, in 1991 under the guidance of Bertille St Clair and 2009 under Zoran Vranes, will come up against Costa Rica on Saturday at the Yankel Rosenthal from 3 pm.
Needing to win Suriname attempted to put T&T on the back foot from the kickoff and in the tenth minute they had the first chance through striker Jayen Gerold on a fast break, but he was denied by goalkeeper Tristan Edwards, one of five changes from the 5-0 loss by coach Angus Eve.
Three minutes later, the nippy Real Gill had T&T's first attempt on the Suriname goal after wiggling his free of two defenders inside the right-hand top of the 18-yard box, however, his right-footed snap shot was comfortably collected by goalkeeper Jonathan Fonkel.
Edwards was forced into action again in the 20th minute as a long ball over the top beat defender Jaheim Joseph and fell at the feet of Dimitrio Andro, but once again Edwards was alert to the danger and raced off his line to make a point-blank save before Joseph cleared the rebound which was looping goalwards.
A minute, Gill again tested Fonkel from the right-hand corner of the 18-yard box, but this time with a stinging left-footed attempt that forced a corner.
T&T then had a golden chance to take the lead via a counter-attack started by Gill, however captain Molik Khan of US Major League Soccer's Minnesota United dragged his left-footed attempt across the face of Fonkel's goalmouth.
Khan was again presented with another chance to put T&T ahead, this time with Tarik Lee being the provider, but Fonkel was quickly off his line to close down the attempt.
Four minutes from the half-time whistle, Khan did manage to put the ball into the back of the net, but it was waved off by referee Bryan Lopez of Guatemala for a handled ball, and despite the protest of the T&T captain who pleaded his case as the ball came off his chest, the decision was surprisingly upheld by the Video Assistant Referee officials.
On the resumption, chances continued to fall for both teams with Khan mistiming a right-footed volley at the edge of the six-yard box from a right-sided centre by second-half introduction Nathaniel James while at the other end, defender Joseph was caught on the ball by Gerold on the just inside the half, but the Suriname attacker failed to make full use of his team-mates on a three versus two counter-attacks.
Khan was again presented with another chance to put T&T ahead when Thomas drew the attention of four Suriname players inside the 18-yard box before slipping his captain a short pass, but yet again, he failed to find the target.
The go-ahead item would finally come for T&T a minute later thanks to James as he unleashed a left-footed drive from about five yards outside the top of the "D" which caught Fonkel off-guard and nestled into the bottom left-hand corner of the goal.
T&T was now in the drivers' seat while Suriname now needed two goals to advance and after further near misses from Gill and Thomas, Khan finally found the target when he connected with a James left-footed free-kick on the volley to guide the ball home in the 84th minute for a 2-0 lead.
James then scored another with two minutes left on the clock to up his tally to four goals when his intended pass to fellow substitute Tyrik Trotman ricochet off a Suriname defender into his path for a confident finish past Fonkel to put the icing on the win and avenge a 2-0 loss to the same opponents in 2018.
The trio of USA (seven points), Cuba (six), and Canada (four) qualified from Group E while hosts Honduras with a maximum of nine points, Costa Rica (four), and Jamaica (4-0) have also qualified as the top three finishers in Group H, and in Group G, El Salvador (six) and Guatemala (six), as well as Panama (three) all qualified ahead of last night's final pool match between Panama and El Salvador for the top spot.
The 12 qualifiers from the four groups now advance to the round-of-16 where they will join already qualified Curacao, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic who all qualified directly as winners of their respective groups in the Concacaf Men’s U-20 Championship Qualifiers held last November in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The 16-team Knockout Stage will begin with the round-of-16 Saturday, June 25, and continue on Sunday, June 26 followed by the quarterfinals on Tuesday, June 28, and Wednesday, June 29, semifinals on Friday, July 1, and the final on Sunday, July 3.
Unlike the previous editions, the competition will determine not only the four Concacaf representatives at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Indonesia but also the two Concacaf representatives at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
Thursday's Concacaf Under-20 Group F result:
T&T 3 (Nathaniel James 64th, 88th, Molik Khan 84th) vs Suriname 0
Team lists:
T&T: 18 Tristan Edwards (GK), 2 Christian Bailey, 4 Jaheim Joseph, 13 Noah Roka, 14 Josiah Cooper, 6 Kassidy Davidson (3 Marvin Waldrop 80th), 7 Kaihim Thomas (17 Andrew De Gannes 69th), 8 Luke Phillip, 10 Molik Khan (captain), 9 Real Gill (16 Tyrik Trotman 80th), 20 Tarik Lee (11 Nathaniel James 47th).
Subs not used: 1 Jahiem Wickham (GK), 19 Isaiah Thompson, 5 Jaron Pascall, 15 Micah Cain.
Suriname: 20 Jonathan Fonkel (GK), 2 Shafiek Wassenaar (18 Raviek Pryor 66th), 4 Dichayro Naarendorp (captain), 5 Eja Dakriet, 7 Eldjero De Mees (9 Ammiel Reingoud 47th), 8 Jaydavon Haas, 11 Chiverio Adelij, 15 Chesron Oostwoud, 16 Jayen Gerold, 10 Dimitrio Andro, 13 Givon Derby (12 Jair Brashuis 74th),
Subs not used: 1 Dwayne Meerzorg (GK), 14 Jamal Lodik, 6 Rafael Wartes, 17 Roche Asidan, 19 Georrayne Boumann.
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Good finish to the game, defense held on and the forwards were creative. Well done youths. Everybody tired boy.
WHAT GAME YOU WERE WATCHING ?
I saw the last 20 mins, most of our attacks consisted of 2-3 players in the final third, and in that time we had numerous passes into the box, including I think 2 underlapping runs with completed passes into the box, two reverse passes to the top of the box, one of which found the player, cross to the back post, and some other scrappy play that created chances. Overall a lot of activity in the final third with not many of our players supporting the attack. We passing into dangerous areas and catching the defenders by surprise. It wasn't hopeful long balls into the final third and for that I am grateful.
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Promise, hope. .
Question, can the current senior NT pull off a result against Suriname senior NT? Nope. Can we pull off a tie against Haitis senior team? Nope. You see where I'm going with this. Our u20 team does not look bad. There is promise and hope for this team. They play the game with less fear than the current senior team. I think they look better than our senior team. Less heart attack football. That u20 team will beat Bahamas senior team. I really feel so.
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Promise, hope. .
Question, can the current senior NT pull off a result against Suriname senior NT? Nope. Can we pull off a tie against Haitis senior team? Nope. You see where I'm going with this. Our u20 team does not look bad. There is promise and hope for this team. They play the game with less fear than the current senior team. I think they look better than our senior team. Less heart attack football. That u20 team will beat Bahamas senior team. I really feel so.
Dahis all well and good, but they will be disbanded if they can't defeat Costa Rica tomorrow. And, you'll recall that CRC happens to be the team that willingly engaged us in a pair of recent friendlies (for obvious reasons) + their observation of the match against Sporting San José. Unless the coaching staff has an epiphany in its tactical approach to matches, the result is likely to be along similar lines.
The team has talent but it is being underutilized and undercoached. Also, we would have been facing Jamaica had the coaching staff better managed the opening match.
I give Angus a passing grade, but it is marginally passing. He could do more, and should be doing more, to impose coaching on match outcomes.
Thus far, none of his post-match comments fully describe footballing reality: they describe the universe as he has imagined it or has preferred to sell it.
He needs to be more adaptable to circumstances that arise DURING the matches and to recognize moments and locations in which the opponent is vulnerable rather than to fixate exclusively on our perceived vulnerabilities. He certainly ought to reconsider his view of what is to happen in midfield in the central channels.
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Good finish to the game, defense held on and the forwards were creative. Well done youths. Everybody tired boy.
WHAT GAME YOU WERE WATCHING ?
I saw the last 20 mins, most of our attacks consisted of 2-3 players in the final third, and in that time we had numerous passes into the box, including I think 2 underlapping runs with completed passes into the box, two reverse passes to the top of the box, one of which found the player, cross to the back post, and some other scrappy play that created chances. Overall a lot of activity in the final third with not many of our players supporting the attack. We passing into dangerous areas and catching the defenders by surprise. It wasn't hopeful long balls into the final third and for that I am grateful.
Spot on! And the specific combination of personnel on the field had much to do with that. In similar vein, I also observed patterns trending in this direction when Josiah Edwards played briefly during Match 2. He protected the ball on the flanks, kept possession and allowed thinking players to move into advanced positions. Players in possession always occupy defenders' thoughts significantly more than players who wait to become involved when possession is won. Generally, our off-the-ball movement has not been at the level it should be at this competitive level.
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Promise, hope. .
Question, can the current senior NT pull off a result against Suriname senior NT? Nope. Can we pull off a tie against Haitis senior team? Nope. You see where I'm going with this. Our u20 team does not look bad. There is promise and hope for this team. They play the game with less fear than the current senior team. I think they look better than our senior team. Less heart attack football. That u20 team will beat Bahamas senior team. I really feel so.
Dahis all well and good, but they will be disbanded if they can't defeat Costa Rica tomorrow. And, you'll recall that CRC happens to be the team that willingly engaged us in a pair of recent friendlies (for obvious reasons) + their observation of the match against Sporting San José. Unless the coaching staff has an epiphany in its tactical approach to matches, the result is likely to be along similar lines.
The team has talent but it is being underutilized and undercoached. Also, we would have been facing Jamaica had the coaching staff better managed the opening match.
I give Angus a passing grade, but it is marginally passing. He could do more, and should be doing more, to impose coaching on match outcomes.
Thus far, none of his post-match comments fully describe footballing reality: they describe the universe as he has imagined it or has preferred to sell it.
He needs to be more adaptable to circumstances that arise DURING the matches and to recognize moments and locations in which the opponent is vulnerable rather than to fixate exclusively on our perceived vulnerabilities. He certainly ought to reconsider his view of what is to happen in midfield in the central channels.
You're right. I like the way things are looking for this team. Costa Rica tied us and then narrowly beat us. They tied JA too. With that, I think we are not a lost cause with the next game.
Fair to say Angus is a "better" u20 coach than senior.
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This was decent performance by the u20 team. In the second half, the combination of players seem to be the right ones. now one of Angus' faults in my opinion is the frequent chopping and changing and often placing players in positions they aren't used to playing. Granted he has a new young team and is trying to make the right decisions. But now there needs to be some stability in the line up.
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That u20 team will beat Bahamas senior team. I really feel so.
Not with that defence!!!. Our defence and defensive teamwork needs a lot of improvement first
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Despite my reservations on this team, especially their defensive play, they are a good bunch to work with. Where will we get the resources to keep them together is the trillion dollar question. Whether they win or lose, they should be kept together in preparation for 2026. Next year 2023 is an important year in regional sports. The CAC will be June 23 to July 8th and the PanAm games will be Oct. 20 to Nov. 5th. The football Jumbies should work all their powers to see that we send both women and men's teams to these competitions. Also not to forget the completion of the nations league and the gold cup which is also in June. 26 June to 16 July 2023.
Plenty football. But 2026 is the gold.
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Despite my reservations on this team, especially their defensive play, they are a good bunch to work with.Where will we get the resources to keep them together is the trillion dollar question. Whether they win or lose, they should be kept together in preparation for 2026. Next year 2023 is an important year in regional sports. The CAC will be June 23 to July 8th and the PanAm games will be Oct. 20 to Nov. 5th. The football Jumbies should work all their powers to see that we send both women and men's teams to these competitions. Also not to forget the completion of the nations league and the gold cup which is also in June. 26 June to 16 July 2023.
Plenty football. But 2026 is the gold.
Why has the team struggled defensively when the coach has staked his bread and better on defending?
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Despite my reservations on this team, especially their defensive play, they are a good bunch to work with.Where will we get the resources to keep them together is the trillion dollar question. Whether they win or lose, they should be kept together in preparation for 2026. Next year 2023 is an important year in regional sports. The CAC will be June 23 to July 8th and the PanAm games will be Oct. 20 to Nov. 5th. The football Jumbies should work all their powers to see that we send both women and men's teams to these competitions. Also not to forget the completion of the nations league and the gold cup which is also in June. 26 June to 16 July 2023.
Plenty football. But 2026 is the gold.
Why has the team struggled defensively when the coach has staked his bread and better on defending?
Maybe there were better defensively players who were overlooked. This is definitely the case with the senior team, as I was told.
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Let see how this team play today against a quality opponent. Surprise us today and please challenge the Ricans. I am loving the posts on Team T&T
https://www.facebook.com/TeamTrinbago/posts/pfbid036ebcq2E5vcwZ4azgY1ER5YFAU7J6RCVL9SrCrun6qHVXKFJRUDtqVTnLMtLRJku1l
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Good Luck Yutes!!!!
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1-0 Costa Rica. Penalty.
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any link ?
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20th minute stats show Trinidad 29% possession and 57 % pass accuracy .. this mean we under pressure and giving away the ball alot...
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A LOT. Defensively CRC started 4-4-2 that morphed into 4-3-3 attacking that has transformed into 3-4-4 attacking. They drew blood and now want to kill it off.
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any link ?
Negative.
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20th minute stats show Trinidad 29% possession and 57 % pass accuracy .. this mean we under pressure and giving away the ball alot...
Expect those stats to drop.
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No free kick specialist on the field to capitalise on deadball situations!
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WALDROP sustained an injury. THOMAS entered.
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so khan in now the lone striker
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any link ?
Negative.
found one https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=search&v=562441008624101
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2 minutes added time. Will play until 47'.
Everyone understands that the distance between the F line and D is too extended. Everyone but the coaching staff?
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so khan in now the lone striker
Subject to critique on multiple levels.
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Completely dominated.
Maybe we will see James in the 2H.
We might also have set a record: we had under 100 passes during 1H.
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Angus and his poor version of a Mourinho brand, smh
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James on...
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The subs have improved the product.
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Almost seems intentional team wise
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boy that Edwards is real good how was he not originally pick ?
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why did gill and james not start in this crucial game ?
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2-0
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ahh bailey went down there
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boy that Edwards is real good how was he not originally pick ?
The Costa Rican Edwards? Or our GK?
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boy that Edwards is real good how was he not originally pick ?
The Costa Rican Edwards? Or our GK?
our Edwards made some fine saves but boy we down 3 nil now
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I cannot watch anymore later
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4-0, but the match was lost in the 1H.
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Despite my reservations on this team, especially their defensive play, they are a good bunch to work with.Where will we get the resources to keep them together is the trillion dollar question. Whether they win or lose, they should be kept together in preparation for 2026. Next year 2023 is an important year in regional sports. The CAC will be June 23 to July 8th and the PanAm games will be Oct. 20 to Nov. 5th. The football Jumbies should work all their powers to see that we send both women and men's teams to these competitions. Also not to forget the completion of the nations league and the gold cup which is also in June. 26 June to 16 July 2023.
Plenty football. But 2026 is the gold.
Why has the team struggled defensively when the coach has staked his bread and better on defending?
Maybe there were better defensively players who were overlooked. This is definitely the case with the senior team, as I was told.
Regardless of who is selected, there should a smidgen of evidence of defensive integrity. Anyway, have a look at the goals from today ...
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4-1 KHAN
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I guess these two goals will justify Angus decision now
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I guess these two goals will justify Angus decision now
Showcasing players at the expense of the team?
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Well decision to play him as a striker which he is clearly not ... I mean if he was to showcase to scouts angus really mess him up
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Eve seems to be able to pull the best from key players but can't get a team performance to support his tactics.
Didn't watch the game so I won't make comment....but maybe when our financial house is in order we should step away from hiring local coaches for first time national duties. Its great to give chances to our own, but the team's future is more important than the coach's future.
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Well decision to play him as a striker which he is clearly not ... I mean if he was to showcase to scouts angus really mess him up
Would love to hear the rationale playing in in Eve's mind for that. To Khan's credit he did step up to score twice when pushed into those roles. Maybe its adaptability that coaches value in him.
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I guess these two goals will justify Angus decision now
HELL NOOOO!
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Eve's Post-Match Comments after 4-1 loss to Costa Rica at #CU20M Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMarjkIRoOY
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boy that Edwards is real good how was he not originally pick ?
Presumably because the GK selected ahead of him was better :)
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Why was Gil benched? Also, why Bailey started. He seemed either tired or injured.
It was a weird strategy to go full defensive versus a Costa Rica team that struggled so far to score goals. Is Mr. Eve the coach of the senior national team as well? The level of football in the region has improved a lot. You now need more than just quality players to win games in CONCACAF.
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Why was Gil benched? Also, why Bailey started. He seemed either tired or injured.
It was a weird strategy to go full defensive versus a Costa Rica team that struggled so far to score goals. Is Mr. Eve the coach of the senior national team as well? The level of football in the region has improved a lot. You now need more than just quality players to win games in CONCACAF.
Weird is normal for him
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Home bound: Junior Soca Warriors kayoed 4-1 by Costa Rica
By Ian Prescott (T&T Express)
DEFENSIVE INADEQUACIES were exposed with clinical efficiency yesterday when Costa Rica defeated Trinidad and Tobago’s Junior Soca Warriors 4-1 in the opening round of knockout matches at the 2022 CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 Championship in Honduras.
The Caribbean team now heads home following moderate success, while Costa Rica head to a quarter-final meeting, likely against the United States tomorrow. So gracious in hosting the young Warriors to a pre-tournament camp days before the tournament, it was the Ticos who also sent them home with yesterday’s comprehensive victory at the Estadio Yankel Rosenthal in San Pedro Sula.
Only Josimar Alcócer’s 17th-minute penalty separated the teams at the end of the first half. However, Costa Rica built a four-goal lead through further goals from second half substitutes Shawn Johnson (63rd minute) and Dorian Rodríguez (68th & 78th), before captain Molik Khan (87th) got T&T a consolation when turning in a cut-back pass from striker Nathaniel “Natty” Joseph.
It was definitely not a case of Costa Rica being responsible for T&T’s defensive inadequacy. But having played the Caribbean team twice in a week before the tournament, the Ticos knew exactly where the weaknesses were.
Prior to yesterday, T&T had already conceded nine goals in their opening two preliminary matches, and also gave a shaky defensive effort when winning 3-0 against Suriname, who themselves had previously conceded 13 goals.
Yesterday, Costa Rica had most of the good first-half attacking moments and might have gone into the half further ahead, except for three solid saves from outstanding goalkeeper Tristan Edwards.
Instead, it was a fortuitous penalty which saw them ahead by a single goal at half-time. T&T defender Jaheim Joseph seemed to make no deliberate move to handle the ball when a square pass was drilled onto his arm, but referee Jose Torres pointed to the penalty spot, where Alcócer successfully converted.
The Junior Soca Warriors had a ten-minute dominant spell early in the second half, but with a triple-change of players, Costa Rica regained control. Two of them were responsible for the goal T&T conceded in the second half.
Johnson simply had to sweep a low shot in at the far post for 2-0 in the 63rd minute, while some of the T&T defenders forgot their primary role. Another substitute, Rodríguez, made full use of weakening T&T legs and spirit, by scoring twice within ten minutes.
Goalkeeper Edwards put in a brilliant push to keep out a low shot which was headed to the corner of his net, but Rodríguez was sharper to the ball than T&T’s defenders and swooped in the rebound. T&T’s collective inability to defend well, was clearly evident when Rodriguez put a free, looping header onto goal with two central defenders caught watching the action.
The ball sailed over goalkeeper Edwards and came off the underside of the crossbar in the 71st minute.
But when Rodriguez ran in between two T&T defenders onto a short pass, Costa Rica had a fourth goal and the match was over, barring Khan’s getting a late send-off, as the Junior Warriors were ushered out of the tournament.
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Trinidad and Tobago (5-4-1): 18.Tristan Edwards (GK); 2.Christian Bailey (17.Andrew De Gannes 75), 5.Jaron Pascall, 4.Jaheim Joseph (11.Nathaniel James 46), 14.Josiah Cooper, 13.Noah Roka; 15.Micah Cain (9.Real Gill 46), 16.Tyrik Trotman, 6.Kassidy Davidson (8.Luke Phillip 75), 3.Marvin Waldrop (7.Kaihim Thomas 29); 10.Molik Jesse Khan (captain).
Unused substitutes: 1.Jahiem Wickham (GK), 12.Josiah Wilson, 19.Isaiah Thompson, 20.Tarik Lee.
Coach: Angus Eve
Costa Rica (4-2-3-1): 18.Bayron Mora (GK); 13.Keral Ríos (21.Kendrick Enríquez 76), 4.Brandon Calderón, 5.Santiago Van Der Putten (captain), 3.Douglas Sequeira, 14.Timothy Arias, 8.Creichel Pérez, 11.Josimar Alcócer (15.Jostin Telleria 76), 16.Andrey Salmerón (10.Brandon Aguilera 56), 7.Andrey Soto (12.Shawn Johnson 56), 20.Enyel Escoe (9.Dorian Rodriguez 56)
Unused substitutes: 1.Abraham Madriz (GK), 19.Johel Alemán, 22.Denilson Vargas.
Coach: Vladimir Quesada
Referee: Jose Torres (Puerto Rico)
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any link ?
Negative.
found one https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=search&v=562441008624101
Eve- mr coach STOP the excuses about experience etc- on any given day; with discipline, motivation a solid system conditioning you never know what could happen.
Now if the coach is saying that CR had experienced players who were playing at a WC level or who were way more advanced than our players, could the same be said that a reason for our demise is the fact that our coaches and coaching lacks the depth of experience at a higher international level which is required to get out teams beyond playing yard football?
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Well, Mexico eh going anywhere else but home. They lost to a Bulldogged Guatemala team on penalty kicks. Guat keeper was in exceptional form. JA lost to DR 1-0. A beautiful sublime pull over the head of the JA defender and shoot to goal. Hardluck JA. Costa Rica and Panama also gone home.
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this will only get worst specially for CFU teams where none of them qualified for the U20 world cup.....well if you want to call DR a CFU team then i disagree since spain has been partnering with them as well as PR in recent years.
i had to watch teams like panama, PR, cuba and DR, all baseball oriented countries come from behind and is now lapping conventional CFU team including the big four of haiti, jamaica T&T and antigua barbuda/ st kitts, it's an absolute disgrace, yet these primates in the caribbean see nothing wrong with that picture.
as usual we seem to view football as a sunday evening match i the hot sun with music and drinks on the side lines.
both jack warner and mr webb thought it funny to do absolutely nothing for the development of the game, then this other non-entity randy harris not standing up to zurich using their votes to demand change and assistance to grow the game in this region.
these north and central americans know when they coming to the caribbean they will at least leave with points in the bag, if not all the points, and this has been going on for years.
you think if central america had 35 teams in their region they would want to be part of concacaf?? assuredly not!! they would have demanded their own confederation forthwith.
i have to listen to dummies like sancho , angus eve, nakid, clayton morris and brian williams crying about how our football has hit rock bottom because of the fifa dispute with WW and the TTFA,
but still none of these so called football gurus has ever lamented the fact that trinidad and tobago has ever did anything to step up their game despite flopping for over 30 years in all age categories in football.
we have seasoned professional footballers who don't know how to play the game in it's most basic structure, they think slow, they react slow, they prone to ball watching on attack and defense, their fitness level is terrible,
their ball handling skill leave lot to be desired, their goal keepers despite many years in the sport haven't yet learned how to position themselves on defense, be it defending corners or hold suitable position on the goal line.
boy trinidad football is one very sorry sight, it's like we're still stuck in the 1970s.
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any link ?
Negative.
found one https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=search&v=562441008624101
Eve- mr coach STOP the excuses about experience etc- on any given day; with discipline, motivation a solid system conditioning you never know what could happen.
Now if the coach is saying that CR had experienced players who were playing at a WC level or who were way more advanced than our players, could the same be said that a reason for our demise is the fact that our coaches and coaching lacks the depth of experience at a higher international level which is required to get out teams beyond playing yard football?
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when i told you that these local coaches were obsolete you had some choice words for me, now you're seeing what i knew all along, now take what you earned and and shut up. it's people like you who keep this lazy train in service, patronizing men who talk a good game but have not a clue.
angus should have hung up his head coaching gloves since that drubbing by mexico 10 years ago in the olympic qualifying and go humble himself and sit under a master and learn his craft, instead of taking all those computer coaching courses and believing he's ready.
another thing needs to be explored is that no matter what coach you bring in, if your players are no match for their opponents then you could complain all day long, the most that could happen under a good coach is that they minimize the beating.
to be fair to any coach who has coached us in the last 20 years, (with the exception being lawrence and latapy who experimented with our national team) our lads were not on a top tier level in world football, and that's just the plain ole truth, so why blame the coaching staff? you can't get water from a stone mate.
you can't sit under a coconut tree listening to iwer drinking scotch and coconut water wining down low and having a time while your league sucks to the high heavens, and be of the opinion that you're going to beat mexico and costa rica just by showing up on match day.
these boys have been learning heir craft since they were old enough to walk and talk in a suitable professional football environment. they are trained in all the doos and don'ts from an early age till it becomes second nature, to let your wish upon a star poorly trained players traunch them.
they don't make errant passes, they don't make critical errors in their final third, they could possibly shield a ball from a herd of elephants, they're expertly trained to move on and off the ball tactically, they could sense poorly trained inept players and take advantage of their weakness.
these foreign players are also very quick thinkers, again, these skills are learned in a proper coaching school where the game is as much mental as it is skill and strength, but i don't know how many more beating we have to take before we address these flaws in a serious tactical way.
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don't be too overly disappointed people, after all how could poorly trained players from a rubbish league compete with well developed players from the top leagues in the region?
it's a no brainer folks, you don't have to be an expert on the game to arrive at this conclusion. we need to think instead of stressing ourselves out when these players bum, and they will continue to bum until they get serious. too much jokers and amateurs running trinidad, that's the bottom line.
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Hi Guatemala and DR have qualified...
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I didn’t want to sound like a sore loser but when I saw Jamaica struggled to beat a 9-man Haitian team, I knew they were going to be in trouble with DR, which actually dominated Haiti in a friendly. I had no doubt El Salvador would lose to DR and Haiti was on a path to meet them in the quarterfinals. From a Haitian perspective, it would be a big embarrassment to lose to them in an international tournament! Loll
Anyway, this DR saga confirms that nothing beat good and proper preparation. It’s not about the names …like being Jamaica, Haiti, or Trinidad. You don’t prepare, you lose! Simple as that. They followed the Haitian model and opened a youth football academy where their youth players continuously get trained. The clubs from their national league have dominated CFU for the past few years. They’re on their way to become a serious contender in CONCACAF.
It’s true other minnows have made some noise then disappear like Antigua with Peter Byers’ generation, Puerto Rico with the Islanders, and currently Curaçao with a golden generation of imported players. Those are obviously short-lived successes. Powerful Curaçao has weak youth and women teams which means that their current status is not based on having a solid football foundation.
DR is different. They have a good foundation and I can only see them getting stronger and stronger. Some Haitians are saying that DR is strong because they have many Haitians playing in their clubs and even this U20 team has Haitian players. Yeah right! Those players live in the DR, they play football in the DR, they choose to play for the DR… so they are Dominicans, at least when it comes to football!
In conclusion, being named Jamaica, Haiti, or Trinidad is not enough to make other teams wet their pants. You must be able to back it up and THAT requires a good deal of preparation.
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I didn’t want to sound like a sore loser but when I saw Jamaica struggled to beat a 9-man Haitian team, I knew they were going to be in trouble with DR, which actually dominated Haiti in a friendly. I had no doubt El Salvador would lose to DR and Haiti was on a path to meet them in the quarterfinals. From a Haitian perspective, it would be a big embarrassment to lose to them in an international tournament! Loll
Anyway, this DR saga confirms that nothing beat good and proper preparation. It’s not about the names …like being Jamaica, Haiti, or Trinidad. You don’t prepare, you lose! Simple as that. They followed the Haitian model and opened a youth football academy where their youth players continuously get trained. The clubs from their national league have dominated CFU for the past few years. They’re on their way to become a serious contender in CONCACAF.
It’s true other minnows have made some noise then disappear like Antigua with Peter Byers’ generation, Puerto Rico with the Islanders, and currently Curaçao with a golden generation of imported players. Those are obviously short-lived successes. Powerful Curaçao has weak youth and women teams which means that their current status is not based on having a solid football foundation.
DR is different. They have a good foundation and I can only see them getting stronger and stronger. Some Haitians are saying that DR is strong because they have many Haitians playing in their clubs and even this U20 team has Haitian players. Yeah right! Those players live in the DR, they play football in the DR, they choose to play for the DR… so they are Dominicans, at least when it comes to football!
In conclusion, being named Jamaica, Haiti, or Trinidad is not enough to make other teams wet their pants. You must be able to back it up and THAT requires a good deal of preparation.
Do you know how they develop players in the english speaking caribbean particularly trinidad? they start off playing football in the streets, small goal or futsal, then when they're around 9 years old they might get picked to represent their primary school in a weekend idiotic league, in reality it's more like a kick ball session with absolutely no structure.
then when they enter secondary school they might play for the U14 and continue on to the U19 or SSFL. now let me inform you of what takes place, the players are trained during the summer for when the league opens in september and i think goes on until late november, roughly two months, then it's no football until the next season in september. now tell me, are these people serious? that's their development in a nut shell.
these boys learn how to kick a ball properly around the age of 14/15 where all the basic skills are taught to them, an age where players should already have a solid foundation and playing top tier football in domestic professional league, and that's why more serious countries will continue to mop the floor with english speaking caribbean teams, because the baboons that control CFU (which are mainly english caribbean federation bosses/ ala jack warner jeffery web, randy harris) are only there to see about their own interest, these donkeys could give one fart about football in the region.
i'm sad to see it happen to us, but as is said in local trini colloquial parlance, IT DAMN GOOD FOR WE!! there's a certain slackness and lack of pride that plagues afro caribbean men who take charge of sport disciplines that burns my insides and frustrates the living daylights out of me. the kids in their care have so much to offer, yet they waste these talented children's future because of their complaisant attitude towards sports and politics in particular with their lack of ideas and effort.
In my estimation caribbean teams should never be out done by central americans especially when we have faster, tougher more athletic and physically fit genetics at our disposal.
just watch the olympics, track and field in particular, it is mainly dominated by caribbean athletes, and the only reason for that is because the colleges in the united states take these young people and train them properly. if it was up to trinidad and barbados, those athletes would under perform just like our footballers. the people not serious at all mate, and that is what the latin americans beat us with, their level of commitment and as you rightly said, planning. it's a sad thing to watch.
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I could never understand why these Central Americans are out pacing Caribbean players to/on a ball. I don't remember seeing any Guatemalans or Nicaraguans in the 100 m final of any Olympics recently, yet alone winning a gold.
A man from Guat got a silver medal in 20km race walking in 2012.
A fella from Panama hit bronze in 100 meters...in 1948.
Dominican republic got a silver medal in mixed gender 4X 400 relay in 2020.
Yet their players exhibit consistently greater speed bursts AND greater endurance over 90 minutes. Add speed of thought, greater technical ability, better tactical awareness, better team play, and better coaching performance during games. Spells disaster.
Not to worry tho. In 2032 we'll adopt the training methods they were using in 2022. A couple webinars ought to bring us up to speed .
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Does the local association map the career trajectory of national youth team players? Is it me or do they tend to end up playing in 2nd tier local leagues after U-20? Have consistent barriers to success in the professional league been identified for these youth? If yes how can these barriers be reduced?
There are a lot of players who represent at CONCACAF or greater tiers then fall into national obscurity soon after. Strikers especially.
I’m thinking Juma Clarence, Jamaal Gay, Jerrel Brito, Dwight Quintero, Neil Benjamin, Kadeem Corbin, Aikim Andrews, Kishun Seecharan, Kathon St Hillaire, Brent Sam, Jamille Boatswain, Isaiah Lee among others.
I’m not even touching on youth development.
I’m asking if national youth strikers are being transitioned into the top professional local league then getting contracts abroad at comparable rates/status as other positions. A pair of 30+ year old midfielders have been dominating our goal scoring over the last decade. Where are our strikers that come up through U-20?
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Look Loy: Dominican Rep & Panama have left T&T behind, despite inferior infrastructure; and here’s why…
Last evening, I watched with mixed emotions—amazement, anger, sadness and frustration—as Dominican Republic and Guatemala qualified for the 2023 Fifa Under-20 World Cup to be hosted by Indonesia.
https://wired868.com/2022/06/30/look-loy-dominican-rep-and-heres-why/
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DR made a comeback against Guatemala. 2-2.
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They were simply not good enough. Let me repeat, simply not good enough!
No excuses bout they could have and should have.
This team was together for some time now. They not good enough
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US and DR going to Paris.
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They were simply not good enough. Let me repeat, simply not good enough!
No excuses bout they could have and should have.
This team was together for some time now. They not good enough
wow
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They were simply not good enough. Let me repeat, simply not good enough!
No excuses bout they could have and should have.
This team was together for some time now. They not good enough
wow
I agree the team was not good enough. No excuses. But I still think that the length of time was not enough for a good preparation. TT made the last 16. The other 15 teams had been preparing longer than TT. We had so much disruptions with the covid situation and then that friggin NC, how could these guys train effectively. But I agree the team just was not good enough.
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It's not all doom and gloom with the team. I am completely confident that we would have made the final 4 IF we had beat Haiti. Jamaica struggled to get a win against Haiti. I watched the game, we would have beaten Jamaica easily.
As for the DR game, we would have beaten them too.
With what I seen, this team has promise. Still, we have a long road to travel.
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If we did that, if we did this,,
we could have done this, we could have done that in the game...
We DID NOT do it because we did not know how to defend properly as a team for 90 mins, especially against Haiti
Players were not fit for 90+ mins for this level of play
Players lack the mental toughness, and playing technique
Did not create enough scoring opportunities, especialy againnt Mexico, in fact we played scared inferior football against them ..could have lost worse in that game
In the end the team was NOT good enough.. "If" those games played again this week they may lose worse...we would lose again...since we want to talk about "if"
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If we did that, if we did this,,
we could have done this, we could have done that in the game...
We DID NOT do it because we did not know how to defend properly as a team for 90 mins, especially against Haiti
Players were not fit for 90+ mins for this level of play
Players lack the mental toughness, and playing technique
Did not create enough scoring opportunities, especialy againnt Mexico, in fact we played scared inferior football against them ..could have lost worse in that game
In the end the team was NOT good enough.. "If" those games played again this week they may lose worse...we would lose again...since we want to talk about "if"
Did not create enough scoring opportunities, especialy againnt Mexico, in fact we played scared inferior football against them ..could have lost worse in that game BECAUSE Players were not fit for 90+ mins for this level of play.
From the time I see our forwards struggling to run at full speed on that muddy field vs Mex., I knew the game was a lost cause. The Mex. were fit and out run our boys. I said so in previous post. That Mex. was fit and stronger than our boys. Our guys were not prepared for that level of football in that kind of conditions. Plain and simple.
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I would love to see Natty n Real get teams abroad. Not India n Thailand where they going for money. But a proper league to develop, hope they can get good agents. MLS, Ligue 2 to start or even Slovakia
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A Eve is doing the same thing D Lawrence did his team is set up to defensively and if he started with 7 defenders he is worse than D Lawrence and if he think 1 man could take on 3 to 4 men by his self and score on the international level he need to get his head checked.
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ffisback, let's be honest, defensively, the team play was poor. So Eve strategy did not work at all. Apart from Roka, I did not see any real standout defenders. I may be wrong but point one out to me. I think Real and Khan and the striker who scored 4 goals can be the type of players Hart was asking about. They can take on opponents. But they need something more. Physical fitness and strength. TTFA has to offer more.
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I would love to see Natty n Real get teams abroad. Not India n Thailand where they going for money. But a proper league to develop, hope they can get good agents. MLS, Ligue 2 to start or even Slovakia
I agree, but they have to improve quickly.
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ffisback, let's be honest, defensively, the team play was poor. So Eve strategy did not work at all. Apart from Roka, I did not see any real standout defenders. I may be wrong but point one out to me. I think Real and Khan and the striker who scored 4 goals can be the type of players Hart was asking about. They can take on opponents. But they need something more. Physical fitness and strength. TTFA has to offer more.
While those players you mentioned were good players the coach failed to build a team to benefit those players ability A Eve proved he is not good enough to coach at this level he is just as bad as S Heart and D Lawrence or even worse.
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Question, if the u20s had gotten the preparation from before, you think they would have performed better?
This team has the potential. It's not a lost cause. Sure the Mexico game was a thrashing. But we have some positives to work with. I think this team played way more entertaining and quality football than the seniors. They brought the game to the opponents, something our senior's can't do.
One of the many critiques about our football is that we give up too many late goals. It's like these teams know to turn up the pressure after the 85th minute to get a goal. We never "kill the game".. what I mean by that is the tactics. Man ain't standing in front of the ball when the opposition has a free kick, them ain't blasting the ball away, them ain't holding the ball up at the opponents corner in the final mins.
I do see some possible stars coming out of this group. Khan, James, Gill, Roka.. I can't remember which goalkeeper, but one looked like pretty good between the pipes.
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T&T and Jamaica play the same outdated English football but the difference is JA has discipline they can score 1 or 2 goals and frustrate the other team that's why JA can beat Hati while T&T can score 4 goals and still concede 4 T&T teams only have discipline and organization when they have a foreign coach with a Trinidadian coach its a just waist of time.
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Yeah I agree with that assessment.
JA only beat Haiti because of the 2 red cards. I watched the game. Haiti was outplaying them with 10 men. Even when Haiti was reduced to 9, JA barely dominated. We would have beaten JA.
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ffisback, let's be honest, defensively, the team play was poor. So Eve strategy did not work at all. Apart from Roka, I did not see any real standout defenders. I may be wrong but point one out to me. I think Real and Khan and the striker who scored 4 goals can be the type of players Hart was asking about. They can take on opponents. But they need something more. Physical fitness and strength. TTFA has to offer more.
You touched on a valid point as far as defenders go.
It's hard to imagine that there are no better defenders in that age group in the whole of TnT.
Added to that, it's hard to imagine that in the two combines in the US, they couldn't find any better -- foreign-based defenders -- than those that were selected.
It's hard to imagine that out of the 30-plus players looked at in the combines that they couldn't find at least 4 or 5 defenders who were comfortable controlling and passing the ball, in addition to their defensive abilities? I was really hung up on that during our games.
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DR got hammered by the US. I was surprised at the result even though I did not see the game. I thought DR would have learned something from the US game with home team Honduras. US just ran thru them in the first half like they did Honduras.
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ffisback, let's be honest, defensively, the team play was poor. So Eve strategy did not work at all. Apart from Roka, I did not see any real standout defenders. I may be wrong but point one out to me. I think Real and Khan and the striker who scored 4 goals can be the type of players Hart was asking about. They can take on opponents. But they need something more. Physical fitness and strength. TTFA has to offer more.
You touched on a valid point as far as defenders go.
It's hard to imagine that there are no better defenders in that age group in the whole of TnT.
Added to that, it's hard to imagine that in the two combines in the US, they couldn't find any better -- foreign-based defenders -- than those that were selected.
It's hard to imagine that out of the 30-plus players looked at in the combines that they couldn't find at least 4 or 5 defenders who were comfortable controlling and passing the ball, in addition to their defensive abilities? I was really hung up on that during our games.
it's hard to imagine that out of the 30-plus players looked at in the combines that they couldn't find at least 4 or 5 defenders who were comfortable controlling and passing the ball, in addition to their defensive abilities? I was really hung up on that during our games.
They can go over the videotapes of the overseas sessions and reassess the overseas players again.
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ffisback, let's be honest, defensively, the team play was poor. So Eve strategy did not work at all. Apart from Roka, I did not see any real standout defenders. I may be wrong but point one out to me. I think Real and Khan and the striker who scored 4 goals can be the type of players Hart was asking about. They can take on opponents. But they need something more. Physical fitness and strength. TTFA has to offer more.
You touched on a valid point as far as defenders go.
It's hard to imagine that there are no better defenders in that age group in the whole of TnT.
Added to that, it's hard to imagine that in the two combines in the US, they couldn't find any better -- foreign-based defenders -- than those that were selected.
It's hard to imagine that out of the 30-plus players looked at in the combines that they couldn't find at least 4 or 5 defenders who were comfortable controlling and passing the ball, in addition to their defensive abilities? I was really hung up on that during our games.
it's hard to imagine that out of the 30-plus players looked at in the combines that they couldn't find at least 4 or 5 defenders who were comfortable controlling and passing the ball, in addition to their defensive abilities? I was really hung up on that during our games.
They can go over the videotapes of the overseas sessions and reassess the overseas players again.
Who should be the "they"?
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ffisback, let's be honest, defensively, the team play was poor. So Eve strategy did not work at all. Apart from Roka, I did not see any real standout defenders. I may be wrong but point one out to me. I think Real and Khan and the striker who scored 4 goals can be the type of players Hart was asking about. They can take on opponents. But they need something more. Physical fitness and strength. TTFA has to offer more.
You touched on a valid point as far as defenders go.
It's hard to imagine that there are no better defenders in that age group in the whole of TnT.
Added to that, it's hard to imagine that in the two combines in the US, they couldn't find any better -- foreign-based defenders -- than those that were selected.
It's hard to imagine that out of the 30-plus players looked at in the combines that they couldn't find at least 4 or 5 defenders who were comfortable controlling and passing the ball, in addition to their defensive abilities? I was really hung up on that during our games.
it's hard to imagine that out of the 30-plus players looked at in the combines that they couldn't find at least 4 or 5 defenders who were comfortable controlling and passing the ball, in addition to their defensive abilities? I was really hung up on that during our games.
They can go over the videotapes of the overseas sessions and reassess the overseas players again.
Who should be the "they"?
"They" means, Angus, the technical committee, coaches, whoever the NC has coaching the teams etc. They need to assess both local and overseas players again.
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The president of Concacaf is a puppet for the U S A I hope Mexico and Costa Rica and the other country's protest that these 2 teams automatically qualify for the Olympic games in 2024.
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The president of Concacaf is a puppet for the U S A I hope Mexico and Costa Rica and the other country's protest that these 2 teams automatically qualify for the Olympic games in 2024.
How can they protest when they go along with whatever he proposes. Concacaf is run by a cabal that is financed by US and Mexican money. Both CR and Mexican teams lost fair and square .... on the field.
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MEX and CR thought it would not effect them but they were wrong there is no way JA and DR should be playing each other to go to a WC Guatemala and DR will get a good cut tail when they play in the WC.
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MEX and CR thought it would not effect them but they were wrong there is no way JA and DR should be playing each other to go to a WC Guatemala and DR will get a good cut tail when they play in the WC.
ffisback, you know, everybody was predicting that US, Mex, CR and Canada(maybe Panama) would be going to the U20 WC. And also the strong possibility that Mex and US going to Paris Olympic. Well, so much fortune for the prognosticators. They were wrong on 3. Only one came thru. I would never have guess DR going to the semis far less to Paris.
The tournament was going thru to form until the round of 16 started. Before that though, I was hooked on Haiti to upset the "mango cart" after seeing them battle Mexico to a goalless draw. Then up come JA who beat them. Unfortunately for Haiti, their keeper made two mistakes to gift JA the victory. Then up comes DR and beat JA. Then Mexico got beat, Canada got beat. Honduras got beat. And the US and DR battles for championship honors. That was never in the fortune teller's card.
DR was able to advance because they were training and playing despite covid. As a matter of fact, concacaf allowed DR to be the Caribbean "bubble". Haiti has been playing all their international home games in the DR. And I think TT did play some WC games there. JA, PR, DR and Haiti were the teams who were training despite the covid. On the other hand all the other Caribbean islands who ENFORCED their Covid protocols performed badly.
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MEX and CR thought it would not effect them but they were wrong there is no way JA and DR should be playing each other to go to a WC Guatemala and DR will get a good cut tail when they play in the WC.
ffisback, you know, everybody was predicting that US, Mex, CR and Canada(maybe Panama) would be going to the U20 WC. And also the strong possibility that Mex and US going to Paris Olympic. Well, so much fortune for the prognosticators. They were wrong on 3. Only one came thru. I would never have guess DR going to the semis far less to Paris.
The tournament was going thru to form until the round of 16 started. Before that though, I was hooked on Haiti to upset the "mango cart" after seeing them battle Mexico to a goalless draw. Then up come JA who beat them. Unfortunately for Haiti, their keeper made two mistakes to gift JA the victory. Then up comes DR and beat JA. Then Mexico got beat, Canada got beat. Honduras got beat. And the US and DR battles for championship honors. That was never in the fortune teller's card.
DR was able to advance because they were training and playing despite covid. As a matter of fact, concacaf allowed DR to be the Caribbean "bubble". Haiti has been playing all their international home games in the DR. And I think TT did play some WC games there. JA, PR, DR and Haiti were the teams who were training despite the covid. On the other hand all the other Caribbean islands who ENFORCED their Covid protocols performed badly.
Iz more than Covid, Deeks. They have been building strategically for the better part of a decade - on two fronts, at home and bit by bit, abroad. As far back as ~2016, I vooped and reached out to Atlético Pantoja to see whether they would be interested in a T&T player who had USL quality ... they were all set with players whose resumes were more compelling.
DR is a top to bottom revolution rather than ground up. Within the past months, a Panamanian player asked me to reach out to technical staff at 2 DR clubs, thinking he would have an easier path than in Panama ... not the case. Things have only ramped up. Gone are the brief days when a 2nd/3rd division Panamanian might have commanded immediate attention there. And those who would feel that the DR gehhin licks at the WC or Olympics means they haven't really accomplished anything, would be missing the point.
As you suggest, commitment to play during Covid is also an indicator of placing a premium on football. Nicaragua is another to the list you mentioned. Similar positives for them. Our mess is of "our" making.
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Dante Sealy did not make the US under 20 WC roster interesting
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What's interesting about it? He only scored one goal for his club all season
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Well, TT is always his second best shot.
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2024 Concacaf Men's Under-20 Qualifiers draw set for October 11
Concacaf .com
https://www.concacaf.com/under-20s-men/article/2024-concacaf-men-s-under-20-qualifiers-draw-set-for-october-11/
Miami, FL (Thursday, September 28, 2023) – Concacaf has confirmed important details regarding the 2024 Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Qualifiers. The 2024 U-20 Championship qualifying competition, to be disputed among the Concacaf Member Associations ranked between 7 and 41, will take place February 23 - March 2, 2024.
The 27 national teams participating in the qualifiers are (in alphabetical order): Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
The official draw for the qualifiers will be conducted on October 11, 2023, at Concacaf Headquarters in Miami, FL. The participating teams will be divided into six groups in this made-for-tv event. Fans can follow all the action starting at 11:00 am ET on Concacaf.com and Concacaf's social media platforms.
For the draw, the teams have been split into pots according to their ranking as follows (listed in ranking order per pot):
Pot 1: Guatemala, El Salvador, Haiti, Cuba, Jamaica, and Canada
Pot 2: Trinidad and Tobago, Curacao, Nicaragua, Antigua & Barbuda, Puerto Rico, and Bermuda
Pot 3: Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Aruba, Grenada, Belize, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Pot 4: Cayman Islands, Guyana, Dominica, British Virgin Islands, Saint Martin and Martinique
Pot 5: Barbados, Anguilla, and Turks and Caicos Islands
Teams will be placed into Groups A, B, C, D, E, and F according to the order they are drawn, with no more than one team from each pot per group.
After round-robin play between February 23 and March 2, 2024, the first-place team from each group will advance to the 2024 Concacaf Men's U-20 Championship, joining the six pre-seeded top-ranked nations.
The qualifiers' complete match schedule will be announced after the official draw.
2024 Concacaf Men's Under-20 Championship
The 12-team Championship is scheduled for the summer of 2024 and will feature the region's 12 best men's U-20 national teams divided into three groups of four. After round-robin play, the two top teams of each group and the two best third place teams will advance to a Knockout Stage comprised of Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Final. At the conclusion of the competition, the four top finishers (semifinalists) will qualify for the 2025 FIFA Men's U-20 World Cup.
The nations pre-seeded into the Championships' Group Stage are (in ranking order): United States (1), Honduras (2), Mexico (3), Panama (4), Costa Rica (5), and the Dominican Republic (6).
Further details regarding the 2024 Concacaf Men's U-20 Championship, including the tournament's host and draw details, will be published following the conclusion of the Qualifiers.
In the previous edition of the Concacaf Men's U-20 Championship, played in Honduras in 2022, the United States won its third title after defeating the Dominican Republic 6-0 in the Final. By reaching the tournament's Final, both nations secured a berth in the Paris 2024 Men's Olympic Football Tournament.
2024 Concacaf Under-20 Qualifiers
2024 Concacaf Under-20 Championship
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This was one of the better U-17 teams in the last decade or so.
They need to start training as a team NOW, and play two matches each against at least 10 of the top twelve teams in CONCACAF at a bare minimum. It’s preferential but we don’t even need a big name coach. If Anton Bertille and Vranes could do it, Eve should be able to do it.
My reading is T&T teams require a comparatively longer time to gel as a team than their peers.
And they are invariably ‘surprised’ at the physical speed at which top tier CONCACAF counterparts play.
A quick glance at the set-up of all our 4 MNT/YMNT World Cup qualifying teams, or those that came close to qualifying (1989) shows a significantly longer period together, coupled with more games against top tier opposition.
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Zando those U17 players are with their schools. winning the Intercol/ secondary schools premier league is very important ...
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2026, Lord put a hand.
Sometimes I wonder if the infatuation for playing school football is analogous with the fete match infatuation some of our player exhibit.
How can the game develop if the establishment continues to push adoration over professionalism?
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What are the other options for these kids? Playing in the local pro league is a waste of time. So being a young "adult" choosing between schoolboy fame and the local pro league it is understandable they gravitate towards the SSFL.
Until we can establish good football academies (not youth club teams) with links to clubs/academies in other countries, youth football is destined to be nothing more school football where the occasional player makes a breakthrough.
We need to figure out how to establish good academies with good coaches.
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Madness even if good academies were established, as they should, would they come in enough numbers to make them viable and contributive to the national effort? There is a ‘big fish small pond strain of thought endemic to local football that will have to break to make it work.
Look Travis Mulraine just complained about Naps players who played in the Pro League willfully not following instructions that led to a loss against St. Benedict’s. This idea that the priority of the game is to have fun is well and good….if you’re 12 years old. Their better CONCACAF peers counterparts graduated from ‘fun’ a long time ago.
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Trinidad and Tobago FA to restructure youth programmes in 2024.
By Jelani Beckles (T&T Newsday).
TECHNICAL director of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association Anton Corneal said the local football body will have to do some restructuring as FIFA has announced that from 2025 youth tournaments will be held every year, instead of every other year.
In an interview with TTFA media, Corneal said, "Now we've got to redesign what we are doing when it comes to a high-performance programme. Instead of catering for players every two years now we will be catering for players every year."
He said more human resources and money will be needed to ensure T&T could have teams represented.
"It is going to be difficult to manage because you are asking for a second staff to be hired...If it does not come with additional funding then it is going to become difficult and we will have to make sure we prioritise in a way that it is beneficial to all."
The Under-20 T&T boys team will be the first team in action in 2024.
"We've got a few things (this year). First, we have youth tournaments. The Under-20 boys will be the immediate youth tournament where the preliminary group will be played in T&T in February."
Corneal said the Under-20 players in training have potential.
"We have been in training (locally) for the last two and a half months. I have to say it is a real competitive group of players. They would merge with players out of the US and a few out of the UK."
T&T will host Group D of the Concacaf Men's Under-20 qualifiers, also featuring Canada, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Dominica. Group matches will kick off on February 23 at Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo. Only the winner will advance to the next round of qualification.
Corneal said it would be a challenge to advance past the group and move on to the next round in July. "It is not going to be a given...But we have had relatively decent results against Canada over the last ten years where it has fluctuated. They have won some and we have won some."
Corneal said coaching education will continue including four C license courses, two B license courses and one A license course.
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we are playing jamaicau20 in some warm ups
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW5JwfLrDMk
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T&T U-20s to host Jamaica in CONCACAF warm-up series
T&T Guardian
This country’s Under-20 men’s football team will face Jamaica’s U-20s in three warm-up matches in T&T starting on Thursday as both countries ramp up their preparations for their upcoming CONCACAF U-20 Men’s World Cup qualifying group qualifiers.
The Jamaicans will begin a residential camp here this week while T&T head coach and former T&T international Brian Haynes is currently overseeing preparations with a 30-man squad.
Haynes is expected to have a quota of overseas-based players join his group later this month before finalising his squad for Group D of the Concacaf qualifiers alongside Canada, Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo, Port-of-Spain while Jamaica will contest Group F with Bermuda, Grenada and Martinique in St Kitts and Nevis.
T&T and Jamaica will meet in three matches on Thursday, Sunday and February 1 with the venues and start times to be finalised today.
“It’s going to be games against a team from the Caribbean first of all with the kind of play that we’re accustomed to,” Haynes told TTFA Media on Saturday following a training match against Caledonia AIA Unders-20s which his team won 3-1 at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium Training Field, Marabella.
“But at the same time, it’s quality games and we are going to have to come with our best effort to show these guys that we can play, not only play but to win because as far as I’m concerned that’s what is going to bring the crowds to the stadium.
“We are going to work hard and try to win games. I expect these matches to be well contested so that it serves its purpose in this phase of our preparations.”
On the current preparations, Haynes continued, “I’m at a point where I can start to see what the team is going to look like. Everybody is not here as yet but all the players who are here at the moment in T&T are doing what they are supposed to do.
“I’ve seen improvements in the defending, into the midfield and when we go forward and as far as I’m concerned all those are things that we still need to sharpen up.
“We haven’t been good on finishing. One goal in a game of 90 minutes is good so far but we need to improve in getting more goals.”
After round-robin play in the Concacaf qualifying opening round between February 23 and March 2, the first-place team from each group will advance to the 2024 Concacaf Men’s U-20 Championship, joining the six pre-seeded top-ranked nations.
San Juan North Secondary and Caledonia AIA winger Lindell Sween, a member of the locally-based training squad said he was very excited about the qualifiers.
The Santa Cruz-born Sween added, “I’m really excited and preparation is going very well, but I think the guys need to come together a little bit more to perform well in the upcoming tournament.”
Being a part of the Caledonia set-up in the T&T Premier Football League Tier I competition, Sween said he sees himself as a leader among the U-20 players in training.
Reflecting on his stint as part of the national U-17 team and playing against Canada at the CONCACAF level, Sween who scored a gem of a free-kick against the North Americans in a 3-2 loss last year (February) said it helped him to understand that T&T can perform against teams like Canada, and USA.
During the current U-20 sessions, the 17-year-old Sween said he has improved on the defensive aspect of his game which will be an asset to the team.
“I’m learning to do more work on the defensive end because it can lead to us having counter-attacks,” said Sween, who credited his parents for being his major influential figures, noted that he also harbours ambitions to break into the senior national team in the near future, lining up alongside some of the players who he look up too like Keron Cummings, Levi Garcia, Nathaniel James, and Real Gill.
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Caleb Borneo is invited
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U-20 Soca Warriors friendly vs Jamaica shifted to UTT, O’Meara.
By Roneil Walcott (T&T Newsday).
T&T’s under-20 men’s football team’s friendly against Jamaica has been shifted from the St James Police Barracks to UTT’s O’Meara campus. The match will kick off at 4 pm on Thursday and forms part of T&T’s preparations for next month’s Concacaf championship qualifiers.
On Tuesday, the TT Football Association (TTFA) confirmed the Barracks as the venue for the first friendly, with T&T also set to meet Jamaica at the Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar on February 1. On Wednesday evening, though, TTFA technical director Anton Corneal confirmed the change to the O’Meara venue. He said the Caribbean rivals wanted to utilise “a better playing surface” for their friendly duel.
Corneal also confirmed another friendly encounter for Jamaica, who will suit up against TT Premier Football League (TTPFL) tier one outfit Police FC in Malabar from 4 pm on Sunday. Police have a host of players with Soca Warriors experience, including brothers Alvin and Joevin Jones and former T&T skipper Khaleem Hyland. Police are currently second on the 11-team TTPFL table with 18 points — three points behind leaders AC PoS.
T&T, coached by Brian Haynes, are in Group D of the Concacaf qualifiers alongside Canada, Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines.
The full Trinidad and Tobago team for tomorrow’s friendly contest is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Tor Fletcher (Gateway Athletics), Tyrese Romain (Naparima College), Makaya Taylor (Presentation College, San F’do);
Defenders: Jordan Ferdinand (Malick Secondary), Joshua Figaro (Trinity College East), Russel Francois (St Anthony’s College), Akil Henry (Arima North Secondary), Lyshaun Morris (St Benedict’s College), Jaden Williams (Fatima College), Duhrell Young (Presentation College, San F’do);
Midfielders: Aidan De Gannes (Fatima College), Abayomi George, Levi Jones (both Presentation College), Tau Lamsee (QRC), Josiah Ochoa (St Benedict’s College), Nathan Quashie (San Juan North);
Attackers: Michael Chaves (Fatima College), Jabari Forbes (Naparima College), Jlon Matthews (Malick Secondary), Jeremiah Niles, Malachi Webb (both St Benedict’s College), Lindell Sween (San Juan North), Aidan Ward (Welling—England).
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Ah know is a practice match. Well leh we see how dey playin' nah.
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https://www.youtube.com/v/n727LsgNJcU
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Not really an impressive showing by either side, the good u20 sides play about twice as fast. Keep striving
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U-20s beat Jamaica 3-2 in ‘good exercise’
By Roger Seepersad (T&T Express)
“A good exercise”.
That is how the Trinidad and Tobago Under-20 Men’s football team head coach Brian Haynes described his team’s 3-2 win over their Jamaican counterparts in an international friendly at the UTT’s O’Meara Campus in Arima, yesterday.
It was the first outing for the team under the new coach, who was appointed in November last year.
The game, which was originally scheduled to be played at the Police Barracks in St James, was shifted to Arima and was the first of two friendly games between the two countries, which will form part of T&T’s preparations for next month’s CONCACAF Under-20 qualifiers.
T&T have been drawn in Group D alongside Canada, Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines for the tournament.
Yesterday, Lindell Sween opened the scoring for the hosts in the 13th minute, while Levi Jones doubled the lead in the 20th.
Jamaica pulled a goal back just before the intermission, with Jahmani Bell’s 40th minute item keeping the game interesting with T&T leading 2-1 at half-time.
But Michael Chaves converted a penalty to restore T&T’s two-goal cushion in the 58th minute.
But Jamaica kept up their intensity to the end, with Dunsting Cohen scoring in the 81st to make it 3-2. The visitors had other opportunities to level the scores towards the end but the hosts held on for the win.
“As far as I am concerned the exercise was good. Nobody was hurt, thank God, and the main group, the group that started the game, did what we wanted them to do and I thought the guys that came in did a good job as well,” said Haynes.
“I will commend the Jamaican team for coming out and giving us a good game because this is what we needed and this is what they needed and hopefully this propels us to keep playing at the level I know we can,” the T&T coach continued.
“I still think there are things we need to work on but for right now I’m really happy with the result by our boys,” he added.
TEAMS
Trinidad and Tobago (4-2-3-1): 22.Tor Fletcher (GK) (21.Makaya Taylor [GK] 73); 2.Lyshaun Morris (14.Jordan Ferdinand 63), 5.Russel Francois (13.Joshua Figaro 82), 4.Akil Henry (12.Jaden Williams 82), 3.Duhrell Young (15.Jeremiah Niles 73); 8.Abayomi George (16.Tau Lamsee 70), 6.Levi Jones (captain) (17.Josiah Ochoa 63); 7.Jlon Matthews (17.Jabari Forbes 73), 10.Lindell Sween (18.Aidan De Gannes 46), 11.Malachi Webb (23.Nathan Quashie 82); 9.Michael Chaves (20.Aidan Ward 73).
Unused substitute: 1.Tyrese Romain (GK).
Coach: Brian Haynes
Jamaica (4-3-3): 1.Joshua Grant (GK); 2.Malachi Molina, 4.Michael Forbes, 3.Kyron Horsley McKay, 5.Rolando Barrett; 6.Denzel McKenzie, 8.Kobi Thomas (captain), 10.Brian Burkett; 7.Jahmani Bell, 9.Tarik Scott, 11.Malachi Grant.
Substitutes: 13.Taywane Lynch (GK), 23.D’Jone Davis (GK), 14.Keyanni Jackson, 12.Christopher Ainsworth, 15.Adrian Reid, 17.Omario Henry, 18.Romarion Thomas, 19.Tyrese Gowe, 20.Nickoy Gayle, 21.Dunsting Cohen, 22.Demarion Harris.
Coach: John Wall
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Not really an impressive showing by either side, the good u20 sides play about twice as fast. Keep striving
The standout U20 teams also play ~ 4x in terms of frequency.
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Under-20 Soca Warriors coach Brian Haynes satisfied with Under-20s progress.
By Jelani Beckles (T&T Newsday).
COACH of the Trinidad Tobago Under-20 men's football team Brian Haynes is satisfied with the progress his players are making, following a 3-2 (Highlights) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n727LsgNJcU&t=3s) win over Jamaica in a practice match at the University of TT, O'Meara Campus on Thursday.
Goals from Lindell Sween, Levi Jones and Michael Chaves gave T&T the narrow victory.
T&T used the match as preparation for the Concacaf Under-20 Championship Qualifiers which will be played next month.
Speaking to the media following the match, Haynes said, "As far as I am concerned the exercise was good. Nobody's hurt, thank God. The guys worked hard and the main group, the group that started, they did what we wanted them to do and I thought the guys that came in did a good job as well."
He thanked Jamaica for giving them a competitive match. "I commend the Jamaica team for coming down and giving us a good game, because this is what we need and this is what they need and hopefully this propels us to keep playing at the level I know we can."
Haynes said there is still room to improve. "There are things we have to work on, but right now I am really happy with the result for the boys."
Haynes said the third goal T&T scored pleased him as his players passed the ball around which led to a penalty, scored by Chaves.
T&T and Jamaica will play each other in another friendly at Larry Gomes Stadium, Arima on February 1 at 4 pm.
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U-20 Reggae Boyz get revenge against Trinidad and Tobago in 3-1 win.
By Roneil Walcott (T&T Newsday).
Trinidad and Tobago's under-20 men's football team were dealt a 3-1 loss by Jamaica's under-20 team in their second friendly encounter which was played at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar on Thursday.
Jamaica exacted revenge over T&T, as the previous friendly between the Caribbean nations ended with a 3-2 result in TT's favour last week. As both teams continue their preparations for this month's Concacaf under-20 championship qualifiers, the Jamaican team came away with a morale boost.
T&T coach Brian Haynes said his team's loss stemmed from "ten minutes of madness" in the first half, which saw the Jamaicans scoring three goals to put the contest beyond the hosts. The TT team started the game in shaky fashion at the back, and lively Jamaican midfielder Denzel McKenzie made them pay a hefty price — scoring a pair of delicious goals inside the first 20 minutes of the game.
With panicked and clumsy defending being the order of the day for TT, Jamaica ran up a 3-0 lead when McKenzie got his second goal and they threatened to blow the young Soca Warriors away in Malabar.
Jamaica's first goal came in just the ninth minute. Remarkably, they could have been down 2-0 at the time as custodian Tor Fletcher saved a penalty from Christopher Ainsworth just seconds before. Soon after Fletcher dived to his right to keep out Ainsworth's left-footed penalty, McKenzie put the visitors ahead with a curling right-footer from the ensuing corner as Jamaica caught TT off guard with a swift set-piece routine.
Fletcher picked the ball out of his net just four minutes later when his central defender Russell Francois inadvertently poked a low cross into the roof of the TT goal. There was little Fletcher or Francois could have done about Jamaica's third goal, as McKenzie arrowed a free kick into the top corner from the edge of the area after a handball infringement by a T&T player.
Haynes made an adjustment as soon as the 22nd minute, as Naparima College midfielder Kanye Francis replaced St Benedict’s College striker Malachi Webb. Francis nearly brought T&T level in the 33rd minute with a thunderous long-range blast which crashed off the bar.
With the hosts increasingly growing into the game, they pulled a goal back in the 41st minute when their talisman Lindell Sween slid home from close range following a bad turnover by Nickoy Gayle in the Jamaica half.
Following their horrid showing at the back in the early stages, T&T threatened to cut loose just before the break, with both Levi Jones and J'Lon Matthews coming close to bulging the net with fierce hits from outside the area.
Jamaica's control of the game diminished in the second half and they opted to play the counter-attacking game. T&T fashioned decent chances in the second half, particularly through substitute Michael Chaves. However, the Fatima College student could not find his golden touch and the hosts were unable to make any further inroads.
T&T's blushes were also spared in the dying stages of the game when Dunsting Cohen was brilliantly denied from point-blank range.
With T&T expected to go into a Carnival camp next week ahead of their campaign which starts on February 23, Haynes said a friendly encounter with a locally based TT men's team outfit could be on the cards soon.
T&T are grouped with Canada, Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines for the championship qualifiers and will play all their matches at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo. Only the group winner will advance to the Concacaf men's under-20 championship.
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https://www.youtube.com/v/xKPF4-lSVY4
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U-20 Reggae Boyz get revenge against Trinidad and Tobago in 3-1 win
By Roneil Walcott (T&T Newsday)
Trinidad and Tobago's under-20 men's football team were dealt a 3-1 loss by Jamaica's under-20 team in their second friendly encounter which was played at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar on Thursday.
Jamaica exacted revenge over T&T, as the previous friendly between the Caribbean nations ended with a 3-2 result in T&T's favour last week. As both teams continue their preparations for this month's Concacaf under-20 championship qualifiers, the Jamaican team came away with a morale boost.
T&T coach Brian Haynes said his team's loss stemmed from "ten minutes of madness" in the first half, which saw the Jamaicans scoring three goals to put the contest beyond the hosts. The T&T team started the game in shaky fashion at the back, and lively Jamaican midfielder Denzel McKenzie made them pay a hefty price — scoring a pair of delicious goals inside the first 20 minutes of the game.
With panicked and clumsy defending being the order of the day for T&T, Jamaica ran up a 3-0 lead when McKenzie got his second goal and they threatened to blow the young Soca Warriors away in Malabar.
Jamaica's first goal came in just the ninth minute. Remarkably, they could have been down 2-0 at the time as custodian Tor Fletcher saved a penalty from Christopher Ainsworth just seconds before. Soon after Fletcher dived to his right to keep out Ainsworth's left-footed penalty, McKenzie put the visitors ahead with a curling right-footer from the ensuing corner as Jamaica caught T&T off guard with a swift set-piece routine.
Fletcher picked the ball out of his net just four minutes later when his central defender Russell Francois inadvertently poked a low cross into the roof of the TT goal. There was little Fletcher or Francois could have done about Jamaica's third goal, as McKenzie arrowed a free kick into the top corner from the edge of the area after a handball infringement by a T&T player.
Haynes made an adjustment as soon as the 22nd minute, as Naparima College midfielder Kanye Francis replaced St Benedict’s College striker Malachi Webb. Francis nearly brought T&T level in the 33rd minute with a thunderous long-range blast which crashed off the bar.
With the hosts increasingly growing into the game, they pulled a goal back in the 41st minute when their talisman Lindell Sween slid home from close range following a bad turnover by Nickoy Gayle in the Jamaica half.
Following their horrid showing at the back in the early stages, T&T threatened to cut loose just before the break, with both Levi Jones and J'Lon Matthews coming close to bulging the net with fierce hits from outside the area.
Jamaica's control of the game diminished in the second half and they opted to play the counter-attacking game. T&T fashioned decent chances in the second half, particularly through substitute Michael Chaves. However, the Fatima College student could not find his golden touch and the hosts were unable to make any further inroads.
T&T's blushes were also spared in the dying stages of the game when Dunsting Cohen was brilliantly denied from point-blank range.
With T&T expected to go into a Carnival camp next week ahead of their campaign which starts on February 23, Haynes said a friendly encounter with a locally based T&T men's team outfit could be on the cards soon.
T&T are grouped with Canada, Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines for the championship qualifiers and will play all their matches at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo. Only the group winner will advance to the Concacaf men's under-20 championship.
TEAMS
Trinidad and Tobago (4-2-3-1): 1.Tor Fletcher (GK) (22.Bryan Gafiuk [GK] 65); 2.Lyshaun Morris (14.Akil Henry 73), 4.Cody Cooper (captain), 5.Russel Francois (19.Jabari Forbes 81), 3.Duhrell Young (23.Nathan Quashie 73); 8.Abayomi George (16.Tau Lamsee 78), 6.Levi Jones (20.Addae Paponette 78); 7.Jlon Matthews (15.Joshua Figaro 78), 10.Lindell Sween (18.Michael Chaves 49), 11.Malachi Webb (12.Kanye Francis 21 [15.Aidan De Gannes 65]); 9.Tyrell Moore (17.Andell Fraser 57).
Unused substitute: 21.Makaya Taylor (GK).
Coach: Brian Haynes
Jamaica (4-2-3-1): 1.Joshua Grant (GK); 2.Malachi Molina, 3.Kyron Horsley McKay, 4.Michael Forbes, 5.Rolando Barrett; 15.Adrian Reid, 18.Romarion Thomas; 10.Brian Burkett, 6.Denzel McKenzie, 12.Christopher Ainsworth; 19.Tyrese Gowe.
Substitutes: 13.Taywane Lynch (GK), 23.D’Jone Davis (GK), 7.Jahmani Bell, 8.Kobi Thomas, 9.Tarik Scott, 11.Malachi Grant, 14.Keyanni Jackson, 17.Omario Henry, 20.Nickoy Gayle, 21.Dunsting Cohen, 22.Demarion Harris.
Coach: John Wall
Referee: Kwinsi Williams
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Haynes looking for more consistency from U-20s
T&T Express
HEAD COACH Brian Haynes said he is seeking consistency after his Men’s Under-19 national team lost 1-3 to Jamaica in their friendly at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar on Thursday.
In a ten-minute span Jamaica scored three goals in the first half.
“I take the blame for (that) because I need to prepare them enough to be ready for any game that they are playing,” Haynes told TTFA Media.
He added the Jamaicans took care of their chances while his charges did not.
“Those things mount up and teams get momentum when you miss chances...it becomes harder on us,” Haynes said, adding the overall performance was “choppy,
“At times we controlled the game, at times we were out of control...they were too sporadic up and down, up and down and in games like these, at this time of the year when we are getting ready to go into a tournament, we need to have some consistency.”
Haynes said his charges performed better in the second half after he made a tactical change to the formation from a 4-2-3-1 to a 4-4-2 to deny the Jamaicans space.
Describing his charges as a good cohesive group, Haynes said the goal going forward was to ensure the squad does not give away easy chances while fighting to regain possession.
“All we have to do is keep working hard no matter what happens. We concentrated for the most part...I am thankful it is happening now and not in the tournament,” Haynes reasoned. “While we didn’t win the game, the experience they got here is something you cannot get in practice.”
Foreign-based players are expected to try out for the squad, starting from the Carnival Camp which starts Carnival Friday and runs through to Ash Wednesday.
But Haynes said they would only be welcome if they make the team better.
“This group here has made me proud and I am saying I love it. We have good players coming from overseas...but we have good soccer players here in Trinidad...and if the guys that are coming in are not challenging these guys, this is what I am going with.”
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Coach Brian Haynes to U20 Soca Warriors: Take your chances.
By Jonathan Ramnanansingh (T&T Newsday).
Trinidad and Tobago’s men’s U20 football team coach Brian Haynes wants his charges to capitalise on their chances in front of goal.
Haynes made these remarks following T&T’s 3-1 friendly loss to Jamaica U-20s at Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar on Thursday. This was the second friendly between both nations in one week, with T&T having won the first tie 3-2.
Haynes described Jamaica’s three first-half goals as “ten minutes of madness” for his team but believes there is still ample time to correct their mistakes ahead of this month’s Concacaf U-20 Championship qualifiers.
“It’s something I take the blame for, not the players. I need to prepare them enough to be ready for any game they play. When you play a game one week ago and you win 3-2, you think ‘this is an easy game’ and here comes the three chances and they (Jamaica) put away theirs.
“We missed the first chance of the game when one of our players slipped and didn’t get the chance on goal, and those things mount up, and teams get momentum when you miss chances.
“And I already told them more than once, when you miss your chances you give the team another chance to go forward, and it becomes harder on us,” he said.
Haynes said their first-half performances, at times, were “choppy” and “sporadic” and he wanted to see more consistency. He praised a renewed effort in the second period and used this game as a learning experience for his troops.
“But life goes on, things happen and we have to learn from that. They’re a good cohesive group, even though the result didn’t go their way, no one pointed fingers at each other and I like that bout them,” he added.
Moving forward, U20 team members will play no part in the festivities over Carnival next weekend as they begin a six-day training camp on Friday.
During this camp, Haynes has organised a friendly match with some of the locally-based senior players to test the team’s mettle ahead of the Concacaf qualifiers.
T&T begin their quest through the qualifiers on February 23 and are grouped with Canada, Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines. T&T play all their matches at Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo. Only the group winner advances to the Concacaf Men's U20 Championship.
Looking ahead, Haynes said, “We must take care of making sure that we don’t give up easy chances and making sure that we fight for our chances to get it back. I know it’s in the guys, it’s just in a place where they are going to have to understand chances are not going to come all the time but when they come, we have to keep working hard.
“I talk to all these players because they’re good young men. While we didn’t win the (second) game, the experience they got is something that we cannot do in practice.”
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T&T U-20 coach happy despite loss to senior men, close to picking squad
By Jelani Beckles (T&T Newsday)
T&T UNDER-20 men's football coach Brian Haynes is close to selecting his final squad for the 2024 Concacaf Under-20 Championship qualifiers.
T&T will host Group D of the qualifiers from February 23–March 2. T&T will play Canada, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Dominica at Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo. The winner of the group will advance to the 2024 Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championships.
On Thursday, the T&T Under-20s lost a practice match to the men's senior team 2-1 at Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar, Arima.
In a T&T Football Association release, Haynes said, "With the staff, we have already narrowed down what we are looking at and what we are looking for, and the gaps we are able to fill and the gaps we are able to strengthen...It is starting to come together now and it feels more like a team. It's not 40 players any more, now we just have 25 in the camp and it is awesome."
Haynes said the practice match was beneficial. "Very, very good for me. I am so thankful for (Soca Warriors coach) Angus (Eve) for doing this because it does nothing but to help the young players. To play against experienced players, to play against composed players, to play against players who know how to play the game properly – it's always good to get those type of games."
Getting the opportunity to play against senior players taught his players what is required to be competitive, said Haynes. "It might be a humbling experience, but at the same time it is a very good experience going into what we have ahead of us...I don't care who we play against, we probably won't get (to play against) players who are that skilful and that experienced, but we can learn from it and understand how much more we have to work to get to that level."
Giving more details about the match, Haynes said. "It showed our defensive frailties, it showed when teams who are good on the ball, teams who know how to use space and teams that know how to switch the point of attack at will, it shows that we need to get more prepared for it.
"We have to work on being much more effective on offence. I think we do a good job getting the ball from the back to the midfield and to the top of the 18-yard (box), but the final product has to become better ."
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Haynes pleased with CONCACAF U-20 Championship schedule
T&T Express
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO’S Under-20 men’s football team head coach Brian Haynes is excited at the schedule released Saturday ahead of T&T’s opening CONCACAF U-20 Championship match against St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) on February 23, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium (HCS), from 6 pm.
That match is the second of a double-header and will be preceded by the encounter involving Canada and Dominica at 3 p.m. In the round-robin formatted tournament, T&T will then next take on Dominica on February 25 from 6 p.m., following on from the first match on that day between Canada and SVG at 3 p.m.
However, T&T’s most difficult match is poised to be the final one on February 27 against Canada, from 6 p.m. St Vincent and the Grenadines and Dominic clash from 3 p.m. that day. All tournament matches will be played at the HCS.
Haynes is extremely upbeat about the timeline of matches. “So excited we are going to be getting ready to play this tournament,” said Haynes.
“And looking at the schedule—me and the staff have been looking at it and getting excited at the fact that we will be the team who will be playing the last game (every match day), so we will get an opportunity to see the teams and how to play them.”
Haynes stressed that his team would be looking to secure victories in their first two games against SVG and Dominica, respectively.
“It is the same thing that we are looking at in trying to win these games and then looking forward to play against Canada who we think—we are the dark horse and they are big team in the group, and we are very excited to see that we get to see them play first and we get to play them last and we get to play at home.”
Haynes added it would be exciting for his charges to be playing the last game each match day because “we are going to make sure we entertain the crowds, so we bring them back for the next game and then for the last game as well.
“It is a plus in that we get to see the teams we are going to play before we play them and we are going to try our best to use our home field advantage with the (overseas) guys coming in,” Haynes concluded.
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Canada's U20 Squad named
GK – Grégoire Świderski | FRA / Girondins Bordeaux
GK – Ivan Pavela | CRO / NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
GK – Nathaniel Abraham | CAN / Toronto FC
D – Theo Rigopoulos | CAN / Toronto FC
D – Christian Greco-Taylor | Unattached
D – Sergei Kozlovskiy | CAN / CF Montréal
D – Lazar Stefanovic | CAN / Toronto FC
D – James Cameron | CAN / Vancouver FC
D – Ethan Schilte-Brown | SCO / Kilmarnock FC
D – Adam Pearlman | CAN / Toronto FC Academy
M – Alessandro Biello | CAN / CF Montréal
M – Tiago Codinha | NED / Twente Enschede
M – Jeevan Badwal | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC
M – Jesse Costa | GER / VFL Wolfsburg
M – Matteo Schiavoni | CAN / CF Montréal
M – Myles Morgan | Unattached
F – Oumar Diallo | ITA / Inter Milan
F – Kimani Stewart-Baynes | USA / Colorado Rapids
F – Kevaughn Tavernier | CAN / Forge FC
F – Tavio Ciccarelli | ENG / Sheffield United
F – Santiago Lopez | MEX / Pumas Unam
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:banginghead:hmmm I hope they can perform will in this tournament .
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The squad is picked did haynes actually recruit ? You see this last minute thing they have to cut it out
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What ever happened to Seth powder ? He Not interested in trinidad . ???
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Haynes picks 21-man Soca Warrior squad for Concacaf U-20 qualifiers.
By Roneil Walcott (T&T Newsday).
THE overseas-based trio of Rio Cardines, Derrel Garcia and Larry Noel were among seven overseas players called up to Trinidad and Tobago’s 21-man under-20 squad by coach Brian Haynes for this month’s Concacaf under-20 championship qualifiers.
TT, who start their campaign on February 23, are placed alongside Canada, Dominica and St Vincent and Grenadines (SVG) in group D which will be contested at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo. TT play their first game against SVG, before playing Dominica and group favourites Canada on February 25 and 27 respectively.
Only the winners of the six respective groups will advance to the Concacaf under-20 championship to join Concacaf’s highest-ranked under-20 teams: US, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.
Haynes’ squad includes as many as 11 players who were members of coach Shawn Cooper’s TT team at last year’s Concacaf under-17 championship. TT managed a third-place finish in the group stage behind Canada and the US, before falling to an exciting 3-2 loss to El Salvador in the round of 16 stage of the tournament.
Cardines and Garcia both scored in last year’s under-17 tournament, with the attacking pair of Lindell Sween and Malachi Webb among TT’s standout performers with two goals apiece. Sween and Webb have both been included in Haynes’ team for this month’s qualifiers, and they will be expected to provide firepower in the attacking third for the young Soca Warriors alongside Tyrell Moore, Crystal Palace’s Cardines and the Spanish-based Garcia.
The 16-year-old Garcia copped the 2022 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) premier division title with St Benedict’s College and featured at the beginning of the 2023 school season before making a move to Europe.
Haynes’ team is made up of a number of SSFL standouts and includes former TT under-17 skipper and St Benedict’s midfielder Josiah Ochoa, 2023 SSFL premier division winners Michael Chaves and Jaden Williams, as well as Presentation College San Fernando’s 2023 national intercol winning quartet of Cody Cooper, Abayomi George, Levi Jones and Duhrell Young.
Meanwhile, St Anthony’s College winger Andell Fraser was named as a standby for the tournament.
In friendly action leading up to the qualifiers, TT beat Jamaica’s under-20s 3-2 on January 25, before falling to consecutive defeats against their Jamaican counterparts and a locally based TT senior team.
Despite the losses which showed up his team’s “defensive frailties,” Haynes said he was pleased with the progress his team has made in their preparations for the Concacaf qualifiers.
Canada coach Andrew Olivieri is mindful of TT’s potential threat in group D.
“(TT) are right around the same ranking as us at the under-20 level,” Olivieri told the Canadian Press. “We’re playing at their home, in their country, under their environment so that is an additional challenge.”
(Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team)
Goalkeepers:
Ailan Panton (Darlington Soccer Academy—USA), Makaya Taylor (Presentation College, San F’do/ Brother Ry Academy), Bryan Gafiuk (Victoria Highlanders—Canada);
Defenders:
Akil Henry (Arima North Secondary/ Pro Series), Cody Cooper (Presentation College, San F’do/ Dunstan Williams Academy), Russel Francois (St Anthony’s College/ Trendsetter Hawks), Jaden Williams (Fatima College), Lyshaun Morris (St Benedict’s College/ Pt Fortin Civic), Duhrell Young (Presentation College, San F’do/ W Connection);
Midfielders:
Levi Jones (Presentation College, San F’do), Abayomi George (Presentation College, San F’do), Josiah Ochoa (St Benedict’s College/ Point Fortin Youth), Rio Cardines (Crystal Palace—England), Lindell Sween (San Juan North/ Morvant Caledonia), J’lon Matthews (Malick Secondary), Malachi Webb (St Benedict’s College/ Premier SC), Jeremiah Cateau (Southern Soccer Academy), Derrel Garcia (Intercity International Football Academy—Spain);
Forwards:
Michael Chaves (Fatima College/ QPCC), Larry Noel (Salt Lake Community College—USA), Tyrell Moore (unattached).
Standby:
Andell Fraser (St Anthony’s College).
Technical Staff:
Brian Haynes (head coach), Marvin Gordon (assistant coach), Gilbert Bateau (assistant coach), Jefferson George (goalkeeper coach), Natalie Charles (medic), John Jerry (equipment manager).
(Canada National Under-20 Team)
Goalkeepers:
Nathaniel Abraham (Toronto FC II, MLS Next Pro), Ivan Pavela (NK Lokomotiva Zagreb—Croatia), Gregoire Swiderski (Girondins Bordeaux—France);
Defenders:
James Cameron (Vancouver FC, CPL), Christian Greco-Taylor (unattached), Sergei Kozlovskiy (CF Montreal Academy), Adam Pearlman (Toronto FC II, MLS Next Pro), Theo Rigopoulos (Toronto FC Academy), Ethan Schilte-Brown (Kilmarnock—Scotland), Lazar Stefanovic (Toronto FC II, MLS Next Pro);
Midfielders:
Jeevan Badwal (Whitecaps FC2, MLS Next Pro), Alessandro Biello (CF Montreal Academy), Tiago Codinha (Twente Enschede—Netherlands), Jesse Costa (VFL Wolfsburg—Germany); Myles Morgan (unattached), Matteo Schiavoni (CF Montreal Academy);
Forwards:
Oumar Diallo (Inter Milan—Italy), Kimani Stewart-Baynes (Colorado Rapids—MLS), Kevaughn Tavernier (Forge FC, CPL), Tavio Ciccarelli (Sheffield United—England), Santiago Lopez (Pumas UNAM—Mexico).
Concacaf U-20 Championship qualifiers
(Group D - Friday 23 February)
Canada vs Dominica, 3pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium;
Trinidad and Tobago vs St Vincent and the Grenadines, 6pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium;
St Vincent and the Grenadines vs Canada, 3pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium;
Dominica vs Trinidad and Tobago, 6pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium;
Dominica vs St Vincent and the Grenadines, 3pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium;
Trinidad and Tobago vs Canada, 6pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium.
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Haynes picks 21-man Soca Warrior squad for Concacaf U-20 qualifiers.
By Roneil Walcott (T&T Newsday).
THE overseas-based trio of Rio Cardines, Derrel Garcia and Larry Noel were among seven overseas players called up to Trinidad and Tobago’s 21-man under-20 squad by coach Brian Haynes for this month’s Concacaf under-20 championship qualifiers.
TT, who start their campaign on February 23, are placed alongside Canada, Dominica and St Vincent and Grenadines (SVG) in group D which will be contested at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo. TT play their first game against SVG, before playing Dominica and group favourites Canada on February 25 and 27 respectively.
Only the winners of the six respective groups will advance to the Concacaf under-20 championship to join Concacaf’s highest-ranked under-20 teams: US, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.
Haynes’ squad includes as many as 11 players who were members of coach Shawn Cooper’s TT team at last year’s Concacaf under-17 championship. TT managed a third-place finish in the group stage behind Canada and the US, before falling to an exciting 3-2 loss to El Salvador in the round of 16 stage of the tournament.
Cardines and Garcia both scored in last year’s under-17 tournament, with the attacking pair of Lindell Sween and Malachi Webb among TT’s standout performers with two goals apiece. Sween and Webb have both been included in Haynes’ team for this month’s qualifiers, and they will be expected to provide firepower in the attacking third for the young Soca Warriors alongside Tyrell Moore, Crystal Palace’s Cardines and the Spanish-based Garcia.
The 16-year-old Garcia copped the 2022 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) premier division title with St Benedict’s College and featured at the beginning of the 2023 school season before making a move to Europe.
Haynes’ team is made up of a number of SSFL standouts and includes former TT under-17 skipper and St Benedict’s midfielder Josiah Ochoa, 2023 SSFL premier division winners Michael Chaves and Jaden Williams, as well as Presentation College San Fernando’s 2023 national intercol winning quartet of Cody Cooper, Abayomi George, Levi Jones and Duhrell Young.
Meanwhile, St Anthony’s College winger Andell Fraser was named as a standby for the tournament.
In friendly action leading up to the qualifiers, TT beat Jamaica’s under-20s 3-2 on January 25, before falling to consecutive defeats against their Jamaican counterparts and a locally based TT senior team.
Despite the losses which showed up his team’s “defensive frailties,” Haynes said he was pleased with the progress his team has made in their preparations for the Concacaf qualifiers.
Canada coach Andrew Olivieri is mindful of TT’s potential threat in group D.
“(TT) are right around the same ranking as us at the under-20 level,” Olivieri told the Canadian Press. “We’re playing at their home, in their country, under their environment so that is an additional challenge.”
(Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team)
Goalkeepers:
Ailan Panton (Darlington Soccer Academy—USA), Makaya Taylor (Presentation College, San F’do/ Brother Ry Academy), Bryan Gafiuk (Victoria Highlanders—Canada);
Defenders:
Akil Henry (Arima North Secondary/ Pro Series), Cody Cooper (Presentation College, San F’do/ Dunstan Williams Academy), Russel Francois (St Anthony’s College/ Trendsetter Hawks), Jaden Williams (Fatima College), Lyshaun Morris (St Benedict’s College/ Pt Fortin Civic), Duhrell Young (Presentation College, San F’do/ W Connection);
Midfielders:
Levi Jones (Presentation College, San F’do), Abayomi George (Presentation College, San F’do), Josiah Ochoa (St Benedict’s College/ Point Fortin Youth), Rio Cardines (Crystal Palace—England), Lindell Sween (San Juan North/ Morvant Caledonia), J’lon Matthews (Malick Secondary), Malachi Webb (St Benedict’s College/ Premier SC), Jeremiah Cateau (Southern Soccer Academy), Derrel Garcia (Intercity International Football Academy—Spain);
Forwards:
Michael Chaves (Fatima College/ QPCC), Larry Noel (Salt Lake Community College—USA), Tyrell Moore (unattached).
Standby:
Andell Fraser (St Anthony’s College).
Technical Staff:
Brian Haynes (head coach), Marvin Gordon (assistant coach), Gilbert Bateau (assistant coach), Jefferson George (goalkeeper coach), Natalie Charles (medic), John Jerry (equipment manager).
(Canada National Under-20 Team)
Goalkeepers:
Nathaniel Abraham (Toronto FC II, MLS Next Pro), Ivan Pavela (NK Lokomotiva Zagreb—Croatia), Gregoire Swiderski (Girondins Bordeaux—France);
Defenders:
James Cameron (Vancouver FC, CPL), Christian Greco-Taylor (unattached), Sergei Kozlovskiy (CF Montreal Academy), Adam Pearlman (Toronto FC II, MLS Next Pro), Theo Rigopoulos (Toronto FC Academy), Ethan Schilte-Brown (Kilmarnock—Scotland), Lazar Stefanovic (Toronto FC II, MLS Next Pro);
Midfielders:
Jeevan Badwal (Whitecaps FC2, MLS Next Pro), Alessandro Biello (CF Montreal Academy), Tiago Codinha (Twente Enschede—Netherlands), Jesse Costa (VFL Wolfsburg—Germany); Myles Morgan (unattached), Matteo Schiavoni (CF Montreal Academy);
Forwards:
Oumar Diallo (Inter Milan—Italy), Kimani Stewart-Baynes (Colorado Rapids—MLS), Kevaughn Tavernier (Forge FC, CPL), Tavio Ciccarelli (Sheffield United—England), Santiago Lopez (Pumas UNAM—Mexico).
Concacaf U-20 Championship qualifiers
(Group D - Friday 23 February)
Canada vs Dominica, 3pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium;
Trinidad and Tobago vs St Vincent and the Grenadines, 6pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium;
St Vincent and the Grenadines vs Canada, 3pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium;
Dominica vs Trinidad and Tobago, 6pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium;
Dominica vs St Vincent and the Grenadines, 3pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium;
Trinidad and Tobago vs Canada, 6pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium.
This isn't a bad team for us :) and honestly they should get through this round of the competition :beermug:, but coach Haynes would be expected to do more as he promised a lot at the start of his campaign, he promised major scouting and bringing players, so because he now started this is good for now, but let's pray he continues pushing it for us. :peace:
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T&T U-20 football coach: We must beat St Vincent – No disrespect
By Roneil Walcott (T&T Newsday)
Trinidad and Tobago under-20 men's football coach Brian Haynes says his team's main focus ahead of this month's Concacaf under-20 championship qualifiers is their opening game against St Vincent and Grenadines (SVG), at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo on February 23.
T&T are placed with Dominica, SVG and group favourites Canada in group D. Only the group winner will advance to this year's Concacaf under-20 championship, to join the five other group winners from the qualifiers and the region's six highest-ranked under-20 teams: US, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.
Haynes said his team will have no room for mistakes once the qualifying campaign begins.
"We are preparing for the first game. That is it. Nothing means anything unless we play that first game and do what we have to do to win that game," Haynes told T&T Football Association (TTFA) media at a training session on Thursday.
"No disrespect to St Vincent or whoever we are going to play, but that is our focus – winning that first game."
After their opening game against SVG, the young Soca Warriors play Dominica on February 25, before ending the group with a meeting against Canada on February 27. All group D games will be played at the Mucurapo venue.
Haynes admitted to knowing little about T&T's opponents.
"(We have not been able to get much information on other teams), which is fine. It is really quiet out there.
"It makes me more determined to prepare my team the way we have to play."
On Wednesday, Haynes' 21-man squad for the qualifiers was announced, with seven foreign-based players being included. The team also features 11 members from coach Shawn Cooper's T&T team which competed at last year's Concacaf under-17 championship. The foreign-based players include goalkeeper Ailan Panton, striker Larry Noel, attacking midfielder Derrel Garcia and English-born flanker Rio Cardines, a Crystal Palace youth player.
Haynes said the inclusion of the foreign-based talent has raised the intensity of the squad.
"The level of professionalism is one thing, and the level of play is another thing. The body of work these guys bring to the group is awesome," Haynes said.
"They are not here to be casual. They are here working hard and giving their best. What it has done is lift the level of all the players."
Haynes said the process of trimming his squad was a difficult one and he likened the feeling to "getting rid of kids you own."
He said the players were gutted to be released from the final squad, but he assured them of their significance in getting the team to their current level.
Haynes promised "possession-oriented" football with a purpose and he said it was imperative for his team to keep clean sheets in the qualifiers as they have a competent defensive group.
"(The fans) are going to meet a bunch of players who are very hard-working. Second of all, they are going to meet a bunch of players who play for each other.
"Thirdly and most importantly, (the fans will see) a team that wants to win and entertain T&T."
The under-20s have had mixed fortunes in friendlies against Jamaica's under-20 team and a locally based T&T men's team in the last few weeks, recording one win and two losses. From 4 pm on Saturday at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Haynes' team will take on another friendly outing when they meet T&T Premier Football League (TTPFL) tier two team QPCC.
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Jeremiah Cateau: U-20s Soca Warriors have unfinished business.
By Jelani Beckles (T&T Newsday).
JEREMIAH Cateau said the Trinidad and Tobago Under-20 footballers have unfinished business as they prepare to play in the Under-20 Concacaf Championship qualifiers, which kicks off on Friday.
T&T will play alongside St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica and Canada at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo in Group D of the qualifying tournament. The group winner will advance to the Concacaf Championships.
Cateau, who is based in Atlanta, Georgia said he is excited to be a part of the national team again. Speaking to TTFA media, the midfielder said, “For me, it is nothing short of a blessing to be here again after being with the Under-17s. It’s just another dream come true.
I am hoping I can help this country, help this team as much as I can, do our badge proud, do this country proud.”
Many of the Under-20 players were part of the 2023 Concacaf Men’s U-17 Championship held one year ago in Guatemala.
Cateau said the Under-20s feel like a family as many players know each other.
“It’s almost like we had a trial run with the Under-17s. It’s good to get the experience to meet the guys. These guys have become like my brothers. We speak every day, every week, so to be here again obviously it is a blessing, but it feels like we want revenge from last time. We feel like we fell short, but we can go all the way this time with this team.”
Cateau said he wants to make his family in T&T proud. “My mother, my father, definitely my family in Valencia. These people have never been able to see me play throughout my career so now that I am here...it means the world to me that they could finally see me on such a big stage.”
Cateau, who also has family connections in Diego Martin and Barataria, said T&T will approach the tournament one match at a time.
“I love our chances, but as coach Brian (Haynes) has stressed to us we want to take it one game at a time. We don’t want to look forward at all. We want to take on St Vincent, then we will worry about Dominica, then we will worry about Canada.”
Cateau said T&T are sometimes overlooked, but they want to show the world their grit and the talent they possess.
T&T will play St Vincent and the Grenadines on Friday at 7 pm.
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T&T's Makaya Taylor dreams of playing in Europe, wants to emulate Neuer.
By Roneil Walcott (T&T Newsday).
At 15, goalkeeper Makaya Taylor is the youngest member of Trinidad and Tobago's 21-man squad for this month's Concacaf under-20 championship qualifiers which will be held at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo.
Born to a Tobago father and a German mother, Taylor has lofty dreams of playing professional football in Europe and he could get his chance to show his worth to local fans when T&T contest group D of the qualifiers against Canada, Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). Taylor is one of three goalkeepers in coach Brian Haynes' squad alongside the foreign-based pair of Brian Gafiuk and Ailan Panton.
Taylor said working with goalkeeper Jefferson George and his fellow custodians has been amazing, as they "have really helped me improve my standards."
Taylor had a recent training stint with German club Hertha Berlin, but it was curtailed due to injury. The goalkeeper impressed in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) with Speyside Secondary last season, and he has already been scooped up by 2023 national intercol champions Presentation College (San Fernando) for the next school season.
Taylor said he fell in love with the goalkeeping craft as a child, and he enjoyed playing the sport for fun in his earliest years. Now, if he has it his way, he will soon be making another meaningful journey to his mother's homeland.
"I have been going to Germany my whole life. Every summer since I was born, I would travel to Germany in the summertime. And from there, I would go on the community fields and play football," Taylor told TT Football Association (TTFA) media.
"Right now, I am looking to go on trial with clubs in Germany. I really want to play professionally in Europe. That is my dream – being a professional footballer."
Taylor has given himself a high standard to follow, as his favourite goalkeeper is 11-time German Bundesliga winner and World Cup winner, Manuel Neuer.
"The first goalkeeper I really looked up to is (Manuel) Neuer. I love his playing style and his use of his feet. I like the sweeper-keeper style."
In the immediate future, should he get the opportunity between the sticks, Taylor will try and help the young Soca Warriors advance to the Concacaf under-20 championship later this year. Only the group winner will advance from the qualifiers and T&T will have little room for error.
"I think we have a chance of making it out of the group stage. I have total confidence in the squad," Taylor said. "The key is obviously teamwork. We have to work as a team and keep the spirit high.
"It is a pleasure playing with the under-20 national team and I never expected to be here this soon in my life."
T&T open their campaign from 7 pm on Friday against SVG, before playing Dominica and Canada on February 25 and 27 respectively.
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look like Tallman post that thread with another youth who should have been here on purpose? lol. just rabbin a little. Blessings to the young man trying to break into the team, it look like is not an easy road, and it looks like he progressing nicely. strive on youthman!
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https://www.youtube.com/v/hKRz5V6uyBs
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https://www.youtube.com/v/hKRz5V6uyBs
This was a great interview by the coach who clearly has a vision for his team, I'm lowkey more excited about this group of players than our senior team (and that has to do with the coach more than anything) :(. This team has the potential to do great and the coach is actually doing scouting and getting additional support for his troops (that's what he promised when he came in). And he cares about the football, fans and pushing the nation forward.
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Haynes excited: Under-20s open CONCACAF Group D series tonight
By Ian Prescott (T&T Express)
“They’ll see something good,” stated Brian Haynes, head coach of the National Under-20 men’s national football team, as he anticipated a good crowd turnout for the CONCACAF Group D qualifier series which begins today at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.
The series begins with Canada facing Dominica at the HCS from 4 p.m.. Later, a confident Haynes is expecting a strong performance as the young Soca Warriors take on St Vincent and the Grenadines from 7 p.m., before also facing Dominica on Sunday and Canada on Tuesday.
“They are ready,” Haynes declared yesterday. “In watching them train, in watching their mentality and the speed at which they are playing at now, it’s kinda making me a ‘lil bit excited. Not too excited yet.”
Just one team advances out of the group and qualifies for the CONCACAF Under-20 championship later this year. The really tough game is expected to be Tuesday’s clash against Canada. However, Haynes refused to take his first two opponents lightly.
“We want to try and win the first game so we can set ourselves up for the rest of the tournament,” he told the media at training session yesterday morning.
“Three points tomorrow, and then we look at the next,” Haynes said. “I want to make sure we take what is in front of us in the first game, get the result, then we look at the next game.”
However, while instructing his players against taking any opponent lightly, the T&T coach is expectant.
“I am confident,” Haynes said of his team topping the group.
“We are very athletic, we are very skilful, and we have good size in the defence and the midfield.”
Haynes felt a lesson was learned when T&T split a two-match warm-up series recently against Jamaica.
“I gave them reminders that we beat Jamaica the first time and the second time we played them, we let up ten minutes and give up three goals.’
Two players eagerly anticipating the tournament are Caledonia AIA midfielder Lindell Sween and USA-based striker Tyrell Moore, both having represented T&T at Under-17 level in February, 2023.
Sween openly declared his desire to join the senior men’s national team and to take what other opportunities the CONCACAF Under-20 tournament offers. Sween has the distinction of having scored when T&T went down 3-2 to Canada at the 2023 CONCACAF Under-17 tournament.
“My game has improved plenty from that tournament to this,” stated Sween, who felt he had made great improvement defensively. “I would really like to play for the senior team after this,” he added.
Meanwhile, Atlanta-based United States-born striker Moore is under no added pressure to perform, despite having a well-known father, Wendell Moore, the former national player and whose brother Shaq Moore, has represented the United States national team.
“I had a good performance in the previous tournament,” Moore stated despite having not scored. “I played really well, and I think this team that we have now, we can take it all the way.”
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Young Soca Warriors look to put on show, target three points vs SVG in Concacaf opener
By Roneil Walcott (T&T Newsday)
US-based Trinidad and Tobago under-20 men's football team forward Tyrell Moore says the young Soca Warriors are ready to make their mark at the Concacaf under-20 championship qualifiers and advance to the next phase of the competition.
T&T begin their quest to progress to this year's Concacaf under-20 men's championship when they meet St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) from 7 pm on Friday at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo. Canada and Dominica will get the qualifying action in group D underway with their encounter which kicks off at 4 pm on Friday.
With only the winners from the six qualifying groups advancing to the Concacaf under-20 men's championship to join the six-highest-ranked teams: US, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic, Moore said it is time for T&T to show their worth to Concacaf and local football fans.
"I am ecstatic right now. I am ready to go and give a good performance for my country and show that we are not to be messed with," Moore told the media, during the team's training session at The UWI on Thursday morning.
"This is the moment where we can show what type of country we are in terms of our fighting will and the things we have to bring to the table to take us to victory."
Like ten of his teammates in the T&T under-20 squad, Moore suited up for a T&T team that battled against Concacaf powerhouse teams such as Canada and the US at last year's Concacaf under-17 men's championship in Guatemala. T&T advanced to the last 16 stage in the under-17 tournament, but Moore believes the under-20 crop has the ability to go further.
"I think we can take it all the way and make it out of this group. We will see what happens from there," Moore said. "We will go to the next part of (this Concacaf championship) and try to win it all. I think with this team we have right now, we can take it all the way."
Moore's call for the "undying support" of the T&T public was echoed by coach Brian Haynes, who promised to put on a good show for the fans.
More importantly, though, Haynes said his immediate focus is squarely on the encounter against SVG, as he sees it as a potential catalyst for the following games against Dominica and Canada.
"I am happy we are at home. I am happy that we will be playing a game that starts the ball rolling for us," Haynes said.
Again, Haynes stressed the importance of his team's stability at the back – even as he alluded to a horror ten-minute period that saw the young Soca Warriors conceding three quick goals in a 3-1 friendly loss to Jamaica's under-20 team on February 1.
"We don't want to give up any goals. We have to win the first game and set ourselves up for the rest of the tournament.
"Personally, when we start looking ahead without looking at what is in front of us, we trip up. I want to make sure we take a look at what is in front of us for the first game and then we will look at the next game. I really don't want to put undue pressure on them."
And while Haynes says he respects the SVG team, he said his team cannot defer from their mission to get three points.
"We cannot take SVG for granted, because when you do that you lower your standards," Haynes said.
"You can win or lose a game with a lack of concentration. It is going to be important for us to do that. We have to make sure we respect the opponent, but at the same time, we have to show what we can do."
Haynes said his team's strengths are their athleticism and their skill, and he believes their size in the midfield and defensive positions can give them an edge as well.
However, he said, "As far as I am concerned, all of those things mean nothing until we play the game."
On the eve of the qualifiers, Haynes remains coy on his team's chances of progressing to the next phase.
"I am confident we can advance from the group, but I am not going to tell you why," he said.
"We are not one of the seeded teams so we have to make sure we do the business to get there."
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So Canada just hit Dominica 8. Ppl still coming in the Stadium so not a bad crowd. Lewwe see what our boys saying 7 o'clock
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any links ?
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It's on CONCACAF Go but for rest of the world. Not North America or Caribbean
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ok thanks
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Fresh uniforms too. Capelli come through nice
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Fifth minute we down 1-0. Sloppy penalty given away by the keeper
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Dominating but somehow down 2-0 after 27 mins
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2-1 Cody Cooper (C)
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Comeback is on
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Expected more from Sween. He wasn't in this game at all, maybe he was injured to begin with. I'd switch Zum Zum and Cardines to opposite sides in the second half. Down 2-1 but I'd say good half after some hiccups early on
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Steeps this is why you must plan prepare dont wait till nov to appointment a coach . Haynes is not that familiar with this bunch . We turing that ball over to easy against st vincent
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2-2
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Them vincy having dey way with we #4
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Ah boy
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Now that was a damn good ending. 3-2. Chaves took it like a pro. We shouldn't have been down two.
Good come back. Let's see what Canada does to SVG. That'll give us a better idea of what to expect.
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Late drama: U-20 Warriors win 3-2 over St. Vincent and the Grenadines
By Ian Prescott (T&T Express)
Fatima College striker Michael Chaves scored five minutes into second half added-on time, as Trinidad and Tobago fought back from a nervous start to dramatically win their opening CONCACAF U-20 Men Group D qualifying match over St Vincent and the Grenadines last night at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.
The junior Soca Warriors were two goals down and trailed 2-1 at the halfway stage, before second half sub Chaves lifted a medium range left-footer past goalkeeper Tristan John for a dramatic and late 3-2 victory.
Concacaf’s Group D qualifiers commenced with a predictably one-sided 8-0 victory for Canada over Dominica, the North Americans leading as early as the eighth minute through a header from Myles Morgan, who, along with Sergei Kozlovskiy, scored a hattrick. Canada were up four goals at halftime, with Dominica also having Fabio Grido sent off in the 43rd minute.
Trinidad and Tobago took the field in the second match of Group D against St Vincent and the Grenadines, with both home support and history behind them. The Vincy Heat had lost all five previous encounters against the Soca Warriors, but last night there were early signs that the trend could end when the Soca Warriors found themselves trailing their Caribbean neighbours by two goals within the first half hour.
It was an absolute shocker when Kirtney Franklyn scored from the penalty spot to put the Vincy Heat ahead in the third minute. T&T goalkeeper Ailan Panton gave away the spot kick with a wild rush out that saw him take down striker Steven Pierre in just the opening minute.
Trinidad and Tobago went about energetically eager, trying to repair the early damage. Too energetic perhaps, and sometimes looking as if trying to play beyond their talent level. In doing so, they concentrated on playing quickly, but were highly inaccurate with their passes and often gave away the ball.
Except for brief glimpses by striker Larry Noel and Crystal Palace winger Rio Cardines, the Under-20 Soca Warriors created few clear scoring chances despite having the Lion’s share of possession. Indecision in the middle and defence also gave a dangerous looking SVG plenty space to break on the transition.
It all got worse when, in just their second attack, Pierre had the Vincy Heat ahead 2-0 in the 28th minute. He beat Panton to a corner kick and headed the ball onto the woodwork and into the goal.
There was huge relief when in the 36th minute, T&T captain and Presentation College defender Cody Cooper got his team back in the match, powerfully striking from the edge of the penalty area, following a corner kick.
SVG had another close penalty shout early in the second half, Cody being indecisive with the ball, and Panton rushing out at Pierre and not getting the ball. But in the 64th T&T were level at 2-2, striker Noel poking the ball past goalkeeper Tristan John, after overpowering his marker and getting to the ball.
T&T could have won it when Cardines fed the ball past the goalkeeper and across to substitute Malacai Webb, who got his feet tangled and failed to score from close up. Cardines then went close with a free-kick in added-on time, before Chaves came good at the end.
Group D action resumes tomorrow with T&T and Canada both looking for a second win before clashing on Tuesday. Canada will face St Vincent and the Grenadines from 4 O’clock, while the Soca Warriors tackle Dominica at 7 p.m.
TEAMS
Trinidad and Tobago (4-2-3-1): 1. Ailan Panton (GK); 5. Lyshaun Morris, 4. Cody Cooper (captain), 3. Russel Francois, 2. Duhrell Young; 8. Abayomi George (12. Jeremiah Cateau 69'), 6. Levi Jones (15. Josiah Ochoa 52'); 7. Rio Cardines, 10. Lindell Sween (13. Michael Chaves 45'), 11. Derrel Garcia (19. Malachi Webb 69'); 9. Larry Noel (14. Tyrell Moore 69')
Unused substitutes: 18. Bryan Gafiuk (GK), 21. Makaya Taylor (GK), 16. Akil Henry, 17. Jaden Williams, 20. J’lon Matthews
Coach: Brian Haynes
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (4-2-1-3): 1. Tristan John (GK); 19. Dimitri Thomas, 2. Tyrique Stephens, 3. Lerence Benjamin, 4. Joenaldo Payne; 5. Sebastian Alexander, 18. Mackellie Ferdinand (8. Juemar Luke 72'); 17. Frankroy Cain (16. Aj Delpeshe 59'); 9. Isiah Charles, 10. Kirtney Franklyn (captain) (6. Logan Cozier 63'), 11. Steven Pierre
Unused substitutes: 20. Devon Morgan (GK), 21. Jermaine Jarvis (GK), 7. J’quan Glasgow, 12. Lazaro Lynch, 13. Kentre Gordan, 14. Amaro Charles, 15. Emroy Edwards
Coach: Wade Jackson
Referee: Ignacio Fuentes (Guatemala)
SCORES
Group A: Cuba 13 Anguilla 0
Group B: Antigua & Barbuda 4 Guyana 0; El Salvador 7 Turks & Caicos 0
Group C: Curacao 1 Saint Martin 0
Group D: Canada 8 Dominica 0; Trinidad & Tobago 3 St Vincent & the Grenadines 2
Group E: Haiti 4 Cayman Islands 1; Puerto Rico 3 St Kitts & Nevis 0
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Expecting better tonight: Haynes seeks more complete performances from U20s
By Ian Prescott (T&T Express)
HEAD COACH Brian Haynes is unconvinced that Trinidad and Tobago gave their best performance, but is nevertheless thrilled with the fight shown by the National Under-20 Men’s football team in battling back from two goals down for a 3-2 win over St Vincent and The Grenadines in their opening CONCACAF Under-20 Group D qualifier on Friday night at the Hasely Crawford Stadium (HCS).
Victory kept the junior Soca Warriors alive and hoping for a better performance against Dominica tonight (7 p.m.), before meeting Canada on Tuesday night, the match likely to decide the lone team from the group which advances to the 2024 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, to be played later this year.
Having dominated Dominica 8-0 in Friday’s opening match, Canada face the Vincy Heat in their second game today at the HCS from 4 p.m.
“Personally, I feel like we owe Trinidad and Tobago for what we did tonight,” Haynes declared at Friday’s post-match press conference.
“I think it could have been much better. Look, I’m a coach. I don’t want perfection, but I want them to work as hard as they have to, from start to finish. “And I think they showed it in the end, but it could be more consistent.”
With Canada well ahead on goals scored and topping the group, Haynes is aware that his team cannot slip up tonight against Dominica on the second matchday.
“We need to win and we need to win without giving up any goals. We’re done giving up enough goals now, with the two,” he said. “We’re going to make sure that we put the work in to come in and get a result, so we can make Canada realise that they have a game coming up next on Tuesday.”
What was outstanding for the Under-20 Soca Warriors Friday night, was the fight they showed. Rio Cardines, the England-born Crystal Palace youth was pleased with the grit shown in the face of adversity, after T&T conceded an early penalty.
He explained what area pleased him most.
“Mainly not letting that (early penalty conceded) kill our game. Keep(ing) our heads up,” stated Cardines. “It was the first minute of the game. Silly mistake, 1-0 down. Overall, the team did well to not let that drop us and to keep our spirits high. We went in at half-time, had a little chat and came out a different team. I’m proud of the guys for that really.”
Former MLS and T&T national striker Haynes added: ”We fought and we kept fighting to the end. I’ve been a part of Trinidad and Tobago football for a long time and there’s a lot of times we would have lost or drawn games like that.”
Haynes felt the difficulty of playing against a St Vincent and the Grenadines team which sat back in great numbers and counter-attacked with speed, would be a learning experience for his charges.
“For the last couple of weeks we have been putting the ball down and playing, and then all of a sudden tonight, we decided we’re going to play these long balls,” Haynes explained. “Look, they (SVG) had a strategy, they’re not as fit as they should be, so they decide they are going to sit back behind the ball and make us try to play in between them. All we had to do was keep the ball and play.
“They got their goal, they got their opportunity, and it came from, not unbelievable soccer. It came from a breakthrough, foul, and the pk (penalty kick. And then the other one (second goal) we were asleep on, and they finish their chances.”
Making substitutions, Haynes was able to bring in players who changed the rhythm, and sometimes slowed the game down when necessary.
“What disappointed me is the fact that we we played into their hands. We kept playing the balls long, when we could just put it down and play,”Haynes analysed.
”I never, ever blame the players. I tried to have time to talk to them about it, and when it didn’t happen, I had to make the changes. Put the players who understood what I wanted to do. That turned the game around.”
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links?
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4-0 half time. Chaves, Noel x2 and Cardines, good for 6 more in the second half
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Noel's double leads T&T U-20s past Dominica 5-0.
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian).
Two goals from striker Larry Noel in the 19th and 36th and a masterful performance from England-based Rio Cardines and Michael Chaves assured T&T's Under-20 team a comfortable 5-0 victory over Dominica Sunday night in Group D of the Concacaf U-20 World Cup Qualifiers at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo, Port-of-Spain.
Chaves, the scorer of the winning goal in their opening match against St Vincent and the Grenadines found himself at the end of an early T&T build-up inside the Dominica goal area, and though pressured by defenders, the Fatima College midfielder made room for himself before hitting past goalkeeper Ronny Lockart for the opener in the third minute.
The young "Soca Warriors", needing to win the encounter for a chance to face Canada in their final match on Tuesday, for a chance to progress as the group winner produced a much-improved performance from their opening game, as coach Brian Haynes made four changes to his team, replacing Lindell Sween, Derrel Garcia, Levi Jones and Russell Francois with Chaves, J'lon Matthews, Josiah Ochoa and Akil Henry.
T&T might have had another goal in the sixth minute when Rio Cardines picked out Noel with a right-side centre, however, the latter could not direct his attempt on goal.
Noel, Chaves and Cardines led a deadly attack for the young Warriors from the start and when they combined again in the 19th minute, T&T got their second item of the match. Cardines, on the right side, tested Lockhart with a powerful low shot that the custodian could only push into the path of Noel to hit into the roof of the net for a 2-0 lead.
Then, Chaves galloped through from a Noel pass for a chance at his second item on the night, but he failed to beat the advancing Lockhart in the 27th minute.
By then, the T&T team had gained control of the match and raced to a 3-0 advantage in the 35th minute when Noel broke the Dominica off-side trap from a long Cardines ball, and he received favour when an advancing Lockhart mistimed the bounce of the ball and it flew over his head, only for Noel to hit the ball into an empty net in the 35th minute.
A minute later, however, Cardines got their fourth of the half when his powerful grounder was kept out by a diving Lockhart. But when it rebounded to him, Cardines made sure by hitting it into the far corner for a 4-0 lead at the halfway stage.
Dominica, beaten 8-0 by the Canadians in their first game, looked a much-improved outfit when the game resumed. In fact, a neat build-up between Tyreese Carbon and Adriel Lawrence almost led to the breakthrough they were hoping for. Lawrence though, after receiving a left-side centre in the 53rd minute, saw his low left-footed shot whisked past Ailan Panton's goal.
Instead, T&T got a golden opportunity to go five goals up as Cardines sent Noel on a one-on-one with the goalkeeper, but Noel was sent flying by the custodian, forcing Honduran referee Jefferson Escobar to point to the penalty spot in the 58th minute.
Noel though saw his kick saved by an outstretched Lockhart.
The Dominicans later came close to their first goal again from a freekick, but Panton pushed wide a curling effort by Ajani Richards in the 76th.
The remainder of the match was entirely dominated by the junior Warriors who got their fifth goal from Garcia in the 81st minute for a comfortable 5-0 victory.
In the earlier match at the same venue, Canada got a hat-trick from Tavio Cuccarelli in the 25th, 54th and 89th minutes and another from Alessandro Biello in the 51st to beat St Vincent and the Grenadines 4-0.
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T&T/Canada showdown.
By Ian Prescott (T&T Express).
Trinidad and Tobago set up a winner-take-all showdown with Canada when comfortably winning 5-0 over Dominica for their second victory of the CONCACAF U-20 Men Group D qualifying series, last night, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain.
But if coach Brian Haynes was looking for an all-round improvement, he would again have been disappointed. The Soca Warriors had a better start that in their previous nail-biting 3-2 win over St Vincent and the Grenadines, where they were down two goals early.
But halftime last night, Trinidad and Tobago had four goals, striker Larry Noel scoring two of them with Michael Chaves and Rio Cardines also netting. Captain Cody Cooper had a downward header cleared off the line. Even within this period of dominance, Trinidad and Tobago only looked comfortable going forward, and prone to error in both midfield and defence. Therefore, Dominica were always in the match and also got their fair share of chances, but had neither the composure nor talent to take any of them.
Earlier yesterday evening, Tavio Ciccarelli (23’, 54’, 89’) scored a hattrick as Group leaders Canada won 4-0 over a stubborn St Vincent and the Grenadines, also for their second win of the tournament after hammering Dominica 8-0 in their opener. Alessandro Biello (51’) also scored.
T&T and Canada are now tied on six points, but the North Americans have a superior goal-difference and would advance if they draw with T&T on Tuesday. The home team need to win.
With just one team advancing out of the group to the Concacaf U20 Championship later this year, and goal-difference a potential issue going into Tuesday’s decisive final match against Canada, T&T head-coach Haynes might have expected T&T to carry on forcefully in the second half. Instead, they were largely flat, allowing Dominica their best period.
Noel even missed a chance to complete his hat-trick by missing a penalty, after he was taken down by goalkeeper Ronny Lockhart, who was red carded. Noel failed to beat substitute goalkeeper Anton Wyke, and even a man up, the junior Soca Warriors failed to take the initiative. Substitute Derrel Garcia scored the only goal of the second half with an explosive shot to make it 5-0 in the 83rd minute.
Earlier, T&T looked on course for a routine win when Michael Chavez netted a right-footer from within the penalty area, giving the home team an explosive start in just the third minute.
Noel put in the rebound, after goalkeeper Lockhart parried Cardines’ initial shot, for 2-0 in the 19th minute. Noel was then given a gift, scoring in an open goal in the 35th minute, after the Dominica goalie raced outside his penalty area and misjudged a bouncing ball. Two minutes later, Cardines converted a fourth, putting in a rebound.
(Teams)
Trinidad and Tobago (4-2-3-1): 1.Ailan Panton (GK); 5.Lyshaun Morris (17.Jaden Williams 59), 4.Cody Cooper (captain) (3.Russel Francois 64), 16.Akil Henry, 2.Duhrell Young; 8.Abayomi George (12.Jeremiah Cateau 57), 15.Josiah Ochoa; 7.Rio Cardines (11.Derrel Garcia 65), 13.Michael Chaves, 20.J’lon Matthews (19.Malachi Webb 46); 9.Larry Noel.
Unused substitutes: 18.Bryan Gafiuk (GK), 21.Makaya Taylor (GK), 6.Levi Jones, 10.Lindell Sween, 14.Tyrell Moore.
Coach: Brian Haynes
Dominica (4-3-3): 12.Ronny Lockhart (GK) [Red card 59]; 3.Malachi Labad, 5.Jaylan Jno Ville (2.Luke Itodo 75), 13.Lyan Edwards, 4.Laquante Alphonse; 7.Roosevelt Coipel (18.Pherel Esprit 66), 19.Yhan Timothy, 8.Dhamario Challenger; 10.Keeyan Thomas (captain) (16.Ajani Richards 75), 9.Tyreese Carbon (1.Anton Wyke [GK] 60), 14.Adriel Lawrence.
Unused substitutes: 21.Dwight Eloi (GK), 6.Jonathan Winston, 15.Dequan Abraham, 17.Jamo Talbert, 20.Shermal Clifton-John.
Suspended: 11.Fabio Drigo.
Coach: Malcolm Bertrand
Referee: Jefferson Escobar (Honduras)
Results
Group A: Nicaragua 8 British Virgin Islands 0; Cuba 2 British Virgin Islands 1
Group B: Guyana 2 El Salvador 2; Suriname 3 Antigua and Barbuda 2
Group C: Guatemala 3 Barbados 1; Aruba 1 Curacao 1
Group D: Canada 4 St Vincent & the Grenadines 0; Trinidad & Tobago 4 Dominica 0
Group E: Cayman Islands 1 Puerto Rico 1; Haiti 4 St Kitts & Nevis 0
Group F: Bermuda 2 Grenada 1; Jamaica 1 Martinique 0
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Haynes: Young Warriors have everything to play for against Canada
By Roneil Walcott (T&T Newsday)
Trinidad and Tobago's under-20 men's football team will face a must-win encounter against Canada in their third and final group game in the Concacaf under-20 men's championship qualifiers at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo from 7 pm on Tuesday.
After two match days in group D, both Canada and the hosts T&T have amassed six points from two matches, with the Canadians topping the group with a +12 goal differential. T&T are in second spot with a +6 goal differential. Both Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) are now out of contention after consecutive losses.
With only the group winners advancing to the Concacaf under-20 championship in July, coach Brian Haynes' young Soca Warriors have to get three points on Tuesday to overtake Canada, who only need a draw to progress.
Speaking at the post-match briefing following T&T's comprehensive 5-0 win over Dominica on Sunday night, Haynes said beating Canada will be no easy task. However, he believes his charges have what it takes to seal their spot in the next phase of the competition.
"I am very happy they completed the task (against Dominica), " Haynes said. "We got two wins in our two games and we will be playing against Canada who also have two wins.
"Everything is to play for. We are at home so we intend to give it a good go and hopefully come up with the victory to go forward."
Despite putting five goals past their opposition, Haynes said the most pleasing aspect of Sunday's performance against Dominica was preserving a clean sheet. He also said it was important for him to ensure the players' minutes were well-managed after playing two games in three days.
After coming off a last-gasp 3-2 win over SVG in their opening game, T&T left nothing to chance against Dominica and they scored four goals in a rampant first-half performance en route to the 5-0 win.
Attacker Michael Chaves, who clinched T&T's stoppage-time win in their opener, scored after just three minutes on Sunday, while striker Larry Noel showed off his predatory instincts with two poacher's items to make it 3-0 after 35 minutes. Crystal Palace youth player Rio Cardines scored mere moments after Noel's second goal to make it 4-0, while substitute Derrel Garcia wrapped up the scoring for T&T in the second half with a rasping drive from outside the area in the 82nd minute.
"I have to apologise to the fans because we were not trying to celebrate any goals. We were trying to get as many goals as we could," Haynes said.
Noel missed an opportunity to grab a hat-trick when his 61st-minute penalty was saved by substitute goalie Anton Wyke following the sending-off of starting goalkeeper Ronny Lockhart.
The former San Juan North Secondary standout said he wants to make amends for his slip-up in the final match.
"I feel great for the victory, but I let my team down by missing the penalty and other chances," Noel said. "I will make up for that in the next game for sure.
"I think my performances were pretty good but they could be better. I am going to work on my finishing and help my team go and win the Canada game."
Canada have been ruthless in the group phase thus far, and they backed up an 8-0 thumping of Dominica on the opening day with a 4-0 whipping of SVG in their second game.
Haynes said he and his staff plan to watch extensive footage of the Canadian team to come up with the ideal strategy for the pivotal game.
"We have to find out where their strengths and weaknesses are. We will come up with a game plan which will not only test them but also make us very comfortable to win a game here at home against a formidable opponent.
"We will have to outwork them. Then, we will try our best to outplay them. And then lastly and most importantly, we will try to outscore them. There is no other way to beat an opponent who is as formidable as they are. If we do those three things, I think we will come out ahead."
From 7 pm in Mucurapo on Tuesday, Haynes' under-20s will try to silence the free-scoring Canada team and book their ticket to the Concacaf under-20 championship.
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What allyuh think about their chances
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Haynes seems to me to be naive. He didn't see Canada play before but thought that somehow was an advantage.
All this talk about most talented in 10 years actually highlights how weak T&T teams have been in a while.
Haynes comes across as not driven enough to get the best out of his players. Seems too concerned with being "Nice."
Of course I hope we win against Canada and continue to grow, but what reason do I have for optimism?
All the best
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What allyuh think about their chances
Commensurate with the preparation.
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Deeks slim to none
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Cocorite haynes has been away from our football for how long now ?he is now realizing the task at hand
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Sween makes bad decisions man
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Sween is overhyped, Cody Cooper on this team because of he father he's a horrible defender, Panton not good idk why he's the first choice keeper. The players keep giving away the ball steups
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Do we have better than Panton? I think haynes picked this team based on advice.
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Makaya Taylor is better than Panton.
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We in real trouble here .
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Let's hope taylor leaves the island and head to Germany soon
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Yh that's when they'll give him a chance. Better hope he stays loyal to us because the kid is good
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“Haynes seems to me to be naive. He didn't see Canada play before but thought that somehow was an advantage.
All this talk about most talented in 10 years actually highlights how weak T&T teams have been in a while.
Haynes comes across as not driven enough to get the best out of his players. Seems too concerned with being "Nice."
Of course I hope we win against Canada and continue to grow, but what reason do I have for optimism?”
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3-0 loss. More of the same old same old.
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Masterful Canada beats T&T U-20s 3-0 to advance.
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian).
An outstanding performance by the Canadian Under-20 team earned them a 3-0 victory over the T&T counterparts in the Concacaf U-20 World Cup Qualifiers at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo, Port-of-Spain, on Tuesday night.
With the win, Canada advanced as the Group D winner into the other phase of the qualifiers.
A 10th-minute goal from midfielder Myles Morgan handed Canada the advantage, much to the dislike of the fans who flocked to the facility. The T&T team needed to win to progress.
Despite changes coach Brian Haynes made to his starting team, bringing in midfielders Lindell Sween, Derrel Garcia and Levi Jones, their attack seemed muted due to the Canadians' decision to play a close-marking game. The visitors, in fact, took early possession of the game with Morgan, Oumar Diallo, captain Jesse Costa and Santiago Lopez leading an attack that pegged the home team back.
The Canadians might have had another in the 19th as poor T&T marking allowed Diallo to take the ball from centre to the edge of the box before he was brought down by Duhrell Young for a free kick. However, Lopez's fierce low shot crashed against the T&T upright before bouncing out to safety.
The usually attacking Rio Cardines and Michael Chaves were forced to make way for a dominant Canada midfield but still, Sween with a rare chance at goal in the 31st minute hit an overhead shot from a bouncing ball in the box, but it failed to trouble Gregoire Swiderski in the Canadian goal.
Instead, the Canadians could have scored in the 36th. Morgan down the right flank from a previous build-up, quickly centred for Diallo's first-time shot to be saved by goalkeeper Ailan Panton. And when Costa quickly pounced in the rebound, Panton was again in spot to keep it out.
Canada led 1-0 at the half and when the teams returned, T&T's Garcia gave the fans some hope when he raced on to a Sween through ball, however, his shot was deflected wide in 47th.
The Canadians got their second item in the 55th. Another build-up on the right side put Lopez inside the T&T box, and despite being at an acute angle, Lopez's rasping shot beat Panton into the top left corner.
Haynes then sought to strengthen his attack by bringing in Josiah Ochoa in the midfield, but it did not prevent the masterful Canadians from moving three goals ahead.
From another defensive blunder, Canada's Kevaughn Taverrier got a simple opportunity of tapping the ball into an empty net for a 3-0 margin.
The Canadians might have scored more goals in the moment that followed but lady luck was not on their side.
In the earlier game on Tuesday, which bore no significance, St Vincent and the Grenadine (SVG) edged Dominica 3-2.
Frankroy Cain, Kirtney Franklyn and Steven Pierre were the scorers for the SVG team, while the Dominicans got their goals from Ajani Richards and Keeyan Thomas.
(Teams)
Trinidad and Tobago (4-2-3-1): 1.Ailan Panton (GK); 7.Rio Cardines, 3.Russel Francois, 4.Cody Cooper (captain), 2.Duhrell Young (5.Lyshaun Morris 59); 8.Abayomi George, 6.Levi Jones (15.Josiah Ochoa 55); 13.Michael Chaves (19.Malachi Webb 78), 10.Lindell Sween (14.Tyrell Moore 78), 11.Derrel Garcia; 9.Larry Noel.
Unused substitutes: 18.Bryan Gafiuk (GK), 21.Makaya Taylor (GK), 12.Jeremiah Cateau, 16.Akil Henry, 17.Jaden Williams, 20.J’lon Matthews.
Coach: Brian Haynes
Canada (3-1-3-1): 1.Gregoire Swiderski (GK); 15.Adam Pearlman, 6.Lazar Stefanovic, 3.Christian Greco-Taylor (14.Ethan Schilte-Brown 83); 4.Alessandro Biello; 10.Jesse Costa (captain), 8.Jeevan Badwal, 20.Santiago Lopez (17.Kevaughn Tavernier 68); 2.Theo Rigopoulos (12.James Cameron 83), 21.Myles Morgan (19.Tavio Ciccarelli 61), 9.Oumar Diallo (11.Kimani Stewart-Baynes 46).
Unused substitutes: 16.Ivan Pavela (GK), 18.Nathaniel Abraham (GK), 5.Sergei Kozlovskiy, 7.Tiago Codinha, 13.Mattei Schiavoni.
Coach: Andrew Olivieri
Referee: Shavin Greene (Guyana).
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Canadians down Trinidad 3-0 to qualify for CONCACAF U-20 Championship.
By The Canadian Press.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad And Tobago - Canada booked its ticket to the CONCACAF U-20 Championship with a 3-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday, completing a perfect 3-0-0 run in Group D qualifying play.
The young Canadians outscored their opposition 15-0 across their three games at Hasely Crawford Stadium.
Myles Morgan, Santiago Lopez and Kevaughn Tavernier scored for Canada, which was up 1-0 at the break and had chances to add to that lead throughout a chippy game that saw some full-blooded challenges from the host side.
"Job done, that's the first thought in my mind," said Canada coach Andrew Olivieri.
"Maybe we made it look a little bit easy (at the tournament) at moments but it wasn't easy," he added. "The boys really put in an effort. I'm really excited about some of the young boys coming through."
Morgan opened the scoring in the 10th minute, capping a long passing sequence that ended with Jeevan Badwal finding the former Toronto FC academy player behind the defence in front of the goal. The ball was so good Morgan knocked it in without breaking stride.
Morgan, currently on trial with a team that Olivieri declined to identify, scored a hat trick in Canada's opening 8-0 win over Dominica on Friday.
Lopez made it 2-0 in the 54th minute, roofing a powerful shot past Trinidad goalkeeper Ailan Panton, whose mother Wendy Fitzwilliam was Miss Universe in 1998.
Tavernier, a Forge FC forward who turned 18 on Saturday, added to the lead in the 79th minute, knocking home a Kimani Stewart-Baynes cross with Panton out of position.
CONCACAF U-20 qualifying runs through Saturday across five venues in Central America and the Caribbean. Twenty-seven teams have been split into three groups of five and three groups of four with only the six group winners advancing to the main CONCACAF championship July 19 to Aug. 4 in Irapuato and Celaya, Mexico.
Olivieri said the plan is to get the team together in advance of the CONCACAF competition. But that comes with a cost for cash-strapped Canada Soccer.
"It comes at the cost of preparing other age-groups but this is the one we've targeted," he said.
The U.S., Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic have received byes into the CONCACAF main tournament.
The four semifinalists qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile. Canada has not taken part in the FIFA U-20 soccer showcase since it hosted the event in 2007.
Canada went into Tuesday's game with a healthy edge in goal difference, meaning it would qualify with a win or a tie.
Guyana referee Shavin Greene showed four yellow cards to Trinidad players for some ugly challenges.
Lopez had a couple of good scoring chances for Canada in the first half, hitting the goalpost with a free kick and then chipping just wide after a Trinidad turnover. Lopez is with Pumas UNAM in Mexico.
Morgan exited in the 61st minute replaced by Tavio Ciccarelli, who had a hat trick of his own in Canada's 4-0 win over St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Sunday. Ciccarelli is with Sheffield United's under-18 team in England.
Lopez came off in the 68th minute after receiving treatment on the field.
The Canadians outshot their opposition 63-4 (26-3 in shots on target) in their three outings. The host Soca Warriors edged St. Vincent 3-2 and blanked Dominica 5-0.
Canada won the CONCACAF U-20 Championship in 1986 and 1996 and reached the round of 16 in 2022.
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This was good competition experience for the youngsters. Keep striving
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Dreams Dashed: Young Soca Warriors go under 3-0 to Canada
By Ian Prescott (T&T Express)
CANADA proved a hurdle too high for Trinidad and Tobago’s Young Soca Warriors, the North Americans coming away with a 3-0 victory in their CONCACAF Men’s U-20 Championship, Group D qualifier, last night at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo.
Winning Group D and handing the home team its first loss, Canada (9 points) advance to the CONCACAF U-20 Championship scheduled for July in Mexico. T&T (6 points) ended the series second with St Vincent and the Grenadines (3 points) securing third, following a 3-2 win yesterday over win-less Dominica.
Truth be told, Canada was the superior team, and restricted T&T to having just a single shot at their goalkeeper Gregoire Swiderski, coming through Crystal Palace midfielder Rio Cardines, who spent the night mostly defending, before finally getting a shot at goal, with Canada already up three goals.
With both teams having defeated SVG and Dominica in their respective opening two matches, the Canadians went into last night’s showdown with a better goal-difference. And so would have won the group with just a draw.
Needing a win, it got doubly difficult for the Young Soca Warriors when Myles Morgan gave Canada a 1-0 lead in the 10th minute.
The dangerous first-half moments all belonged to the Canadians. Morgan put in a low shot from close up for the opening item, and only a coat of paint and the upright prevented them from getting a second goal, when Santiago Lopez’s free-kick skipped pass the dive of goalkeeper Ailan Panton and bounced off the far post in the 21st minute. Forward Jesse Costa had another gilt-edged scoring opportunity for Canada in the 36th minute, but hit his shot straight at goalkeeper Panton, who had initially parried a low cross straight to the Canadian captain.
And just three minutes later, Lopez had an even easier chance. He intercepted a bad backward pass and with only the T&T ‘keeper to beat, Lopez chipped the ball, but missed the entire goal.
Trinidad and Tobago were starved of the ball as attackers Lindell Sween and Larry Noel both picked up yellow cards after a rush of blood and late tackles, in trying to retrieve the ball. Sween’s attempted bicycle-kick on the half-hour mark was T&T’s only first half attempt at goal, but his shot went harmlessly wide.
At a goal down, there was still hope for the home team. But, once Lopez gave Canada a second goal in the 54th minute, it was effectively over. Taking the ball in their own half, Canada strolled through a stationary T&T team, before Lopez roofed a powerful shot for the second goal.
T&T never gave in and while they had a couple of brief looks at the Canadian’s goal, those looks resulted in no shots at Canadian goalkeeper Gregoire Swiderski.
Canada solidified their advantage when substitute Kevaughn Tavernier got a third in the 79th minute, walking the ball into the net, following slack defending and a naive rush out of goal by goalie Panton. And but for Russel Francois’ goal-mouth clearance, Canada would have had a fourth in the dying minutes.
TEAMS
Trinidad and Tobago (4-2-3-1): 1.Ailan Panton (GK); 7.Rio Cardines, 3.Russel Francois, 4.Cody Cooper (captain), 2.Duhrell Young (5.Lyshaun Morris 59); 8.Abayomi George, 6.Levi Jones (15.Josiah Ochoa 55); 13.Michael Chaves (19.Malachi Webb 78), 10.Lindell Sween (14.Tyrell Moore 78), 11.Derrel Garcia; 9.Larry Noel.
Unused substitutes: 18.Bryan Gafiuk (GK), 21.Makaya Taylor (GK), 12.Jeremiah Cateau, 16.Akil Henry, 17.Jaden Williams, 20.J’lon Matthews.
Coach: Brian Haynes
Canada (3-1-3-3): 1.Gregoire Swiderski (GK); 15.Adam Pearlman, 6.Lazar Stefanovic, 3.Christian Greco-Taylor (14.Ethan Schilte-Brown 83); 4.Alessandro Biello; 10.Jesse Costa (captain), 8.Jeevan Badwal, 20.Santiago Lopez (17.Kevaughn Tavernier 68); 2.Theo Rigopoulos (12.James Cameron 83), 21.Myles Morgan (19.Tavio Ciccarelli 61), 9.Oumar Diallo (11.Kimani Stewart-Baynes 46).
Unused substitutes: 16.Ivan Pavela (GK), 18.Nathaniel Abraham (GK), 5.Sergei Kozlovskiy, 7.Tiago Codinha, 13.Mattei Schiavoni.
Coach: Andrew Olivieri
Referee: Shavin Greene (Guyana)
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Trinidad and Tobago U-20 coach Haynes: Canada made us uncomfortable.
By Roneil Walcott (T&T Newsday).
Trinidad and Tobago's qualification run towards this year's Concacaf under-20 men's championship and the subsequent 2025 Fifa under-20 World Cup came to a halt on Tuesday night, when they were defeated by a 3-0 margin by Canada at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo.
Needing a win to surge past Canada in group D and advance to the Concacaf under-20 championship in Mexico, coach Brian Haynes's young Soca Warriors squad were outplayed by their opponents before a healthy crowd of over 7,000 – a record attendance for an under-20 football qualifier on home soil, according to the TT Football Association (TTFA).
Haynes was delighted by the support his team received, but disappointed the campaign came to an end after three games within a five-day span. Haynes said Canada's style of play took T&T out of their comfort zone and he felt his charges were not sufficiently prepared for the pivotal top-of-the-table clash.
"We as a group needed to work a little bit differently and a little bit harder, but it didn't work out," Haynes said at Tuesday's post-match briefing. "I don't blame the players in any way. I needed to prepare the team better and I didn't have enough time to do that (after the second match)."
After T&T's resounding 5-0 win over Dominica in their second group match on Sunday night, Haynes said he and his staff needed to devise a plan to outwork, outplay and outscore a "formidable" Canadian team.
Tuesday's game saw a return to the starting XI for Russel Francois, Derrel Garcia, Levi Jones and influential playmaker Lindell Sween, who hobbled out of T&T's 3-2 win over St Vincent and the Grenadines on Friday night, just before the halftime whistle, with a calf issue. Haynes said Sween was not 100 per cent fit, but he felt the San Juan North Secondary student's inclusion would give T&T the best chance to "go and try and make a run for it."
There was also tinkering with T&T's set-up, with Crystal Palace youth player Rio Cardines shifted from his attacking midfield position to a more reserved right-back spot.
Haynes said Cardines' shift in role was designed to help T&T strengthen the defensive side of their game, and he said the young Soca Warriors "were prepared to defend first and then go and take our chances."
After just ten minutes, the visitors put a dent in T&T's plot when Myles Morgan swept home a right-side cross with ease to silence the red-clad crowd in the stands.
Canada didn't add any further goals in the first half. With T&T sitting deep in their own half, though, Canada dictated the tempo and looked at ease with Christian Greco-Taylor seamlessly pulling strings with dangerous passes and crosses from his left back position.
"We had to change our system of play. We normally play a 4-2-3-1. But because they play with five players high, we had to change to a 4-1-4-1, a formation we have not played on a regular basis," Haynes said. "When you don't play something on a regular basis, it's hard to adjust right away."
Similar to the first half, Canada breached T&T's defence early in the second half when Santiago Lopez slammed in a shot past Ailan Panton at the end of a flowing move in the 54th minute.
Haynes tried to switch up the game with a few substitutions, but T&T rarely had meaningful forays into the opposition half or penalty area.
The Canadian team, which came together just days before the tournament, were in cruise control on foreign soil and put the game well beyond T&T's reach in the 79th minute, when Kevaughn Tavernier rolled into an empty net to make it 3-0 after a mix-up at the back between Francois and Panton.
"When you are uncomfortable, you try to do things that you can't really do. We gave away the ball a lot in open play and we missed our mark at times," Haynes said. "It was difficult, because it was not a system we were (accustomed to) training and playing, and we had one day to prepare for it. Because (Canada) were playing it on a consistent basis, it made things easier for them."
The TTFA appointed Haynes on November 1, 2023 on an initial six-month basis. He said TTFA technical director Anton Corneal will advise on his possible continuation in the programme, but is willing to build on the foundation established with the current group.
On his overall assessment of the team picked for the qualifiers, Haynes said he was pleased with the 21-man group, despite not having a more hands-on role during the screening phase.
"There were players who were selected through different screening processes. I didn't do that, but I trusted Anton Corneal and his staff to do that before I got here." he said.
"That is not a cop-out. I think there were very good players selected. Going forward, that's the process we will use, and I'm okay with that. I was not upset with anybody who was not picked."
Haynes' staff includes assistant coaches Gilbert Bateau, Marvin Gordon and Shawn Cooper, who was head coach of T&T's under-17 team at last year's Concacaf under-17 championship.
He said TTFA technical director Anton Corneal will advise on his possible continuity in the programme, but he is willing to build on the foundation which has been established with the current group.
On his overall assessment of the team picked for the qualifiers, Haynes said he was pleased with the 21-man group despite not having a more hands-on role during the team's screening phase.
"There were players who were selected through different screening processes. I didn't do that, but I trusted Anton Corneal and his staff to do that before I got here." he said.
"That is not a cop out. I think there were very good players selected. Going forward, that's the process we will use and I'm okay with that. I was not upset with anybody who was not picked."
Haynes' staff includes assistant coaches Gilbert Bateau, Marvin Gordon and Shawn Cooper, who served as head coach of T&T's under-17 team at last year's Concacaf under-17 championship.
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TTFA apologises to fans left outside Hasely Crawford Stadium.
By Jelani Beckles (T&T Newsday).
THE TT Football Association (TTFA) apologised to fans after scores of them were left outside the Hasely Crawford Stadium on February 27.
A media release from the TTFA after the match ended said, "Trinidad and Tobago Football Association would like to offer our apologies to all fans who were not able to access the Concacaf Men's Under-20 qualifier between T&T and Canada on Tuesday 27 February 2024 due to safety and control challenges at the entrance gate."
A lack of fire officers led to the issue.
The TTFA has launched an in-depth review and said it would ensure the necessary steps are taken to "facilitate a smooth and friendly fan experience at our upcoming (senior) friendly versus Jamaica and World Cup qualifiers beginning in June at home to Grenada."
The TTFA thanked the fans for showing up.
"There were patrons with tickets who were allowed entry on Tuesday evening and we thank you for your overwhelming support as the crowd...is the largest recorded at a home Under-20 qualifier, surpassing even the matches in 2009 when T&T qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.
"We would like to thank the fans once again for their tremendous support over the recent matches."
If any ticket holders did not get the opportunity to show their tickets to enter the match on Tuesday night, the TTFA said the physical and/or unscanned digital tickets will be valid for the men's senior football friendly versus Jamaica on Sunday at Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar from 4 pm.
This reporter arrived at the stadium at half-time to see fans being told nobody else would be permitted into the Mucurapo venue.
People kept relatively calm, but some openly stated their disappointment.
Aggravated fans could only cool down by buying drinks and popcorn from vendors trying to capitalise on a sale.
While fans remained outside, seats in the stadium remained empty. Newsday was reliably informed that the covered stands were almost full, but only a few hundred people were in the uncovered section, where there was space for all those outside to get a seat.
Over 7,000 attended the match at the stadium, which has a capacity of over 20,000.
Canada won the match 3-0 and T&T's dream of qualifying for the 2024 Concacaf Championships ended on Tuesday.
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Fans turned away from stadium at T&T U-20 vs Canada match.
By Jelani Beckles (T&T Newsday).
SCORES of football fans were frustrated on Tuesday night as they were turned away by officials at the entrance of the Hasely Crawford Stadium for the Concacaf Under-20 Championship qualifying match between Trinidad and Tobago and Canada.
This reporter arrived at the venue at half-time to see fans being told that nobody else would be permitted in the Mucurapo venue.
Patrons were told that because of a limited number of fire officers, they could not allow more fans to enter.
People kept relatively calm, but some openly stated their disappointment.
Aggravated fans could only cool down by buying drinks and popcorn from vendors trying to capitalise on a sale.
While fans remained outside the seats in the stadium remained empty. Newsday was reliably informed that the covered stands were almost full, but only a few hundred people were in the uncovered section with space for all those outside to get a seat.
Canada won the match 3-0 as T&T's dream of qualifying for the 2024 Concacaf Championships ended on Tuesday.
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https://www.youtube.com/v/xt4v-XzmSDs&t=696s
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Haynes: “I could have prepared better!” T&T coach discusses Canada defeat
Vidia Ramphal
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 Team head coach Brian Haynes admitted that his players were not fully prepared for their do-or-die Concacaf U-20 Qualifier against Canada on Tuesday night at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.
The young Soca Warriors were soundly beaten 3-0 by Canada, who will now advance to the 2024 Concacaf U-20 Championships in Mexico from 19 July to 4.
https://wired868.com/2024/02/28/haynes-i-could-have-prepared-better-tt-coach-discusses-canada-defeat/
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I object to his comments regarding Anton's screening of players and endorsing of the method. Brian Haynes was passionate about coaching the U20 team and was eager to share his expertise at a high level. The TTFA's way of evaluating local players in Trinidad and Tobago must be reconsidered. I am extremely disappointed with the result. I wanted to watch the game, but unfortunately, it was quite challenging to access as the US channel was demanding. It was brought to my attention that the center-back (captain) played poorly. I wonder if he could control and command the back four and the holding midfielders on the field.
In the future, the coach can choose players by evaluating their talent and abilities, so that he can place them in the suitable position.
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what I does cyah take is the blowing smoke up we ass, so i ent even watching those comments. Canada was LEVELS above us, clear as day to anybody who have eyes to see. Only Cardines look like he belong on the same field as CAN U-20. Glad youth got the Senior call up too. Bless up!!
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@ madness, the captain was poor from the first game even though he scored. Some say he's Shawn Cooper son that why he on the team. I'm not sure if that's true or not but by the way he played I have to believe that the only reason that kid made this team, he was extremely poor, very slow and seem to not care too much h. @ kounty Cardines is levels ahead of this team but Angus said he had to leave due to club commitments but he would have been on the national seniors. As for Chaves I wasn't that impressed with him to suggest he's ready for the senior team step up but we'll see how that plays out. Coach says the team was picked for him so let's see if he's retained to coach the U23s leading up to 2028 Olympics and how he does scouting and selecting his own players
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Tired of T&T's low standards. Comfortable with mediocrity. Excuses at every turn.
Let me tell allyuh right now. T&T could forget about qualifying for any world cup as long as they continue to operate like a pick up, fet match squad.
What in the world is Eve doing leading T&T Senior men's team? Are we even halfway serious?
Haynes disappointed bigtime. I heard so much about him and was excited he was called in to lead our U20s. But listening to his press conferences, it was clear that he lacks what it takes to be a winner. Nice guy? Sure. Winner? Hit and miss.
Eve simply eh ready.
Meh tongue bleeding from biting it soooo long. There got it out.
Bless up.
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We look at player who get call to our national team now 5th division Denmark player etc
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been saying for over ten years now on this site that modernizing coaching techniques and practices readily available to anybody who can watch read and understand, yet Trinidad football remains this monolith of d same exploitable deficiencies for decades now that any and all teams have learned to and will always exploit. is always d same shit.......no unit play(team defense\attack), no pressing only cowardly backing off, no link up, no defenders that actually good on d ball, hundreds ah yards ah space between we lines ........no conditioning because we doh do dat and because we play slow ass football in we leagues when tempo raise we wilt.............
I jus lost d enthusiasm for TT football because d script is always d same........we not even consistent in CFU no more because we coaching like 1986 in f**king 2024.......I jus fed uo
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Lost in transition
By Fazeer Mohammed (T&T Express)
Every weekday afternoon in the Aranjuez Savannah, as I am sure prevails in most open green spaces throughout the country, there are several groups of youngsters (mostly male, but a few females as well) going through football drills with the guidance of their coaches.
In this specific case there are at least six groups, ranging in age from primary school level to what looks like Under-20s, and there appears to be no lack of effort and enthusiasm notwithstanding the blistering heat, which mercifully eases off as sunset approaches.
Even when the formal proceedings are over and the cones and other paraphernalia are packed away, there are always at least a handful who stay back to do their own thing under the floodlights.
Give some a chance and it looks like they will keep at it until the next proper training session gets underway the following afternoon.
So where does all that energy go when it’s time to wear the national colours? Is it an attitude issue? Or maybe a reflection of the nation’s poor work ethic?
Are our coaches at fault in failing to motivate their charges and maximise the obvious potential? Are they implementing systems and styles of play which are inherently deficient?
In the aftermath of the thoroughly lacklustre showing of the home side in their decisive final game of CONCACAF group qualification last Tuesday at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, I had initially intended to focus on the comments of head coach Brian Haynes, both before and after that 3-0 loss to Canada.
However, Haynes is not really the issue here, even if some of his utterances make no sense at all.
There have been many different coaches across the age-group levels and the senior team – both male and female – before him and doubtless there will be many to follow him, presiding over performances which all have a common thread: lack of consistent pace, failing to put opponents under pressure in their own half of the pitch, giving up possession too easily, defence all over the place, and fatigue later in the game leading to more errors as concentration and cohesion go out the window.
Of course there are exceptions, yet these are so few and so very far between as to prove the rule, which is that talent and skill alone can never compensate for serious deficiencies in discipline and work-rate.
In the days when audiences in excess of 15,000 per night routinely attended such tournaments —so no-one was caught unawares and fans had to be locked out despite 13,000 empty seats— the likes of Dwight Yorke, Russell Latapy and Clint Marcelle provided considerable thrills and excitement.
Yet the results were essentially the same and we were all left to wonder what could have been.
Almost 40 years later we are hardly stirred by such disappointments because in the same way that taking in news of multiple murders overnight is as much of a morning routine as doubles, papers and coconut water, our level of desensitisation is such that the latest sporting setback prompts little more than a “what-you-go-do?” shoulder shrug.
So how do you break this cycle of dysfunction to give the next generation of aspiring footballers a better than fighting chance of not only fulfilling their potential but taking the national game to another level where world-class standards of fitness and an uncompromising work ethic are non-negotiables? First we have to acknowledge that it is indeed a cycle of dysfunction.
Unfortunately, as with what prevails in wider society in relation to corruption and the disintegration of law and order, there are more than enough powerful and influential people who are content to have things just as they are, and indeed will go to great lengths to ensure the maintenance of the status quo.
It is in this context that next month’s Trinidad and Tobago Football Association election is really an irrelevance, although much attention will be paid on what the contenders are putting on the table and what they are promising to do if elected.
Unless their track record shows a willingness to buck the trend, how is it even possible to anticipate a different type of leadership which may actually put the interest of football and footballers first?
Then again, even if some well-meaning revolutionary were to somehow prevail, there is always FIFA waiting in the wings to wield the big stick and ensure you toe their line or prepare for life without their precious funding and the death-knell of international isolation.
Yet the youngsters will keep on turning up after school for their training drills with most dreaming big dreams.
If only we could collectively lift our heads above selfish agendas we may actually become facilitators of a new status quo and eventually change the storylines from games like the one against Canada.
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Hindsight versus foresight: A review of T&T’s Concacaf U-20 performance
By Hannibal Najjar (T&T Express)
Here are some facts, and a possible explanation why Trinidad and Tobago failed to show better in our three games during the February 23-March 4 Under-20 CONCACAF Championships.
First, I share that I have known coach Brian Haynes for many decades, having played against him in the ‘70’s while I played for both Maple and Essex. My recall is that he played for Caroni. He was a fine player and was and still is a very fine human being.
From my research, Mr Haynes entered the T&T football coaching picture in early November 2023, “a come through dream of his whether for the male or women’s programme.”
However, his Under-20 run saw the collapse of his and T&T’s dreams when we underperformed in our decisive third game against Canada, losing 3-0 to a far superior side. But the truth be, we did not show well in our first game versus St Vincent and the Grenadines where we eked out a late winner after our 0-2 start.
A 5-0 drubbing of Dominica left T&T feeling ready for the final game with Canada, who demolished the Dominicans 8-0 in their opener.
Let me open with a few key questions.
Why was Coach Haynes chosen? What was the picture in the minds of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association/Normalisation Committee? Basis for these questions!: I was in T&T during the months of November and early December 2023. I made it my duty to watch several Secondary Schools Football League games ranging, from Premier Division, second eleven, Under-16, and the Under-14 levels where my God-daughter’s son plays for Queen’s Royal College.
Following my visit to T&T, I wrote two articles in the Trinidad Express, on December 26, 2023, and January 14, 2024. I outlined many of my observations of an improved level of football that I witnessed. Overall, the observations were very promising and filled with hope, largely because of the talent pool size and calculated and improved coaching injections that the players were receiving. In Part One, we discussed the roles of the next-in-line stakeholders. I opined that until the TTFA picks up the momentum by hiring full-time proven officials and shows itself to be the “rising tide that lifts all boats”, we will continue to labour through future generations. In any event, I encouraged the coach-player duo to continue to assume the responsibility of “flying the flag” as we all wait.
I also pointed out that “our players possess certain new attributes, whose likes have not been seen at any one time in my lifetime. Especially with the SSFL Premier and second eleven levels, they displayed mesmerising speed, strength, power and aerobic and anaerobic fitness. Critical too, is that the “fire in the belly” mindset is at an impressive level. I also found that players showed gains in tactical acuity, often being sharp-eyed in their search to attack as the crow flies. This ability appeared less in the defensive department. Questions are still out there about nutrition, diet, rest, and relaxation, and other difficult-to-assess, non-physical, emotional, and psychological qualities.
Back to the question: Why was Coach Haynes chosen? Why wasn’t the job given to any or a combination of Hutson Charles, Kenwyne Jones, Sean Cooper, Travis Mulraine, Wayne Sheppard, Jerry Moe, Randolph Boyce? Who better to take charge than these coming on the heels of a very competitive and exhilarating 2023 SSFL season, since these men have knowledge of these players! With the help and guidance of technical director Anton Corneal and men’s senior team coach Angus Eve, it seems clear that we could have evaluated a larger pool of competing players eager for selection. I understand that Charles was approached but his Defence Force (DF) duties removed that option. I still refuse to accept this as a plausible reason, especially when Hutson is an assistant with the DF. Country first, club after.
I have no further info on the others, although I see that Shawn Cooper had his input in the team. That decision not to go after two or three of these SSFL coaches was a huge mistake. I know all these coaches save the latter two (to my recollection), who have all been youth and national players under my supervision. And their playing and coaching experiences and exposures tell deep and promising tales, especially in the case of Charles, who also gained significantly as an assistant to Stephen Hart. Study their playing and coaching histories, assess their teams’ performances. See the picture!
To add insult to injury, didn’t Coach Haynes leave mid-stream to return to the US for three weeks during the preparation time? And did he not think he was risking having to say in the post-game media briefing,
“I think I, personally, could have prepared the team better and I didn’t have enough time to do that. It was just like coaching on the run”, Coach Haynes said, adding that, “the players were here before I got here, I didn’t do that. But I trusted Anton Corneal and his staff to do that before I got here.” What, Brian! You, the “General” hired to take the team forward and you neglected to inspect each chosen member? What of a coach’s inner instincts and the spoken-about extra benefits that you vowed you would bring to the game! I hope your second, and understandable reason for wanting to return home did materialise and produced all the blessings you hoped for.
A further observation was made, and it begs the question about the ruling of play for three games in five days, with double headers each day. I tried to contact CONCACAF and the USSF (United States Soccer Federation), both to no avail and the TTFA (no definitive answer). If permitted, would one not try to seize every home team’s advantage by playing the first match of the double-headers? Whatever the crowds, the aim is to win and not have the crowds witnessing curtailing performances.
Contrary to Haynes’ statement, the benefits are sizeable. If permitted, we would play first at 5 p.m., causing obstruction to the opposition from seeing our games since they would be focusing on their later 8 p.m. encounter. In turn, our coaches could fully scout the later games without the need to review the next morning, via video and the implicated logistics. With this option, we would go straight to training with a practice plan in mind. Other earlier-game benefits would include returning to the hotel for an early-enough dinner, shower, and maximum rest time.
Indeed Coach, you “could have prepared the team better!” Indeed, too, we could have selected a more, “on-top-of-things”, coaching staff. Indeed, hindsight is, 20-20. But foresight?
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