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Sports => Football => Topic started by: Tallman on September 17, 2010, 04:40:01 AM
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Trinis can captain too!
By Carla Rauseo (T&T Guardian)
Trinbagonians are yearning for some positivity in football. The sport has been plagued by failure upon failure, “steups” upon “steups,” corruption, mismanagement, and the ignorant, self-serving attitudes of administration and players. At the opening ceremony of the Fifa Women’s Under 17 World Cup Tournament at the National Stadium, I thought I was in for more of the same disappointment and series of “steupses” that emanates from every spectator’s lips during a Soca Warrior experience. Yet still I went, with some sliver of hope for something different, something optimistic and encouraging. It appears that plebians in uncovered stands are actually invisible, and therefore we had to watch the backs of performers from across the field and track while they entertained those in the covered stands.
However, it was not that bad as the entire “ceremony” barely lasted the length of Maximus’ Dan’s “Soca Warrior” and seemed to have been put together the day before. So really and truly us invisible plebs did not miss much. Despite this the crowd was ripe with uncertain anticipation. Publicity on this female team had been so poor, it was almost as if coach Even Pellerud had sheltered his girls from the wrath of the media and public opinion, keeping them a tight little secret, waiting to burst open at the start of the tournament. However, the name chosen for this team, the Soca Princesses, and their slogan “Girls can kick too!” leaves the fan with the impression that this little secret is very delicate. In one breath, the girls are promoted as being no different from the boys, yet in the next breath, it implies that they should be handled with care.
The Under-17 boys are not called Soca Princes, so why should our girls be called Soca Princesses? It is just another example of the underground sexism in sport so ingrained in our society. Furthermore, “Soca Princesses” is just way too painstakingly awkward to say. Get rid of it. Let us all be Warriors! The opening match against Chile seemed to be the first time many of the spectators saw or gained knowledge of any of the of the abilities of the players, with the exception of the captain, Lauren Schmidt. Her appointment to the captaincy was an interesting, and certainly surprising one, at least for me. Essentially a “foreigner,” complete with accent, albeit with a Trinidadian mother, I could not help but think that she certainly was not an accurate representation of a young female Trinidadian footballer.
Despite her commendable public speaking, and possible good leadership skills, her appointment seemed a poor example to a public that already continues to think that foreign is better. “Girls can kick too!” How about “Trinis can captain too!” Despite these shortcomings, I was so pleasantly surprised by the girls. The warm-up is a spectator’s first impression of the team and reflects its level of discipline and organisation. Commendations to their trainer who created a scientifically sound and well-structured warm-up. In game play, the girls did not disappoint and my skepticism was replaced by renewed hope. The innocence and passion with which they played was striking and their energy contagious. Untainted by typical adult team politics, it was evident that their sole desire was to enjoy the experience and play their best. A true pleasure to watch—the fan could not help feel their emotion on the field and live vicariously through them.
Despite his many constraints, including a lack of fields on which to train, the limited time he had, the different cultures, experiences and skills of these girls from many different locations, among many other obstacles, I think Even Pellerud has done well with the cards he has been dealt. This team has such great potential, good fundamental skill, although lacking in play making ability. If they can continue to train together, I feel they can really be successful. However, I fear this success will not materialise, as the foreign-based players will return to their foreign clubs, and our local girls will probably receive scholarships to universities, disbanding this team which may wither to just a fond memory in their lives. What is there for senior women’s football? We hardly hear of our senior women’s team. This tournament was tremendous for women’s junior football, and for women in sport in general, and we may now have a junior programme with great potential.
But after these girls are lost to scholarships and greater opportunity, what is left as a feeder programme for our senior women? Are we just going to import our players again? If so, then I fear our team will never be at its best because players need time to train together, to mesh. In the words of Babe Ruth, “The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.” Sound familiar? Teamwork, and team character and culture take time to develop. Nevertheless, I hope Mr Roberts will heed the call to support our female sport programmes. The challenge is consistently keeping women’s sports in the public eye. According to Judy Foudy, it is not just a four-year affair with the Olympics or the World Cup. It should be an everyday presence. It is also my hope that these young female footballers continue to make a stand as women in the world of sport so that other young girls can achieve their dreams. After all, they are “Soca Warriors—win or lose, they are fighters!”
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Here we go again, foreign vs local.
Why cant we accept de coach picked AFTER the Trini captain got injured the best possible replacement.
This is why we are considered a third world country, because our people are so limited in thinking and acting.
If half of Trini really spend time abroad, they will learn a thing or two.
Home is the place to be, but wake up people.
It always something with black vs indian, north vs south or foreign vs local.
Who give a flying f00ck...... they all represent T&T with pride.
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she's commending the team for being "Untainted by typical adult team politics" but complaining about the choice of captain.
Once the team is in place the leader(s) will emerge.
Issues of development, selection and management don't necessarily have to be rolled up into one.
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Let us look at the bright side- Freedom of Speech still exist in T&T. We can agree to disagree but it would have been helpful if The Guardian could have told us something about the author of this article. She missed the point that the original leader was injured. Who knows maybe the girls themselves wanted this young lady.
Incidentally Leadership knows no colour and the cream always rise to the top.
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"The Under-17 boys are not called Soca Princes, so why should our girls be called Soca Princesses? It is just another example of the underground sexism in sport so ingrained in our society. Furthermore, “Soca Princesses” is just way too painstakingly awkward to say. "
underground sexism ???
"Her appointment to the captaincy was an interesting, and certainly surprising one, at least for me. Essentially a “foreigner,” complete with accent, albeit with a Trinidadian mother, I could not help but think that she certainly was not an accurate representation of a young female Trinidadian footballer.
Despite her commendable public speaking, and possible good leadership skills, her appointment seemed a poor example to a public that already continues to think that foreign is better."
what being foreign have to do with anything? she do even know we captain from before was injured lol.
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God forbid they give Birchall the captaincy eh...
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God forbid they give Birchall the captaincy eh...
i wonder if she was "black" if she woulda complain how d captain foriegn.
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"The Under-17 boys are not called Soca Princes, so why should our girls be called Soca Princesses? It is just another example of the underground sexism in sport so ingrained in our society. Furthermore, “Soca Princesses” is just way too painstakingly awkward to say. "
underground sexism ???
"Her appointment to the captaincy was an interesting, and certainly surprising one, at least for me. Essentially a “foreigner,” complete with accent, albeit with a Trinidadian mother, I could not help but think that she certainly was not an accurate representation of a young female Trinidadian footballer.
Despite her commendable public speaking, and possible good leadership skills, her appointment seemed a poor example to a public that already continues to think that foreign is better."
what being foreign have to do with anything? she do even know we captain we captain from before was injured lol.
Many people was complaining about the Soca Princesses "name" on Facebook. Apparently it does not sit well with some people.
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God forbid they give Birchall the captaincy eh...
i wonder if she was "black" if she woulda complain how d captain foriegn.
Ahhh !!!!!!
Well said.
If Lauren Schumit was black yuh woulda never hear a peep.
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Now tell me ....why de f00rk did I read this $hyte.
And men does talk bout Alvin Corneal......
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de captain thing was interesting. I feel it was kinda weird for pellerud to just name her captain, but it would never happen in a first world nation.
Would cacau captain Germany?...nope
Would Marcus Tanaka captain Japan?....nope
Marcos Senna and Spain?...nope
Schmidt can play, probably better than everybody else on de team besides Rehana, but I just find her appointment as captain interesting. If de USA came knocking tomorrow where would she be next year? :devil:
She even call T&T her "SECOND" country ::) :rotfl:
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de captain thing was interesting. I feel it was kinda weird for pellerud to just name her captain, but it would never happen in a first world nation.
Would cacau captain Germany?...nope
Would Marcus Tanaka captain Japan?....nope
Marcos Senna and Spain?...nope
Schmidt can play, probably better than everybody else on de team besides Rehana, but I just find her appointment as captain interesting. If de USA came knocking tomorrow where would she be next year? :devil:
So you not supporting the team, just one player?
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Red White and Black!... and dat's a fact!...
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de captain thing was interesting. I feel it was kinda weird for pellerud to just name her captain, but it would never happen in a first world nation.
Would cacau captain Germany?...nope
Would Marcus Tanaka captain Japan?....nope
Marcos Senna and Spain?...nope
Schmidt can play, probably better than everybody else on de team besides Rehana, but I just find her appointment as captain interesting. If de USA came knocking tomorrow where would she be next year? :devil:
She even call T&T her "SECOND" country ::) :rotfl:
I call T&T my second home to. I born and live there but now I live foreign. So I have to call foreign my home now and T&T my second home, oneday T&T will be my home again.
Lauren was born in USA, thats is her home and her country.
Now, if she jump ship like Aaron Maund, then she go get bullent, but don't judge her to fast, it seems we have alot of sour grapes here.
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de captain thing was interesting. I feel it was kinda weird for pellerud to just name her captain, but it would never happen in a first world nation.
Would cacau captain Germany?...nope
Would Marcus Tanaka captain Japan?....nope
Marcos Senna and Spain?...nope
Schmidt can play, probably better than everybody else on de team besides Rehana, but I just find her appointment as captain interesting. If de USA came knocking tomorrow where would she be next year? :devil:
She even call T&T her "SECOND" country ::) :rotfl:
Pellerud did not just name her captain. She was named captain after the captain of the side was rulled out due to injury.
But then again why am I getting into this meaningless conversation.....started by a reporter who is obviously clueless about football in the forst place.
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de captain thing was interesting. I feel it was kinda weird for pellerud to just name her captain, but it would never happen in a first world nation.
Would cacau captain Germany?...nope
Would Marcus Tanaka captain Japan?....nope
Marcos Senna and Spain?...nope
Schmidt can play, probably better than everybody else on de team besides Rehana, but I just find her appointment as captain interesting. If de USA came knocking tomorrow where would she be next year? :devil:
So you not supporting the team, just one player?
Nah I support the whole team.
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de captain thing was interesting. I feel it was kinda weird for pellerud to just name her captain, but it would never happen in a first world nation.
Would cacau captain Germany?...nope
Would Marcus Tanaka captain Japan?....nope
Marcos Senna and Spain?...nope
Schmidt can play, probably better than everybody else on de team besides Rehana, but I just find her appointment as captain interesting. If de USA came knocking tomorrow where would she be next year? :devil:
She even call T&T her "SECOND" country ::) :rotfl:
I call T&T my second home to. I born and live there but now I live foreign. So I have to call foreign my home now and T&T my second home, oneday T&T will be my home again.
Lauren was born in USA, thats is her home and her country.
Now, if she jump sghip like Aaron Maund, then he go get bullent, but don't judge her to fast, it seems we have alot of sour grapes here.
Second home, and second country are two different tings. Second home means I am not living there right now, but second country means I pledge my allegiance to my current country before I would that one. That said I personally like Schmidt, and I agree with her being captain since Pellerud insisted on benching the perfect player for that role the entire tournament.
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de captain thing was interesting. I feel it was kinda weird for pellerud to just name her captain, but it would never happen in a first world nation.
Would cacau captain Germany?...nope
Would Marcus Tanaka captain Japan?....nope
Marcos Senna and Spain?...nope
Interesting that you call three countries with a heavy history of racial/ethnic hangups there...
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de captain thing was interesting. I feel it was kinda weird for pellerud to just name her captain, but it would never happen in a first world nation.
Would cacau captain Germany?...nope
Would Marcus Tanaka captain Japan?....nope
Marcos Senna and Spain?...nope
Schmidt can play, probably better than everybody else on de team besides Rehana, but I just find her appointment as captain interesting. If de USA came knocking tomorrow where would she be next year? :devil:
She even call T&T her "SECOND" country ::) :rotfl:
I call T&T my second home to. I born and live there but now I live foreign. So I have to call foreign my home now and T&T my second home, oneday T&T will be my home again.
Lauren was born in USA, thats is her home and her country.
Now, if she jump sghip like Aaron Maund, then he go get bullent, but don't judge her to fast, it seems we have alot of sour grapes here.
Second home, and second country are two different tings. Second home means I am not living there right now, but second country means I pledge my allegiance to my current country before I would that one. That said I personally like Schmidt, and I agree with her being captain since Pellerud insisted on benching the perfect player for that role the entire tournament.
and that would be?
*senses an axe grinding in the background*
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Second home, and second country are two different tings. Second home means I am not living there right now, but second country means I pledge my allegiance to my current country before I would that one. That said I personally like Schmidt, and I agree with her being captain since Pellerud insisted on benching the perfect player for that role the entire tournament.
So if she feel she could have played for USA and she is only under 17, why didn't she wait for them. You telling me Lauren using T&T to play for USA....
So we coach bench he BEST play (Rehana Omardeen), wow, if Rehana did only play, we woulda win this World Cup, I hope they fire Pellerud now...
So where Rehana Omardeen playing now, what club or school ?
She might sign for some big club soon then, maybe Joe Public might come knocking.
Now we know who wrote this article.
PS: Just be happy Rehana Omardeen made the final team, not ever player can boast about that, she was in the final 18 of a World Cup Team.
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de captain thing was interesting. I feel it was kinda weird for pellerud to just name her captain, but it would never happen in a first world nation.
Would cacau captain Germany?...nope
Would Marcus Tanaka captain Japan?....nope
Marcos Senna and Spain?...nope
Schmidt can play, probably better than everybody else on de team besides Rehana, but I just find her appointment as captain interesting. If de USA came knocking tomorrow where would she be next year? :devil:
She even call T&T her "SECOND" country ::) :rotfl:
I call T&T my second home to. I born and live there but now I live foreign. So I have to call foreign my home now and T&T my second home, oneday T&T will be my home again.
Lauren was born in USA, thats is her home and her country.
Now, if she jump sghip like Aaron Maund, then he go get bullent, but don't judge her to fast, it seems we have alot of sour grapes here.
Second home, and second country are two different tings. Second home means I am not living there right now, but second country means I pledge my allegiance to my current country before I would that one. That said I personally like Schmidt, and I agree with her being captain since Pellerud insisted on benching the perfect player for that role the entire tournament.
and that would be?
*senses an axe grinding in the background*
Number 16 of course.
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Rehana Omardeen looks happy hughing she captain Lauren Schmidt. If Lauren Schmidt only knew how Omardeen really felt about her.
(http://www.newsday.co.tt/galeria/2010-08-04-36-1a_lauren-schmidt.jpg)
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Second home, and second country are two different tings. Second home means I am not living there right now, but second country means I pledge my allegiance to my current country before I would that one. That said I personally like Schmidt, and I agree with her being captain since Pellerud insisted on benching the perfect player for that role the entire tournament.
So if she feel she could have played for USA and she is only under 17, why didn't she wait for them. You telling me Lauren using T&T to play for USA....
So we coach bench he BEST play (Rehana Omardeen), wow, if Rehana did only play, we woulda win this World Cup, I hope they fire Pellerud now...
So where Rehana Omardeen playing now, what club or school ?
She might sign for some big club soon then, maybe Joe Public might come knocking.
Now we know who wrote this article.
PS: Just be happy Rehana Omardeen made the final team, not ever player can boast about that, she was in the final 18 of a World Cup Team.
Why should we just be happy the best defensive player in de country made the world cup roster? This should be expected, and a good coach should be expected to play his best players.
Our matches went as followed
Defensive lapse--->Barely won
No possession--->Lost
Defensive lapse+no formation------>Lost.
I give de first match a pass...the girls lost focus late in de match, and that was where the pressure came from. Pellerud should have putRehana in to sure up the back 4 in that match to make sure that win was comfortable.
Nigeria was a disaster. No posession whatsoever, and we didnt lose by more based solely on de fact that Nigeria was NOT that good. Pellerud should have put in Rehana so she could push play forward with her possession and attacking style of play. We could have broke down their weak defense that way.
By the korean match Pellerud's pride wouldnt let him put in Rehana. He knew the backlash from sitting out the game changer for so long would be his job...so he just died by the pills he swallowed the whole tournament :-\
We can ask where Rehana is playing, but where is Schmidt playing? Some yankee team that Rehana could probably walk on and become captain.
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de captain thing was interesting. I feel it was kinda weird for pellerud to just name her captain, but it would never happen in a first world nation.
Would cacau captain Germany?...nope
Would Marcus Tanaka captain Japan?....nope
Marcos Senna and Spain?...nope
Schmidt can play, probably better than everybody else on de team besides Rehana, but I just find her appointment as captain interesting. If de USA came knocking tomorrow where would she be next year? :devil:
She even call T&T her "SECOND" country ::) :rotfl:
Haters gonna hate :-\
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Rehana Omardeen is de new Troy Marquis allyuh!!
With she in defence she woulda clear de N Korea ball off de line, play ah one two with sheself, voom kick the ball up the field, chest trap it, cap two korean, chase de pothong off de field, shake jack and kamla hand and den score a bicycle kick from abot 40 yards out... we woulda win the u-17 world cup and den she woulda lead the men's team to glory in Brazil...
allyuh call Latapy... we saviour is here! :angel:
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Second home, and second country are two different tings. Second home means I am not living there right now, but second country means I pledge my allegiance to my current country before I would that one. That said I personally like Schmidt, and I agree with her being captain since Pellerud insisted on benching the perfect player for that role the entire tournament.
So if she feel she could have played for USA and she is only under 17, why didn't she wait for them. You telling me Lauren using T&T to play for USA....
So we coach bench he BEST play (Rehana Omardeen), wow, if Rehana did only play, we woulda win this World Cup, I hope they fire Pellerud now...
So where Rehana Omardeen playing now, what club or school ?
She might sign for some big club soon then, maybe Joe Public might come knocking.
Now we know who wrote this article.
PS: Just be happy Rehana Omardeen made the final team, not ever player can boast about that, she was in the final 18 of a World Cup Team.
Why should we just be happy the best defensive player in de country made the world cup roster? This should be expected, and a good coach should be expected to play his best players.
Our matches went as followed
Defensive lapse--->Barely won
No possession--->Lost
Defensive lapse+no formation------>Lost.
I give de first match a pass...the girls lost focus late in de match, and that was where the pressure came from. Pellerud should have putRehana in to sure up the back 4 in that match to make sure that win was comfortable.
Nigeria was a disaster. No posession whatsoever, and we didnt lose by more based solely on de fact that Nigeria was NOT that good. Pellerud should have put in Rehana so she could push play forward with her possession and attacking style of play. We could have broke down their weak defense that way.
By the korean match Pellerud's pride wouldnt let him put in Rehana. He knew the backlash from sitting out the game changer for so long would be his job...so he just died by the pills he swallowed the whole tournament :-\
We can ask where Rehana is playing, but where is Schmidt playing? Some yankee team that Rehana could probably walk on and become captain.
so u saying if she played we would have one d games?
Rehana Omardeen is de new Troy Marquis allyuh!!
:devil:
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Second home, and second country are two different tings. Second home means I am not living there right now, but second country means I pledge my allegiance to my current country before I would that one. That said I personally like Schmidt, and I agree with her being captain since Pellerud insisted on benching the perfect player for that role the entire tournament.
So if she feel she could have played for USA and she is only under 17, why didn't she wait for them. You telling me Lauren using T&T to play for USA....
So we coach bench he BEST play (Rehana Omardeen), wow, if Rehana did only play, we woulda win this World Cup, I hope they fire Pellerud now...
So where Rehana Omardeen playing now, what club or school ?
She might sign for some big club soon then, maybe Joe Public might come knocking.
Now we know who wrote this article.
PS: Just be happy Rehana Omardeen made the final team, not ever player can boast about that, she was in the final 18 of a World Cup Team.
Why should we just be happy the best defensive player in de country made the world cup roster? This should be expected, and a good coach should be expected to play his best players.
Our matches went as followed
Defensive lapse--->Barely won
No possession--->Lost
Defensive lapse+no formation------>Lost.
I give de first match a pass...the girls lost focus late in de match, and that was where the pressure came from. Pellerud should have putRehana in to sure up the back 4 in that match to make sure that win was comfortable.
Nigeria was a disaster. No posession whatsoever, and we didnt lose by more based solely on de fact that Nigeria was NOT that good. Pellerud should have put in Rehana so she could push play forward with her possession and attacking style of play. We could have broke down their weak defense that way.
By the korean match Pellerud's pride wouldnt let him put in Rehana. He knew the backlash from sitting out the game changer for so long would be his job...so he just died by the pills he swallowed the whole tournament :-\
We can ask where Rehana is playing, but where is Schmidt playing? Some yankee team that Rehana could probably walk on and become captain.
Now I know next to nothing about this team so I taking what you say as gospel truth eh...
So Rehana coulda
a) "sure" up the defense in the first match
b) push forward with her attacking style of play and possession in the second match
just now you go tell me she coulda
c) do a better job between the sticks than the "midget" in goal (no disrespect to you Linfah)
d) provide a powerful offensive presence up front
c) hit better corner and free kicks to challenge the opposing goalkeepers
If is so, forget the u17 team, I want her on the senior MNT now!
But seriously...where is she playing?
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Second home, and second country are two different tings. Second home means I am not living there right now, but second country means I pledge my allegiance to my current country before I would that one. That said I personally like Schmidt, and I agree with her being captain since Pellerud insisted on benching the perfect player for that role the entire tournament.
So if she feel she could have played for USA and she is only under 17, why didn't she wait for them. You telling me Lauren using T&T to play for USA....
So we coach bench he BEST play (Rehana Omardeen), wow, if Rehana did only play, we woulda win this World Cup, I hope they fire Pellerud now...
So where Rehana Omardeen playing now, what club or school ?
She might sign for some big club soon then, maybe Joe Public might come knocking.
Now we know who wrote this article.
PS: Just be happy Rehana Omardeen made the final team, not ever player can boast about that, she was in the final 18 of a World Cup Team.
Why should we just be happy the best defensive player in de country made the world cup roster? This should be expected, and a good coach should be expected to play his best players.
Our matches went as followed
Defensive lapse--->Barely won
No possession--->Lost
Defensive lapse+no formation------>Lost.
I give de first match a pass...the girls lost focus late in de match, and that was where the pressure came from. Pellerud should have putRehana in to sure up the back 4 in that match to make sure that win was comfortable.
Nigeria was a disaster. No posession whatsoever, and we didnt lose by more based solely on de fact that Nigeria was NOT that good. Pellerud should have put in Rehana so she could push play forward with her possession and attacking style of play. We could have broke down their weak defense that way.
By the korean match Pellerud's pride wouldnt let him put in Rehana. He knew the backlash from sitting out the game changer for so long would be his job...so he just died by the pills he swallowed the whole tournament :-\
We can ask where Rehana is playing, but where is Schmidt playing? Some yankee team that Rehana could probably walk on and become captain.
so u saying if she played we would have one d games?
Rehana Omardeen is de new Troy Marquis allyuh!!
:devil:
Im not saying we would have won de matches, but with her we could have at least secured some points from the Nigeria and korea matches, and we would probably still be going in the tourney.
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STEUPSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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Which College in the States Rehanna looking to attend? If you don't mind me asking.
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Second home, and second country are two different tings. Second home means I am not living there right now, but second country means I pledge my allegiance to my current country before I would that one. That said I personally like Schmidt, and I agree with her being captain since Pellerud insisted on benching the perfect player for that role the entire tournament.
So if she feel she could have played for USA and she is only under 17, why didn't she wait for them. You telling me Lauren using T&T to play for USA....
So we coach bench he BEST play (Rehana Omardeen), wow, if Rehana did only play, we woulda win this World Cup, I hope they fire Pellerud now...
So where Rehana Omardeen playing now, what club or school ?
She might sign for some big club soon then, maybe Joe Public might come knocking.
Now we know who wrote this article.
PS: Just be happy Rehana Omardeen made the final team, not ever player can boast about that, she was in the final 18 of a World Cup Team.
Why should we just be happy the best defensive player in de country made the world cup roster? This should be expected, and a good coach should be expected to play his best players.
Our matches went as followed
Defensive lapse--->Barely won
No possession--->Lost
Defensive lapse+no formation------>Lost.
I give de first match a pass...the girls lost focus late in de match, and that was where the pressure came from. Pellerud should have putRehana in to sure up the back 4 in that match to make sure that win was comfortable.
Nigeria was a disaster. No posession whatsoever, and we didnt lose by more based solely on de fact that Nigeria was NOT that good. Pellerud should have put in Rehana so she could push play forward with her possession and attacking style of play. We could have broke down their weak defense that way.
By the korean match Pellerud's pride wouldnt let him put in Rehana. He knew the backlash from sitting out the game changer for so long would be his job...so he just died by the pills he swallowed the whole tournament :-\
We can ask where Rehana is playing, but where is Schmidt playing? Some yankee team that Rehana could probably walk on and become captain.
Now I know next to nothing about this team so I taking what you say as gospel truth eh...
So Rehana coulda
a) "sure" up the defense in the first match
b) push forward with her attacking style of play and possession in the second match
just now you go tell me she coulda
c) do a better job between the sticks than the "midget" in goal (no disrespect to you Linfah)
d) provide a powerful offensive presence up front
c) hit better corner and free kicks to challenge the opposing goalkeepers
If is so, forget the u17 team, I want her on the senior MNT now!
But seriously...where is she playing?
Shes a shut down defender as the yankees would call it, so yes she would have took a lot of pressure off the team.
Shes an attacking defensive player in the mold of an Ashley Cole and Maicon, so she would have pressed forward to make our offensive game better
Despite being de size of Gary Coleman, I feel Linfah played well. She would have been a liability later on in the tournament, but thanks to Pellerud we will never have to worry about that :-\
ISPS
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Rehana Omardeen is de new Troy Marquis allyuh!!
With she in defence she woulda clear de N Korea ball off de line, play ah one two with sheself, voom kick the ball up the field, chest trap it, cap two korean, chase de pothong off de field, shake jack and kamla hand and den score a bicycle kick from abot 40 yards out... we woulda win the u-17 world cup and den she woulda lead the men's team to glory in Brazil...
allyuh call Latapy... we saviour is here! :angel:
LOL... ent?
I cyah believe de amount of shit I reading from this 'person'... and Ms. Rauseo. I refuse to get drawn in though, none of the young ladies on that team deserve the type of divisive bullshit this conversation engendering.
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I sort of agree on the soca princesses point- our U-17 girls proved to themselves to be warriors and if that's our brand, then it should apply to all ages, and sexes...not just the senior men's team.
About Schmidt being the captain, the writer's response is not surprising... and there are probably alot more people out there thinking the same thing (regardless of whether or not there is reasonable basis for the decision to make her captain). One can speculate that if she weren't white, there would be no fuss... but one can also speculate that if she weren't white or foreign she may not have been given the respect needed to retain captaincy. It cuts both ways...and it's not a matter of divisive racism, but sometimes it just helps to be different - and it's not always rational or logical...Her accent, her skin colour, among other things may very well help her to stand out, and gain more respect or mere attention.... It's not far fetched to speculate that her being foreign (and possibly white), had an influence on her decision to be made the replacement captain. The coach was also foreign and white...I worked in a T&T-based multinational company and I can tell you that the white expats by mere nature of their accent and skin colour garnered more respect when they spoke/made a point...and it had significant effects on issues of career advancement and designation of leadership.... It's not always logical, and it may have deep roots in slavery, colonialism, racial discrimination etc... nothing wrong with questioning that- I don't think the writer was being political or divisive- ultimately she commended Lauren on a job well done, and I think the take away at the end of the day is that she served us well as the skipper. Questioning her future allegiance to T&T football is also reasonable... Changing allegiances in football between youth and senior levels is common all over the world, and it's natural to think that a smaller program such as ours will often suffer a blow in that department....
About Rehana, let's not question her ability just because of the overexuberance of one poster... She's probably a very good player, and under a different coach she might have gotten a better chance to prove it- different coaches see different things- that's the game...
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I sort of agree on the soca princesses point- our U-17 girls proved to themselves to be warriors and if that's our brand, then it should apply to all ages, and sexes...not just the senior men's team.
About Schmidt being the captain, the writer's response is not surprising... and there are probably alot more people out there thinking the same thing (regardless of whether or not there is reasonable basis for the decision to make her captain). One can speculate that if she weren't white, there would be no fuss... but one can also speculate that if she weren't white or foreign she may not have been given the respect needed to retain captaincy. It cuts both ways...and it's not a matter of divisive racism, but sometimes it just helps to be different - and it's not always rational or logical...Her accent, her skin colour, among other things may very well help her to stand out, and gain more respect or mere attention.... It's not far fetched to speculate that her being foreign (and possibly white), had an influence on her decision to be made the replacement captain. The coach was also foreign and white...I worked in a T&T-based multinational company and I can tell you that the white expats by mere nature of their accent and skin colour garnered more respect when they spoke/made a point...and it had significant effects on issues of career advancement and designation of leadership.... It's not always logical, and it may have deep roots in slavery, colonialism, racial discrimination etc... nothing wrong with questioning that- I don't think the writer was being political or divisive- ultimately she commended Lauren on a job well done, and I think the take away at the end of the day is that she served us well as the skipper. Questioning her future allegiance to T&T football is also reasonable... Changing allegiances in football between youth and senior levels is common all over the world, and it's natural to think that a smaller program such as ours will often suffer a blow in that department....
About Rehana, let's not question her ability just because of the overexuberance of one poster... She's probably a very good player, and under a different coach she might have gotten a better chance to prove it- different coaches see different things- that's the game...
Very interesting viewpoint, and I can see how Pellerud might have saw himself in young Schmidt. Whether we want to admit it or not, being white carries status in most places on this earth.
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Dear Heart - This picture is blasphemous
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Dear Heart - This picture is blasphemous
ENT! we all know the fella was ah Indian Man.
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Dear Heart - This picture is blasphemous
what yuh want. Ent rehana does save?
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:praying:
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Dear Heart - This picture is blasphemous
what yuh want. Ent rehana does save?
NICE!!! :devil:
Kicker all dat setta objectivity and diplomatic sense need a Fihlo finishing touch
De wonder twin powers doh wukk wit juss one ring
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Dear Heart - This picture is blasphemous
ENT! we all know the fella was ah Indian Man.
Right :rotfl:
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Racist and Anti-American!!!!
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Rehana Omardeen is de new Troy Marquis allyuh!!
With she in defence she woulda clear de N Korea ball off de line, play ah one two with sheself, voom kick the ball up the field, chest trap it, cap two korean, chase de pothong off de field, shake jack and kamla hand and den score a bicycle kick from abot 40 yards out... we woulda win the u-17 world cup and den she woulda lead the men's team to glory in Brazil...
allyuh call Latapy... we saviour is here! :angel:
FF, me and you eh have nutten and never had nutten, but i will have tuh say on this particular occasion yuh really disappoint meh as ah grown man. breds if yuh read the profile on this member, the person yuh doggin is ah 17 yr old child.
i have children older than her/him and i will hate it if someone came @ them like that BC i still consider them my babies (ah guess it's ah parent thing so yuh may have to excuse meh), but we as grown folk have tuh be ah little more understanding towards the yutes and giude them, not be so harsh on them.
plenty of times smallmag come @ me disrespectful, but i never come back @ him on the disrespectful tip until he became grown, and yet still, i will not resort tuh doggin him BC he's ah yute and now learning the world.
ah guess what ah trying tuh say is ease up on the yutes nah dread, they learning and WILL make mistakes by doing and saying the wrong things that may erk us adults, but all that goes with being ah yute.
no disrespect intended fardder. positive. :beermug:
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:duel:
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the person yuh doggin is ah 17 yr old child.
Eh heh?? Let we make sure right now.....
RehanaOmardeenfan do you know the words or tune to "Haiti I'm Sorry??"...... :devil: ;D
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the person yuh doggin is ah 17 yr old child.
Eh heh?? Let we make sure right now.....
RehanaOmardeenfan do you know the words or tune to "Haiti I'm Sorry??"...... :devil: ;D
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
yuh go never let dat one die eh! :rotfl:
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Rehana Omardeen is de new Troy Marquis allyuh!!
With she in defence she woulda clear de N Korea ball off de line, play ah one two with sheself, voom kick the ball up the field, chest trap it, cap two korean, chase de pothong off de field, shake jack and kamla hand and den score a bicycle kick from abot 40 yards out... we woulda win the u-17 world cup and den she woulda lead the men's team to glory in Brazil...
allyuh call Latapy... we saviour is here! :angel:
FF, me and you eh have nutten and never had nutten, but i will have tuh say on this particular occasion yuh really disappoint meh as ah grown man. breds if yuh read the profile on this member, the person yuh doggin is ah 17 yr old child.
i have children older than her/him and i will hate it if someone came @ them like that BC i still consider them my babies (ah guess it's ah parent thing so yuh may have to excuse meh), but we as grown folk have tuh be ah little more understanding towards the yutes and giude them, not be so harsh on them.
plenty of times smallmag come @ me disrespectful, but i never come back @ him on the disrespectful tip until he became grown, and yet still, i will not resort tuh doggin him BC he's ah yute and now learning the world.
ah guess what ah trying tuh say is ease up on the yutes nah dread, they learning and WILL make mistakes by doing and saying the wrong things that may erk us adults, but all that goes with being ah yute.
no disrespect intended fardder. positive. :beermug:
I go let FF handle he own stories... but two questions:
1. How FF supposed tuh know how old this "child" is? How do YOU even know how "old" this child is? People supposed tuh check profile everytime before they respond tuh ah new poster now?
2. How did he even 'dog' this person out? Small Mag get dog out more than dis over the years.
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Rehana Omardeen is de new Troy Marquis allyuh!!
With she in defence she woulda clear de N Korea ball off de line, play ah one two with sheself, voom kick the ball up the field, chest trap it, cap two korean, chase de pothong off de field, shake jack and kamla hand and den score a bicycle kick from abot 40 yards out... we woulda win the u-17 world cup and den she woulda lead the men's team to glory in Brazil...
allyuh call Latapy... we saviour is here! :angel:
FF, me and you eh have nutten and never had nutten, but i will have tuh say on this particular occasion yuh really disappoint meh as ah grown man. breds if yuh read the profile on this member, the person yuh doggin is ah 17 yr old child.
i have children older than her/him and i will hate it if someone came @ them like that BC i still consider them my babies (ah guess it's ah parent thing so yuh may have to excuse meh), but we as grown folk have tuh be ah little more understanding towards the yutes and giude them, not be so harsh on them.
plenty of times smallmag come @ me disrespectful, but i never come back @ him on the disrespectful tip until he became grown, and yet still, i will not resort tuh doggin him BC he's ah yute and now learning the world.
ah guess what ah trying tuh say is ease up on the yutes nah dread, they learning and WILL make mistakes by doing and saying the wrong things that may erk us adults, but all that goes with being ah yute.
no disrespect intended fardder. positive. :beermug:
I go let FF handle he own stories... but two questions:
1. How FF supposed tuh know how old this "child" is? How do YOU even know how "old" this child is? People supposed tuh check profile everytime before they respond tuh ah new poster now?
2. How did he even 'dog' this person out? Small Mag get dog out more than dis over the years.
Just cool nah sharks. no body eh say dat FF supposed tuh know, and as ah matter of fact, i should PM FF instead ah doing it on the site, and dat was my fault.
as for doggin the new member out, he was making light of the kid and mentioned the new troy marquise in jest. any way , this is nothing tuh debate ( real small thing). i ain't above apologizing to no one, and if i was wrong or outa line i will render and apology to FF, no scene.
BTW, from the way the kid wrote i kinda guess it was ah yute, that's why i checked the profile. again no scene. positive.
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Dear Heart - This picture is blasphemous
what yuh want. Ent rehana does save?
~Chuckle!~
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Just cool nah sharks. no body eh say dat FF supposed tuh know, and as ah matter of fact, i should PM FF instead ah doing it on the site, and dat was my fault.
as for doggin the new member out, he was making light of the kid and mentioned the new troy marquise in jest. any way , this is nothing tuh debate ( real small thing). i ain't above apologizing to no one, and if i was wrong or outa line i will render and apology to FF, no scene.
BTW, from the way the kid wrote i kinda guess it was ah yute, that's why i checked the profile. again no scene. positive.
I not trying tuh argue or come in like ah school marm, just making ah observation really... didn't see too much wrong with what FF wrote. But I appreciate yuh response all de same :beermug:
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the person yuh doggin is ah 17 yr old child.
Eh heh?? Let we make sure right now.....
RehanaOmardeenfan do you know the words or tune to "Haiti I'm Sorry??"...... :devil: ;D
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
yuh go never let dat one die eh! :rotfl:
4 EVER THAT WILL LIVE ON :rotfl:
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so the onus is on us to be respectful to a 17 yr old, right? no matter how farse and outta place dey might be?
also (ah might be too cynical) dat person eh no 17 yr old!
Racist and Anti-American!
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doh dig no horrors jus cool... i understand whey yuh coming from, and i ent find yuh come no disrespectful way :beermug:
but i find even at 17 most trinis understand picong and fatigue very well, to know when something is meant to be caustic or just in good fun...
at de same time we should be careful not to bring down a national player like Rehanna who I am sure is very capable and talented, with a bright future ahead of her.
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Met Rehanna today at a school event...very cool person, and I wish her all the best in the upcoming season.
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these responses are hilarious as hell!!!!!
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by the way, captaincy is overated!!!!!
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When I read the title I swear the article was about Trinis captaining in foreign leagues, only to realize we fighting up among ourselves *smh*
Or at least the person writing this article
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This one had me shaking my head.
"Her appointment to the captaincy was an interesting, and certainly surprising one, at least for me. Essentially a “foreigner,” complete with accent, albeit with a Trinidadian mother, I could not help but think that she certainly was not an accurate representation of a young female Trinidadian footballer.
Despite her commendable public speaking, and possible good leadership skills, her appointment seemed a poor example to a public that already continues to think that foreign is better."
All well and good for her to play for T&T as a so called "foreigner," but not acceptable to be captain of the squad. Interesting perspective!!!
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This one had me shaking my head.
"Her appointment to the captaincy was an interesting, and certainly surprising one, at least for me. Essentially a “foreigner,” complete with accent, albeit with a Trinidadian mother, I could not help but think that she certainly was not an accurate representation of a young female Trinidadian footballer.
Despite her commendable public speaking, and possible good leadership skills, her appointment seemed a poor example to a public that already continues to think that foreign is better."
All well and good for her to play for T&T as a so called "foreigner," but not acceptable to be captain of the squad. Interesting perspective!!!
Ent, de buck do stop dey doh, if yuh sound trini and yuh live in foreign yuh is foreign too, even if yuh on some kinda visa status
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This one had me shaking my head.
"Her appointment to the captaincy was an interesting, and certainly surprising one, at least for me. Essentially a “foreigner,” complete with accent, albeit with a Trinidadian mother, I could not help but think that she certainly was not an accurate representation of a young female Trinidadian footballer.
Despite her commendable public speaking, and possible good leadership skills, her appointment seemed a poor example to a public that already continues to think that foreign is better."
All well and good for her to play for T&T as a so called "foreigner," but not acceptable to be captain of the squad. Interesting perspective!!!
Ent, de buck do stop dey doh, if yuh sound trini and yuh live in foreign yuh is foreign too, even if yuh on some kinda visa status
So in essence you don't belong nowhere...smh. I does wonder sometimes mehself yes...