Post by: Flex on June 27, 2012, 09:21:04 AM
NEW YORK - Two-time defending champion Monterrey will open the CONCACAF Champions League at home against Chorrillo of Panama on July 31, while Herediano of Costa Rica will host Real Salt Lake.
The complete group schedule announced Friday has Mexican Clausura champion and last-season's Champions League runner-up Santos Laguna beginning its schedule in the second full week of play, opening at home against Aguila of El Salvador on August 21.
Toronto FC will face Santos in a rematch of their semifinal series on August 28 at BMO Field and then again in Torreon, Mexico, in the final week on October 24.
The Group Stage will conclude a day later with Chivas de Guadalajara facing Xelaju of Guatemala, and Isidro Metapan of El Salvador against the LA Galaxy.
Unlike in the first four years, the Champions League has been reformatted this season with eight groups of three teams each instead of four, four-team groups. Only the group winners will advance to the knockout quarterfinals.
CONCACAF Champions League (Group Stage)
* - All times U.S. Eastern; home team listed first.
Week 1
Tuesday, July 31
CF Monterrey (MEX) vs. Chorrillo (PAN), 8 p.m.
CS Herediano (CRC) vs. Real Salt Lake, 10 p.m.
Wednesday, August 1
Toronto FC (CAN) vs. CD Aguila (SLV), 8 p.m.
Isidro Metapan (SLV) vs. Puerto Rico Islanders (PUR), 10 p.m.
Tigres UANL (MEX) vs. Real Esteli (NCA), 10 p.m.
Thursday, August 2
W Connection (TRI) vs. Xelaju (GUA), 8 p.m.
CD Olimpia (HON) vs. CD FAS (SLV), 10 p.m.
Seattle Sounders (USA) vs. Caledonia AIA (TRI), 10 p.m.
Week 2
Tuesday, August 21
Santos Laguna (MEX) vs. CD Aguila (SLV), 8 p.m.
Real Salt Lake (USA) vs. Tauro FC (PAN), 10 p.m.
Xelaju MC (GUA) vs. CD Guadalajara (MEX), 10 p.m.
Wednesday, August 22
Caledonia AIA (TRI) vs. CD Marathon (HON), 8 p.m.
LD Alajuelense (CRC) vs. Tigres UANL (MEX), 10 p.m.
CD FAS (SLV) vs. Houston Dynamo (USA), 10 p.m.
Thursday, August 23
Chorrillo (PAN) vs. CSD Municipal (GUA), 8 p.m.
LA Galaxy (USA) vs. Isidro Metapan (SLV), 10 p.m.
Week 3
Tuesday, August 28
Toronto FC (CAN) vs. Santos Laguna (MEX), 8 p.m.
Real Esteli (NCA) vs. LD Alajuelense (CRC), 10 p.m.
Wednesday, August 29
CD Guadalajara (MEX) vs. W Connection (TRI), 8 p.m.
LA Galaxy (USA) vs. Puerto Rico Islanders (PUR), 10 p.m.
Municipal (GUA) vs. Monterrey (MEX), 10 p.m.
Thursday, August 30
Tauro FC (PAN) vs. CS Herediano (CRC), 8 p.m.
Caledonia AIA (TRI) vs. Seattle Sounders (USA), 8 p.m.
CD Olimpia (HON) vs. Houston Dynamo (USA), 10 p.m.
Week 4
Tuesday, September 18
Tauro FC (PAN) vs. Real Salt Lake (USA), 8 p.m.
Xelaju MC (GUA) vs. W Connection (TRI), 10 p.m.
Real Esteli (NCA) vs. Tigres UANL (MEX), 10 p.m.
Wednesday, September 19
Puerto Rico Islanders (PUR) vs. LA Galaxy (USA), 8 p.m.
CD Aguila (SLV) vs. Santos Laguna (MEX), 10 p.m.
CD Marathon (HON) vs. Seattle Sounders (USA), 10 p.m.
Thursday, September 20
Houston Dynamo (USA) vs. CD FAS (SLV), 8 p.m.
CSD Municipal (GUA) vs. Chorrillo FC (PAN), 10 p.m.
Week 5
Tuesday, September 25
CF Monterrey (MEX) vs. CSD Municipal (GUA), 8 p.m.
CD Aguila (SLV) vs. Toronto FC (CAN), 10 p.m.
CS Herediano (CRC) vs. Tauro FC (PAN), 10 p.m.
Wednesday, September 26
W Connection (TRI) vs. CD Guadalajara (MEX), 8 p.m.
CD Marathon (HON) vs. Caledonia (TRI), 10 p.m.
LD Alajuelense (CRC) vs. Real Esteli (NCA), 10 p.m.
Thursday, September 27
Puerto Rico Islanders (PUR) vs. Isidro Metapan (SLV), 8 p.m.
CD FAS (SLV) vs. CD Olimpia (HON), 10 p.m.
Week 6
Tuesday, October 23
Houston Dynamo (USA) vs. CD Olimpia (HON), 8 p.m.
Real Salt Lake (USA) vs. CS Herediano (CRC), 10 p.m.
Chorrillo (PAN) vs. CF Monterrey (MEX), 10 p.m.
Wednesday, October 24
Santos Laguna (MEX) vs. Toronto FC (CAN), 8 p.m.
Seattle Sounders (USA) vs. CD Marathon (HON), 10 p.m.
Tigres UANL (MEX) vs. LD Alajuelense (CRC), 10 p.m.
Thursday, October 25
CD Guadalajara (MEX) vs. Xelaju MC (GUA), 8 p.m.
Isidro Metapan (SLV) vs. LA Galaxy (USA), 10 p.m.
SOURCE - CONCACAF.COM
(http://www.concacaf.com/javaImages/6a/d9/0,,12813~9165162,00.jpg)
Post by: Flex on July 04, 2012, 05:35:57 AM
Post by: Flex on July 04, 2012, 05:37:54 AM
(http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/2521/connection2.jpg)
(http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/3311/connection1d.jpg)
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Post by: Sando on July 05, 2012, 05:00:56 AM
W Connection is a professional outlook.
I hope they do well in Concacaf.
Flex, do you have the names to go with the pics ?
Post by: Deeks on July 05, 2012, 10:47:26 AM
Post by: 100% Barataria on July 05, 2012, 11:04:06 AM
Post by: Sam on July 14, 2012, 07:50:15 AM
I will have on a Birchall T&T shirt.
Post by: Flex on July 18, 2012, 04:25:57 PM
ttproleague.com.
As Caledonia AIA heads into its history making appearances of the CONCACAF Champions’ League Group stage next month, head coach Jamaal Shabazz’s roster stands without midfielders Densill Theobald, Ataullah Guerra and Akim Armstrong.
Guerra and Armstrong are still out recovering from knee cartilage injuries, while the 29 year old Theobald is said to be pursuing options abroad.
“He (Theobald) is looking at a couple options abroad,” said Shabazz.
“He is Cale’ when he is around and will always be our marquee player. But as of this moment he will not be available for us in the CONCACAF Champions’ League.”
Theobald returned to Trinidad in May following a successful one year stint in the Indian League by helping Dempo SC to the Championship.
“We have played an entire season without him and we have done well,” continued the Caledonia coach. “But if he is available, he is always a plus to the group. While he is here, he helps with advice, with his presence and his whole personality.”
Armstrong, who picked up his injury back in October and Guerra in March of this year, both missed Caledonia’s triumph in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championship which was the qualifying tournament for the CONCACAF Champions’ League.
Shabazz was delighted however to announce last week that defender Aubrey David has joined his team from T&TEC FC.
Caledonia travels to the United States against Seattle Sounders on Thursday 2 August in their opening Group match of the CCL. CD Marathon of Honduras is the third team of the group in which just one team advances after the home and away series.
Post by: Flex on July 24, 2012, 12:01:47 PM
W Connection Press Release.
DIRECTV W Connection Head Coach and Technical Director Stuart Charles Fevrier today named his 30 man roster for their first CONCACAF Champions League game on August 2nd at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium against Xelaju MC of Guatemala.
The squad is captained by goal keeper Jan-Michael Williams and includes veteran defender Elijah Joseph who is the only remaining member from the squad which participated in Connection’s first ever CONCACAF Champions Cup game against Kansas City Wizards in 2001.
Also included in the squad are senior players Clyde Leon, Kern Cupid, Andrei Pacheco, Silvio Spann and Christian Viveros, all with previous Champions league experience.
The list reveals a host of National Under-23 players in the likes of Shahdon Winchester, Joevin Jones, Leslie Joel Russell and Daneil Cryus. Fifteen year old Matthew Woo Ling is also included as well as new signing Stefano Rijssel from Suriname.
Youngsters Jomal Williams and Neil Benjamin Jr. have been excluded from the list due to their involvement with the National Under-20 Team who are rounding off their preparations for the CFU leg of qualifications which begins August 6th 2012 for the FIFA Under 20 World Cup in 2013.
The full list is as follows.
Aquelius Sylvester, Jan-Michael Williams, Andre Marchan; Akeem Benjamin, Akil Clark, Kern Cupid, Daneil Cyrus, Kurt Frederick, Andrei Pacheco, Jamal John, Joevin Jones, Eligah Joseph, Kemuel Rivers, Leslie Russell, Jelani Grosvenor; Rennie Britto, Christian Viveros, Matthew Woo Ling, Clyde Leon, Anthony Parris, Andre Quashie, Silvio Spann, Gerard Williams, Kerron Cummings; Hashim Arcia, Matthew Bartholomew, Jerrel Britto, Shahdon Winchester, Stefano Rijssel.
Post by: Cocorite on July 24, 2012, 03:04:13 PM
Ah see Jerrel Britto is in the squad. Not hearing much about him these days. He still performing at a high level? Is his agent trying to get him trials at lesser known clubs since it appears his stints at better known clubs for whatever reason didn't seem to pan out?
Well we are all behind Connection and wish them great success. They can go all the way.
Thanks Flex for keeping us updated
Post by: Flex on July 25, 2012, 05:10:11 PM
CONCACAF.COM
CONCACAF announced today that it has signed a five-year agreement with Fox International Channels Latin America to broadcast the CONCACAF Champions League.
The deal starts with the 2012-13 championship commencing on July 31 and gives FOX Sports exclusive rights in Latin America, including both Pay TV and the digital platforms throughout the region. Additionally, in Mexico and South America, FOX Sports will have total exclusivity as the rights in these territories also include Free TV.
"Our agreement with Fox International Channels Latin America puts the CONCACAF Champions League in perfect position to grow and fans throughout the region will be able to enjoy the competition like never before,"said CONCACAF President, Jeffrey Webb."With Fox's many broadcast platforms and technologies, the Champions League will be presented in ways the fans want and expect."
FOX Sports will broadcast more than 40 games live and delayed through its wide multimedia platform that consists of FOX Sports, FOX Sports+, their HD versions and FoxSportsla.com. It will also provide enhanced coverage on its shows such as Central FOX and La Última Palabra (The Last Word), and through a weekly CONCACAF Champions League highlight show.
"We're very pleased with this new agreement and relationship with CONCACAF," said Carlos Martinez, President of Fox International Channels Latin America."We are confident that we'll turn this tournament into a favorite and make it one of the strongest in the region, leveraging FOX Sports wide reach and the synergies of our entertainment, lifestyle and factual channels in Latin America, as we have already done with other Latin American and European events."
The CONCACAF Champions League, inaugurated in the 2008-09 season, is the confederation's annual club championship. It features 24 teams from each of CONCACAF's three sub-regions -- North America, Central America and the Caribbean.
Atlante won the inaugural title in 2009, beating fellow Mexican side Cruz Azul 2-0 on aggregate in the two-leg final. A year later, another Mexican club, Pachuca, defeated Cruz Azul for the crown on the away-goals rule. Monterrey has captured the last two editions, overcoming the USA's Real Salt Lake (2011) and fellow Mexican club Santos (2012) 3-2 on aggregate on both occasions.
The winner of the CONCACAF Champions League qualifies for the FIFA Club World Cup.
Post by: JRtheWriter on July 30, 2012, 08:03:54 AM
Post by: vb on July 30, 2012, 12:37:25 PM
Fox Soccer will be showing Seattle Sounders (USA) vs. Caledonia AIA (TRI) on Thursday night at 10. I'll let you know if I have a link for the W Connection game at 8. Looks like my Thursday night is set! :beermug:
Time difference killing meh. I cah make. Damn!! >:(
Post by: D.H.W on July 30, 2012, 12:50:10 PM
Post by: 100% Barataria on July 30, 2012, 08:49:22 PM
Post by: JRtheWriter on July 30, 2012, 09:02:48 PM
Fox Soccer will be showing Seattle Sounders (USA) vs. Caledonia AIA (TRI) on Thursday night at 10. I'll let you know if I have a link for the W Connection game at 8. Looks like my Thursday night is set! :beermug:
Time difference killing meh. I cah make. Damn!! >:(
Showing a rerun of AIA game on Fox Soccer Friday night at 8
Post by: Flex on July 31, 2012, 04:16:37 AM
T&T Express Reports.
Caribbean club champions Caledonia AIA leave Trinidad and Tobago for the US today, where they will kick off their CONCACAF Champions League campaign against MLS club Seattle Sounders on Thursday.
The Caledonia squad is captained by veteran midfielder Stephan David, and includes players with international experience such as defender Radanfah Abu Bakr, goalkeeper Glenroy Samuel and striker Jamal Gay. Caledonia technical director Jamaal Shabazz sees his team's Champions League debut as a "major step" in the club's 34-year history.
"This is a big moment for Caledonia and by extension the people of Morvant/Laventille," Shabazz said before the team's departure. "Seattle has the biggest attendance in the MLS [and] we want to do well on this stage."
Caledonia have suffered a big blow with the loss of prolific striker Devorn Jorsling and midfielder Ataulla Guerra. Jorsling has returned to Defence Force FC after last season's loan spell, and Guerra is currently recovering after surgery.
Caledonia squad: Glenroy Samuel, Colin Edwards (goalkeepers); Radanfah Abu Bakr, Nuru Muhammad, Aquil Selby, Kemron Purcell, Walter Moore, Colin Nelson, Aubrey David (defenders); Kareem Joseph, Stephan David (capt), Keyon Edwards, Cornelius Stewart, Nathan Lewis, Abdallah Phillips,Trayon Bobb (midfielders); Jamal Gay, Sheldon Holder, Trevin Cesar, Conrad Smith (forwards).
Technical Team - Ricarda Nelson (team administrator), Steve Frederick (manager), Jerry Moe (coach), Donna Wickham (physio).
Post by: dreamer on August 01, 2012, 07:18:36 PM
Looking forward to thursday's game. Hol' it dong AIA. History in the making. Super sub Caesar in the second half.
Post by: dreamer on August 01, 2012, 09:49:51 PM
Team: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_Xelaj%C3%BA_MCf
Video ootage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snFb-AnflBw (strong following)
W, do allyuh homework. Bring out the crowds, open the gates if you have to, 'cause when yuh go Guatas for the return game, is 12th man in yuh ruckertuhkungkung.
Post by: JRtheWriter on August 02, 2012, 07:27:57 AM
Post by: DeSoWa on August 02, 2012, 10:41:40 AM
Big Up!
Post by: Tallman on August 02, 2012, 02:00:45 PM
By Don Ruiz (Tacoma News Tribune)
Sounders FC rookie Cordell Cato doesn’t know much about Caledonia AIA even though he grew up in the club’s home country of Trinidad.
Neither does Sounders coach Sigi Schmid, even though Caledonia is his club’s opponent when it opens CONCACAF Champions League group play tonight at CenturyLink Field.
“They’re probably (the CCL opponent) that we’re going into the most blind because they are not in their season yet,” Schmid said. “They are in their preseason; they haven’t really played games. They’ve changed their roster, so they’ve got different personnel than they had. We’ve seen certain clips of past games that they’ve played, but a lot of those are with players that aren’t on the team right now. So we’re in the midst of gathering information.”
In that quest, the Sounders have turned to some of the same resources available to casual fans: the Internet, YouTube, word of mouth.
One person who can’t provide much help is Cato, a 20-year-old who joined the Sounders from Carenage, Trinidad, and played for a pair of clubs there: Defence Force FC and San Juan Jabloteh.
“They’re from my homeland,” he said. “I really don’t know much about them – just a couple of players on their team. They did win some of the cups in the local league back home, so that’s about it.”
Caledonia qualified for its first Champions League appearance by winning the 2012 Caribbean Football Union Club Champions Cup. This year, it won three out of five domestic titles: the First Citizens Cup, the FA Trophy and the Lucozade Sport Goal Shield.
The club was founded in 1979 in the city of Malabar. It won the Trinidad and Tobago Cup in 2008.
“(In Trinidad) the main thing is you try to keep the ball, you try to pass the ball, maintain possession and build from there,” Cato said. “Definitely, they’re going to try that. As I said, I don’t know much about the team. They’re just from my home, but I’m going to be as new to the team as everybody else.”
One thing the Sounders know for sure is that every game in group play has heightened importance in this competition. Under a reworked format, the 2012-13 CCL begins with eight three-team groups, with each club playing the other home and away. After those four games, only the top finisher in each group will move through to the quarterfinals.
This is the Sounders’ third CCL appearance. In their first try, they didn’t get out of group stage. Last season, they made it to the quarterfinals, where they were eliminated by Santos Laguna of Mexico.
“If you look at last year … certainly the win at home was a good confidence-booster for us, and the game down there was a big learning experience for us as well,” Schmid said. “But if we could have gotten past that game, matched up with Toronto, gotten to the final, that would have been a huge thing for our club. So this is the beginning of that journey, and being recognized in our region is very important for our league as well.”
ADDED TIME
Honduran midfielder Mario Martinez will join the Sounders on loan from Real España. Martinez, 23, is playing for Honduras in the ongoing London Olympics. He also participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He will join the Sounders after the Olympics and will be added to the roster pending receipt of his P-1 visa. … Sounders Women defender Stephanie Cox of Gig Harbor will join the University of Puget Sound women’s soccer coaching staff as an assistant. Cox, who has 81 caps with the U.S. national team, said the announcement does not indicate an end to her playing career.
SOUNDERS GAMEDAY
CALEDONIA AIA (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO) AT SOUNDERS FC (USA)
7 p.m., CenturyLink Field
TV: Fox Soccer. RADIO: 97.3-FM, 99.3-FM (Spanish)
HEAD TO HEAD: First meeting.
NOTES: This is each team’s first match in the group stage of CONCACAF Champions League. The other club in Group 4 is Marathon of Honduras. Each team will play the other two in the group, home and away, with the eight group winners advancing to the knockout round. … This is Caledonia’s first CCL appearance in its 32-year history. This is Seattle’s third CCL appearance in its four-year history. The Sounders did not advance out of group play in 2010-11, and were eliminated by Santos Laguna of Mexico in the 2011-12 quarterfinals. … Seattle qualified by winning the 2011 U.S. Open Cup; Caledonia by winning the Caribbean Football Union Club Champions Cup. … Caledonia is led by Jamal Gay, a 6-foot-2 forward, who scored seven goals in league play last season. Goalkeeper Glenroy Samuel played for the Trinidad U-23 team. Center backs Nuru Abdullah Muhammad and Radanfah Abu Bakr return from the club that went 12-7-2 in the 2011-12 TT Pro League, scoring 34 goals. The club is coached by Jamaal Shabazz, who also coaches the Guyanese national team. … Plenty of tickets are available.
QUOTABLE: “Last year we went to the quarterfinals, and unfortunately that’s where we exit. But this year, we’re tying to go to the finals.” – Sounders midfielder Cordell Cato, a native of Trinidad.
NEXT: The Sounders next CCL match is Aug. 30 at Caledonia. Seattle returns to Major League Soccer play at 6 p.m. Sunday, meeting Los Angeles at CenturyLink Field.
Post by: Dynamite Warrior on August 02, 2012, 02:12:50 PM
Dave Zeitlin MLSsoccer.com
CHESTER, Pa. – As a second-year player on the Philadelphia Union, Keon Daniel has seen the Seattle Sounders enough to know how good of a team they are.
But the Trinidad and Tobago International also knows a thing or two about Seattle’s first opponent in CONCACAF Champions League play, Caledonia AIA. After all, he played with the Trinidadian club for three seasons before coming to MLS.
Seattle host Caledonia on Thursday (10 pm ET, Fox Soccer), before facing them in Trinidad and Tobago on Aug. 30.
“I think they will match them up because back home, we play the same style as Seattle plays,” Daniel told MLSsoccer.com. “And most of the guys that play for Caledonia, they were on the [T&T] national team, so they have some experience. They watch Seattle play a lot back home. I think they’re going to do well.”
According to Daniel, Caledonia – who qualified for this year’s Champions League by capturing their first-ever Caribbean Football Union Club Championship – like to string together lots of passes and try to control possession.
That style suited the midfielder very well when he played for them from 2008-10, before going to the Puerto Rico Islanders and then signing with the Philadelphia Union in time for the 2011 MLS season.
“They were a great team to play for,” said Daniel, who’s made 20 career starts for the Union, logging two goals and two assists. “The type of player I am, I like to keep the ball a lot. And that’s a team that loves to keep the ball on the ground and play.”
Daniel doesn’t know everyone on this Caledonia squad but is still familiar with some of their players, including his cousin, the speedy Trevin Caesar. And he’s confident that if they work hard, they can make a CCL run and represent his home country well.
“Seattle’s tough,” Daniel said. “But that’s what football is about. It’s about the toughness and it’s about getting it done.”
Post by: Tallman on August 02, 2012, 02:29:43 PM
ttproleague.com
Digicel Pro League Champions DIRECTV W Connection is "raring to go" against Xelaju MC of Guatemala in their opening 2012-2013 CONCACAF Champions' League fixture at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium from 8pm on Thursday.
“Our team is doing well,” said W Connection assistant coach Earl Jean.
“It's a big challenge for our players and I think they are raring to go. I think on Thursday we would try to get a good result.
“We have seen (Xelaju). We know the type of football played by Central American teams. We have watched videos of them over and over in Tobago (during a one week camp) and we had more footage of them (Tuesday).
“We know what to expect and once our team goes out and give what we are capable of, then we stand a chance. I think any team in the (TT Pro) League, especially the top four, can compete with any Central and North American team. It all depends on the day and how the players come out, because if we give a hundred percent then there is the possibility that we can win.”
Connection’s preparation plans struck a hurdle when a planned trio to Colombia dissolved because of unavailable flights, and resorted to a one-week camp in Tobago last week.
“Preparations could have been a little better,” added Jean. “We also had a few challenges because the Caribbean Football Union tournament was a little late and we didn't get enough time to rest properly following our domestic season. But in saying that, the president (David John-Williams) and the club worked tremendously hard to give us what we wanted to prepare. We had a few practice games in Tobago, so we have done the best preparations under the circumstances.”
Trinidad & Tobago U23 and Connection striker Shahdon Winchester, one of the team's many CONCACAF Champions' League debutants, seems unfazed by the challenge ahead.
“Everyone is excited for the game (against Xelaju),” said the 20 year old. “We are preparing mentally and physically and coming to give a hundred percent.”
Winchester even looks ahead to add, “I think there is a great possibility that we can advance out of the group stage. W Connection is like the Caribbean, and we want to put Trinidad and Tobago back on the map.”
“I think it’s the most important game for us, for the year [against Xelaju on Thursday],” said team captain and goalkeeper Jan Michael Williams.
“It is something we have been working on for the past year. The main objective last season was to win the (Digicel Pro) League and get into the Caribbean Club Championship and to qualify for the CONCACAF Champions' League. We see it as important because we want to play at the highest level and this is the highest level of (club) football [in Concacaf].
“We also see it extremely important in the development of the younger players. Myself being one of the younger players the last time we played at the Champions' League, I gained tremendous experience in the competition and now it’s a matter of me passing on that experience and helping the team grow.”
The T&T international goalie is also optimistic about advancing past the group stage.
“I think it’s a bit easier with just four games, two home and two away. We want to take the home games as seriously and start with a victory. However we have to take each and every game one step at a time. And our focus now is on Xelaju,”
Connection, Xelaju and Mexican club Chivas Guadalajara are in Group 8, while fellow TT Pro League outfit Caledonia AIA, United States Seattle Sounders and Honduran club CD Marathon are in Group 4. Only the winner of each of the eight groups, 1-8, advances to the quarter-final round following the home and away series.
“The good thing about football is that the underdogs stand a chance and that's the most important thing,” explained assistant coach Jean, a former Connection and St. Lucian international. “And if we are (the underdogs), maybe it’s a good thing.
“I always say that we are a team that is quietly confident about our ability. We know that we have been working hard over the years. We know the tactical information of the technical director Stuart Charles Fevrier and we believe in what he’s doing.
We have played Chivas before so it’s not that we don't know about them. I think they have been through a transition and we have done the same thing. We have a younger team and I think anything can happen on the day. We believe in ourselves. We have a few players coming and we believe we can get the points needed to get to the next stage.”
http://www.youtube.com/v/DFU3n4RE5g0
Post by: Sam on August 02, 2012, 04:49:07 PM
He might be a center forward.
Good luck to W Connection.
Post by: Trinimassive on August 02, 2012, 05:01:46 PM
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Meh friend chile eh see what ah watching he just hear the music
He ask me if ah watchin ah porno :rotfl:
Go read ah damn book lil fella
Good Luck W Connection
Post by: SHOTTA on August 02, 2012, 05:29:07 PM
Post by: JRtheWriter on August 02, 2012, 06:06:03 PM
http://www.vipbox.tv/watch/64838/1/w-connection-fc-vs-xelaja-mc-live-stream-online.html
Post by: JRtheWriter on August 02, 2012, 06:06:29 PM
http://www.vipbox.tv/watch/64838/1/w-connection-fc-vs-xelaja-mc-live-stream-online.html
http://www.lshunter.tv/index.php?option=com_lsh&view=lsh&event_id=104167&tid=281013&channel=0&tmpl=component&layout=popup&Itemid=327
Post by: D.H.W on August 02, 2012, 06:08:53 PM
This works for sure!
http://www.vipbox.tv/watch/64838/1/w-connection-fc-vs-xelaja-mc-live-stream-online.html
:beermug:
Post by: JRtheWriter on August 02, 2012, 06:12:16 PM
http://www.lshunter.tv/index.php?option=com_lsh&view=lsh&event_id=104167&tid=281013&channel=0&tmpl=component&layout=popup&Itemid=327
Post by: D.H.W on August 02, 2012, 06:12:47 PM
Post by: 100% Barataria on August 02, 2012, 06:15:18 PM
http://www.thefirstrow.eu/watch/133465/1/watch-w-connection-vs-xelaju.html idk if this will work but it shud be a link for the game
wukkin nice, thanks :beermug:
Post by: D.H.W on August 02, 2012, 06:29:25 PM
1nil wc
Post by: Deeks on August 02, 2012, 06:29:58 PM
Post by: 100% Barataria on August 02, 2012, 06:31:03 PM
Post by: FF on August 02, 2012, 06:36:51 PM
This Guat side good for a few, come WC, leh we do it
W-Connection brand looking useful so far
(http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/250x250/22149481.jpg)
Post by: Deeks on August 02, 2012, 06:38:09 PM
Post by: D.H.W on August 02, 2012, 06:40:04 PM
Guate in sixes and sevens
Post by: Deeks on August 02, 2012, 06:40:44 PM
Post by: FireBrand on August 02, 2012, 06:43:26 PM
Post by: 100% Barataria on August 02, 2012, 06:43:37 PM
This Guat side good for a few, come WC, leh we do it
W-Connection brand looking useful so far
(http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/250x250/22149481.jpg)
They playing a basic pass and move into space band, for a second ah was like, who coaching WC, is it Pep :) Speakimg of coaches, what EJ wearing in TT? Is it that cool?
Post by: Deeks on August 02, 2012, 06:46:54 PM
Post by: 100% Barataria on August 02, 2012, 06:54:08 PM
They should be 3 up
True, Acrcia should have doubled his account, this Guat side poor by CA standards, but credit to WC, they are looking pretty solid, the ball IQ pretty high on the field and that is hard to say for even our national team in the recent past.
Post by: dreamer on August 02, 2012, 07:01:44 PM
Post by: Deeks on August 02, 2012, 07:15:17 PM
Post by: D.H.W on August 02, 2012, 07:18:38 PM
Post by: D.H.W on August 02, 2012, 07:22:11 PM
whey the people. whey the fans!!! big steups!!!
you actually expected more?
Post by: D.H.W on August 02, 2012, 07:36:23 PM
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Post by: Bitter on August 02, 2012, 07:51:53 PM
Those were 2 goalazzos though..
Post by: Michael-j on August 02, 2012, 07:52:37 PM
2-2 wasted chances.
The all too familiar cry :cursing:
Post by: Deeks on August 02, 2012, 07:55:19 PM
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Post by: Dynamite Warrior on August 02, 2012, 08:28:47 PM
Post by: D.H.W on August 02, 2012, 08:36:46 PM
2nil Sounders
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Post by: Cocorite on August 02, 2012, 09:33:40 PM
What happened to their passing game?
Every man still want to beat his man and then look up to see who is available.
:frustrated:
Post by: Football supporter on August 02, 2012, 11:14:50 PM
I will be in attendance for this game, link me if allyuh going.
I will have on a Birchall T&T shirt.
Sam, I looked everywhere for you at the game, but couldn't see a Birchall jersey! Would have been good to link with yuh!
Post by: Flex on August 03, 2012, 05:40:27 AM
CONCACAF.COM.
Edgar Chinchilla scored twice in the final 16 minutes and Xelaju rallied for a 2-2 draw with DirecTV W Connection on Thursday in a game that marked both teams' return to the CONCACAF Champions League.
Chinchilla tallied his second in the 89th minute with a left-footed drive from 23 meters that spoiled the Trinidadian's first game in the Champions League in three years.
The second-half substitute, who had played only 43 minutes in Xelaju's four Guatemalan league matches this season, started the club's rally with a goal in the 74th.
Each team had the better of play in one half with W Connection jumping ahead 2-0 in the first and Xelaju storming back in the second.
Hachim Arcia scored in the 23rd and Rennie Britto added his in the 34th as the Trinidadian side played its first competitive match since losing the Caribbean Club Championship final to Caledonia in June and its first match in the Champions League in nearly three years.
The match was a key opener for both sides, which will have to play 11-time Mexican league champion Chivas de Guadalajara later in Group 8.
W Connection had most of the play in the first half and went ahead after Andrei Pacheco sprinted down the left side to the byline, was able to get around Xelaju defender Fredy Taylor and sent a cross back in front of the goal.
Britto was able to get a slight deflection of the ball before it rolled to Arcia, who retreated a step outside the six before knocking a left-footed shot inside the right post.
The Trinidadians created several more chances and doubled their lead Johny Giron blocked Clyde Leon's cross, but the Xelaju defender was unable to clear the ball. Jerrel Britto ran on to the loose ball, touched it to his right to an unmarked Rennie Britto, and he finished easily from the middle of the area.
Xelaju started the second half brighter - testing W Connection keeper Jan-Michael Williams with Israel Silva's shot from distance in the 69th --- and scored when Chinchilla headed a ball that Joevin Jones was unable to clear with his head.
Chinchilla followed the ball and volleyed it as it fell at the top of the box, sending it in off the underside of the crossbar.
He equalized by settling a ball out of the back, dribbling to the top of the 18, touching it to his left and unleashing a fierce drive that Williams never touched.
Highlights: - Click Here (http://www.concacafchampions.com/page/CL/Video/HighlightsDetail2/0,,12856~2869928,00.html)
Teams
W Connection: - 18 Jan-Michael Williams; 13.Kern Cupid, 12.Gerard Williams, 19.Leslie Russell (Yellow 66) (3.Akeem Benjamin 73rd), 4.Daneil Cyrus, 36.Joevin Jones, 17.Andrei Pacheco (20.Silvio Spann 71st), 8.Clyde Leon, 7.Rennie Britto, 14.Hachim Arcia (Yellow 58) (40.Shahdon Winchester 72nd) (Yellow 77), 31.Jerrel Britto.
Coach: -Stuart Charles-Fevrier (St Lucia).
Xelajú: - 1.Fernando Patterson; 5.Fredy Santiago, 2.Johny Girón, 12.Alexander Cifuentes, 7.Edwin Villatoro, 18.Manuel León, 6.Julio Estacuy , 15.Kevin Arriola (Edgar Chinchilla 60th), 24.Alejandro Alpízar, 9.Israel Silva, 8.Edgar Greaves (10.Sergio Morales 36th).
Coach: - Herman Medford (Costa Rica).
Referee: - Marlon Mejia (El Salvador).
Venue: - Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Trinidad.
Standings
GP W T L GF GA GD Pts
W Connection 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 1
Xelajú 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 1
Guadalajara 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0
Post by: Flex on August 03, 2012, 05:49:13 AM
CONCACAF.COM.
The Seattle Sounders jumped ahead with three first-half goals and cruised to a 3-1 victory over CONCACAF Champions League newcomer Caledonia AIA on Thursday night.
Sammy Ochoa, Fredy Montero and Andy Rose all tallied in a 24-minute stretch to give the American side a comfortable cushion by the interval.
Kareem Joseph converted a penalty for Caledonia after Jhon Kennedy Hurtado bundled Jamal Gay to the ground five minutes after halftime, but Seattle held out for the remainder of the match to secure the victory.
Seattle squandered several set-piece opportunities inside the first 15 minutes before Ochoa finally put the home side in front in the 19th minute. Alex Caskey collected a deep cross into the left wing corner and supplied a ball back into the penalty area. Rose corralled the service and sent it to Ochoa to slot home from close range.
Joseph nearly engineered an immediate response for the Trindad and Tobago side - managed by assistant Jerry Moe in the absence of manager Jamaal Shabazz - six minutes later and forced a reaction save from Sounders FC goalkeeper Andrew Weber, playing only his fourth game of the season.
Weber's stop preserved the advantage and set the stage for Montero to extend the lead in the 30th minute. Former TT Pro League standout Cordell Cato played a neat ball into the penalty area to start the move. Rose made a darting run from midfield to latch onto the pass before sliding the ball back toward the penalty spot. Montero arrived at the perfect time to glance his first-time effort inside the far post.
Rose grabbed a goal of his own two minutes before halftime. Osvaldo Alonso's feed slipped through several players to the unmarked Montero inside the penalty area. Caledonia goalkeeper Glenroy Samuel knocked away Montero's far post shot, but the rebound fell kindly for Rose to turn home.
Caledonia reduced the deficit five minutes into the second half after referee Stanley Lancaster ruled Jhon Kennedy Hurtado wrestled Jamal Gay to the ground as a corner kick sailed into the area.
The goal did little to spark Caledonia, or ruffle Seattle, as both sides exchanged only occasional chances before the final whistle.
Caledonia will hope to secure its first points in Champions League play in a home match against Honduras' Marathón on August 22, while the Sounders will look to duplicate their victory against Caledonia when they visit Manny Ramjohn Stadium eight days later.
Highlights: - Click Here (http://www.concacafchampions.com/page/CL/Video/HighlightsDetail2/0,,12856~2869932,00.html)
Teams
Caledonia AIA: - 33.Glenroy Samuel; 29.Radanfah Abu Bakr, 2.Aubrey David, 3.Nuru Muhammad, 15.Walter Moore, 12 Kareem Joseph, 10.Conrad Smith (8.Cornelius Stewart 58th), 7.Stephen David, 13.Trayon Bobb (6.Trevin Caesar 58th), 9.Keyon Edwards (Yellow 39), 23.Jamal Gay (28.Sheldon Holder 82nd).
Coach: - Jerry Moe (T&T).
Seattle Sounders: - 33.Andrew Weber; 8.Marc Burch, 31.Jeffrey Parke, 34.Jhon Hurtado, 3.Bradley Evans, 6.Osvaldo Alonso (23.Servando Carrasco 46th), 27.Alexander Caskey (12.Leonardo González 75th), 25.Andrew Rose, 26.Samuel Ochoa, 17.Fredy Montero (Yellow 56) (5.Adam Johansson 90th), 21.Cordell Cato.
Coach: - Siegfried Schmid (Germany).
Referee: - Stanley Lancaster (Guyana).
Venue: - CenturyLink FieldSeattle, Washington.
Standings
GP W T L GF GA GD Pts
Seattle Sounders 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3
Marathón 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0
Caledonia AIA 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
Post by: Football supporter on August 03, 2012, 06:47:39 AM
In comparison, WConnection did a fantastic job of offering a big match experience. Lots of radio ads and there were lots of banners down South advertising the game. The VIP area was superb and there were special CONCACAF T shirts for sale.
Good effort by W.Connection. :beermug: :beermug:
Post by: Sam on August 03, 2012, 09:15:16 AM
The Caribbean coaches really need to upgrade they level of coaching to.
Post by: Sam on August 03, 2012, 09:16:50 AM
You dont fall asleep because you leading.
Post by: Tallman on August 03, 2012, 07:43:57 PM
taylorsportsoutlook.wordpress.com
On February 11th 2009, the Soca Warriors drew 2-2 at the Estadio Cuscatián, San Salvador. Carlos Edwards and Dwightie put us 2-0 up in the first half. Stern John missed a second-half penalty, Kenwyne Jones EPL monolith, was out-muscled by players half his size and Romero’s late double pegged the match back 2-2. At the time it was considered a harmless result by a lot of the locals, but it set the precedent for a poor Hexagonal campaign.
The Central American opponents last night were not El Salvadorian, but they could have been mistaken for some as the many parallels could be drawn from the final result. W Connection took on Xelaju MC from Guatemala (don’t ask me how to pronounce that). The reigning Pro League Champs were probably fancying their chances and had the general backing from a local crowd who probably thought this was a walk in the park. The visitors came into this CL match as reigning Guatemala Clausura Champion and won five league titles back home.
They were tidy and organised throughout (Xelaju that is) as their playing style matched their neat kit. For a long spell in the first half though, it seemed as if Connection were in control. Biting in the tackle, they hustled and harried their opponents who were unwilling to mix it physically. Thus it the 2-0 score line at the half was inevitable seemingly.
The goals came from defensive errors; both times the Xelaju central defence failed to deal with straightforward balls into the box. The W Connection goals were deserved based on their superiority, but were not well-made in my opinion. But goals are goals, and the Trinidadian in me said: “Good Job!” The half time whistle seemed to interrupt the flow as the Savonnetta Boys were on a rampage at that point. But with timid opposition like this they would easily pick up where they left off in the second half, right?
Wrong. The second half brought two different teams seemingly. Xelaju looked unaccustomed to the pitch and playing style of their hosts. With the number of under-weighed passes they made it is reasonable to assume, they are accustomed to watered pitches back home. It required a minor adjustment in their approach, and they had the better second half. Tap-tap-tap-tap: the ball ping-ponged through the Connection midfield. Chasing shadows took the sting out of their attack, and they started to catch more man than ball with their tackling as frustration started to mount.
The Brazilian captain Israel Silva had a few cracks at Jan Michael Williams, and a few step-overs as well. But the score remained at 2-0. Anyone who came into the stadium at this point could have been forgiven for assuming that Xelaju were the team ahead, as the run of play suggested. Then it happened; Edgar Chinchilla came to life and volleyed in from outside the 18. Nothing the visitors did before in terms of shooting suggested that they carried this threat, but one shot was all they needed to start the comeback as this was their first shot on target. Connection were more panicked than urgent at this point, but were still good enough for the win as Shadon Winchester’s invention created the third goal. Jerrel Britto refused to score it however, as he missed an open goal when he stretched to meet it. So with opportunities to kill the match going begging Chinchilla latched on to a flicked header, cut inside and punished every Trinibagonian in the venue with his equalising rocket.
Like the national team three and a half years prior, Connection failed to beat a very beatable opponent. Even Connection’s Champions League all-time record was better (3-2-3) to Xelaju (0-1-1). But a lack of professionalism cost them as they failed to consolidate their advantage. Another talking point was their lethargy in the second half; they seemed to be running on fumes at the end, which is curious as the match was never played at a high tempo. So what was supposed to be a valuable three points turned into one solitary point. The most important thing is that the Savonnetta Boys need to bounce back and quickly as they head to Mexico next to face Guadalajara. The Marabella team is not short on talent by any stretch, but have to show more character when things do not go their way.
Overall though, it was an entertaining match; fun and adventurous. I am looking forward to the match when we host the Mexicans on September 26th – that should be an epic clash. Hopefully Connection will still be in the tournament and not just playing for pride. The Pro League team for a long period, looked more physically and tactically capable in this match but were beaten for sustained skill, determination and Chinchilla’s left foot. Best of luck to the boys in Mexico.
Post by: Sando on August 04, 2012, 03:43:57 PM
So W Connection sign some big goal scorer from Suriname and them eh use him.
What they waiting for, after they eliminated.
Steups.... come on W........
Post by: frico on August 04, 2012, 04:01:27 PM
Post by: soccerrama on August 04, 2012, 08:31:07 PM
Nice report.
So W Connection sign some big goal scorer from Suriname and them eh use him.
What they waiting for, after they eliminated.
Steups.... come on W........
W Connection are still awaiting International Clearance for this player despite their best efforts, so it is not that they signed the player & didn't use him, they couldn't.
Post by: Jack Horner on August 05, 2012, 05:38:00 AM
Joe Public is the only team from T&T to won a game in Mexico, I doubt W Connection can do it, especially with a bunch of kids.
They lost their home game, that is not good.
Xelaju cannot run like W Connection but they will beat them with sense, they are more experience and uses the ball intelligently.
W Connection got fooled in the first half but Xelaju plan worked.
Post by: Deeks on August 05, 2012, 12:11:56 PM
Post by: Tallman on August 06, 2012, 11:10:09 AM
Post by: Tallman on August 07, 2012, 07:14:04 AM
ttproleague.com
“As coach of the team I am disappointed,” revealed DIRECTV W Connection Head Coach Stuart Charles Fevrier on Thursday night after letting a two-goal cushion slip against Guatemalan club Xelaju MC at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in their opening 2012-2013 CONCACAF Champions’ League match.
A scintillating first half by Connection was celebrated with two goals, Hashim Arcia(23rd minute) and Rennie Britto(34th minute), however the Digicel Pro League Champions allowed two late goals by Xelaju substitute Edgar Chinchilla(74th and 89th minutes) tying the game at 2-2.
“I thought we should have won it despite the fact that we didn’t get the preparation games we wanted,” continued Fevrier. “I still felt at that level …and being in the position we were in …and getting the opportunities we got, we should have won the game easily.”
The Connection coach explained, “We had a lot of difficulties with our preparation. We weren’t able to travel to South America (Colombia) to get some strong games because we had problems with flights.
So we went to Tobago and got some games which really didn’t challenge us. I always knew, especially the second half would be very challenging for us because of the match fitness of our players. But I thought we had done enough in the first half to come out on top. In the second half our concentration dropped at critical moments.”
Fevrier defended three second half changes he made adding that striker Arcia complained with a groin pain and defender Joel Leslie Russell picked up a knee injury which led to his decision to introduce Shahdon Winchester and Akeem Benjamin respectively. While midfielder Andrei Pacheco was replaced by Silvio Spann to add fresh legs and experience in the middle.
“I don’t think the changes impacted much,” he said. “I think our staying power in the second half was definitely a challenge for us. And I thought we weren’t able to maintain the same intensity in the second half as we did in the first half. And I put it down to lack of serious games before (the match).
“This was always my main concern going into the game and we saw our players fading in the second half a bit. I don’t think the changes had much to do with what happened in the second half. Obviously we should have gone a little more offensive in the second half, but if you watched the game, they (Xelaju) never created a clear cut opportunity in the entire game. We created at least four clear cut chances and were only able to score two. Their first goal was a scrimmage and their second goal was a good shot from distance.
“We have shown and demonstrated that we are capable of playing against teams, playing at that level. I believe what’s needed now is to try and improve our league so that our players can be competing at a higher level locally, week in, week out. We need to try and improve the local professional league to a higher level of play.”
Connection will travel to Mexico for its next Group 8 match against home-team Chivas Guadalajara on Wednesday 29 August, then to Guatemala against Xelaju on Tuesday 18 September, and hosts Guadalajara on Wednesday 26 September in Trinidad. Following the Group stage, only the top team advances into the quarter-final round.
“We will definitely try to pick it up from here,” assured Fevrier. “We have three more difficult games. I know the entire world would not give us a chance going into those countries to try and win. But we have to believe in our ability, in ourselves and work hard to try and win the three games.
“I know the entire world wouldn’t believe we could win these games. The Caribbean is always looked at as underdogs. Rightly so, because the Caribbean is the only part of the world that is seemingly amateur, while in Trinidad and Tobago we are trying to keep professional football alive. But the beauty of football is that even the underdogs have a chance. We will be going to play in Mexico (in our next match) but we believe we have an equal chance.
“The main task for us now is to prepare …prepare focused, very serious and very professional. This is what we have to focus on. I believe that in the Caribbean we have players with the quality to compete against those teams. We just need to work on the mentality of our players, obviously, and to help them believe that they can do well at that level. I think it’s more psychological than anything else.
“We obviously would be working towards improving, because we have to. We know we are not where we can be. We are not as consistent throughout the ninety minutes as we ought to be. We have three weeks to try and improve. This is the task ahead for us now. We have to try and improve the team, so that the team can be more consistent throughout the ninety minutes.”
Post by: maxg on August 07, 2012, 09:25:37 AM
Post by: Tallman on August 07, 2012, 09:30:31 AM
Yup..ah still like this coach (Fevrier). Don't know why he is not the National Coach.
He was de coach at one point, but he wanted to do it properly and asked for patience. In response, Jack run him, and brought back Bertille. As far as I remember, dey didn't even make an official announcement.
Post by: Tallman on August 07, 2012, 08:10:35 PM
ttproleague.com
Caledonia AIA suffered a disappointing 3-1 defeat in its debut CONCACAF Champions’ League match against home-side Seattle Sounders last Thursday, however the Morvant/Laventille based TT Pro League club remains very optimistic over advancing out of the group stage.
Sammy Ochoa, Fredy Montero and Andy Rose all scored in the first half for the Major League Soccer (MLS) club, Sounders, and five minutes after the break Kareem Joseph pulled back a goal from the penalty spot for Caledonia after striker Jamal Gay was bundled inside the area.
“I think we didn't play well in the first half, and didn’t play individually. And sometimes we need a kick up the pants when we are not doing well,” said coach Jerry Moe, who marched the touch line in absence of Head Coach and Technical Director Jamaal Shabazz on Thursday night in Seattle.
“We can’t make excuses,” continued Moe.
“But our biggest challenge is that we aren’t playing competitive matches at this point, only little practice matches, and we are still without a couple injured players (Ataulla Guerra and Akim Armstrong).”
The 2012 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Champions and Digicel Pro League Championship third place finishers will next host Honduran club CD Marathon on Tuesday 21 August in its second Group 4 match.
Caledonia then hosts Sounders in the second leg on the Wednesday 29 August, and finally visits Marathon on Wednesday 26 September. The winner of the group advances to the quarter-final round.
“We should be able to do better,” added Moe. “We have to be confident. We have three games still. We won the second half against Seattle and that should give us some confidence. So it’s just for us to play our remaining matches with the right discipline and attitude.”
Post by: Big Magician on August 08, 2012, 10:32:47 AM
Post by: Flex on August 08, 2012, 04:20:31 PM
Caledonia played GREAT and like a team for the first five minutes of the game and after than they resorted to individual football while eliminating their midfield.
And I am fed up hearing the excuse that we dont have a #10 on the team, because not every team has a number 10, Sounders didn't have one but made adjustments, they made sure all their players where involved.
This team is not technically good at all. Even though they had some decent one/two's they just could not get that 3/4 touches.
Walter Moore was Cali's best player and he fought hard despite not having the legs to stop Cordell Cato who turned him and Cali defence inside out especially in the first half, but I like the attitude from Moore and he made some good overlapping runs.
David was ok in central.
Gay did not get much service, I canot understand why would they use one striker and they know the team cannot provide.
Ceaser was a good sub.
Radanfah Abu Bakr speed has improved but his free kicks is terrible.
Aubrey David is now a Guyanese international and to be honest, T&T will not miss him.
Glenroy Samuel hesitates to much.
Conrad Smith was having an ok game in the beginning and seemed like he would have scored, but fell off quite quickly.
Overall, I doubt Cali making it out of this group. The simple things these players cannot do. I cant believe they won 4 cups in T&T, makes me wonder about the T&T league.
They play like a typical team from T&T, score one goal on them and they collapse.
The team played with no plan.
Lets see what will happen next game.
Post by: Tallman on August 20, 2012, 06:01:58 PM
Venue: Ato Boldon Stadium
Location: Couva, Trinidad and Tobago
OFFICIALS FOR THE MATCH
Referee: Kevin Morrison (JAM)
Assistant: Keble Williams (JAM)
Assistant: Kedlee Powell (JAM)
Fourth: Raymond Bogle (JAM)
Post by: Tallman on August 20, 2012, 06:03:19 PM
CONCACAF.com
CD Marathon said Friday it had parted ways with manager Ramon Maradiaga by "mutual consent", and hired former coach Manuel Keosseian to replace him.
The announcement made via the club's Twitter account comes a day after the eight-time Honduran league champion lost its fourth straight, 2-1 to Atletico Choloma, to open its Apertura season and fell alone into last place in the 10-team first division.
The 57-year-old Maradiaga, who coached Motagua last year before being dismissed in September, departed Marathon after it had been outscored 9-2 this season including a 4-0 loss to arch rival Olimpia on Sunday.
Marathon will play Real Espana on Saturday before opening its Champions League schedule in Trinidad against Caribbean club champion Caledonia AIA on Wednesday.
Keosseian, who turned 59 on Friday, led Marathon to Apertura league titles in 2007, 2008 and 2009, coached Municipal to the Guatemalan Clausura championship in 2010 and also had been manager at Penarol in his native Uruguay.
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Post by: Flex on August 21, 2012, 04:57:14 AM
T&T Guardian reports.
Former T&T striker Kerlon Ferguson has been included in Neal & Massy Caledonia’s 21-man squad for their Concacaf Champions League Group Four home clash with Honduran club, CD Marathon at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva tomorrow from 8 pm.
The “Morvant/Laventille Stallions” needed to boost their attack, after going down to US Major League Soccer’s Seattle Sounders in their opener last month in Washington. Ferguson or his fellow Tobago-born striker Trevin Caesar is expected to lead the attack with Jamal Gay for Caledonia which cannot afford a loss.
“Ferguson is the perfect fit for our attacking options, that’s why we signed him on a twoyear deal” stated Caledonia technical director, Jamaal Shabazz. “He can play with his back to the goal and he can make powerful runs into the spaces as well.
I think we got us another Lalonde Gordon,” joked Shabazz as he compared his new signing to London Olympic Games 400m final bronze medal winner, who also hails from Tobago.
For tomorrow’s match, Shabazz said he will be giving more of an attacking license to offensive- minded right back Kareem Joseph by pushing him up in a midfield role while employing new signing Aubrey David at right back. Joseph was the scorer of Caledonia’s lone goal, from the penalty spot in the loss to Seattle.
The speedy Joseph, Gay and Conrad Smith were able to get behind the Sounders’ defence on several occasions in the first half of their match, but lacked the numbers to finish off chances.
However, it is in the defensive third that Shabazz must make his biggest adjustments with goalkeeper Glenroy Samuel, and defenders Radanfah Abu Bakr, Nuru Muhammad, Walter Moore and David needing to improve on their last display with a more disciplined approach against a marathon squad which is noted for its potency.
Shabazz said: “Of course we have to up our game but I think it’s more mental than physical. Technically and tactically we are up to the task, but we must believe in ourselves more and in our right to be playing at this level.”
“I believe in this Caledonia squad. They have created history for the club and we are going to push them to give all that they have in this game. “It’s vital for us to pick up points.”
TEAM
Goalkeepers: Glenroy Samuel, Colin Ewards
Defenders: Aubrey David, Radanfah Abu Bakr, Nuru Muhammad, Walter Moore, Aquil Selby, Colin Nelson.
Midfielders: Kareem Joseph, Stephan David, Keyon Edwards, Abdallah Phillips, Trayon Bobb, Conrad Smith, Nathan Lewis, Kemron Purcell, Cornelius Stewart.
Forwards: Jamal Gay, Trevin Ceasar, Kerlon Ferguson, Sheldon Holder.
Post by: Tallman on August 21, 2012, 04:51:11 PM
Post by: Deeks on August 21, 2012, 05:17:52 PM
Post by: Sam on August 21, 2012, 06:06:14 PM
T&T teams dont have the discipline and they never fit.
Post by: Tallman on August 21, 2012, 08:19:56 PM
ttproleague.com
“We aren’t overawed by the situation,” made clear, Caledonia AIA Technical Director Jamaal Shabazz ahead of Wednesday’s Concacaf Champions’ League second group four match against visiting Honduran club CD Marathón from 8pm at the Ato Boldon Stadium.
“We may be naïve not to be fearful of this opponent, but it is on our doorstep,” continued Shabazz. “And we feel that we are going to go out there and take the game to them and play pressing and at times throw caution to the wind.
We want to get points, and we want to get a result. And what that tactic brings, we will see as the game goes on and also see how to adjust.”
Caledonia, the 2012 Caribbean Football Union Club Champions, suffered a 3-1 defeat at home to MLS outfit Seattle Sounders on August 2 in Washington and now remains in search of vital points as only the top team in the three-team group advances into the quarter-final round of the CCL.
“Of course we have a lot of respect for Honduras because they are one of the top countries in Concacaf, but this is an opportunity for us to put Trinidad and Tobago on the map. An opportunity for us to stay in the Concacaf Champions’ League and try to get out of the group stage for Caribbean and Trinidad and Tobago football, and from a social standpoint, for Morvant-Laventille,” shared the longstanding Caledonia TD.
“I saw them(Marathón) play against Jabloteh two years ago. And they are very good on the ball …movement off the ball and good attitude when it comes to ball possession and playing the nice attacking game.”
Shabaaz also commented on his team’s CCL debut match against Sounders saying, “I think it’s not a question of what went wrong. It was a first time experience for us in the Concacaf Champions’ League.
We started well against Seattle in the first fifteen minutes and then for some strange reason, no instructions from the bench to back off, but the players stared to back off. We allowed them a little too much room, particularly on the sides and our wingbacks having to deal with [one versus one] situations with some quick opponents such as the (Cordell) Cato boy and they created some chances which they scored. I think we settled down eventually in the second half and took the fight to them.
“We lost the first half 3-0 and won the second half 1-0 if we were to look at it philosophically. It was a good experience to learn and understanding the margin for errors playing at this level.”
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Post by: Tallman on August 21, 2012, 08:24:22 PM
ttproleague.com
Caledonia remains in hunt for “vital” Concacaf Champions’ League Group Four points and will take on visiting Honduran club CD Marathon from 8pm at the Ato Boldon Stadium on Wednesday.
The 2012 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Champions were defeated 3-1 in their opening Group Four clash against Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders on Thursday 2 August in Washington.
With just one club advancing out of the 3-team group home and away series, Caledonia must rebound by earning much needed points.
Technical Director Jamaal Shabazz, who didn’t travel to Washington for the opening game, remains adamant that his side needs to believe in itself and the right of playing at the Concacaf level.
He said, “Of course we have to up our game but I think it’s more mental than physical. Technically and tactically we are up to the task, but we must believe in ourselves more and in our right to be playing at this level.
I believe in this Caledonia squad. They have created history for the club and we are going to push them to give all that they have in this game. It’s vital for us to pick up points.”
Caledonia AIA Team
Goalkeepers: Glenroy Samuel, Colin Ewards
Defenders: Aubrey David, Radanfah Abu Bakr, Nuru Muhammad, Walter Moore, Aquil Selby, Colin Nelson.
Midfielders: Kareem Joseph, Stephan David, Keyon Edwards, Abdallah Phillips, Trayon Bobb, Conrad Smith, Nathan Lewis, Kemron Purcell, Cornelius Stewart.
Forwards: Jamal Gay, Trevin Ceasar, Kerlon Ferguson, Sheldon Holder.
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Post by: Cocorite on August 22, 2012, 04:05:09 AM
Shabazz: Caledonia must believe in itself
ttproleague.com
Technical Director Jamaal Shabazz, who didn’t travel to Washington for the opening game, remains adamant that his side needs to believe in itself and the right of playing at the Concacaf level.
Is he banned from the USA?
Post by: injunchile on August 22, 2012, 05:07:58 AM
Post by: Tallman on August 22, 2012, 01:51:00 PM
• Lost Group 4 opener to host Seattle Sounders 3-1…Kareem Joseph (50’ pen) scored only
goal in defeat
• First-ever CCL appearance
• All-Time CCL record: 0 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss (1 GF, 3 GA)
• First-ever CCL home game
• Club founded in 1979
• Defeated CCL-qualifier W Connection 4-3 on penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw in the final of the 2012
Caribbean club championship…Radanfah Abu Bakr put Caledonia into the lead with a 97
th minute goal
• In the Caribbean semifinals, defeated fellow-CCL qualifier the Puerto Rico Islanders 4-1; Rennie Britto
scored 2 goals
MARATHON (Honduras)
• Method of qualification: Most points from the Honduran 2011 Apertura and 2012 Clausura
• Previous CCL appearances (3): 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11
• All-Time CCL record: 13 wins, 2 draws, 11 losses (41 GF, 44 GA)
• All-Time CCL away record: 3 wins, 2 draws, 8 losses (18 GF, 35 GA)
• Lost 4 of last 5 CCL games, including 3 straight on the road
• Conceded at least 1 goal ins 12 of 13 all-time CCL away games
• 0 goals scored in last 148 minutes of CCL away games
• Last CCL away win: July 28, 2010, 3-0, v Tauro in the Preliminary Round
• 2 wins, 0 draws, 0 losses in 2 CCL games v Trinidadian opposition (2009/10: 3-1 home win v San Juan
Jabloteh, 4-2 away win v San Juan Jabloteh
• All-Time Leading CCL scorers: Mario Berrios, Walter Martinez, Jerry Palacios (5 goals each); Claudio
Nicolas Labarinas Cardozo, Carlos Mejia, Milton Nunez (4 each)
Post by: Cocorite on August 22, 2012, 03:07:22 PM
Ok the article above say 8pm TT time
Post by: Tallman on August 22, 2012, 03:29:58 PM
I guess no viewing? Any radio? What time it starting?
Ok the article above say 8pm TT time
You can watch it on CONCACAF TV: http://www.concacaftv.premiumtv.co.uk/
Post by: Cocorite on August 22, 2012, 03:44:13 PM
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Post by: Tallman on August 22, 2012, 06:50:26 PM
Do dem boys try to pick out a man when they crossing balls in or they does just boom kick hopeful ball in the area. It appears to be the latter form Cali. Primary school ball.
Crossing at all levels of T&T football is notoriously poor.
Post by: Tallman on August 22, 2012, 06:53:27 PM
Post by: Flex on August 22, 2012, 06:58:54 PM
Really poor football they playing....
Kick and hope brand with no idea what each player role is.
And Caledonia is just running up and down the wing and totally eliminating the center of the field.
Where is Theobald?
No central attack and no kind of good crossing.
I not even bothering to watch the second half.
This team play is really poor, I can't believe they won 4 cups last season.... makes me wonder how the other teams play..
Post by: FireBrand on August 22, 2012, 07:12:44 PM
Post by: Tallman on August 22, 2012, 07:26:42 PM
Where is Theobald?
He paperwork didn't get sorted out in time.
Post by: Tallman on August 22, 2012, 07:50:48 PM
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Post by: JRtheWriter on August 22, 2012, 07:58:36 PM
Well like I said awhile back, my money is on W Connection....even though they let 2 points slip away..smh
Post by: Dynamite Warrior on August 22, 2012, 08:13:52 PM
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Post by: vb on August 23, 2012, 06:26:00 PM
Attendance??
Post by: Tallman on August 29, 2012, 11:16:13 AM
Post by: FireBrand on August 29, 2012, 11:39:29 AM
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Post by: fari on August 29, 2012, 08:32:34 PM
Post by: just cool on August 30, 2012, 06:57:25 PM
as for this muhammad guy (the central defender) the man falling , slippin and sliding all in the final defensive third, what ah calamitous mdfcr he is, and of course the schmuck who fack up and let seattle put in one just on the bring of half time. what sh!t football!!
Post by: Deeks on August 30, 2012, 07:30:17 PM
Unless the field bone hard, defenders should have long studs on.
Post by: Jack Horner on September 02, 2012, 06:46:58 AM
After 30 minutes W Connection was lunging, Imagine, Professional footballers tired after 30 minutes and the coach looked tired to from the bench.
Lets not forget Caledonia, I mean Shabaaz could talk a good game, but that team is technically and tactically weak. Jamal Gay should get out of that club, he is a Joe Public product and deserve to be on a better team, Caledonia killing his rep. Walter Moore, who I bought to T&T was the only player with heart.
Even Theobald looked tired and didn't make one good pass.
This club embarrass T&T. Since Joe Public left the league, they have really deteriorated, JP may come back next season (2014) and help save the league.
Joe Public is the only team to represent T&T greatly at this level. Give them credit guys.
Jack will rise again and the world will beg for him to come back and I hope he says NO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Deeks on September 02, 2012, 06:52:21 AM
Post by: Jack Horner on September 02, 2012, 06:53:33 AM
if JP so great why the hell they not playing in the pro-league. Is what have you done lately. Right now you prefer to hide in division 2.
We have our reasons I cannot disclosed my friend, but thanks for your support.
JP may come back next season (2013/2014) and help save the league. We are thinking about it.
Post by: D.H.W on September 02, 2012, 06:53:39 AM
Post by: Jack Horner on September 02, 2012, 06:58:14 AM
Lol the same JP that shit down they self last CL?
And still we did better than the two teams we have there now.
We won in MEXICO, no other Caribbean team has ever managed to do that and we destroyed a BIG MLS team and sent a message to the world of MLS supporters.
We went out with a bang not like these two soft teams we have here, when I saw the guys, I could only shake my head.
W Connection, a team I had little respect for has now gone, they look clueless, this is why Stuart Charles was quickly removed from T&T coach, he cannot go up the next level and the quicker David Williams notice this, the better for his club, he put his friendship over his business and you cannot mix both.
Jack will rise again and the world will beg for him to come back and I hope he says NO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Tallman on September 18, 2012, 06:37:43 PM
CONCACAF.COM
Even in the long and proud tradition of football at storied Guatemalan side Xelaju, this week is shaping up as one of the biggest in the team's history, at least where international competition is concerned.
On Tuesday night, the Super Chivos host Trinidadian club W Connection in Quetzaltenango. That game will provide the Guatemalans with a chance to take control of Group 8 of the CONCACAF Champions League, after Xelaju surprisingly knocked off Mexican giant Chivas last time out in the CCL at Mario Camposeco Stadium.
Following that feat up with another win at home over the Trinidadian Pro League champions would mean a four point advantage in the group for the Guatemalan side, heading into next month's rematch with regional heavyweight Chivas in Mexico.
Before the Guatemalans can think about upsetting Chivas again, though, a second date in a matter of weeks with the Caribbean side awaits. In August, the defending Guatemalan champions, under the knowledgeable guidance of former Costa Rican international Hernan Medford, started off their CCL campaign on the right foot in Trinidad by securing a valuable point on the road.
"We're totally satisfied after tying Trinidad away, then beating a great team like Chivas, which came with its first team," Medford told CONCACAF.com. "Of course that's motivational, and now we have to try to win the game here against W Connection, to then go play basically a final, away against Chivas looking to qualify."
Headed into Tuesday night's match, Medford and his team know that a win against W Connection would put them in an enviable position headed to Guadalajara next month. A victory against the Trinidadians would provide Xelaju with a chance to seal the group -- and a pass to the quarterfinals -- with just a tie in Guadalajara, no matter the outcome of next week's clash in the Caribbean between W Connection and Chivas.
But despite playing at a home stadium situated at 2400 meters above sea level -- an advantage which could well stymie the attack of the Caribbean side -- the Super Chivos will be unlikely to overlook their rival after needing a daring comeback to equalize the away match in Trinidad, after W Connection led 2-0 at the half.
"It was a good game," said Medford said of that clash. "The first half Connection played better, the second half belonged to us. So it was a completely fair result. It was a game with a lot goals, and so it left me completely satisfied."
For Tuesday's game, Medford has his squad completely focused on W Connection, despite the looming date in Guadalajara. But should the hosts pull out a victory in Quetzaltenango, eliminating W Connection in the process, their full attention would then turn to the pending rematch with Chivas on October 25th.
Following what Medford labeled a "historic triumph" at home last month, getting the result on the road in Mexico -- along with a ticket to the quarterfinals -- would surely prove even more noteworthy for the proud Guatemalan franchise, founded in 1928.
"It was one of those games that the team played very well, almost perfect, because we didn't really commit any errors," said Medford of the win over Chivas. "It's a completely historic result, but we're going to try to repeat it the 25th in Mexico."
Xelaju has won five Guatemalan league crowns and three national cups, but has limited experience in international play. The club's fifth moon -- uniquely, Xelaju uses moons on its shirt in place of stars to represent titles won -- was captured during the 2012 Clausura earlier this year, with a finals victory over fellow CCL entrant Municipal.
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Post by: Tallman on September 18, 2012, 06:40:00 PM
CONCACAF.COM
The goal for DirecTV W Connection is clear. It must beat Xelaju at Estadio Mario Camposesco Tuesday night or be eliminated from the CONCACAF Champions League.
"One of our main aspirations is to get to the final of the CONCACAF Champions League, believe it or not," W Connection goalkeeper Jan Michael Williams told ttproleague.com. "With this bunch of players that we have right now, we can get to the final. But…it's going to be tough."
The two teams battled to a 2-2 draw at Manny Ramjohn Stadium on August 2. W Connection led 2-0 on first-half goals by Hachim Arcia and Rennie Britto, but allowed a pair of goals by Edgar Chinchilla in the final 17 minutes and settled for the draw. Xelaju followed with a 1-0 victory over Guadalajara on August 21, while W Connection lost 4-0 to Chivas in Mexico eight days later.
The two enter the match in slightly different form. Xelaju, which leads CCL Group 8 with four points, has lost two of three, including Saturday's 2-0 defeat to Comunicaciones in the Guatemalan Apertura.
W Connection defeated Defence Force 2-0 Saturday at Manny Ramjohn in the inaugural Digicel Charity Shield match with its league season set for an October 2 start.
Besides the victory, the match was of special significance to Williams. The club donated $10,000 to Williams to aid in the recovery of his fiancé, Candice, who was assaulted in January and spent two months in an induced coma.
"I have to give a lot of credit to the chairman of the club, David John Williams and coach Stuart Charles Fevrier," Williams said. "They really helped me to manage between the football and the family. They bent over backwards, so to speak, to accommodate me at times when I wasn't able to be around. I try to be professional about it in every aspect and they respected that. They really helped me in coming through thus far."
Like W Connection, with two games remaining, the situation is just as dire for other teams as well.
Tauro FC has yet to score a goal in Group 2, losing to Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium and group-leading Herediano 1-0 at home. The Panamanian side needs to win both of its remaining games to have any hope hopes of advancement alive.
That starts with beating Real Salt Lake at Estadio Rommel Fernandez in Panama City on Tuesday. Real Salt Lake, which won the first encounter 2-0, can move into a tie with Herediano with a win of its own.
That likely would set up a winner-take-all match between RSL and Herediano in Sandy, Utah on October 23. For Salt Lake, it is approaching Tauro as a desperate foe.
"It's my feeling that they're going to approach this game the way I would, which is they have to win. They're not dead yet," RSL coach Jason Kreis said. "They have to beat us and they have to beat Herediano and they have to hope for some things to go right between Herediano and us, but I would expect that would be an ultra aggressive Tauro team Tuesday night."
Real Salt Lake, which hasn't played a competitive match since September 6, will be without captain and central midfielder Kyle Beckerman, who is serving a one-game ban for a straight red card in the home win over Tauro on August 21.
"Obviously he's an important player, but he's missed a lot of games the last few years," Ned Grabavoy said. "Whoever is called upon is going to have to step in and do the job and collectively we just have to move forward."
In Group 6, Real Estelí is another team that is goalless and facing the elimination with a loss to group leader UANL Tigres Tuesday night at Estadio Independencia in Managua.
It will be a rematch of Tigres' 4-0 win at Estadio Universitario on August 21, when four different players scored for UANL in the final 55 minutes.
Estelí also fell to Alajuelense, which is tied atop the group with UANL, though the Mexicans have a plus-three edge in goal difference.
UANL will head to Nicaragua bolstered Luis Garcia's two goals and a 2-0 win over Cruz Azul in the Mexican Apertura Saturday. Esteli is unbeaten in its last three in in the Nicaraguan league, but has drawn its last two and was held to a 0-0 draw by Juventus Managua on Saturday.
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Post by: Tallman on September 18, 2012, 07:58:52 PM
http://www.thefirstrow.eu/watch/141578/1/watch-xelaju-mc-vs-w-connection-fc.html
or
http://www.thefirstrow.eu/watch/141578/2/watch-xelaju-mc-vs-w-connection-fc.html
Post by: JRtheWriter on September 18, 2012, 08:07:53 PM
http://js-natural.blogspot.com/2009/09/channel-4.html
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Post by: Tallman on September 18, 2012, 09:32:36 PM
Winchester, plzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
In all fairness, if yuh look at de replay, de ball take an offkey bounce just as he shoot.
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Post by: Tallman on September 19, 2012, 04:45:48 AM
Connection lost 3-2. Very disappointing. Some of the ref. calls was fustrating the Connection players. But still disappointing. Shadon needs to find a team outside of TT or else he will end up like Britto.
He needs to increase his intensity and be more lethal in front of goal. He has had his overseas trials, but nothing so far.
Post by: Sam on September 19, 2012, 06:49:59 AM
I really expected W Connection to do better though....
Post by: Deeks on September 19, 2012, 03:59:42 PM
Connection defense was shakey for free kicks and corners. The first 3 mins Xelaju got 4 corners. It was pressure, until the Connection defender mistimed a header and gave Jan no chance. Joevin Jones score the best goal of the night, though. Bullet from outside the area. He played mid-field. Maybe a good mid for the local league. Still not convince he can carry his play for international games. On the quick counter attack he is pretty good, but when it is time to control the middle, he is not convincing. maybe later in the season we will see it. Even though Connection were good with the fast pace game, some of the guys need to step up. Shadon is a good player but was out the game a lot. The boy has good first touch and appropriate speed, but he eh gelling with this team some how. The number 12, with a poney-tail dreds was quick and nifty but almost all his passes went to Xelaju players. Stewartie has to do something or he maybe toast.
Post by: Tallman on September 25, 2012, 07:57:35 PM
ttproleague.com
Although having failed to qualify out of respective groups in the CONCACAF Champions’ League, winless W Connection and Caledonia are chasing happy endings in their final outing of the 2012 CCL on Wednesday night.
W Connection, with one point from three matches, hosts Mexican giants and ‘points hungry’ second positioned Chivas Guadalajara (3 points) from 8pm at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Trinidad in Group 8.
Connection are hoping to finish better than last week’s 3-2 defeat against group leader Xelaju MC (7 points) in Guatemala having played probably its best match of the CCL group stage.
And from 10pm in Honduras, Caledonia with one point to its name after three outings, takes on CD Marathon also with one point and in search of its first Group 4 win. Both teams played to a 0-0 draw in Trinidad last month.
A win for the 2011-2012 Digicel Pro League champs Connection and or Caledonia will definitely be a boost for Trinidad and Tobago football, but it’s surely going to be a tough task in attempting such a feat against their respective Mexican and the Honduran opponents.
“We are looking forward to the game against Chivas,” W Connection head coach Stuart Charles Fevrier told ttproleague.com on Tuesday.
“We like playing against opponents such as Chivas and teams of that level. Although we haven’t won a game in our three outings, we had a chance at winning in all three. We lost 4-0 in Mexico against Chivas, but we only gave away those goals in the last twenty-five minutes or so, of the game.
And against Xelaju in our last game we got back in the game twice. So we’ll be approaching the game (against Chivas) in a positive manner,” concluded the Connection coach.
Xelaju which came from behind to draw 2-2 against Connection in their opening match, leads Group 8 with 7 points, having defeated Chivas 1-0 in the first leg and Connection 3-2 in the second leg.
Meantime in Group 4, Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders leads the group with 9 points and are safely into the quarterfinal round of the 2012 CONCACAF Champions’ League. Sounders defeated Caledonia by near identical 3-1 results in both home and away matches and finished 3-2 winners against Marathon in Honduras.
Caledonia headed by Coach Jamaal Shabazz and assistant coach Jerry Moe, departed Trinidad on Monday for Honduras with a 21-man squad—Aubrey David, Nuru Abdullah Muhammad, Colin Nelson, Aquil Selby, Trevin Caesar, Stephan David, Conrad Smith, Keyon Edwards, Cornelius Stewart, Abdallah Phillip, Kareem Joseph, Trayon Bobb, Walter Moore, Kerlon Ferguson, Densill Theobald, Jamal Gay, Kemron Purcell, Nathan Lewis, Sheldon Holder and goalkeepers Glenroy Samuel and Colin Edwards.
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Post by: Tallman on September 26, 2012, 06:23:36 PM
http://www.thefirstrow.eu/watch/143281/1/watch-w-connection-fc-vs-chivas-guadalajara.html
Post by: Football supporter on September 26, 2012, 06:40:09 PM
Winchester weak and Tallman right, he dont play with ergency at all.
I really expected W Connection to do better though....
If you listen to Rix speaking, he honestly was surprised at the talent in T&T and was impressed with the physiques. He sees the problem totally as a mental one. A lack of self belief, self discipline, poor concentration span and fitness. These are all things that can be learned from progressive, positive coaching. I am very hopeful of the T&T of the future once these issues can be addressed. If we can get together 30 14 year olds and keep them in a decent environment, T&T will qualify for 2026.
Post by: Tallman on September 26, 2012, 06:47:24 PM
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Post by: Tallman on September 26, 2012, 07:21:44 PM
Almost 2-0!
Rell madness by Cyrus
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Post by: elan on September 26, 2012, 08:34:30 PM
Honestly AIA looking real good. Playing decent so far
Where yuh watching?
Post by: Tallman on September 26, 2012, 08:46:03 PM
Honestly AIA looking real good. Playing decent so far
Where yuh watching?
http://www.thefirstrow.eu/watch/143286/1/watch-cd-marathon-vs-caledonia-aia.html
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Post by: Bitter on May 01, 2013, 09:58:00 PM
Monterrey just come back from 0-2 down to win 4-2 in the last 30 minutes.
This is their 3rd CL in a row. The stadium went bonkers on the go-ahead goal.
I feeling bad for Santos Laguna
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Post by: JRtheWriter on June 03, 2013, 06:59:19 PM
Group 1 Arabe Unido (Panama), Metapan (El Savador), W Conection (Trinidad and Tobago)
Group 2 Olimpia (Honduras), Sporting Kansas City (USA), Real Estelí (Nicaragua)
Group 3 Herediano (Costa Rica), Club Deportivo Victoria (Honduras) , Valencia (Haiti)
Group 4 Club America (Mexico), Alajuelense (Costa Rica), Sporting san Miguelito Panama)
Group 5 San Jose Earthquakes (USA), Montreal Impact (CANADA), Guatemala 2nd (TBD)
Group 6 Comunicaciones (Guatemala), Toluca (Mexico), Caledonia (Trinidad and Tobago)
Group 7 Tijuana (Mexico), Houston Dynamo (USA), Luis Angel Firpo (El Salvador)
Group 8 LA Galaxy (USA), Cruz Aul (Mexico), Club Sport Cartaginés (Costa Rica)
W Connection got themselves a nice looking group they can win. Caledonia will have a tough time in their group.
Controversy going on as the rules state a USA team and Mexico team can't be in the same group. Group 7 and 8 break those rules. That's CONCACAF for you. :banginghead:
Post by: JRtheWriter on June 03, 2013, 07:03:36 PM
Arabe Unido, W Connection, Houston Dynamo.
Post by: JRtheWriter on June 03, 2013, 07:09:36 PM
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Post by: Tallman on June 14, 2013, 05:07:14 PM
ttproleague.com
Caledonia AIA Technical Director Jamaal Shabazz has made it clear that the Morvant-Laventille club is not just making up numbers in a 24-team CONCACAF Champions League when the 2013-2014 season kicks off on August 6.
"Caledonia AIA didn't just qualify to participate," Shabazz said. "We fought hard for our place, we've made serious sacrifices, so I think our chances are as good as any other team this year."
Caledonia had its first taste of the Concacaf Champions League--the confederation's version of the UEFA Champions League--last season and finished at the bottom of a three-team group behind MLS outfit Seattle Sounders and CD Marathón of Honduras in the group stage.
Now after joining fellow TT Pro League club DIRECTV W Connection for a second consecutive Champions League, the Morvant-Laventille club is ready to stand up against the top clubs of Mexico, Central America, USA, Canada and the Caribbean.
Last season, Caledonia AIA by virtue of winning the 2012 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championship, qualified for the Champions League, but this year, only did so by defeating Portmore United of Jamaica in a play-off to join Connection and Haitian side Valencia FC to represent the region.
Read More... (http://www.socawarriors.net/league/league-news/competitions/12555-caledonia-a-concacaf-champions-league-challenger.html)
Post by: Deeks on June 14, 2013, 05:47:45 PM
No, No! Jamal. That is your club, your sponsor and the pro-league job. Is your home game. How long you in this football business. You should have the whole of Laventille, Morvant, Barataria are your disposal. There is no Jabloteh anymore. Try and get some Croisee fans.
Post by: royal on June 14, 2013, 05:50:47 PM
Post by: Coop's on June 14, 2013, 06:34:15 PM
Last year, the Champions League games hosted in Trinidad were poorly attended and Shabazz feels that CONCACAF should initiate a public awareness plan to better highlight the importance of the CCL to the teams and its supporters particularly from the Caribbean.I agree with you to a certain extent but this is a team from T&T and i think the whole Football fraternity should be behind them,from the time a team from any where in the country representing us the game changes,i'm surprised i don't hear the TTFA involved more in this,these are some of the reasons why Football is so messed up in the country because everybody on their own and seeing about themselves,it's always about i and me but where is the us?no wonder it was not well supported when it was hosted in T&T,could u imagine that happening in the other countries.
No, No! Jamal. That is your club, your sponsor and the pro-league job. Is your home game. How long you in this football business. You should have the whole of Laventille, Morvant, Barataria are your disposal. There is no Jabloteh anymore. Try and get some Croisee fans.
Post by: Deeks on June 14, 2013, 08:01:54 PM
Last year, the Champions League games hosted in Trinidad were poorly attended and Shabazz feels that CONCACAF should initiate a public awareness plan to better highlight the importance of the CCL to the teams and its supporters particularly from the Caribbean.I agree with you to a certain extent but this is a team from T&T and i think the whole Football fraternity should be behind them,from the time a team from any where in the country representing us the game changes,i'm surprised i don't hear the TTFA involved more in this,these are some of the reasons why Football is so messed up in the country because everybody on their own and seeing about themselves,it's always about i and me but where is the us?no wonder it was not well supported when it was hosted in T&T,could u imagine that happening in the other countries.
No, No! Jamal. That is your club, your sponsor and the pro-league job. Is your home game. How long you in this football business. You should have the whole of Laventille, Morvant, Barataria are your disposal. There is no Jabloteh anymore. Try and get some Croisee fans.
Coops, Blessings, Blessings. Coops, as much as TTFA running the football, clubs should not depend on them to do everything. Jamal organization should be "littering" there area with flyers to come down in HCS for the game. Then they should get their spnsors the buy air time to advertise the game on TV, radio, newspapers and twitter and face book.
The days for people to just show up just for footie are long gone. Football aficionados, potential fans and the wagonists, have all lost the passion and respect for the local game, except small goal. We have to rebuild the passion and earn the respect. The proleague and their sponsors, the club and their sponsors should be spear-heading these types of endeavours. There is no other way forward. The football fraternity must be a self-help entity.
It is a pity Cale don't have their own grounds somewhere closer to Morvant, Laventille, Barataria area
Post by: 100% Barataria on June 14, 2013, 08:11:06 PM
Post by: Deeks on June 14, 2013, 08:21:39 PM
Cale used to play their home games on George's grounds back in the day, but that isn't exactly a stadium, just grounds with some bleachers. Growing up was fun, walk a few blocks to take in Cale and a few more to take in BBP :beermug:
Where is George's grounds. It that the Barataria oval?
Post by: 100% Barataria on June 14, 2013, 08:41:52 PM
Post by: King Deese on June 14, 2013, 09:04:40 PM
Post by: Coop's on June 15, 2013, 04:11:37 AM
Don't worry about WC,a team is only as good as the opposition,they are the best we have in T&T the test is when we have to play foreign teams.
Post by: Flex on July 01, 2013, 12:34:00 PM
W Connection Press Release.
The complete 2013/2014 schedule for the Group Stage of the CONCACAF Champions League was released earlier today by the tournament organizers.
Set to begin just over a month from today in the first week of August 2013, local football giants DIRECTV W Connection FC who were drawn in Group 1 along with The Houston Dynamo of the American MLS and Arabe Unido of Panama will meet each team twice in a home and away series for the group stage which kicks off on August 6th 2013.
The Savonetta Boys will travel to Panama where they will play their first away match on Thursday August 8th against Arabe Unido who currently compete in the Liga Panamena de Futbol; the highest football league in Panama.
Less than two weeks later the boys in green and white will host the Houston Dynamo of the United States MLS on Tuesday August 20th. They will play their second home game a month later on Tuesday September 19th 2013 hosting Arabe Unido; both venues to be announced at a future date.
This being his sixth campaign at the CONCACAF level, Technical Director and Head Coach Stuart Charles Fevrier is optimistic that his boys can achieve their objective of winning the group. Of his opponents Fevrier concedes that they will be challenging, but it is a challenge that he is up for.
The DIRECTV sponsored team will end the first stage of their Champions League campaign on the road where they will meet the Houston Dynamo’s on Wednesday 25th September at the BBVA Compass Stadium; the same venue for the CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B matches in which the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s Senior team will play against Haiti, Honduras and El Salvador later this month.
Ticket information for both home games will be released within the upcoming weeks. For additional information regarding this release please contact the Marketing and Media Department at W Connection Club Offices.
Renee John-Williams
W Connection Football Club
868.679.4721
868.679.4726
Post by: Flex on July 15, 2013, 02:55:02 PM
W Connection Press Release.
DIRECTV W Connection FC will travel to Cali Colombia where their pre-season and CONCACAF Champions League preparations will continue ahead of their first fixture in Panama.
Scheduled to depart the Piarco International Airport on Wednesday 17th July 2013 with a full contingent of players and technical staff, the Savonetta Boys will spend three weeks in Cali Colombia in intense training. The team will play four games while in Colombia including two game against top teams Deportivo de Cali, and America de Cali.
They will then travel from Colombia to Panama on August 6th 2013 ahead of their game against Arabe Unido on Thursday August 8th. DAU as they are popularly referred to, currently compete in the Liga Panamena de Futbol which is the highest football league in Panama.
Included in the travel contingent are six teenagers as well as two new signings Mirko Delia, a 24 year old striker from Francavilla Fontana, Italy, and 22 year old right-back, Joao Ananias Jordao Jr. of Recife, Pernambuco Brazil.
Dubbed “Infant Prodige” by the Italian press as they likened his talents to Luca Toni, known for his goal scoring abilities, Delia has played with Italian Serie A clubs such as Calcio Catani as well as with the Italian National Under 20 team where he played 3 games under Francesco Rocca’s stewardship. Jordao, who most recently played with Clube Nautico Capibaribe of the Brazilian First Division, is on loan with the club for a period of 6 months.
The full traveling list can be found below.
Technical Staff:
Stephen Stuart Charles Fevrier
Earl Jean
Eligah Joseph
Steve Trevor Nottingham
Raymond Mc Lean
Jo-Ellen Cole
John Jerry
Chandeo Boodoosingh
Kurt Ross
Christine Riley
Anne Ifill
Players:
Hashim Arcia, Aquelius Sylvester, Jerrel Britto, Jomal Williams, Neil Benjamin, Gerard Williams, Clyde Leon, Leslie Russell, Andrei Pacheco, Silvio Spann, Kurt Frederick, Tremain Paul, Devaughn Elliot, Julani Archibald, Alvin Jones, Mekeil Williams, Matthew Woo Ling, Jabari Mitchell, Isaiah Hudson, Aaqil Campbell, Joao Ananias Jordae Junior, Mirko Delia, Stefano Rijssel, Brendon Boucaud, Jem Gordon, Christian Felipe Ocoro Viveros, Heiber Alejandro Figueroa Ocoro.
Post by: Football supporter on July 15, 2013, 10:52:33 PM
:applause: :applause:
Post by: OutsideMan on July 15, 2013, 11:44:07 PM
Last year, the Champions League games hosted in Trinidad were poorly attended and Shabazz feels that CONCACAF should initiate a public awareness plan to better highlight the importance of the CCL to the teams and its supporters particularly from the Caribbean.
No, No! Jamal. That is your club, your sponsor and the pro-league job. Is your home game. How long you in this football business. You should have the whole of Laventille, Morvant, Barataria are your disposal. There is no Jabloteh anymore. Try and get some Croisee fans.
Well said, Deeks! You're quite right...it's the job of the club ownership/management, the pro-league, and the sponsors (somewhat), to promote the Pro-league brand, and the teams.
Again...well said!
Post by: Football supporter on July 16, 2013, 05:33:53 AM
Last year, the Champions League games hosted in Trinidad were poorly attended and Shabazz feels that CONCACAF should initiate a public awareness plan to better highlight the importance of the CCL to the teams and its supporters particularly from the Caribbean.
No, No! Jamal. That is your club, your sponsor and the pro-league job. Is your home game. How long you in this football business. You should have the whole of Laventille, Morvant, Barataria are your disposal. There is no Jabloteh anymore. Try and get some Croisee fans.
Well said, Deeks! You're quite right...it's the job of the club ownership/management, the pro-league, and the sponsors (somewhat), to promote the Pro-league brand, and the teams.
Again...well said!
I agree, however, the media have a huge role to play. When Walsall were here, the only coverage was from our press releases. There should have been requests for interviews, features on Walsalls history and key players, features about other overseas clubs to visit in the past etc. The newspapers here are so full of adverts, no one can be bothered reading them, so why not put something interesting in them?
Where are the Gold Cup pull outs? CCL pull outs? TTProleague season previews? Super League pre views?
The sports press has no imagination and no pride in its local teams. In such a small country, how can people still not be aware there is a professional league?
Post by: royal on July 16, 2013, 07:57:50 AM
Last year, the Champions League games hosted in Trinidad were poorly attended and Shabazz feels that CONCACAF should initiate a public awareness plan to better highlight the importance of the CCL to the teams and its supporters particularly from the Caribbean.
No, No! Jamal. That is your club, your sponsor and the pro-league job. Is your home game. How long you in this football business. You should have the whole of Laventille, Morvant, Barataria are your disposal. There is no Jabloteh anymore. Try and get some Croisee fans.
Well said, Deeks! You're quite right...it's the job of the club ownership/management, the pro-league, and the sponsors (somewhat), to promote the Pro-league brand, and the teams.
Again...well said!
I agree, however, the media have a huge role to play. When Walsall were here, the only coverage was from our press releases. There should have been requests for interviews, features on Walsalls history and key players, features about other overseas clubs to visit in the past etc. The newspapers here are so full of adverts, no one can be bothered reading them, so why not put something interesting in them?
Where are the Gold Cup pull outs? CCL pull outs? TTProleague season previews? Super League pre views?
The sports press has no imagination and no pride in its local teams. In such a small country, how can people still not be aware there is a professional league?
the pro league may have to have its own media department not just a website to make sure its message gets out.
Post by: OutsideMan on July 16, 2013, 08:29:02 AM
Last year, the Champions League games hosted in Trinidad were poorly attended and Shabazz feels that CONCACAF should initiate a public awareness plan to better highlight the importance of the CCL to the teams and its supporters particularly from the Caribbean.
No, No! Jamal. That is your club, your sponsor and the pro-league job. Is your home game. How long you in this football business. You should have the whole of Laventille, Morvant, Barataria are your disposal. There is no Jabloteh anymore. Try and get some Croisee fans.
Well said, Deeks! You're quite right...it's the job of the club ownership/management, the pro-league, and the sponsors (somewhat), to promote the Pro-league brand, and the teams.
Again...well said!
I agree, however, the media have a huge role to play. When Walsall were here, the only coverage was from our press releases. There should have been requests for interviews, features on Walsalls history and key players, features about other overseas clubs to visit in the past etc. The newspapers here are so full of adverts, no one can be bothered reading them, so why not put something interesting in them?
Where are the Gold Cup pull outs? CCL pull outs? TTProleague season previews? Super League pre views?
The sports press has no imagination and no pride in its local teams. In such a small country, how can people still not be aware there is a professional league?
FS --- this is where the team ownership/management comes in. They are supposed to have their own public relations person or department whose job it is to laison with the media, and basically 'hype' everything. Yes, it will be good to see the media personalities take an interest etc, but the media is profit driven just like any viable industry. If the public does not take much of an interest in a team or in the league, the media will therefore also not have an interest since the league wouldn't help it sell papers or grow ratings. And of course they (the media) will not automatically take it upon themselves to freely promote the teams.
That 'job' typically falls on the door-steps of each team, and the league in general. :beermug:
Post by: King Deese on July 25, 2013, 03:20:03 AM
This version of WConnection is an impressive one, it's a very talented team, on paper. The spending power of the owner, David Williams, is commendable and duly noted. He is proving that he wants to win this tournament. Why else would he provide his coaching staff with the players to win. The signing of the Brazilian defender and Italian striker is definitely a step in the right direction. Along with the playmaking ability of players like Jomal Williams, Matthew Woo Ling, Joevin Jones, if he is healthy, the silky smooth Jem Gordon, the steadiness of Clyde Leon and supporting cast, head coach Fevrier has to mold his team into a championship contender outside of the domestic league. If he cannot mold this team into a CCL champion, if he gets knocked out of the tournament at the group stage, it could mean the end of his stint at WConnection, but it would certainly be a shinning example of why football is in trouble in TnT.
Post by: OutsideMan on July 25, 2013, 08:52:30 PM
W Connection kicks off CONCACAF Champions League campaign.
W Connection Press Release.
The complete 2013/2014 schedule for the Group Stage of the CONCACAF Champions League was released earlier today by the tournament organizers.
Set to begin just over a month from today in the first week of August 2013, local football giants DIRECTV W Connection FC who were drawn in Group 1 along with The Houston Dynamo of the American MLS and Arabe Unido of Panama will meet each team twice in a home and away series for the group stage which kicks off on August 6th 2013.
The Savonetta Boys will travel to Panama where they will play their first away match on Thursday August 8th against Arabe Unido who currently compete in the Liga Panamena de Futbol; the highest football league in Panama.
Less than two weeks later the boys in green and white will host the Houston Dynamo of the United States MLS on Tuesday August 20th. They will play their second home game a month later on Tuesday September 19th 2013 hosting Arabe Unido; both venues to be announced at a future date.
This being his sixth campaign at the CONCACAF level, Technical Director and Head Coach Stuart Charles Fevrier is optimistic that his boys can achieve their objective of winning the group. Of his opponents Fevrier concedes that they will be challenging, but it is a challenge that he is up for.
The DIRECTV sponsored team will end the first stage of their Champions League campaign on the road where they will meet the Houston Dynamo’s on Wednesday 25th September at the BBVA Compass Stadium; the same venue for the CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B matches in which the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s Senior team will play against Haiti, Honduras and El Salvador later this month.
Ticket information for both home games will be released within the upcoming weeks. For additional information regarding this release please contact the Marketing and Media Department at W Connection Club Offices.
Renee John-Williams
W Connection Football Club
868.679.4721
868.679.4726
Anyone know if the match against Arabe Unido of Panama will be available on US TV or streamed live? Or still too early to say?
Post by: sueflaki on July 28, 2013, 05:35:41 AM
Post by: Deeks on July 28, 2013, 06:01:15 AM
I think LA Galaxy will win it this time.
Unlike the WC and the GC, the road to this competition goes thru Mexico city and mostly Mexican teams does prevail. But LA could do it if it reaches the final. Anything can happen in a final.
Post by: sueflaki on July 28, 2013, 06:04:17 AM
Post by: Flex on August 01, 2013, 02:30:57 PM
Chia Sabana Norte (Colombia) 0 vs Caledonia AIA 3
Post by: OutsideMan on August 01, 2013, 02:35:29 PM
Friendly
Chia Sabana Norte (Colombia) 0 vs Caledonia AIA 3
Any idea what station in the US, or internet streams showing the match?
Edit: Sorry, my bad...I was assuming the match was still in play. If it's already finished, no worries.
Post by: King Deese on August 01, 2013, 03:52:28 PM
FriendlyWhais da one, Flex. What happened to the W Connection friendlies? We don't need to know dem scores or what?
Chia Sabana Norte (Colombia) 0 vs Caledonia AIA 3
Post by: Flex on August 01, 2013, 04:16:31 PM
FriendlyWhais da one, Flex. What happened to the W Connection friendlies? We don't need to know dem scores or what?
Chia Sabana Norte (Colombia) 0 vs Caledonia AIA 3
They dont send updates.
Post by: King Deese on August 01, 2013, 05:27:01 PM
FriendlyWhais da one, Flex. What happened to the W Connection friendlies? We don't need to know dem scores or what?
Chia Sabana Norte (Colombia) 0 vs Caledonia AIA 3
They dont send updates.
They suck.
Post by: Flex on August 05, 2013, 09:15:41 AM
W Connection Release.
On Thursday 1st August, just one week before they are set to meet their first opponent in the CONCACAF Champions League (CCL), DIRECTV W Connection Head Coach and Technical Director Stuart Charles Fevrier named his 30 man roster.
Running just short of thirty names with a squad of 27, Fevrier has left room for three additions as the competition progresses. The Savonetta Boys will meet Arabe Unido on Thursday 8th August at the Rommel Fernandez Stadium in Panama.
The squad, which will be captained by National Team standout Joevin Jones, boasts six new foreign signings in the likes of 24 year-old Italian striker Mirko Delia, 21 year-old Brazilian right-back Joao Ananias Jordao Jr, Midfielder Celio Guilherme Da Silva Santos – 25 also of Brazil, and three Colombian additions spotted while on pre-season tour – 21 year-old Midfielders Yhon Reyes Lopez and Yefer Lozano Rubiano, and 23 year-old Striker Camilo Ortega Diaz.
Also included are youngsters Neil Benjamin and Jomal ‘Beebo’ Williams who were omitted from last year’s Champions League campaign due to National duties with the Under-20 Team.
While on tour, they played several training matches in preparations for their Champions League fixtures.
Against Club America, they were defeated 2-0, secured a win against FC Orsomarso with 4 goals to their 2 contributed by Neil Benjamin, Jerrel Britto, Silvio Spann, and Jomal Willams; as well as a 5 nil win over Deportivo Cordoba with goals by Neil Benjamin, Kurt Frederick, Andrei Pacheco, Celio Da Silva and Joevin Jones.
In their final training game on Sunday 4th against FC Florida, they were defeated 2-1 with the lone goal being scored by Mekeil Williams. The team is still on tour in Cali Colombia and will fly directly to Panama on Tuesday 6th August.
Team
Goalkeepers - x3
18.Julani Archibald (St Kitts), 21.Alejandro Ocoro Figueroa (Colombia), 22.Aquelius Sylvester.
Defenders - x9
2.Kurt Frederick (St Lucia), 4.Daneil Cyrus, 13.Devaughn Elliot (St Kitts), 15.Mekeil Williams, 19.Leslie Russell, 23.Brendon Boucaud, 24.Joao Ananis Jordao Jr. (Brazil) , 25.Christian Ocoro Viveros (Colombia), 39.Alvin Jones.
Midfielders - x9
6.Celio Guilherme Da Silva Santos (Brazil), 7.Silvio Spann, 3.Gerard Williams (St Kitts), 9.Andrei Pacheco, 10.Joevin Jones, 11.Tremain Shayn Paul (St Lucia), 27.Yefer Steven Lozano Rubiano (Colombia), 28.Yhon Stiven Reyes Lopez (Colombia), 40.Jomal Williams.
Forwards - x6
12.Camilo Ortega Diaz (Colombia), 14.Hashim Arcia, 16.Mirko Delia (Italy), 26.Stefano Russell (Suriname), 31.Jerrel Britto, 65.Neil Benjamin Jr.
Post by: King Deese on August 05, 2013, 10:22:45 AM
Post by: FF on August 05, 2013, 10:29:47 AM
No explanation as to why Jem Gordon and Matthew Woo Ling didn't make the team. No respect for the fans of those players.
WTF??
Post by: Football supporter on August 05, 2013, 11:44:26 AM
No explanation as to why Jem Gordon and Matthew Woo Ling didn't make the team. No respect for the fans of those players.
I believe Gem Gordon was on trial with W. I see they have 14 foreign players out of 29 - just under 50%. Interesting.
Post by: maxg on August 05, 2013, 12:15:16 PM
Post by: Deeks on August 05, 2013, 03:57:55 PM
like W have more support, pull & currency than the National team...signing whole lot of International players, extended tours, large contingent...Central, wha allyuh doing wrong ?
The owner of the club owns a construction business, is that not the case? Correct me!! This has been so from the get go. Apart from DF, W Connection and Jabloteh were the most professional of all the teams in the league. John Williams run a tight shift.
Post by: vb on August 06, 2013, 10:56:13 AM
Post by: Tallman on August 06, 2013, 02:09:16 PM
What time is the Cali match TT time?
8pm
Post by: Tallman on August 06, 2013, 02:16:47 PM
Post by: FF on August 06, 2013, 02:30:14 PM
Post by: Majestic on August 06, 2013, 04:03:50 PM
http://atdee.net/
Post by: Deeks on August 06, 2013, 04:51:47 PM
Post by: soccerrama on August 06, 2013, 06:01:31 PM
http://www.rojadirecta.me/goto/psn0.blogspot.com/p/ch2.html
Post by: OutsideMan on August 06, 2013, 06:09:45 PM
http://www.justin.tv/golsportshd2#/w/6405917968/2
Post by: FF on August 06, 2013, 06:10:22 PM
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Post by: Deeks on August 06, 2013, 06:33:58 PM
In the last 7 mins, Caledonia look like they playing against 20 Mexicans.
Take it from me, it always appear that way when we play most Mexican teams.
Post by: Deeks on August 06, 2013, 06:36:02 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on August 06, 2013, 06:36:34 PM
2 nil.
Post by: triniairman on August 06, 2013, 06:38:13 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on August 06, 2013, 06:38:52 PM
In the last 7 mins, Caledonia look like they playing against 20 Mexicans.
Take it from me, it always appear that way when we play most Mexican teams.
Yeah, I realize. I just don't want to hear them use de excuse about 'altitude' and how bad the water is in Mexico, and all de other lame excuses that we've been hearing for years when our teams lose to Mexicans.
Post by: Deeks on August 06, 2013, 06:39:37 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on August 06, 2013, 06:40:45 PM
The dread duck!
:rotfl:
Post by: Deeks on August 06, 2013, 06:42:47 PM
In the last 7 mins, Caledonia look like they playing against 20 Mexicans.
Take it from me, it always appear that way when we play most Mexican teams.
Yeah, I realize. I just don't want to hear them use de excuse about 'altitude' and how bad the water is in Mexico, and all de other lame excuses that we've been hearing for years when our teams lose to Mexicans.
True no excuses, but altitude does make a difference. Cali, was playing decent until they allow them 2 goals.
Post by: OutsideMan on August 06, 2013, 06:48:54 PM
In the last 7 mins, Caledonia look like they playing against 20 Mexicans.
Take it from me, it always appear that way when we play most Mexican teams.
Yeah, I realize. I just don't want to hear them use de excuse about 'altitude' and how bad the water is in Mexico, and all de other lame excuses that we've been hearing for years when our teams lose to Mexicans.
True no excuses, but altitude does make a difference. Cali, was playing decent until they allow them 2 goals.
I hear yuh. But what gets me is that most of our players seem to live high up in those hills of Laventille, so I really doh understand de excuse about altitude...lol
Post by: Deeks on August 06, 2013, 06:49:01 PM
Drop Shabazz, Theobald, Gay and that # 3 ;D that second goal was soft, not a single man jump in the wall..
Nah, Gay playing decent when you look at the service he getting. Is he and he alone battling.
Post by: Deeks on August 06, 2013, 06:50:56 PM
Post by: royal on August 06, 2013, 06:56:15 PM
The dread duck!
:rotfl:
unbelievable worst than U14.Is he who cause de 2nd goal.
Post by: OutsideMan on August 06, 2013, 07:24:39 PM
Post by: royal on August 06, 2013, 07:30:01 PM
Post by: Deeks on August 06, 2013, 07:33:45 PM
de defence don't have de mental speed nor de urgency that is required at this level.
I would have like to see Connection play here. Their organization did a lot of preps and acquisition for this tournament.
Post by: Deeks on August 06, 2013, 07:50:05 PM
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Post by: just cool on August 06, 2013, 11:44:52 PM
it will take years of hard work and dedication for us as a ppl to compete efficiently on the world stage, whether it's sport, politic, economics, business, infrastructure, or technology, we are way behind when we should be keeping strides with the pack, that's bc the ppl who have the say in T&T are lazy greedy complaisant deluded thieves!
they are void of ideas and know how, they take every thing for granted and have no kind of vision for the future, it's too bad a country like haiti, cuba or even dominican rep eh have the kinda wealth we have, it almost hurts my heart to see good money go to waste on such a stagnant care free ppl.
and yeh, for the last time, we would never beat no mexican club out of a place in the 2nd round, THAT'S BC THESE PPL ARE SERIOUS BOUT FOOTBALL, AND THEY SPEND MONEY AND DEDICATE THEIR TIME TO BEING FORMIDABLE.
T&T on the other hand has a piss poor league, they have no youth development programs or academies, they depend on a high school league to bleed our future crop of players, while these mexicans americans and central americans are following the world format for youth development.
ah wonder how come non of these mutts never figure out that this is the reason for underachieving all these decades? :thinking:
it's ah crying shame i say. >:(
Post by: Flex on August 07, 2013, 03:49:08 AM
By: Ryan Rosenblatt (SB Nation).
As expected, Toluca had no problem with Caledonia AIA in their CONCACAF Champions League opener. Edgar Benitez, Miguel Almazan and Raul Nava all scored for the Choriceros in a simple 3-1 win to kick off their tournament campaign with three points at home.
It took just 23 minutes for Toluca to go in front as a flicked on header found Edy Brambila, who quickly played Benitez in on goal. It was quick play by Toluca and by the time Caledonia could react to what happened, Benitez was slotting the ball past Glenroy Samuel.
Six minutes later, Almazan was hitting a rocket by Samuel to double the lead. The defense couldn't be beaten on this one because it came on a 30-yard free kick that Almazan hit as well as possible. It got over the wall and made a beeline for the back of the net, where it settled well beyond an outstretched Samuel.
Toluca were never bothered, keeping the ball for long stretches and generating the bulk of the chances. When Nava made it 3-0 at the hour mark it made the scoreline reflect the run of play. Toluca continued to pepper the goal while, to that point, Caledonia hadn't even taken a shot inside of 20 yards.
Three minutes from time, Julian Wade finally gave Caledonia something to cheer about when he scored from five yards out, but by then the match was long over. Toluca had their three points, setting them up for the next matchday when they take on Comunicaciones in Guatemala with a chance to grab a stranglehold of Group 6.
Final Score
Toluca 3 v Caledonia AIA 1
E.Benítez 23 J.Wade 87
M.Quiróz 29
R.López 60
Teams
Toluca: - 1.Alfredo Talavera, 20.Miguel Á. Almazán Quiróz, 8.Aarón Galindo, 2.Francisco Gamboa Gómez, 18.Xavier I. Baez, 19.Edy G. Brambila, 15.Antonio Ríos Martínez (21.Gabriel Velasco Gutiérrez 57th), 26.Erbin A. Trejo Macías, 23.Edgar Benítez (10.Zinha 69th), 11.Carlos Esquivel, 29.Raúl Nava López (25.Daniel González Vega 74th).
Unused Subs: - 22.César A. Lozano; 4.Paulo C. Da Silva, 16.Oscar R. Rojas García, 9.Juan C. Cacho.
Coach: - José S. Cardozo.
Caledonia AIA: - 33.Glenroy Samuel, 2.Aubrey David, 12.Kareem Joseph, 3.Nuru A. Muhammad, 14.Jamaal Smith, 7.Stephan David, 21.Densill Theobald, 20.Noel Williams 13.Julian Wade 70th), 9.Keyon Edwards (11.Abdallah Phillips 78th), 23.Jamal Gay, 10.Andre Toussaint (27.Nathan Lewis 53rd).
Unused Subs: - 1.Shemel Louison; 5.Akeem Thomas, 6.Marcus Ambrose, 22.Miguel A. Romeo.
Coach: - Jamaal Shabazz.
Referee: - John Pitti.
Venue: - Estadio Nemesio Diez, Toluca, Mexico.
Attendance: - 5000.
Highlights: - Toluca vs Caledonia (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=594Y7S_FKrk)
Standings
P W L D F A Pts
Toluca 1 1 0 0 3 1 3
Comunicaciones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caledonia AIA 1 0 1 0 1 3 0
Line-up Commentary from CONCACAF.COM
END OF THE GAME
2H 92' Daniel González Vega trys to shoot on goal, but the attempt goes wide!
2H 92' Clearance by Toluca, made by Alfredo Talavera
2H 92' Throw-in for Caledonia AIA, done by Aubrey David
2H 91' Julian Wade illegally stopped Miguel Ángel Almazán Quiróz
2H 91' Corner for Toluca, taken by Antonio Naelson Matías
2H 90' Clearance by Caledonia AIA, the ball was kicked out of bounds by Glenroy Samuel
2H 89' Throw-in for Caledonia AIA, done by Aubrey David
2H 89' Clearance by Alfredo Talavera
2H 89' Miguel Ángel Almazán Quiróz throws in
2H 87' Caledonia AIA converts a goal by Julian Wade
2H 86' Erbin Alejandro Trejo Macías takes the corner kick
2H 83' An illict act by Jamaal Gay against Carlos Esquivel! The ref gives a free kick
2H 82' Goal kick by Glenroy Samuel
2H 82' A shot by Erbin Alejandro Trejo Macías went wide
2H 80' Aarón Galindo commits a foul on Densill Theobald
2H 79' Throw-in by Aubrey David
2H 78' Abdallah Phillips now enters the field for Caledonia AIA, Keyon Edwards comes off
2H 78' Foul by Daniel González Vega on Nuru Abdullah Muhammad! The referee gives a free kick
2H 77' Goal kick by Glenroy Samuel
2H 77' Chance for Toluca. Erbin Alejandro Trejo Macías shoots, but it goes wide!
2H 77' Aarón Galindo throws in
2H 76' Clearance by Caledonia AIA, the ball was kicked out of bounds by Glenroy Samuel
2H 76' Throw-in for Toluca, done by Erbin Alejandro Trejo Macías
2H 74' Daniel González Vega joins Toluca, Raúl Nava López leaves the field
2H 74' An illict act by Julian Wade against Francisco Gamboa Gómez! The ref gives a free kick
2H 74' Corner kick for Toluca, taken byAntonio Naelson Matías
2H 73' Alfredo Talavera makes a clearance
2H 73' Jamaal Smith commits a foul on Erbin Alejandro Trejo Macías
2H 72' Goal kick by Glenroy Samuel
2H 72' Opportunity for Toluca. Carlos Esquivel shoots, but the ball misses the target!
2H 71' Erbin Alejandro Trejo Macías kicks the corner for Toluca
2H 71' Goal kick by Glenroy Samuel
2H 71' Carlos Esquivel lost control over his shot and it goes wide
2H 71' An illicit act by Densill Theobald against Carlos Esquivel! The referee awards a free kick
2H 70' Julian Wade now enters the field for Caledonia AIA, Noel Williams comes off
2H 69' Substitution by Toluca, Antonio Naelson Matías comes on for Edgar Benítez
2H 69' Glenroy Samuel makes a clearance for Caledonia AIA
2H 68' Goal kick by Alfredo Talavera
2H 68' Noel Williams attempts to shoot on goal! But the attempt goes wide!
2H 67' Erbin Alejandro Trejo Macías kicks the corner for Toluca
2H 67' Nuru Abdullah Muhammad makes a clearance and concedes a corner for Caledonia AIA
2H 66' Goal kick by Glenroy Samuel
2H 65' Goal kick by Glenroy Samuel
2H 65' Gabriel Velasco Gutiérrez lost control over his shot and it goes wide
2H 65' Xavier Iván Baez throws in
2H 64' Throw-in for Toluca, taken by Aarón Galindo
2H 62' Erbin Alejandro Trejo Macías takes the corner kick
2H 60' Toluca scores an open play goal by Raúl Nava López
2H 59' Glenroy Samuel clears the ball
2H 59' Raúl Nava López shoots on goal, but the goalkeeper prevents it from going in
2H 58' Goal kick by Glenroy Samuel
2H 58' Opportunity for Toluca. Francisco Gamboa Gómez shoots, but the ball misses the target!
2H 58' Corner kick for Toluca, taken byEdy Germán Brambila
2H 57' Substitution by Toluca, Gabriel Velasco Gutiérrez comes on for Antonio Ríos Martínez
2H 57' Glenroy Samuel clears the ball to corner
2H 55' Clearance by Alfredo Talavera
2H 54' Miguel Ángel Almazán Quiróz throws in
2H 54' Goal kick by Alfredo Talavera
2H 54' A shot by Jamaal Gay, but the attempt goes wide
2H 53' Nathan Lewis joins Caledonia AIA, Andre Toussaint leaves the field
2H 52' Goal kick by Alfredo Talavera
2H 52' A shot by Jamaal Gay hits the woodwork
2H 51' An illicit act by Antonio Ríos Martínez against Densill Theobald! The referee gives a free kick
2H 49' Goal kick by Glenroy Samuel
2H 49' Opportunity for Toluca. Edy Germán Brambila shoots, but it goes wide!
2H 48' Throw-in for Toluca, taken by Aarón Galindo
2H 48' Throw-in for Toluca, done by Miguel Ángel Almazán Quiróz
2H 47' Throw-in by Aubrey David
2H 47' Corner for Caledonia AIA, executed by Andre Toussaint
2H 46' Goal kick by Glenroy Samuel
2H 46' Edy Germán Brambila shoots! But the attempt misses the target!
START OF SECOND HALF
END OF FIRST HALF
1H 44' Throw-in for Caledonia AIA, taken by Kareem Joseph
1H 44' Throw-in for Caledonia AIA, done by Aubrey David
1H 44' Throw-in by Aarón Galindo
1H 43' Goal kick by Glenroy Samuel
1H 43' Xavier Iván Baez trys to shoot on goal, but the attempt goes wide!
1H 42' Throw-in for Toluca, done by Francisco Gamboa Gómez
1H 41' Clearance by Glenroy Samuel
1H 41' Alfredo Talavera clears the ball
1H 40' Antonio Ríos Martínez illegally stopped Aubrey David
1H 39' Foul by Andre Toussaint on Carlos Esquivel! The referee gives a free kick
1H 38' Andre Toussaint executes the corner kick for Caledonia AIA
1H 37' Glenroy Samuel makes a clearance for Caledonia AIA
1H 36' Throw-in for Toluca, taken by Erbin Alejandro Trejo Macías
1H 36' Foul by Andre Toussaint on Miguel Ángel Almazán Quiróz! The referee gives a free kick
1H 34' Clearance by Glenroy Samuel
1H 34' The linesman raises his flag, offside ruling for Raúl Nava López
1H 33' An illict act by Francisco Gamboa Gómez against Aubrey David! The ref gives a free kick
1H 32' Throw-in for Caledonia AIA, done by Kareem Joseph
1H 32' Goal kick by Alfredo Talavera
1H 32' Andre Toussaint shoots! But the attempt misses the target!
1H 29' Toluca scores from a free kick by Miguel Ángel Almazán Quiróz
1H 28' Nuru Abdullah Muhammad illegally stopped Raúl Nava López
1H 27' Throw-in by Aubrey David
1H 26' Kareem Joseph throws in
1H 23' GOOAAL by Edgar Benítez! Toluca celebrates
1H 23' Alfredo Talavera makes a clearance
1H 23' Goal kick by Alfredo Talavera
1H 23' A shot by Kareem Joseph went in the wrong direction
1H 22' Throw-in for Toluca, taken by Carlos Esquivel
1H 22' An illict act by Antonio Ríos Martínez against Noel Williams! The ref gives a free kick
1H 21' Goal kick by Glenroy Samuel
1H 21' Erbin Alejandro Trejo Macías attempts to shoot on goal! But the attempt goes wide!
1H 20' Goal kick by Glenroy Samuel
1H 20' Opportunity for Toluca. Carlos Esquivel shoots, but the ball misses the target!
1H 19' Throw-in by Kareem Joseph
1H 18' Carlos Esquivel throws in
1H 15' Throw-in for Caledonia AIA, taken by Aubrey David
1H 15' Goal kick by Glenroy Samuel
1H 15' A shot by Raúl Nava López went in the wrong direction
1H 15' Corner for Toluca, taken by Erbin Alejandro Trejo Macías
1H 14' Cleared and corner given away by Caledonia AIA, made by Kareem Joseph
1H 13' Glenroy Samuel makes a clearance
1H 12' Goal kick by Glenroy Samuel
1H 12' Edy Germán Brambila attempts to shoot on goal! And the attempt goes wide!
1H 12' Edy Germán Brambila kicks the corner
1H 12' Cleared by Nuru Abdullah Muhammad, resulting in a corner for the opponent
1H 11' Clearance by Glenroy Samuel
1H 11' The linesman raises his flag, offside ruling for Erbin Alejandro Trejo Macías
1H 10' Throw-in for Toluca, taken by Erbin Alejandro Trejo Macías
1H 10' Glenroy Samuel makes a clearance
1H 9' Carlos Esquivel is found in an offside position
1H 9' Corner kick for Toluca, taken byEdy Germán Brambila
1H 9' Nuru Abdullah Muhammad clears the ball to the corner.
1H 8' Goal kick by Glenroy Samuel
1H 7' Edy Germán Brambila attempts to shoot on goal! And the attempt goes wide!
1H 7' Goal kick by Alfredo Talavera
1H 7' Chance for Caledonia AIA. Keyon Edwards shoots, but it goes wide!
1H 6' Glenroy Samuel makes a clearance
1H 6' Shot by Carlos Esquivel , but the ball ends up in the hands of Glenroy Samuel
1H 6' Erbin Alejandro Trejo Macías throws in
1H 4' Clearance by Caledonia AIA, the ball was kicked out of bounds by Glenroy Samuel
1H 4' Foul by Andre Toussaint on Edy Germán Brambila! The referee gives a free kick
1H 3' Clearance by Glenroy Samuel
1H 3' Opportunity for Toluca. Carlos Esquivel shoots, stopped by Glenroy Samuel
1H 1' Goal kick by Glenroy Samuel
1H 1' Erbin Alejandro Trejo Macías attempts to shoot on goal! And the attempt goes wide!
START OF THE GAME
Post by: FF on August 07, 2013, 06:15:10 AM
and de man really duck yes... what ah crying shame
Post by: sjahrain on August 07, 2013, 08:08:13 AM
Post by: OutsideMan on August 07, 2013, 09:33:05 AM
When allyuh go learn boy??
it will take years of hard work and dedication for us as a ppl to compete efficiently on the world stage, whether it's sport, politic, economics, business, infrastructure, or technology, we are way behind when we should be keeping strides with the pack, that's bc the ppl who have the say in T&T are lazy greedy complaisant deluded thieves!
they are void of ideas and know how, they take every thing for granted and have no kind of vision for the future, it's too bad a country like haiti, cuba or even dominican rep eh have the kinda wealth we have, it almost hurts my heart to see good money go to waste on such a stagnant care free ppl.
..............ah wonder how come non of these mutts never figure out that this is the reason for underachieving all these decades? :thinking:
it's ah crying shame i say. >:(
Yet T&T has the 3rd highest standard of living and per-capita income in the Western Hemisphere...3rd behind the USA and Canada.
Just some food for thought, breda. :)
Post by: just cool on August 07, 2013, 11:49:18 AM
Third highest GDP/GNP which ever term you fancy.When allyuh go learn boy??
it will take years of hard work and dedication for us as a ppl to compete efficiently on the world stage, whether it's sport, politic, economics, business, infrastructure, or technology, we are way behind when we should be keeping strides with the pack, that's bc the ppl who have the say in T&T are lazy greedy complaisant deluded thieves!
they are void of ideas and know how, they take every thing for granted and have no kind of vision for the future, it's too bad a country like haiti, cuba or even dominican rep eh have the kinda wealth we have, it almost hurts my heart to see good money go to waste on such a stagnant care free ppl.
..............ah wonder how come non of these mutts never figure out that this is the reason for underachieving all these decades? :thinking:
it's ah crying shame i say. >:(
Yet T&T has the g an 3rd highest standard of livind per-capita income in the Western Hemisphere...3rd behind the USA and Canada.
Just some food for thought, breda. :)
and yeh, most that income is only distributed to a small section of the population, in other words the rich getting richer while trickle down economics is totally ignored and out of the question.
in addition to that, we also have a very high poverty rate for our GDP per capita. could you imagine one million and a little less than a half population with extremely high revenues yet still livin under 3rd world status with very little infrastructural upgrades??
listen hero, there's no one on this earth who could sell me trinidad as a progressive nation, not even jesus christ who happens to be one of my favorite ppl to have walked the earth.
Post by: Deeks on August 07, 2013, 03:55:39 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on August 07, 2013, 04:43:09 PM
Third highest GDP/GNP which ever term you fancy.When allyuh go learn boy??
it will take years of hard work and dedication for us as a ppl to compete efficiently on the world stage, whether it's sport, politic, economics, business, infrastructure, or technology, we are way behind when we should be keeping strides with the pack, that's bc the ppl who have the say in T&T are lazy greedy complaisant deluded thieves!
they are void of ideas and know how, they take every thing for granted and have no kind of vision for the future, it's too bad a country like haiti, cuba or even dominican rep eh have the kinda wealth we have, it almost hurts my heart to see good money go to waste on such a stagnant care free ppl.
..............ah wonder how come non of these mutts never figure out that this is the reason for underachieving all these decades? :thinking:
it's ah crying shame i say. >:(
Yet T&T has the g an 3rd highest standard of livind per-capita income in the Western Hemisphere...3rd behind the USA and Canada.
Just some food for thought, breda. :)
and yeh, most that income is only distributed to a small section of the population, in other words the rich getting richer while trickle down economics is totally ignored and out of the question.
in addition to that, we also have a very high poverty rate for our GDP per capita. could you imagine one million and a little less than a half population with extremely high revenues yet still livin under 3rd world status with very little infrastructural upgrades??
listen hero, there's no one on this earth who could sell me trinidad as a progressive nation, not even jesus christ who happens to be one of my favorite ppl to have walked the earth.
Breda...I'm not going to get into an economic-geopolitical debate on a FOOTBALL thread. But as a polite FYI...what you describe, is actually pretty much EVERYWHERE, eh.
You could make the same argument for the USA, Canada, the UK, Russia, Australia, Spain, Brazil, Argentina, and even the so-called 'progressive' countries of Norway, Sweden, Denmark etc.
And let's not even get into the REAL cabal of cartel of privately owned banks who have taken over the 'coining' of currency from governments, under the false guise of government owned Central Banks.
Bredz...we know. But a discussion for another forum and another thread.
Now back to football!! :beermug:
Post by: OutsideMan on August 07, 2013, 04:48:03 PM
Third highest GDP/GNP which ever term you fancy.When allyuh go learn boy??
it will take years of hard work and dedication for us as a ppl to compete efficiently on the world stage, whether it's sport, politic, economics, business, infrastructure, or technology, we are way behind when we should be keeping strides with the pack, that's bc the ppl who have the say in T&T are lazy greedy complaisant deluded thieves!
they are void of ideas and know how, they take every thing for granted and have no kind of vision for the future, it's too bad a country like haiti, cuba or even dominican rep eh have the kinda wealth we have, it almost hurts my heart to see good money go to waste on such a stagnant care free ppl.
..............ah wonder how come non of these mutts never figure out that this is the reason for underachieving all these decades? :thinking:
it's ah crying shame i say. >:(
Yet T&T has the g an 3rd highest standard of livind per-capita income in the Western Hemisphere...3rd behind the USA and Canada.
Just some food for thought, breda. :)
and yeh, most that income is only distributed to a small section of the population, in other words the rich getting richer while trickle down economics is totally ignored and out of the question.
in addition to that, we also have a very high poverty rate for our GDP per capita. could you imagine one million and a little less than a half population with extremely high revenues yet still livin under 3rd world status with very little infrastructural upgrades??
listen hero, there's no one on this earth who could sell me trinidad as a progressive nation, not even jesus christ who happens to be one of my favorite ppl to have walked the earth.
Breda...I'm not going to get into an economic-geopolitical debate on a FOOTBALL thread. But as a polite FYI...what you describe, is actually pretty much EVERYWHERE, eh.
You could make the same argument for the USA, Canada, the UK, Russia, Australia, Spain, Brazil, Argentina, and even the so-called 'progressive' countries of Norway, Sweden, Denmark etc.
And let's not even get into the REAL cabal of cartel of privately owned banks who have taken over the 'coining' of currency from governments, under the false guise of government owned Central Banks.
Bredz...we know. But a discussion for another forum and another thread.
Now back to football!! :beermug:
Btw, I was not trying to 'sell you' on T&T being a progressive nation at all --- in-fact I'm not trying to sell you on anything, nor do I really give much of a rat's a$$ at all to even care to. However, I was merely stating a fact, not an opinion. This fact can be discered from the figures published yearly by the World Bank, and even by the US CIA fact-book.
These aren't 'OutsideMan' opinions --- what I stated on my first response to you was a mere fact unencumbered by any one's personal biases or opinions.
Anyway breda...back to FOOTBALL!
Post by: doc on August 07, 2013, 05:14:22 PM
When Connection playing?Thursday vs Arabe Unido
Post by: Football supporter on August 07, 2013, 06:09:37 PM
Post by: King Deese on August 08, 2013, 08:21:57 AM
I was talking to Jem Gordon today. He's still with Connection in Panama. He's enjoying the experience.
Thanks for the info, FS.
Caledonia losing in Mexico comes as no surprise. They went up against a team representing the best league in concacaf and currently ranked #11 in the world for various reasons. The Mexican league is currently sponsored by the largest financial institution in the country, market wise. The fans come out in the five digit numbers to show their support. The players are not that bad, internationally, and of course, the altitude is crazy. So, Caledonia went up against all of that and lost. It is not entirely impossible to win in Mexico but you have to be prepared and Caledonia was not.
W Connection, on the other hand, is going up against a team representing the #7th ranked league in the region in the Panamanian premier league. I am not saying it is going to be easy but they are coming off of a tour to Colombia as their preparation for the tournament, it is time to start representing the pro league. The deeper they go into this tournament, the more respect they and the league will get. It's time to put up or shut up.
Post by: vb on August 08, 2013, 09:28:33 AM
Quote from: Deeks link=topic=59785.msg866394
#msg866394 date=1375912539When Connection playing?Thursday vs Arabe Unido
what time?
Post by: doc on August 08, 2013, 10:06:09 AM
I think 10PM ESTQuote from: Deeks link=topic=59785.msg866394
#msg866394 date=1375912539When Connection playing?Thursday vs Arabe Unido
what time?
Post by: OutsideMan on August 08, 2013, 10:38:25 AM
I was talking to Jem Gordon today. He's still with Connection in Panama. He's enjoying the experience.
Thanks for the info, FS.
Caledonia losing in Mexico comes as no surprise. They went up against a team representing the best league in concacaf and currently ranked #11 in the world for various reasons. The Mexican league is currently sponsored by the largest financial institution in the country, market wise. The fans come out in the five digit numbers to show their support. The players are not that bad, internationally, and of course, the altitude is crazy. So, Caledonia went up against all of that and lost. It is not entirely impossible to win in Mexico but you have to be prepared and Caledonia was not.
W Connection, on the other hand, is going up against a team representing the #7th ranked league in the region in the Panamanian premier league. I am not saying it is going to be easy but they are coming off of a tour to Colombia as their preparation for the tournament, it is time to start representing the pro league. The deeper they go into this tournament, the more respect they and the league will get. It's time to put up or shut up.
King Deese --- Great points, man. :beermug:
Btw, just out of curiousity, where is T&T currently ranked in Concacaf with regards to football leagues?
Post by: Tallman on August 08, 2013, 11:47:20 AM
Btw, just out of curiousity, where is T&T currently ranked in Concacaf with regards to football leagues?
http://www.soccermetrics.net/clubleague-coefficients/concacaf-clubleague-coefficients-2012-07-31-version
Post by: King Deese on August 08, 2013, 02:33:37 PM
Btw, just out of curiousity, where is T&T currently ranked in Concacaf with regards to football leagues?
http://www.soccermetrics.net/clubleague-coefficients/concacaf-clubleague-coefficients-2012-07-31-version
Thanks for the assist, Tallman.
I believe the league is ranked 10th out of 13 leagues. Really poor for a country that has been playing the game for over 100 years. None of that seems to bother Spleen, the club owners, the players, and the football federation.
Post by: Deeks on August 08, 2013, 03:58:31 PM
Post by: vb on August 08, 2013, 06:18:03 PM
Lawwdd!!! :(
Post by: 100% Barataria on August 08, 2013, 06:33:58 PM
Post by: vb on August 08, 2013, 06:43:18 PM
Boy, cyar tell yuh de lass time I do dat, hopefully u do well with little sleep or can sleep for a while when 6am reach
I on holiday ;D
But still that is half my day gone dey.
Post by: vb on August 08, 2013, 07:06:55 PM
Boy, cyar tell yuh de lass time I do dat, hopefully u do well with little sleep or can sleep for a while when 6am reach
I on holiday ;D
But still that is half my day gone dey.
The blasted site say 4 am but looks like it may be 5 am in trute.
You would think the Con site or the TT paper coulda tell us what the hell time the game is.
Big game and nobody here seems to know what time it is.
Post by: Tallman on August 08, 2013, 07:07:40 PM
Boy, cyar tell yuh de lass time I do dat, hopefully u do well with little sleep or can sleep for a while when 6am reach
I on holiday ;D
But still that is half my day gone dey.
The blasted site say 4 am but looks like it may be 5 am in trute.
You would think the Con site or the TT paper coulda tell us what the hell time the game is.
Big game and nobody here seems to know what time it is.
10 pm EST.
Post by: vb on August 08, 2013, 07:12:03 PM
Boy, cyar tell yuh de lass time I do dat, hopefully u do well with little sleep or can sleep for a while when 6am reach
I on holiday ;D
But still that is half my day gone dey.
The blasted site say 4 am but looks like it may be 5 am in trute.
You would think the Con site or the TT paper coulda tell us what the hell time the game is.
Big game and nobody here seems to know what time it is.
10 pm EST.
Well dat frightening. That's about 6 am my time.
A nice pull stones time.
Post by: 100% Barataria on August 08, 2013, 07:21:22 PM
Post by: dreamer on August 08, 2013, 07:22:24 PM
Video of the opposition in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QHQHa7OJwE
Go Connection!! Ah sensing a new thrust and vibes.
Post by: Football supporter on August 08, 2013, 07:40:43 PM
Btw, just out of curiousity, where is T&T currently ranked in Concacaf with regards to football leagues?
http://www.soccermetrics.net/clubleague-coefficients/concacaf-clubleague-coefficients-2012-07-31-version
Thanks for the assist, Tallman.
I believe the league is ranked 10th out of 13 leagues. Really poor for a country that has been playing the game for over 100 years. None of that seems to bother Spleen, the club owners, the players, and the football federation.
To be fair, it certainly does bother Central F.C. and at least those of our players who want to play overseas. I'm sure it bothers Dexter Skeene and Sheldon Phillips too.
Post by: Tallman on August 08, 2013, 07:44:41 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on August 08, 2013, 07:54:03 PM
Post by: 100% Barataria on August 08, 2013, 08:00:21 PM
Post by: dreamer on August 08, 2013, 08:01:09 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on August 08, 2013, 08:01:24 PM
http://www.justin.tv/golsportshd2#/w/6428471184/2
Post by: Deeks on August 08, 2013, 08:03:12 PM
Post by: 100% Barataria on August 08, 2013, 08:22:08 PM
edit, ah talk too soon, wow, amazing
Post by: OutsideMan on August 08, 2013, 08:27:16 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on August 08, 2013, 08:27:43 PM
Post by: Deeks on August 08, 2013, 08:27:59 PM
Post by: 100% Barataria on August 08, 2013, 08:30:02 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on August 08, 2013, 08:39:19 PM
2 nil
Post by: Deeks on August 08, 2013, 08:40:30 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on August 08, 2013, 08:41:27 PM
Post by: 100% Barataria on August 08, 2013, 08:49:12 PM
Post by: Deeks on August 08, 2013, 08:53:53 PM
Correk, JJ is def one for de future, hope he can land something big soon, holdin de ball a bit too long doh
Joevin eh no great dribbler. He holding on a bit too much. They passing the ball around nicely, but nothing in the final 3rd.
Post by: Dynamite Warrior on August 08, 2013, 08:58:50 PM
Post by: 100% Barataria on August 08, 2013, 09:01:09 PM
Correk, JJ is def one for de future, hope he can land something big soon, holdin de ball a bit too long doh
Joevin eh no great dribbler. He holding on a bit too much. They passing the ball around nicely, but nothing in the final 3rd.
He knows how to get past defenders when in motion, saw that time and time again in the GC and certainly is capable of creating plays, that said, yes, he is def holdin on to the ball too long...
Post by: dreamer on August 08, 2013, 09:05:11 PM
Some good signs with W Connection but some unfortunate mistakes in defense that cost us deraly.
Usual poisonous speed from the Panamanian forwards who are trying to break the offside trap.
W will have to try to score while not conceding in the counterattack. W can still win this game
W Coach needs to get off the bench and behave like he belongs on stage too.
Keep trying W. I can handle watching if we lose and T&T fans ... we have to grow up and stomach watching the emotional rollecoaster that is football.
Post by: Dynamite Warrior on August 08, 2013, 09:15:55 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on August 08, 2013, 09:16:01 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on August 08, 2013, 09:22:07 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on August 08, 2013, 09:27:53 PM
Post by: Bitter on August 08, 2013, 09:31:00 PM
Serious blade passing dey - of course, if you didn't mess up the corner, there would be no need for the wild scramble back
Post by: Bitter on August 08, 2013, 09:31:29 PM
I cannot believe that referees still fall for the silly diving tactics. Big STEUPPES
Ent!
at first I thought he was going to give the man on the ground a card for simulation.
Post by: dreamer on August 08, 2013, 09:37:11 PM
Post by: Bitter on August 08, 2013, 09:38:34 PM
Very nicely done.
Post by: OutsideMan on August 08, 2013, 09:38:42 PM
Post by: Dynamite Warrior on August 08, 2013, 09:38:49 PM
Post by: Deeks on August 08, 2013, 09:41:14 PM
Post by: Deeks on August 08, 2013, 09:46:35 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on August 08, 2013, 09:49:50 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on August 08, 2013, 09:57:08 PM
I'll be a lil' pissed for the next coupla' hours.
*Sips Scotch*
Post by: dreamer on August 08, 2013, 10:00:55 PM
Post by: Peong on August 08, 2013, 10:07:56 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on August 08, 2013, 10:12:05 PM
Their passes in the offensive 3rd were too direct, and too predictable for the most part.
That's my $.02
Post by: Flex on August 09, 2013, 02:05:03 AM
Associated Press.
Humberto Ward scored two goals in the first half, leading Arabe Unido to a 3-1 victory over W Connection on Thursday night in the CONCACAF Champions League.
The midfielder got the Panamanian team on the board with a goal in the 20th minute, then scored again 12 minutes later to make it 2-0.
Jose Gonzalez made it 3-0 in the 53rd minute before second-half substitute Neil Benjamin ended the shutout in the 75th minute in the Group 1 opener.
Teams
Arabe Unido: - 1.Miguel Lloyd, 30.Harold Cummings, 21.David Daniels, 26.Felix Gondola (4.Luis C. Fraiz 64th), 6.Rigoberto Niño, 9.Abdiel Arroyo, 12.Jose Gonzalez (Yellow 53), 25.Abdiel Macea (88.Alejandro Velez 65th), 5.Paul Roderick, 14.Humberto Ward (10.Orlando Rodriguez 88th), 3.Fidel Caesar.
Head Coach: - Jair Palacios.
W Connection: - 21.Alejandro Figueroa, 24.Joao Ananias (9.Andrei Pacheco 46th - Yellow 64), 4.Daneil Cyrus, 2.Kurt Frederick, 10.Joevin Jones, 15.Mekeil Williams (65.Neil Benjamin Jr. 61st), 6.Celio da Silva Santos (Yellow 49), 27.Yefer Lozano, 3.Gerard Williams, 31.Jerrel Britto (25.Christian Viveros 46th), 26.Stefano Rijssel.
Head Coach: - Stuart Fevrier.
Video: - Arabe Unido vs W Connection Highlights (http://www.concacaf.com/video/arabe-unido-vs-w-connection-highlights)
Referee: - Sandy Vasquez.
Standings
P W D L F A Pts
Arabe Unido 1 1 0 0 3 1 3
Houston Dynamo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W Connection 1 0 0 1 1 3 0
Post by: royal on August 09, 2013, 08:03:00 AM
Post by: Deeks on August 09, 2013, 08:40:51 AM
so both we teams loose.which one you'll think better.
For me Connection. They are the closet thing to a real pro team because of their management. But honestly, AIA Cali had the harder game. I give them pips for scoring a goal against Toluca. Very few Trini teams(clubs or National) have scored A goal against any Mexico team in the high altitude part of Mexico. Joe Public beat Vera Cruz, but at sea level. Plus that Joe Public team was a very good team.
I think Connection should have come away with at least a draw. Two defensive blunders clean them up. They , like Cali, have to win their home games to go forward. No ties, ifs or buts. Connection had equal share of the position in that game. Pretty good build from behind, good give and Go. But in the finally third they lack a strong penetrating forwards. Now I see why they could not beat DF and Cali last season. They weak up front. Arabe on the other hand, had a tall boy who scored the 2 goals. He gave Connection trouble the entire night. Plus they had speedy wingers who again, pressured our wing backs. The 3rd was scored because of the burst of speed by the sugar head guy. Connection scored on a nice counters. Benji had a neat clinical finish with the goal.
Honestly, I don't know what to say of these 2 teams now. They could win or lose at home, I don't know , I cyah tell. But I still feel Connection is better than Cali. That is my feelings.
Post by: KND2 on August 09, 2013, 10:24:59 AM
are these panama teams big professional teams or this is a fly by night league like the PFL.
10 15 years ago panama probably was no where close to TnT football level now we cant even compete
shame
Post by: Deeks on August 09, 2013, 02:32:23 PM
cant believe club teams in panama beating we in football
are these panama teams big professional teams or this is a fly by night league like the PFL.
10 15 years ago panama probably was no where close to TnT football level now we cant even compete
shame
The business community is behind this Panamanian surge in international and club football. This Arabe team is probaly sponsored by Panamanians of middle eastern descent. Good organization with money will do just that.
Post by: King Deese on August 10, 2013, 08:17:36 AM
Championship winning teams either win on the road or they draw on the road. If they are going to lose, they fight hard not to lose by a wide margin. They take away the other team's home field advantage. That's the mark of champions. They give the other teams and their coaching staff worries and problems.
Now that Caledonia and W Connection are the home teams, they must protect this house.
Post by: OutsideMan on August 10, 2013, 07:25:57 PM
You know, some teams never learn. They just continue to make things difficult on themselves. A 3-2 lost, yeah I could understand that and accept it for what it is, but 3-1, you just made things very difficult on yourself.
Championship winning teams either win on the road or they draw on the road. If they are going to lose, they fight hard not to lose by a wide margin. They take away the other team's home field advantage. That's the mark of champions. They give the other teams and their coaching staff worries and problems.
Now that Caledonia and W Connection are the home teams, they must protect this house.
True talk...but with all the silly errors and poor execution, Cali and WC Connection did manage to do one thing correct in the away-matches. They pulled one back, thereby making it just a 'lil easier to erase the negative goal differences in the games at home.
Doh bite my head off...ah just trying to see de silver lining...lol
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Post by: Tallman on August 19, 2013, 07:17:49 PM
By Ben Crook (houstondynamo.com)
The Dynamo have arrived in Trinidad & Tobago ahead of their CONCACAF Champions League match against W Connection on Tuesday night (7 p.m. CT; Fox Sports 1). Check out the travel roster for the Caribbean trip, and let us know what you think the starting XI wil be Tuesday night!
Goalkeepers: Tally Hall, Erich Marscheider
Defenders: Anthony Arena, Bobby Boswell, Eric Brunner, Mike Chabala, Kofi Sarkodie, Jermaine Taylor
Midfielders: Warren Creavalle, Alex Dixon, Andrew Driver, Boniek García, Alexander López, Adam Moffat, Brian Ownby
Forwards: Giles Barnes, Brian Ching, Jason Johnson, Cam Weaver
Post by: Tallman on August 19, 2013, 08:31:35 PM
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Post by: Tallman on August 19, 2013, 08:33:41 PM
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Post by: amwood on August 19, 2013, 09:22:46 PM
Post by: Football supporter on August 19, 2013, 09:31:44 PM
Post by: Deeks on August 19, 2013, 09:33:06 PM
Yeah, I'll be there!!
Will this game be played at ATO?
Post by: Deeks on August 19, 2013, 09:42:00 PM
Post by: Brownsugar on August 20, 2013, 09:12:11 AM
Post by: Deeks on August 20, 2013, 09:24:54 AM
Can't make it....have other plans....
Sounds like a hot date to me! ;D
Post by: Banter Banton on August 20, 2013, 10:08:31 AM
Post by: Football supporter on August 20, 2013, 10:45:24 AM
we dey
Already? Game doesn't start until 7 bro :rotfl:
Post by: vb on August 20, 2013, 11:33:51 AM
we dey
Already? Game doesn't start until 7 bro :rotfl:
u sure is 7.
papers say 8.
Post by: NYtriniwhiteboy.. on August 20, 2013, 12:35:53 PM
Post by: Football supporter on August 20, 2013, 02:01:37 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on August 20, 2013, 02:11:39 PM
Post by: Tallman on August 20, 2013, 03:30:04 PM
Post by: frico on August 20, 2013, 05:08:45 PM
Post by: toonmili on August 20, 2013, 05:21:56 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on August 20, 2013, 05:35:48 PM
Why can't I find a live feed of this game?
The game starts at 8pm EST...I believe it's on FSC here in the US. If you don't have FSC, there should also be live feeds via JustinTV.
Post by: OutsideMan on August 20, 2013, 05:44:16 PM
When dis bumbaclart match starting,ah thought it was 7,rass man. :cursing:
7PM CT (Central time)...8PM EST (Eastern time...NY, DC, CT, NJ, and T&T).
Post by: vb on August 20, 2013, 05:55:50 PM
When dis bumbaclart match starting,ah thought it was 7,rass man. :cursing:
7PM CT (Central time)...8PM EST (Eastern time...NY, DC, CT, NJ, and T&T).
Simply read a TT newspaper. It says 8 pm TT time.
VB
Post by: OutsideMan on August 20, 2013, 05:56:49 PM
Anyway, the game's on Fox Sports at 8pm EST (4 mins from now).
Post by: vb on August 20, 2013, 06:05:41 PM
http://www.usagoals.me/live/529486-w-connection-fc-vs-houston-dynamo/watch/stream/online/free/feed/p2p/en/vivo/tv/gratis/
Post by: Tallman on August 20, 2013, 06:06:06 PM
http://firstrowus1.eu/watch/202319/1/watch-w-connection-fc-vs-houston-dynamo.html
http://firstrowus1.eu/watch/202319/2/watch-w-connection-fc-vs-houston-dynamo.html
http://firstrowus1.eu/watch/202319/3/watch-w-connection-fc-vs-houston-dynamo.html
http://firstrowus1.eu/watch/202319/4/watch-w-connection-fc-vs-houston-dynamo.html
http://firstrowus1.eu/watch/202319/5/watch-w-connection-fc-vs-houston-dynamo.html
http://firstrowus1.eu/watch/202319/6/watch-w-connection-fc-vs-houston-dynamo.html
Post by: OutsideMan on August 20, 2013, 06:07:04 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on August 20, 2013, 06:09:37 PM
Post by: Majestic on August 20, 2013, 06:11:10 PM
rarely fails...
Post by: Majestic on August 20, 2013, 06:11:51 PM
for the internet crew
Post by: OutsideMan on August 20, 2013, 06:13:40 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on August 20, 2013, 06:17:10 PM
Post by: vb on August 20, 2013, 06:19:47 PM
WDA??? Stadium looking real empty. *smh*
most of the ppl in Covered.
Post by: OutsideMan on August 20, 2013, 06:22:14 PM
Post by: vb on August 20, 2013, 06:23:49 PM
They GIVING us this win.
Post by: OutsideMan on August 20, 2013, 06:29:28 PM
WDA??? Stadium looking real empty. *smh*
most of the ppl in Covered.
Yeah, I realize that.
Post by: OutsideMan on August 20, 2013, 06:33:12 PM
WDA??? Stadium looking real empty. *smh*
most of the ppl in Covered.
I realize...but for a home game of one of our teams playing against a foreign team in a supposedly 'important' tournament, that stadium should be packed...covered AND uncovered sections.
Post by: Deeks on August 20, 2013, 06:35:39 PM
WDA??? Stadium looking real empty. *smh*
most of the ppl in Covered.
Yeah, I realize that.
Connection fans should be in the stadium. Whey them people from South and Savonetta/California to support their team. Unfortunately all POS don't have any good teams anymore.
Post by: OutsideMan on August 20, 2013, 06:36:54 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on August 20, 2013, 06:37:51 PM
WDA??? Stadium looking real empty. *smh*
most of the ppl in Covered.
Yeah, I realize that.
Connection fans should be in the stadium. Whey them people from South and Savonetta/California to support their team. Unfortunately all POS don't have any good teams anymore.
True talk, Deeks. :beermug:
Post by: KND2 on August 20, 2013, 06:41:44 PM
Post by: vb on August 20, 2013, 06:43:30 PM
WDA??? Stadium looking real empty. *smh*
most of the ppl in Covered.
Yeah, I realize that.
Connection fans should be in the stadium. Whey them people from South and Savonetta/California to support their team. Unfortunately all POS don't have any good teams anymore.
People have work in the morning who have time to drive to POS from California for an 8 pm gam to get home around 11ish.
Had this been in Central maybe they woulda get an extra 500 ppl.
Without looking at Covered I guessing about 2000 show up.
I was there for an FA final last yr and of a crowd of about 3000, about a hundred was sitting in uncovered.
VB
VB
Post by: OutsideMan on August 20, 2013, 06:45:19 PM
They should force to put the game in south how u expect people to drive that far on a week day in the whole south we can't find a football stadium ......manning was in power for decades what he do
I don't buy the 'location' excuse. Trinidad is a SMALL island...there is no such thing as a 'far-drive'. Also, cricket does not seem to have the same problem getting fans to games. Venues always packed for cricket matches. There is a market for sports in T&T...however there is just poor marketing of football in T&T.
Post by: vb on August 20, 2013, 06:46:01 PM
They should force to put the game in south how u expect people to drive that far on a week day in the whole south we can't find a football stadium ......manning was in power for decades what he do
I was thinking this but rush hour traffic is last for hours in TT. AT 7 ppl mighta still be getting into Sando from Town.
Post by: Football supporter on August 20, 2013, 06:47:39 PM
They should force to put the game in south how u expect people to drive that far on a week day in the whole south we can't find a football stadium ......manning was in power for decades what he do
Yeah, but don't forget it's melon season in Marabella so you can't use Manny :cursing:
Not sure why they didn't use Ato though, but I suppose they feel that the PoS money folk wouldn't make the journey to Central.
Post by: Football supporter on August 20, 2013, 06:50:48 PM
They should force to put the game in south how u expect people to drive that far on a week day in the whole south we can't find a football stadium ......manning was in power for decades what he do
I don't buy the 'location' excuse. Trinidad is a SMALL island...there is no such thing as a 'far-drive'. Also, cricket does not seem to have the same problem getting fans to games. Venues always packed for cricket matches. There is a market for sports in T&T...however there is just poor marketing of football in T&T.
Two things: I have a VIP ticket for the game, but we've had a last minute transfer to deal with so by the time I finished around 7pm I couldn't face the journey!
2nd: Cricket tends to be a much longer event so maybe people feel it's better value. Plus, it doesn't matter if you're an hour late. Plus, from what I see, many people aren't even watching the cricket, they're partying!!
Post by: toonmili on August 20, 2013, 06:51:05 PM
Post by: vb on August 20, 2013, 06:56:10 PM
They should force to put the game in south how u expect people to drive that far on a week day in the whole south we can't find a football stadium ......manning was in power for decades what he do
I don't buy the 'location' excuse. Trinidad is a SMALL island...there is no such thing as a 'far-drive'. Also, cricket does not seem to have the same problem getting fans to games. Venues always packed for cricket matches. There is a market for sports in T&T...however there is just poor marketing of football in T&T.
Two things: I have a VIP ticket for the game, but we've had a last minute transfer to deal with so by the time I finished around 7pm I couldn't face the journey!
2nd: Cricket tends to be a much longer event so maybe people feel it's better value. Plus, it doesn't matter if you're an hour late. Plus, from what I see, many people aren't even watching the cricket, they're partying!!
Much easier to market cricket. Completely different product.
You get most of the best players. There's a longevity of support.
Pro League - Best players outside TT.
Most ppl don't know who the players are.
WC vs HD not as sexy as TT vs a County team in T-20 or Red Steel vs Talawallahs or whatever the Hell dey name is.
VB
VB
Post by: Sam on August 20, 2013, 06:58:38 PM
Joao Ananis and Joevin Jones are very good.
Mirko Delia showing good touches.
Gerard Williams is a fighter.
Kurt Frederick is decent.
Jomal Williams can pass good, but not thinking for a minute before he make the pass.
Daneil Cyrus is really missing.
W Connection cant get 5 passes together.
They playing without urgency.
Houston needs one good chance and they could win if W Connection dont fix that defence problem.
Really poor unorganise football by W Connection.
They are not technically good at all.
Lets see the 2nd half if they change up.
Earl Jean coaching de team and Stuart Charles just chilling on the bench.
They need to have Leonson Lewis and Brian Williams on the bench too.
Post by: Football supporter on August 20, 2013, 07:02:24 PM
What do you mean by Melon season?
Sarcasm: remember the melons growing on the field at Manny Ramjohn?
Post by: OutsideMan on August 20, 2013, 07:03:44 PM
They should force to put the game in south how u expect people to drive that far on a week day in the whole south we can't find a football stadium ......manning was in power for decades what he do
I don't buy the 'location' excuse. Trinidad is a SMALL island...there is no such thing as a 'far-drive'. Also, cricket does not seem to have the same problem getting fans to games. Venues always packed for cricket matches. There is a market for sports in T&T...however there is just poor marketing of football in T&T.
Two things: I have a VIP ticket for the game, but we've had a last minute transfer to deal with so by the time I finished around 7pm I couldn't face the journey!
2nd: Cricket tends to be a much longer event so maybe people feel it's better value. Plus, it doesn't matter if you're an hour late. Plus, from what I see, many people aren't even watching the cricket, they're partying!!
Much easier to market cricket. Completely different product.
You get most of the best players. There's a longevity of support.
Pro League - Best players outside TT.
Most ppl don't know who the players are.
WC vs HD not as sexy as TT vs a County team in T-20 or Red Steel vs Talawallahs or whatever the Hell dey name is.
VB
VB
vb --- trust me, bredz --- you can market ANYTHING.
There's no such thing as 'easier to market cricket'. I say this in a friendly tone --- that's a poor excuse. :beermug:
Post by: Deeks on August 20, 2013, 07:05:17 PM
They should force to put the game in south how u expect people to drive that far on a week day in the whole south we can't find a football stadium ......manning was in power for decades what he do
I don't buy the 'location' excuse. Trinidad is a SMALL island...there is no such thing as a 'far-drive'. Also, cricket does not seem to have the same problem getting fans to games. Venues always packed for cricket matches. There is a market for sports in T&T...however there is just poor marketing of football in T&T.
Two things: I have a VIP ticket for the game, but we've had a last minute transfer to deal with so by the time I finished around 7pm I couldn't face the journey!
2nd: Cricket tends to be a much longer event so maybe people feel it's better value. Plus, it doesn't matter if you're an hour late. Plus, from what I see, many people aren't even watching the cricket, they're partying!!
This is club football, not club cricket. How many people go to club cricket matches. It is a localize affair. Connection fans should be in the stadium to support their team. Unfortunately, the gov't in charge of Manny stadium. They are the ones that messing up the football. Don't give me that Manning crap. They stadium was always available during his tenure. This current regime don't give a f**k about football, period.
Post by: OutsideMan on August 20, 2013, 07:12:09 PM
Post by: Deeks on August 20, 2013, 07:17:41 PM
They should force to put the game in south how u expect people to drive that far on a week day in the whole south we can't find a football stadium ......manning was in power for decades what he do
I don't buy the 'location' excuse. Trinidad is a SMALL island...there is no such thing as a 'far-drive'. Also, cricket does not seem to have the same problem getting fans to games. Venues always packed for cricket matches. There is a market for sports in T&T...however there is just poor marketing of football in T&T.
Two things: I have a VIP ticket for the game, but we've had a last minute transfer to deal with so by the time I finished around 7pm I couldn't face the journey!
2nd: Cricket tends to be a much longer event so maybe people feel it's better value. Plus, it doesn't matter if you're an hour late. Plus, from what I see, many people aren't even watching the cricket, they're partying!!
Much easier to market cricket. Completely different product.
You get most of the best players. There's a longevity of support.
Pro League - Best players outside TT.
Most ppl don't know who the players are.
WC vs HD not as sexy as TT vs a County team in T-20 or Red Steel vs Talawallahs or whatever the Hell dey name is.
VB
VB
vb --- trust me, bredz --- you can market ANYTHING.
There's no such thing as 'easier to market cricket'. I say this in a friendly tone --- that's a poor excuse. :beermug:
Bro, football is no longer in the soul of TT, trust me. I have seen DF, Malvern and Maple draw more crowd for their Concacaf games long ago than these current teams. Everybody just knew the clubs schedule. The people not into football. POS just had about 20 something murders in the past month.
The people who use to frequent the football grounds were East POS and Woodbrook/St. James/Cocorite. East POS in turmoil. They have no money. Football is not going to get whatever little money. The 'rich" people in the West don't indentify with nothing in East POS. They have all the money and would not sponsor a club from that area or form their own club in their area.
There not one proper club from East POS. Rangers does rep. their lil enclave up by St. Anns. They don't consider themselves an East POS team. Why can't they reach out to Belmont/LaCour Harp/Gonzales/St. Barbs. The passion for the pro-game not there.
Post by: vb on August 20, 2013, 07:18:00 PM
Thy FINALLY showed the rhythm section. :beermug:
That might be half the crowd right dey. :)
Post by: OutsideMan on August 20, 2013, 07:22:23 PM
They should force to put the game in south how u expect people to drive that far on a week day in the whole south we can't find a football stadium ......manning was in power for decades what he do
I don't buy the 'location' excuse. Trinidad is a SMALL island...there is no such thing as a 'far-drive'. Also, cricket does not seem to have the same problem getting fans to games. Venues always packed for cricket matches. There is a market for sports in T&T...however there is just poor marketing of football in T&T.
Two things: I have a VIP ticket for the game, but we've had a last minute transfer to deal with so by the time I finished around 7pm I couldn't face the journey!
2nd: Cricket tends to be a much longer event so maybe people feel it's better value. Plus, it doesn't matter if you're an hour late. Plus, from what I see, many people aren't even watching the cricket, they're partying!!
Much easier to market cricket. Completely different product.
You get most of the best players. There's a longevity of support.
Pro League - Best players outside TT.
Most ppl don't know who the players are.
WC vs HD not as sexy as TT vs a County team in T-20 or Red Steel vs Talawallahs or whatever the Hell dey name is.
VB
VB
vb --- trust me, bredz --- you can market ANYTHING.
There's no such thing as 'easier to market cricket'. I say this in a friendly tone --- that's a poor excuse. :beermug:
Bro, football is no longer in the soul of TT, trust me. I have seen DF, Malvern and Maple draw more crowd for their Concacaf games long ago than these current teams. Everybody just knew the clubs schedule. The people not into football. POS just had about 20 something murders in the past month.
The people who use to frequent the football grounds were East POS and Woodbrook/St. James/Cocorite. East POS in turmoil. They have no money. Football is not going to get whatever little money. The 'rich" people in the West don't indentify with nothing in East POS. They have all the money and would not sponsor a club from that area or form their own club in their area.
There not one proper club from East POS. Rangers does rep. their lil enclave up by St. Anns. They don't consider themselves an East POS team. Why can't they reach out to Belmont/LaCour Harp/Gonzales/St. Barbs. The passion for the pro-game not there.
Deeks, I hear you, but that's still a poor excuse. 'Marketing' your product isn't a one-time thing, where you cease marketing efforts, and just depend on word-of-mouth from 10 years ago. You have to constantly market your team, and the league.
From everything I've seen in the past few years in the PFL, the marketing is abysmal to say the least. They have decent 'football-sense', but their leadership are clueless when it comes to marketing.
Post by: Deeks on August 20, 2013, 07:27:55 PM
Bro, is offence is the issue here. Nothing to write home about. I eh see one good shot at Houston goal.
Post by: OutsideMan on August 20, 2013, 07:30:20 PM
offence is the issue here. Nothing to write home about. I eh see one good shot at Houston goal.
Deeks --- Agreed. I don't think we've tested their keeper as yet in this game.
Post by: OutsideMan on August 20, 2013, 07:31:16 PM
Thy FINALLY showed the rhythm section. :beermug:
That might be half the crowd right dey. :)
That'll be sad. :rotfl:
Post by: OutsideMan on August 20, 2013, 07:35:21 PM
How did Benji miss that?????????!!!!!!!! ???
Post by: Peong on August 20, 2013, 07:35:29 PM
Post by: FF on August 20, 2013, 07:35:56 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on August 20, 2013, 07:36:34 PM
Post by: D.H.W on August 20, 2013, 07:36:50 PM
Post by: Tallman on August 20, 2013, 07:39:29 PM
That was a pull stones pass
De pass was kinda offkey in trute, but Benjamin shoulda score dat or at least put it on goal.
Post by: toonmili on August 20, 2013, 07:45:35 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on August 20, 2013, 07:47:26 PM
Post by: vb on August 20, 2013, 07:47:46 PM
Post by: vb on August 20, 2013, 07:50:07 PM
Sad effort by WC considering their prep. and this weakened opposition.
VB
Post by: Deeks on August 20, 2013, 07:51:15 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on August 20, 2013, 07:53:21 PM
In general boring game.
Sad effort by WC considering their prep. and this weakened opposition.
VB
Poor effort by WC indeed.
Post by: Deeks on August 20, 2013, 07:54:39 PM
What kit is that W playing in?
Addidas!
Post by: FF on August 20, 2013, 07:55:50 PM
Unlucky not to score... Well not unlucky, poor finishing
Post by: 100% Barataria on August 20, 2013, 07:57:15 PM
Post by: Trini Madness on August 20, 2013, 07:59:00 PM
Oh gosh man score shouldve been 2-0!!!!!
Post by: Deeks on August 20, 2013, 08:03:13 PM
Post by: Rodney on August 20, 2013, 08:03:33 PM
In Fact the whole connection side look tired from the first minute.
Post by: royal on August 20, 2013, 08:04:19 PM
Post by: Rodney on August 20, 2013, 08:08:34 PM
Agonising game. :-\
Agreed extremely frustrating to watch. Easy win thrown away by Connection there. It not going to be that easy in Houston.
Post by: Cocorite on August 20, 2013, 08:13:17 PM
Post by: soccerman on August 20, 2013, 08:52:29 PM
I know a Belmont team who have been searching for a sponsor, SFN if anyone interested in assisting :salute:They should force to put the game in south how u expect people to drive that far on a week day in the whole south we can't find a football stadium ......manning was in power for decades what he do
I don't buy the 'location' excuse. Trinidad is a SMALL island...there is no such thing as a 'far-drive'. Also, cricket does not seem to have the same problem getting fans to games. Venues always packed for cricket matches. There is a market for sports in T&T...however there is just poor marketing of football in T&T.
Two things: I have a VIP ticket for the game, but we've had a last minute transfer to deal with so by the time I finished around 7pm I couldn't face the journey!
2nd: Cricket tends to be a much longer event so maybe people feel it's better value. Plus, it doesn't matter if you're an hour late. Plus, from what I see, many people aren't even watching the cricket, they're partying!!
Much easier to market cricket. Completely different product.
You get most of the best players. There's a longevity of support.
Pro League - Best players outside TT.
Most ppl don't know who the players are.
WC vs HD not as sexy as TT vs a County team in T-20 or Red Steel vs Talawallahs or whatever the Hell dey name is.
VB
VB
vb --- trust me, bredz --- you can market ANYTHING.
There's no such thing as 'easier to market cricket'. I say this in a friendly tone --- that's a poor excuse. :beermug:
Bro, football is no longer in the soul of TT, trust me. I have seen DF, Malvern and Maple draw more crowd for their Concacaf games long ago than these current teams. Everybody just knew the clubs schedule. The people not into football. POS just had about 20 something murders in the past month.
The people who use to frequent the football grounds were East POS and Woodbrook/St. James/Cocorite. East POS in turmoil. They have no money. Football is not going to get whatever little money. The 'rich" people in the West don't indentify with nothing in East POS. They have all the money and would not sponsor a club from that area or form their own club in their area.
There not one proper club from East POS. Rangers does rep. their lil enclave up by St. Anns. They don't consider themselves an East POS team. Why can't they reach out to Belmont/LaCour Harp/Gonzales/St. Barbs. The passion for the pro-game not there.
Post by: Big Magician on August 20, 2013, 09:12:39 PM
not much to write about really...flat
Post by: PATRIOT on August 20, 2013, 09:17:36 PM
Post by: 100% Barataria on August 20, 2013, 09:18:34 PM
Was at the game...disappointing performance and disappointing turn-out...WConnection should have won 2-0...same striker threw away a sitter, then then an easy 1 on 1 with the keeper, wouldn't want to be him in that dressing room tonight, nuff cuss will pass...agree not enough urgency showed by players...a couple players impressed me though, Connection #6 and #3...also peeps who went COVERED for $150 you got a chit-sheet (like in all-inclusive) for 2 doubles, a (mini)BakenShark, Corn Soup, 2 Shandi or Beer and a bottle water... so I was happy, didn't have to worry about dinner afterwards lol
would have been my highlight for de night :beermug:
Post by: PATRIOT on August 20, 2013, 09:25:31 PM
It would have been except for some nice "Scenery" in the stands :)Was at the game...disappointing performance and disappointing turn-out...WConnection should have won 2-0...same striker threw away a sitter, then then an easy 1 on 1 with the keeper, wouldn't want to be him in that dressing room tonight, nuff cuss will pass...agree not enough urgency showed by players...a couple players impressed me though, Connection #6 and #3...also peeps who went COVERED for $150 you got a chit-sheet (like in all-inclusive) for 2 doubles, a (mini)BakenShark, Corn Soup, 2 Shandi or Beer and a bottle water... so I was happy, didn't have to worry about dinner afterwards lol
would have been my highlight for de night :beermug:
Post by: soccerrama on August 20, 2013, 10:11:26 PM
A lot of us are quick to condemn but we are not aware of all the behind the scene happenings which can be very disconcerting.
Post by: Deeks on August 20, 2013, 10:41:27 PM
For those who were wondering why the game was played at Hasely Crawford Stadium, Connection's first choice venue was Mannie Ramjohn but we all know what's happening there, the next choice was Ato but Concacaf failed it because of the lights, as a matter of fact Hasely Crawford barely passed Concacaf's inspection and Connection was almost without a venue for this game. Unless something changes rapidly both Cali & Connection will have to play their remaining home games at HCS and that will depend on whether Concacaf allows it..
A lot of us are quick to condemn but we are not aware of all the behind the scene happenings which can be very disconcerting.
Bro, We knew about the stadium unavailabilty. We eh quick to condemn. We have been waiting patiently. What we asking is why these stadiums are is such dire shape ?
Post by: soccerrama on August 20, 2013, 10:57:29 PM
Post by: Flex on August 21, 2013, 02:01:05 AM
concacaf.com.
The Houston Dynamo and host DIRECTV W Connection shared the points, playing to a scoreless draw in a CONCACAF Champions League Group 1 match at Hasely Crawford Stadium on Tuesday.
W Connection, which lost its Group Stage opener, 3-1, on the road to Panama’s Arabe Unido, had the first dangerous scoring opportunity in the 16th minute, but a sliding Mirko Delia couldn’t latch onto a low cross toward the back post by Kurt Frederick.
Houston, which was playing its Group Stage opener, nearly went into halftime with a lead. Brian Ching played a nice one-touch pass to Cam Weaver, freeing the forward into the box. Weaver took a touch, but then fired his attempt well over the bar from 15 meters in the 37th minute.
The Dynamo could not turn its second-half possession into concrete chances on goal. In the 59th minute, Alexander Lopez found space outside the box, but his low shot bounced wide of the right post.
Three minutes later, Houston had its first dangerous set piece opportunity. Driver’s shot from 24 meters eluded the four-man wall and went directly into the arms of W Connection goalkeeper Alejandro Figueroa.
Giles Barnes, who scored a brace in a 3-1 victory over the Seattle Sounders on the weekend, entered the match in the 67th minute as a substitute for Ching. The English forward, however, wasn’t able to duplicate his domestic magic.
In the 71st minute, Houston nearly capitalized off a Driver corner kick, but after the ball was headed down by Weaver in the box, Jason Johnson’s shot from 16 meters was blocked in front of the goal.
One minute later, Kyle Benjamin had a golden opportunity to score in his second consecutive CONCACAF Champions League match, staring at an open net on a 2-on-0 break. The 18-year-old’s first-time attempt from four meters went off the outside netting.
Benjamin had another great chance in the 84th minute, but he put his lob from inside the box off the crossbar before falling to the grass suffering from leg cramps.
Weaver put a header on frame in the third minute of second-half stoppage time that was momentarily bobbled by Figueroa, who quickly recovered to end the tense scoreless draw.
Houston, which booked its fourth CONCACAF Champions League berth by reaching the MLS Cup final for a second straight year, returns to Champions League play next Tuesday when it hosts Arabe Unido at BBVA Compass Stadium. W Connection doesn’t play its next Group 1 match until September 19 against visiting Arabe Undio.
Teams
W Connection: - 21.Alejandro Figueroa, 24.Joao Ananias, 2.Kurt Frederick, 10.Joevin Jones (capt) (7.Silvio Spann 60th - Yellow 75), 25.Christian Viveros, 15.Mekeil Williams, 14.Hachim Arcia (31.Jerrel Britto 46th), 65.Neil Benjamin, 6.Celio da Silva Santos, 3.Gerard Williams, 16.Mirko Delia (9.Andrei Pacheco 76th).
Coach: - Stuart Charles Fevrier.
Houston Dynamo: - 1.Tally Hall, 6.Mike Chabala, 8.Kofi Sarkodie, 4.Jermaine Taylor, 2.Eric Brunner, 5.Warren Creavalle, 20.Andrew Driver (Yellow 41), 10.Alexander López (16.Adam Moffat 85th), 25.Brian Ching (capt) (23.Giles Barnes 66th), 14.Jason Johnson (22.Brian Ownby 85th), Cam Weaver.
Coach: - Dominic Kinnear.
Video: - W Connection vs Houston Dynamo Highlights (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=97XJ8gmpGvs)
Referee: - Marco Antonio Rodríguez.
Venue: - Hasley Crawford Stadium.
Standings
P W D L F A Pts
Arabe Unido 1 1 0 0 3 1 3
Houston Dynamo 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
W Connection 2 0 1 1 3 1 1
Post by: Rodney on August 21, 2013, 03:50:00 AM
I cannot remember seeing a game between T&T and US teams where the local keeper was so untroubled. Though in all honesty for the vast majority of the game both teams played like it wasn't worth the effort.
Post by: Tallman on August 21, 2013, 04:26:22 AM
Post by: Fyzoman on August 21, 2013, 08:48:10 AM
Now ah know missing and throwing away is part of the game eh, but damn yo, at home with ah empty goal?? C'mon man!!!!!
Post by: ZANDOLIE on August 21, 2013, 09:28:16 AM
Ummmm, after Flex beseeched us during the Gold Cup to keep it positive for the team, I've been trying to keep it positive about everything...BUT, that miss? Waaaaaayyyyyy!!!!!
Now ah know missing and throwing away is part of the game eh, but damn yo, at home with ah empty goal?? C'mon man!!!!!
the good news is the player just turn 19 years old, and still has the wherewithal to find those spaces against a top MLS team.
if we lucky he could be the next stern john!
Post by: Tallman on August 21, 2013, 12:05:38 PM
the good news is the player just turn 19 years old, and still has the wherewithal to find those spaces against a top MLS team.
if we lucky he could be the next stern john!
At 19, Stern had already scored six goals for de national senior team, including a hat-trick.
Post by: Flex on August 21, 2013, 06:33:19 PM
the good news is the player just turn 19 years old, and still has the wherewithal to find those spaces against a top MLS team.
if we lucky he could be the next stern john!
At 19, Stern had already scored six goals for de national senior team, including a hat-trick.
At at 16 Yorke had signed for Aston Villa and Silvio went to Italy at 17.
;D
Post by: OutsideMan on August 21, 2013, 06:54:57 PM
the good news is the player just turn 19 years old, and still has the wherewithal to find those spaces against a top MLS team.
if we lucky he could be the next stern john!
At 19, Stern had already scored six goals for de national senior team, including a hat-trick.
At at 16 Yorke had signed for Aston Villa and Silvio went to Italy at 17.
;D
Flex --- Good points...but Yorke went to Aston Villa around the end of 1989 when he was already 18 (not 16).
Post by: Anbrat on August 22, 2013, 12:06:09 PM
Positive but wishful thinking!!!Ummmm, after Flex beseeched us during the Gold Cup to keep it positive for the team, I've been trying to keep it positive about everything...BUT, that miss? Waaaaaayyyyyy!!!!!
Now ah know missing and throwing away is part of the game eh, but damn yo, at home with ah empty goal?? C'mon man!!!!!
the good news is the player just turn 19 years old, and still has the wherewithal to find those spaces against a top MLS team.
if we lucky he could be the next stern john!
Post by: vb on August 22, 2013, 06:57:34 PM
the good news is the player just turn 19 years old, and still has the wherewithal to find those spaces against a top MLS team.
if we lucky he could be the next stern john!
At 19, Stern had already scored six goals for de national senior team, including a hat-trick.
At at 16 Yorke had signed for Aston Villa and Silvio went to Italy at 17.
;D
Flex --- Good points...but Yorke went to Aston Villa around the end of 1989 when he was already 18 (not 16).
No, he was 17. turned 18 whilst at Villa.
Btw my sister attended his 21st birthday, she say enough Villa and Arsenal men was there. He and Rocastle was padnahs.
VB
Post by: OutsideMan on August 22, 2013, 07:08:01 PM
the good news is the player just turn 19 years old, and still has the wherewithal to find those spaces against a top MLS team.
if we lucky he could be the next stern john!
At 19, Stern had already scored six goals for de national senior team, including a hat-trick.
At at 16 Yorke had signed for Aston Villa and Silvio went to Italy at 17.
;D
Flex --- Good points...but Yorke went to Aston Villa around the end of 1989 when he was already 18 (not 16).
No, he was 17. turned 18 whilst at Villa.
Btw my sister attended his 21st birthday, she say enough Villa and Arsenal men was there. He and Rocastle was padnahs.
VB
vb --- that's kinda' strange, since Dwight Yorke was born on November 3rd 1971...and he joined Aston Villa after the November 19th 1989 T&T match vs the USA, thereby making him 18 years old. Additionally, he actually debuted for Aston Villa on March 24th 1990 in a match against Crystal Palace while he was still 18 (of course turning 19 on November 3rd later that year).
His 21st Birthday that your sister attended would've been on November 3rd 1992 (a Tuesday...but most likely the party must've been on Sunday November 1st or Saturday October 31st).
Anyway, he was already 18 when he joined Aston Villa.
You're welcome. ;D :beermug:
Post by: Banter Banton on August 22, 2013, 07:13:09 PM
LEGEND 14
Post by: OutsideMan on August 22, 2013, 07:15:57 PM
http://www.socawarriors.net/mens-senior-team/senior-team-news/goalscorers.html?view=playerprofile&id=472
Post by: vb on August 29, 2013, 05:27:03 PM
No score?
Links in Istanbul getting blocked. :)
Post by: vb on August 29, 2013, 05:39:19 PM
the good news is the player just turn 19 years old, and still has the wherewithal to find those spaces against a top MLS team.
if we lucky he could be the next stern john!
At 19, Stern had already scored six goals for de national senior team, including a hat-trick.
At at 16 Yorke had signed for Aston Villa and Silvio went to Italy at 17.
;D
Flex --- Good points...but Yorke went to Aston Villa around the end of 1989 when he was already 18 (not 16).
No, he was 17. turned 18 whilst at Villa.
Btw my sister attended his 21st birthday, she say enough Villa and Arsenal men was there. He and Rocastle was padnahs.
VB
vb --- that's kinda' strange, since Dwight Yorke was born on November 3rd 1971...and he joined Aston Villa after the November 19th 1989 T&T match vs the USA, thereby making him 18 years old. Additionally, he actually debuted for Aston Villa on March 24th 1990 in a match against Crystal Palace while he was still 18 (of course turning 19 on November 3rd later that year).
His 21st Birthday that your sister attended would've been on November 3rd 1992 (a Tuesday...but most likely the party must've been on Sunday November 1st or Saturday October 31st).
Anyway, he was already 18 when he joined Aston Villa.
You're welcome. ;D :beermug:
If you talking about when he signed the contract. Yes he was 18.
But trial and offer took place before his 18th birthday.
In fact the contract took about a week to suss out because they sent down a Tobago lawyer to iron out the details of the contract and that took a while.
You are welcome. ;D :beermug:
Post by: Deeks on August 29, 2013, 06:21:25 PM
Post by: soccerrama on August 29, 2013, 06:25:25 PM
Post by: Deeks on August 29, 2013, 06:25:53 PM
Post by: Bitter on August 29, 2013, 06:54:25 PM
Post by: vb on August 29, 2013, 06:55:14 PM
Fast paced game. Cali not playing badly, but keep breaking down in the final 3rd. Nice brazz section in the stands.
I think Cali looking better than they are becz Comun. decide to defend deep after going one up.
Yes, their final pass, touch is letting them down.
VB
Post by: vb on August 29, 2013, 07:23:06 PM
VB
Post by: vb on August 29, 2013, 07:26:19 PM
That's that.
VB
Post by: Flex on August 29, 2013, 08:04:03 PM
Caledonia AIA: - 33.Glenroy Samuel, 2.Aubrey David, 12.Kareem Joseph, 3.Nuru Muhammad, 14.Jamaal Smith, 7.Stephan David (capt), 27.Nathan Lewis, 21.Densill Theobald, 20.Noel Williams (16.Tyrone Charles 56th), 9.Keyon Edwards (11.Abdallah Phillips 73rd), 23.Jamaal Gay (15.Aaron Lester 81st).
Coach: - Jamaal Shabazz.
Comunicaciones: - 30.Juan Paredes Guzman, 13.Carlos Castrillo Alonzo, 14.Rafael Morales, 28.Joel Benítez (3.Elías Vásquez Prera 17th), 29.Carlos Figueroa Martinez, 22.Rigoberto Gómez, 24.Kendell Herrarte (19.Brayan Ordoñez 58th), 4.Wilson Lalín, 12.Jean Márquez, 8.Rodolfo Suárez Díaz, 70.Carlos Ramirez Silva (18.Minor López 77th).
Coach: - Iván Sopegno.
Referee: - Erick Rigoberto Andino Medina.
Venue: - Hasley Crawford Stadium.
Standings
P W D L F A Pts
Toluca 2 0 0 5 2 6
Comunicaciones 2 1 0 1 4 2 3
Caledonia 2 0 0 2 1 6 0
Line-up Commentary (concacaf.com).
END OF THE GAME
2H 93' Comunicaciones converts a goal by Rodolfo Paolo Suárez Díaz
2H 91' Clearance by Caledonia AIA, made by Aubrey David
2H 88' Aubrey David makes a clearance
2H 87' Rigoberto Gómez kicks the corner for Comunicaciones
2H 83' Aubrey David throws in
2H 82' Rodolfo Paolo Suárez Díaz is found in an offside position
2H 81' Aaron Lester enters for Caledonia AIA, Jamaal Gay leaves the field
2H 78' An illicit act by Aubrey David against Jean Márquez! The referee awards a free kick
2H 78' Goal kick by Juan Jóse Paredes Guzman
2H 77' A change by Comunicaciones, Minor López comes on for Carlos Ramirez Silva
2H 77' Goal kick by Juan Jóse Paredes Guzman
2H 77' Throw-in by Kareem Joseph
2H 77' Carlos Mauricio Castrillo Alonzo fouls Stephan David
2H 76' Foul committed by Aubrey David on Jean Márquez
2H 75' Clearance by Caledonia AIA, executed by Kareem Joseph
2H 75' Throw-in by Carlos Mauricio Castrillo Alonzo
2H 73' Abdallah Phillips now enters the field for Caledonia AIA, Keyon Edwards comes off
2H 72' Clearance by Caledonia AIA, made by Aubrey David
2H 70' Glenroy Samuel makes a clearance
2H 70' An illicit act by Elías Enoc Vásquez Prera against Keyon Edwards! The ref awards a free kick
2H 69' Carlos Mauricio Castrillo Alonzo throws in
2H 69' Clearance by Caledonia AIA, the ball was kicked out of bounds by Aubrey David
2H 68' Foul by Nathan Lewis on Wilson Lalín! The referee awards a free kick
2H 68' Goal kick by Glenroy Samuel
2H 68' Goal kick by Glenroy Samuel
2H 68' Clearance by Comunicaciones, made by Carlos Mauricio Castrillo Alonzo
2H 67' Goal kick by Glenroy Samuel
2H 66' Goal kick by Juan Jóse Paredes Guzman
2H 65' Aubrey David makes a clearance for Caledonia AIA
2H 63' Goal kick by Juan Jóse Paredes Guzman
2H 63' Chance for Caledonia AIA. Kareem Joseph shoots, but it goes wide!
2H 62' Clearance by Nuru Abdullah Muhammad
2H 61' Kareem Joseph clears the ball
2H 61' GOOAAL for Comunicaciones! Rodolfo Paolo Suárez Díaz converts an open play goal
2H 58' Aubrey David makes a clearance
2H 58' Goal kick by Glenroy Samuel
2H 58' A change by Comunicaciones, Brayan Ordoñez comes on for Kendell Herrarte
2H 57' Clearance by Caledonia AIA, the ball was kicked out of bounds by Aubrey David
2H 57' Clearance by Caledonia AIA, executed by Glenroy Samuel
2H 56' Caledonia AIA makes a change, Tyrone Charles comes on, Noel Williams comes off
2H 56' Opportunity for Caledonia AIA. Aubrey David shoots, but the ball misses the target!
2H 54' Clearance by Caledonia AIA, made by Aubrey David
2H 53' Goal kick by Glenroy Samuel
2H 52' Throw-in by Rafael Morales
2H 51' Aubrey David makes a clearance for Caledonia AIA
2H 50' Clearance by Caledonia AIA, the ball was kicked out of bounds by Glenroy Samuel
2H 49' An illicit act by Wilson Lalín against Jamaal Gay! The referee awards a free kick
2H 47' Clearance by Kareem Joseph
2H 47' Opportunity for Comunicaciones. Jean Márquez shoots but the ball hits the post!
2H 47' Throw-in for Caledonia AIA, taken by Aubrey David
2H 46' Jean Márquez takes the penalty, Saved by Glenroy Samuel!
2H 46' Aubrey David couldn't handle Rodolfo Paolo Suárez Díaz and committed a foul in the penalty area. Penalty!
2H 45' Kareem Joseph makes a clearance for Caledonia AIA
START OF SECOND HALF
END OF FIRST HALF
1H 47' Clearance by Carlos Mauricio Castrillo Alonzo
1H 46' Jamaal Gay executes the corner kick for Caledonia AIA
1H 46' Clearance by Wilson Lalín, resulting in a corner for the opponent
1H 46' Rafael Morales makes a clearance
1H 45' Kareem Joseph clears the ball by kicking it out of bounds
1H 45' Foul by Aubrey David on Carlos Ramirez Silva! The referee gives a free kick
1H 45' Throw-in for Comunicaciones, taken by Carlos Mauricio Castrillo Alonzo
1H 43' Clearance by Caledonia AIA, executed by Glenroy Samuel
1H 43' Throw-in by Carlos Fernando Figueroa Martinez
1H 41' Jamaal Gay fouls Rafael Morales
1H 41' Goal kick by Glenroy Samuel
1H 41' Carlos Ramirez Silva trys to shoot on goal, but the attempt goes wide!
1H 40' Goal kick by Juan Jóse Paredes Guzman
1H 39' Densill Theobald throws in
1H 39' Clearance by Comunicaciones, the ball was kicked out of bounds by Carlos Ramirez Silva
1H 39' Clearance by Comunicaciones, executed by Elías Enoc Vásquez Prera
1H 38' Throw-in by Jamaal Smith
1H 37' An illicit act by Densill Theobald against Rigoberto Gómez! The referee awards a free kick
1H 36' Clearance by Comunicaciones, made by Carlos Fernando Figueroa Martinez
1H 36' Throw-in for Caledonia AIA, done by Nuru Abdullah Muhammad
1H 35' Goal kick by Glenroy Samuel
1H 35' Carlos Ramirez Silva lost control over his shot and it goes wide
1H 35' Stephan David fouls Carlos Fernando Figueroa Martinez
1H 34' Throw-in for Caledonia AIA, done by Kareem Joseph
1H 33' Clearance by Rafael Morales
1H 33' Rafael Morales clears the ball
1H 32' Wilson Lalín illegally stopped Noel Williams
1H 31' Goal kick by Juan Jóse Paredes Guzman
1H 31' Jamaal Gay attempts to shoot on goal! And the attempt goes wide!
1H 30' Jean Márquez throws in
1H 30' Clearance by Caledonia AIA, the ball was kicked out of bounds by Aubrey David
1H 30' Goal kick by Juan Jóse Paredes Guzman
1H 29' Jamaal Gay lost control over his shot and it goes wide
1H 29' Glenroy Samuel clears the ball
1H 28' An illict act by Kendell Herrarte against Nuru Abdullah Muhammad! The ref gives a free kick
1H 27' Goal kick by Glenroy Samuel
1H 27' A shot by Carlos Ramirez Silva, but the attempt goes wide
1H 26' Aubrey David throws in
1H 26' Keyon Edwards committed a foul against Juan Jóse Paredes Guzman
1H 26' Corner for Caledonia AIA, taken by Nathan Lewis
1H 25' Keyon Edwards shoots on goal! But Juan Jóse Paredes Guzman catches the ball!
1H 25' Foul by Carlos Fernando Figueroa Martinez on Aubrey David! The referee awards a free kick
1H 24' Clearance by Comunicaciones, made by Juan Jóse Paredes Guzman
1H 23' Throw-in for Caledonia AIA, done by Nuru Abdullah Muhammad
1H 22' Throw-in by Carlos Fernando Figueroa Martinez
1H 22' Aubrey David throws in
1H 21' Clearance by Caledonia AIA, the ball was kicked out of bounds by Glenroy Samuel
1H 20' Clearance by Comunicaciones, executed by Carlos Mauricio Castrillo Alonzo
1H 19' Goal kick by Glenroy Samuel
1H 19' Kendell Herrarte attempts to shoot on goal! But the attempt goes wide!
1H 18' Kareem Joseph commits a foul on Carlos Ramirez Silva
1H 17' Elías Enoc Vásquez Prera now enters the field for Comunicaciones, Joel Francisco Benítez comes off
1H 16' Throw-in by Keyon Edwards
1H 15' Foul by Stephan David on Jean Márquez! The referee gives a free kick
1H 13' Goal kick by Glenroy Samuel
1H 11' Goal kick by Glenroy Samuel
1H 11' An illicit act by Rigoberto Gómez against Jamaal Gay! The referee awards a free kick
1H 10' Rodolfo Paolo Suárez Díaz scores an open play goal for Comunicaciones
1H 7' Goal kick by Juan Jóse Paredes Guzman
1H 7' Kareem Joseph makes a clearance
1H 6' Goal kick by Juan Jóse Paredes Guzman
1H 5' Jamaal Smith throws in
1H 5' Clearance by Comunicaciones, the ball was kicked out of bounds by Rigoberto Gómez
1H 5' Clearance by Comunicaciones, executed by Kendell Herrarte
1H 5' Throw-in by Aubrey David
1H 4' Nuru Abdullah Muhammad clears the ball
1H 4' Throw-in for Caledonia AIA, taken by Aubrey David
1H 3' Glenroy Samuel makes a clearance
1H 3' Rafael Morales touched the leather with his hand and the ref gives an indirect free kick
1H 2' An illicit act by Jamaal Gay against Joel Francisco Benítez! The referee awards a free kick
1H 2' Goal kick by Glenroy Samuel
1H 1' Foul by Nathan Lewis on Rigoberto Gómez! The referee awards a free kick
1H 1' An illicit act by Kendell Herrarte against Jamaal Smith! The referee gives a free kick
1H 0' Carlos Fernando Figueroa Martinez throws in
START OF THE GAME
Post by: Deeks on August 29, 2013, 08:04:34 PM
Post by: D.H.W on August 29, 2013, 08:17:06 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on August 29, 2013, 08:17:45 PM
the good news is the player just turn 19 years old, and still has the wherewithal to find those spaces against a top MLS team.
if we lucky he could be the next stern john!
At 19, Stern had already scored six goals for de national senior team, including a hat-trick.
At at 16 Yorke had signed for Aston Villa and Silvio went to Italy at 17.
;D
Flex --- Good points...but Yorke went to Aston Villa around the end of 1989 when he was already 18 (not 16).
No, he was 17. turned 18 whilst at Villa.
Btw my sister attended his 21st birthday, she say enough Villa and Arsenal men was there. He and Rocastle was padnahs.
VB
vb --- that's kinda' strange, since Dwight Yorke was born on November 3rd 1971...and he joined Aston Villa after the November 19th 1989 T&T match vs the USA, thereby making him 18 years old. Additionally, he actually debuted for Aston Villa on March 24th 1990 in a match against Crystal Palace while he was still 18 (of course turning 19 on November 3rd later that year).
His 21st Birthday that your sister attended would've been on November 3rd 1992 (a Tuesday...but most likely the party must've been on Sunday November 1st or Saturday October 31st).
Anyway, he was already 18 when he joined Aston Villa.
You're welcome. ;D :beermug:
If you talking about when he signed the contract. Yes he was 18.
But trial and offer took place before his 17th birthday.
In fact the contract took about a week to suss out because they sent down a Tobago lawyer to iron out the details of the contract and that took a while.
You are welcome. ;D :beermug:
vb --- that kinda' flies in the face of the rules of mathemtics.
Dwight's trials with Aston Villa all took place in 1989 when he was already at least 17, since he turned 17 in 1988...in-fact, those trials with Aston Villa began AFTER the November 19th game in 1989, when Yorke was already 18.
Under your premise, you're stating that Yorke began his trials with Aston Villa all the way back in 1988 before T&T made the Hex, and were still playing against Canada and Honduras 1988 to try to qualify for the Hex of 1989.
Again...Yorke's trial with Villa did NOT begin in 1988...it began in December of 1989 --- and mathematically since he was born on November 3rd 1971, he was already 18 when those trials began.
Math always wins, bro! There's no getting around that. ;D :beermug:
Post by: OutsideMan on August 29, 2013, 08:20:43 PM
More Scotch for me. *hiccup*
Post by: NYtriniwhiteboy.. on August 29, 2013, 09:31:29 PM
I'm so glad I missed that game. Just came from a lil' lime...head real nice, then I have to read this result. *smh*
More Scotch for me. *hiccup*
didn't even know this game was takin place till i read something in the papers this afternoon. Glad i ended up liming after sweat and eh make the game yes
Post by: frico on August 30, 2013, 03:13:38 AM
Post by: maxg on August 30, 2013, 07:27:57 AM
Our club football is not as good as it was because the minute we unearth a few good players their agents find clubs outside for them.We cant do much about that because people have to live and make a living.Our better players end up In the far east,India,parts of Europe and whereever else you care to name,we dont have what it takes to keep them.You dont mind that they are abroad playing but it is always a problem to get these players back for internationals,most seems afraid to annoy their employers and who can blame them,that is the life of a minnow.in addition, see this clip..besides they can pull older experienced players from all over the world(Di Vaio and Nesta are both 37), with this level of support, they can afford to get past best. And with a crowd and admin. support like that behind them, these past best are motivated to give their all. Our past best come home to chill, and relax. Hard for TT clubs to compete with that. In addition, although their are only 4 Quebecers on the roster, the youth team is all quebecers, and the exposure they (and young & old fans) are getting to a particular level -even if not top in the world - of play and professionalism, builds a serious foundation for the future. Our past best come to jump & wave, we can't afford them anymore.
http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2013-08-24-mtl-v-hou/highlights
Post by: vb on August 30, 2013, 10:51:46 AM
the good news is the player just turn 19 years old, and still has the wherewithal to find those spaces against a top MLS team.
if we lucky he could be the next stern john!
At 19, Stern had already scored six goals for de national senior team, including a hat-trick.
At at 16 Yorke had signed for Aston Villa and Silvio went to Italy at 17.
;D
Flex --- Good points...but Yorke went to Aston Villa around the end of 1989 when he was already 18 (not 16).
No, he was 17. turned 18 whilst at Villa.
Btw my sister attended his 21st birthday, she say enough Villa and Arsenal men was there. He and Rocastle was padnahs.
VB
vb --- that's kinda' strange, since Dwight Yorke was born on November 3rd 1971...and he joined Aston Villa after the November 19th 1989 T&T match vs the USA, thereby making him 18 years old. Additionally, he actually debuted for Aston Villa on March 24th 1990 in a match against Crystal Palace while he was still 18 (of course turning 19 on November 3rd later that year).
His 21st Birthday that your sister attended would've been on November 3rd 1992 (a Tuesday...but most likely the party must've been on Sunday November 1st or Saturday October 31st).
Anyway, he was already 18 when he joined Aston Villa.
You're welcome. ;D :beermug:
If you talking about when he signed the contract. Yes he was 18.
But trial and offer took place before his 17th birthday.
In fact the contract took about a week to suss out because they sent down a Tobago lawyer to iron out the details of the contract and that took a while.
You are welcome. ;D :beermug:
vb --- that kinda' flies in the face of the rules of mathemtics.
Dwight's trials with Aston Villa all took place in 1989 when he was already at least 17, since he turned 17 in 1988...in-fact, those trials with Aston Villa began AFTER the November 19th game in 1989, when Yorke was already 18.
Under your premise, you're stating that Yorke began his trials with Aston Villa all the way back in 1988 before T&T made the Hex, and were still playing against Canada and Honduras 1988 to try to qualify for the Hex of 1989.
Again...Yorke's trial with Villa did NOT begin in 1988...it began in December of 1989 --- and mathematically since he was born on November 3rd 1971, he was already 18 when those trials began.
Math always wins, bro! There's no getting around that. ;D :beermug:
Typo: I meant before his 18th bd'ay not before his 17th birthday.
Trial and offer was before the Nov. 19th game in 1989.
Now if anybody here remember different feel free to say so.
I talking about trial and offer NOT when the contract was signed.
VB
Post by: vb on August 30, 2013, 11:06:03 AM
Our club football is not as good as it was because the minute we unearth a few good players their agents find clubs outside for them.We cant do much about that because people have to live and make a living.Our better players end up In the far east,India,parts of Europe and whereever else you care to name,we dont have what it takes to keep them.You dont mind that they are abroad playing but it is always a problem to get these players back for internationals,most seems afraid to annoy their employers and who can blame them,that is the life of a minnow.
That's exactly it. We are like a Div. 2 club in England, unearthing talent and selling them off to more glamorous leagues. WC owner supposed to have money but he sells off his players as fast as he can it's like a vicious cycle.
But with those pathetic crowds, I supposed you can't blame them.
VB
Post by: OutsideMan on August 30, 2013, 01:37:11 PM
the good news is the player just turn 19 years old, and still has the wherewithal to find those spaces against a top MLS team.
if we lucky he could be the next stern john!
At 19, Stern had already scored six goals for de national senior team, including a hat-trick.
At at 16 Yorke had signed for Aston Villa and Silvio went to Italy at 17.
;D
Flex --- Good points...but Yorke went to Aston Villa around the end of 1989 when he was already 18 (not 16).
No, he was 17. turned 18 whilst at Villa.
Btw my sister attended his 21st birthday, she say enough Villa and Arsenal men was there. He and Rocastle was padnahs.
VB
vb --- that's kinda' strange, since Dwight Yorke was born on November 3rd 1971...and he joined Aston Villa after the November 19th 1989 T&T match vs the USA, thereby making him 18 years old. Additionally, he actually debuted for Aston Villa on March 24th 1990 in a match against Crystal Palace while he was still 18 (of course turning 19 on November 3rd later that year).
His 21st Birthday that your sister attended would've been on November 3rd 1992 (a Tuesday...but most likely the party must've been on Sunday November 1st or Saturday October 31st).
Anyway, he was already 18 when he joined Aston Villa.
You're welcome. ;D :beermug:
If you talking about when he signed the contract. Yes he was 18.
But trial and offer took place before his 17th birthday.
In fact the contract took about a week to suss out because they sent down a Tobago lawyer to iron out the details of the contract and that took a while.
You are welcome. ;D :beermug:
vb --- that kinda' flies in the face of the rules of mathemtics.
Dwight's trials with Aston Villa all took place in 1989 when he was already at least 17, since he turned 17 in 1988...in-fact, those trials with Aston Villa began AFTER the November 19th game in 1989, when Yorke was already 18.
Under your premise, you're stating that Yorke began his trials with Aston Villa all the way back in 1988 before T&T made the Hex, and were still playing against Canada and Honduras 1988 to try to qualify for the Hex of 1989.
Again...Yorke's trial with Villa did NOT begin in 1988...it began in December of 1989 --- and mathematically since he was born on November 3rd 1971, he was already 18 when those trials began.
Math always wins, bro! There's no getting around that. ;D :beermug:
Typo: I meant before his 18th bd'ay not before his 17th birthday.
Trial and offer was before the Nov. 19th game in 1989.
Now if anybody here remember different feel free to say so.
I talking about trial and offer NOT when the contract was signed.
VB
vb --- that makes more sense (I thought you might have made a typo when you stated 'before he was 16').
Anyway, if I remember correctly, the trial with Aston Villa began soon after the Nov 19th 1989 game...It was sometime in December, with the offer coming a few months later. I remember that it was a huge deal for all of us back then, and I was always glued to the sports news around that time as a teen, proud that a young Strike Squad member was heading to England for trials with a big team.
Regardless of exactly how old he was, that was indeed a proud moment for all of us back then.
Post by: vb on August 30, 2013, 01:55:57 PM
I eh too shame to admit if I wrong.
That's why I welcome anyone else on the Forum to contradict me.
I tried to google this on the net but the info was not forthcoming.
VB
Post by: OutsideMan on August 30, 2013, 07:42:56 PM
Outside Man I agree with your last sentence.
I eh too shame to admit if I wrong.
That's why I welcome anyone else on the Forum to contradict me.
I tried to google this on the net but the info was not forthcoming.
VB
:beermug:
Post by: Flex on September 13, 2013, 01:54:53 AM
T&T Express Reports.
Shake ghetto mentality
Live in the ghetto, but don’t necessarily be of the ghetto.
Football coach Jamal Shabazz is hoping for a change from his players. Shabazz acknowledges his 2012 Caribbean champions, Neal & Massy Caledonia AIA, are a ghetto team but feels some players are not using their talent to elevate themselves from living and other circumstances.
“We are a ghetto team, but there are still too much guys whose minds have not elevated out of the ghetto and into the thought pattern of becoming an elite athlete, so that we can transform into an entity that can truly inspire ghetto youths. I look at the abilities of Nathan Lewis, Noel Williams and Keyon “Bodom” Edwards...if only these guys could change their lifestyles, rest more, eat better and live for the game. They need to give more.”
Shabazz said a player like striker Jamal Gay should be in Europe, but it is not bothering him (Gay) that he is not even in the national team right now.
“You get a sense that our guys are happy to do well locally and at Caribbean level, but the failure to make an ultimate sacrifice to become that elite athlete is holding us back.”
Shabazz said a lack of ambition might partially be responsible for Caledonia AIA being able to do well at Caribbean level the last two seasons but not win a match in the CONCACAF Champions League.
“The challenge in coaching is not just winning and losing. I think as a staff, we must do more to motivate and inspire the players as individuals and a group to get more ambitious. It really starts with us,” said Shabazz, who took Guyana to the semi-final stage of CONCACAF zone FIFA 2014 World Cup qualifiers.
Shabazz is still very enthusiastic ahead of Caledonia’s next two Champions League fixtures, against Toluca FC of Mexico at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on September 18 and Communications in Guatemala on September 23.
Caledonia will kick off their local Pro League season tomorrow at the Crawford Stadium against North East Stars.
“We are warriors,” Shabazz declared. “We owe it to the TT Pro League, our fellow clubs and Caribbean football to be more competitive at CONCACAF level. Two games down, but we not going to bow; we have to fight back. This is how we make our living, and the Champions League is the highest club level a player can ply his trade in the CONCACAF region.”
Post by: ZANDOLIE on September 13, 2013, 07:11:06 PM
the good news is the player just turn 19 years old, and still has the wherewithal to find those spaces against a top MLS team.
if we lucky he could be the next stern john!
At 19, Stern had already scored six goals for de national senior team, including a hat-trick.
At at 16 Yorke had signed for Aston Villa and Silvio went to Italy at 17.
;D
Flex --- Good points...but Yorke went to Aston Villa around the end of 1989 when he was already 18 (not 16).
steups, allyuh is some real wet blankets ;D
Post by: ZANDOLIE on September 13, 2013, 07:16:31 PM
I'm sure the players are hoping for a change from Jamal Shabazz!
Post by: OutsideMan on September 13, 2013, 08:04:00 PM
the good news is the player just turn 19 years old, and still has the wherewithal to find those spaces against a top MLS team.
if we lucky he could be the next stern john!
At 19, Stern had already scored six goals for de national senior team, including a hat-trick.
At at 16 Yorke had signed for Aston Villa and Silvio went to Italy at 17.
;D
Flex --- Good points...but Yorke went to Aston Villa around the end of 1989 when he was already 18 (not 16).
steups, allyuh is some real wet blankets ;D
Tru' dat! Oh wait...lol ;D
Post by: Tallman on September 18, 2013, 03:05:37 PM
Post by: JRtheWriter on September 18, 2013, 04:10:43 PM
the good news is the player just turn 19 years old, and still has the wherewithal to find those spaces against a top MLS team.
if we lucky he could be the next stern john!
At 19, Stern had already scored six goals for de national senior team, including a hat-trick.
At at 16 Yorke had signed for Aston Villa and Silvio went to Italy at 17.
;D
Flex --- Good points...but Yorke went to Aston Villa around the end of 1989 when he was already 18 (not 16).
steups, allyuh is some real wet blankets ;D
Tru' dat! Oh wait...lol ;D
Can we get back on topic to how our teams aren't doing ish in Champions League please? :beermug: :rotfl: :banginghead:
Post by: OutsideMan on September 18, 2013, 04:48:16 PM
the good news is the player just turn 19 years old, and still has the wherewithal to find those spaces against a top MLS team.
if we lucky he could be the next stern john!
At 19, Stern had already scored six goals for de national senior team, including a hat-trick.
At at 16 Yorke had signed for Aston Villa and Silvio went to Italy at 17.
;D
Flex --- Good points...but Yorke went to Aston Villa around the end of 1989 when he was already 18 (not 16).
steups, allyuh is some real wet blankets ;D
Tru' dat! Oh wait...lol ;D
Can we get back on topic to how our teams aren't doing ish in Champions League please? :beermug: :rotfl: :banginghead:
We like tuh talk chupidness between games. ;D
Post by: Tallman on September 18, 2013, 05:58:22 PM
http://firstrowus1.eu/watch/208420/1/watch-caledonia-aia-vs-toluca.html
http://firstrowus1.eu/watch/208420/2/watch-caledonia-aia-vs-toluca.html
http://capo01.blogspot.com/2013/09/canal1.html
http://rivosport.net/p/ch2.html
http://nutjob.eu/njtvx17.html
http://cdn.livetvstatic.ru/webplayer2.php?t=letontv&c=caledonia232&lang=en&eid=189435&lid=160341&ci=248&si=1
http://cdn.livetvstatic.ru/webplayer2.php?t=castamp&c=wabeelsa&lang=en&eid=189435&lid=155510&ci=248&si=1
Post by: Brownsugar on September 18, 2013, 06:27:03 PM
Ah blight de game....... :(
Post by: Tallman on September 18, 2013, 06:27:35 PM
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Post by: NYtriniwhiteboy.. on September 18, 2013, 06:57:11 PM
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Post by: NYtriniwhiteboy.. on September 18, 2013, 07:14:19 PM
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Post by: OutsideMan on September 18, 2013, 07:34:00 PM
Post by: royal on September 18, 2013, 07:34:52 PM
That was a very jokey goal.
most of de goals have been jokey
Post by: Tallman on September 18, 2013, 07:35:08 PM
Post by: NYtriniwhiteboy.. on September 18, 2013, 07:35:46 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on September 18, 2013, 07:38:06 PM
Post by: Peong on September 18, 2013, 07:38:30 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on September 18, 2013, 07:39:57 PM
Cali players shud all apologize to their keeper after this match
They should apologize to the keeper, de 10 people in the stadium, and the 5 people on this forum for this performance. :rotfl:
Post by: NYtriniwhiteboy.. on September 18, 2013, 07:40:34 PM
Post by: Tallman on September 18, 2013, 07:41:20 PM
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Post by: NYtriniwhiteboy.. on September 18, 2013, 07:45:28 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on September 18, 2013, 07:46:37 PM
He get booked for.diving it looked like
Oh...okay.
Post by: OutsideMan on September 18, 2013, 07:52:37 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on September 18, 2013, 08:00:12 PM
Cali enjoyed much success in making Toluca look like Barcelona.
Post by: Deeks on September 18, 2013, 08:05:31 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on September 18, 2013, 08:15:15 PM
This is the best thing to happen to Cali. Get licks. This will force the players to realize they eh nowhere being pro footballers. You is a pro-team and get 5 like a walk in from a visiting team. Like Shabazz quite rightly pointed out that his players have to do things outside of football to improve. Diet, weight room, and the excessive extra activities. I could understand a TTFA league team putting on a performance like that, but not a pfl team.
Deeks, I totally agree!
Post by: Tallman on September 18, 2013, 08:24:07 PM
Post by: Flex on September 19, 2013, 02:03:07 AM
Toluca 5 v Caledonia 1
López 17 Kithson 45
Muhammad (27-OG)
Brambila 40
Zinha 55
López 66
Teams
Caledonia AIA: - 1.Shemel Louison, 2.Aubrey David, 3.Nuru A. Muhammad, 5.Akeem Thomas (Yellow 53), 6.Marcus Ambrose, 7.Stephan David (capt), 21.Densill Theobald, 20.Noel Williams (17.Akim Armstrong 63rd), 27.Nathan Lewis (25.Keron Bethelmy 72nd), 23.Jamal Gay (9.Keyon Edwards 66th), 18.Bain Kithson (Yellow 76).
Coach: - Jamaal Shabazz.
Toluca FC: - 1.Alfredo Talavera, 11.Carlos Esquivel (16.Oscar R. Rojas García 70th), 13.Héctor Acosta Quintero, 20.Miguel Á. Almazán Quiróz, 3.Fausto M. Pinto, 18.Xavier I. Baez, 19.Edy G. Brambila (10.Zinha 55th), 15.Antonio Ríos Martínez (5.Wilson Tiago 74th - Yellow 79), 26.Erbin A. Trejo Macías, 25.Daniel González Vega, 29.Raúl Nava López.
Coach: - José S. Cardozo.
Referee: - Valdin Legister.
Venue: - Hasely Crawford Stadium.
Video: - Caledonia AIA vs Toluca Highlights (http://www.concacaf.com/video/caledonia-aia-vs-toluca-highlights).
Standings
P W D L F A P
Toluca 3 3 0 0 10 3 9
Comunicaciones 2 1 0 1 4 2 3
Caledonia AIA 3 0 0 3 2 11 0
Post by: g on September 19, 2013, 05:21:00 AM
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Post by: coache on September 19, 2013, 01:49:49 PM
Post by: Tallman on September 19, 2013, 06:05:24 PM
Post by: OutsideMan on September 19, 2013, 06:06:23 PM
http://www.justin.tv/gil2007#/w/6895863600
Post by: Tallman on September 19, 2013, 06:12:19 PM
21. Alejandro Figueroa (GK)
24. Joao Ananias
4. Daneil Cyrus
2. Kurt Frederick
10. Joevin Jones
19. Leslie Russell
14. Hachim Arcia
6. Celio G. da Silva Santos
3. Gerard Williams
31. Jerrel Britto
26. Stefano R. Rijssel
Post by: OutsideMan on September 19, 2013, 06:20:09 PM
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Post by: royal on September 19, 2013, 07:27:42 PM
Post by: Deeks on September 19, 2013, 07:30:38 PM
take all dem defenders in T&T and take dem to a clinic.
The forwards need to go to the clinic.
Post by: Tallman on September 19, 2013, 07:32:32 PM
Post by: Tallman on September 19, 2013, 07:34:39 PM
take all dem defenders in T&T and take dem to a clinic.
The forwards need to go to the clinic.
So basically de whole team.
Post by: Tallman on September 19, 2013, 07:58:13 PM
Post by: Tallman on September 19, 2013, 08:45:06 PM
Post by: vb on September 19, 2013, 09:24:58 PM
VB
Post by: Flex on September 20, 2013, 02:02:04 AM
Arabe Unido 2 v W Connection 0
Fraiz 27
Arroyo 60
Teams
W Connection: - 21.Alejandro Figueroa, 24.Joao Ananias, 4.Daneil Cyrus, 2.Kurt Frederick, 10.Joevin Jones (Yellow 51), 19.Leslie Russell (17.Jamal Clarence 64th), 14.Hachim Arcia (65.Neil Benjamin 68th), 6.Celio G. da Silva Santos, 3.Gerard Williams (Yellow 62), 31.Jerrel Britto, 26.Stefano Rijssel (40.Jomal Williams 56th).
Coach: - Stuart Charles Fevrier.
Arabe Unido: - 1.Miguel Lloyd (Yellow 37), 30.Harold Cummings, 6.Rigoberto Niño, 9.Abdiel Arroyo (21.David Daniels 84th), 4.Luis C. Fraiz, 12.Jose Gonzalez, 5.Paul Roderick (11.Enrico Small 87th), 10.Orlando Rodriguez (14.Humberto Ward 53rd), 88.Alejandro Velez, 3.Fidel Caesar, 8.Ángel Patrick.
Coach: - Jair Palacios.
Referee: - Trevor Taylor.
Venue: - Hasely Crawford Stadium.
Video: - W Connection vs Arabe Unido Highlights (http://www.concacaf.com/video/w-connection-vs-arabe-unido-highlights).
Standings
P W D L F A P
Arabe Unido 3 2 0 1 6 3 6
Houston Dynamo 2 1 1 0 2 1 4
W Connection 3 0 1 2 1 5 1
Post by: Tallman on September 20, 2013, 04:18:11 AM
If one is to go by the highlights, it looked like one team could finish and one couldn't.
VB
Three games, numerous chances, and only one goal to show for it. Steups!
Post by: Flex on September 20, 2013, 04:36:06 AM
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Post by: NYtriniwhiteboy.. on September 20, 2013, 09:34:04 AM
Post by: King Deese on September 20, 2013, 10:36:23 AM
Lost on Caledonia and W Connection, the two latest representatives from Trinidad and Tobago, is the fact that it is not enough to enter a tournament of this magnitude where the stakes are high just to learn something year after year. You have to prepare yourself as a coach and your team as combatants with the tools and the ammunition they will need to succeed at this level. Your learning curve in this tournament is fleeting and short lived because of the relatively short duration of the tournament. To enter this tournament without a plan to backup your initial plans to succeed, just in case it does not work, is to prepare for failure.
I am reminded of Michael Jordan and the Bulls in their first ever NBA finals against the Lakers, after they lost that first game, Michael told his teammates that was it "We are not losing another game". They went on to win the tournament in 5 games. That's a prime example of a backup plan that worked. Whatever it might have been.
The truth is Shabazz and Fevrier are not good coaches outside of the pro cemetery. They lack the tactical knowledge and know how to compete with and prepare their teams to be successful against the other coaches outside their domestic league. Until they can prove otherwise, they are doing an injustice to football in the country.
Post by: socalion on September 20, 2013, 02:13:29 PM
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Post by: King Deese on September 20, 2013, 02:52:06 PM
well said king deese..... couldn't agree more !! ...No doubt my brother.......but I really wanted to tell Shabazz and Fevrier....hall dey mudda.......but ah have to watch meh language.
Post by: Rodney on September 20, 2013, 03:58:38 PM
Where is Mirko Delia? I have not seen him suit up for Connection in a while.
Was thinking the same thing. He looked a bit lost and seemed to struggle with the conditions (? unfit) against the Dynamo.
Is he injured or has he had enough of the Caribbean jaunt, cut his losses and 'packed it in' ?
Post by: Tallman on September 20, 2013, 06:00:08 PM
Where is Mirko Delia? I have not seen him suit up for Connection in a while.
Was thinking the same thing. He looked a bit lost and seemed to struggle with the conditions (? unfit) against the Dynamo.
Is he injured or has he had enough of the Caribbean jaunt, cut his losses and 'packed it in' ?
Connection has released Italian striker Mirko Delia due to persistent knee problems.
http://wired868.com/2013/09/20/arabe-eliminates-lively-connection-from-champions-league/
Post by: Deeks on September 20, 2013, 07:30:30 PM
Post by: Tallman on September 20, 2013, 07:49:39 PM
I was more disappointed in Connection than AIA. Cale had the tougher team in Toluca. But Connection should have won the game last night. Their forwards missed some easy chances and Arabe just counter and kill them. Connection lack a "killer" striker. A man who could just put the ball in the net. Not fancy goals only, but some scrappy ones also. They have good build up but they break down just outside the area. And their shooting from outside the box is virtually non-existent.
Connection shoulda have ah maximum of 9 points ahready.
Post by: coache on September 20, 2013, 09:02:41 PM
Post by: Deeks on September 20, 2013, 10:45:59 PM
I was more disappointed in Connection than AIA. Cale had the tougher team in Toluca. But Connection should have won the game last night. Their forwards missed some easy chances and Arabe just counter and kill them. Connection lack a "killer" striker. A man who could just put the ball in the net. Not fancy goals only, but some scrappy ones also. They have good build up but they break down just outside the area. And their shooting from outside the box is virtually non-existent.
Connection shoulda have ah maximum of 9 points ahready.
I would say 7, and the least 4.
Post by: Rodney on September 21, 2013, 08:29:52 AM
I was more disappointed in Connection than AIA. Cale had the tougher team in Toluca. But Connection should have won the game last night. Their forwards missed some easy chances and Arabe just counter and kill them. Connection lack a "killer" striker. A man who could just put the ball in the net. Not fancy goals only, but some scrappy ones also. They have good build up but they break down just outside the area. And their shooting from outside the box is virtually non-existent.
Connection shoulda have ah maximum of 9 points ahready.
I would say 7, and the least 4.
Agreed! Connection matched their opponents in all three of their games. Lasana is right, if they had an decent - maybe too harsh - or at least on form striker to put away the chances they created they would be top.
The only reason I'm dissappointed with Fervier, is Connection publicised their efforts at building their squad and prep for this competition yet came away with nothing. The Dynamo performance was the most infuriating performance by a T&T side I have seen in a while and will be hard to forget. Hopefully he has learned from this and will concentrate on trying rectifying their weaknesses soonest as its pretty obvious what needs to be done.
Post by: vb on September 25, 2013, 01:04:56 PM
VB
Post by: Tallman on September 25, 2013, 02:28:04 PM
http://www.youtube.com/v/BxFwjCzAzLA
Post by: Sando on September 25, 2013, 06:17:49 PM
Post by: soccerrama on September 25, 2013, 06:21:36 PM
http://www.rojadirecta.me/goto/rivosport.net/p/ch1.html
Post by: Flex on September 25, 2013, 06:42:32 PM
Post by: Flex on September 25, 2013, 06:54:24 PM
:devil:
Connection down 1-0 at the half, Johnson with the goal in the 38..
Post by: Flex on September 25, 2013, 07:02:59 PM
mlssoccer.com.
The Houston Dynamo made things simple regarding their CONCACAF Champions League fate with their 2-0 win over W Connection.
Houston cashed in on a riveting smash from rookie Jason Johnson and a second-half insurance header from Bobby Boswell to move to seven points in Group 1. With their final match opponent Arabe Unido currently on six points, the Dynamo only needs a result when they travel to Panama Oct. 24 to book passage to the knockout stages.
The result of the game accomplished Houston’s basic intention, but the goal from Johnson gave it some flare in an otherwise quiet affair.
Johnson shook the game out of a slumber with a rocket of a goal off a gifted chance from the W Connection goalkeeper. Alejandro Figueroa cleared a goal kick right to the Dynamo rookie 30 yards from goal. Johnson powered through the right side, into the box and unleashed an absolutely sterling strike to the far side netting to give the Dynamo a 1-0 lead in the 40th minute.
Boswell added an early second-half tally to distance Houston from the visitors. After Servando Carrasco had a point blank shot saved, Boswell hit he near post on the ensuing corner to head a shot on goal. Joao Jordao’s arm was in the wrong place, as the ball deflected off him and in for the insurance goal.
Johnson’s goal was the highlight in a half where Houston, while not impressive, did create chances.
Warren Creavalle was just wide from 10 yards out in the 22nd minute and Cam Weaver hit the crossbar off a Boswell flick 10 minutes later. Kofi Sarkodie, who was excellent getting up the right flank to create in the attack, got a taste of his own medicine when Jordao cleared his left-footed attempt off the line in the 34th minute.
W Connection, while without the ball for much of the game, did have an early attempt when captain Silvio Spann attempted to unlock the game from 28 yards out but was wide of goal.
After a lively start from Connection in the second half, Omar Cummings, who was starting his first game this season; somehow missed the target from just 7 yards out. However, Boswell’s goal soon followed to give the Dynamo a cushion.
Second-half substitute Jamal Clarence threatened Houston’s goal in the 61st minute after getting behind the defense but the returning Tyler Deric was quick off his line to snuff out the chance.
Carrasco took an attempt at the spectacular four minutes later with an ambitious crane kick, but Mekeil Williams was there to block the shot as the Dynamo saw out a big win in the regional tournament.
Results
Houston Dynamo 2 v W Connection 0
Johnson 38
Boswell 51
Teams
Houston Dynamo: - 24.Tyler Deric, 6.Mike Chabala, 32.Bobby Boswell (capt), 4.Jermaine Taylor, 8.Kofi Sarkodie, 5.Warren Creavalle (13.Ricardo Clark 57th), 10.Alexander A. López (27.Oscar García Boniek 68th), 17.Servando Carrasco, 7.Omar Cummings, 15.Cam Weaver, 14.Jason Johnson.
Coach: - Dominic Kinnear.
W Connection: - 21.Alejandro Figueroa, 24.Joao Ananias, 25.Christian Viveros, 2.Kurt Frederick, 15.Mekeil Williams, 6.Celio da Silva Santos (27.Yefer Lozano 61st), 7.Silvio Spann (capt) (Jamal Clarence 46th), 14.Hachim Arcia, 3.Gerard Williams, 65.Neil Benjamin (26.Stefano Rijssel 77th), 40.Jomal Williams.
Coach: - Stuart Charles Fevrier.
Referee: - Ricardo Montero.
Venue: - BBVA Compass Stadium.
Video: - Houston Dynamo vs W Connection Highlights (http://www.concacaf.com/video/houston-dynamo-vs-w-connection-highlights).
Post by: Peong on September 25, 2013, 07:29:33 PM
Post by: Sam on September 25, 2013, 07:49:39 PM
Poor coaching though.
Clarence still have some good touches.
Ananias working he ass off.
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Comunicaciones 2 v Caledonia AIA
Arreola 29
Benítez 41
Teams
CSD Comunicaciones: 30. uan J. Paredes Guzman, 3.Elías E. Vásquez Prera, 77.Jairo R. Arreola (goal 29') (19.Brayan Ordoñez 67th), 28.Joel F. Benítez (goal 41'), 29.Carlos F. Figueroa Martinez, 22.Rigoberto Gómez, 4.Wilson Lalín (13.Carlos M. Castrillo Alonzo 16th), 12.Jean Márquez, 6.Carlos Mejia, 11.Edward Santeliz, 18.Minor López (70.Carlos Ramirez Silva 59th).
Coach: Iván F. Sopegno.
Caledonia AIA: 1.Shemel Louison, 6.Marcus Ambrose, 2.Aubrey David (Yellow 70), 12.Kareem Joseph, 3.Nuru A. Muhammad, 25.Keron Bethelmy (Yellow 32) (27.Nathan Lewis 72nd), 22.Miguel A. Romeo (Yellow 40) (7.Stephan David 46th), 21.Densill Theobald, 9.Keyon Edwards, 23.Jamal Gay (18.Bain Kithson 63rd), 11.Abdallah Phillips
Coach: Jamaal Shabazz.
Referee: Marcos Brea.
Venue: Estadio Cementos Progreso.
Video: - Comunicaciones vs Caledonia AIA Highlights (http://www.concacaf.com/video/comunicaciones-vs-caledonia-aia-highlights).
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Post by: Flex on January 08, 2014, 03:03:49 AM
ttproleague.com.
Ambitious North East Stars head coach Angus Eve wants a taste of the prestigious Concacaf Champions League, and is ambitions of qualifying the Darryl Mahabir owned-Sangre Grande club by finishing in the Digicel Pro League top two positions.
It doesn’t stray the former Trinidad and Tobago international that the Stars are positioned third on the league standings after Round One – a vast seven points behind leaders DIRECTV W Connection (20 points), and tied with second positioned Police FC and fourth positioned Defence Force on 13 points.
“We want to finish in the Concacaf Champions League spots (this season),” said Eve who is presently in his second season as head coach of the Stars.
“It’s early days in the league,” added Eve who finished the Stars in a creditable fourth position last season and won the 2012 Toyota Classic.
“There is still time for teams to catch W Connection. I think the stop-start in the season doesn’t help. But I think the mini pre-season that we just had during the Christmas break has helped in strengthening our squad and also to strengthen some of the areas we were a little bit weak in.”
Already, last season’s league winners Defence Force and runners-up Caledonia AIA have already secured spots for the Caribbean qualifiers towards the 2014/2015 Concacaf Champions League.
It means that if the Stars were to finish in the top two of this season’s league, they would have to wait until the Caribbean qualifiers to the 2015/2016 Concacaf Champions League.
In the previous CCL and the ongoing 2013/2014 edition, both W Connection and Caledonia qualified for successive appearances but never made it past the group stage.
Last Saturday Eve’s side edged bottom of the table St. Ann’s Rangers 1-0 at the Larry Gomes Stadium thanks to a strike by Tobagonian forward Trevin Caesar, and featured three December/January window signings – midfielders Keron Cummings (Rangers) and Chike Sullivan (San Juan Jabloteh), and striker Lemuel Lyons (San Juan Jabloteh).
“In the early parts of the season we had a lot of problems in terms of strikers and attacking players,” explained Eve. “I think we have now solved that problem adding young (Lemuel) Lyons from Jabloteh. We’ve also got Keron Cummings, a very talented midfielder, and also Chike Sullivan. So we are good in that.”
However he added, “I’ve set my target at five players in this transfer window (which runs from December 26 to January 24). We’ve got three out of five. I still need a Willis Plaza type (forward) and a Daneil Cyrus type (defender). If I could get those two types of players, then we would have a complete squad to finish off the season.”
Eve claimed that his roster had become thin during the 2013 period of this season because encroachment by other clubs, some even offering bigger salaries, in luring away his players.
He is now urging other clubs to refrain from tapping-up players and be more professional in their approach.
“I would like the coaches from other teams to stop encroaching players,” said the former Joe Public, Defence Force, Chester City (England) and Jabloteh player.
“Lets do it the right way. Don’t send a player with a transfer form. Let us send something officially to the club in writing and let’s deal with it from that standpoint. We (must) want to improve the Pro League, and we must raise the standard off the field in the administrative side of things.
“You don’t see it happening in England. Chelsea and then Arsenal defender Ashley Cole were fined when they had secret meetings with the player in 2006. Lets talk to the other club. Let’s be honest.
Let’s say I want a player like Daneil Cyrus, per say. I should call W Connection and say ‘hey we would like to make an offer. Is the player still in contract?’ There are some things that we can do to improve the discipline of the player by working together and not try to divide to conquer.”
Eve and North East Stars will return to action on Saturday 11 January from 3.3 pm at the Mahaica Oval in Point Fortin in Round Two Match Day One of the league.
The Sangre Grande club will tackle home side and seventh positioned Point Fortin Civic (9 points) – the side that edged them 1-0 with an stoppage time goal by Bevon Bass in Round One Match Day Two at the Hasely Crawford Stadium last September with the backdrop of a very entertained crowd.
“(Point Fortin head coach) Reynold Carrington is from the W Connection school, and he is doing a very good job with Civic,” Eve said.
“He is a good friend of mine. It’s a nice pitch up there. Nice big open-air pitch. We will be away from home and we have to approach the game a little bit different. It’s going to be a difficult one. In saying that, we are going to try and win the game. We want to keep the momentum we started after the break.
“For me, we started the season all over. That’s what I’m telling my players. The first game we played against (Point Fortin), they beat us 1-0 off one of our free kicks. After we slipped on the scoring opportunity, they went and score on the other end. It was a tight game. Now it’s at their home ground and I know they will have a good support. We just have to keep the crowd quiet and if we can get the crowd to turn on them, then their players will have the anxiety to deal with and the pressure would be on them rather than on us.”
Also on Saturday 11 January from 3.30 pm, cellar positioned St. Ann’s Rangers (3 points) will clash with eight positioned San Juan Jabloteh (7 points) in a bottom of the table tie.
However Round Two Match Day One kicks off on Friday 10 January with a double header at the Hasely Crawford Stadium when Police hosts Connection from 6 pm in a top of the table clash, and fifth positioned Caledonia against sixth positioned Central, both with 12 points, from 8 pm.
2013-2014 Digicel Pro League [Round Two Match Day One]
Friday 10 January 2014
Police FC vs W Connection – 6 pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium
Caledonia AIA vs Central FC – 8 pm, Hasely Crawford Stadium
Saturday 11 January 2014
St. Ann’s Rangers vs San Juan Jabloteh – 3.30 pm, Larry Gomes Stadium
Point Fortin Civic vs North East Stars – 3.30 pm, Larry Gomes Stadium
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Club América (MEX) 6 vs Puerto Rico Bayamón FC (PUR) 1
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MLSsoccer.com Staff
The field is now set for the 2015-16 edition of the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League, and the five teams representing MLS will learn their opponents in Monday's draw in Miami.
The MLS teams participating in this year's tournament are the LA Galaxy, Seattle Sounders, Real Salt Lake, D.C. United and Vancouver Whitecaps. They will be joined by 19 other teams from across North America, Central America and the Caribbean, with the 24 participants being draw into eight groups of three, playing four games from August-October 2015. The top team in each group will advance to the knockout stages, starting in February or March 2016.
Club América, the defending champions after defeating the Montreal Impact in last month's final, will have another shot at the crown by virtue of winning the 2014 Liga MX Apertura, while the remaining Mexican sides – UANL Tigres, Queretaro and Santos Laguna – are all likely to be among the contenders as well.
The 24 teams will divided into three pots based on their country of origin and method of qualification, and each group will contain one team from each pot. However, Mexican and US sides have traditionally been kept apart, and teams from the same national association are not eligible to face each other in the group stage. However, the Vancouver Whitecaps, who represent Canada in the CCL, can face a US or Mexican team.
The pots are as follows:
Pot A
LA Galaxy (USA)
Seattle Sounders (USA)
Club América (MEX)
Santos Laguna or Queretaro (MEX)*
Deportivo Saprissa (CRC)
Olimpia (HON)
Comunicaciones (GUA)
Arabe Unido (PAN)
*=The winners of the 2015 Liga MX Clausura final will be placed in Pot A and the runners-up will be placed in Pot B. Santos currently lead the series 5-0 on aggregate.
Pot B
D.C. United (USA)
Real Salt Lake (USA)
Vancouver Whitecaps (CAN)
UANL Tigres (MEX)
Santos Laguna or Queretaro (MEX)*
Herediano (CRC)
Motagua (HON)
Isidro Metapan (SLV)
Pot C
Municipal (GUA)
Santa Tecla (SLV)
San Francisco (PAN)
Walter Ferreti (NCA)
Verdes (BLZ)
Central (TRI)
W Connection (TRI)
Montego Bay United (JAM)
Post by: Tallman on June 01, 2015, 06:39:26 PM
Group A
Club Santos Laguna (Mexico)
Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica)
W-Connection
Group D
Central FC
Comunicaciones FC (Guatemala)
LA Galaxy (USA)
Post by: Banter Banton on June 01, 2015, 06:43:46 PM
Post by: FF on June 01, 2015, 06:51:11 PM
W Connection not so much... good luck
Post by: Dynamite Warrior on June 01, 2015, 07:19:47 PM
Bess draw for Central... they will make some money and have a chance to get out of the group.
W Connection not so much... good luck
Yeah definitely a nightmare draw for Connection. Central have a real chance. They might get a nice crowd too with Keane and Gerrard coming.
Post by: Tallman on June 01, 2015, 08:07:56 PM
Bess draw for Central... they will make some money and have a chance to get out of the group.
W Connection not so much... good luck
Yeah definitely a nightmare draw for Connection. Central have a real chance. They might get a nice crowd too with Keane and Gerrard coming.
It hard for both of them, because is only de first-place clubs advance tuh de knockout phase.
Post by: Deeks on June 02, 2015, 05:04:31 AM
Bess draw for Central... they will make some money and have a chance to get out of the group.
W Connection not so much... good luckq
Yeah definitely a nightmare draw for Connection. Central have a real chance. They might get a nice crowd too with Keane and Gerrard coming.
It hard for both of them, because is only de first-place clubs advance tuh de knockout phase.
Tallman correct. Both teams have tough draws, especially the away games. The only thing that Central has in their favor is that their away game in LA will not be at high altitude. Both teams will be looking at 6 to 7 hrs of flying to their away games. But we know this is great for our club football. Never shy away from tough opponents. You will only get better.
Post by: Trini _2026 on June 02, 2015, 01:13:12 PM
Post by: Flex on June 02, 2015, 03:48:58 PM
By Colin Benjamin (WCFC Media).
Point Lisas Industrial Estate, Couva. June 2nd 2015. Point Lisas Industrial Estate, Couva. June 2nd 2015. DIRECTV W Connection FC Technical Director/Head Coach Stuart Charles Fevrier has welcomed the challenge of facing Mexican and Costa Rican teams in the Scotia Bank 2015/16 CONCACAF Champions League.
At the draw on Monday evening at the New World Symphony Center on Miami Beach, DIRECTV W Connection who best performance at this level was a quarter-final appearance in the old CONCACAF Champions Cup in 2007, were placed in Group A alongside Mexico’s Liga MX Champions Santos Laguna and Costa Rica Champions - Deportivo Saprissa.
Charles Fevrier noted he is happy for the clubs players to be able to test themselves against team of such quality.
“I don’t have a problem with the draw, in fact I welcome any opponent because I feel the team needs to play against difficult opposition at this level”, said Charles Fevrier.
“We are still developing as a professional club in the world of football, so these are the kind of games we need.”
Charles Fevrier further acknowledged that the preparation for this year’s competition will be challenging, with a high volume of the club’s players likely to be involved in the Trinidad & Tobago Olympic and Gold Cup squads. He however hopes to make the best use of whatever time is available to him.
From an overall Trinidad and Tobago football perspective, Charles Fevrier stated with Central FC set to play Major League Soccer (MLS) side LA Galaxy, this year’s CONCACAF Clubs Champions League is set to be a historic one for Pro League and the participating Pro League teams.
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Central and W Connection happy with CONCACAF Champions League draw
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Caribbean club champions Central FC and fellow Trinidadian club W Connection welcome the groupings for the 2015-2016 CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) which was determined on Monday afternoon at the New World Symphony Center on Miami Beach, sorting the 24 participating clubs into eight groups of three for the eighth edition of the continental championship in its current format.
Digicel Pro League 2014-2015 champions, Central, who will be making their CCL debut this year, are drawn to face United States’ 2014 MLS Cup champions LA Galaxy and Guatemalan champions CSD Comunicaciones in Group D.
Galaxy are currently captained by Ireland international and former Tottenham Hotspur striker Robbie Keane, and will have ex-Liverpool legend and former England captain Steven Gerard when the group stage of the 2015-2016 CCL begins in August.
“I think it’s wonderful that we can pull team like LA Galaxy out of the hat,” said Terry Fenwick, whose contact as coach of Central FC ended on 31 May.
Fenwick, a former England international and Tottenham Hotspur defender, added, “It’s great for Trinidad and Tobago. Hopefully it can give us a great injection of support with stars like Steven Gerard and Robbie Keane coming to Trinidad. I think that’s marvellous for Trinidad and Tobago football.”
Fenwick said that while Central are yet to open talks over his future, and that of the entire back room staff, with the club, he is very much interested in staying on as coach of the “Couva Sharks” and that facing teams such as LA Galaxy in the CCL is enticing enough.
W Connection meanwhile, must meet Mexico’s 2015 Clasaura winners Santos Laguna and Costa Rica’s 2014 Invierno winners Deportivo Saprissa in Group A.
“This is the level of opposition I would like our players play against and more often,” W Connection head coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier told ttproleague.com in his reaction to the draw.
Fevrier added, “We are fortunate to get two top teams like Santos, a top club out of Mexico in recent years, and Saprissa, a top club out of Costa Rica. It is our dream to someday become CONCACAF club Champions League, so we welcome the challenge. Where we are now as a club I prefer it (against) difficult (opponents) because I strongly believe if we are to succeed at this level, we need to face teams like Santos and Saprissa. We are still developing as a club, with only 15 years under our belt, while Santos and Saprissa are established professional clubs.
“I see the group as very positive for us although it is a difficult one. It’s a great opportunity for our players to match their skills against top clubs. That’s what I want for our players. It challenges us. Not often we in the Caribbean get to play clubs of that level, with a lot of success in their respective countries and are top clubs in the Concacaf region.”
Fevrier, who, in the past, had led the “Savonetta Boys” against Mexico clubs, said he wasn’t, not even bit, fazed by Monday’s CCL draw.
“I always prepare for any eventuality when it comes to the CONCACAF Champions League because of the nature of the competition, playing against the top clubs from the region. If we are serious about professional football that’s the level we must play. I always tell my players we must prepare to take on the world, so we welcome the draw.”
Reigning CCL champions Club America of Mexico, which captured their sixth CONCACAF Club title in April by defeating Montreal Impact of Canada, headlines Group E.
Finalists in 2011, Real Salt Lake open their third appearance in the CCL in Group G.
CS Herediano, champions of the Costa Rican Summer Tournament and a semi-finalists in the 2014-15 edition of the CCL, will compete in Group B.
The groups will be contested on a round-robin, home-and-away, four-game format, running August – October. Only the eight first-place teams will progress to the quarterfinals, which will kick-off in early 2016.
When the CCL kicks off in August, Central and W Connection will be at a disadvantage, without three months of competitive football, while North and Central American clubs will be in mid-season.
“It runs against us,” said Fenwick. “(…) but I’m seeing it as a positive thing. We would be fresh, on top of fitness, and prepared for the (CCL) group stage. They (LA Galaxy and Comunicaciones) don’t know anything about Central FC, whereas we will have an opportunity to see what we are against because they will be in season.”
The full schedule for the group stage will be announced in the coming weeks.
The groups for the 2015/16 CONCACAF Champions League, in order of position drawn, are as follows:
Group A: W Connection (Trinidad & Tobago), Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica), Santos Laguna (Mexico)
Group B: Isidro Metapán (El Salvador), CS Herediano (Costa Rica), Tigres (Mexico)
Group C: Verdes FC (Belize), San Francisco FC (Panama), Queretaro FC (Mexico)
Group D: Central FC (Trinidad & Tobago), CSD Comunicaciones (Guatemala), LA Galaxy (USA)
Group E: CD Walter Ferretti (Nicaragua), CD Motagua (Honduras), Club America (Mexico)
Group F: Vancouver Whitecaps FC (Canada), CD Olimpia (Honduras), Seattle Sounders FC (USA)
Group G: Santa Tecla FC (El Salvador), CSD Municipal (Guatemala), Real Salt Lake (USA)
Group H: Montego Bay United (Jamaica), Arabe Unido (Panama), D.C. United (USA)
Post by: Flex on June 02, 2015, 03:59:58 PM
Also the Mls and mexican league will be in full swing while the proleague has ended ...
ASSUMING...
So we patterned our Pro League to run together with the leagues in Europe who we will never face and the leagues we suppose to compete with we run adjacent to them?
So when Mexican, Costa Rica, USA, El Salvador, Guatemala etc are in full swing or are coming to an end our Pro League is long done?
Does that work to our benefit or against us?
Now I've heard clubs complained about playing more than one game per week and then you hear other excuse like they are not fit because the league has been over a while ago while teams in other parts of Concacaf is still active?
Post by: SHOTTA on June 02, 2015, 11:10:22 PM
Post by: Flex on June 03, 2015, 12:55:36 PM
CONCACAF.COM
COUVA, Trinidad & Tobago – To more than a few fans of Trinidadian football, Central FC’s involvement in the 2015/16 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League (SCCL) will represent a reunion of sorts.
After all, many of the Sharks participated in the 2009/10 and the 2010/11 editions of the annual continental club competition with San Juan Jabloteh.
Although a relatively new club, Central FC has been earning honors at a remarkable rate. It was founded in July 2012 by former Trinidad & Tobago international Brent Sancho. Perhaps ahead of even the most optimistic timeline, however, it won both the 2014/15 TT Pro League and 2015 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championship titles within the last month.
“We have a lot of players from Jabloteh, most of the senior players come from Jabloteh, so we have a unit together,” Central attacker Jason Marcano told CONCACAF.com. “With some younger players, we’ve formalized a unit, got it together and got it right.”
In the CFU competition, which doubles as a qualifier for the SCCL, Central went undefeated in four games (3W-1D-0L), edging local-rival DirecTV W Connection 2-1 in the final on May 24. Former Jabloteh standouts Willis Plaza and Attaullah Guerra were the team’s joint-top scorers with two goals each.
“I believe in the players that we have, the quality we have,” continued Marcano, who played in nine SCCL games with Jabloteh. “We played the whole season as a unit.”
For the first time since 2011/12, Trinidad & Tobago had no representation in the SCCL last term. That absence will be remedied by the fact that Central and W Connection secured two of the Caribbean’s three berths for this season’s tournament.
“We have two Trinidad teams go to the highest level and represent the country at the end of the day,” expressed a delighted Marcano. “I’m glad for that. To me it is great. It shows that we have dominance in the Caribbean.”
What can be anticipated from Central in SCCL play? Marcano signaled that we should expect to see more of the same positives.
“We’ll try our best to keep it right and keep it together,” the 33-year-old finished.
Post by: Football supporter on June 04, 2015, 06:44:04 AM
we moved it to the europe timeline because many of our players were goin out on trials when our league was in the middle. the clubs struggled to find players commited because they wanted to be free to be on trials for 3 weeks on end all over europe. I guess we hae to revisit this strategy.
The other concern is that if we restructured, the CFU Club Championship would take place during the close season. So, is it better to qualify for Champions League by playing CFU mid season, or risk missing out on Champions League altogether?
Central will have a pre season tour and several players will be playing in the Gold Cup prior to August 4th which will be the first CCL game.
The CCL games run into late September/early October. During this period, MLS teams may be more focused on domestic competitions and play weakened squads in the group stages.
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Post by: Flex on June 29, 2015, 04:48:17 PM
By Inshan Mohammed.
Odds stacked against T&T Clubs.
Both Trinidad and Tobago Professional League clubs W Connection and Central FC were hit with a jaw dropping fixture when the CCL fixtures came out today revealing that both teams will play it's first two games away from home.
The 2015-16 Concacaf Champion League (CCL) opener will see newly crown Pro League Champions Central FC come up against one of MLS most celebrated teams LA Galaxy on August 6th at the StubHub Center in Carson, California from 7pm.
As we all know LA Galaxy are packed with many top players, however, all eyes will certainly be on none other than former Liverpool FC and English legend midfielder Steven Gerrard. While Brazilian Juninho as well as the Republic of Ireland attacker and captain Robbie Keane are also a sight for sore eyes.
As for Central FC, they are currently in the market for a new manager after current head coach Terry Fenwick walked out on the club last week when negotiations broke down between both parties that failed to agree personal terms. Fenwick told wired868 that: "The club is in no shape or form ready for a CONCACAF draw against Galaxy.”
"There is no understanding at what goes into making a successful team at board level,” he said, “and I am not prepared to continue with no staff and no players while we get closer to what is a huge game for Trinidad and Tobago football (against LA Galaxy)."
Fenwick's predecessors Serbian-born and current national under 23 men's team head coach Zoran Vranes and former North East Stars coach and T&T player Angus Eve, who were Fenwick understudy at San Juan Jabloteh are shortlisted as Fenwick replacements.
Operations Director for Central FC Kevin Harrison told the SWO: "I think the fixtures work in our favour. Both teams will have to come to T&T when we will have been in training for 10 weeks. I also imagine that we would have played several Pro League games by that time."
"As long as we can give decent performances away from home to keep us in contention, both home games will be exciting as the 9 hours flight from LA, coupled with the fact that they are at the end of a long season will be big advantages for Central."
"Galaxy have had good home form this season, but haven't won away all season, having drawn two and lost three."
If we can fill Hasley Crawford Stadium, I'm sure that we can create an unsettling atmosphere for them."
"We have some very good players and each one will know that this is their big chance in the shopping window with a TV audience of millions. "
"The CONCACAF Champions League is evolving nicely and gets bigger each year. I sincerely hope that we can get two T&T clubs out of the group stages, but we know it will be tough, ended Harrison."
Meanwhile, the other T&T club will also be in action, but a day earlier as the 2014-15 Pro League runners-up W Connection are set to do battle with Mexican giants Santos Laguna on August 5th at the Estadio Corona
Torreón, Coahuila in Mexico.
Santos Laguna are no strangers to the CCL and despite never being crowned Champions they were runners-up in both 2011–12, 2012–13 only to have fallen to fellow comrades C.F. Monterrey in the finals both times. Some of their biggest victories came in 2012 when they destroyed MLS teams Seattle Sounders FC (7-3) in the quarterfinals and Toronto FC by the same scoreline in a semifinals match-up.
Central FC will be making its maiden entry into the league while W Connection will be on it's fourth. The winner will qualify as the CONCACAF representative at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup. América are the defending champions.
A complete television schedule for these games will be announced at a later date.
Full Fixtures for T&T Clubs.
AUGUST
August 5th, Santos (MEX) vs W Connection
August 6th, LA Galaxy (USA) vs Central F.C.
August 20th, Saprissa (CRC) vs W Connection
August 27th, Comunicaciones (GUA) vs Central F.C.
SEPTEMBER
Sept 16th, W Connection vs Saprissa (CRC)
Sept 17th, Central F.C. vs Comunicaciones (GUA)
Sept 22nd, W Connection vs Santos (MEX)
Sept 23rd, Central F.C. vs LA Galaxy (USA), 5pm
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Post by: Deeks on June 29, 2015, 09:06:57 PM
Post by: Flex on July 02, 2015, 02:07:35 AM
Coach-less Central to open CCL against LA Galaxy.
By Inshan Mohammed.
Odds stacked against T&T Clubs.
Both Trinidad and Tobago Professional League clubs W Connection and Central FC were hit with a jaw dropping fixture when the CCL fixtures came out today revealing that both teams will play it's first two games away from home.
The 2015-16 Concacaf Champion League (CCL) opener will see newly crown Pro League Champions Central FC come up against one of MLS most celebrated teams LA Galaxy on August 6th at the StubHub Center in Carson, California from 7pm.
As we all know LA Galaxy are packed with many top players, however, all eyes will certainly be on none other than former Liverpool FC and English legend midfielder Steven Gerrard. While Brazilian Juninho as well as the Republic of Ireland attacker and captain Robbie Keane are also a sight for sore eyes.
As for Central FC, they are currently in the market for a new manager after current head coach Terry Fenwick walked out on the club last week when negotiations broke down between both parties that failed to agree personal terms. Fenwick told wired868 that: "The club is in no shape or form ready for a CONCACAF draw against Galaxy.”
"There is no understanding at what goes into making a successful team at board level,” he said, “and I am not prepared to continue with no staff and no players while we get closer to what is a huge game for Trinidad and Tobago football (against LA Galaxy)."
Fenwick's predecessors Serbian-born and current national under 23 men's team head coach Zoran Vranes and former North East Stars coach and T&T player Angus Eve, who were Fenwick understudy at San Juan Jabloteh are shortlisted as Fenwick replacements.
Operations Director for Central FC Kevin Harrison told the SWO: "I think the fixtures work in our favour. Both teams will have to come to T&T when we will have been in training for 10 weeks. I also imagine that we would have played several Pro League games by that time."
"As long as we can give decent performances away from home to keep us in contention, both home games will be exciting as the 9 hours flight from LA, coupled with the fact that they are at the end of a long season will be big advantages for Central."
"Galaxy have had good home form this season, but haven't won away all season, having drawn two and lost three."
If we can fill Hasley Crawford Stadium, I'm sure that we can create an unsettling atmosphere for them."
"We have some very good players and each one will know that this is their big chance in the shopping window with a TV audience of millions. "
"The CONCACAF Champions League is evolving nicely and gets bigger each year. I sincerely hope that we can get two T&T clubs out of the group stages, but we know it will be tough, ended Harrison."
Meanwhile, the other T&T club will also be in action, but a day earlier as the 2014-15 Pro League runners-up W Connection are set to do battle with Mexican giants Santos Laguna on August 5th at the Estadio Corona
Torreón, Coahuila in Mexico.
Santos Laguna are no strangers to the CCL and despite never being crowned Champions they were runners-up in both 2011–12, 2012–13 only to have fallen to fellow comrades C.F. Monterrey in the finals both times. Some of their biggest victories came in 2012 when they destroyed MLS teams Seattle Sounders FC (7-3) in the quarterfinals and Toronto FC by the same scoreline in a semifinals match-up.
Central FC will be making its maiden entry into the league while W Connection will be on it's fourth. The winner will qualify as the CONCACAF representative at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup. América are the defending champions.
A complete television schedule for these games will be announced at a later date.
Full Fixtures for T&T Clubs.
AUGUST
August 5th, Santos (MEX) vs W Connection
August 6th, LA Galaxy (USA) vs Central F.C.
August 20th, Saprissa (CRC) vs W Connection
August 27th, Comunicaciones (GUA) vs Central F.C.
SEPTEMBER
Sept 16th, W Connection vs Saprissa (CRC)
Sept 17th, Central F.C. vs Comunicaciones (GUA)
Sept 22nd, W Connection vs Santos (MEX)
Sept 23rd, Central F.C. vs LA Galaxy (USA), 5pm
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Central FC opens against La Galaxy
...as Santos Laguna host W Connection
T&T Professional League clubs W Connection and Central FC were both hit with jaw dropping away fixtures when the Concacaf Champion League draw was released yesterday. Newly crowned Pro League Champions Central FC will come up against celebrated Major League Soccer team, LA Galaxy, in the CCL opener at the StubHub Center in Carson, California on August 6.
Galaxy are packed with several top players, including former Liverpool FC and English legend midfielder Steven Gerrard, Brazilian Juninho and Republic of Ireland attacker and captain Robbie Keane.
As for Central FC, they are currently in the market for a new manager after current head coach Terry Fenwick walked out on the club last week following a breakdown in negotiations. Fenwick told the media: “The club is in no shape or form ready for a CONCACAF draw against Galaxy.”
Serbian and national Under 23 men's team coach Zoran Vranes and former North East Stars coach and T&T player Angus Eve, who were Fenwick's understudies at San Juan Jabloteh, are shortlisted as his replacements.
Meanwhile, the other T&T club, Pro League runners-up W Connection, will be in action a day earlier against Mexican giants Santos Laguna at the Estadio Corona Torreón, Coahuila in Mexico on August 5.
Santos Laguna are no strangers to the CCL and despite never having been crowned Champions they were runners-up in both 2012 and 2013 only to have fallen to fellow comrades CF Monterrey in the finals both times. Some of their biggest victories came in 2012 when they destroyed MLS teams Seattle Sounders FC (7-3) in the quarterfinals and Toronto FC by the same scoreline in a semifinal match-up.
Central FC will be making its maiden entry into the league while W Connection will be on its fourth. The winner will qualify as the CONCACAF representative at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup. América are the defending champions.
A complete television schedule for these games will be announced at a later date.
http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2015-07-01/central-fc%E2%80%88opens-against-la-galaxy
Post by: Flex on July 15, 2015, 02:26:42 PM
Post by: Deeks on July 15, 2015, 03:19:23 PM
Post by: Football supporter on July 15, 2015, 04:17:31 PM
The Los Angeles Times confirmed that Mexican midfielder Giovani Dos Santos would be joining the Los Angeles Galaxy.
I really liked this guy since back in 2007. Not sure I'm going to like him so much in the future lol
To me, he seemed to be much better as a teenager and I feel his star has dimmed a little since those days at Barca and Spurs.
Post by: Flex on July 15, 2015, 04:20:28 PM
The Los Angeles Times confirmed that Mexican midfielder Giovani Dos Santos would be joining the Los Angeles Galaxy.
I really liked this guy since back in 2007. Not sure I'm going to like him so much in the future lol
To me, he seemed to be much better as a teenager and I feel his star has dimmed a little since those days at Barca and Spurs.
Your CCL opening fixture is starting in less than a month, what are Central FC plans?
Did they get a coach yet?
Post by: Flex on August 03, 2015, 04:56:49 AM
T&T Newsday Reports.
A 25 MAN DIRECTV W Connection FC team have arrived in Torreon, Mexico where they will kick off their first game of their 2015/2016 Scotiabank Concacf Champions League Campaign against Mexican powerhouse Club Santos Laguna tomorrow.
The delegation, headed by technical director and coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier, faced a long journey as there were no direct flights into the city.
The “Savonetta Boys”are ready to face the current, and five-time, Liga MX Champions at the 30,000-seater Corona Stadium. Santos have also been Scotiabank Concacf Champions League runners-up on two occasions - in the 2011-12 and 2012-13 editions.
On their preparations, Charles-Fevrier commented, “this year we had some challenges, but we are a club that’s used to challenges.
In terms of our preparation we believe that our players are at a good fitness level at the moment, though we know that there is improvement we could have made on the tactical side…we are prepared for our first game against Santos.
Our objective is to obviously come away with a win and if we cannot do so, tie the game with Santos.
We know that they are a good opponent and we are looking forward to the match against them.”
Connection team - Terrence Lewis, Kurt Frederick (St Lucia), Gerard Williams (St Kitts), Maurice Ford, Triston Hodge, Kion Joseph, Jomal Williams, Neil Benjamin, Dimitrie Apai (Suriname), Alvin Jones, Aikim Andrews, Julani Archibald (St. Kitts), Jamal Charles (Grenada), Shannon Gomez, Aquelius Sylvester, Kevon Goddard, Christian Viveros (Columbia), Jabari Mitchell, Keston Julien, Anfernee Frederick (Dominica).
Technical Staff - Stuart Charles-Fevrier (coach), Earl Jean (assistant coach), Elijah Joseph (trainer), Chandeo Boodoosingh, John Jerry (staff members).
Post by: dreamer on August 03, 2015, 06:09:19 AM
Who would be the special talents with that extra something?
Post by: Banter Banton on August 03, 2015, 06:16:47 AM
Post by: dreamer on August 03, 2015, 06:28:01 AM
How many serious matches played over the past weeks and months? How match fit are the players? Is Jan recovered? Everybody has their visas? (sorry ah fuhget is not Uncle Tim in charge)
Post by: Football supporter on August 03, 2015, 07:01:44 AM
After all the hype and attention Central FC commanded in winning the Pro League, one can't help but get the sense that they have allowed the momentum to seem lost and wasted and one wonders if they are throwing away a special opportunity. How many players kept their contract? Any more player bonus crises unresolved?
How many serious matches played over the past weeks and months? How match fit are the players? Is Jan recovered? Everybody has their visas? (sorry ah fuhget is not Uncle Tim in charge)
The Central F.C. board has implemented several changes within the staff including replacing Amiel Mohammed (who has handled marketing and social media communications since the club was formed) with Derek Khan. He can be reached at dk.centralfc@gmail.com
Post by: Dynamite Warrior on August 03, 2015, 10:10:38 AM
Post by: Tallman on August 03, 2015, 10:21:55 AM
Neither Cyrus or Winchester are in the squad for tomorrow's match. It was my understanding that both foreign loan deals had expired before the gold cup. Does anyone know why they were left off the roster. Despite the coach's talk it seems that Connection are prepared to take a heavy loss to blood the youth tomorrow.
They are supposed to waiting on foreign contracts.
Post by: Dynamite Warrior on August 03, 2015, 10:56:35 AM
Post by: Trini _2026 on August 03, 2015, 11:30:24 AM
Neither Cyrus or Winchester are in the squad for tomorrow's match. It was my understanding that both foreign loan deals had expired before the gold cup. Does anyone know why they were left off the roster. Despite the coach's talk it seems that Connection are prepared to take a heavy loss to blood the youth tomorrow.
They are supposed to waiting on foreign contracts.
I hope they eh going to thailand or one ah them places >:(
Post by: Sando prince on August 03, 2015, 12:31:05 PM
Moderators are we going to have a separate game day thread for the Central and W Connection matches? Or we doing all the updates and commentary in this thread?
Post by: King Deese on August 03, 2015, 03:47:40 PM
Post by: Tallman on August 03, 2015, 04:15:33 PM
https://www.youtube.com/v/pMq5K_yrvMo
CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PREVIEW: Los Angeles Galaxy vs Central FC
https://www.youtube.com/v/Pgo7GD4rkQw
Post by: Tallman on August 04, 2015, 08:09:48 PM
http://rivosport.net/p/2.html
Post by: Controversial on August 04, 2015, 08:34:02 PM
LIVE STREAM: Santos Laguna vs W-Connection. Match is in progress.
http://rivosport.net/p/2.html
thanks boss... any line up info?
Post by: Sando on August 04, 2015, 08:40:26 PM
Good luck anyways
Post by: Controversial on August 04, 2015, 08:48:49 PM
Post by: coache on August 04, 2015, 09:22:35 PM
I feel that Stuart Charles is a very good coach I am impressed with what I am seeing thus far but there is a fundamental flaw in the tactical philosophy relative to playing without the ball.
He deploys the first defender to pressure the ball while the second and third defender man mark...that's ok.
The problems begin when the first attacker passes the ball...the moment the ball moves, a second defender leaves his man to become the first defender.. in doing so the ball moves to his man who instantly becomes the first attacker...at this moment there is no first defender...he is left in no man's land while all other defenders are man marking.
Besides this crucial tactical flaw..I am impressed with the ball movement, the technique,tracking, speed of play for a Trinidad team...not bad.
Post by: trini_stallion on August 04, 2015, 09:29:54 PM
Post by: vb on August 04, 2015, 09:30:35 PM
VB
Post by: vb on August 04, 2015, 09:33:16 PM
Santos eh even trying. A walk in the park and a rout.
Post by: vb on August 04, 2015, 09:38:58 PM
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Post by: vb on August 04, 2015, 09:46:16 PM
Post by: vb on August 04, 2015, 09:49:26 PM
Post by: vb on August 04, 2015, 09:54:55 PM
Post by: coache on August 04, 2015, 10:05:36 PM
Post by: Flex on August 05, 2015, 02:00:07 AM
CONCACAF.COM.
TORREON, Mexico – Santos improved to 5-0-0 in Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League (SCCL) openers with a 4-0 victory over visiting DirecTV W Connection on Tuesday at the Estadio Corona.
Djaniny Tavares scored two goals to lead the way, while Jesus Alonso Escoboza and Luis Mendoza added one each. The youthful visitor’s SCCL winless streak in the competition was extended to nine consecutive games as it failed to find the back of the net for the fourth straight time.
After Jamal Charles missed an opportunity to put W Connection ahead in the first half by blazing just over the crossbar off his own neat work in the left side of the box, the host slowly grabbed hold of the encounter. In the 41st minute, it took a 1-0 lead.
Jose Javier Abella got loose in the right side of the box and slammed the ball across the front of the net, where Tavares tapped home easily.
Tavares then had multiple chances to increase his goal haul, forcing goalkeeper Julani Archibald into a diving save and then shooting high from the right side.
The Guerreros doubled their advantage in the 61st minute through Escoboza. A right-sided cross into the box was headed skyward by Christian Viveros. Santos’ Cesar Ibanez got to it first, heading to the left for Escoboza, who eluded Shannon Gomez, before pounding the ball past Archibald from nine-yards out.
Seven minutes later, Tavares finally completed his brace. He intercepted a backpass and outmuscled Viveros to shoot off the left post. The hustling Colombian forward nudged the ball across the line to make it 3-0.
Mendoza completed the scoreline in the 90th minute, slotting in a rebound off an attempt that crashed off the right post.
Group A returns to action on August 20 with Saprissa hosting W Connection in Costa Rica.
NOTES: The win was Santos’ 26th in SCCL play, giving it sole possession of second-place on the all-time list, six behind Cruz Azul and one ahead of Monterrey.
Teams
Santos Laguna: - 1.Agustín Marchesín; 2.José Abella, 14.Nestor Araujo Razo, 24.Carlos Izquierdoz, 5.César Ibáñez Jiménez, 11.Néstor Calderón Enríquez (10.Bryan Rabello 78th), 4.Jesús Molina, 88.Ulises Rivas Gilio, 17.Jesús Escoboza Lugo (9.Luis Mendoza Escamilla 71st), 15.Edson Rivera Vargas (7.Andrés Rentería 59th), 21.Jorge Djaniny.
Coach: - Pedro Caixinha.
W Connection: - 18.Julani Archibald; 21.Shannon Gomez, 2.Kurt Frederick, 25.Christian Viveros, 5.Tristan Hodge (35.Keston Julien 30th), 10.Jomal Williams, 12.Apai Dimtrie 23.Kevon Goddard, 34.Jabari Mitchell (17.Aikim Andrews 46th), 16.Alvin Jones (46.Anfernee Frederick 78th), 20.Jamal Charles.
Coach: - Stuart Charles-Fevrier.
Referee: - Mario Escobar (GUA).
Video: - Santos Laguna vs W Connection Highlights (http://www.concacaf.com/video/santos-laguna-vs-wconnection-highlights)
(http://www.concacaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/FEAT-DjaninyTavares-080415vWConnection-769x385.jpg)
Post by: pull stones on August 05, 2015, 04:25:36 AM
i say it is time that the stakeholders and the private sector find common ground to improve football in trinidad and tobago and create small community grounds akin to what they have in england instead of having games miles away from the communities where these teams belong to. from where i stand the pro league will never garner enough support to turn over profits because no one in trinidad will travel to ato bolden or manny ramjohn stadium to watch connection or jablote simply because it's unfamiliar territory. we also need to raise the bar on coaching and training from an early age, that's because our boys play this game way too slow and their introduction to football is way too late. around the world footballers get their start as early as 7 years old into a professional environment and by the time these guys are in their early teens they would have already mastered the basics and ready for the mental aspect and conditioning of the game.
when we are ready to get serious about football and treat it as a business then we will experience success, but dont expect us to beat clubs in mexico and the united states when they are obviously light years ahead of us in every way. we have relative success against teams in the region simply because teams in the cfu region are just as unprofessional and discombobulated as us, but when we step out of the confines of cfu we struggle to match up with these countries who mean business. so please dont expect miracles, it just would not happen until we step up get serious and take the professional approach.
Post by: Deeks on August 05, 2015, 05:28:16 AM
Post by: Sam on August 05, 2015, 06:05:13 AM
I predict Mexican football will respect us a little more because of the 4-4 in the Gold Cup, but teams like W Connection will soon take that away.
W COnnection need to change they coach.
Cah support that team.
Some real tata they put down and de bad thing is, they coulda do better because in de first half Santos Laguna look like they lil friad and Connection had some ok runs.
Ah glad for de Trini youths who get a run, nuff of them are from de Under 20 team, good experiece.
Post by: Tallman on August 05, 2015, 07:03:34 AM
https://www.youtube.com/v/ptsc8Q86CE0
Post by: Trini _2026 on August 05, 2015, 08:31:00 AM
Post by: Football supporter on August 05, 2015, 09:06:18 AM
The main issue however is that this is their first competitive game of the season while Santos are in mid season. The Pro League are looking at how to change the Pro League season so that our teams are also in season for the Champions League. Problem is that it would mean playing the CFU in pre season. The risk is that our clubs may not even reach the Champions League in that scenario. Its not really fair that we have to play a qualifying tournament while other nations gain straight entry to the Champions League. However we time our league, we are still disadvantaged.
Post by: Sando prince on August 05, 2015, 09:07:01 AM
Let me just sit back and hear the excuses. and read about the 'ifs', 'buts', 'maybe' and what coulda and shoulda happen
Post by: Deeks on August 05, 2015, 10:05:07 AM
Post by: Peong on August 05, 2015, 10:28:23 AM
Connection had a very long, arduous journey including a 10 hour bus ride. Also they lost several key players through injury and were forced to play players like Frederick out of position.
The main issue however is that this is their first competitive game of the season while Santos are in mid season. The Pro League are looking at how to change the Pro League season so that our teams are also in season for the Champions League. Problem is that it would mean playing the CFU in pre season. The risk is that our clubs may not even reach the Champions League in that scenario. Its not really fair that we have to play a qualifying tournament while other nations gain straight entry to the Champions League. However we time our league, we are still disadvantaged.
10 hours? Was that really unavoidable?
Post by: Deeks on August 05, 2015, 11:40:38 AM
That is a question for management.
Post by: Football supporter on August 05, 2015, 11:41:54 AM
Connection had a very long, arduous journey including a 10 hour bus ride. Also they lost several key players through injury and were forced to play players like Frederick out of position.
The main issue however is that this is their first competitive game of the season while Santos are in mid season. The Pro League are looking at how to change the Pro League season so that our teams are also in season for the Champions League. Problem is that it would mean playing the CFU in pre season. The risk is that our clubs may not even reach the Champions League in that scenario. Its not really fair that we have to play a qualifying tournament while other nations gain straight entry to the Champions League. However we time our league, we are still disadvantaged.
10 hours? Was that really unavoidable?
Apparently there were no flights. They also had to travel for 24 hours to reach Mexico City as there are no direct flights from PoS. I can confirm that Central have also had major problems with travel including overnight stops. LA Galaxy, on the other hand, will be chartering a plane to fly direct to PoS!
Post by: Deeks on August 05, 2015, 11:43:23 AM
Connection had a very long, arduous journey including a 10 hour bus ride. Also they lost several key players through injury and were forced to play players like Frederick out of position.
The main issue however is that this is their first competitive game of the season while Santos are in mid season. The Pro League are looking at how to change the Pro League season so that our teams are also in season for the Champions League. Problem is that it would mean playing the CFU in pre season. The risk is that our clubs may not even reach the Champions League in that scenario. Its not really fair that we have to play a qualifying tournament while other nations gain straight entry to the Champions League. However we time our league, we are still disadvantaged.
So FS why is playing CFU in preseason a problem?
Post by: asylumseeker on August 05, 2015, 02:22:07 PM
Connection had a very long, arduous journey including a 10 hour bus ride. Also they lost several key players through injury and were forced to play players like Frederick out of position.
The main issue however is that this is their first competitive game of the season while Santos are in mid season. The Pro League are looking at how to change the Pro League season so that our teams are also in season for the Champions League. Problem is that it would mean playing the CFU in pre season. The risk is that our clubs may not even reach the Champions League in that scenario. Its not really fair that we have to play a qualifying tournament while other nations gain straight entry to the Champions League. However we time our league, we are still disadvantaged.
10 hours? Was that really unavoidable?
In the abstract, yes. Certainly, ground transport (following a flight into Monterrey) could have been reduced to travel time of about 3.5 hours. That would have shaved 7-8 hours off what occurred. Monterrey is a well-serviced airport.
Post by: Banter Banton on August 05, 2015, 02:31:47 PM
Connection had a very long, arduous journey including a 10 hour bus ride. Also they lost several key players through injury and were forced to play players like Frederick out of position.
The main issue however is that this is their first competitive game of the season while Santos are in mid season. The Pro League are looking at how to change the Pro League season so that our teams are also in season for the Champions League. Problem is that it would mean playing the CFU in pre season. The risk is that our clubs may not even reach the Champions League in that scenario. Its not really fair that we have to play a qualifying tournament while other nations gain straight entry to the Champions League. However we time our league, we are still disadvantaged.
So FS why is playing CFU in preseason a problem?
Agreed, I would rather face CFU in preseason than Concacaf teams in pre season. No brainer.
If the league runs from March-December wouldn't the CFU qualifiers be between that time frame anyway?
Post by: Banter Banton on August 05, 2015, 02:33:30 PM
Connection had a very long, arduous journey including a 10 hour bus ride. Also they lost several key players through injury and were forced to play players like Frederick out of position.
The main issue however is that this is their first competitive game of the season while Santos are in mid season. The Pro League are looking at how to change the Pro League season so that our teams are also in season for the Champions League. Problem is that it would mean playing the CFU in pre season. The risk is that our clubs may not even reach the Champions League in that scenario. Its not really fair that we have to play a qualifying tournament while other nations gain straight entry to the Champions League. However we time our league, we are still disadvantaged.
10 hours? Was that really unavoidable?
Apparently there were no flights. They also had to travel for 24 hours to reach Mexico City as there are no direct flights from PoS. I can confirm that Central have also had major problems with travel including overnight stops. LA Galaxy, on the other hand, will be chartering a plane to fly direct to PoS!
I take it CONCACAF are the ones organizing flights for teams etc? How is it LA Galaxy have easier travel arrangements ? Should it not be similar flights?
Post by: King Deese on August 05, 2015, 02:53:55 PM
You got jokes......
Post by: Deeks on August 05, 2015, 03:47:49 PM
Connection had a very long, arduous journey including a 10 hour bus ride. Also they lost several key players through injury and were forced to play players like Frederick out of position.
The main issue however is that this is their first competitive game of the season while Santos are in mid season. The Pro League are looking at how to change the Pro League season so that our teams are also in season for the Champions League. Problem is that it would mean playing the CFU in pre season. The risk is that our clubs may not even reach the Champions League in that scenario. Its not really fair that we have to play a qualifying tournament while other nations gain straight entry to the Champions League. However we time our league, we are still disadvantaged.
10 hours? Was that really unavoidable?
Apparently there were no flights. They also had to travel for 24 hours to reach Mexico City as there are no direct flights from PoS. I can confirm that Central have also had major problems with travel including overnight stops. LA Galaxy, on the other hand, will be chartering a plane to fly direct to PoS!
I take it CONCACAF are the ones organizing flights for teams etc? How is it LA Galaxy have easier travel arrangements ? Should it not be similar flights?
FS just said that they chartered their own plane. LA is a billionaires club.
Post by: Flex on August 05, 2015, 03:49:12 PM
Post match comments provided by Technical Director and Head Coach of DIRECTV W Connection FC following the team’s 4-0 defeat against Club Santos Laguna of Mexico. Comments have also been provided by goalkeeper Julani Archibald and Keston Julien who, at 16 years old made his Champions League debut.
STUART CHARLES FEVRIER
“Tonight’s game against Santos was a loss that I can take some positives from, and also some parts were disappointing for me as Coach of the team. I thought that we could have done much better, we conceded two soft goals in the second half – the second and third goal, mistakes we shouldn’t have made and I think that’s where the game really slipped away from us. In the first half, although Santos had more possession, I thought tactically we dealt with their rotation good and we came back into the second half feeling that we had a chance to at least equalize but that wasn’t to be because of the two goals in the second half and that’s where the game went away from us.
In terms of the positives, most of the players were young players, the average age of the team is 21 years old. We had players as young as sixteen years old playing today which augers well for the future for us, but even with this group of young players, I still felt we could have done better, but I believe that the performance will go a long way in helping us to believe more in ourselves. We now have to put this game behind us and look forward to our next game in Costa Rica on the 20th against versus Saprissa. We intend to make a very professional preparation for that game and we intend definitely to try and improve on our results.”
JULANI ARCHIBALD
"It was a very tough game playing against the 2014/2015 Mexican Champions and a learning experience for us. We have new players and a young squad this season...we have three more games and a training camp where we can continue to prepare and get it right for August 20th against the Costa Rican Champions. It won't be an easy task but we have to move on from this game and keep going as a team."
KESTON JULIEN
On making his Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League debut: "It was a good experience for me and I hope to learn from it, and come out in our next game in Costa Rica and perform better...their team played quick and compact and weren't really losing the ball..."
Post by: Football supporter on August 06, 2015, 02:22:24 PM
http://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2015/08/05/match-preview-la-galaxy-prepared-%E2%80%9Cunpredictable%E2%80%9D-champions-league-match-central-fc
Post by: Deeks on August 06, 2015, 03:30:30 PM
Trailer for Galaxy vs Sharks. Nice trailer, but a terrible announcer!!
http://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2015/08/05/match-preview-la-galaxy-prepared-%E2%80%9Cunpredictable%E2%80%9D-champions-league-match-central-fc
FS, you on show tonight. Good luck, God speed.
Post by: Tallman on August 06, 2015, 06:23:39 PM
CONCACAF.com
Sean de Silva’s eyes widened when he saw the draw for the 2015/16 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League, especially when checking out who Central FC’s first opponent in Group D – the LA Galaxy.
It wasn’t fear that the 25-year-old was feeling.
“To be honest I was more excited than anything,” said the midfielder. “It’s a huge opportunity for each and every one of us on the team to showcase ourselves as well as getting a chance to play against some of the best players to ever play the game such as [Steven] Gerrard and [Robbie] Keane and even locally-based players like Gyasi Zardes, who is fantastic and [Omar] Gonzalez.”
That first meeting will take place at the StubHub on Thursday. Yes, Trinidad & Tobago’s Central FC is going to Hollywood, where they will look to thrive in the role of underdog.
“It’s always good being the underdog where you don’t have the pressure of how this should be a guaranteed win or everybody sees this as a win,” expressed de Silva, who played college soccer in the United States at the College of Charleston. “I think we definitely could go there, put out a good performance and, at the end of the day, get a good result. The most important thing is to get a good result in LA.”
While the LA Galaxy is a charter member of Major League Soccer, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary, Central FC has only been in existence for three years. And yet, the club has already captured a TT Pro League title (2014/15) and a CFU Club Championship crown (2015).
Central FC defeated local-rival DirecTV W Connection, 2-1, in the regional final, which de Silva said speaks to the strength of Trinidadian soccer.
“For two Trinidadian teams to come out on top in the Caribbean Cup, it definitely shows we’re making that leap up,” he stressed. “We just need to continue what we’re doing. There’s no telling where Trinidad & Tobago can go.”
De Silva said the Sharks’ goal is to advance out of the group stage, which will not be an easy task in a group that consists of an LA Galaxy team that could be considered a favorite to win the entire competition and Guatemala’s Comunicaciones, which is competing in the SCCL for the fifth time.
The first step will be to avoid being star-struck against the Galaxy.
“We can’t step out on the pitch and already be afraid or a step behind thinking ‘oh wow, we’re playing against Gerrard or Keane,’” finished de Silva. “Even though they are legends when we go out there we need to go out there and try to get our jobs done.”
Post by: asylumseeker on August 06, 2015, 07:24:57 PM
Post by: Tallman on August 06, 2015, 07:56:11 PM
Which broadcasters covering dis game?
FOX Sports 2 and Univision Deportes
LIVE STREAMS:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/rivos30
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/vaxandres
Post by: Deeks on August 06, 2015, 08:03:05 PM
Post by: asylumseeker on August 06, 2015, 08:06:09 PM
Hmmm bwoy, Central & LA? Or the Rep candidate debate? :)
Post by: Deeks on August 06, 2015, 08:14:56 PM
Post by: asylumseeker on August 06, 2015, 08:18:23 PM
Post by: Deeks on August 06, 2015, 08:41:28 PM
Post by: asylumseeker on August 06, 2015, 08:48:07 PM
Post by: FF on August 06, 2015, 08:49:41 PM
Post by: coache on August 06, 2015, 08:52:30 PM
The keeper...not fit!
Post by: soccerman on August 06, 2015, 09:07:14 PM
Can't keep track of how many "adventures" Jan has gone on. This game is poised for more ... given the ocean between the back line and Jan.Same thing I saying. For the 2nd goal, I thought he should've been closer to the top of the box instead of back on his line. If he had that position he could've got to the through pass and possibly intercepted it.
Post by: trini_stallion on August 06, 2015, 09:14:41 PM
That white man on de team...he trying to make things happen and seem most energetic...he's a trini? Me mum the 2nd 😁....seems like a hard worker.
Post by: coache on August 06, 2015, 09:16:07 PM
Russel has no clue...none..what is his formation? what is the team shape?...the only thing I see them tryin to do is press ...but de fitness not there..
Russel has no clue!
Ross Russel is clueless....best to jest let Saunders take over oui....Ross Russel ...hmn....no clue
Post by: coache on August 06, 2015, 09:20:49 PM
Just bring a next hard man in de midfield fuh him and stop losin de damn ball in de midfield!
Fire Ross now..and let Dale Saunders and de physio run tings fuh de second half.
Post by: Tallman on August 06, 2015, 09:27:42 PM
That white man on de team...he trying to make things happen and seem most energetic...he's a trini? Me mum the 2nd 😁....seems like a hard worker
Yes, that is Sean de Silva, a born and bred Trini. Went to St. Mary's. Represented T&T at U-17, U-20, U-23, and senior level. Played at the U-17 and U-20 World Cups.
Post by: trini_stallion on August 06, 2015, 09:30:42 PM
That white man on de team...he trying to make things happen and seem most energetic...he's a trini? Me mum the 2nd 😁....seems like a hard worker
Yes, that is Sean de Silva, a born and bred Trini. Went to St. Mary's. Represented T&T at U-17, U-20, U-23, and senior level. Played at the U-17 and U-20 World Cups.
Senior level yuh say! He was in a preliminary squad not so?
Post by: Tallman on August 06, 2015, 09:33:01 PM
Yes he was, but he has 3 caps. He has played against Panama, Finland, and Jordan.That white man on de team...he trying to make things happen and seem most energetic...he's a trini? Me mum the 2nd 😁....seems like a hard worker
Yes, that is Sean de Silva, a born and bred Trini. Went to St. Mary's. Represented T&T at U-17, U-20, U-23, and senior level. Played at the U-17 and U-20 World Cups.
Senior level yuh say! He was in a preliminary squad not so?
Post by: Controversial on August 06, 2015, 09:35:36 PM
That white man on de team...he trying to make things happen and seem most energetic...he's a trini? Me mum the 2nd 😁....seems like a hard worker
Yes, that is Sean de Silva, a born and bred Trini. Went to St. Mary's. Represented T&T at U-17, U-20, U-23, and senior level. Played at the U-17 and U-20 World Cups.
So far, him and Guerra have played the best..
Post by: Tallman on August 06, 2015, 09:36:15 PM
Fire Ross now..and let Dale Saunders and de physio run tings fuh de second half.
Come nah man, Ross has been in charge of Central for barely 10 days.
Post by: Banter Banton on August 06, 2015, 09:37:38 PM
Post by: trini_stallion on August 06, 2015, 09:44:54 PM
Post by: trini_stallion on August 06, 2015, 09:46:28 PM
Post by: ZANDOLIE on August 06, 2015, 09:47:53 PM
With all due respect to Coach Russel, if any of those two had still been in charge the scoreline would be more flattering to Central.
Post by: trini_stallion on August 06, 2015, 09:53:17 PM
Post by: ZANDOLIE on August 06, 2015, 09:57:19 PM
Regroup and come better next game
Post by: trini_stallion on August 06, 2015, 10:04:38 PM
Well on to the next one...if that # 5 start next game well then I have no hope in that new coach...say what...
Whey FS...
Post by: coache on August 06, 2015, 10:09:43 PM
No shape...no plan...no fitness..no coherence...no shots on frame...can't move de ball into de final third...de Coachman in over he head...big time.
Ent allyuh train ...buh what kind a preparation? Allyuh feel dis is Trini Pro League...?
Ah shame....
Post by: coache on August 06, 2015, 10:24:44 PM
I know for a fact that Ross Russel will not win the Pro League this year...and if he continues to coach in this Champions league, he will not win a single game and will lose every match by multiple goals..
It doesn't matter how long he's in charge..he was handed the reigns of the Caribbean Champions ..they looked worse than a fete match side.
The Connection kids would have done much better.
Post by: pull stones on August 06, 2015, 10:31:08 PM
Post by: trini_stallion on August 06, 2015, 10:52:47 PM
final score?
5-1 ...could have been like 9-1 tho...
Post by: Zeppo on August 06, 2015, 11:41:23 PM
Post by: Flex on August 07, 2015, 01:57:19 AM
CONCACAF.COM.
CARSON, California – The LA Galaxy got its 2015/16 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League (SCCL) campaign off to a bright start with a 5-1 win over visiting Central FC on Thursday at the StubHub Center.
Five players scored for the host in Group D encounter, including Mexico international Giovani dos Santos in his club debut. Alan Gordon, Raul Mendiola, Gyasi Zardes and Ignacio Maganto also found the back of the net.
Ataullah Guerra converted a penalty kick for tournament debutant Central, which was playing its first game since winning the Caribbean club championship in May.
The evening got off to a wild start as each team struck in the opening six minutes.
Gordon got things going in the fourth minute, heading home at the far post off Zardes’ cross from the right side of the box.
Only two minutes later, Central equalized on Guerra's kick from the spot after referee Christopher Reid ruled that Galaxy goalkeeper Brian Rowe fouled Willis Plaza in the box.
The current MLS champion regained the lead for good in the 32nd minute as Mika Vayrynen sent a lead pass to an onrushing Mendiola, who remained onside with Gordon to create a two-man break. Mendiola rounded goalkeeper Jan-Michael Williams on the right side and tapped the ball into an empty net for a 2-1 advantage.
LA suffered a loss, however, when Williams crashed into Mendiola just outside the penalty area. The goalkeeper received a yellow card, while Mendiola was taken off on a stretcher and was replaced by Sebastian Lletget in the 40th minute.
The host extended its lead to 3-1 in the 55th minute when defender Keion Goodridge took down Gordon in the box. Zardes powered his penalty into the upper right corner past Williams for his first career SCCL goal.
After dos Santos came on for Gordon in the 57th minute, he gave the Galaxy faithful more reason to celebrate in the 76th minute, slipping Rafael Garcia's left-wing feed into the far right corner for a 4-1 bulge.
Dos Santos turned playmaker in the 84th minute, setting up Maganto just outside the box and paving the way for the 23-year-old’s first SCCL tally.
The Galaxy next meets Comunicaciones on August 18, while Central plays at the Guatemalan side nine days later.
Results
LA Galaxy 5 v Central FC 1
Gordon 4 Guerra 6-Pen
Mendiola 42
Zardes 56-Pen
Dos Santos 76
Maganto 84
Teams
LA Galaxy: - 12.Brian Rowe; 33.Dan Gargan, 27.Dave Romney, 21.Tommy Meyer, 25.Rafael Garcia; 15.Ignacio Maganto, 3.Mika Vayrynen, 34.Kenney Walker, 40.Raul Mendiola (17.Sebastian Lletget 39th); 11.Gyasi Zardes (20.AJ De La Garza 80th), 9.Alan Gordon (10.Giovani Dos Santos 56th).
Unused substitutes: - 31.Andrew Wolverton (GK), 4.Omar Gonzales, 14.Robbie Rogers, 19.Juninho.
Coach: - Bruce Arena.
Central FC: - 21.Jan-Michael Williams (capt) (Yellow 37); 15.Kaydion Gabriel, 12.Jamal Jack, 5.Akeem Benjamin, 3.Keion Goodridge; 7.Jason Marcano (19.Nathaniel Garcia 60th), 2.Elton John, 8.Sean De Silva, 11.Darren Mitchell (24.Kevon Villaroel 69th); 45.Ataulla Guerra; 33.Willis Plaza (6.Kerry Baptiste 73rd).
Unused substitutes: - 30.Akel Clarke (GK), 14.Nicholas Dillon, 17.Marcelle Francois,
Coach: - Ross Russell.
Referee: Christopher Reid (Belize).
Video: - LA Galaxy vs Central FC Highlights (http://www.concacaf.com/video/los-angeles-galaxy-vs-central-fc-highlights)
Post by: asylumseeker on August 07, 2015, 02:10:32 AM
Can't keep track of how many "adventures" Jan has gone on. This game is poised for more ... given the ocean between the back line and Jan.Same thing I saying. For the 2nd goal, I thought he should've been closer to the top of the box instead of back on his line. If he had that position he could've got to the through pass and possibly intercepted it.
His movement on the first goal was suspect as well. While I concede that GKs at times are able to influence an attacker's movement, Jan frequently plays as if he is in a telepathic relationship with forwards, but a telepathic relationship gone bad.
Premature and presumptive movement by a GK does NOT mesh well with unpredictable attacking movement. Just as defenders are encouraged to stay on their feet and to go to ground as a last resort, GKs need to make decisions that preserve their ability to prevent goalscoring opportunities. Time and time again, I observe an uncontrolled rush to judgement, lacking in conviction, in Jan's play. These are moments when he should display leadership by staying in the game mentally. Leadership is about much more than charisma.
Post by: Banter Banton on August 07, 2015, 05:32:56 AM
Post by: FF on August 07, 2015, 05:55:59 AM
I wonder if the clubs in Trinidad still prefer to be in pre season for Concacaf vs pre season for CFU. ::)
I wonder if they prefer to lorse to Waterhouse and Alpha in preseason or actually make it to Concacaf.
Post by: dreamer on August 07, 2015, 06:36:35 AM
Post by: soccerman on August 07, 2015, 07:33:40 AM
yCan't keep track of how many "adventures" Jan has gone on. This game is poised for more ... given the ocean between the back line and Jan.Same thing I saying. For the 2nd goal, I thought he should've been closer to the top of the box instead of back on his line. If he had that position he could've got to the through pass and possibly intercepted it.
His movement on the first goal was suspect as well. While I concede that GKs at times are able to influence an attacker's movement, Jan frequently plays as if he is in a telepathic relationship with forwards, but a telepathic relationship gone bad.
Premature and presumptive movement by a GK does NOT mesh well with unpredictable attacking movement. Just as defenders are encouraged to stay on their feet and to go to ground as a last resort, GKs need to make decisions that preserve their ability to prevent goalscoring opportunities. Time and time again, I observe an uncontrolled rush to judgement, lacking in conviction, in Jan's play. These are moments when he should display leadership by staying in the game mentally. Leadership is about much more than charisma.
Spot on bro!
Post by: Jack Horner on August 07, 2015, 07:38:37 AM
They sent a jackass to run a horse race.
Central FS is a piss of a team, an embarassment to Trinidad and Tobago Football run by English hoods.
I expect them to lose to Comunicaciones by a bigger margin.
Ross Russell still coaching?
:rotfl: :rotfl:
Post by: Football supporter on August 07, 2015, 07:39:44 AM
Banter I don't live in Trinidad so I am not responsible for messing up de youths like yuh say..I am glad that you agree with me that some local coaches are doing that..
I know for a fact that Ross Russel will not win the Pro League this year...and if he continues to coach in this Champions league, he will not win a single game and will lose every match by multiple goals..
It doesn't matter how long he's in charge..he was handed the reigns of the Caribbean Champions ..they looked worse than a fete match side.
The Connection kids would have done much better.
Yes, it is bloody obvious that you're not in T&T! You do understand that this was Central's first competitive game this season? Same as Connection. You do understand that Central were playing a team well into their season and with world class players? You do understand that Steven Gerrards salary is higher than the total money spent on every Pro League club and our entire national team programmes? You do understand that there were no Pro League teams to have friendlies with as they have only now begun pre season training? You do understand that it cost TT$400,000 to travel to LA (that's just flights alone) and CONCACAF only give you TT$240,000? You do understand that Central have lost 7 of their first team squad from last season? You do understand that this was Central's first ever Champions League game? You do understand that Ross Russell not only won the TT Pro League with Defence Force, but is one of our most successful coaches?
By the way, which Spanish man were you referring to? Every Central player is Trini.
The preparation was extremely poor. Some of it was poor organisation, some of it was lack of resources. From the kick off, Central were second to every ball. It was a harsh lesson, but a fair one. It was not realistic to expect to win this group. Personally, if we win one game I'd be ecstatic. Next year we would come stronger. Losing by four goals is disappointing. The way we played was more so. Now we must regroup and get things right on and off the field and restore pride against Comunicaciones.
Post by: Football supporter on August 07, 2015, 07:41:29 AM
Ho ho ho ho !!!
They sent a jackass to run a horse race.
Central FS is a piss of a team, an embarassment to Trinidad and Tobago Football run by English hoods.
I expect them to lose to Comunicaciones by a bigger margin.
Ross Russell still coaching?
:rotfl: :rotfl:
The slug returns! You're so out of touch, you racist bitch. There are no English people running Central F.C., dog breath. However, I am an Englishman and I do advise the board (when they listen!)
Post by: Banter Banton on August 07, 2015, 08:19:55 AM
I wonder if the clubs in Trinidad still prefer to be in pre season for Concacaf vs pre season for CFU. ::)
I wonder if they prefer to lorse to Waterhouse and Alpha in preseason or actually make it to Concacaf.
You should own a Pro League club bro. Same mindset
I'm fairly certain the pro league if run from March-early December will be in season when CFU qualifiers are going on and during the group stage of the Concacaf CL
Post by: Tallman on August 07, 2015, 08:32:40 AM
https://www.youtube.com/v/huJzjFCnID8?start=69
Post by: Sam on August 07, 2015, 09:14:29 AM
Central on de other hand, real let me down, I eh epect them to win, but 5 goals, nah, we not that bad in T&T.
Post by: Sando prince on August 07, 2015, 09:21:20 AM
I hope minister sancho taking in this game...make him want to come out of retirement!
Nah! Galaxy had enough goals to win yesterday :)
Post by: Sando prince on August 07, 2015, 09:25:22 AM
I am not mad at our teams for losing but its HOW we losing that is the problem. We are not playing at a standard that gives us a chance to win.
Post by: Deeks on August 07, 2015, 09:44:47 AM
Ho ho ho ho !!!
They sent a jackass to run a horse race.
Central FS is a piss of a team, an embarassment to Trinidad and Tobago Football run by English hoods.
I expect them to lose to Comunicaciones by a bigger margin.
Ross Russell still coaching?
:rotfl: :rotfl:
Aye Aye, you come out from under your jumbie umbrella! FS, don't take on this guy, eh!
Post by: Deeks on August 07, 2015, 09:57:07 AM
I admire W Connection for one thing, they really doing well giving these young players a chance, it will pay of in de long run for de club and for T&T and make money for them at de same time.
Central on de other hand, real let me down, I eh epect them to win, but 5 goals, nah, we not that bad in T&T.
Sam, you are correct, but Central is in no way in the caliber of LA. Central administration got caught in the realities of real big time football. It does not come cheap. I hope they put on a better performance in their future games. Just to let the forum know that the JA team lost 4-0. Correct me if I am wrong.
Post by: Dynamite Warrior on August 07, 2015, 10:07:57 AM
Connection has a good group of players coming up. Hopefully they can do big things in the next couple of years, however without 3-4 of their best players next season I fear for their champions League campaign. Hopefully they don't embarrass themselves.
Central is just starting a new cycle with a new coach and in the process of integrating new players, so it was always going to be hard for them. Also the LA Galaxy is a huge club. When the draw was made I thought Central had an outside chance but since then the Galaxy signed Dos Santos and Lletget has grown into a very good player. The Mls is a top 20 league and the Galaxy is a top team in the league. If a Swedish team went to a top la Liga or Epl team and lost by 4 goals it wouldn't surprise us, this basically the concacaf equivalent. The pro league is probably the 9 best league in Concacaf Mls and Liga MX are the best. I do agree that some players had poor games but that is expected when you play superior opposition. For me the real measuring stick will be how the pro league teams play vs the central american teams. Also i would like to say that I believe that these experiences will pay off in the long run. Those young players aren't used to playing in front of hostile crowds vs good opposition. By the time some of the players are ready for the senior team they will be mentally ready for road qualifiers.
Post by: lucky4life on August 07, 2015, 10:59:21 AM
Post by: Football supporter on August 07, 2015, 11:43:10 AM
I wonder if the clubs in Trinidad still prefer to be in pre season for Concacaf vs pre season for CFU. ::)
I wonder if they prefer to lorse to Waterhouse and Alpha in preseason or actually make it to Concacaf.
You should own a Pro League club bro. Same mindset
I'm fairly certain the pro league if run from March-early December will be in season when CFU qualifiers are going on and during the group stage of the Concacaf CL
CFU is supposed to be February-March
Post by: palos on August 07, 2015, 11:54:34 AM
Man shame for what? What were the expectations?
It's the teams first game of the season. Galaxy well into the MLS season. Yes..it was mostly their second unit but it's a completely different level.
The shame is on those who don't realize just how far behind our football is from this level....even if Central were deep into the PFL season.
Even the commentators remarked that they could see the athleticism and technical ability of our players. But even before the game, Galaxy were admitting they knew little to nothing about Central, but they knew what they would get with Caribbean teams....athletic, strong, fast, and some technical ability. But they were looking to capitalize on defensive disorganization.
So said...so done.
All things considered....not a bad 60 minutes from Central. The rest deteriorated because they not fit....physically, nor match fit
Post by: coache on August 07, 2015, 12:15:04 PM
I was overly harsh on the #8 because I thought he was a foreign player and based on that belief I held him at a higher standard. Now... I applaud his efforts.
The loss of seven starting players would be a hard blow to the team.
I however had difficulty in trying to figure out the objectives of the Coach on the day...maybe things would be better next game
Post by: vb on August 07, 2015, 12:39:00 PM
Many of our fans are delusional.
Man shame for what? What were the expectations?
It's the teams first game of the season. Galaxy well into the MLS season. Yes..it was mostly their second unit but it's a completely different level.
The shame is on those who don't realize just how far behind our football is from this level....even if Central were deep into the PFL season.
Even the commentators remarked that they could see the athleticism and technical ability of our players. But even before the game, Galaxy were admitting they knew little to nothing about Central, but they knew what they would get with Caribbean teams....athletic, strong, fast, and some technical ability. But they were looking to capitalize on defensive disorganization.
So said...so done.
All things considered....not a bad 60 minutes from Central. The rest deteriorated because they not fit....physically, nor match fit
Palos,
I completely agree.
Even the commentatos were saying that under the cirucumstances and the challenges that Cental had, it was a good performance.
I watched from the beginning of the sec. half and was impressed at the skill level and the fact that Central was not in awe. Until that soft penalty Williams was not really challenged in that half. Central fell apart in the last 15 mnts but due to their setbacks that was not a surprise.
VB
Post by: vb on August 07, 2015, 12:47:50 PM
If so, against whom?
VB
Post by: Controversial on August 07, 2015, 12:53:17 PM
Many of our fans are delusional.
Man shame for what? What were the expectations?
It's the teams first game of the season. Galaxy well into the MLS season. Yes..it was mostly their second unit but it's a completely different level.
The shame is on those who don't realize just how far behind our football is from this level....even if Central were deep into the PFL season.
Even the commentators remarked that they could see the athleticism and technical ability of our players. But even before the game, Galaxy were admitting they knew little to nothing about Central, but they knew what they would get with Caribbean teams....athletic, strong, fast, and some technical ability. But they were looking to capitalize on defensive disorganization.
So said...so done.
All things considered....not a bad 60 minutes from Central. The rest deteriorated because they not fit....physically, nor match fit
Accurate, concise..
If we spent the money and had the prep like these teams.. It would be an entirely different story..
Post by: Banter Banton on August 07, 2015, 12:56:33 PM
I wonder if the clubs in Trinidad still prefer to be in pre season for Concacaf vs pre season for CFU. ::)
I wonder if they prefer to lorse to Waterhouse and Alpha in preseason or actually make it to Concacaf.
You should own a Pro League club bro. Same mindset
I'm fairly certain the pro league if run from March-early December will be in season when CFU qualifiers are going on and during the group stage of the Concacaf CL
CFU is supposed to be February-March
Does Jamaica and Haiti even have a pro league? When do they start and end their season?
If all of the possible CFU teams request the qualifiers be lets say May if all are in season then wouldnt the CFU change the qualification dates to suit all?
Allyuh acting like its a fixed date and people cant work together for the right thing to be done.
Post by: Football supporter on August 07, 2015, 02:24:54 PM
Football Supporter I apologize for being so cruel in my criticism of the team...it was a spirited performance by the players.
I was overly harsh on the #8 because I thought he was a foreign player and based on that belief I held him at a higher standard. Now... I applaud his efforts.
The loss of seven starting players would be a hard blow to the team.
I however had difficulty in trying to figure out the objectives of the Coach on the day...maybe things would be better next game
To be fair, Ross Russell's biggest challenge was knowing his players. He had a week with them after returning from Pan Am. I for one would not have played Jamal Jack in the back four. Elton John should have played there with Jack as a D.M. We were too flat. Maybe a sweeper could have been utilised to stop the ball over the top?
Post by: Football supporter on August 07, 2015, 02:28:25 PM
Did WC and CFC have any warm up games before this tournament.
If so, against whom?
VB
There were no Pro League teams to have friendlies with as they have only now begun pre season training. The cost of flying to LA prohibited organising an overseas camp and we couldn't find a decent team in LA to play!
Post by: Peong on August 07, 2015, 02:38:15 PM
Linesmen were very generous.
As somebody say, losing to MLS and Liga MX is the norm, the only times we can compete is when one of our clubs has some kinda extraordinary attacking talent like when Jab had Cornell Glen.
Post by: asylumseeker on August 07, 2015, 02:39:23 PM
Post by: asylumseeker on August 07, 2015, 02:43:13 PM
His body language and facial expressions give no clue as to what would happen next. Treat those pks as a craft Ataullah. There will be more to come.
Post by: Sam on August 07, 2015, 03:23:23 PM
Banter I don't live in Trinidad so I am not responsible for messing up de youths like yuh say..I am glad that you agree with me that some local coaches are doing that..
I know for a fact that Ross Russel will not win the Pro League this year...and if he continues to coach in this Champions league, he will not win a single game and will lose every match by multiple goals..
It doesn't matter how long he's in charge..he was handed the reigns of the Caribbean Champions ..they looked worse than a fete match side.
The Connection kids would have done much better.
Yes, it is bloody obvious that you're not in T&T! You do understand that this was Central's first competitive game this season? Same as Connection. You do understand that Central were playing a team well into their season and with world class players? You do understand that Steven Gerrards salary is higher than the total money spent on every Pro League club and our entire national team programmes? You do understand that there were no Pro League teams to have friendlies with as they have only now begun pre season training? You do understand that it cost TT$400,000 to travel to LA (that's just flights alone) and CONCACAF only give you TT$240,000? You do understand that Central have lost 7 of their first team squad from last season? You do understand that this was Central's first ever Champions League game? You do understand that Ross Russell not only won the TT Pro League with Defence Force, but is one of our most successful coaches?
By the way, which Spanish man were you referring to? Every Central player is Trini.
The preparation was extremely poor. Some of it was poor organisation, some of it was lack of resources. From the kick off, Central were second to every ball. It was a harsh lesson, but a fair one. It was not realistic to expect to win this group. Personally, if we win one game I'd be ecstatic. Next year we would come stronger. Losing by four goals is disappointing. The way we played was more so. Now we must regroup and get things right on and off the field and restore pride against Comunicaciones.
So didn't Central know they had CCL a long time ago?
And Concacaf have to be mad to give that little. So Central have SIS sponsoring them and they can't afford to play in de CCL? So de ministry of sports not helping T&T clubs no more?
Ent, Jan-Michael Williams (Connection), Jamal Jack (de Guyana team), Keion Goodridge (JP), Jason Marcano, Elton John, Kevon Villaroel (Puerto Rico and Jab), Ataulla Guerra, Willis Plaza and Kerry Baptiste have CCL experience? Didn't they all played with Jabloteh and Joe Public destroy Chicago Fire and NE Revs?
Good thing Keane and Gerrard didn't play.
Post by: FF on August 07, 2015, 04:22:30 PM
I wonder if the clubs in Trinidad still prefer to be in pre season for Concacaf vs pre season for CFU. ::)
I wonder if they prefer to lorse to Waterhouse and Alpha in preseason or actually make it to Concacaf.
You should own a Pro League club bro. Same mindset
I'm fairly certain the pro league if run from March-early December will be in season when CFU qualifiers are going on and during the group stage of the Concacaf CL
Check the history boss.
Post by: FF on August 07, 2015, 04:25:44 PM
Many of our fans are delusional.
Man shame for what? What were the expectations?
It's the teams first game of the season. Galaxy well into the MLS season. Yes..it was mostly their second unit but it's a completely different level.
The shame is on those who don't realize just how far behind our football is from this level....even if Central were deep into the PFL season.
Even the commentators remarked that they could see the athleticism and technical ability of our players. But even before the game, Galaxy were admitting they knew little to nothing about Central, but they knew what they would get with Caribbean teams....athletic, strong, fast, and some technical ability. But they were looking to capitalize on defensive disorganization.
So said...so done.
All things considered....not a bad 60 minutes from Central. The rest deteriorated because they not fit....physically, nor match fit
Don't forget too that the second unit men playing for LA Galaxy II in the USL pro league since March as well
Post by: King Deese on August 07, 2015, 10:45:46 PM
The performance of Central FC against the LA Galaxy was pathetic on every level you can think of. When you watch the performance of this team on the field in a tournament so important as the CCL, you have to wonder why are they there.
Because like I said earlier, those intangibles don't take time out.
To make a long story short. If Central FC is the best the TnT Pro League has to offer then football in TnT has a long, long, long way to go. That performance was pathetic. That 5-1 score does not really tell the story of how anemic the team's performance was. By the way, Sean De Silva was your best player. He resemble a footballer on the field with a concept of how the game should be played even though he was ineffective as a result of LA's intensity to win the ball in the middle of the field. Central FC looked lost and pathetic. This is the best club team the pro league has to offer. Pathetic.
Post by: Deeks on August 08, 2015, 12:49:32 AM
Is anyone of the opinion that Fenwick was afraid of the big stage and orchestrated an ask that just could not realistically be met? Hence, exit Fenwick stage right ... no need to be the one exposed in LA?
kind of hard to believe. Terry has been on the seen for a while and appears to welcome challenges. But you will have to ask Football Supporter in private, what really went on or wrong with his organization and Terry.
Post by: trini_stallion on August 08, 2015, 12:42:19 PM
Read this article...nice lil insight...at age 25, would that hinder possibilities of being offered an overseas contract ?
Post by: vb on August 08, 2015, 11:25:16 PM
Is anyone of the opinion that Fenwick was afraid of the big stage and orchestrated an ask that just could not realistically be met? Hence, exit Fenwick stage right ... no need to be the one exposed in LA?
kind of hard to believe. Terry has been on the seen for a while and appears to welcome challenges. But you will have to ask Football Supporter in private, what really went on or wrong with his organization and Terry.
He certainly wasn't intimidated when he coached SJJ and hammered Chicago Fire. I think SJ got to the quarter finals that year.
VB
Post by: soccerrama on August 09, 2015, 06:51:10 AM
Is anyone of the opinion that Fenwick was afraid of the big stage and orchestrated an ask that just could not realistically be met? Hence, exit Fenwick stage right ... no need to be the one exposed in LA?
kind of hard to believe. Terry has been on the seen for a while and appears to welcome challenges. But you will have to ask Football Supporter in private, what really went on or wrong with his organization and Terry.
He certainly wasn't intimidated when he coached SJJ and hammered Chicago Fire. I think SJ got to the quarter finals that year.
VB
Please note that Jabloteh defeated Chicago Fire 5-2 here in Trinidad but Chicago Fire defeated them 4-0 in Chicago to advance 6-5 on aggregate. They were in the quarter finals that year because there were only 8 teams competing at that time,since the Caribbean Champions automatically went into the quarter finals. Jabloteh defeated Connection on penalties to win the Caribbean Championship that year. However Jab's coach was Ricky Hill & not Terry.
Post by: Sam on August 09, 2015, 09:13:56 AM
Many of our fans are delusional.
Man shame for what? What were the expectations?
It's the teams first game of the season. Galaxy well into the MLS season. Yes..it was mostly their second unit but it's a completely different level.
The shame is on those who don't realize just how far behind our football is from this level....even if Central were deep into the PFL season.
Even the commentators remarked that they could see the athleticism and technical ability of our players. But even before the game, Galaxy were admitting they knew little to nothing about Central, but they knew what they would get with Caribbean teams....athletic, strong, fast, and some technical ability. But they were looking to capitalize on defensive disorganization.
So said...so done.
All things considered....not a bad 60 minutes from Central. The rest deteriorated because they not fit....physically, nor match fit
Yuh talking shit, nobody delusional. T&T clubs have been beating MLS teams over the years, Joe Public vs NE Revs (twice), they even beat a Mexican team IN MEXICO, W Connection knock out Red Bulls last time they met a MLS team, Jabloteh beat up Fire. Defence Force beat up Panchu.
I find making de excuse of not being fit is pure shit to, if them eh have money to compete they should drop out like NE Stars did.
You telling me they couldn't play ONE game self?
FS saying Gerrard making more than all de T&T teams combine, so ?????? And if Central did win, what he woulda say?
Dos Santos probably making more than de entire T&T team too?
T&T team wasn't fit but they fight in de Gold Cup though, even though they under constant pressure for money and more than half they team is not even starters for they clubs.
Nobody eh expect nothing much expect play your heart out and with pride like yuh getting paid to do it. They hire a goat who make a Guyana team beat him up last time in de CFU.
As ah say, Ent, Jan-Michael Williams (Connection), Jamal Jack (de Guyana team), Keion Goodridge (JP), Jason Marcano, Elton John, Kevon Villaroel (Puerto Rico and Jab), Ataulla Guerra, Willis Plaza and Kerry Baptiste have CCL experience? Didn't they all played with Jabloteh and Joe Public destroy Chicago Fire and NE Revs?
Good thing Keane and Gerrard didn't play.
LA second string beat up Central, a USL team who coulda beat Central by 9 goals, come on man Palas.
Yea, LA better, but not by 5 goals and it coulda been 9.
Post by: ffisback on August 09, 2015, 10:48:46 AM
Post by: Deeks on August 09, 2015, 11:29:30 AM
central made a big mistake by not rehiring Vanes the only coach in T&T that has proven that he can coach on the international level losing 5 - 1 from a Galaxy reserve side is not a good enough ,hiring a local coach to coach on the biggest stage was a stupid decision they are probably not going to win 1 game.
Breds, you disingenuous dey. Defence Force has been to the final of this tournament at least twice in the past, and have made a couple of semis. They won it once with a local coach. Why is hiring a local coach is an anathema to some of us. I think the time frame put him at a bit of a disadvantage. Plus central was in a bit of a quandary when they and Terry did not come to an agreement.
Post by: ffisback on August 09, 2015, 04:34:45 PM
Post by: Deeks on August 09, 2015, 06:21:21 PM
football has changed since the 80's there is no way a local coach would ever accomplish those results in the modern game.What makes you think so? Given the proper and adequate resources, I think a local coach can do well. But I have to admit that they have to do some overseas training in the finer technical aspects of the modern game. Spend some time at top clubs in Europe or probably Mexico, yes Mexico. Earlier this year at the coaches convention in Philly, there was about 10 local coaches there. And there was probably others whom I missed. Next year the convention will be in Baltimore and they said they will be there again.
Post by: Football supporter on August 09, 2015, 08:33:50 PM
central made a big mistake by not rehiring Vanes the only coach in T&T that has proven that he can coach on the international level losing 5 - 1 from a Galaxy reserve side is not a good enough ,hiring a local coach to coach on the biggest stage was a stupid decision they are probably not going to win 1 game.
ffisback, it's probably a good idea to understand exactly what you're criticising before you type. Vranes is Technical Director at Central F.C. Like Russell, Vranes was also overseas on National duty with the U23's.
Perhaps the mistake that Central made was allowing their coaches to support the National teams?
Also, Russell is the first local coach in Central's three year history. Rix, Fenwick & Vranes. After each appointment, Central were criticised for not appointing local coaches, and now you're saying that they should. Go figure.
Post by: ffisback on August 09, 2015, 08:55:28 PM
Post by: Deeks on August 09, 2015, 11:10:50 PM
going to a convention is not going to help local coach's they will need to work in a professional environment for several years to improve.
That is true. Like I said in my last post, it would be great for them to work in Euro or Mex, or even MLS. But those opportunities are far and few between. Almost non existent. The only local who got those kind of experience have lived abroad and worked thru the foreign countries system to get the technical acumen we are talking about. Hart, Lawrence, Walkes, Lincoln Phillips. I remembered vaguely Edgar Vidale have a stint in Germany. And Alvin did secure his FA badge in England. If you or some well connected benefactor have channels to overseas clubs, your efforts to open doors to these organization would be quite welcome.
Post by: davyjenny1 on August 09, 2015, 11:19:52 PM
Post by: Deeks on August 10, 2015, 06:22:46 AM
Post by: Jack Horner on August 10, 2015, 11:16:16 AM
SIS used Central to squander money and Sancho was a big part of that.
Central is an embarrassment to T&T league.
And a clown works there who now thinks he is a politician assistant and killing the sports in Trinidad.
The football players cannot bring medals like our special Olympians and Olympians, but they brought glory at the gold cup and if they makes it to the next world cup Sancho would be first in line to give because he is all glamor, what a fool.
Take note of Joe Public success at Concacaf level my friend.
Post by: Deeks on August 10, 2015, 12:49:28 PM
I have issues with Sancho, but he is not a clown.
Post by: palos on August 10, 2015, 01:30:10 PM
What is/are the similarities between the Defence Force teams of the 70's to early 2000's and the Strike Squad?
For me the main similarity is that both had core groups of players that lived and trained together consistently for an extended period of time.
In many respects, Army team was our first REAL Pro team.
- They got paid to play football.
- They played together all the time. As a result, they knew each others football preferences, habits, etc.
- Add to that the discipline that came along with being in the Army
- And of course they had some of the country's best players
Army was like a mini National team and they had success as a result.
Strike Squad was similar:
- After they drew with Honduras in Honduras to progress to the Hex, the team lived and trained together for months
- There was continuity, discipline, and this was a National team that also had 2 of our best ever footballer....Latas and Yorke in their heyday.
- Competition for spots was fierce.
Look at football today and our National team today.
- Our most successful Pro League clubs (W Connection, Central,) have collective talent
- Connnection in particular, has some sort of continuity and a consistent backer
- Jabloteh was similar until their backer went bust
- Joe Public was too short lived but they too had a backer who is no longer around
- The majority of our National team players now fly in for games and barely spend much time as a team...although...this last GC was different where they got to spend about 1 month together...and we could see the results of that.
- The reality of today's football is that our best players will get contracts to make a living outside of T&T
- We benefit from that as a National team....but at the same time, we lose continuity and consistency
- Player A playing in England and playing X system. Player B playing in MPS and playing Y system. Both come home to play for the National team which plays Z system
I have a theory that a professional club team will usually beat a National team. If Bayern Munich plays Spain....I suspect Bayern will win. And mostly because Bayern trains and plays week in, week out.
It's tough being a National or Club team in T&T. Because the better players will likely not be playing at home. And that has consequences for both.
Post by: Football supporter on August 10, 2015, 02:17:12 PM
Horner, I will hold my tongue a bit. You make some points. Why is Central an embarrassment to TT. This the club first outing. This club eh even 4 yrs, you jumping on them. Yes, Joe Public did well and I and many on the forum were very proud of their performance. But where are they now. The problem with all things in TT is to maintain success. To be consistent. Only two teams have made a level of consistency. It is Connection. And to some extent DF. Though with the quality of players they have had over the last four years, they should really be running things in TT.
I have issues with Sancho, but he is not a clown.
Army will be very good this year. When Central played them in the Pro bowl they looked very solid.
Post by: ffisback on August 10, 2015, 07:52:58 PM
Post by: Controversial on August 10, 2015, 08:19:26 PM
This is interesting but for a different reason.
What is/are the similarities between the Defence Force teams of the 70's to early 2000's and the Strike Squad?
For me the main similarity is that both had core groups of players that lived and trained together consistently for an extended period of time.
In many respects, Army team was our first REAL Pro team.
- They got paid to play football.
- They played together all the time. As a result, they knew each others football preferences, habits, etc.
- Add to that the discipline that came along with being in the Army
- And of course they had some of the country's best players
Army was like a mini National team and they had success as a result.
Strike Squad was similar:
- After they drew with Honduras in Honduras to progress to the Hex, the team lived and trained together for months
- There was continuity, discipline, and this was a National team that also had 2 of our best ever footballer....Latas and Yorke in their heyday.
- Competition for spots was fierce.
Look at football today and our National team today.
- Our most successful Pro League clubs (W Connection, Central,) have collective talent
- Connnection in particular, has some sort of continuity and a consistent backer
- Jabloteh was similar until their backer went bust
- Joe Public was too short lived but they too had a backer who is no longer around
- The majority of our National team players now fly in for games and barely spend much time as a team...although...this last GC was different where they got to spend about 1 month together...and we could see the results of that.
- The reality of today's football is that our best players will get contracts to make a living outside of T&T
- We benefit from that as a National team....but at the same time, we lose continuity and consistency
- Player A playing in England and playing X system. Player B playing in MPS and playing Y system. Both come home to play for the National team which plays Z system
I have a theory that a professional club team will usually beat a National team. If Bayern Munich plays Spain....I suspect Bayern will win. And mostly because Bayern trains and plays week in, week out.
It's tough being a National or Club team in T&T. Because the better players will likely not be playing at home. And that has consequences for both.
I was always in favour of national teams playing to clubs.l I believe it gives the national team in many cases better prep...
Post by: Football supporter on August 17, 2015, 04:00:57 PM
Saprissa (Costa Rico) vs W.Connection Thursday 20th
Comunicaciones vs Central F.C. Thursday 27th
Not sure if these games will be shown on Fox Soccer 2
Post by: Tallman on August 18, 2015, 06:19:37 AM
https://www.youtube.com/v/NMxXc-Vjtag
Post by: Football supporter on August 18, 2015, 11:44:15 AM
CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PREVIEW: Deportivo Saprissa vs W-Connection
https://www.youtube.com/v/NMxXc-Vjtag
I really want to shoot that announcer. :frustrated: :frustrated:
Post by: dreamer on August 18, 2015, 03:26:47 PM
Post by: Football supporter on August 18, 2015, 03:30:38 PM
So it was interesting to see Barcelona lose their Super Cup First leg 4-0. I'm sure that the Barca coach and players would not be claiming poor preparation due to lack of funds!
I hope that Connection can get some kind of result against Saprissa to make the home games more interesting.
Post by: King Deese on August 18, 2015, 07:55:13 PM
It's interesting how both Connection and Central were heavily criticised for losing their opening games by 4 goals. And, perhaps, rightly so, despite the fact that they were at the very start of their pre season.
So it was interesting to see Barcelona lose their Super Cup First leg 4-0. I'm sure that the Barca coach and players would not be claiming poor preparation due to lack of funds!
I hope that Connection can get some kind of result against Saprissa to make the home games more interesting.
Yeah. That was an eye opener. I saw both games. They just didn't look sharp at all but that is okay because at the end of the day, Barca is still the team to beat. They are a championship winning club with championship winning money with a championship winning coach supported by championship winning owners and a championship wiining pedigree.
WConnection and Central FC don't resemble any of those things. I saw the Central Fc game. You can blame poor preparations on the lack of funds but what really bothered me in that game was the lack of skills and all the funds in the world cannot buy that. Is either you have it or you don't. What was even worse was the performances of Guerra and Jan Michael. They are not national team material. The one player that resembled a football player was De Silva and he earned an honourable mention. Central and WConnection have bigger problems than Barca.
Post by: Sando prince on August 18, 2015, 09:37:33 PM
Post by: Football supporter on August 18, 2015, 10:12:02 PM
5' Vayrynen
9' , 54' Gordon
87' , 89' Keane
Keane came on at half time. Gerrard didn't play. It appears Dos Santos was man of the match, providing at least 3 assists.
Post by: Tallman on August 20, 2015, 12:20:43 PM
T&T Guardian
DirecTV W Connection’s attempt to shake off a disappointing 4-0 opening loss at Mexico’s Santos Laguna on August 4, will see the T&T Pro League 2014/2015 league runners-up tackle Costa Rica league champions Saprissa when Group A of the 2015/2016 Concacaf Champions League resumes tonight at the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium in San Jose, Costa Rica from 10pm.
W Connection players and staff, led by technical director/head coach Stuart Charles Fevrier, are based at the Plaza Real Hotel in San Jose after arriving in Costa Rica on Monday, fresh from a ten-day camp in Panama following their loss to Mexican champions Santos at the Corona Stadium in Torren, Mexico in their pool opener
“We are expecting a good performance in this game (against Saprissa),” said W Connection assistant coach Earl Jean.
“We had some time to improve since our loss to Santos. We are at a rebuilding stage with a number of our players moving on to other clubs. We knew it would have been difficult against Santos, only [having] two weeks with some of the players together before that match.
“They (Santos) played against us in our pre-season mode [while the defending Mexico champions are well into their domestic season],” added the former Connection and St Lucia star forward.
Jean further stated: “Our players must be mindful that whatever game you’re playing at Concacaf level is an international game. Opponents at this stage are very professional, which means we have to concentrate for longer periods, keep the ball a lot, and do exactly what we have been practicing. We know Saprissa are a very good counter-attacking team but we just need to concentrate longer and not lapse in concentration like we did in the game against Santos.”
Coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier’s problems in Mexico also included the unavailability of defenders Gerard Williams and Maurice Ford through suspension carried over from the Caribbean stage of qualification and Colombian player Stiven Lopez Concha only due to return to Trinidad this week. Speedy winger Neil Benjamin Jr was an unused substitute at Santos due to a hamstring injury.
This week there is still some concern over Benjamin’s hamstring ahead of the Saprissa clash, however utility player Alvin Jones and left-back Triston Hodge, who both picked up injuries against Santos, are back to full fitness.
W Connection will also have the use of forward Shahdon Winchester who wasn’t part of the squad that faced Santos but must do without Colombian defensive player Christian Viveros in Costa Rica due to visa issues.
Saprissa, already into their domestic season, is the club of trialist Dwane James, the T&T international who is hoping to impress the Costa Rica league champions during training this week.
After today’s clash in Costa Rica, W Connection will host Saprissa on September 16 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo before wrapping up their group fixtures on September 22 at the same venue against Santos.
Meanwhile Pro League champions and CCL debutants Central FC, who were defeated 5-1 at LA Galaxy on August 6, will return to Group D action on August 27 when they travel to Guatemala to face powerhouse CSD Comunicaciones.
Central FC will host the Guatemalans on September 17 in the return-leg in Trinidad before welcoming LA Galaxy on September 23, both at Mucurapo.
Post by: vb on August 20, 2015, 12:38:05 PM
WC sells players at an alarming rate, leaving a void that cannot be quickly filled by their youths.
One understands they will sell players but what kind of compensation are they getting that they have to take two steps backwards and wait for their youths to get properly blooded.
Years ago if WC lost in the Con Cup they still had a good brand. Now they look lost and out of their depth.
It's like a Fourth Div club selling every young star and not being able to accumulate momnentum. If they were getting some good coin they could perhaps purchase other good players in the league.
One has to wonder if they cah hold off for a year or two and maintain a good squad.
VB
Post by: Deeks on August 20, 2015, 12:46:37 PM
Post by: vb on August 20, 2015, 01:06:53 PM
How many players have they sold that can affect the play of this team.
Cyrus, Hector, Joeven Jones.
I understand players must be sold. But how much are they getting that they can't replenish.
Cyrus is on loan.
Post by: Tallman on August 20, 2015, 05:44:10 PM
http://www.concacaf.com/article/sccl-game-notes-saprissa-v-w-connection
Post by: coache on August 20, 2015, 08:52:05 PM
These Costa Ricans can score seven...no problem
Post by: Deeks on August 20, 2015, 08:55:07 PM
Post by: Dynamite Warrior on August 20, 2015, 09:00:06 PM
So Connection lost 2-0? Anybody saw the game?
It's hasn't finished yet. It's halftime. So far Connection has looked terrible they have barely completed a pass, and could be down 5 right now.
Post by: Deeks on August 20, 2015, 09:04:05 PM
Post by: Dynamite Warrior on August 20, 2015, 09:17:50 PM
Post by: Tallman on August 20, 2015, 09:27:34 PM
Any links to the game, plz?
Try one of these:
http://www.vipleague.se/football/322725/1/deportivo-saprissa-vs-w-connection-fc-live-stream-online.html
http://goatd.net/116922/watch-deportivo-saprissa-vs-w-connection-fc
http://www.gofeed2all.eu/watch/364266/1/watch-deportivo-saprissa-vs-w-connection-fc.html
http://cricfree.sx/watch/live/deportivo-saprissa-vs-w-connection-live-streaming
Post by: Dynamite Warrior on August 20, 2015, 09:32:23 PM
Post by: vb on August 20, 2015, 09:36:33 PM
3-0.
WC did have some moments in the sec.half but I don't know if the altitude is affecting them. Like what I see in Winchester, Archibald and Skinnr.
Post by: Dynamite Warrior on August 20, 2015, 09:40:46 PM
Post by: Dynamite Warrior on August 20, 2015, 09:43:34 PM
Post by: Dynamite Warrior on August 20, 2015, 09:54:26 PM
Post by: Dynamite Warrior on August 20, 2015, 09:55:41 PM
Post by: Flex on August 21, 2015, 02:13:19 AM
CONCACAF.COM.
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Three different players scored to help lift Saprissa (1W-0D-1L, 3 points) to a 4-0 win over visiting DirecTV W Connection (0W-0D-2L, 0 points) in the 2015/16 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa on Thursday night.
Deyver Vega, David Guzman and David Ramirez struck for the host, which is now level on points and goal difference atop the Group A table with Santos Laguna (1W-0D-0L, 3 points), which also defeated W Connection, 4-0, in the group opener on August 4.
The final goal was an own goal by W Connection defender Maurice Ford in second-half stoppage time.
Vega was a threat throughout the first half and was rewarded for his efforts in the 35th minute. After touching a low cross in stride into the right side of the box, the Costa Rica international maneuvered to the outside of W Connection’s Kurt Frederick, before putting a shot inside the left post past a frozen Julani Archibald.
Five minutes ahead of halftime, the Monstruo Morado doubled its lead. An initial Nestor Monge shot was blocked by a defender at the edge of the six-yard box, but Guzman pounced on the rebound and bounced it past a helpless Archibald from 10-yards out.
In the 70th minute, Archibald extended fully to get a piece of Mynor Escoe’s shot toward the left post, but was only able to get one hand on the ball. The rebound spilled out and moments after stepping onto the field as a substitute, Ramirez made it 3-0, sliding it home from close range.
Twenty minutes later, Canadian referee Drew Fischer pointed to the spot after Alvin Jones was ruled to have tripped up Dylan Flores on a challenge. Ariel Rodriguez, who scored five goals in last year’s SCCL, took the kick only for Archibald parry it with a dive to his left.
Flores was influential shortly afterwards, when he played a dangerous ball in front that Ford inadvertently kicked into his own net in an attempt to clear.
Saprissa, now 7W-1D-1L in its last nine home matches in the SCCL, hosts Santos Laguna on August 25.
Teams
W Connection: 18.Julani Archibald; 21.Shannon Gomez, 4.Maurice Ford, 2.Kurt Frederick, 5.Triston Hodge; 16.Alvin Jones (capt), 3.Gerard Williams, 23.Kevon Goddard (20.Jamal Charles 46th), 17.Aikim Andrews (11.Neil Benjamin Jr 83rd), 9.Shahdon Winchester, 10.Jomal Williams (Yellow 48) (34.Jabari Mitchell 74th).
Unused substitutes: 22.Aquelius Sylvester (GK), 13.Kion Joseph, 35.Keston Julien, 46.Anfernee Frederick.
Coach: Stuart Charles-Fevrier.
Saprissa: 1.Danny Carvajal; 5.Francisco Calvo, 4.Andres Imperial (Yellow 75), 13.Adolfo Machado (27.Dylan Flores 74th), 11.Marvin Borbon, 19.Irving Reid, 8.David Guzman, 20.Nestor Monge (Yellow 45) (30.Ulises Segura (46th), 15.Deyver Vega (24.David Ramirez Ruiz 63rd), 7.Mynor Escoe, 14.Ariel Araya.
Coach: Jaelistin Campos Madriz.
Referee: Drew Fischer (USA).
Video: Saprissa vs WConnection Highlights (http://www.concacaf.com/video/saprissa-vs-wconnection-highlights)
Standings
P W D L F A Pts
Santos Laguna 1 1 0 0 4 0 3
Saprissa 1 1 0 0 4 0 3
W Connection 2 0 0 2 0 8 0
Post by: King Deese on August 21, 2015, 07:56:39 AM
But I thought wconnection's head coach was one of the best in the pre league and Jomal Williams was an up and coming talent. What ever happened to the young Woo Ling? What's his address in pergatory? All of these young, talented players with enourmous potential just falling by the way side hopelessly languishing in a hopeless football league calling itself a pro league.
There isn't a huge continental divide here between truth and reality. Truthfully, the reality is that football in Trinidad and Tobago is like a "cheap suit". It crumbles easily.
Post by: Football supporter on August 21, 2015, 08:09:44 AM
Highlights? What highlights? This was more like target practice for Saprissa. Easy 3 points. Santos and Saprissa look forward to seeing another weakling from the pre leaague next year. Central target you are up next.
But I thought wconnection's head coach was one of the best in the pre league and Jomal Williams was an up and coming talent. What ever happened to the young Woo Ling? What's his address in pergatory? All of these young, talented players with enourmous potential just falling by the way side hopelessly languishing in a hopeless football league calling itself a pro league.
There isn't a huge continental divide here between truth and reality. Truthfully, the reality is that football in Trinidad and Tobago is like a "cheap suit". It crumbles easily.
There is, as you say, a big divide. This group is probably the toughest to get out of.
Say what you want about the Pro League, but until you can find a way of paying 25 players between US$1,500 - US $2,500 per month, it is the best we have. This competition has cost David John-Williams a lot of money. He never expected to win the Champions League. Perhaps he hoped that just maybe if they got out of the group they could take some scalps. I'm positive that he never expected to lose both games 4-0. Just like Barca didn't expect to lose 4-0 last week.
It is right to criticise these performamces, but when you do, consider the challenge that they took on and maybe ask yourself: Is there anything more that Trini football fans could do to help?
If clubs were getting 2,000 supporters to a game, they could afford a few foreign players to up their quality.
We need to build from home to win away.
Post by: Sando prince on August 21, 2015, 09:17:10 AM
Post by: King Deese on August 21, 2015, 10:00:35 AM
Highlights? What highlights? This was more like target practice for Saprissa. Easy 3 points. Santos and Saprissa look forward to seeing another weakling from the pre leaague next year. Central target you are up next.
But I thought wconnection's head coach was one of the best in the pre league and Jomal Williams was an up and coming talent. What ever happened to the young Woo Ling? What's his address in pergatory? All of these young, talented players with enourmous potential just falling by the way side hopelessly languishing in a hopeless football league calling itself a pro league.
There isn't a huge continental divide here between truth and reality. Truthfully, the reality is that football in Trinidad and Tobago is like a "cheap suit". It crumbles easily.
There is, as you say, a big divide. This group is probably the toughest to get out of.
Say what you want about the Pro League, but until you can find a way of paying 25 players between US$1,500 - US $2,500 per month, it is the best we have. This competition has cost David John-Williams a lot of money. He never expected to win the Champions League. Perhaps he hoped that just maybe if they got out of the group they could take some scalps. I'm positive that he never expected to lose both games 4-0. Just like Barca didn't expect to lose 4-0 last week.
It is right to criticise these performamces, but when you do, consider the challenge that they took on and maybe ask yourself: Is there anything more that Trini football fans could do to help?
If clubs were getting 2,000 supporters to a game, they could afford a few foreign players to up their quality.
We need to build from home to win away.
Have you ever seen La Liga? I ask that question because you are using Barca's 4 - 0 lost as a saving grace for Wconnection's lost. La Liga is not this and this is not that. Nobody expected the Montreal Impact to be in the championship game either. If you know nothing at all about coach Enrique, you should know that he is a task master and at the end of the season Barca will be 1,2,or 3 in the league standings and defending their UEFA title.
You use words like "hope" and "maybe" in the same sentence like it is some kind of redeeming quality for these embarrassing loses, and that's what they are, even if they were poorly coached and equally prepped for this competition, where are the skills and the "warrior" spirit to compete in the face of adversity? Where is the professionalism? Is that void reflective of the pro league?
It is Dexter Skeene's job and the job of the clubs owners to ask about the fans. These are the people that have to help grow the league. Let them ask the question "What more can I do to bring out the fans". Until then and until they find answers to that question and many more, the league is in an abyss, and teams and players will continue to be stagnant and will continue to struggle to make an impression in the CCL and abroad. You cannot continue to "hope" to win.
Winning loves preparation.
Post by: Football supporter on August 21, 2015, 10:34:49 AM
Highlights? What highlights? This was more like target practice for Saprissa. Easy 3 points. Santos and Saprissa look forward to seeing another weakling from the pre leaague next year. Central target you are up next.
But I thought wconnection's head coach was one of the best in the pre league and Jomal Williams was an up and coming talent. What ever happened to the young Woo Ling? What's his address in pergatory? All of these young, talented players with enourmous potential just falling by the way side hopelessly languishing in a hopeless football league calling itself a pro league.
There isn't a huge continental divide here between truth and reality. Truthfully, the reality is that football in Trinidad and Tobago is like a "cheap suit". It crumbles easily.
There is, as you say, a big divide. This group is probably the toughest to get out of.
Say what you want about the Pro League, but until you can find a way of paying 25 players between US$1,500 - US $2,500 per month, it is the best we have. This competition has cost David John-Williams a lot of money. He never expected to win the Champions League. Perhaps he hoped that just maybe if they got out of the group they could take some scalps. I'm positive that he never expected to lose both games 4-0. Just like Barca didn't expect to lose 4-0 last week.
It is right to criticise these performamces, but when you do, consider the challenge that they took on and maybe ask yourself: Is there anything more that Trini football fans could do to help?
If clubs were getting 2,000 supporters to a game, they could afford a few foreign players to up their quality.
We need to build from home to win away.
Have you ever seen La Liga? I ask that question because you are using Barca's 4 - 0 lost as a saving grace for Wconnection's lost. La Liga is not this and this is not that. Nobody expected the Montreal Impact to be in the championship game either. If you know nothing at all about coach Enrique, you should know that he is a task master and at the end of the season Barca will be 1,2,or 3 in the league standings and defending their UEFA title.
You use words like "hope" and "maybe" in the same sentence like it is some kind of redeeming quality for these embarrassing loses, and that's what they are, even if they were poorly coached and equally prepped for this competition, where are the skills and the "warrior" spirit to compete in the face of adversity? Where is the professionalism? Is that void reflective of the pro league?
It is Dexter Skeene's job and the job of the clubs owners to ask about the fans. These are the people that have to help grow the league. Let them ask the question "What more can I do to bring out the fans". Until then and until they find answers to that question and many more, the league is in an abyss, and teams and players will continue to be stagnant and will continue to struggle to make an impression in the CCL and abroad. You cannot continue to "hope" to win.
Winning loves preparation.
The Barca result was just to recognise that all teams suffer bad losses. Difference being that we all know that Pro League clubs are punching way above their weight, while Bilbao hadn't won squat for 30 years yet still thrashed Barca.
We all agree that top Pro League clubs are probably equivalent to, say, English League 1 or 2. So imagine if Walsall (currently 3rd in League One) played LA Galaxy or Saprissa. Tell me honestly that even they would be happy to concede no more than three goals. Make no mistake, some of these clubs in the Champions League could survive in the English Premier League, La Liga or Serie A.
Pro League have tried many initiatives. If you have any realistic workable suggestions, I'm sure they would try those too. But it takes two hands to clap. You ask what do the clubs do for fans. Well they invest a large amount of time and effort (and money) in trying to create a decent football team. Then develop players for the national teams. They provide live football of a decent quality at a stupidly low admission price. They also hold coaching schools and run 3 youth teams. That's what they do.
All they ask in return is for a fragment of the hundreds of thousands of football fans in T&T come out to a game and spend their $30 (US$5) on watching two games featuring current and future national team players.
Even so called non footballing countries get better crowds.
Post by: Sam on August 21, 2015, 10:45:58 AM
Highlights? What highlights? This was more like target practice for Saprissa. Easy 3 points. Santos and Saprissa look forward to seeing another weakling from the pre leaague next year. Central target you are up next.
But I thought wconnection's head coach was one of the best in the pre league and Jomal Williams was an up and coming talent. What ever happened to the young Woo Ling? What's his address in pergatory? All of these young, talented players with enourmous potential just falling by the way side hopelessly languishing in a hopeless football league calling itself a pro league.
There isn't a huge continental divide here between truth and reality. Truthfully, the reality is that football in Trinidad and Tobago is like a "cheap suit". It crumbles easily.
There is, as you say, a big divide. This group is probably the toughest to get out of.
Say what you want about the Pro League, but until you can find a way of paying 25 players between US$1,500 - US $2,500 per month, it is the best we have. This competition has cost David John-Williams a lot of money. He never expected to win the Champions League. Perhaps he hoped that just maybe if they got out of the group they could take some scalps. I'm positive that he never expected to lose both games 4-0. Just like Barca didn't expect to lose 4-0 last week.
It is right to criticise these performamces, but when you do, consider the challenge that they took on and maybe ask yourself: Is there anything more that Trini football fans could do to help?
If clubs were getting 2,000 supporters to a game, they could afford a few foreign players to up their quality.
We need to build from home to win away.
Some good points FS,,,,,
I dont agree with all though, no excuse for playing poor football and loosing by that margin in both games. I see you making excuse in advance.
T&T went into the Gold Cup with 4 starting players (Guerra, Plaza, Bateau and Joevin) for their clubs and the rest inactive and still did very well.
W Connection sold their good players and is using to competition to expose youths to get them better and then seld them, they in this for de business. Expect to see players like Mitchell and Gomez to fly out soon.
They are not here to win anything, but like you say, they didn't expect to lose either.
Can you blame them for wanting to make some money, no, but dont make excuses for their poor brand and poor coach.
Post by: kounty on August 21, 2015, 11:41:14 AM
The Barca result was just to recognise that all teams suffer bad losses. Difference being that we all know that Pro League clubs are punching way above their weight, while Bilbao hadn't won squat for 30 years yet still thrashed Barca.
We all agree that top Pro League clubs are probably equivalent to, say, English League 1 or 2. So imagine if Walsall (currently 3rd in League One) played LA Galaxy or Saprissa. Tell me honestly that even they would be happy to concede no more than three goals. Make no mistake, some of these clubs in the Champions League could survive in the English Premier League, La Liga or Serie A.
Pro League have tried many initiatives. If you have any realistic workable suggestions, I'm sure they would try those too. But it takes two hands to clap. You ask what do the clubs do for fans. Well they invest a large amount of time and effort (and money) in trying to create a decent football team. Then develop players for the national teams. They provide live football of a decent quality at a stupidly low admission price. They also hold coaching schools and run 3 youth teams. That's what they do.
All they ask in return is for a fragment of the hundreds of thousands of football fans in T&T come out to a game and spend their $30 (US$5) on watching two games featuring current and future national team players.
Even so called non footballing countries get better crowds.
But what the arse is this? So if I open a stand in the market sellin ocro and nobody buyin my ocro, is the people fault for not buyin my ocro?
lemme bite my tongue yes. Anybody from pro league ever take a trip to costa rica and get a tour of what they doing that working (making their top teams able to put an easy 4 on we best team)? They population maybe 2 1/2 times ours. Per capita GDP nearly half ours. Seems like the league running on several small and medium size stadia (maybe school and community ground size?)...Gov't fault for not giving 'football' enough money to buy better players? (save that excuse when u not in gov't). 'Fans' not coming out to support 'decent' product? steups.
Post by: Football supporter on August 21, 2015, 12:03:38 PM
The Barca result was just to recognise that all teams suffer bad losses. Difference being that we all know that Pro League clubs are punching way above their weight, while Bilbao hadn't won squat for 30 years yet still thrashed Barca.
We all agree that top Pro League clubs are probably equivalent to, say, English League 1 or 2. So imagine if Walsall (currently 3rd in League One) played LA Galaxy or Saprissa. Tell me honestly that even they would be happy to concede no more than three goals. Make no mistake, some of these clubs in the Champions League could survive in the English Premier League, La Liga or Serie A.
Pro League have tried many initiatives. If you have any realistic workable suggestions, I'm sure they would try those too. But it takes two hands to clap. You ask what do the clubs do for fans. Well they invest a large amount of time and effort (and money) in trying to create a decent football team. Then develop players for the national teams. They provide live football of a decent quality at a stupidly low admission price. They also hold coaching schools and run 3 youth teams. That's what they do.
All they ask in return is for a fragment of the hundreds of thousands of football fans in T&T come out to a game and spend their $30 (US$5) on watching two games featuring current and future national team players.
Even so called non footballing countries get better crowds.
But what the arse is this? So if I open a stand in the market sellin ocro and nobody buyin my ocro, is the people fault for not buyin my ocro?
lemme bite my tongue yes. Anybody from pro league ever take a trip to costa rica and get a tour of what they doing that working (making their top teams able to put an easy 4 on we best team)? They population maybe 2 1/2 times ours. Per capita GDP nearly half ours. Seems like the league running on several small and medium size stadia (maybe school and community ground size?)...Gov't fault for not giving 'football' enough money to buy better players? (save that excuse when u not in gov't). 'Fans' not coming out to support 'decent' product? steups.
I've been to many countries to observe football. And the one underlying constant is that no matter how crap the football is, football fans get off their asses and go to matches.
Yes, we know the stadiums are hard to get to (like nobody has any friends to car share with)
Yes, we know that the clubs have poor links to the community (like Barcelona and Man Utd link with thousands of Trinis)
Yes, we know the standard of football could be much better (like kick and run school football still attracts more supporters)
Yes, we know there are no rising stars in the Pro League (like the Intercol heroes retire from football at 18)
Nobody asked Govt to give anything. I was asking YOU, Kounty, and all local football fans. Why don't you leave your negativity at home and get behind a team? You never know, you might enjoy it. (And I'm not talking about attending the occasional game just to compare with Real Madrid, I'm talking really get behind your team.) Why not give it a try for a season?
As for Ocro, if people keep comparing it to caviar, yuh right, stop selling it. Then there'll be no ocro for the national team.
Post by: kounty on August 21, 2015, 05:28:51 PM
No right thinking Orco vendor would consider either of your options: stop selling, or sitting down and sulking and blaming the public. How to get people to buy your product is YOUR problem. we constantly hearing about players defying their contract and playing for sunday league in carenage. I know the vibes better in eddie hart league where people more attached to the teams. All the things in blue is just an unscientific guess as to why (or maybe what people say is the reason) people not turning out...but is it a business y'all runnin? I dunno, I think if people wasn't buying Walmart stuff they WILL find out why and fix it.
I've been to many countries to observe football. And the one underlying constant is that no matter how crap the football is, football fans get off their asses and go to matches.
Yes, we know the stadiums are hard to get to (like nobody has any friends to car share with)
Yes, we know that the clubs have poor links to the community (like Barcelona and Man Utd link with thousands of Trinis)
Yes, we know the standard of football could be much better (like kick and run school football still attracts more supporters)
Yes, we know there are no rising stars in the Pro League (like the Intercol heroes retire from football at 18)
Nobody asked Govt to give anything. I was asking YOU, Kounty, and all local football fans. Why don't you leave your negativity at home and get behind a team? You never know, you might enjoy it. (And I'm not talking about attending the occasional game just to compare with Real Madrid, I'm talking really get behind your team.) Why not give it a try for a season?
As for Ocro, if people keep comparing it to caviar, yuh right, stop selling it. Then there'll be no ocro for the national team.
Post by: Football supporter on August 21, 2015, 05:31:08 PM
No right thinking Orco vendor would consider either of your options: stop selling, or sitting down and sulking and blaming the public. How to get people to buy your product is YOUR problem. we constantly hearing about players defying their contract and playing for sunday league in carenage. I know the vibes better in eddie hart league where people more attached to the teams. All the things in blue is just an unscientific guess as to why (or maybe what people say is the reason) people not turning out...but is it a business y'all runnin? I dunno, I think if people wasn't buying Walmart stuff they WILL find out why and fix it.
I've been to many countries to observe football. And the one underlying constant is that no matter how crap the football is, football fans get off their asses and go to matches.
Yes, we know the stadiums are hard to get to (like nobody has any friends to car share with)
Yes, we know that the clubs have poor links to the community (like Barcelona and Man Utd link with thousands of Trinis)
Yes, we know the standard of football could be much better (like kick and run school football still attracts more supporters)
Yes, we know there are no rising stars in the Pro League (like the Intercol heroes retire from football at 18)
Nobody asked Govt to give anything. I was asking YOU, Kounty, and all local football fans. Why don't you leave your negativity at home and get behind a team? You never know, you might enjoy it. (And I'm not talking about attending the occasional game just to compare with Real Madrid, I'm talking really get behind your team.) Why not give it a try for a season?
As for Ocro, if people keep comparing it to caviar, yuh right, stop selling it. Then there'll be no ocro for the national team.
So whats your solution?
Post by: kounty on August 21, 2015, 05:55:48 PM
Post by: Football supporter on August 21, 2015, 06:02:37 PM
Me? That is very far from my area of expertise. You would know a million times better and should execute as such, but blaming the fans is definitely not one of them. Starting with the obvious lack of relationship between teams and community though, I see premier league players reading to kids, lil free school visits, lil coachin tips here and there, and we know they don't really need to strengthen their community ties. How much more work can the pro league do? 1000 times this effort? long term community investment (not short sighted money hustle) ...then again I hear central has been trying in this regard, but the whole league have to have this as a standard. I sure other posters have better ideas...I've seen them post ideas on this forum.
But I don't know! That's the problem. For 5 years I've tried all kinds of programmes and while they get media coverage, they still don't bring the fans.
Post by: andre samuel on August 21, 2015, 06:50:19 PM
Some of the posters in here sit in their sofa and want W Connection to match clubs that play in front of 10-15K fans every week.
They want Central FC to compete with clubs that pay players 10 and 20 times the salary of our players.
We as a country have an inflated view of ourselves. We laugh at nations like Vietnam and Uzbekistan, but when i see highlights of our players playing there, i see stadiums with thousands of fans waving flags and beating drums, while some of our biggest proleague match ups struggle to muster 500.
Its not just the fans to blame, its the media, the govt and the corporate world.
I know the people at Central FC and W Connection are doing alot of hard work, and it is unfair for these sofa dwellers to come on this site and criticize the efforts of these organisations who try their best with their relatively shoe string budgets.
Post by: coache on August 21, 2015, 08:59:08 PM
The way how they operate obviously makes them happy...use a bunch of players as supporting cast for few prospects ..I don't think it's fair to the players.
The way the players have to play football is so controlled..they play as though they are in a straight jacket..
the coach doesn't allow creativity in the football..the way they have to move the ball is so robotic and when they have to play without the ball ...that's a true reflection of the coach's depth of knowledge or lack thereof ...players do exactly what the coaches ask of them after all they don't know anything else.
Post by: kounty on August 21, 2015, 11:04:40 PM
We are not a football nation. We are a land of bandwagonists. Let's be real. I understand your plight FS.while some of what you saying might hold some truth, in case you were looking in my direction you might have to answer where all them people fittin when they leave saprissa stadium every week (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rican_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n) and maybe also do a lil research (http://www.fifpro.org/en/news/costa-rica-minimum-wages-for-footballers) on actual salaries of actual clubs who hittin we 4. No shame, Good job FS! but keep it real and figure out how to improve.
Some of the posters in here sit in their sofa and want W Connection to match clubs that play in front of 10-15K fans every week.
They want Central FC to compete with clubs that pay players 10 and 20 times the salary of our players.
We as a country have an inflated view of ourselves. We laugh at nations like Vietnam and Uzbekistan, but when i see highlights of our players playing there, i see stadiums with thousands of fans waving flags and beating drums, while some of our biggest proleague match ups struggle to muster 500.
Its not just the fans to blame, its the media, the govt and the corporate world.
I know the people at Central FC and W Connection are doing alot of hard work, and it is unfair for these sofa dwellers to come on this site and criticize the efforts of these organisations who try their best with their relatively shoe string budgets.
Post by: andre samuel on August 22, 2015, 10:39:15 PM
We are not a football nation. We are a land of bandwagonists. Let's be real. I understand your plight FS.while some of what you saying might hold some truth, in case you were looking in my direction you might have to answer where all them people fittin when they leave saprissa stadium every week (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rican_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n) and maybe also do a lil research (http://www.fifpro.org/en/news/costa-rica-minimum-wages-for-footballers) on actual salaries of actual clubs who hittin we 4. No shame, Good job FS! but keep it real and figure out how to improve.
Some of the posters in here sit in their sofa and want W Connection to match clubs that play in front of 10-15K fans every week.
They want Central FC to compete with clubs that pay players 10 and 20 times the salary of our players.
We as a country have an inflated view of ourselves. We laugh at nations like Vietnam and Uzbekistan, but when i see highlights of our players playing there, i see stadiums with thousands of fans waving flags and beating drums, while some of our biggest proleague match ups struggle to muster 500.
Its not just the fans to blame, its the media, the govt and the corporate world.
I know the people at Central FC and W Connection are doing alot of hard work, and it is unfair for these sofa dwellers to come on this site and criticize the efforts of these organisations who try their best with their relatively shoe string budgets.
Firstly, i was NOT looking in anyone's direction.
Secondly, if you think that you needed to post an article from March 2011 that speaks about what the minimum wage is in Costa Rican football, then u totally missed the point of my post.
Post by: Sam on August 23, 2015, 05:02:41 AM
We are not a football nation. We are a land of bandwagonists. Let's be real. I understand your plight FS.
Some of the posters in here sit in their sofa and want W Connection to match clubs that play in front of 10-15K fans every week.
They want Central FC to compete with clubs that pay players 10 and 20 times the salary of our players.
We as a country have an inflated view of ourselves. We laugh at nations like Vietnam and Uzbekistan, but when i see highlights of our players playing there, i see stadiums with thousands of fans waving flags and beating drums, while some of our biggest proleague match ups struggle to muster 500.
Its not just the fans to blame, its the media, the govt and the corporate world.
I know the people at Central FC and W Connection are doing alot of hard work, and it is unfair for these sofa dwellers to come on this site and criticize the efforts of these organisations who try their best with their relatively shoe string budgets.
We really have a bandwaggon mentality, yuh eh lie, by de way, welcome back, just now Touches, Big Mac and Patriot go come back to.
Allyuh missing de point, nobody expecting T&T clubs to beat these teams up, we just expecting to see better football and to lose less, represent T&T flag and not embarrass us.
If we clubs cannot afford to compete then they should give it to someone else, but ah sick of de silly excuse, 11v11, play de ball man instead of playing to not lose.
When I see Santos play W Connection, in de first half they were no better then W Connection, but then, yuh know de rest.
Of all de Caribbean teams T&T clubs do de best at this level in the past, so doh tell me they not good enough.
W Connection compete at this level every year and you acting like they doh know. I dont rate Stuart Charles, especially at this level, de faster W Connection get rid of him the faster they club will move forward. You cant have a coach there for over 20 years and de club cant move up a level, they stagnant, de team not growing.
So leh me ask allyuh this.
If W Connection and Central win these teams when they come to T&T what allyuh go say?
Post by: Errol on August 25, 2015, 03:51:20 PM
We are not a football nation. We are a land of bandwagonists. Let's be real. I understand your plight FS.
Some of the posters in here sit in their sofa and want W Connection to match clubs that play in front of 10-15K fans every week.
They want Central FC to compete with clubs that pay players 10 and 20 times the salary of our players.
We as a country have an inflated view of ourselves. We laugh at nations like Vietnam and Uzbekistan, but when i see highlights of our players playing there, i see stadiums with thousands of fans waving flags and beating drums, while some of our biggest proleague match ups struggle to muster 500.
Its not just the fans to blame, its the media, the govt and the corporate world.
I know the people at Central FC and W Connection are doing alot of hard work, and it is unfair for these sofa dwellers to come on this site and criticize the efforts of these organisations who try their best with their relatively shoe string budgets.
We really have a bandwaggon mentality, yuh eh lie, by de way, welcome back, just now Touches, Big Mac and Patriot go come back to.
Allyuh missing de point, nobody expecting T&T clubs to beat these teams up, we just expecting to see better football and to lose less, represent T&T flag and not embarrass us.
If we clubs cannot afford to compete then they should give it to someone else, but ah sick of de silly excuse, 11v11, play de ball man instead of playing to not lose.
When I see Santos play W Connection, in de first half they were no better then W Connection, but then, yuh know de rest.
Of all de Caribbean teams T&T clubs do de best at this level in the past, so doh tell me they not good enough.
W Connection compete at this level every year and you acting like they doh know. I dont rate Stuart Charles, especially at this level, de faster W Connection get rid of him the faster they club will move forward. You cant have a coach there for over 20 years and de club cant move up a level, they stagnant, de team not growing.
So leh me ask allyuh this.
If W Connection and Central win these teams when they come to T&T what allyuh go say?
Fair question.
FS, guys?
Post by: Tallman on August 25, 2015, 05:27:32 PM
https://www.youtube.com/v/J6vKe3PNeCw
Post by: Tallman on August 26, 2015, 03:03:59 PM
ttproleague.com
Central FC, the reigning Caribbean Club champions, are chasing maximum three points when they tackle CSD Comunicaciones from 8 pm (10 pm TT time) on Thursday at the Cementos Progresso Stadium in Guatemala City, Guatemala in Group D action of the 2015/2016 Concacaf Champions League.
Comunicaciones, a 66-year-old club, stands as one of the most popular and successful clubs in Guatemala football, winning 30 national championships, including six consecutive titles, the most of any Guatemala club.
One of the “classical world” clubs according to FIFA, something only six Central American clubs have been, and even the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) recognises Comunicaciones as the second best club in the twentieth century CONCACAF.
“The Creams”, their nickname, stands as the only Guatemalan club to have played against Real Madrid (with Francisco Gento, Ferenc Puskás, Alfredo Di Stéfano), Santos FC (with Pelé), and Boca Juniors (with Diego Maradona), and are currently the Guatemala Major League A Division 2015 Clausura champions.
Meanwhile the highest profile opponents of Central FC, a club that’s just three years old, happens to be the Major League Soccer (MLS)’s LA Galaxy. Galaxy hammered the “Couva Sharks” 5-1 on August 4 at the Stubhub Centre in Los Angeles in their opening group match of the 2015/2016 CCL without the use of Ireland international and captain Robbie Keane and star summer signing Steven Gerrard, a former England and Liverpool captain.
Galaxy, who also defeated Comunicaciones 5-0 on August 18 at the Stubhub Centre, leads Group D of the CCL with 6 points while Central and “The Creams” sit without points on the three-team group.
Central, who must later host Comunicaciones on September 17 and Galaxy on September 23 – both matches at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Trinidad –, won six domestic titles and the Caribbean crown last season, including the 2014/2015 Digicel Pro League championship.
But at present the “Couva Sharks” are out of season for the last three months, while Comunicaciones and Galaxy are well into their respective domestic seasons.
“We had a number of complications in our opening match against Galaxy,” explained Anthony Rogier, Central FC Football Operations Manager.
“We had our new coach Ross Russell coming into the team late because of his duties with the (Trinidad and Tobago) Women’s Team. Goalkeeper Jan (Michael Williams) wasn’t fully fit due to an injury picked up in the (CONCACAF) Gold Cup with the (T&T) national team. Also, we are not in season domestically while Galaxy are full into their season.
“But now we have to say we have a good opportunity to put some pressure on Galaxy by defeating Comunicaciones in the upcoming matches. We had the opportunity to see them (Comunicaciones) play and know what we are against. We had a lot more time to prepare. We are aware that football cannot be predicted but preparation is everything. Our goal is to stay in the competition and on Thursday we are about trying to represent Trinidad and Tobago at best in Guatemala.”
However, Rougier, a former European based footballer and Trinidad and Tobago utility player and captain, knows that although optimisms are high, realistically, the task ahead is no easy one.
“We have a lot of challenges. For instance, the surface (at the Cementos Progresso Stadium) is astro (artificial) turf and we mainly play on grass in Trinidad. Also the match is at the night when it is chilly in Guatemala and Comunicaciones are saying that we can only train at the venue from 4 pm. This time is really humid and nothing to what we are going to experience during the game.”
It will be a cold night for Central with rainfall expected in Guatemala City and temperatures expected between 21-20ºC during match-time. But things can get really chilly for Central if Comunicaciones can fill to near capacity the 17,022-seater Cementos Progresso Stadium.
Central arrived in Guatemala City on Monday afternoon with a 19-man squad that doesn’t include midfielders Jason Marcano and Sean de Silva, who were part of Russell’s team in the defeat to Galaxy.
Marcano is said to be unfit due to recent illness and De Silva, a former T&T Youth World Cup player is out with a level 2 groin tear.
The squad based at the Hilton Garden Inn, Guatemala City, includes Jan-Michael Williams, star veteran midfielder Marvin Oliver, who turned 40 earlier this month, Ataulla Guerra, Willis Plaza, Jamal Jack, Kaydion Gabriel, Darren Mitchell, Marcelle Francois, Nicholas Dillon, Akeem Benjamin, Keion Goodridge, Kevon Villaroel, Elton John, Nathaniel Garcia and Guyana national team goalkeeper Akel Clarke along with new signings Marcus Joseph and Ettienne from Point Fortin Civic, veteran attacker and Kerry Baptiste from San Juan Jabloteh, and ex W Connection and Caledonia forward, Tobagonian, Mickaeel Jem Gordon.
Central FC’s technical and management staff in Guatemala includes head coach Ross Russell, assistant coach Dale Saunders, physiotherapist Sheldon Scipio, equipment manager David Moses, football operations manager Anthony Rogier, assistant football operations manager Kevin Jeffrey, and marketing manager Derick Khan.
Post by: Tallman on August 27, 2015, 07:38:31 PM
21. Jan-Michael Williams (capt.), 12. Jamal Jack, 2. Elton John, 15. Kaydion Gabriel, 3. Keion Goodridge, 4. Andre Ettienne, 10. Marvin Oliver, 11. Darren Mitchell, 45. Ataulla Guerra, 99. Marcus Joseph, 33. Willis Plaza
Subs:
30. Akel Clarke (GK), 24. Kevon Villaroel, 17. Marcelle Francois, 6. Kerry Baptiste, 19. Nathaniel Garcia, 14. Nicholas Dillon, 26. Jem Gordon
Post by: Big Magician on August 27, 2015, 08:07:19 PM
Post by: Tallman on August 27, 2015, 08:08:01 PM
https://streamup.com/zrivo24
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/guatecorazon-www-guatedecorazon-com
Post by: Big Magician on August 27, 2015, 08:09:17 PM
Post by: Big Magician on August 27, 2015, 08:14:25 PM
Post by: Tallman on August 27, 2015, 08:17:58 PM
Jan looks over weight
Off-season business. Then he was injured in de Gold Cup. Either that or de jersey too tight.
Post by: Big Magician on August 27, 2015, 08:18:10 PM
Post by: Tallman on August 27, 2015, 08:19:15 PM
Post by: Big Magician on August 27, 2015, 08:19:53 PM
Post by: Tallman on August 27, 2015, 08:25:35 PM
the service was top class also...
Yeh, but de defender closest to de goalscorer eh even contest de header.
Post by: Big Magician on August 27, 2015, 08:26:50 PM
great service will leave top defenders dead also...see it on tv all the time...
Post by: soccerman on August 27, 2015, 08:55:58 PM
Jan looks over weightYea he does
Post by: Tallman on August 27, 2015, 08:56:48 PM
https://www.youtube.com/v/OkMSk3zLqD8
Post by: coache on August 27, 2015, 09:01:47 PM
Overall improvement ..but can't string two passes together and their touch like brick.
Final score...2-0 Guatemala.
Post by: Controversial on August 27, 2015, 09:29:39 PM
Jan Williams....not fit...too fat. The #15 is not up the level.. #10 playing too deep in the midfield..unless he really playing#8....if that is the case there is no playmaker..The forwards could be dangerous only if they could get one ball going forward.
Overall improvement ..but can't string two passes together and their touch like brick.
Final score...2-0 Guatemala.
Our cupboard for keepers can't be this bare...
Post by: Football supporter on August 27, 2015, 09:39:43 PM
http://www.concacaf.com/category/champions-league/game-detail/2377937
Post by: Tallman on August 27, 2015, 09:40:52 PM
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Post by: soccerman on August 27, 2015, 09:42:24 PM
Plaza had at least two clear cut chances in the game so far, but could not make them count.Exactly!
Post by: Football supporter on August 27, 2015, 09:47:14 PM
Post by: Tallman on August 27, 2015, 09:57:35 PM
Post by: soccerman on August 27, 2015, 10:03:33 PM
Post by: Football supporter on August 27, 2015, 10:05:11 PM
I hope we can get 4 or 5,000 to the home game. I think we have a good chance of stealing a win.
Post by: coache on August 27, 2015, 10:07:40 PM
The keeper should wake up 530 a.m. for one week straight and go jogging for 2miles...cut out all fats and sugar from the diet.
Post by: soccerman on August 27, 2015, 10:10:53 PM
Maybe they just run out of gas and, as you say, fresh legs could look good. I'm pleased young Dillon got on the pitch.They definitely have a chance in the return leg. I wasn't trying to criticize the coach but I found it strange he made 2 changes that late being down a goal. They could've been tired but the changes might've been more effective 10-15 mins earlier.
I hope we can get 4 or 5,000 to the home game. I think we have a good chance of stealing a win.
Post by: Tallman on September 15, 2015, 04:20:50 PM
ttproleague.com
W Connection and Central FC are chasing their first points of the 2015/2016 CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) this week in must-win situations to keep alive virtually impossible mathematical chances of advancing out of the group stage.
Connection, coming off last Friday’s 1-0 loss to Central in the Digicel Charity Shield, will seek to avenge a 4-0 defeat at Deportivo Saprissa but knows it would be difficult when they host the Costa Ricans from 8pm on Wednesday at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in the second leg of their Group A fixture.
“We are looking for an upset,” said W Connection assistant coach Earl Jean. “Victory is on our mind because we have our name and Trinidad (and Tobago) to protect.
Jean, a former W Connection CCL striker, added, “It would very difficult because Saprissa are a very good team and very experienced. They have won the CONCACAF tournament a few times. We played them recently and know what they are capable of. We are just finishing off our pre-season but are quite confident at this stage.
Saprissa (6 points, 2-0-0), three-time winners and four-time runners-up in the CCL under its previous name, CONCACAF Champions Cup, climbed to the top of Group A with a 2-1 win over previous leaders Santos Laguna (3 points, 2-0-1) of Mexico at the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium on August 25, while Connection occupies bottom of the three-team group without a point after two matches.
A loss or draw for the “Savonetta Boys” this week will end their chances of qualifying for the quarterfinal stage, as only the top team from each of the eight preliminary round groups will advance.
So too will be the case of Central if the “Couva Sharks” were to lose against visiting Comunicaciones of Guatemala on Thursday 17 September at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in their second leg Group D fixture.
“We had a great game against Comunicaciones in the first leg but we were a bit unlucky in not putting away our chances,” said Central FC head coach Ross Russell.
“We are aware that we must win big in our remaining two games if we are to keep our mathematical chance alive because LA Galaxy are at the top with ten goals to their name. Then we have to hope that Comunicaciones get a win against Galaxy in their final game.”
Like Connection, Central are at the bottom of their group without a point after two matches. Major League Soccer (MLS)’s LA Galaxy (6 points, 2-0-0) leads the group while Comunicaciones (3 points, 1-0-1) are second.
Russell continued, “The club (Central) is new to CONCACAF and it’s all about getting our feet wet. We need to win, which will be a good for the tournament. We know that Comunicaciones will not lie down because they too have a mathematical chance. But we are going all out to try and excite the tournament and Trinidad and Tobago.”
Central, suffering the effects off the offseason like Connection against the confederations top teams well into their respective domestic seasons, were flattened 5-1 at Galaxy on August 6 but were only edged 1-0 at Comunicaciones on August 27.
Jean expressed, “It was a difficult ask for us (W Connection) and Central being out of season and against the best teams in CONCACAF but we want to show what it’s really about at Connection in our remaining group matches.”
Both Pro League clubs will wrap up their group stage fixtures at the Hasely Crawford Stadium with Connection, who were defeated 4-0 at two-time CCL runners-up Santos on August 4, hosting the Mexicans on Tuesday 22 September in the second leg, while Central must host Galaxy on Wednesday 23 September.
Santos will welcome Saprissa in the final Group A match on October 20, and a day later, October 21, Comunicaciones will host Galaxy to complete Group D.
CONCACAF Champions League 2015/2016
Hasely Crawford Stadium
Wednesday 16 September 2015
W Connection vs Saprissa—8 pm
Thursday 17 September 2015
Central FC vs Comunicaciones—8 pm
Tuesday 22 September 2015
W Connection vs Santos Laguna—8 pm
Wednesday 23 September 2015
Central FC vs LA Galaxy—8 pm
Post by: Deeks on September 16, 2015, 05:09:35 PM
CONCACAF Champions League do-or-die: Connection, Central host Saprissa and Comunicaciones, respectively
ttproleague.com
W Connection and Central FC are chasing their first points of the 2015/2016 CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) this week in must-win situations to keep alive virtually impossible mathematical chances of advancing out of the group stage.
Connection, coming off last Friday’s 1-0 loss to Central in the Digicel Charity Shield, will seek to avenge a 4-0 defeat at Deportivo Saprissa but knows it would be difficult when they host the Costa Ricans from 8pm on Wednesday at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in the second leg of their Group A fixture.
“We are looking for an upset,” said W Connection assistant coach Earl Jean. “Victory is on our mind because we have our name and Trinidad (and Tobago) to protect.
Jean, a former W Connection CCL striker, added, “It would very difficult because Saprissa are a very good team and very experienced. They have won the CONCACAF tournament a few times. We played them recently and know what they are capable of. We are just finishing off our pre-season but are quite confident at this stage.
Saprissa (6 points, 2-0-0), three-time winners and four-time runners-up in the CCL under its previous name, CONCACAF Champions Cup, climbed to the top of Group A with a 2-1 win over previous leaders Santos Laguna (3 points, 2-0-1) of Mexico at the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium on August 25, while Connection occupies bottom of the three-team group without a point after two matches.
A loss or draw for the “Savonetta Boys” this week will end their chances of qualifying for the quarterfinal stage, as only the top team from each of the eight preliminary round groups will advance.
So too will be the case of Central if the “Couva Sharks” were to lose against visiting Comunicaciones of Guatemala on Thursday 17 September at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in their second leg Group D fixture.
“We had a great game against Comunicaciones in the first leg but we were a bit unlucky in not putting away our chances,” said Central FC head coach Ross Russell.
“We are aware that we must win big in our remaining two games if we are to keep our mathematical chance alive because LA Galaxy are at the top with ten goals to their name. Then we have to hope that Comunicaciones get a win against Galaxy in their final game.”
Like Connection, Central are at the bottom of their group without a point after two matches. Major League Soccer (MLS)’s LA Galaxy (6 points, 2-0-0) leads the group while Comunicaciones (3 points, 1-0-1) are second.
Russell continued, “The club (Central) is new to CONCACAF and it’s all about getting our feet wet. We need to win, which will be a good for the tournament. We know that Comunicaciones will not lie down because they too have a mathematical chance. But we are going all out to try and excite the tournament and Trinidad and Tobago.”
Central, suffering the effects off the offseason like Connection against the confederations top teams well into their respective domestic seasons, were flattened 5-1 at Galaxy on August 6 but were only edged 1-0 at Comunicaciones on August 27.
Jean expressed, “It was a difficult ask for us (W Connection) and Central being out of season and against the best teams in CONCACAF but we want to show what it’s really about at Connection in our remaining group matches.”
Both Pro League clubs will wrap up their group stage fixtures at the Hasely Crawford Stadium with Connection, who were defeated 4-0 at two-time CCL runners-up Santos on August 4, hosting the Mexicans on Tuesday 22 September in the second leg, while Central must host Galaxy on Wednesday 23 September.
Santos will welcome Saprissa in the final Group A match on October 20, and a day later, October 21, Comunicaciones will host Galaxy to complete Group D.
CONCACAF Champions League 2015/2016
Hasely Crawford Stadium
Wednesday 16 September 2015
W Connection vs Saprissa—8 pm
Thursday 17 September 2015
Central FC vs Comunicaciones—8 pm
Tuesday 22 September 2015
W Connection vs Santos Laguna—8 pm
Wednesday 23 September 2015
Central FC vs LA Galaxy—8 pm
Any streaming for this game?
Post by: vb on September 16, 2015, 06:11:42 PM
anybody have a working link?
Post by: Flex on September 16, 2015, 06:57:08 PM
(http://deportivosaprissa.com/images/IMG_9269.JPG)
Post by: Deeks on September 16, 2015, 07:44:58 PM
Post by: Tallman on September 16, 2015, 08:00:13 PM
Score!?
W-Connection 2-1 Saprissa. One minute of regulation time left.
Post by: vb on September 16, 2015, 08:04:59 PM
Post by: Tallman on September 16, 2015, 08:05:53 PM
Post by: soccerman on September 16, 2015, 08:06:51 PM
Post by: Deeks on September 16, 2015, 08:23:30 PM
Post by: Peong on September 16, 2015, 09:06:51 PM
Post by: King Deese on September 16, 2015, 09:40:53 PM
Post by: vb on September 16, 2015, 10:04:57 PM
Looks like they got a nice crowd.
VB
Post by: asylumseeker on September 16, 2015, 11:27:12 PM
Looking at the goal moments, I see W CT conceded shortly after converting the opening item. What happened there?
Alvin Jones seems to be a leader. What kind of playing personality does he have? I've seen a lil bit of him, but not enough to render a fully comfortable authoritative opinion. Yet ah wondering if and when.
Post by: soccerrama on September 17, 2015, 06:31:45 PM
http://kozreload.biz/canal2.html
Post by: vb on September 17, 2015, 06:58:53 PM
Dotish me, I think a Central team should be playing at a stadium in Couva or Chaguanas.
Central barely get a look see at goal.
Post by: dreamer on September 17, 2015, 07:09:39 PM
Post by: Deeks on September 17, 2015, 07:25:59 PM
Post by: Dynamite Warrior on September 17, 2015, 07:26:20 PM
Post by: Deeks on September 17, 2015, 07:33:48 PM
Post by: vb on September 17, 2015, 07:35:31 PM
Post by: Deeks on September 17, 2015, 07:44:30 PM
Post by: Deeks on September 17, 2015, 07:49:19 PM
Post by: Deeks on September 17, 2015, 08:00:25 PM
Post by: vb on September 17, 2015, 08:00:46 PM
Post by: Deeks on September 17, 2015, 08:02:35 PM
I swear Central play better with 10 men than 11.
Breds, you not joking.
Post by: Tallman on September 17, 2015, 08:44:39 PM
https://www.youtube.com/v/55_eaYs-A50
Post by: Trini _2026 on September 18, 2015, 01:20:58 AM
Post by: Deeks on September 18, 2015, 03:02:52 AM
ha attula guerra was arguing with somebody ... on the touchline late in the match :(
Yep, I saw that. FS, whey you. What was that all about. Congrats. Your team showed plenty grit last night. But they have a lot of work to do. But congrats to the debutants.
Post by: spideybuff on September 22, 2015, 11:12:50 AM
Post by: Tallman on September 22, 2015, 12:14:57 PM
Post by: Flex on September 22, 2015, 02:23:44 PM
You would think the both games (Connection) and Central would have been in the spotlight by now.
(https://scontent-lga1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xla1/v/t1.0-9/12049248_1504480479873631_8591725255190305586_n.jpg?oh=ece30875fc9fc1afb423180515ad5e16&oe=56A1386A)
Post by: Deeks on September 22, 2015, 02:25:01 PM
Post by: Tallman on September 22, 2015, 03:47:01 PM
CONCACAF.com
Alvin Jones doesn’t need a history lesson. Not when it pertains to how DirecTV W Connection has fared against Mexican teams at home during the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League.
“A Mexican team never beat us on home soil,” the W Connection defender told CONCACAF.com. “The pressure is on us going into this game. We have to keep our standard that a Mexican team has never beaten us here. It’s a great thing, but it’s also some pressure.”
W Connection will need to keep that success rate going against Santos on Tuesday night at Hasely Crawford Stadium to keep alive its chances of advancing out of Group A.
“Playing a Mexican team on the club level, you have to give your all,” expressed Jones. “We’re not as successful on the international stage, so playing against a Mexican team you have to do your best and you have to do your best so they don’t beat you at home.”
W Connection, which sits in third in the three-team group with three points, will need to beat Santos, which also has three points -- but sits in second on goal difference -- and get some help as well when Santos and first-place Saprissa (six points) meet in the final group match on October 20.
“I think it’s very difficult for us to advance to the next round,” Jones continued. “For us to advance we would have to win by a big margin and we have to hope Santos beats Saprissa. But knowing that, we get a win tomorrow and will be on six points. If all three teams end up on six points, it would be a very good achievement for us.”
The Savonetta Boys’ confidence is buoyed by a 2-1 win over Saprissa last week at home. Jones scored the game-winning goal eight minutes from full time.
“The win was very big for the club, for the country and for the team, most important,” the 21-year-old stressed said. “The guys worked very hard and we achieved it.”
And if club and country respect isn’t enough to play for, Jones is sparked by a sibling rivalry he has with older brother Joevin, a left-sided player competing for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer. They have each scored a goal in SCCL play.
“We always try to challenge one another,” Alvin Jones said.
Alvin said he keeps a close eye on his brother, who also once starred for W Connection, and offers regular critiques of his play.
“I try my best to watch all the games,” Alvin finished. “The few games I haven’t been watching have been due to training and things like that. The games I do watch, I always keep in touch with him. We always watch each other’s mistakes.”
Alvin said Joevin has one up on him because he is playing in the top tier in the United States.
But a win over Santos Laguna Wednesday would give Alvin some bragging rights.
Post by: 100% Barataria on September 22, 2015, 05:39:28 PM
What a pleasure to have this man around. Like a shining beacon in the distance amid turbulent waters
Post by: Deeks on September 22, 2015, 06:12:35 PM
Post by: 100% Barataria on September 22, 2015, 06:15:47 PM
Post by: NUFF on September 22, 2015, 06:21:38 PM
http://atdhe.fm/soccer/stream-422983-w-connection-vs-santos-laguna
Post by: Deeks on September 22, 2015, 06:21:56 PM
Post by: Deeks on September 22, 2015, 06:46:32 PM
Post by: vb on September 22, 2015, 06:55:53 PM
0-0 after 9 mins acc to livescore.com
WC down 1-0 in the second mnt.
Had to leave game after 22 nd. But Mexicans taking shots from the outside.
Goal was off a corner.
Post by: dreamer on September 22, 2015, 07:09:12 PM
Another option. Showing on Univision. For those who have access to Direct TV that would be channel 464
Post by: Deeks on September 22, 2015, 07:25:01 PM
MoBay beating DC United 2-0, according to concacaf.com
DC getting a proper licking. Down 3-0. Santos still leading Connection 1-0.
Post by: FF on September 22, 2015, 07:29:32 PM
MoBay beating DC United 2-0, according to concacaf.com
DC getting a proper licking. Down 3-0. Santos still leading Connection 1-0.
That game is a dead rubber.
Post by: Deeks on September 22, 2015, 08:03:08 PM
Post by: dreamer on September 22, 2015, 08:27:57 PM
Gap closing slightly. Archibald did well again. W Connection defense fairly solid. A few W Connection scoring chances in the box were miraculously blocked by Santos Laguna Captain Alvin Jones was hungry for action but did not get much opportunity for his trademaek rocket free kicks. His defensive work was aggressive. Gotta be careful with yellow card challenges. Should get a call by BraveHart.
Toussaint as a 2nd half substitute with 25 mins to go did not do enough to earn national team selection, not looking hungry enough. Benjamin who was a successful super sub in the last game against Saprissa did not get chance do do much for this later substitution.
One again, good exposure amd measuring stick for local teams and I would say encouragememt for the local teams to aspire to better performances, hopefully with a restructured / rescheduled league that would get Proleague teams IN season and not PREseason at the time of these club championship games. Games have to be marketed right so as to pull some crowd for the 12th man effect. Camera was on the correct side of the stand facing the covered stand. Something our local cameramen must do or LEARN to do.
Post by: Deeks on September 22, 2015, 08:33:05 PM
Post by: Tallman on September 22, 2015, 08:46:28 PM
https://www.youtube.com/v/V-ApK4N3uDg
Post by: Deeks on September 22, 2015, 08:51:34 PM
Post by: amielisadore on September 22, 2015, 09:10:24 PM
Decent effort by W Connection against a tough side. Santos defense was sometimes brutal and were nasty against a frustrated hungry Shadon Winchester.
Gap closing slightly. Archibald did well again. W Connection defense fairly solid. A few W Connection scoring chances in the box were miraculously blocked by Santos Laguna Captain Alvin Jones was hungry for action but did not get much opportunity for his trademaek rocket free kicks. His defensive work was aggressive. Gotta be careful with yellow card challenges. Should get a call by BraveHart.
Toussaint as a 2nd half substitute with 25 mins to go did not do enough to earn national team selection, not looking hungry enough. Benjamin who was a successful super sub in the last game against Saprissa did not get chance do do much for this later substitution.
One again, good exposure amd measuring stick for local teams and I would say encouragememt for the local teams to aspire to better performances, hopefully with a restructured / rescheduled league that would get Proleague teams IN season and not PREseason at the time of these club championship games. Games have to be marketed right so as to pull some crowd for the 12th man effect. Camera was on the correct side of the stand facing the covered stand. Something our local cameramen must do or LEARN to do.
Completely agree that the camera work needs to be done with the crowd in the background. They need to be taken out of their comfort zone. But even with that said, the cameramen for the Champions League were in elevated, scaffolding stages with a tent cover at the top of the uncovered stands.
Post by: Flex on September 23, 2015, 02:20:51 AM
Concacaf.com.
Santos (2W-0D-1L, 6 points) made an early Andres Renteria goal stand up to snatch a 1-0 win over host DirecTV W Connection (1W-0D-3L, 3 points) in the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League at Hasely Crawford Stadium.
The result lifted the Guerreros into a first-place tie with idle Saprissa (2W-0D-1L, 6 points) in Group A. They will face each other in a top-of-the-table clash to conclude group play on October 20 in Torreon, Mexico. W Connection completed its schedule and has been officially eliminated from the competition.
Renteria struck in the second minute, finding the back of the net at the left post after Bryan Rabello’s left-sided corner kick struck defender Tristan Hodge’s left thigh inside the six-yard box.
In the 21st minute, the visitor nearly doubled its lead, but goalkeeper Julani Archibald did well to save a blast from distance off the right foot of Diego Gonzalez.
Five minutes later, W Connection’s Dimitrie Apai latched on to a ball played along the ground and into the right side of the box. Without hesitation, he uncorked an effort that appeared destined for the left side of the net, only for goalkeeper Agustin Marchesin to somehow get his right foot on the ball while leaning in the opposite direction.
W Connection had a golden chance to equalize in the 56th minute, but with Marchesin out of the net, Shahdon Winchester’s attempt from 12-yards out was blocked by Adrian Aldrete.
Marchesin came up big on a 32-yard swerving blast by Kurt Frederick, parrying away the hard to handle ball to his right.
Results
Santos 1 v W Connection 0
Rentería 2
Teams
W Connection - 18.Julani Archibald; 2.Kurt Frederick, 4.Maurice Forde, 21.Shannon Gomez, 5.Tristan Hodge, 16.Alvin Jones (capt) (Yellow 57); 17.Aikim Adams (11.Neil Benjamin Jr, 73rd), 26.Briel Thomas (Yellow 77), 19.Dwight Quintero (14.Andre Toussaint 53rd), 12.Dimitie Apai, 9.Shahdon Winchester (27.Jhonatan Gerhardt).
Coach - Stuart Charles-Fevrier.
Santos Laguna - 1.Agustín Marchesín; 2.José Abella, 14.Nestor Araujo Razo, 3.Kristian Alvarez, 10.Bryan Rabello, 16.Adrian Aldrette, 6.Sergio Ceballos Hernandez (Yellow 60), 8.Diego Gonzales, 9.Luis Mendoza Escamilla (21.Jorge Djaniny 66th), 7.Andrés Rentería (Yellow 85), 18.Edson Rivera Vargas (27.Javier Orozco 81st).
Coach - Pedro Caixinha.
Standings
P W D L F A Pts
Saprissa 3 2 0 1 7 3 6
Santos Laguna 3 2 0 1 6 2 6
W Connection 4 1 0 3 2 10 3
Video - W Connection vs Santos Laguna Highlights (http://www.concacaf.com/video/wconnection-vs-santos-laguna-highlights)
Post by: grimm01 on September 23, 2015, 09:22:35 AM
What a pleasure to have this man around. Like a shining beacon in the distance amid turbulent waters
All dat because he wear a long sleeves?
Post by: Controversial on September 23, 2015, 10:56:01 AM
Gaffer is a real trini yes, long sleeve in de hot sun!
What a pleasure to have this man around. Like a shining beacon in the distance amid turbulent waters
:beermug:
Post by: boss on September 23, 2015, 12:49:24 PM
https://twitter.com/ShaunFuentes/status/646113541481742336
but the Express said that he is "among several attacking options available"
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20150922/sports/galaxy-of-stars
So who the f**k knows? ???
Post by: vb on September 23, 2015, 01:11:09 PM
Post by: vb on September 23, 2015, 01:13:26 PM
They taking Central light. They should get jamm for dat.
VB
Post by: Trini _2026 on September 23, 2015, 01:17:58 PM
Post by: Deeks on September 23, 2015, 02:27:44 PM
Was the WC Coach sick. Didn't see him on the bench. The camera was focussed on the Asst. Coach.
I also saw that at their last game. Earl Jean was pacing up and down the touch line. Maybe a transition taking place. Who knows!!
Post by: dreamer on September 23, 2015, 02:34:06 PM
Post by: Sam on September 23, 2015, 03:29:37 PM
Archibald looked good.
Alvin Jones coming to come.
Frederick good.
Apai small, but he have some skills, he need to eat bad, he to weak to hold de ball, but he nice on de skills.
Winchester look strong, and should have scored a sitter, but he just can't finish.
Gomes is a real hustler.... and he need to be more confident in his shooting, he make a square pass for Winchester big miss instead of taking it he self, but Gomes play all ova that field, good player in time.
Quintero disappoint.
Adams, could ball, but he look like he trying to hard and f00cking up in de process.
Benjamin Jr look half de player he was.
Hodge is a nice player.
Toussaint, shoulda start, he need some fitness, Connection needed someone experience in the midfield.
Stuart Charles look like he falling asleep on de bench, like he need ah worm out.
Earl Jean on de side giving orders, they should get him some advance help.
Post by: Flex on September 23, 2015, 06:03:00 PM
http://vaughnlive.tv/zrivo82
http://www.atdhe24.me/event/2015-sep-24/central-vs-la-galaxy-1286318.html
Post by: Tallman on September 23, 2015, 06:05:47 PM
http://vaughnlive.tv/zrivo82
Post by: Flex on September 23, 2015, 06:09:44 PM
Central FC 1 v LA Galaxy 0
Plaza 2
Teams
Central FC - 21.Jan-Michael Williams (capt); 24.Kevon Villaroel, 17.Marcelle François, 12.Jamal Jack, 2.Elton John; 15.Kaydion Gabriel, 10.Marvin Oliver, 45.Ataullah Guerra, 14.Nicholas Dillon, 99.Marcus Joseph; 33.Willis Plaza.
Substitutes: 30.Akel Clarke (GK); 5.Akeem Benjamin, 6.Kerry Baptiste, 7.Jason Marcano, 8.Sean de Silva, 25.Elijah Manners, 26.Mickaeel Jem Gordon.
Coach - Ross Russell.
LA Galaxy - 12.Brian Rowe; 33.Dan Gargan, 27.David Romney, 21.Tommy Meyer, 25.Rafael Garcia; 15.Ignacio Maganto, 34.Kenney Walker, 3.Mika Vayrynen, 6.Baggio Husidic (36.Oscar Sorto 15th); 9.Alan Gordon (capt), 16.Edson Buddle.
Substitutes: 31.Andrew Wolverton (GK); 2.Todd Dunivant,5.Jose Villarreal, 40.Raul Mendiola.
Coach: - Bruce Arena.
Referee - William Anderson (Puerto Rico).
Post by: Tallman on September 23, 2015, 06:11:45 PM
Post by: FireBrand on September 23, 2015, 06:18:42 PM
GOAAALLLLL!: Willis Plaza gives Central FC a 1-0 lead over Los Angeles Galaxy in the 3rd minute.
Nice assist from evergreen Oliver.
Post by: Sando prince on September 23, 2015, 06:23:50 PM
WATCH: Highlights of W-Connection’s 1-0 loss to Club Santos Laguna
https://www.youtube.com/v/V-ApK4N3uDg
Thanks :beermug:
The winning goal W Connection conceded was due to sloppy defending.
Post by: Flex on September 23, 2015, 06:35:10 PM
Central FC need to finish the job.
If they continue to defend that 1-0, chances are, they could lose.
LA Galaxy is dominating the game.
Cant believe Oliver is 40 and is playing this well.
Jan seems up to it tonight.
Post by: Flex on September 23, 2015, 06:39:30 PM
Can anyone guess the attendance?
Stadium looks empty.
LA have 5 fans and they making more noise than the T&T fans... ;D
Post by: trini_stallion on September 23, 2015, 06:40:15 PM
Post by: Flex on September 23, 2015, 06:41:36 PM
Post by: Flex on September 23, 2015, 06:50:41 PM
Post by: Flex on September 23, 2015, 06:54:19 PM
Half time, 1-0
Post by: Flex on September 23, 2015, 06:57:25 PM
Central FC 1 v LA Galaxy 0
Plaza 2
Teams
Central FC - 21.Jan-Michael Williams (capt); 24.Kevon Villaroel, 17.Marcelle François, 12.Jamal Jack, 2.Elton John; 15.Kaydion Gabriel, 10.Marvin Oliver (Yellow 51), 45.Ataullah Guerra, 14.Nicholas Dillon (Yellow 48) (7.Jason Marcano 52nd), 99.Marcus Joseph; 33.Willis Plaza.
Substitutes: 30.Akel Clarke (GK); 5.Akeem Benjamin, 6.Kerry Baptiste, 8.Sean de Silva, 25.Elijah Manners, 26.Mickaeel Jem Gordon.
Coach - Ross Russell.
LA Galaxy - 12.Brian Rowe; 33.Dan Gargan, 27.David Romney, 21.Tommy Meyer, 25.Rafael Garcia; 15.Ignacio Maganto, 34.Kenney Walker (Yellow 64), 3.Mika Vayrynen (40.Raul Mendiola 69th), 6.Baggio Husidic (36.Oscar Sorto 15th); 9.Alan Gordon (capt), 16.Edson Buddle (5.Jose Villarreal 58th).
Substitutes: 31.Andrew Wolverton (GK); 2.Todd Dunivant.
Coach: - Bruce Arena.
Referee - William Anderson (Puerto Rico).
Post by: Flex on September 23, 2015, 07:08:43 PM
Marcus Joseph seem good with his touches but does nothing positive with his end ball. He should be pushed up front with Plaza.
Guerra needs to relax and think through his decisions, good player who seems to try to hard.
Jamal Jack and Villaroel are making some decent stops but giving away the ball very cheaply. The Ross Russell coaching continues where defenders are looking to strikers while bypassing the midfield.
Central is also looking to much for penetrative passing down the center, not bad, but they need to change it up as LA is catching on to their game play.
Dillon should be subbed.
Jan is up to it, made 3 possible goal scoring saves.
Oliver is clever.
Bruce Arena can't be happy with LA despite their domination with procession play.
Post by: Flex on September 23, 2015, 07:26:02 PM
Good sub.
Stadium starting to get more crowds.
Post by: Flex on September 23, 2015, 07:35:56 PM
Central FC 1 v LA Galaxy 1
Plaza 2 Gordon 82
Teams
Central FC - 21.Jan-Michael Williams (capt); 24.Kevon Villaroel, 17.Marcelle François, 12.Jamal Jack, 2.Elton John; 15.Kaydion Gabriel, 10.Marvin Oliver (Yellow 51), 45.Ataullah Guerra (26.Mickaeel Jem Gordon 88th), 14.Nicholas Dillon (Yellow 48) (7.Jason Marcano 52nd), 99.Marcus Joseph (8.Sean de Silva 83rd); 33.Willis Plaza.
Unused Substitutes: 30.Akel Clarke (GK); 5.Akeem Benjamin, 6.Kerry Baptiste, 25.Elijah Manners.
Coach - Ross Russell.
LA Galaxy - 12.Brian Rowe; 33.Dan Gargan, 27.David Romney, 21.Tommy Meyer, 25.Rafael Garcia; 15.Ignacio Maganto, 34.Kenney Walker (Yellow 64), 3.Mika Vayrynen (40.Raul Mendiola 69th), 6.Baggio Husidic (36.Oscar Sorto 15th); 9.Alan Gordon (capt), 16.Edson Buddle (5.Jose Villarreal 58th).
Unused Substitutes: 31.Andrew Wolverton (GK); 2.Todd Dunivant.
Coach: - Bruce Arena.
Referee - William Anderson (Puerto Rico).
Post by: Flex on September 23, 2015, 07:38:03 PM
;D
Post by: Tallman on September 23, 2015, 07:39:17 PM
Cant understand how Marcus Joseph is a T&T international ...
;D
The thing is, he played very well the first time these two teams met.
Post by: Flex on September 23, 2015, 07:44:53 PM
Cant understand how Marcus Joseph is a T&T international ...
;D
The thing is, he played very well the first time these two teams met.
I hear that.
Central meanwhile, needs to score more goals if they are to have a slimmest of chance because of goal difference.
Post by: Flex on September 23, 2015, 07:45:52 PM
Central is their own enemy.
They had it coming.
Ross Russell can't coach.
Some players are tied yet one sub on the field...
Central need to win and they are playing so deep.
Edited: Silva on for Joseph, 83, what can a player do in 7 minutes??.
Post by: Flex on September 23, 2015, 07:48:27 PM
Post by: Flex on September 23, 2015, 07:55:30 PM
Post by: Flex on September 23, 2015, 07:57:11 PM
:rotfl:
Post by: Flex on September 23, 2015, 07:57:58 PM
lagalaxy.com.
The LA Galaxy forged through to the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals Wednesday night, but it didn't come easy and required a late strike to avoid an upset.
Alan Gordon's fourth of the competition, an 83rd-minute strike from a nifty sequence, provided the 1-1 road draw with Trinidad and Tobago's Central FC, clinching LA's fourth CCL group-stage title in five years.
They join D.C. United and Mexico's Queretaro in next year's knockout stage, and their Oct. 21 Group D finale against Comunicaciones in Guatemala City will solely determine seeding.
Central went ahead right at the start, with a superb goal from Trinidad and Tobago national-teamer Willis Plaza, but the Caribbean champions would have been eliminated even had they held on for the victory. The Galaxy's massive goal difference, following a 5-0 rout of the Sharks and a 5-1 romp over Comunicaciones in their home encounters, was going to require an outlandish scoreline or two to overcome.
Gordon's goal, from a Raul Mendiola square ball after nice work from rookie Ignacio Maganto on the right flank, ended a 361-minute goalless streak across all competitions for the Galaxy, who were in danger of being shut out for their fourth straight game.
The victory didn't come without a price. Baggio Husidic, just back from a lengthy calf injury, departed after hurting his left knee in the 13th minute. Mika Väyrynen also left with fatigue, exiting after he was taken down in the 69th minute for Mendiola, who played his first first-team minutes since suffering a concussion in LA's Aug. 6 victory in the group opener against Central.
The Galaxy traveled with only 16 players, leaving their entire first-choice XI in Southern California, and started only three players -- Husidic, Väyrynen and right back Dan Gargan -- with 10 or more MLS starts this season.
LA started poorly, as has become custom in recent weeks, with Central going ahead in the second minute and continuing to outhustle the Galaxy the rest of the half.
Plaza scored from the right side of the box, taking a couple of touches after collecting a Marvin Oliver chip over LA's defense, then beating goalkeeper Brian Rowe to the far post.
The Galaxy struggled to penetrate or create chances, but Väyrynen forced goalkeeper Jan-Michael Williams, another T&T international, to make a leaping save in the 26th minute, parrying a 30-yard rocket over the crossbar.
Edson Buddle had a decent chance in the 41st, avoiding two defenders to send a hard shot at Williams, but the Galaxy were fortunate not to fall further behind in stoppage. A Plaza ball left Nicholas Dillon one-on-one with Rowe, but he whiffed on his try, and Rowe got a piece of the second attempt, with the ball ricocheting well away from danger.
Jose Villarreal's first appearance since sustaining a knee injury in a July 11 International Champions Cup friendly against Club America, off the bench in the 58th minute, prompted LA's best soccer of the evening. The Galaxy put heavy pressure on the Sharks much of the second half but legitimate opportunities were hard to come by.
Both teams had chances through the first half-hour or so after the break, but Rowe handled a low Oliver shot in the 61st minute and Plaza fired wide left after Tommy Meyer's attempt to dispossess the forward send him one-on-one when the ball caromed toward the box.
Williams parried another long shot over his bar -- a 26-yard Villarreal free kick in the 69th minute -- then swatted away a near-post Meyer header off the ensuing corner kick.
Gordon struck after the Galaxy worked the ball to Maganto on the right flank, and the Spaniard cut in while retreating to beat two defenders, then slipped the ball into box. Mendiola squared it with his first touch, and Gordon first-timed it to the left side of the net.
The Galaxy are back in action Sunday at StubHub Center in a vital Western Conference showdown with FC Dallas (9:30 pm ET, FS1). Central opens TT Pro League play Saturday at Point Fortin Civic.
Results
Central FC 1 v LA Galaxy 1
Plaza 2 Gordon 82
Teams
Central FC - 21.Jan-Michael Williams (capt); 24.Kevon Villaroel, 17.Marcelle François, 12.Jamal Jack, 2.Elton John; 15.Kaydion Gabriel, 10.Marvin Oliver (Yellow 51), 45.Ataullah Guerra (26.Mickaeel Jem Gordon 88th), 14.Nicholas Dillon (Yellow 48) (7.Jason Marcano 52nd), 99.Marcus Joseph (8.Sean de Silva 83rd); 33.Willis Plaza.
Unused Substitutes: 30.Akel Clarke (GK); 5.Akeem Benjamin, 6.Kerry Baptiste, 25.Elijah Manners.
Coach - Ross Russell.
LA Galaxy - 12.Brian Rowe; 33.Dan Gargan, 27.David Romney, 21.Tommy Meyer, 25.Rafael Garcia; 15.Ignacio Maganto, 34.Kenney Walker (Yellow 64), 3.Mika Vayrynen (40.Raul Mendiola 69th), 6.Baggio Husidic (36.Oscar Sorto 15th); 9.Alan Gordon (capt), 16.Edson Buddle (5.Jose Villarreal 58th).
Unused Substitutes: 31.Andrew Wolverton (GK); 2.Todd Dunivant.
Coach: - Bruce Arena.
Referee - William Anderson (Puerto Rico).
Video - Central FC vs LA Galaxy Highlights (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb8uuA46KB8)
Post by: Flex on September 23, 2015, 07:58:12 PM
Post by: trini_stallion on September 23, 2015, 08:00:14 PM
Post by: Tallman on September 23, 2015, 08:29:52 PM
https://www.youtube.com/v/Nb8uuA46KB8
Post by: Jahyouth on September 23, 2015, 08:56:54 PM
Post by: soccerman on September 23, 2015, 11:02:57 PM
Post by: soccerman on September 23, 2015, 11:27:27 PM
I'm surprised this game doesn't have a bigger attendance?Plus tomorrow is a holiday so you would've expected people to come out.
Can anyone guess the attendance?
Stadium looks empty.
LA have 5 fans and they making more noise than the T&T fans... ;D
Post by: amielisadore on September 24, 2015, 04:33:54 AM
Cant understand how Marcus Joseph is a T&T international ...
;D
The thing is, he played very well the first time these two teams met.
I don't think he traveled with the team to LA
Post by: Tallman on September 24, 2015, 05:04:03 AM
Cant understand how Marcus Joseph is a T&T international ...
;D
The thing is, he played very well the first time these two teams met.
I don't think he traveled with the team to LA
You're right. It was his performance against Comunicaciones.
Post by: Sam on September 24, 2015, 09:06:54 AM
Cant understand how Marcus Joseph is a T&T international ...
;D
That boy played shit, they move him to de left and is more shit.
Ross Russel need to win but playing for a draw!!!! he only bawling from de sidelines, up, up, up.... what ah imps. He making subs in de 86 minute to win a game....... :rotfl:
LA shoulda put 10 on them.
A real shit hound.
Central throw away and they had LA to murder.
Post by: Deeks on September 24, 2015, 09:20:54 AM
Marvin Oliver is a real player. Wow. Reminds me of Pirlo, actually.
I watched their last game and said if he was 10 yrs younger he would be on the national team.
Post by: dreamer on September 24, 2015, 10:19:25 AM
Plaza's recently dwindling ratings went up again yesterday after that first-touch-of-the-ball goal yesterday. He ran 90 mins hard, looked fit and hungry to shoot. A good sign. He saved his national spot yesterday and I know BraveHart was looking.
Oliver the veteran did well. Guerra improved his ratings and functioned as a holding midfielder, more deep than Hart was trying to play him. He kept his chances open for future selection. Marcus Joseph somehow did not look like he had any impact. Jan was in good form and getting his mojo back. Marcano come on as a sub and was definitely nippy and penetrating and dangerous. Keep an eye on him. Was always knocking in the door softly since his days at North East Stars. DeSilva came on late but had little time to do something. Don't like how Kaydion Gabriel at wing back looked. There was a news story on his supposed hunger to get a national tryout but he eh look ready last night.
Overall the game was a blessing. Good PR for T&T football, slightly bigger but still insufficient crowd, no rhythm section, more noise by the straggling visitors than the locals. Good proof that some players are reaching match fitness. BraveHart got valuable data. T&T morale boost. Flex and Tallman happy as this is all driving interest in socawarriors.net. There is hope.
Post by: soccerman on September 24, 2015, 10:29:12 AM
Ent! I watched they game was thinking that was Central's night to beat LA. They should've been on 6 points now and still with a chance to advance.Cant understand how Marcus Joseph is a T&T international ...
;D
That boy played shit, they move him to de left and is more shit.
Ross Russel need to win but playing for a draw!!!! he only bawling from de sidelines, up, up, up.... what ah imps. He making subs in de 86 minute to win a game....... :rotfl:
LA shoulda put 10 on them.
A real shit hound.
Central throw away and they had LA to murder.
Post by: Deeks on September 24, 2015, 10:30:59 AM
That is to tell you the state we football has reached. I could guarantee to you that a whole generation of people never have been to a pro game. Also, LA left most of the "stars" back in Galaxy land. So we played their "2nd XI". We have a lot of improvement to do. At least Central has to improve drastically. There is always next year.
Post by: soccerman on September 24, 2015, 10:46:53 AM
still insufficient crowd, no rhythm section, mote noise by the straggling visitors than the locals.Well what will happen when we play USA in November? We better start advertising from now yes
That is to tell you the state we football has reached. I could guarantee to you that a whole generation of people never have been to a pro game. Also, LA left most of the "stars" back in Galaxy land. So we played their "2nd XI". We have a lot of improvement to do. At least Central has to improve drastically. There is always next year.
Post by: dreamer on September 24, 2015, 10:52:33 AM
Post by: Deeks on September 24, 2015, 11:56:29 AM
still insufficient crowd, no rhythm section, mote noise by the straggling visitors than the locals.Well what will happen when we play USA in November? We better start advertising from now yes
That is to tell you the state we football has reached. I could guarantee to you that a whole generation of people never have been to a pro game. Also, LA left most of the "stars" back in Galaxy land. So we played their "2nd XI". We have a lot of improvement to do. At least Central has to improve drastically. There is always next year.
We are like Americans now. We only come out for big events.
Post by: Sando on September 24, 2015, 01:41:33 PM
still insufficient crowd, no rhythm section, mote noise by the straggling visitors than the locals.Well what will happen when we play USA in November? We better start advertising from now yes
That is to tell you the state we football has reached. I could guarantee to you that a whole generation of people never have been to a pro game. Also, LA left most of the "stars" back in Galaxy land. So we played their "2nd XI". We have a lot of improvement to do. At least Central has to improve drastically. There is always next year.
Doh hold your breath, the TTFA cannot plan anything 10 days in advance.
What was the crowd attendance, anyone?
Post by: Deeks on September 24, 2015, 02:12:24 PM
still insufficient crowd, no rhythm section, mote noise by the straggling visitors than the locals.Well what will happen when we play USA in November? We better start advertising from now yes
That is to tell you the state we football has reached. I could guarantee to you that a whole generation of people never have been to a pro game. Also, LA left most of the "stars" back in Galaxy land. So we played their "2nd XI". We have a lot of improvement to do. At least Central has to improve drastically. There is always next year.
Doh hold your breath, the TTFA cannot plan anything 10 days in advance.
What was the crowd attendance, anyone?
This was Central's game. They and the proleague are the ones who should be getting their fans to the game. TTFA should be in partnership to assist in anyway they can. But could you guys imagine Tim Kee calling FS and Sancho to help them advertise the game?
Post by: Sando on September 24, 2015, 02:22:20 PM
still insufficient crowd, no rhythm section, mote noise by the straggling visitors than the locals.Well what will happen when we play USA in November? We better start advertising from now yes
That is to tell you the state we football has reached. I could guarantee to you that a whole generation of people never have been to a pro game. Also, LA left most of the "stars" back in Galaxy land. So we played their "2nd XI". We have a lot of improvement to do. At least Central has to improve drastically. There is always next year.
Doh hold your breath, the TTFA cannot plan anything 10 days in advance.
What was the crowd attendance, anyone?
This was Central's game. They and the proleague are the ones who should be getting their fans to the game. TTFA should be in partnership to assist in anyway they can. But could you guys imagine Tim Kee calling FS and Sancho to help them advertise the game?
Deeks, we was referring to the T&T vs USA game.
Post by: Insider on September 24, 2015, 02:54:46 PM
still insufficient crowd, no rhythm section, mote noise by the straggling visitors than the locals.Well what will happen when we play USA in November? We better start advertising from now yes
That is to tell you the state we football has reached. I could guarantee to you that a whole generation of people never have been to a pro game. Also, LA left most of the "stars" back in Galaxy land. So we played their "2nd XI". We have a lot of improvement to do. At least Central has to improve drastically. There is always next year.
Doh hold your breath, the TTFA cannot plan anything 10 days in advance.
What was the crowd attendance, anyone?
The Hasley Crawford Stadium field needs a little work before that USA game, its very bumpy.
I would say about 4,500 fans was there.
Central really let that one get away.
I think Zoran Vranes should be brought back. Or take a gamble on Hutson Charles, I am sure he could work both positions as he is only part time with T&T.
Post by: Peong on September 24, 2015, 03:33:55 PM
Steups
Post by: Deeks on September 25, 2015, 04:03:29 PM
Bruce Arena might want to rethink strategy the next time his team visits Trinidad and Tobago.
Arena, the LA Galaxy head-coach, did not believe he needed his stars to defeat Central FC. So, no Stephen Gerrard, no Robbie Keane and no Giovanni Dos Santos were in his team for Wednesday night's Scotia Bank Champions League match in Port of Spain — all rested for an upcoming MLS match against FC Dallas.
However, Arena looked a frustrated man all night, until his captain, USA international Alan Gordon, converted the Galaxy's only chance created in open play, to grab a valuable, late 1-1 draw before a good turnout of fans at Hasely Crawford Stadium
Post by: Flex on January 07, 2016, 05:46:54 AM
By Walter Alibey (Guardian).
W Connection’s new chief executive officer (CEO) Renee John-Williams is fancying her team’s chances of advancing to the Concacaf Club Championship this year.
Connection, the First Citizens Cup and Toyota Classic Cup champions will be host to Group One of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championship on February 24-28 at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Balmain Couva, a group that will comprise names such as Guadeloupe’s champs Club Sportif Moulien, Suriname’s Inter Moengo Tapoe and Dominica Republic’s Atletico.
John-Williams, who took over from her father David, following his elevation to the post of president of the T&T Football Association (TTFA) told the Guardian: “I feel pretty confident about the group we have been drawn into.
“We have become accustomed to participating in the CFU Caribbean Club Championships almost every year with a view to compete in the CONCACAF Champions League. We will be hosting the group again this year and aim to always compete at a higher level against teams in the region and internationally.”
As far as John-Williams is concerned, their involvement in the CFU Club Championshiop and CONCACAF Champions League will augur well for her team as it will provide not only its players with much needed exposure to international football, but also the country and the region.
She feels the Savonetta Boys, as her team is affectionately called, and the T&T Pro League have earned the right to be considered strong competitors in the region based on their history.
Connection hosted the opening group round last year at the same Couva venue and cruised past the opening two rounds and into the CONCACAF Club Champions League where they were booted out by Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica and Club Santos Laguna of Mexico.
John-Williams (Renee) explained further she would not be taking any team lightly as all teams will pose defferent challenges.
“I expect that we will be challenged by all three teams,” she said.
“Atletico of the Dominican Republic are their current league champions. We have met Inter Moengoe Tapoe of Suriname in more than one editions of the tournament and they are a pretty strong opponent.” She said it was because of the strength of the Surinamese giants that her club was able to acquire striker Stafano Rijssel.
“We scouted striker Rijssel from Inter Moengo Tapoe a few years ago and he was a great addition to our squad. I can't comment much on the team from Guadeloupe, however they competed last year and secured a win in their group,” John Williams told the Guardian.
She said her team would again try to utilise home advantage, saying: “It is always easier to play at home in front of your fans and on a familiar field. It allows a more comfortable and controlled preparation without the challenges of having to travel and being unaware of the conditions you may meet as it relates to the field, accommodations, etc,” she said.
Apart from W Connection, another TT club Central FC will also be attempting to advance to the CONCACAF Champions League as they have been placed in group three along with Jamaican champs Montego Bay United FC and Scholars International from the Cayman Islands. This group will be played from February 24-28 Montego Bay Sports Complex.
Post by: asylumseeker on February 23, 2016, 02:28:07 PM
Post by: Deeks on February 23, 2016, 05:00:51 PM
Post by: Tallman on February 23, 2016, 08:39:53 PM
TV: Fox Sports 1 and Univision Deportes
STREAMS:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/s52U6wgCFUz
http://live.somossports.eu/play.php?id=1
http://live.somossports.eu/play.php?id=5
Post by: FF on February 23, 2016, 09:35:35 PM
Joevin Jones has seen a lot of the ball in this first half. He's taking advantage of plenty of space on the left side. #Sounders
Post by: asylumseeker on February 23, 2016, 09:39:17 PM
Nick De Leon x 90 minutes.
Post by: Deeks on February 23, 2016, 11:17:44 PM
Querétaro 2 DC United 0
Nick De Leon x 90 minutes.
From what I saw, he did not standout. Had a decent game. nice one touch though.
Post by: asylumseeker on April 22, 2016, 07:16:51 PM
Post by: asylumseeker on April 28, 2016, 02:18:33 PM
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) revealed today the individual award winners for the 2015/16 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League season, following Club America’s victory over two legs against Tigres UANL in the Finals.
Following the final match Wednesday night at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, individual awards were presented in five categories:
Golden Glove for the best goalkeeper of the tournament, Scotiabank Best Young Player Award for the best under-20 player in the tournament, Jarritos Golden Boot to the season’s top scorer, the Golden Ball for the best player overall, and the Fair Play Award to the club which displays the best conduct on and off the field during the course of the tournament.
The Golden Glove Award for the top goalkeeper was presented to Hugo Gonzalez Duran from Club America. Gonzalez started three of the four group stage matches in addition to both quarterfinals and Finals, helping lead Club America to the title.
The Jarritos Golden Boot was awarded to Emanuel Alejandro Villa from Queretaro, the tournament’s top scorer with six goals.
Rubens Sambueza, the captain of Club America, provided seven assists during the course of the 2015/16 Champions League. He also added one goal and started nine games in earning the Golden Ball for the tournament’s top player.
Honduran Alberth Elis from Club Olimpia was named the Scotiabank Best Young Player. The 20-year-old scored two goals in group stage, and appeared in all four games for Club Olimpia. The forward is a rising national team star and was one of the standouts at the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.
The Fair Play Award was presented to Club Queretaro, for fair play on the field and excellent collaboration off of it during the course of the tournament.
With Wednesday night’s match, the 2015/16 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League draws to a close, and Club America will once again represent the region in the FIFA World Cup, to be played this December in Japan. The 2016/17 edition of the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League kicks off officially with the tournament’s live draw, May 30 in Miami, live on UDN.
Post by: Flex on May 31, 2016, 12:34:36 PM
Group A: W Connection (TRI), Honduras Progreso (HON), Pumas (MEX);
Group B: CD Dragon (SLV), Deportivo Saprissa (CRC), Portland Timbers (USA);
Group C: Central FC (TRI), Vancouver Whitecaps (CAN), Sporting Kansas City (USA);
Group D: Don Bosco FC (HAI), Arabe Unido (PAN), Monterrey (MEX);
Group E: Police United (BLZ), Olimpia (HON), Pachuca (MEX);
Group F: Alianza CF (SLV), Antigua GFC (GUA), New York Red Bulls (USA);
Group G: Plaza Amador (PAN), CS Herediano (CRC), Tigres (MEX);
Group H: Real Esteli (NIC), CD Suchitepequez (GUA), FC Dallas (USA).
Post by: Sando prince on May 31, 2016, 08:52:13 PM
Reactions to CONCACAF Champions League Draw for Central FC and DirectTV W Connection
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We get reactions to the draw received by DirecTV W Connection and Central FC at Monday night's Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Draw which took place in Miami - TTFA Media TV
https://www.youtube.com/v/kci4bcOYZVA
Post by: Tiresais on June 02, 2016, 12:05:38 AM
Here's to hoping!
Post by: Deeks on June 02, 2016, 07:49:22 AM
Post by: palos on June 02, 2016, 08:12:34 AM
Players will have to adjust to playing on field turf. And watch out fuh Kakuta Manneh. Speed to burn
Post by: asylumseeker on June 16, 2016, 05:17:30 PM
By Colin Stephenson, MLSsoccer.com
CONCACAF announced on Wednesday that a prize money pool of $1.2 million will be doled out to the semifinalists for the 2016-17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League. The winning team will earn $500,000, with the runner-up earning $300,000 and the other two semifinalists taking home $200,000 each.
The prize money awarded to the semifinalists is a significant increase over what teams had been given before and is part of a larger investment of $5.5 million by CONCACAF into the 24-team Champions League competition. Much of the rest of that money will be earmarked for traveling expenses and other operating expenses.
“We understand that investment in the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League will pay dividends quickly, in further supporting clubs by compensating them for their monumental efforts and success in reaching the Champions League,” said CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani in a statement. “In speaking with and listening to our participating clubs and Member Associations, we understand the importance -- in addition to cash prizes for teams reaching the final rounds of the competition – of also supporting the clubs by increasing the travel stipend across the board, to help offset the rising costs of travel across the region.”
The draw for the 2016-17 tournament took place in Miami last month. The upcoming tournament's group stage play will begin in early August, with the full schedule set to be released in the coming weeks. Five MLS teams -- Vancouver Whitecaps FC, FC Dallas, New York Red Bulls, Sporting Kansas City and Portland Timbers are participating in the tournament. Club America of Mexico is the two-time defending champion of the competition, but did not qualify for the 2016-17 edition.
Post by: Mose on June 17, 2016, 08:09:20 AM
The long distance is the really bad part. FS and them had to extend all means to go to Haiti for the CFU championship. Now they have to go to Vancouver and Kansas. let's see if the business community will come to their aid this time. They are the Champions of the Caribbean. Isn't that enough proof that this team is serious and need the kind of support for the next phase of this tournament. Or will they wait until they reach the final(I am being bold and confident, here) they will all come and put some money to have their logos on Central's shirt.
Part of the problem is that, financially speaking, it is not going to do the local business community much good to have their logos being displayed on the team shirts in Kansas and Vancouver. So at the end of the day I believe any support from the local business community for this campaign will be more about generosity and fostering goodwill than about sound financial/marketing investments.
Post by: Tallman on August 02, 2016, 06:45:19 AM
https://www.youtube.com/v/7TEo3Q9oBps
WATCH: W-Connection vs Pumas UNAM Preview
https://www.youtube.com/v/mhnGzw_vb0U
Post by: Sam on August 02, 2016, 09:41:17 AM
Well boy, is now ah backing Central hard hard !!!!
Big side say.
They should get Birchall, Kelvin Jack and Andrews now.
http://www.socawarriors.net/concacaf-champions-league/18059-more-signings-for-central-in-build-up-to-whitecaps-fixture.html
Post by: Flex on August 02, 2016, 09:55:56 AM
W Connection Press Release.
Point Lisas, Couva. With just a two days before they kick off their first Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League match, DIRECTV W Connection FC has added quite a few new players to their roster.
Placing their focus on youth development, their youngest addition during the mid-year transfer window is Goal Keeper Denzil Smith, who, at 16 years old hails from the Siparia Spurs. Their new signings also include Anselm Jackson who has been a part of the Savonetta Boys’ program before, Jesus Perez from North East Stars, Daniel Diaz also of the Siparia Spurs, Shaquille John and Ronell Paul of Point Fortin Civic Center, Shackiel Henry and Mickell Charles of Palo Seco Football Club.
Connection will be without the services of their two marquee strikers Jomal Williams and Shahdon Winchester this season as they were transferred to Murcielagos FC of the Mexican Ascenso MX during the window. The Savonetta Boys kick-start their Champions League campaign next week Wednesday 3rd August at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva.
They face off against Mexican giants Pumas UNAM who they have met twice before in 2009, drawing 2-2 at home and losing 2-1 in Mexico. Interesting to note is that WConnection has lost only once at home to a Mexican team in the current Champions League format against Santos Laguna going under 2-1 in 2015.
Veteran Andre Toussaint, who formed part of the squad that played against Pumas in 2009 along with teammate Hughtun Hector, feels pretty confident about the team’s pre-season preparations and new roster additions
Andre Toussaint on the team’s preparations and outlook towards the game…
“The preparation has been good thus far. We’ve been doing high quality training since the start of the pre-season. Coming up to this game there has been a lot of competition in the team and I feel that we can come out with a positive result…Personally I feel fit…having played against this team some years ago and knowing the level we are supposed to be playing at, it will be a normal thing for me going into the game. For me I am looking to get revenge as we lost in our last game to them so my revenge will be to get a victory in this game.”
On the new additions Toussaint added, that having a few of the younger player that have played at the national youth level such as Shackiel Henry brought added quality to the squad.
Connection’s Isaiah Hudson who turned 16 mere days ago will be eyeing a possible SCCL debut, hoping to follow in the footsteps of former teammates Shahdon Winchester and Keston Julien who both made their Champions League debut at 16 in 2009 against Honduras’ Real Espana and Mexico’s Santos Laguna respectively.
Technical Director Stuart Charles Fevrier on this possible selection…
“Isaiah has demonstrated that he has the ability to play at the highest level in our training sessions, training games and local official games, hence the reason why he may get this opportunity. I am confident that he will do well once selected.”
The Savonetta Boys are also giving their fans a chance to win a trip for two, all expenses paid, to see Chelsea FC vs. Manchester United live from the Stamford Bridge stadium when they purchase their tickets for next Wednesday’s Champions League Game. Fans can visit their Facebook page for further details.
W Connection FC’s SCCL 30 man roster is as follows
1. Terrence LEWIS (Trinidad & Tobago)
2. Kurt FREDERICK (St. Lucia)
3. Gerard WILLIAMS (St. Kitts)
4. Maurice FORDE (Trinidad & Tobago)
5. Triston HODGE(Trinidad & Tobago)
6. Briel THOMAS (Dominica)
7. Shackiel HENRY (Trinidad & Tobago)
8. Dimitrie APAI (Suriname)
9. Neil BENJAMIN JR (Trinidad & Tobago)
10. Anselm JACKSON (Trinidad & Tobago)
11. Hughtun HECTOR (Trinidad & Tobago)
12. Andre TOUSSAINT (Trinidad & Tobago)
13. Alvin JONES (Trinidad & Tobago)
14. Julani ARCHIBALD (St. Kitts)
15. Jamal CHARLES (Grenada)
16. Ronell PAUL (Trinidad & Tobago)
17. Denzil SMITH (Trinidad & Tobago)
18. Kevon GODDARD (Trinidad & Tobago)
19. Daneil CYRUS (Trinidad & Tobago)
20. Jelani PETERS (Trinidad & Tobago)
21. Mickell CHARLES (Trinidad & Tobago)
22. Shaquille JOHN (Trinidad & Tobago)
23. Isaiah HUDSON (Trinidad & Tobago)
24. Jabari MITCHELL (Trinidad & Tobago)
25. Jesus PEREZ (Trinidad & Tobago)
26. Stephon SMITH (Trinidad & Tobago)
27. Isaiah GARCIA (Trinidad & Tobago)
28. Malik Shirvone ST. PRIX (St. Lucia)
29. Anfernee FREDERICK (Dominica)
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Post by: Sam on August 02, 2016, 06:44:29 PM
Dale Saunders eh know what de f00ck system he coaching.
Number 14 for Central is a giant shit snake.
De keeper is tutu.
Post by: FF on August 02, 2016, 06:44:37 PM
Goal scored in 34th or thereabouts
Post by: madness on August 02, 2016, 06:45:41 PM
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Post by: g on August 02, 2016, 07:35:35 PM
Remarkable comeback from adversity.
Post by: Cocorite on August 02, 2016, 07:59:19 PM
Post by: Tallman on August 02, 2016, 09:02:08 PM
No KJ?
Paperwork not in order as yet.
Post by: Tallman on August 02, 2016, 09:14:41 PM
https://www.youtube.com/v/V1ni7Oh9WAE
WATCH: Interview with Leston Paul following Central FC’s 1-0 loss to Vancouver Whitecaps
https://www.youtube.com/v/hDiCPVQ2Ohw
Post by: Peong on August 02, 2016, 09:39:04 PM
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Post by: coache on August 02, 2016, 10:58:45 PM
Not a bad showing by Central ...maybe some of his players are not fully mature in the game as yet...the goal was unlucky...the defenders did their best...but a more experienced defender wouldn't have been beaten for pace like that..
At this level the better players win football matches.
Post by: Flex on August 03, 2016, 01:55:56 AM
CONCACAF.COM.
Cristian Techera scored in the first-half and the Vancouver Whitecaps launched the 2016/17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League with a 1-0 victory over host Central FC in Group C on Tuesday night at Ato Boldon Stadium.
Spencer Richey made five saves for the Whitecaps (1W-0L-0D, 3 points), who secured their first-ever SCCL road victory after three attempts in a match between teams making their second appearances in the tournament.
At 15-years and nine-months old, Alphonso Davies made history when he came on as a second-half substitute for the visitor, becoming perhaps the youngest player ever to feature in a SCCL match.
Central FC (0-0-1, 0) outshot Vancouver, 12-8, but couldn’t convert that advantage into dangerous scoring opportunities, especially after halftime.
It was the Trinidad side’s first home loss in the competition after a win and a draw in last year’s group stage. The Sharks host Sporting Kansas City in Week 2 on August 16, before finishing its group stage with two road matches.
Techera was active down the left wing throughout the opening half and was rewarded for his efforts in the 34th minute.
Erik Hurtado created the opening when he dashed past two Central defenders on the left side of the penalty area. Then he dragged a cross back for Techera to drive a deflected shot off a defender on the goal line and into the net.
Central’s best chance of the half came deep into stoppage time, when Richey dove to his right, denying Leston Paul’s blast from the edge of the penalty area. A Vancouver defender lunged just in time to deny Darren Mitchell’s rebound attempt from the left.
Five minutes after halftime, Nathaniel Garcia also came close for the current Caribbean champion, only for his 25-yard attempt to blaze just over the crossbar.
Vancouver looked more likely to score late as goalkeeper Javon Sample reacting well to thwart Davies and Kianz Froese in the closing stages.
Final
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 v Central FC 0
Techera 34
Teams
Vancouver Whitecaps FC - 39.Spencer Richey; 6.Jordan Smith, 44.Pa-Modou Kah (Yellow 60), 18.David Edgar, 46.Brett Levis; 30.Ben McKendry, 31.Russell Teibert; 8.Fraser Aird, 11.Nicolás Mezquida (38.Kianz Froese 89th), 13.Cristian Techera (67.Alphonso Davies 66th); 19.Erik Hurtado (Yellow 38) (47.Kyle Greig 74th).
Substitutes not used - 24.Marco Carducci, 14.Cole Seiler, 32.Marco Bustos, 51.Sem de Wit.
Central FC - 1.Javon Sample; 15.Kaydion Gabriel, 4.Andre Ettienne (Yellow 82), 24.Kevon Villaroel, 3.Keion Goodridge (Yellow 85); 19.Nathaniel Garcia, 6.Leston Paul ©, 8.Sean de Silva (16.Kadeem Corbin 87th), 11.Darren Mitchell (99.Marcus Joseph 72nd); 14.Nicholas Dillon (10.Keron Cummings 51st), 7.Jason Marcano.
Substitutes not used - 30.Akel Clarke, 12.Elton John, 18.Jomoul Francois, 26.Jem Gordon.
Referee - Sherwin Moore.
Venue - Ato Boldon Stadium, Trinidad.
Videos -
Central FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC Highlights (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1ni7Oh9WAE)
Central FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC Interviews (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDiCPVQ2Ohw)
Upcoming Games
August 16
Central FC v Sporting KC, Ato Boldon Stadium
September 28
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Central FC, BC Place
October 19
Sporting KC v Central FC, Children’s Mercy Park
Post by: Sam on August 03, 2016, 05:06:37 AM
Gabriel eh have much ball sense.
Villaroel look decent.
Paul and Garcia play some neat football, but to dull to play together in de center, they style is de same, they needed to move Chucky in de center and move Garcia or Paul on the wing.
A unfit Cummings who eh play in over a year was Central best player.
Nicholas Dillon is a pile of shit, no wonder Vancouver eh sign him.
Dale Saunders cah coach. De team eh know what to do in de final third of de field and de defenders eh communicating with each other and with de keeper.
Vancouver eh nothing special.
Central should try this line up for they next game.
SampleVillaroelGoodridgeEttienneGarciaMitchellPaulCummingsde SilvaMarcanoKenwynePost by: Jay10 on August 03, 2016, 05:57:37 AM
Still the game was there to be won for Central
I disagree with Sam as I thought Dillon should have been switched to cf because of his size. He is still young and can only improve
Paul and garcia are good players, bu very similar. they were no threat because De Silva did not really create anything as the attacking mid. for the most part he looked off the pace.
Ettienne is a wildman. No composure at all.
Chucky had a decent game
As Sam said, central look like they are clueless in the attacking third
Sample is ordinary
Marcus Joseph came on and was by far the worst CFC player. very predictable and lost the ball numerous times.
On another note, Jan is still injured. The sling is off though. But he has not been active for months so Im not sure he will be there September.
Post by: Sam on August 03, 2016, 07:14:48 AM
Game was nothing special. vancouver played within themselves because they had a game over the weekend and have on this weekend in the MLS. They played some reserves.Jay10, Central coulda win de game, but de kinda shit style they playing against a reserve team is pure madness.
Still the game was there to be won for Central
I disagree with Sam as I thought Dillon should have been switched to cf because of his size. He is still young and can only improve
Paul and garcia are good players, bu very similar. they were no threat because De Silva did not really create anything as the attacking mid. for the most part he looked off the pace.
Ettienne is a wildman. No composure at all.
Chucky had a decent game
As Sam said, central look like they are clueless in the attacking third
Sample is ordinary
Marcus Joseph came on and was by far the worst CFC player. very predictable and lost the ball numerous times.
On another note, Jan is still injured. The sling is off though. But he has not been active for months so Im not sure he will be there September.
Vancouver go play them in de coldest part of Canada and beat they c00ont proper when they go Canada.
Win yuh home game, yuh cah have teams coming in yuh country with a second string team and taking away 3 points and yuh playing like yuh eh sure.
Central is de Caribbean champs and they playing like a semi-pro team. They cah even connect 4 passes.
They have Marcano as a lone forward, running all ova de place, how he go score?
Simple one touch football and keep it on the ground does work so nice. Central have no off ball movement.
Post by: Trini _2026 on August 03, 2016, 08:34:40 AM
Post by: Sam on August 03, 2016, 09:16:41 AM
central is in pre season btw people while vancouver is in full swing
Not that I complaining, but they have money to pay Kenwyne, Keron and Carlos but they cah play a few warm ups?
They should not compete in de CCL then, because they know about these games a long time now.
Stop with de excuses.
Keron Cummings eh play a game in ova a year and he look de best on de side.
Play de ball man and stop with this 4-5-0-1-0 formation.
Derek King woulda do a better job.
De defenders stagnant and not helping go forward.
De wing men wasting de ball except for Chucky.
De lone striker eh know if he playing midfield, defending or shooting.
Garcia only playing one way and one direction.
Ettienne eh have no ball sense.
De keeper killing time when he get de ball and Central loosing... :rotfl:
Dillon big for nothing.
Villaroel doh leave he post for nothing, so a big gap between he and Chucky is left.
Post by: Cocorite on August 03, 2016, 04:52:09 PM
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Also live On Concacaf's Facebook page
Post by: Deeks on August 03, 2016, 06:40:28 PM
Connection down 1-0
http://www.univision.com/deportes/futbol/pachuca-inicia-con-pie-derecho-en-la-liga-campeones-de-la-concacaf-ante-olimpia-por-1-0-video
Post by: kounty on August 03, 2016, 06:51:12 PM
Post by: vb on August 03, 2016, 06:57:04 PM
jus tune in in time to see the Connection goal :wavetowel:
I watch the position of the FK and say ..you cah score from dey....
BAM the man score yes!!!
Been a while since I saw a TT score a Fk from that distance in a quality match.
HH is having a good game and scored a great goal. May have earned a spot for the next qualifier.
VB
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Post by: coache on August 03, 2016, 08:04:11 PM
I am tired of Stewart Charles Fevrier and his less than mediocre brand which John Williams loves so much..it is about twenty years of the same frustrating brand of football year after year...ENOUGH iS ENOUGH :banginghead: :banginghead:
Post by: 100% Barataria on August 03, 2016, 08:04:25 PM
2-3 Now
Count about 20 passes in that WC 2nd goal, was impressive.
Post by: vb on August 03, 2016, 08:08:12 PM
WC has been promising and dropping short like this for the last five years or so. But it was not always like that ... from2004-2010 they were not always a walkover team.
I understand they need revenue but they are like an England 2nd div side. selling their best and spinning their wheels.
Post by: Dynamite Warrior on August 03, 2016, 08:24:24 PM
Every year I say this. If you keep sending yourbest players to Europe and Asia, there's only so much of a void the youths can fill.
WC has been promising and dropping short like this for the last five years or so. But it was not always like that ... from2004-2010 they were not always a walkover team.
I understand they need revenue but they are like an England 2nd div side. selling their best and spinning their wheels.
I guess it is all about expectations. I don't expect any Pro League team to beat a Mexican team. We dont have the organization or talent to do so. Some of our best players play in MLS and MLS teams are not even in the league of the Mexican teams. So you look for positives in games like this. It's better W Connection sell their best players to better leagues than for them to play in the inferior pro league. These Concacaf games will be the hardest opposition that pro league teams play all season. We wouldn't expect a La Liga team to lose to a Belgium team, so why would we expect any better since we are the Concacaf equivalent. Until we get a Caribbean Football League with stronger teams I agree with the W Connection business practices.
Post by: Deeks on August 03, 2016, 08:25:32 PM
Every year I say this. If you keep sending yourbest players to Europe and Asia, there's only so much of a void the youths can fill.
WC has been promising and dropping short like this for the last five years or so. But it was not always like that ... from2004-2010 they were not always a walkover team.
I understand they need revenue but they are like an England 2nd div side. selling their best and spinning their wheels.
Charles bought a couple of decent Brazilians in the beginning. But times have changed.
Post by: Flex on August 04, 2016, 02:37:17 AM
CONCACAF.COM.
COUVA, Trinidad & Tobago -- Pumas returned from a four-year Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League absence in style with a 4-2 away victory over DirecTV W Connection to open play in Group A on Wednesday night.
Jose Nieto scored a goal and set up another in a busy second half for the visitor at Ato Boldon Stadium. Luis Quintana, Josecarlos Van Rankin and Omar Islas also had goals for the Liga MX outfit, which improved to 3W-1D-0L all-time in SCCL openers.
For W Connection, Hughton Hector scored his second career goal in the competition. Jamal Charles also struck late to build upon the four goals he scored in the 2016 CFU Club Championship, the Caribbean’s qualifying tournament for the SCCL.
Van Rankin gave UNAM the lead for good in the 57th minute with a ferocious 25-yard strike. After intercepting a W Connection pass on the right flank, he took a couple touches forward, before unleashed a right-footed rocket beyond goalkeeper Julani Archibald’s dive and inside the left post.
Pumas doubled their advantage 16 minutes later, when Jesus Gallardo got down the left and crossed to Nieto for an easy finish.
Charles pulled the hosts within a goal in the 84th minute, taking Dimitrie Apai’s through ball, splitting two central defenders and curling a low finish beyond Alfredo Saldivar and inside the right post.
The visitor sealed victory deep in stoppage time as Nieto got down the left and guided in a cross to set up Hernandez’s gentle finish.
Quintana gave Pumas a 1-0 lead in the 10th minute with a pair of precise touches. On the first, he won an aerial battle over W Connection’s Daneil Cyrus. On the second, he smashed home right-footed volley from close range.
W Connection tied it at 1-1 in the 44th minute after Isaiah Hudson enticed Jose Antonio Garcia into a foul 25 yards from goal. Hector lifted his right-footed strike over Pumas’ defensive wall before it sailed away from Saldivar’s dive and inside the left post.
Pumas moved to 2W-1D-0L in three all-time SCCL games against W Connection.
Final
W Connection 2 v Pumas 4
Hector 43 Quintana 9
Charles 83 Rankin 56
Nieto 72
Islas 90+3
Teams
W Connection: 18-Julani Archibald; 2-Kurt Frederick, 3-Gerard Williams, 27-Jelani Peters, 25-Daneil Cyrus; 12-Anselm Jackson (43- Malik St. Prix 76th), 13-Hughtun Hector, 14-André Toussaint (20-Jamal Charles 62nd), 8-Briel Thomas; 10-Dimitrie Apai, 32-Isaiah Hudson (11-Neil Benjamin 61st).
Coach: Stuart Charles Février.
Pumas UNAM: 13-Alfredo Saldívar; 2-Josecarlos Van Rankin, 18-Antonio García (Yellow 64), 19-Luis Quintana (Yellow 26), 12-Orlando Pineda; 6-Kevin Escamilla, 14- Jorge Escamilla (24-Diego Barrón 57th), 27-Omar Islas, 17-Jesús Gallardo (29-Alan Acosta 76th); 23-Alfonso Nieto (Yellow 80), 15-Eduardo Herrera (28-Andrés Iniestra 70th).
Coach: Juan Francisco Palencia.
Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados).
Venue: Ato Boldon Stadium, Trinidad.
Post by: Tallman on August 04, 2016, 05:10:26 AM
https://www.youtube.com/v/DchnPzaWiYo
Post by: kounty on August 04, 2016, 08:57:16 AM
...with the quality of players that Dale Saunders have..I say he is a Boss Coach ..Dale Saunders is one of the better coaches in the Concacaf...better than Charles...I think this showin a little bias here. Connection didn't play too terrible. Same thing, they need a right back bad. They sub the one who give up the 2nd goal only to get one who toots heself on the 4th. But clearly givin up the midfiled and playing for the counter-attack...he playin with what he have.
Not a bad showing by Central ...maybe some of his players are not fully mature in the game as yet...the goal was unlucky...the defenders did their best...but a more experienced defender wouldn't have been beaten for pace like that..
At this level the better players win football matches.
Post by: asylumseeker on August 04, 2016, 09:31:49 AM
...with the quality of players that Dale Saunders have..I say he is a Boss Coach ..Dale Saunders is one of the better coaches in the Concacaf...better than Charles...I think this showin a little bias here. Connection didn't play too terrible. Same thing, they need a right back bad. They sub the one who give up the 2nd goal only to get one who toots heself on the 4th. But clearly givin up the midfiled and playing for the counter-attack...he playin with what he have.
Not a bad showing by Central ...maybe some of his players are not fully mature in the game as yet...the goal was unlucky...the defenders did their best...but a more experienced defender wouldn't have been beaten for pace like that..
At this level the better players win football matches.
Who was the Connection defender in the fluorescent pink boots? In the highlights, he appeared to be the left flank defender.
Post by: Tallman on August 04, 2016, 12:16:13 PM
https://www.youtube.com/v/wkDOHNz0-UM
Post by: maxg on August 04, 2016, 02:16:38 PM
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Post by: asylumseeker on August 04, 2016, 02:55:53 PM
notice in both games how the stadium pack all round, showing the world how big a footballing nation we are..I think ah make out some fellas
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A total travesty.
Aside from the obvious commercial issues, is the poor attendance an indication of how domestic football has become balkanized? After all, both games took place in the respective clubs' backyards.
Post by: asylumseeker on August 04, 2016, 03:00:28 PM
jus tune in in time to see the Connection goal :wavetowel:
I watch the position of the FK and say ..you cah score from dey....
BAM the man score yes!!!
Been a while since I saw a TT score a Fk from that distance in a quality match.
HH is having a good game and scored a great goal. May have earned a spot for the next qualifier.
VB
On display at NT level, we have had several
Post by: Sam on August 04, 2016, 03:11:00 PM
Post by: FF on August 05, 2016, 04:33:51 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpH6b8jWYAAEky6.png)
Post by: Sam on August 05, 2016, 04:37:24 PM
Hughton Hector and Andre Ettiene made Team of the Week
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpH6b8jWYAAEky6.png)
Ettiene !!!... CONCACAF really in bad shape, unless I took Ettiene for Goodridge?
Anyhow, how come T&T clubs is de only pro club teams in de world where players dont have their names on their shirts?
Or is this a Caribbean thing?
Post by: palos on August 05, 2016, 05:07:41 PM
Anyhow, how come T&T clubs is de only pro club teams in de world where players dont have their names on their shirts?
Or is this a Caribbean thing?
2 possible reasons
EEdah we players so popular, people doh need a name to know who dey is
Or
DJW countin on foreign clubs of de mentality dat "all a dem look alike" so if #17 look good in a game and a foreign team want him fuh a trial, he go sen Shahdon Winchester regardless of who #17 really is
Post by: ZANDOLIE on August 05, 2016, 11:21:05 PM
Anyhow, how come T&T clubs is de only pro club teams in de world where players dont have their names on their shirts?
Or is this a Caribbean thing?
2 possible reasons
EEdah we players so popular, people doh need a name to know who dey is
Or
DJW countin on foreign clubs of de mentality dat "all a dem look alike" so if #17 look good in a game and a foreign team want him fuh a trial, he go sen Shahdon Winchester regardless of who #17 really is
Lol
Post by: asylumseeker on August 06, 2016, 02:35:33 AM
Post by: amielisadore on August 06, 2016, 05:53:49 PM
Anyhow, how come T&T clubs is de only pro club teams in de world where players dont have their names on their shirts?
Or is this a Caribbean thing?
Teams generally use the same kits for more than one season and those same uniforms double up to be used as youth team uniforms down the line.
Post by: Sando prince on August 06, 2016, 08:16:14 PM
WATCH: Highlights of W-Connection’s 4-2 loss to Pumas UNAM
https://www.youtube.com/v/DchnPzaWiYo
that last goal Pumas score was too simple. Maybe W Connection was already mentally and physically defeated and wanted to go home and sleep.
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Post by: Sam on August 16, 2016, 06:47:59 PM
Much better football by Central.
Garcia and Paul look real neat.
Villaroel look solid in left back.
They need to put Mitchell down de Center.
Post by: kounty on August 16, 2016, 07:27:13 PM
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Post by: FF on August 16, 2016, 08:45:26 PM
sportingkc.com.
Sporting Kansas City came from behind to earn a 2-2 draw at Central FC in the club’s opening match of the 2016-17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League group stage at Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago.
Defenders Seth Sinovic and Kevin Ellis bookended the scoring with their first goals of the season, while Marcus Joseph and Kenwyne Jones struck for the Sharks in a match that was scoreless at halftime but burst to life in the final 45 minutes. The result leaves Sporting Kansas City in second place in Group C, two points behind Vancouver Whitecaps FC with three group stage matches still to play.
Right back Saad Abdul-Salaam was the only player to retain his spot in Sporting Kansas City's starting XI from Saturday's a 2-2 draw at FC Dallas. The reshuffled lineup included a Sporting Kansas City debut for 21-year-old center back Amer Didic, who has played 21 matches this season for USL affiliate Swope Park Rangers. Roger Espinoza and Soni Mustivar returned from one-game suspensions to join Paulo Nagamura in the midfield, while Diego Rubio was flanked by Brad Davis and Connor Hallisey in a three-pronged attack. Between the posts, homegrown goalkeeper Jon Kempin earned his first Sporting KC appearance of 2016.
Kempin was called to action just two minutes into the match when target forward Jones got behind the Sporting Kansas City backline. The former English Premier League veteran — on loan from 2017 MLS expansion side Atlanta United FC — put his subsequent strike on target, but Kempin reacted low to his left to make the stop.
The visitors responded with their first clear chance in the 12th minute. An extended spell of possession culminated with Espinoza feeding Hallisey into space on the left side of the box, but his venomous blast rattled the near post before caroming into the side netting and out of play.
The same duo combined in the 28th minute as Hallisey picked out Espinoza on the edge of the penalty area. The Honduran international pulled the trigger from 18 yards, forcing goalkeeper Javon Sample into his first of four six on the evening.
Central FC threatened twice in the late stages of the first period. Joseph could only steer his low shot wide of Kempin’s lefthand post before Jones’ headed goal off an in-swinging free kick was disallowed after he clattered into Kempin on the edge of the six-yard box.
A pulsating second half saw both sides bag two goals, though Sporting Kansas City would dominate the final 20 minutes in search of a winner. The scoring opened in the 51st minute through Sinovic, who netted his third career goal in Sporting KC colors. Davis’ free kick from 25 yards struck the Central FC wall, but the midfielder kept the ball alive by lofting it to the far post. Sinovic was on hand to poke a deflected effort past Sample and give his side the lead.
The hosts responded with a vengeance, tallying a pair of goals within two minutes. Kempin made an initial save on Sean De Silva’s snapshot in the 54th minute, but Joseph pounced on the loose ball to rifle home from a tight angle on the right side of the penalty box. Jones then gave the Sharks a 2-1 lead after overlapping Joseph, receiving a perfectly weighted pass and firing just inside the near post to mark his Central FC debut with a goal.
Sporting Kansas City controlled the final half-hour and nearly equalized through Paulo Nagamura in the 65th minute, only for his right-footed rocket to find the outside of the netting from an acute angle in a crowded box. Left back Ever Alvarado made his Sporting Kansas City debut a minute later, replacing Sinovic after the goal scorer rolled his ankle in a divot a yard beyond the playing field.
Parity was restored once again in the 70th minute when Davis slipped an incisive through ball to Ellis, who had advanced upfield for a set piece less than a minute earlier. The homegrown center back cooly rounded the keeper before slotting into the net for his second career goal in the CONCACAF Champions League his the seventh for Sporting KC in all competitions.
Desperately seeking a third, Sporting Kansas City took a stranglehold of the affair in the waning embers of the match. Sample denied two players in quick succession with 15 minutes remaining, cleanly catching Rubio’s volley before pushing Davis’ well-hit strike wide of goal.
Central FC was pinned into its own box and would weather multiple waves of pressure in the final five minutes. An intricate buildup from Sporting KC in the 86th minute gave Rubio a good look at goal, but his low drive deflected through Sample’s legs and wide of the near post. Substitute Cameron Porter connected with Alvarado’s looping cross three minutes later, but the header lacked the pace and direction to beat the keeper. Sample may have saved his best save for last, springing at full extension to touch Nuno Coelho’s thunderous attempt just over the crossbar.
Sporting Kansas City will now travel 2,800 miles back home ahead of Saturday's MLS regular season match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Children's Mercy Park. Kickoff is set for 9 p.m. CT and a limited number of tickets for the all-important clash are still available via Ticketmaster.com.
Sporting KC (10-11-5, 35 points) is currently fifth in the Western Conference, five points ahead of eighth-place Vancouver (8-11-6, 30 points) and four points clear in the playoff race. Ticket holders are encouraged to arrive to the stadium early, as a variety of pregame festivities are scheduled before kickoff.
Final
Central 2 v Sporting Kansas City 2
Joseph 54 Sinovic 51
Jones 56 Ellis 70
Teams
Sporting Kansas City: Jon Kempin; Saad Abdul-Salaam, Amer Didic, Kevin Ellis, Seth Sinovic (Ever Alvarado 66th); Paulo Nagamura (Nuno Coelho 67th), Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza (capt); Brad Davis, Diego Rubio, Connor Hallisey (Cameron Porter 81st).
Subs Not Used: Alec Kann, Lawrence Olum, Emmanuel Appiah, Tyler Pasher.
Central FC: Javon Sample; Elton John, Andre Ettienne (Yellow50), Keion Goodridge (Kaydion Gabriel 81st), Kevon Villaroel; Nathaniel Garcia, Leston Paul (capt), Marcus Joseph, Sean De Silva (Jason Marcano 76th), Darren Mitchell (Keron Cummings 53rd); Kenwyne Jones.
Subs Not Used: Akel Clarke, Nicholas Dillon, Jem Gordon, Johan Peltier.
Stats - SKC - v CFC
Shots 18 15
Shots on Goal 9 5
Saves 3 6
Fouls 11 15
Offside 4 3
Corner Kicks 8 2
Scoring Summary:
SKC -- Seth Sinovic 1 (unassisted) 51
CFC -- Marcus Joseph 1 (Sean De Silva 1) 54
CFC -- Kenwyne Jones 1 (Marcus Joseph 1) 56
SKC -- Kevin Ellis 1 (Brad Davis 1) 70
Quotes: Sporting KC at Central FC: 2-2
Sporting Kansas City Manager Peter Vermes
On the result...
"It's good to get a point out of here, but we should have gotten three. We were all over them on the left flank, on the right flank, we had so many chances all night long."
On Kevin [Ellis'] goal...
"It was a good ball in, he made a good run actually. He made a very good run. It comes back from his days being a forward. But he made a really good run in the box, good ball in to him and he has good presence around the keeper. He sees that he's out and he gets around him and just tucks it into the back of the net. It definitely was not an easy finish, but he made it look easy."
On Amer Didic's performance...
"He did a very good job. He learned a lot as the game went on. It's not easy to play against a guy with that strength and power [Kenwyne Jones], but he learned very quickly."
Sporting KC midfielder Paulo Nagamura
On the match...
I think we are a little bit disappointed because we feel that we could have gotten much more than one point.
On the urgency heading into the next Champions League match at Vancouver...
We knew Vancouver had gotten three points here, but to be honest, we are not too concerned about them, we are mostly focused on ourselves. In my opinion, we should have gotten three points today. It was disappointing, but it's still the first game of the group stage. There are three games left and we have another chance to get those points on the road.
On returning to the starting lineup...
I felt all right. I felt a little tired toward the middle of the second half, but it was a good 60-70 minutes and I'm happy with the time. Now, I just need to keep working to gain my fitness back to be able to play 90 minutes. This year has been tough, I have had some struggles with injuries. I just want to get back with the team and help my teammates to win games.
Sporting KC defender Amer Didic
On making his Sporting KC debut...
It was good. I felt nervous at first, but once the game settled down, I thought I found my groove. It was definitely something I tried to enjoy, being my first time with Sporting KC. I thought we were unlucky with the draw, but overall it was pretty exciting, pretty sweet.
On going against Kenwyne Jones...
I knew going in that I would be man-marking him on set pieces. He's a big, physical presence. He holds the ball up every time he gets it. It's just a matter of keeping him in front of you to make him play backward. He's just a very talented player.
Video - SCCL 2016-17: Central FC vs Sporting Kansas City Highlights. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwzg1imOTek)
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Post by: Deeks on August 16, 2016, 08:48:30 PM
2-2
Thanks
Post by: FF on August 16, 2016, 08:54:36 PM
http://www.univision.com/deportes/futbol/mls/highlights-sporting-kc-at-central-fc-on-august-16-2016-video
Post by: Sam on August 17, 2016, 04:42:34 AM
Post by: andre samuel on August 17, 2016, 05:33:29 PM
MLS teams is no better than T&T teams, we just give them to much respect and we dont take advantage of our home turf and goal scoring opportunities.
On what basis? Do you know that this was a 2nd string Kansas City squad?
Central FC held its own for about 70 mins, then fitness issues took over. It was a decent performance by the sharks.
Post by: ffisback on August 18, 2016, 03:21:33 AM
Post by: Tallman on August 19, 2016, 07:52:31 PM
https://www.youtube.com/v/Dn8N_aN92v8
WATCH: Marcus Joseph and Kenwyne Jones combine to make the CONCACAF Champions League Best Plays compilation for Week 2 of the Group Stage.
https://www.youtube.com/v/eruVF2QF10w?start=25
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Post by: Tallman on August 26, 2016, 07:06:12 AM
CONCACAF.com
DirecTV W Connection and visiting Honduras Progreso each earned their first point of the 2016/17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League by playing to a 1-1 Group A draw at Ato Boldon Stadium on Thursday.
St. Lucia international midfielder Malik St. Prix gave W Connection (0W-1D-0L, 1 point) the lead prior to the break with a brilliant strike, while Angel Tejeda's penalty kick equalized for Progreso (0-1-0, 1) early in the second half.
Both teams had lost their first group matches to idle Pumas (2-0-0, 6), which now holds a five-point cushion atop the table.
Enjoying a solid opening half, W Connection drew first blood in the 33rd minute. A splendid back-heel pass by Dimitrie Apai rolled in the direction of the onrushing St. Prix, who fired a 22-yard shot into the upper left corner of the net for his first-career SCCL goal.
Had it not been for goalkeeper Woodrow West, the host would have gone into the locker room at halftime with a multiple-goal lead. The Belize international denied Shackiel Henry early on and again with a finger-tip save in the 37th minute. He also blocked St. Prix's half volley in the 34th minute.
Honduras Progreso knotted the score in the 50th minute with its first-ever SCCL goal. Shortly after replacing Carlos Sanchez, Franklyn Morales was fouled by Daniel Cyrus in the box to draw a penalty kick.
Tejeda, who has two goals in the current Honduran Apertura season, converted the ensuing penalty, drilling his shot into the lower-right corner as goalkeeper Julani Archibald dove in the opposite direction.
In the 70th minute, Tejeda came within inches of giving Progreso the lead only to hit the left post.
Both goalkeepers stood out in the second half. West parried away Kurt Frederick's left-wing shot in the 60th minute and Archibald saved late efforts by Pedro Mencea and Fredixon Elvir.
After two matches on the road, Progreso returns home to welcome Pumas on September 15 and then W Connection on September 29.
Results
W Connection 1 (Malik St Prix 32), Honduras Progreso 1 (Angel Tejada 59 pen)
Teams
W Connection: 18.Julani Archibald (GK); 16.Alvin Jones, 25.Daneil Cyrus (14.Andre Toussaint 73), 27.Jelani Peters, 2.Kurt Frederick; 8.Briel Thomas, 13.Hughtun Hector (captain); 43.Malik St Prix; 11.Neil Benjamin Jr (17.Aikim Andrews 73), 9.Shackiel Henry (4.Maurice Ford 46), 10.Dimitrie Apai,
Unused substitutes: 1.Terrence Lewis (GK), 20.Jamal Charles, 23.Kevon Goddard, 35.Jesus Perez.
Coach: Stuart Charles-Fevrier
Honduras Progreso: 27.Woodrow West (GK); 17.Dilmer Gutierrez, 22.Nixon Duarte, 21.Roy Smith; 1.Pastor Martinez (7.Luis Alvarado 12), 23.Pedro Mencia (12.Mariano Acevedo 65), 6.Juan Delgado (captain), 20.Leonardo Isaula, 31.Carlos Sanchez (15.Franklyn Morales 48); 11.Fredixon Elvir, 13.Angel Tejeda.
Unused substitutes: 29.Kelvin Castillo (GK); 2.Johny Rivera, 9.Darwin Bermudez, 10.Victor Moncado.
Coach: Hector Castellon
Referee: Baldomero Toledo (USA)
https://www.youtube.com/v/MTk--zHJ7Ps
https://www.youtube.com/v/X9jzw1Aa9sg?start=76
Post by: asylumseeker on September 14, 2016, 04:07:48 PM
Post by: palos on September 14, 2016, 04:22:02 PM
Pachuca 11 (MEX) Police United 0 (BEL). The highlights are scandalous. (https://twitter.com/CONCACAF/status/775929386193133568)
BLM should recruit Pachuca.
Dem real beat up on Police
Post by: Tallman on September 23, 2016, 12:53:17 PM
https://www.youtube.com/v/ypqBgbHAgQk
WATCH: Vancouver Whitecaps vs Central FC Preview
https://www.youtube.com/v/pNV_GDFL7ws
Post by: Tallman on September 28, 2016, 01:48:22 PM
CONCACAF.com
There is no such thing as a meaningless game for Central FC.
Although the proud Sharks (0W-1D-1L, 1 point) were previously eliminated from contention for a berth in the 2016/17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals with two Group C games left to play, they are looking to close out their campaign in style.
That means the focus on a trip to Vancouver is only on one thing – getting a win over the first-place Whitecaps (3-0-0, 9) on Wednesday night at BC Place.
“We want to win,” veteran goalkeeper Jan-Michael Williams told CONCACAF.com. “Central FC is a team that prides themselves on getting positive results. We lost one game in Champions League so far, to Vancouver (1-0 on August 2) and that was the first time we suffered a defeat at home in Champions League to date.”
Despite the necessity to go through a qualifying process, two-time defending champion Central FC is already looking ahead to competing in next year’s SCCL. It views the game against Vancouver and next month’s finale at Sporting Kansas City (0-1-2, 1) as essential steps to strengthening a foundation for future challenges.
“We’re a young team and we know we have already been eliminated, but in order to be successful in the Champions League, you have to win games away from home,” stressed Williams. “We want to use these last two games to get positive results, to try to win the games, and use it as experience to go on and qualify for Champions League next year and hopefully come out of the group.”
Winning trophies is something Central has done quite well since being founded in 2012 and that is the objective again this season. Earlier this month, it overcame Defence Force to retain the Digicel Charity Shield. Williams made three saves in a penalty shootout in his first match back following shoulder surgery.
“We want to become the first team to win the domestic league title three times in a row,” the 31-year-old custodian finished. “We also want to continue along winning domestic cup trophies and also we want to not only qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League again, but to also win the Caribbean Cup championship.”
The quest for excellence starts once more; 4,400 miles away from home.
Post by: Tallman on September 29, 2016, 03:53:29 PM
CONCACAF.com
Despite facing an uphill battle to reach the 2016/17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals, DirecTV W Connection remains optimistic that it can achieve its goal of winning Group A.
The Savonetta Boys (0W-1D-1L, 1 point) will get an opportunity to secure three points Thursday, when it visits Honduras Progreso (1-1-1, 4) in San Pedro Sula.
A win would set up an October 20 confrontation at first-place Pumas (2-0-1, 6) in Mexico City, while a draw would eliminate the Trinidad & Tobago side. Honduras Progreso (1-1-1, 4), however, would assume the group lead with a win of its own.
"The preparation is very good," said captain Hughtun Hector. "We know what they have, what they can do. We have a lot of skill. We are trying to get a win, so we can go to Mexico and do the business to get a result."
Added goalkeeper Julani Archibald: "We're very confident."
W Connection has never reached the SCCL knockout phase.
"It would mean a lot to us," Hector expressed. "I think we can win these two games and create history."
Although W Connection won't start its 2016/17 TT Pro League season until an October 4 visit to fellow SCCL side Central FC, the squad has trained six days a week since its 1-1 home draw against Progreso on August 25.
"It's a good thing and a bad thing," Archibald said in reference to the preseason program. "Good thing [because] it keeps us from injury, but bad thing because we are not getting match games."
Archibald faces a busy schedule in the Caribbean Cup third round when St. Kitts and Nevis visits French Guiana on October 8 and hosts Haiti three days later. The Group 2 winner will qualify for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
"We have good chemistry and have a good understanding," Archibald commented. "So everybody gets along well. That is our strength."
If St. Kitts reaches the Gold Cup for the first time, Archibald remarked that "it would be a huge, huge accomplishment. The whole island would be extremely proud of us."
Post by: Deeks on September 29, 2016, 08:59:38 PM
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Post by: Flex on September 30, 2016, 03:08:47 AM
CONCACAF.COM.
Victor Moncada scored his third goal of the 2016/17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League to lift Honduras Progreso (2W-1D-1L, 7 points) to the top of Group A with a 1-0 victory over visiting DirecTV W Connection (0-1-2, 1) on Thursday at the Estadio Francisco Morazan.
Progreso completes their first-ever SCCL group phase with wins in their final two home matches to take a one-point lead over Pumas (2-0-1, 6).
To qualify for the quarterfinals, the Diablos must now hope W Connection can defeat Pumas in Mexico City in the final Group A match on October 20. Pumas would reach the quarters with a victory or a draw, since it currently owns the better goal difference (+3 to 0).
W Connection was officially eliminated from contention, while failing to score for the first time this tournament. The Savonetta Boys could’ve kept hopes of their first knockout phase appearance alive with an away victory, but despite outshooting the host 21-15, they rarely forced goalkeeper Woodrow West into an above-average effort for any of his eight saves.
After posting a brace in Honduras Progreso’s first home SCCL match, a 2-1 win over Pumas, Moncada provided an encore Thursday.
This time, he broke through in the 18th minute after taking Angel Tejada’s pass near the left side of the penalty arc. Moncada then dribbled right toward the top of the arc, then unleashed a shot that dipped and squirmed beneath the dive of goalkeeper Julani Archibald.
After halftime, Dimitrie Apai came closest to equalizing for the visitors, though he couldn’t direct either of his best chances on target.
In the 76th minute, his dipping strike induced a diving stop from West, though replays suggested the effort was heading wide of the left post.
Five minutes later, Apai failed to capitalize on a 3-on-1 break, blasting an effort high and wide of a seemingly open goal.
Between those chances, Progreso’s Mariano Acevedo nearly doubled the lead, with Archibald reacting at the last moment to push the swerving long-range attempt around the left post.
Teams
W Connection: 18.Julani Archibald (GK); 16.Alvin Jones (Yellow 10), 25.Daneil Cyrus, 27.Jelani Peters, 2.Kurt Frederick; 8.Briel Thomas (23.Kevon Goddard 70th), 13.Hughtun Hector (20.Jamal Charles 78th), 3.Gerard Williams; 43.Malik St Prix; 11.Neil Benjamin Jr (17.Aikim Andrews 66th), 10.Dimitrie Apai.
Coach: Stuart Charles-Fevrier
Honduras Progreso: 27.Woodrow West (GK); 22.Nixon Duarte, 21.Roy Smith, 6.Juan Delgado, 7.Luis Alvarado, 8.Jorge Cardona, 10.Victor Moncado (17.Dilmer Gutierrez 84th), 12.Mariano Acevedo, 31.Carlos Sanchez, 11.Fredixon Elvir (15.Franklyn Morales 62nd), 13.Angel Tejeda (Yellow 66) (23.Pedro Mencia 69th).
Coach: Hector Castellon.
Post by: Tallman on September 30, 2016, 09:15:05 AM
https://www.youtube.com/v/eHnWaUOXh6Q
Post by: Deeks on September 30, 2016, 09:18:20 AM
Post by: King Deese on September 30, 2016, 09:32:31 AM
Post by: Tallman on September 30, 2016, 06:20:14 PM
https://www.youtube.com/v/bRtXMcs1kv0?start=90
WATCH: W-Connection goalkeeper Julani Archibald comes in at #3 on the Best Saves of the Week
https://www.youtube.com/v/hy4BSYJJvmA?start=43
Post by: pull stones on September 30, 2016, 07:33:09 PM
If you have ears then listen up. You cannot plant corn and expect to reap peas. Poor quality football reaps loses. A visionary once said that "football in Trinidad is poor" People laughed at and scorned this man. Well, he ain't so funny now. I mean, c'mon, teams from Trinidad have been trying to win a real tournament, the CFU is not a real tournament, outside of the pro league for years with no success consistently, when is a football team going to get their sh#t together?i agree 100%. these teams do the same thing every year, they lose or draw at home and gets destroyed away from home on the return leg. it's actually insanity to expect anything more from these players knowing they play in a very disorganized low paying league which is inactive for most of the year.
Post by: Deeks on October 01, 2016, 07:45:33 AM
Post by: King Deese on October 01, 2016, 11:24:19 AM
The league is not inactive for most of the year. I find it was too long for a ten team league. Too boring. And the issue of home fields not available for the home fans does not cater for areal home and away fixture. Yes the league "eh good" but TT teams does win the CFU champs on a regular basis. So what does that say about Caribbean football.It ain't worth sh#t. It's just a stepping stone to the CCL. CONCACAF says these CFU teams have to play in a tournament to qualify for the next level and that's the only reason for the CFU tournament, but, and what I am about to say here is gonna hurt some people, any team coming out of the CFU and calling themselves champion is a paper tiger. When the big boys in the CCL see a team from the CFU, they know that 85% of the time that all it is is just a good sweat, and 15% might be giving too much credit to that paper tiger, the big boys know that's 3 points in the bag for them unless they screw up and take them for granted and get slap with an "L".
Real talk. No team coming out of the CFU, and that includes the paper tiger, is gonna scare anybody. It's not like they are blessed with coaches of Pep Guardiola like stature or blessed with Barcelona-esque tactical plans or even players with Messi like technical genius, no none of that, not even close to anything that resembles quality, it's just a f#%king joke.
And another thing about the CFU, nobody wants to watch that shit because of the poor quality of the teams coming out of that tournament, and until you have teams from the CFU that can beat the big boys in the CCL, consistently, it will always be that way, poor, just like the TT Pro Cemetery.
Post by: Deeks on October 01, 2016, 01:15:20 PM
Now, like I does say to all those who know better, that they should either form and enter their own team. Or back one of the other teams. You must have long pocket. If you don't, then don't waste you friggin time. Put up or shut up. The proleague is a de facto govt football league. If they pull the subventions, no pro league. Is back to super league football. Then what?
Post by: ffisback on October 02, 2016, 12:49:09 AM
Well King, this has been the case from the inception of Concacaf, wether club or country. In th 70s when there was no money in the CCL, Caribbean teams, Robin Hood, Transvaal, TTDF, TTpolice, VioletsHaiti made the semis and final. Then when the US started pumping money into the tournament, things change. We can't compete. Our clubs can't match not even the Central American clubs when it come to getting money to run a pro clubs. People who have money not interested in pro football. If that was the case they would have formed their own team or get behind one of the struggling clubs in the pro league. Arthur Suite was one of the few men who seemed to have the passion, but eventually he bowed out for reasons, I don't know. Right now, DJW, is the man with the passion. I know many of this forum have issue with him. Right or wrong, he has the passion. I think the reason his team has not gone any further, has to do with coaching. connection has an Arsenal-Wenger scenario. I have no issue with the coach, but maybe they need some kind of change. Connection just static. Wonderful organization by TT standards, but like you said, when it come to the next level they not there.Except for Mexico in the 70s and 80s most leagues in the CONCACAF was basically semi pro leagues in the 90s the leagues in Costa Rica and U S A started turning fully professional and now the rest of leagues in central America are doing the same .
Now, like I does say to all those who know better, that they should either form and enter their own team. Or back one of the other teams. You must have long pocket. If you don't, then don't waste you friggin time. Put up or shut up. The proleague is a de facto govt football league. If they pull the subventions, no pro league. Is back to super league football. Then what?
The pro league is just pro by name nothing about it is professional what so ever the coach of W connection is DJW brother in law so he can't get fired I had high hopes for central fc when Sancho hired coach's like T Fennick who proved he knows how to build a club and Z Vanes who proved he can coach on the international level the only 2 good coach's in the country but when he started hiring local coach's he pretty much condemned central fc to mediocracy just like w connection they will just have to settle for Caribbean trophies.
Post by: Deeks on October 02, 2016, 06:58:15 AM
Post by: King Deese on October 02, 2016, 10:09:26 AM
Well King, this has been the case from the inception of Concacaf, wether club or country. In th 70s when there was no money in the CCL, Caribbean teams, Robin Hood, Transvaal, TTDF, TTpolice, VioletsHaiti made the semis and final. Then when the US started pumping money into the tournament, things change. We can't compete. Our clubs can't match not even the Central American clubs when it come to getting money to run a pro clubs. People who have money not interested in pro football. If that was the case they would have formed their own team or get behind one of the struggling clubs in the pro league. Arthur Suite was one of the few men who seemed to have the passion, but eventually he bowed out for reasons, I don't know. Right now, DJW, is the man with the passion. I know many of this forum have issue with him. Right or wrong, he has the passion. I think the reason his team has not gone any further, has to do with coaching. connection has an Arsenal-Wenger scenario. I have no issue with the coach, but maybe they need some kind of change. Connection just static. Wonderful organization by TT standards, but like you said, when it come to the next level they not there.Deeks, you asked a question, when I answered your question, you tell me to shut up. You say nothing is stopping local teams from hiring foreign coaches but then you so eloquently explained what is stopping local teams from hiring foreign coaches. Then you are wondering if my pockets are long I should put up but if I am poor I should stay in my corner and shut up. That's something Jack Warner would say to people who are not as rich as he is or was. Then you want me to join a team, enter my own team in a dead league, support a team in a dead league or don't waste my time. All because you asked a question and I answered it. I didn't say what you wanted to hear so now you think I should shut up or put up.
Now, like I does say to all those who know better, that they should either form and enter their own team. Or back one of the other teams. You must have long pocket. If you don't, then don't waste you friggin time. Put up or shut up. The proleague is a de facto govt football league. If they pull the subventions, no pro league. Is back to super league football. Then what?
Bro man, if you going to ask people a question, don't tell them to shut up or put up when they answer your question, that's like telling someone to call tomorrow today.
Don't ask the question, Deeks, and you won't get an answer.
Post by: King Deese on October 02, 2016, 10:28:40 AM
I am saying that to say this. The pro league, as you call it, is like a cemetery, it's a dead zone, where the beautiful game is either dying or its dead. You remember why the pro league was started....it was started on the whim of a con man. Looking back, it seemed like a good decision at the time, but fast forward it years later and the league has not grown in so many ways. In fact, it is the worst pro league in the region by pro league standards. To be the best league you have to beat the best teams from the best league, the Mexicans. Currently, the pro league is ranked the 10th best league in the region with no other league behind it. So Deeks, like I said before, if I had long pockets, I would be wrong to invest my hard earned cash money in something I will not benefit from.
P.S. You could start by hiring a full time commissioner for the league and get rid of the zero you currently have as your commissioner.
Post by: FF on October 02, 2016, 10:40:32 AM
All this time and energy you putting, I can't see how you benefiting. So I struggling to understand why a smart fella like yourself wasting all your own time.
Post by: Deeks on October 02, 2016, 05:06:08 PM
Post by: Tallman on October 19, 2016, 06:08:34 PM
NOTE: Keron Cummings is in the starting lineup.
Post by: Tallman on October 19, 2016, 07:06:50 PM
https://www.youtube.com/v/ohqPvgK424c
Post by: g on October 19, 2016, 07:52:50 PM
Something is missing from our teams when we compete in Champions League play. Its not fitness, those fellas had to chase the game for most of the 90. Defended doggedly for the most part but were never in the game.
Just a number of poor decisions, poor passing in particular. Coaches like Saunders will win Pro League every year but another poor campaign even with a talented squad.
Btw Cummings was subbed after about 70 minutes, i haven't seen him complete 90 mins in the Champions League, can't say for the Pro League.
Post by: Tallman on October 20, 2016, 07:01:11 AM
By Sam Kovzan (sportingkc.com)
Cameron Porter, Nansel Selbol and Connor Hallisey scored their first Sporting Kansas City goals on Wednesday to spark a 3-1 comeback victory over Central FC in the 2016-17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League.
Porter restored parity in the 49th minute — cancelling out Jem Gordon’s first-half opener — before Sporting Kansas City Academy product Selbol decided the match in the 55th minute with a superb strike on his senior team debut. Hallisey added a penalty kick in second-half stoppage time to draw the curtains on a comfortable evening at Children’s Mercy Park.
Despite the win, Sporting Kansas City's Champions League run comes to an end after finishing second in Group C behind Vancouver Whitecaps FC, who will advance to next year's knockout rounds with seven other first-place finishers from the group stage.
With a pivotal MLS regular season finale beckoning this weekend, Sporting Kansas City Manager Peter Vermes made wholesale changes to his lineup from Sunday's 0-0 draw at Real Salt Lake. Four players earned their Sporting Kansas City debuts, namely September signing Benji Joya and Swope Park Rangers trio Tomas Granitto, Alex Molano and Selbol, who signed short-term loan agreements earlier this week.
Molano created the first opportunity of the night after just six minutes, squeezing a through ball to Porter on the right side of the box. The 23-year-old forward fired low and on frame, but Trinidad and Tobago international goalkeeper Jan-Michael Williams was equal to it.
Three minutes later, Nuno Coelho went agonizingly close to scoring his first goal since the opening day of the 2016 MLS season. The Portuguese center back latched onto Molano’s looping free kick and planted a header that bounced off the post and back into the six-yard area. Hallisey’s rebound effort from point-blank range was cleared off the line, much to the chagrin of the home supporters.
Hallisey asked further questions of the Central defense in the 34th minute, cutting into the middle from the right wing and teeing up a Selbol strike that lacked direction to beat Williams. The Sharks’ goalkeeper thwarted Hallisey shortly thereafter, advancing off his line to smother a shot from a tight angle.
Central FC went ahead in the 43rd minute, firmly against the run of play. Sean De Silva held the ball on the left edge of the box and fed the on-running Jem Gordon, who slotted low past Alec Kann to give the Sharks a shock lead.
Sporting Kansas City’s dominance paid dividends four minutes after the restart. Granitto’s perfectly weighted ball over the top was chested down inside the box by Porter, who struck low across the goalkeeper and into the left corner for his second career goal in the CONCACAF Champions League. Granitto tallied an assist on his Sporting KC debut, his first since joining the Swope Park Rangers at the beginning of 2016.
Selbol translated Sporting Kansas City’s newfound momentum into a brilliant go-ahead goal in the 55th minute. The 19-year-old settled a square pass from Hallisey, took a touch to the middle and rifled low into the right corner with lethal precision from 20 yards.
High on confidence, Selbol almost bagged a stunning second goal four minutes later. His cleanly hit volley from an Ever Alvarado cross beat Williams but struck the post, drawing a collective gasp from the 11,367 in attendance. Selbol was denied by the woodwork a second time in the 77th minute, side-footing between a defender’s legs and onto the face of the right upright.
Hallisey added gloss to the result with an expertly taken penalty kick in the 91st minute after Porter was chopped down inside the box.
Sporting Kansas City: 25. Alec Kann; 24. Ever Alvarado, 12. Nuno Coelho, 3. Ike Opara (C), 94. Jimmy Medranda; 13. Benji Joya, 44. Tomas Granitto (16. Lawrence Olum 70), 92. Alex Molano; 22. Connor Hallisey, 39. Cameron Porter, 31. Nansel Selbol
Subs Not Used: 1. Jon Kempin, 4. Kevin Ellis, 17. Saad Abdul-Salaam, 23. Emmanuel Appiah, 77. Tyler Pasher
Central FC: 21. Jan-Michael Williams; 15. Kaydion Gabriel (11. Darren Mitchell 59), 5. Keston George, 4. Andre Ettienne, 24. Kevon Villaroel; 10. Keron Cummings (99. Marcus Joseph 71), 6. Leston Paul, 19. Nathaniel Garcia, 8. Sean De Silva (7. Jason Marcano 78); 26. Mickaeel Jem Gordon, 17. Johan Peltier
Subs Not Used: 1. Javon Sample
Misconduct Summary:
None
Scoring Summary:
CFC -- Jem Gordon 1 (Sean De Silva 1) 43
SKC -- Cameron Porter 1 (Tomas Granitto 1) 49
SKC -- Nansel Selbol 1 (Connor Hallisey 1) 55
SKC -- Connor Hallisey 1 (penalty kick) 91+
https://www.youtube.com/v/RT84BG5XhM4
Post by: Tallman on October 21, 2016, 07:10:04 AM
CONCACAF.com
Pumas (3W-0D-1L, 9 points) qualified for the 2016/17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals for the fourth time in as many tries, recording an 8-1 Group A victory over DirecTV W Connection (0-1-3. 1) on Thursday night at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario.
Eduardo Herrera, Jesus Gallardo and Fidel Martinez notched two goals apiece, while Saul Berjon and Alfonso Nieto added one each in a winning effort.
Briel Thomas tallied for the Trinidadian visitor, which had never conceded more than four goals in 23 previous SCCL outings.
Nearly the entire first half was played in the W Connection end as the host stormed to a 3-0 halftime advantage.
Berjon started things off by heading in a Pablo Barrera right-wing cross past goalkeeper Julani Archibald in the 17th minute.
Herrera then took center stage by striking twice within a 10-minute span. His diving header off Gallardo's left-wing cross doubled the lead in the 30th minute. In what probably was the most impressive goal of the night, Barrera backheeled a pass to Herrera, who turned and fired from the penalty spot for a three-goal lead in the 40th minute.
It was more of the same in the second half. Gallardo tallied his first goal in the 55th minute, converting Martinez's feed into the lower right corner before Thomas pulled one back for W Connection in the 60th minute off Andre Toussaint's backpass past goalkeeper Alfredo Saldivar.
Gallardo put in a rebound off the left post for a 5-1 advantage in the 71st minute. Second-half substitute Alfonso Nieto made it 6-1, converting a curling effort from the upper right corner of the penalty area into the far post before Martinez closed out the scoring with goals in the 85th and 89th minutes.
Despite allowing eight goals, Archibald was outstanding. He made 10 saves, including denying Herrera's bid for a hat-trick on a penalty kick in the 64th minute.
Pumas became the eighth and final team to reach quarterfinals, joining fellow Mexican clubs Pachuca and Tigres, the New York Red Bulls and FC Dallas (both United States), Vancouver Whitecaps (Canada), Saprissa (Costa Rica) and Arabe Unido (Panama).
Lineups:
Pumas UNAM: 13. Alfredo Saldivar (GK), 2. José Van Rankin, 3. Gerardo Alcoba (José García Fernández 32'), 12. Orlando Pineda, 19. Luis Quintana, 6. Kevin Escamilla, 8. Pablo Barrera (Fidel Martinez 46’), 10. Abraham Gonzalez (Jose Nieto 53'), 11. Saul Berjón, 15. Eduardo Herrera, 17. Jesus Gallardo.
Unused Subs: 7. Javier Cortés, 22. Bernabe Magaña, 16. Marcelo Alatorre, 20. Matias Britos
Coach: Juan Francisco Palencia
W-Connection: 18. Julani Archibald (GK), 2. Kurt Frederick, 27. Jelani Peters, 4. Maurice Ford (23. Kevon Goddard 24'), 3. Gerard Williams, 17. Aikim Andrews (28. Mickell Charles 60’), 25. Daneil Cyrus, 8. Briel Thomas, 14. Andre Toussaint, 10. Dimitrie Apai 9. Shackiel Henry (11. Neil Benjamin 46’).
Unused Subs: 1. Terrence Lewis (GK), 20.Jamal Charles
Coach: Stuart Charles-Fevrier
https://www.youtube.com/v/RQ8_a5k0u4g
Post by: Deeks on October 21, 2016, 07:19:33 AM
Post by: Mose on October 21, 2016, 08:25:11 AM
Post by: Tallman on October 28, 2016, 12:32:09 PM
https://www.youtube.com/v/coBvTzVvOsA
Post by: Flex on March 14, 2019, 09:32:05 AM
Post by: soccerman on March 14, 2019, 12:14:24 PM
Post by: asylumseeker on March 14, 2019, 06:34:08 PM
Trinidad and Tobago football clubs look set to miss out on the 2019 Caribbean Club Championship and the 2019 Concacaf Champions League due to the alleged failure of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) to properly execute its club licensing programme - Wired868.
W Connection throat geh cut under DJW's watch? Nah! Something would have to be seriously twisted.
Post by: asylumseeker on March 14, 2019, 07:57:42 PM
There's such a thing as oversight! Distracted dictators doh get excused.
Post by: Tallman on March 14, 2019, 08:34:42 PM
Doh make joke, dahis ting to resign for or have resignations demanded!
There's such a thing as oversight! Distracted dictators doh get excused.
Well, Michelle Lynch the club licensing manager was dismissed.
Post by: Flex on March 15, 2019, 04:19:36 AM
By Andrew Gioannetti (Newsday).
T&T football has faced another embarrassing set-back after it was revealed following a reconvened T&T Football Association (TTFA) board meeting that the three clubs, which qualified for the 2019 Concacaf Caribbean Club Championship, have been barred by Concacaf from participating in this year’s event over a supposed failure by the association to meet the confederation’s club licensing requirements.
W Connection, North East Stars FC and Police FC all qualified for the championship by virtue of their standing at the end of the last TT Pro League season.
Board member Keith Look Loy issued a report of Wednesday’s reconvened board meeting, telling stakeholders, “Concacaf has advised TTFA that it has failed to properly implement the confederation’s club licensing regulations and programme.”
He said the TTFA’s club licensing manager has since been dismissed with a replacement pending, and that a club licensing department will be created.
On Concacaf’s website the club licensing programme is said to focus on five specific functional areas of a club, namely its infrastructure, sporting, personnel and administration, legal and finance.
Concacaf president Jeffrey Webb describes it as “an ambitious project that will surely deliver benefits to all teams in the region and will elevate the standards in all the basic functional areas of a club operation and profitability,” while the confederation’s general secretary Enrique Sanz is quoted as saying, “this new project has been greatly received by all our member associations... We trust, amongst other positive aspects, that the new system will play a crucial role in raising the level of the Concacaf Champions League.”
The creation of a club licensing system is mandated by FIFA with the goal of advancing clubs at all levels.
The website also noted: “The Concacaf Club Licensing system is considered to be a long-term activity and the objective is to have it fully implemented for the 2015-2016 CONCACAF Champions League. Ultimately, Club Licensing will play a key role in supporting the development of football within the region and is anticipated to raise the level of professionalism in clubs, while improving their efficiency.
“We recognise that the implementation of this system will take time, but we have FIFA’s full support during this process,” Sanz said on the website.
Meanwhile, Look Loy described the development as “a disgrace for our football and our country as a whole,” while calling for the resignation of the administration.
“Since 2017 there have been repeated complaints about TTFA’s club licensing regime and they were ignored by the John-Williams administration. This is yet more evidence of this administration’s failure,” Look Loy said, adding, “Now, dozens of our players will be denied an international experience and the opportunity to place themselves in the international shop window. This entire administration should resign.”
Newsday attempted to reach Concacaf yesterday for more information but was unsuccessful.
Post by: asylumseeker on March 15, 2019, 05:07:07 AM
Doh make joke, dahis ting to resign for or have resignations demanded!
There's such a thing as oversight! Distracted dictators doh get excused.
Well, Michelle Lynch the club licensing manager was dismissed.
And yuh know she shouldn't be the last head to roll out. It appears (I'm being generous) that the people to whom she would have been responsive and accountable were asleep at the wheel.
What?! To use a political example, dis is ting ah Opposition would pong ah Government on mercilessly and with good reason.
Lehwe see how vociferous the injured parties are (particularly the North East Stars contingent).
Post by: Deeks on March 15, 2019, 06:39:10 AM
Post by: asylumseeker on March 15, 2019, 05:35:56 PM
Three T&T clubs banned by Concacaf.
By Andrew Gioannetti (Newsday).
T&T football has faced another embarrassing set-back after it was revealed following a reconvened T&T Football Association (TTFA) board meeting that the three clubs, which qualified for the 2019 Concacaf Caribbean Club Championship, have been barred by Concacaf from participating in this year’s event over a supposed failure by the association to meet the confederation’s club licensing requirements.
W Connection, North East Stars FC and Police FC all qualified for the championship by virtue of their standing at the end of the last TT Pro League season.
Board member Keith Look Loy issued a report of Wednesday’s reconvened board meeting, telling stakeholders, “Concacaf has advised TTFA that it has failed to properly implement the confederation’s club licensing regulations and programme.”
He said the TTFA’s club licensing manager has since been dismissed with a replacement pending, and that a club licensing department will be created.
On Concacaf’s website the club licensing programme is said to focus on five specific functional areas of a club, namely its infrastructure, sporting, personnel and administration, legal and finance.
Concacaf president Jeffrey Webb describes it as “an ambitious project that will surely deliver benefits to all teams in the region and will elevate the standards in all the basic functional areas of a club operation and profitability,” while the confederation’s general secretary Enrique Sanz is quoted as saying, “this new project has been greatly received by all our member associations... We trust, amongst other positive aspects, that the new system will play a crucial role in raising the level of the Concacaf Champions League.”
The creation of a club licensing system is mandated by FIFA with the goal of advancing clubs at all levels.
The website also noted: “The Concacaf Club Licensing system is considered to be a long-term activity and the objective is to have it fully implemented for the 2015-2016 CONCACAF Champions League. Ultimately, Club Licensing will play a key role in supporting the development of football within the region and is anticipated to raise the level of professionalism in clubs, while improving their efficiency.
“We recognise that the implementation of this system will take time, but we have FIFA’s full support during this process,” Sanz said on the website.
Meanwhile, Look Loy described the development as “a disgrace for our football and our country as a whole,” while calling for the resignation of the administration.
“Since 2017 there have been repeated complaints about TTFA’s club licensing regime and they were ignored by the John-Williams administration. This is yet more evidence of this administration’s failure,” Look Loy said, adding, “Now, dozens of our players will be denied an international experience and the opportunity to place themselves in the international shop window. This entire administration should resign.”
Newsday attempted to reach Concacaf yesterday for more information but was unsuccessful.
This writer is usually a bit more tuned in.
Post by: Tallman on March 15, 2019, 07:45:36 PM
Three T&T clubs banned by Concacaf.
By Andrew Gioannetti (Newsday).
T&T football has faced another embarrassing set-back after it was revealed following a reconvened T&T Football Association (TTFA) board meeting that the three clubs, which qualified for the 2019 Concacaf Caribbean Club Championship, have been barred by Concacaf from participating in this year’s event over a supposed failure by the association to meet the confederation’s club licensing requirements.
W Connection, North East Stars FC and Police FC all qualified for the championship by virtue of their standing at the end of the last TT Pro League season.
Board member Keith Look Loy issued a report of Wednesday’s reconvened board meeting, telling stakeholders, “Concacaf has advised TTFA that it has failed to properly implement the confederation’s club licensing regulations and programme.”
He said the TTFA’s club licensing manager has since been dismissed with a replacement pending, and that a club licensing department will be created.
On Concacaf’s website the club licensing programme is said to focus on five specific functional areas of a club, namely its infrastructure, sporting, personnel and administration, legal and finance.
Concacaf president Jeffrey Webb describes it as “an ambitious project that will surely deliver benefits to all teams in the region and will elevate the standards in all the basic functional areas of a club operation and profitability,” while the confederation’s general secretary Enrique Sanz is quoted as saying, “this new project has been greatly received by all our member associations... We trust, amongst other positive aspects, that the new system will play a crucial role in raising the level of the Concacaf Champions League.”
The creation of a club licensing system is mandated by FIFA with the goal of advancing clubs at all levels.
The website also noted: “The Concacaf Club Licensing system is considered to be a long-term activity and the objective is to have it fully implemented for the 2015-2016 CONCACAF Champions League. Ultimately, Club Licensing will play a key role in supporting the development of football within the region and is anticipated to raise the level of professionalism in clubs, while improving their efficiency.
“We recognise that the implementation of this system will take time, but we have FIFA’s full support during this process,” Sanz said on the website.
Meanwhile, Look Loy described the development as “a disgrace for our football and our country as a whole,” while calling for the resignation of the administration.
“Since 2017 there have been repeated complaints about TTFA’s club licensing regime and they were ignored by the John-Williams administration. This is yet more evidence of this administration’s failure,” Look Loy said, adding, “Now, dozens of our players will be denied an international experience and the opportunity to place themselves in the international shop window. This entire administration should resign.”
Newsday attempted to reach Concacaf yesterday for more information but was unsuccessful.
This writer is usually a bit more tuned in.
I think he forgot to prefix it with something like "At the time...". Basically he didn't clarify when those statements were made.
Post by: asylumseeker on March 16, 2019, 11:01:49 PM
Post by: Deeks on December 21, 2020, 06:03:44 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/vela-leads-10-man-lafc-123923318.html
Post by: Deeks on April 10, 2021, 03:51:59 AM
https://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/philadelphia-union-stuns-davids-saprissa-in-sccl-firstleg-6.2.1312194.b74f978132
Post by: asylumseeker on April 15, 2021, 05:38:48 AM
And the "drama" (https://youtu.be/p50UedxR6ig) of that opening goal.
Post by: asylumseeker on February 16, 2022, 05:29:00 AM
The other match (Santos de Guapiles vs New York FC) was pedestrian and in some respects seemed familiar. It would serve as a good template for anyone struggling to identify/distinguish the differences between 'world-class' and other categories of quality.
Post by: Deeks on February 16, 2022, 07:38:36 AM
Post by: Deeks on February 16, 2022, 11:22:06 PM
Post by: Toussaint on February 17, 2022, 11:10:35 AM
If we thought the Olympic qualifying experience of Haiti's Olympic team was tragic, the experience of Arcahaie FC is worse. Covid, runaway players and a GK who didn't travel who claims his passport got soaked. The first two are what they are ... But that 3rd item tempts suspicion.
And the "drama" (https://youtu.be/p50UedxR6ig) of that opening goal.
Sadly, Cavaly de Leogane has just learnt what it means to be a caribbean club, and especially one from Haiti.
Funny how CONCACAF rewards NE Revolution for the US refusal to grant entry visas to the Cavaly players! I would believe if the host country refuses to grant visas to the players of a visiting team, CONCACAF should require the host team to seek alternative venues for the games. NE Rev should have forfaited, not Cavaly.
Post by: maxg on February 17, 2022, 05:45:23 PM
Do you know what was the reason behind the visas refusals ?If we thought the Olympic qualifying experience of Haiti's Olympic team was tragic, the experience of Arcahaie FC is worse. Covid, runaway players and a GK who didn't travel who claims his passport got soaked. The first two are what they are ... But that 3rd item tempts suspicion.
And the "drama" (https://youtu.be/p50UedxR6ig) of that opening goal.
Sadly, Cavaly de Leogane has just learnt what it means to be a caribbean club, and especially one from Haiti.
Funny how CONCACAF rewards NE Revolution for the US refusal to grant entry visas to the Cavaly players! I would believe if the host country refuses to grant visas to the players of a visiting team, CONCACAF should require the host team to seek alternative venues for the games. NE Rev should have forfaited, not Cavaly.
Post by: asylumseeker on February 18, 2022, 02:29:26 AM
Regardless, what has commandeered my attention is that despite the issue of visa denials holding a rich legacy of impacting regional competition, I have yet to hear Caribbean sporting authority lobby for redress, pronounce on the grievance or act meaningfully to blunt CONCACAF's lack of mitigation. Not a single voice over the years.
The Regulations as written are what actually cut the throat of participant teams. Consular policy is not going to change. See 4.3 and the relevant sections on Competition. The way it plays out is harsh, but Caribbean stakeholders need to weigh-in on the rules to which they are agreeing before declaring foul at the embassy or consulate exit.
Post by: Deeks on February 18, 2022, 09:34:21 AM
asylum, very true!!!! CFU is a real impotent or "don't really care" football organization.
Post by: Toussaint on February 18, 2022, 02:01:01 PM
I have yet to hear Caribbean sporting authority lobby for redress, pronounce on the grievance or act meaningfully to blunt CONCACAF's lack of mitigation. Not a single voice over the years.Agreed with both of you. Whereas countries are not going to change their visa policies, the burden to offer an alternative venue should always be on the host team. CONCACAF could have asked NE Rev to play those games in Mexico or DR.
asylum, very true!!!! CFU is a real impotent or "don't really care" football organization.
Post by: maxg on February 18, 2022, 02:56:59 PM
Agreed with all said. But that's not what i'm understanding. I mean, especially during these restrictive border issues due to the pandemic. Is it possible that all US home games can be automatic 3 points for the home team, why bother then. Let's say Mexico goes the same route etc.. I'm a little taken aback at the lack of proper organization since all was known long in advance, 'for many years'. You mean, a set plan,' security, monitoring, arrangements, discussion, preparation' something could not have been in place ? :bs: All Caribbean teams should pull out if the CFU doesn't address this unfair decision. Or am I speaking from a ignorant perspective. Further explanation may be necessary for me, if y'all don't mind.I have yet to hear Caribbean sporting authority lobby for redress, pronounce on the grievance or act meaningfully to blunt CONCACAF's lack of mitigation. Not a single voice over the years.Agreed with both of you. Whereas countries are not going to change their visa policies, the burden to offer an alternative venue should always be on the host team. CONCACAF could have asked NE Rev to play those games in Mexico or DR.
asylum, very true!!!! CFU is a real impotent or "don't really care" football organization.
Post by: asylumseeker on February 18, 2022, 03:22:28 PM
The underlying issue in CONCACAF is that there is not a bilateral imposition of a visa regime and frankly no other confederation has to deal with this issue on the same scale for intra-confederation travel. Within UEFA? No. Within CONMEBOL? No. Maybe teams that face Australia have some issues but I doh think it plays out as it does vis-à-vis the US and maybe Canada. Within CAF? No.
It's a highly distorted arrangement that frustrates the purpose of national, regional and international competition. It should be revisited. We often see it as a micro issue (a club here or a player there etc.), but it is a macro problem.
Post by: maxg on February 19, 2022, 01:38:55 AM
When a team signs on to the competition, there are Regs that apply to hosting and Regs that apply to visiting. The only "gray area" is what constitutes force majeure and that [somewhat] rests within CONCACAF's discretion. Although that's the case, the Regs are worded in a way that would NOT Include visa denials as grounds for force majeure. Indeed, a visa denial under most constructions would not constitute force majeure. Think of force majeure as being invoked by an event the scale of a pandemic or an earthquake etc. It isn't triggered by poor planning. But visa denials are not necessarily about poor planning ... the applicant could have produced documentation to his/her best and planned perfectly and be denied.Thank you..nb: the planning I referred to was Concacaf admin, not Haiti. The US Immigration service (if even correct in their operations)should not be the decider who gets the points and moves on. Concacaf should make the necessary pre or re-arrangements as required, in conjunction with the participating countries and member associations. The current pandemic should have prepared everyone, admin and country for such unusual eventualities. What happens when Concacaf (US/Canada) host World cup. Possibly no more Mexicans we already have enough :devil: Everybody can come (refugees, Syrians- room and board) but not Haitian footballers, dem carrying plague. No man, Concacf could have had this under control or inform Haiti of the possibilties from the application process. So if US immigration decides no CFU teams nor Central American teams given the current state ? I think it's only fair CFU teams get equal points. therefore , all games decided in the political arena. No football.
The underlying issue in CONCACAF is that there is not a bilateral imposition of a visa regime and frankly no other confederation has to deal with this issue on the same scale for intra-confederation travel. Within UEFA? No. Within CONMEBOL? No. Maybe teams that face Australia have some issues but I doh think it plays out as it does vis-à-vis the US and maybe Canada. Within CAF? No.
It's a highly distorted arrangement that frustrates the purpose of national, regional and international competition. It should be revisited. We often see it as a micro issue (a club here or a player there etc.), but it is a macro problem.
Post by: Toussaint on February 19, 2022, 08:59:15 AM
Post by: Toussaint on March 07, 2022, 01:31:57 PM
"After due examination of this case, which included clear evidence that the club did not meet its responsibility of ensuring visa applications were made within the required time to participate in the competition, the Committee has established that Cavaly AS infringed articles 4.1.4 (applying for visas within the required time), 4.4 (participating clubs) and 7.2 (withdrawal, unplayed matches and abandoned matches) of the Competition Regulations. Therefore, and in accordance with articles 21 (Concacaf Disciplinary Committee) and 7.3.2 (fines in case of withdrawal), the club has been imposed an undisclosed fine.
Furthermore, in accordance with article 7.5.4, the Committee has disqualified the Haitian club from taking part in any Concacaf Club Competition for the next two years".
So, I trust that the investigation was fair and that the club truly violated said rule. I am hoping that they would employ the same dilligence when clubs from USA, Canada, and Mexico violate their rules.
That being said, I do believe like Maxg and Asylumseeker suggested, there might be more to the story than what was said. CONCACAF went as far as to ask the club to return US$140,000 in addition to paying an extra US$30,000 penalty fees! It could be that CONCACAF believe the club officials purpotedly failed to secure visas for the players in order to pocket the prime money!
Caribbean football 101!
Post by: asylumseeker on March 07, 2022, 04:44:30 PM