Soca Warriors Online Discussion Forum
Sports => Football => Topic started by: Flex on March 24, 2013, 08:20:00 AM
-
Scoreless draw as Warriors can't find was past Belize.
By Shaun Fuentes (TTFF).
Trinidad and Tobago came away with a scoreless draw with hosts Belize in an encounter which saw both teams create but fail to put away their scoring chances at the FFB Stadium in Belmopan on Saturday night.
The friendly international, which was used as a Concacaf Gold Cup tune up for the two teams would have left both teams cautiously optimistic after avoiding defeat but saw the visitors unable to defeat the Central Americans for the second straight game at the venue as both teams also played to a 0-0 draw when Russell Latapy was head coach back in 2010.
Four of T&T’s 2006 World Cup players started together for the first time in over three years with Kenwyne Jones and Cornell Glen used up front and Christopher Birchall and captain Densill Theobald in the midfield while Keon Daniel also made a return to the starting line up.
Daniel and Joevin Jones connected well on the left for T&T and caused their opponents some problems particularly in the opening half.
T&T, which travels to Lima on Sunday to face Peru two days later, made the better start and could have been comfortably ahead inside the first 20 minutes on a bumpy service that affected the fluidity of both team’s play.
A good volleyed effort from Glen went wide of the right post from the edge of the box after the Belize goalkeeper superbly blocked a header from his own defender and two minutes later the former Columbus Crew forward again went close.
Read More (http://www.socawarriors.net/mens-senior-team/12304-scoreless-draw-as-warriors-cant-find-was-past-belize.html)
-
VIDEO: T&T vs Belize (http://vimeo.com/62529063)
-
tanx for the link flex but jah knows da quailty of vid to horrible to watch anything
-
tanx for the link flex but jah knows da quailty of vid to horrible to watch anything
Different source
-
I believe they couldn't find their way because they spelled it was.
-
http://www.youtube.com/v/ev9hwH4yllM
-
No intensity! NONE!
-
Not terrible, just ah lil to much "I", they need to find ah "we". This is where an experienced coach with international experience makes a difference.
-
No entity can get away with inept or corrupt Leadership: No matter how talented and well meaning the players might be, leadership from the very top has to be transparent and fair in their dealings. Wishing us the best.
-
Several attempts were made but the men upfront need to work on their finishing. Hoping they can build from this game. On to Peru...
-
Not terrible
Yeah, it didn't seem to be a bad game. Just not good.
-
I actually liked the link up play between Jones and Glen.
-
Well from the highlights we didnt look terrible. Hadda see the whole game to know for sure. Seems like they actually using Jones to bring other players into it somewhat.
-
http://www.youtube.com/v/kkM9SH68NDo
-
Zip up your jacket or take it off >:(
-
Well from the highlights we didnt look terrible. Hadda see the whole game to know for sure. Seems like they actually using Jones to bring other players into it somewhat.
True: You could never judge a game by the highlights. Way too much direct play and long ball and if that is a tactic, then the midfield was
very far away to anticipate knock downs and win second balls. Then again those 5-6 long ball plays in the highlights could of been all that was played in the entire game. ;D
-
Several attempts were made but the men upfront need to work on their finishing. Hoping they can build from this game. On to Peru...
better we replace those guys up front soon very soon Cornell Glen (33) kenwyne Jones (29) Devon Jorsling (30) no young strikers at home? thought we were building towards 2018 ....
-
i think the goal is short term (i.e. gold cup) hence the older more experienced players. plus i cant think of any young forwards who doing anything special these days that warrant a call up.
-
Did anyone catch where the belize announcer pointed out that they had considerable more time for preparation as the majority of the squad were local. I would really like to see this game for the 90min.
The field is always a major factor in a game & this one did not help the quality at all.
-
Did anyone catch where the belize announcer pointed out that they had considerable more time for preparation as the majority of the squad were local. I would really like to see this game for the 90min.
The field is always a major factor in a game & this one did not help the quality at all.
there is a link to the full game above
-
I would really like to see this game for the 90min.
http://vimeo.com/62529063
-
Did anyone catch where the belize announcer pointed out that they had considerable more time for preparation as the majority of the squad were local. I would really like to see this game for the 90min.
The field is always a major factor in a game & this one did not help the quality at all.
there is a link to the full game above
Thanks so much
-
Well I looked at this game in its entirety. From my observations, I must express kudos to Left back Jones and Mitchell for their confident defensive play. In the midfield, Birchall worked impressively hard, but not to be bias, even the commentators said it, Theobald was truly impressive and the most influential player on the field. However, Birchall and Theobald are two box to bx midfielders, so I think the best option for this team would be to see Birchall in a first stopper Role, have Theobald as the holding midfielder and then have Keon in front as the attacking midfielder... This is a recipe for killing teams.. Upfront, Kenwyn could have done more, but Glen worked hard and I believe has secured his spot. Everybody else was just support in my opinion... Looking forward to the next game
-
birchall as a first stopper? allyuh not easy.
-
Nice result considering the changes. It seems like the D is still doing well. The final 3rd needs some cohesion and a bit of luck. Nice cross by Birchy, we need dangerous crossed for sure. This team will poison come Gold Cup.
-
No teams are considered a "walk in the park" anymore just look at the Finland vs Spain result,and when you don't have lots of time to prepare I would have to say it was a good result for TT.Belize did very well in the qualifying matches for the GC so it was always going to be a good test for our players,with some travelling from abroad wasn't ideal but with more time and matches we will probably surprise many.
-
Joevin Jones !!!..big big player!
Cleon John- takes care of his area..very composed and distributes extremely well..most of all he's not glued to his line.
Joevin Jones!
Cornell Glen..the ultimate professional
Keon Daniel..needs more of the ball
Denzil Theobald..de BOSS!!
Devon Jorsling..the little time he spent on the field he created more problems for the sweepers than Kenwyn Jones did the entire match..had he been trained to be calm and simply lay off that ball he had already accomplished the mission in that he drew out the sweeper deep into the midfield ..now that space is left behind only to be exploited..instead we got carried away and had to get a red card..it still tipped the scale in our favour because that stalwart sweeper was gone that's why we were able to apply so much pressure in the dregs...
who say the youths can't do it..yes they can ..with the right preparation,direction and leadership
-
Is almost like a desperation thing now with TT. Man talking about good performance against Belize. This is an opposition of
purely local based players, have very little experience in International football and we seem almost relieved to tie the game.
Performance alone needs to be questioned, if not the lack of a result. Predictable football boarding on boom kick, long balls up to Jones or diagonal
long passes to the left side. That is the extent of the offensive tactics? Then the defending, players left exposed, no cover for the challenging player,
no frontal cover for the back line, if and when play break down leaving big holes on counter attack. My reaction to watching the game was thank god
we only played Belize.
For man who talking about first stopper :banginghead:
-
Is almost like a desperation thing now with TT. Man talking about good performance against Belize. This is an opposition of
purely local based players, have very little experience in International football and we seem almost relieved to tie the game.
Performance alone needs to be questioned, if not the lack of a result. Predictable football boarding on boom kick, long balls up to Jones or diagonal
long passes to the left side. That is the extent of the offensive tactics? Then the defending, players left exposed, no cover for the challenging player,
no frontal cover for the back line, if and when play break down leaving big holes on counter attack. My reaction to watching the game was thank god
we only played Belize.
For man who talking about first stopper :banginghead:
Peru game we will see who really ready.
-
Is almost like a desperation thing now with TT. Man talking about good performance against Belize. This is an opposition of
purely local based players, have very little experience in International football and we seem almost relieved to tie the game.
Performance alone needs to be questioned, if not the lack of a result. Predictable football boarding on boom kick, long balls up to Jones or diagonal
long passes to the left side. That is the extent of the offensive tactics? Then the defending, players left exposed, no cover for the challenging player,
no frontal cover for the back line, if and when play break down leaving big holes on counter attack. My reaction to watching the game was thank god
we only played Belize.
For man who talking about first stopper :banginghead:
have looked at d game video yet but even with d live footage being dirty .....it didn't seem to have plenty to write home about..will run through it tonight though.
-
We have to start somewhere..the quality of the players we have warrants better preparation by the coaching staff.
I like the youth and energy of the Belize team.
-
This is what comes out of your mouth when you fall and hit your head too many times. Shouldn't the ball come from the midfielders to the strikers instead? They are called "link" for a reason. If you don't know Shabazz, see Barcelona, Santos, Corinthians, ManU, Juventus, Inter, Bayern, etc. Watching those teams will give you a pretty good idea of how a midfield is suppose to link up with the strikers.
Marcus Joseph did not make a difference in the game. Marcano is not that much better than Carter and he was nonexistant against a weak team like Belize. You said it yourself. You waited entirely too long to bring on young Mitchell. This game was begging for a Kevin Molino, a true #10, to make plays. If Theobald is your playmaker you have huge problems. All in all, this was a really bad performance. Yeah, you came away with a point, but you missed the real meaning of this bizarre performance. Come to think of it, all game long I am wondering how come Trinidad and Tobago don't have a #10 on the field of play and then he comes of the bench and makes a bone head move. That's when it dawned on me. I mean why would you give the #10 jersey to an idiot. That jersey belongs on a special player.
The FFB sees this as a win for them because they came up against a federation that went to a World Cup, they drew with a team that has four senior World Cup players, one u17 World Cup player, two MLS players, and a $3 million pound man, and they were able to hold their own. They actually outplayed you in the second half. Their own ineptitude is the only reason they did not beat you.
You lost. They won.
I have never seen so many footballers on the field of play look so off balance and awkward while making a pass. I am not talking about Belize. I saw one player from TnT make a tackle in the 88th minute of play for the entire game and he did not get booked for it. Incredible. Players cannot execute a chest trap properly. So many inaccurate passes and don't tell me it is the pitch. Just a poor performance against the weakest team in the GC.
-
Come to think of it, all game long I am wondering how come Trinidad and Tobago don't have a #10 on the field of play and then he comes of
Whappen! You did not see KJ or What!!
-
Come to think of it, all game long I am wondering how come Trinidad and Tobago don't have a #10 on the field of play and then he comes of
Whappen! You did not see KJ or What!!
Whappen!!! You ain't see Jefferson Farfan or what? Whappen!! KJ is your friend or what? When you see him tell him I said.....wtf? He looked lost and bewildered in the Belize game, he looked lost and bewildered in the Peru game. He cyah execute a chest pass, he cyah score a goal, he cyah make a difference in the game. Dais your #10 player or what? Doh bother to answer that question. You can't.