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Sports => Football => Topic started by: Tobago28 on January 03, 2016, 11:15:12 AM
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Does anyone know about our preparation for this tournament?
Who is our coach?
Who is our assistant coach?
Jamaica Federation announced that Ricardo Gardner will coach and be assisted by Altimont "Freddie" Butler. Jamaica is having a week long camp from January 8th to January 15th for all players from previous U17 team that beat USA in group stage but lost to USA on penalties for the last spot in FIFA U17 World Cup.
Jamaican Federation also announced a 3-day camp starting January 15th for new players including international players in preparation for the qualifiers.
The US Soccer Federation announced 36 players invited to U20 camp starting January 8th along with three matches to signal their preparation.
What are we doing?
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No Funds
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With the Women's coach dismissed and so much talk of Technical Director changing, does anyone know the whispering on:
Men's U17 Coach?
Men's U20 Coach?
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A w connection coach will get that job
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That technical committee is obsolete. No disrespect, but they're seriously dated.
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Hackworth Names 32-Player Residency Roster
Article Written by U.S. Soccer
U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team head coach John Hackworth has invited 32 players to the 2016 Spring Semester of the U.S. U-17 Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida. This is the first roster named by Hackworth as new U-17 head coach.
From Jan. 14-24, the U-17’s heads to Turkey to compete in the Aegean Cup 2016, their first international tournament of the new year.
The U-17 Residency roster introduces all new players to the program, with 29 players currently registered with Development Academy clubs. This group of U-17 men will also compete in the CONCACAF U-17 Championship in hopes of earning a spot in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India.
Roster by Position:
GOALKEEPERS (4): Alexander Budnik (Sockers FC; Arlington Heights, Ill.), Justin Garces (Kendall FC; Miami, Fla.), Quantrell Jones (Baltimore Celtic; Baltimore, Md.), Hunter Pinho (PDA; Cranford, N.J.)
DEFENDERS (9): Carlos Asensio (Roswell, Ga.; Georgia United), Michael Edwards (Woodbridge, Va.; D.C. United), Tyler Freitas (North Attleboro, Mass; New England Revolution), Jean-Julian Foe Nuphaus (San Jose, Calif.; San Jose Earthquakes), Christopher Gloster (Montclair, N.J.; New York Red Bulls), Benjamin Huynh (Seattle Sounders; Everett, Wash.), Ian Murphy (Redlands, Calif.; FC Golden State), Tyler Shaver (Riverside, Conn.; Beachside Soccer Club), Chandler Vaughn (D.C. United; Woodbridge, Va.)
MIDFIELDERS (11): George Acosta (Weston FC; Hollywood, Fla.), Patrick Ajdukiewicz (Sockers FC; Barrington, Ill.), Isaac Angking (Providence, R.I.; New England Revolution), Chris Durkin (D.C. United; Glen Allen, Va.), Blaine Ferri (Solar Chelsea SC; Southlake, Texas), Christopher Goslin (Georgia United; Locust Grove, Ga.), Ben Lederman (Barcelona, Spain; IMG Academy), James Sands (New York Soccer Club; Rye, N.Y.), Arturo Vasquez (FC Golden State; Mira Loma, Calif.), Adrian Villegas (Portland Timbers; Hood River, Ore.), Akil Watts (Fort Wayne, Ind.; IMG Academy)
FORWARDS (8.): Ayomide Akinola (Toronto FC; Brampton, Ont.), Andrew Carleton (Georgia United; Powder Springs, Ga.), Zyen Jones (Clarkston, Ga.; Georgia United), Niccolo Lemoine (Livermore, Calif.; De Anza Force), Alejandro Pereira (Oveido, Fla.; Orlando City FC), William Sands (Rye, N.Y.; New York Soccer Club), Joshua Sargent (Scott Gallagher Missouri; O’Fallen, Mo.), Tonny Temple (IMG Academy; Millville, Pa.)
About the U-17 Residency Program:
The U.S. players live on campus at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, and train in the morning under the guidance of the U.S. U-17 MNT coaching staff. In the afternoon, the players attend classes at St. Stephen’s Episcopal School. While in the full-time residency program, the U.S. not only trains daily, but also has access to the IMG Academy facilities. The team regularly uses IMG’s state-of-the-art strength-training facilities, as well as some of the nation’s best sports psychologists who work at the Academy. The IMG Academies include top-of-the-line soccer equipment, Bermuda grass fields, renovated student housing and dining facilities.
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Flex
This is the U17 group that will compete in India, they making a lot of preparation after firing the coach. What we doing? Anyword yet
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Flex
This is the U17 group that will compete in India, they making a lot of preparation after firing the coach. What we doing? Anyword yet
I don't even know.
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I am hearing some noise that Angus Eve is being considered for the U20 team. Anybody hear anything?
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I am hearing some noise that Angus Eve is being considered for the U20 team. Anybody hear anything?
that guy experiments to much with his team ....
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U-20 Qualifiers Group Stage various locations TBC
2016 15-19 June
Who is our coach?
When are trials?
Nothing coming out of the TTFA on younger age groups.
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I took this list from the foreign based to start a list of players that qualify for the next U20 cycle. In order to be eligible you must be born after January 1, 1997
The foreign based players so far are:
Jerren Nixon Jr. (Striker) - Philadelphia Union Academy.
Noah Powder (Midfielder) - New York Red Bulls Academy.
Anthony Herbert (Striker) - New York Red Bulls Academy.
Christian Koat (Striker) - Weston FC (US).
Levi Garcia (Winger) - AZ Alkmaar (Holland).
Morgan Bruce (Midfiedler) - Stevenage FC (UK)
Panos Nakhid (Midfielder) - American University.
Terrell Moore (Holding Midfield) BW Gottschee, U-16.
Ian Blugh (Left Full Back) BW Gottschee, U-16.
Cameron McGregor, Albertson SC, U-16.
Coby McGregor, Albertson SC, U-16.
Chaz Burnett (Midfielder), PDA, NJ.
Josh Burnett (Defender), PDA, NJ
Can someone supply a list of local talent
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I took this list from the foreign based to start a list of players that qualify for the next U20 cycle. In order to be eligible you must be born after January 1, 1997
The foreign based players so far are:
Jerren Nixon Jr. (Striker) - Philadelphia Union Academy.
Noah Powder (Midfielder) - New York Red Bulls Academy.
Anthony Herbert (Striker) - New York Red Bulls Academy.
Christian Koat (Striker) - Weston FC (US).
Levi Garcia (Winger) - AZ Alkmaar (Holland).
Morgan Bruce (Midfiedler) - Stevenage FC (UK)
Panos Nakhid (Midfielder) - American University.
Terrell Moore (Holding Midfield) BW Gottschee, U-16.
Ian Blugh (Left Full Back) BW Gottschee, U-16.
Cameron McGregor, Albertson SC, U-16.
Coby McGregor, Albertson SC, U-16.
Chaz Burnett (Midfielder), PDA, NJ.
Josh Burnett (Defender), PDA, NJ
Can someone supply a list of local talent
Panos Nakhid was born in 1995 i think
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Lord jamaica even overseas based players trying out
The national Under-20 Reggae Boyz is continuing their preparation for the Caribbean Football Union qualifiers with a training camp this weekend, which will have 27 players participating.
All the training sessions will be held at the Jamaica Football Federation Football Centre at the University of the West Indies.
The first session was held Friday evening.
On Saturday there will be two session with the first starting at 7:00 am and the other at 4:00 pm.
The camp will close on Sunday with a morning session at 7:00 am.
The training will be under the guidance of Ricardo Gardner and Altimont Butler.
They took over from Theodore Whitmore recently, who has since been reassigned to coach the national futsol team.
This training squad is:
Jahmali Waite (Jamaica College)
Shamar Nicholson (Boys’ Town)
Michael Lynch (Campion College)
Shamar Jemison (Wolmers Boys’ School)
Javon Garwood (Wolmer’s Boys’ School)
Gregory Messam (St. George’s College)
Ahmad Duncombe (Harbour View)
Sheldon Mckoy (Harbour View)
Andre Lowe (unattached)
Tajea Brown (Camperdown High)
Jourdain Fletcher (Cornwall College)
Chris Andrew Dixon (St. Elizabeth Technical High)
Kevon Lambert (Glenmuir High)
Ryan Brown (Glenmuir High)
Siegel Knight (Clarendon College)
Creggton Charlton (Clarendon College)
Gerald Carter (Alston High)
Akeem Belford (William Knibb High)
Brad Tulley (Hydel High)
Jon Michael Perkins (overseas based)
Nathaniel Adamouleuken (overseas based)
Devonte Brown (overseas based )
Jahlaine Hammond Florida (overseas based)
Joseph Dezart (overseas based)
Collin Martin (New York, overseas based)
Dantae Greer (overseas based)
Zaire Bartley (overseas based).
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Trini 2018
Not only these USA based overseas players coming in early, I have been told by a very reliable source that that they have two players from England that will be in the next camp. 1 from Arsenal and 1 from Liverpool.
They have strong interest because of Jamaica results at the U17, nearly beating USA to go to World Cup.
I know we have plenty of talent but does no word is really bad news
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I took this list from the foreign based to start a list of players that qualify for the next U20 cycle. In order to be eligible you must be born after January 1, 1997
The foreign based players so far are:
Jerren Nixon Jr. (Striker) - Philadelphia Union Academy.
Noah Powder (Midfielder) - New York Red Bulls Academy.
Anthony Herbert (Striker) - New York Red Bulls Academy.
Christian Koat (Striker) - Weston FC (US).
Levi Garcia (Winger) - AZ Alkmaar (Holland).
Morgan Bruce (Midfiedler) - Stevenage FC (UK)
Panos Nakhid (Midfielder) - American University.
Terrell Moore (Holding Midfield) BW Gottschee, U-16.
Ian Blugh (Left Full Back) BW Gottschee, U-16.
Cameron McGregor, Albertson SC, U-16.
Coby McGregor, Albertson SC, U-16.
Chaz Burnett (Midfielder), PDA, NJ.
Josh Burnett (Defender), PDA, NJ
Can someone supply a list of local talent
Panos Nakhid was born in 1995 i think
Thanks, I will take him off the list
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List of Local Players to add to list:
Goalkeepers:
Levi Fernandez (Naparima College/ Civic Centre FC)
Tyrek James (Presentation College/ Civic Centre FC)
Defenders:
Isaiah Garcia (Shiva Boys/ W Connection)
Darnell Hospedales (Presentation College/ Civic Centre FC)
Keston Julien (Presentation College/ W Connection)
Kierron Mason (Naparima College/ W Connection)
Shirwin Noel (Presentation College/ W Connection)
Tekay Hoyce (East Mucurapo/ St Ann’s Rangers
Midfielders:
Isaiah Hudson (Naparima College/ W Connection)
Kareem Riley (Naparima College/ W Connection)
John Paul Rochford (Queen’s Royal College/ FC 1 Santa Rosa)
Shobal Celestine (Naparima College/ Civic Centre FC)
Shakeem Patrick (St Anthony’s College/ St Ann’s Rangers)
Kishon Hackshaw (Trinity College East/ San Juan Jabloteh)
Forwards:
Jeankeon Alexander (San Juan North Secondary/ San Juan Jabloteh)
If you have more please add
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List of Local Players to add to list:
Goalkeepers:
Levi Fernandez (Naparima College/ Civic Centre FC)
Tyrek James (Presentation College/ Civic Centre FC)
Defenders:
Isaiah Garcia (Shiva Boys/ W Connection)
Darnell Hospedales (Presentation College/ Civic Centre FC)
Keston Julien (Presentation College/ W Connection)
Kierron Mason (Naparima College/ W Connection)
Shirwin Noel (Presentation College/ W Connection)
Tekay Hoyce (East Mucurapo/ St Ann’s Rangers
Midfielders:
Isaiah Hudson (Naparima College/ W Connection)
Kareem Riley (Naparima College/ W Connection)
John Paul Rochford (Queen’s Royal College/ FC 1 Santa Rosa)
Shobal Celestine (Naparima College/ Civic Centre FC)
Shakeem Patrick (St Anthony’s College/ St Ann’s Rangers)
Kishon Hackshaw (Trinity College East/ San Juan Jabloteh)
Forwards:
Jeankeon Alexander (San Juan North Secondary/ San Juan Jabloteh)
If you have more please add
No one from Tobago on your list, you should change your name.
;D
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List of Local Players to add to list:
Goalkeepers:
Levi Fernandez (Naparima College/ Civic Centre FC)
Tyrek James (Presentation College/ Civic Centre FC)
Defenders:
Isaiah Garcia (Shiva Boys/ W Connection)
Darnell Hospedales (Presentation College/ Civic Centre FC)
Keston Julien (Presentation College/ W Connection)
Kierron Mason (Naparima College/ W Connection)
Shirwin Noel (Presentation College/ W Connection)
Tekay Hoyce (East Mucurapo/ St Ann’s Rangers
Midfielders:
Isaiah Hudson (Naparima College/ W Connection)
Kareem Riley (Naparima College/ W Connection)
John Paul Rochford (Queen’s Royal College/ FC 1 Santa Rosa)
Shobal Celestine (Naparima College/ Civic Centre FC)
Shakeem Patrick (St Anthony’s College/ St Ann’s Rangers)
Kishon Hackshaw (Trinity College East/ San Juan Jabloteh)
Forwards:
Jeankeon Alexander (San Juan North Secondary/ San Juan Jabloteh)
If you have more please add
No one from Tobago on your list, you should change your name.
;D
Was thinking the same thing ::)
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Tobago has a good few players. I know a few but their problem is that they are too young. They are just months too old for the U17 Team, and unless you are a Dwight Yorke they not looking in your direction.
They will be competing against guys that have 2 to 3 years experience playing at a higher level and that experience trumps "most " talent.
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Tobago has a good few players. I know a few but their problem is that they are too young. They are just months too old for the U17 Team, and unless you are a Dwight Yorke they not looking in your direction.
They will be competing against guys that have 2 to 3 years experience playing at a higher level and that experience trumps "most " talent.
Jarieb Louis (Mason Hall)
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Tobago has a good few players. I know a few but their problem is that they are too young. They are just months too old for the U17 Team, and unless you are a Dwight Yorke they not looking in your direction.
They will be competing against guys that have 2 to 3 years experience playing at a higher level and that experience trumps "most " talent.
so they don't like to work hard them bago players???
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Flex-Thanks for adding a name to the pool. I will include Jareib Louis(Mason Hall)
The lists that I am providing is of prospective past players and past U17 players likely to get a call up. I am open to anyone adding players to a prospective pool regardless of Trinidad, Tobago, UK, America, Europe or Canada.
Since I am providing names of Trinidad based players it would be fantastic to see some Trinidadians providing names of Tobago players.
The point is to find the BEST players wherever they are based.
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Kareem Riley (Naparima College/ W Connection)
Kareem Riley goes to Presentation College, San Fernando
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Kareem Riley (Naparima College/ W Connection)
Kareem Riley goes to Presentation College, San Fernando
Tallman, thanks for the correction. I got the list from TTFA press release from last year so all corrections appreciated.
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Isaiah Hudson Kishon Hackshaw and John Paul Rochford were born in 2000 so they would be on this present under 17 team
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Trini 2018 thanks for the birth year, those 3 were removed as you are correct they are more likely to represent U17.
I updated the list below:
Jeankeon Alexander San Juan Jabloteh
Ian Blugh BW Gottschee Academy
Morgan Bruce Stevenage FC
Chaz Burnett PDA
Josh Burnett PDA
Shobal Celestine Civic Centre FC
Levi Fernandez Civic Centre FC
Levi Garcia AZ Alkmaar
Isaiah Garcia W Connection
Anthony Herbert New York Red Bulls Academy
Darnell Hospedales Civic Centre FC
Tekay Hoyce St. Ann's Rangers
Tyrek James Civic Centre FC
Keston Julien W Connection
Christian Koat Weston FC
Jarieb Louis Mason Hall
Kierron Mason W Connection
Cameron McGregor Albertson SC
Terrell Moore BW Gottschee Academy
Jerren Nixon Philadelphia Union Academy
Shirwin Noel W Connection
Shakeem Patrick St. Ann's Rangers
Noah Powder New York Red Bulls Academy
Kareem Riley W Connection
If you have more names, updates, anything to help please send
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Shay Francois (Cray Wanderers F.C.), U-14
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Tobago has a good few players. I know a few but their problem is that they are too young. They are just months too old for the U17 Team, and unless you are a Dwight Yorke they not looking in your direction.
They will be competing against guys that have 2 to 3 years experience playing at a higher level and that experience trumps "most " talent.
Jarieb Louis (Mason Hall)
Jarieb is U17 still. Although he could compete at this level.
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Tobago has a good few players. I know a few but their problem is that they are too young. They are just months too old for the U17 Team, and unless you are a Dwight Yorke they not looking in your direction.
They will be competing against guys that have 2 to 3 years experience playing at a higher level and that experience trumps "most " talent.
so they don't like to work hard them bago players???
This has nothing to do with working hard. It is about experience as apposed to skill.
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Noah Powder, former Trinidad and Tobago U17 Captain and New York Redbull Academy player invited to Red Bull First Team preseason camp in Florida;
http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/post/2016/01/25/new-york-red-bulls-announce-roster-first-preseason-trip-orlando
HARRISON, N.J. (January 25, 2016) – The New York Red Bulls head to Orlando on Monday night to kick off the first of two preseason camps. The roster for the first camp is as follows:
Three members of New York’s first team, Luis Robles, Matt Miazga and Karl Ouimette, are currently in training with the United States and Canadian National Teams. They will rejoin the Red Bulls ahead of the second camp, which is set to begin on February 15.
TICKETS: Red Bulls Home Opener vs. Toronto FC, Sunday March 6
The Red Bulls two 2016 draft picks – Justin Bilyeu and Zach Carroll, both defenders, will be in camp. New York will also bring two NYRB II players, forward Stefano Bonomo and goalkeeper Rafael Diaz, and two current Red Bulls academy players, Mason Deeds and Noah Powder
The Red Bulls will also bring four trialists to camp – defender A.J. Cochrane, midfielder Manolo Sanchez, midfielder Vincent Bezecourt, and midfielder Aaron Long.
First camp roster – players under contract
GK: Ryan Meara
DEF: Chris Duvall, Connor Lade, Kemar Lawrence, Shawn McLaws, Damien Perrinelle, Scott Thomsen, Sal Zizzo, Ronald Zubar
MID: Tyler Adams, Mael Corboz, Sean Davis, Derrick Etienne, Felipe, Mike Grella, Sacha Kljestan, Dax McCarty, Alex Muyl, Lloyd Sam, Chris Thorsheim, Shaun Wright-Phillips
FWD: Anatole Abang, Brandon Allen, Gonzalo Verón, Bradley Wright-Phillips
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3 1/2 months away from June 15th when CFU group qualifiers start but no coach named for U20. If the youth are our future, then we have no plan for the future.
When we naming the coach?
When we having trials?
This is ridiculous.
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wait
what????
no coach???
SSFL is offseason.
Why dont we have players in training? is it the usual reasoning.....$$$??
If this is the case...we should just pull out and not waste time or $ here ....jus to make up numbers?
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Website still saying Derek King is the Coach but all reports are that he will not be.
Furthermore, not a word from anyone in TTFA.
Wonder if the plan is to wait until the last moment then bring players from a certain Club
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Website still saying Derek King is the Coach but all reports are that he will not be.
Furthermore, not a word from anyone in TTFA.
Wonder if the plan is to wait until the last moment then bring players from a certain Club
time to contact the TTFA
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Trini 2018,
Please do and let us know what you find out, they not responding at all. Just saying that finance is a problem and we focused on Senior team at the moment.
So much for the future; U17 and U20 playing CFU qualifiers in late and middle June respectively but no coach, no trials and no camp with games 3 months away. PREPARATION and ORGANIZATION is perpetually our downfall.
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Under 20 Reggae Boyz train for CFU qualifiers
4:22 pm, Sun February 28, 2016
Jamaica's national Under-20 football team held another training session at the JFF Centre at the Mona Bowl on Saturday morning as they continue their preparation for the CFU qualifiers in June.
The three-day training camp involves only four overseas invitees along with players from Kingston and St Andrew as those from rural Jamaica were not invited due to general elections.
The team has been training on and off and coach Altimont Butler said this has affected their preparation.
The team engaged in a squad match on Saturday morning and Butler said their aim was to look at one-hundred players where they will choose a pool of forty for the campaign.
Defender Andrew Boothe, winger Jonathan Lewis, central midfielder Bradley Franklyn and Julani Hammond are the four overseas invitees, all from Florida.
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Jamaica has two quality former players as coaches, Butler holds a UEFA B license having run academy in Norway plus a coaching relationship with Chelsea FC.
Jamaica held camp in January, now one in February with plans for Easter camp with a goal to see 100 players.
We still have not named a coach nor scheduled a camp with 3 months to go.
Hope Infantino send some mone qucik
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Former Trinidad and Tobago U17 Captain Noah Powder scores for NYRBII
http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/post/2016/03/11/match-recap-new-york-red-bulls-ii-1-bethlehem-steel-fc-1
MATCH RECAP: New York Red Bulls II 1, Bethlehem Steel FC 1
HANOVER, N.J. (March 11, 2016) – New York Red Bulls II hosted first-year USL club Bethlehem Steel FC at the Red Bulls Training Facility on Friday afternoon and played to a 1-1 draw. Red Bulls academy player Noah Powder scored in the 74th minute and Bethlehem’s Eric Ayuk leveled the match in the 75th.
Amidst the USL players and NYRB II trialists in the starting lineup were five MLS players and Aaron Etienne, Derrick Etienne Jr.’s cousin, who was listed as a guest player.
The match was even from the start, with both teams sharing possession in the opening 25 minutes. New York’s best chance came in the 27th minute on a corner kick. Stefano Bonomo rose above the crowd to meet the ball and direct it into the ground, but his header flew just wide.
In the 38th minute, Red Bulls II thought they earned a penalty kick when Alex Muyl was taken down in the box. Despite pressuring the official to blow the whistle, no foul was called and play continued.
In the second half, trialist Junior Flemmings nearly opened the scoring in the 63rd minute. Following a free kick that bounced around in the box, Flemmings headed a shot towards goal, but caught the wrong side of the crossbar.
New York did capitalize in the 74th minute, thanks to Red Bulls U-18 defender Powder. The defender pressed high up the field during a spell of NYRB II possession and collected the ball near the penalty spot. Powder struck a left-footed shot which proved too much to handle for the Bethlehem goalkeeper, who got a hand on the shot but was unable to keep it out.
Bethlehem answered back immediately, pressing high and jumping on a defensive miscue. Ayuk collected a pass that was not properly controlled by a defender around the penalty box and finished the chance to level the match.
The home side had one final opportunity in the 82nd minute which nearly broke the deadlock. On a corner kick, an inswinging ball was met by Tim Schmoll at the near post and flicked on towards goal. The ball just went wide of the far post and the teams could not be separated on the day.
Red Bulls II will be back in action next week on Friday, March 18, when they host Harrisburg City Islanders at 1 p.m. at the Red Bulls Training Facility.
Scoring Summary:
NY: Noah Powder, 74’
BSFC: Eric Ayuk, 75’
Lineups:
NY: Ryan Meara* (Rafael Diaz, 45’), Justin Bilyeu* (Noah Powder#, 65’), Aaron Long (Tim Schmoll, 61’), Konrad Plewa (Cheikh M’baye**, 45’), Aaron Etienne*** (Pat McCann**, 42’), Tyler Adams*, Devon Williams (Vincent Bezecourt**, 45’, Dan Metzger, 65’), Alex Muyl* (Fernando Cortez**, 45’), Derrick Etienne Jr.*, Stefano Bonomo (Florian Valot**, 65’), Junior Flemmings** (Kyle McCord**, 65’)
Subs not used: Brandon Allen*
* MLS Player
** Trialist
*** Guest Player
# Academy Player
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He was man of the match in a U18 game against DC about a week or so ago
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Former Trinidad and Tobago U-17 Captain Noah Powder, starts in season opener for RED BULLS II
http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/post/2016/03/26/usl-match-recap-new-york-red-bulls-ii-2-toronto-fc-ii-2
HARRISON, N.J. (March 26, 2016) – New York Red Bulls II opened the 2016 USL season with a draw at Red Bull Arena against Toronto FC II, 2-2. Raheem Edwards and Skylar Thomas put Toronto ahead in the first half, only to be cancelled out by Brandon Allen who scored two goals in the second half to preserve a point for New York.
With the result, New York opened the USL season with a draw for the second consecutive year.
New York started the game pressing high and caused problems early for Toronto. New York’s first chance came in the 19th minute when Alex Muyl collected the ball at the corner of the six-yard box. He fired, aiming high for the near corner, but missed and the shot went high.
New York’s best chance came in the 32nd minute when Davis sent in an inswinging ball on a free kick. Aaron Long rose above the crowd and got a head to it, but his attempt flew just wide.
Toronto got on the board first in the 35th minute when Mo Babouli cut a low cross from the endline in front of goal, where Edwards finished to put the visitors ahead.
TFC II doubled their lead seconds prior to halftime when Thomas chipped in from a tight angle.
In the second half, Homegrown forward Allen took over for New York. Derrick Etienne Jr. was brought down in the box and earned a penalty kick in the 65th minute. Allen stepped up and although his shot was initially saved, he collected the rebound and scored to cut the deficit to one.
Four minutes later, Sean Davis fed Allen in the box who fired his shot towards the near post. The projectile took a deflection off a Toronto defender and beat the keeper to tie the game and earn New York one point to start the season.
New York Red Bulls II will be back in action next weekend when they travel south to take on Louisville City FC on Saturday, April 2.
Scoring Summary (Assist in parenthesis):
TOR: Raheem Edwards (Mo Babouli)
TOR: Skylar Thomas
NY: Brandon Allen
NY: Brandon Allen (Sean Davis)
Discipline Summary:
NY: Noah Powder, Caution 38’
TOR: Skylar Thomas, Caution 62’
NY: Stefano Bonomo, Caution 88’
Lineups:
NY: Ryan Meara, Noah Powder, Tim Schmoll (Speedy Williams, 62’), Zach Carroll (Mason Deeds, 89’), Aaron Long, Tyler Adams, Sean Davis, Derrick Etienne Jr., Alex Muyl (Vincent Bezecourt, 58’), Brandon Allen, Stefano Bonomo
Subs not used: Rafael Diaz, Dan Metzger, Junior Flemmings
TOR: Alex Bono, Mark Bloom, Mitch Taintor, Skylar Thomas, Anthony Osorio, Chris Mannella, Brian James (Adam Bouchard, 90+’), Aidan Daniels (Malik Johnson, 78’), Molham Babouli, Raheem Edwards, Sal Bernal (Martin Davis, 74’)
Subs not used: Phillip Boerger, Andrew Dias, Steven Furlano, Richlord Ennin
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Finally, we have a coach. I have been asking since mid January when CFU announced June 15-19 for First Round.
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association is today pleased to announce the appointment of Brian Williams as Head Coach of the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under 20 Team.
President of the TTFA, David John-Williams made the disclosure at the TTFA head office in Port of Spain on Wednesday afternoon as he relayed some of the Association’s plans for the upcoming calendar.
It was also announced that former National Team player Kerry Jamerson will serve as the Under 20 Team’s Assistant Coach with the rest of the staff appointments to be announced in due course.
Williams is a past National Senior Team assistant coach and a former National Under 20 Men’s Team head coach. And of course he was a player attached to the famous 1989 Strike Squad.
“It is always an honour when called upon to serve your country and particularly a national football team,” Williams told TTFA Media on Wednesday.
“I know exactly what it means to be the head coach of a national team and it comes with a huge responsibility especially when the expectations of the Trinidad and Tobago public are very high. I am personally looking forward to this challenge and aiming to see what difference I can make in this part of the FA’s program. The main objective is to qualify for the next FIFA Under 20 World Cup in South Korea and our first objective is to come out of the Caribbean phase and into the CONCACAF final round,” Williams added.
The provisional training squad will be announced shortly but Williams commented on the talent at his disposal, saying “It’s an interesting one. We have at least sixteen players already shortlisted who are playing with the senior teams in the local Pro League and of course we have some other talents like Levi Garcia who is also eligible to play for the Under 20 team. I will have a look at the players coming out of the past Under 17 team and we will gather all the information on eligible players from the North American Leagues and other overseas leagues,” Williams added.
The TTFA President also disclosed that the group phase of the Caribbean Football Union qualification will be staged in Trinidad and Tobago in June. Four teams from the Caribbean will advance to the CONCACAF Final stage from which four nations will then qualify for the 2017 FIFA Under 20 World Cup in South Korea.
John-Williams further added that the CFU Final Round of the Under 17 qualifiers will be staged in Trinidad and Tobago in August/September which means the team will have automatic entry
The TTFA President said he was pleased with the appointment of Williams and Jamerson, adding that their appointments were approved by the TTFA Technical Committee chaired by Dexter Skeene.
“We are pleased with the appointments. We know that the Under 20 qualifiers come up in mid-June and we are looking forward with a lot of anticipation.
“The good thing about this administration so far is that the technical committee approved the appointments. They were given certain guidelines and we have the support of the technical committee and I am happy to make the announcement on behalf of the technical committee,” John-Williams stated.
“In terms of the Under 17 team, a program has been running since under the past administration and has continued and we are very happy about that.
Regarding the Under 20 team, this team is going to be a very good one in that several of the players are already playing senior football in the TT Pro League and the rest of the players will come from the last Under 17 team so I think we are very comfortable with where we are at in terms of the Under 20 program and we expect a very good showing from them,” John-Williams added.
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A provisional squad of thirty-three players have been called up to begin preparations with the National Under 20 Men’s Team at the Ato Boldon Stadium mainfield in Couva this Monday from 4:30pm.
Following the appointment of Brian Williams as Head Coach of the Men’s National Under 20 team this week, the former National team defender will welcome the players for the opening session as they look ahead to the build up for the Caribbean Football Union opening qualifying group phase in June in T&T, towards the 2017 FIFA Under 20 Men’s World Cup in South Korea.
“We’ve selected a squad of players that will come in on the first day to get acquainted with our plans and for us on the technical staff to be able to communicate from early what our vision and our intentions are with regards to getting the team ready for the start of the qualification,” Williams told TTFA Media.
This is the preliminary squad and we have identified a few players who are also based in the United States and England. We will also leave the door open to any other players who are eligible for selection, between this current time and the naming of the final team around late May,” he added.
Below is the list of T&T-based players who are requested to attend the opening session on Monday at the Ato Boldon Stadium. The overseas-based players who have been called include Joshua Burnett (Players Development Academy, USA), Jerren Nixon Jnr (Philadelphia Union, USA), Chaz Burnett (Players Development Academy, USA), Morgan Bruce (Stevanage Borough, England), ex-T&T Under 17 player Anthony Herbert (based in the USA) and Noah Powder (New York Red Bulls, USA).
PLAYER/DOB/CLUB
Jamaal Roach - 2/9/97 - Morvant Caledonia United
Shawndell Augustus - 11/23/97- Morvant Caledonia United
Nicholas Dillon - 3/25/97 - Central FC
Levi Fernandez - Central FC
Kareem Riley - 26/2/1998 - Central FC
Tekay Hoyce - 17/6/1998 - Central FC
Taryk Sampson - 3/5/97 - North East Stars
Hakim Baird - 3/29/97 - North East Stars
Kerry Daniel - 8/18/97 - North East Stars
John-Paul Rochford - 5/1/2000 - North East Stars
Kishon Hackshaw - 26/2/2002 - North East Stars
Nicholas Thomas - 3/21/97 - Point Fortin Civic
Darnell Hospedales - 13/3/1999 - Point Fortin Civic
Dominic Douglas - 5/21/99 - San Juan Jabloteh
Shakeem Patrick - 13/6/1998 - San Juan Jabloteh
Jankeon Alexander - 21/1/1998 - San Juan Jabloteh
Josh Toussaint - 8/7/97 - St Ann's Rangers
Rasheed Simon - 8/10/97 - St Ann's Rangers
Keston Julien - 10/26/98 - W Connection
Jabari Mitchell - 5/1/97 - W Connection
Isaiah Hudson - 7/27/00 - W Connection
Kori Cupid - 1/8/97 - W Connection
Kierron Mason - 14/8/1998 - W Connection
Shobal Celestine - 21/1/1998 - W Connection
Shirwin Noel - 10/5/98 - W Connection
Tyrek James - 18/11/1998 - W Connection
Isaiah Garcia - 22/4/1998 - W Connection
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GROUP 3 GROUP 4
June 29 - 3rd July June 15-19
HAITI DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Cayman Islands Jamaica
Bermuda Dominica
Anguilla St. Kitts and Nevis
GROUP 1 GROUP 2
June 15-19 June 15-19
ST. MAARTEN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Cuba Turks and Caicos
Antigua and Barbuda Guadeloupe
Puerto Rico St. Lucia
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https://www.youtube.com/v/taHv8AsFJgk
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U-20s willing to work hard.
By Shaun Fuentes (Guardian).
The current group of national under 20 men footballers are committed to putting in the extra work that is required to take them to a World Cup level. This is the feeling of national under 20 men’s team head coach Brian Williams.
Williams, a former Senior Team defender who has been employed at Petrotrin and also served in a coaching capacity at DirecTV W Connection, has been preparing the team alongside assistant coach Kerry Jamerson and goalkeeper coach Ross Russell for the past few weeks.
T&T will stage the opening group phase of the Caribbean qualifiers next month alongside St Lucia, Guadeloupe and Turks and Caicos. The 2017 FIFA Under 20 World Cup will be played in South Korea.
“Right now the season for a lot of the players who play in the Pro League is coming to an end and one tends to see a difference in the approach of the players after a season but the bunch that we have in camp have been doing the extras and showing that commitment,” said Williams.
“We have a group that has quality. We saw some players in Tobago also and we also have a few overseas-based players that will bring something to the team. Generally their attitude has been good and there is that willingness to put in the extra work as we look towards cutting the final squad for the competition,” Williams added.
Video: - Trinidad and Tobago Under 20 Men Prepare for CFU Qualifiers - Check it Out (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taHv8AsFJgk)
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Butler optimistic as U-20s preparation continues
BY SHERDON COWAN Observer staff reporter cowans@jamaicaobserver.com
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Jamaica National Under-20 men’s team kicked preparations into high gear ahead of the first-round Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Qualifiers with a comfortable 4-1 beating of a St Ann All-star team in a practice game at Drax Hall over the weekend.
Assistant Coach Altimont Butler said Saturday’s encounter was important for the coaching staff, headed by former national captain Ricardo “Bibi” Gardner, to scrutinise a number of players.
Though pleased with the outcome and the approach of the players, Butler believes the team’s engine is still some distance away from hitting full throttle.
“The game assisted us to look at a few players for the first time in a game situation and it was interesting to see what some of the new players who came in had to offer. The team played well and the speed of play and their concentration level was up, which is a positive going forward.
“But we are pretty much just trying to get them to know the game within the game, so we are just about making some headway. We are just trying to show them how to function and stay structured as a team for now, and also trying to improve on their fitness significantly,” Butler told the Jamaica Observer.
Even though the preparation phase was initiated in January, the former national midfielder declared that they are yet to perform significant tactical work during the weekly three-day camps at the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Training Centre at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona campus.
With the qualifiers scheduled for June 15-19 in the Dominican Republic only a few weeks away, Butler pointed out that they intend to make extensive progress in the coming weeks.
The young Reggae Boyz are drawn in Group Four alongside the host nation, Dominica, and St Kitts and Nevis.
“We only see the boys on the weekend, so even though we might put the work in, when we come back at the end of the next week, we still have to go back. Going back sometimes work for us, because they go back into their clubs and return with the bad habits, but it mostly works against us in regards to our preparation time,” he explained.
“But we will be doing some intensive tactical work in the coming weeks ahead of the tournament. We have seen quite a few talents that are very interesting and we are hoping that they will grow into the game and make us proud,” added Butler.
Last weekend’s 28-man training squad included three players playing in the United States. Players from English-based clubs such as Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal are also to be scouted before the naming of the provisional 30-man squad.
“It is very good to know that these overseas players are showing interest, but one of our aim and goal is to expose our local-based players. But everything is going well, the boys are putting in the work, we still have a few players missing and we have a few players who contacted us during the week, so we are still looking,” Butler noted.
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anyone...it had two brothers on the last U17 team...they from USA...cant recall last names...but dont look like they on this U20...i remember they being very technically sound... anyone remember the names ??..and reason they not in this team ??.,..cheers
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anyone...it had two brothers on the last U17 team...they from USA...cant recall last names...but dont look like they on this U20...i remember they being very technically sound... anyone remember the names ??..and reason they not in this team ??.,..cheers
Joshua and Chaz Burnett. Their names were mentioned in the original 33-man provisional squad, but I don't know what happened. However, Joshua was drafted into the US U-18 team (http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2016/01/20/13/27/160120-u18-mnt-head-coach-omid-namazi-names-36-player-roster-for-2016-january-camp) back in January.
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The older brother Chaz will be in Frisco, TX for the Academy U18 Playoffs starting June 23rd so maybe its too close for him.
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The US Development Academy playoffs June 22-26 will affect the selection of several players:
Anthony Herbert, New York Red Bulls Academy U18
Chaz Burnett, PDA U18
Jerron Nixon, Jr Philadelphia Union U18
I think those boys living in New York will also be affected by New York High School Regents exams. Hopefully, they will be available for CFU's in Curacao
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Powder showing diversity in playing position. He played midfield for the full 90 versus Montreal Impact last Saturday in the NYRBII victory. He played left and right wing back for TnT U17 and NYRB U18 plus center half, but also playing anywhere on left side from wing back, midfield to winger. Powder proving to be a total footballer as he is often deployed on the right as well. Lets see how Brian Williams utilizes him
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T&T U-20s to open CFU qualifiers vs Guadeloupe on June 15th
TTFA Media
National Under 20 Team head coach Brian Willams will announce a 25-man roster for the upcoming Caribbean Football Union Under 20 qualifying tournament Group 2 on Monday following a live-in training camp which begins tomorrow (Friday).
Williams currently has thirty players in training and will welcome New York Red Bulls player Noah Powder and English-based midfielder Morgan Bruce around the end of next week ahead of the competition that runs from June 15th-19th at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
T&T will face Guadeloupe from 7:30pm in the second match of a double header to kick off the tournament on June 15th. Turks and Caicos will meet St Lucia from 5pm.
The remaining fixtures for the hosts will see them meeting Turks and Caicos from 7:30pm on June 17th and St Lucia from 6:30pm on June 19th.
In their continuing build up, the T&T team will face Queen’s Park’s Super League outfit in a training fixture at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium on Friday evening from 6pm.
“We are quite pleased about the opportunity to enter a live-in camp this weekend as it will be our first one since the preparations started and it’s important for team chemistry and bonding before we enter the games,” Williams told TTFA Media on Thursday.
The Under 20s lost 6-0 to the T&T Senior Team in a training fixture at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium just prior to the team’s departure for Peru last month and Williams believes the exercised served its purpose for his team.
“The game was a good measuring stick for us in terms of we were allowed to see how the boys would respond against much tougher opponents. It showed us where some of the areas needed to be worked on and I think the players were able to see for themselves. We were solid for the first 25 minutes and then we started to fall of a bit but overall it was a pretty good exercise,” Williams told TTFA Media on Thursday.
“I will name the 25-man squad on Monday and this will include the two overseas players coming in, Morgan Bruce and Noah Powder who have a lot of experience and also played for us at the CONCACAF Under 17 Finals.
“Currently the squad is gelling and the players are beginning to understand their roles and functions better. We are quite pleased with the way preparations have gone and the way the football association has gone about in trying to put things in place for this team. Now it’s a matter of finalizing things in the week heading into the competition and giving it our all on the field of play,” Williams added.
The under 20s drew 0-0 with Petrotrin Palo Seco’s Super League team and defeated University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) 4-1 last week.
T&T will face off with Guadeloupe, St Lucia and Turks and Caicos from June 15-19th for the right to advance to the next stage of CFU qualifiers towards the CONCACAF Final round in Costa Rica and then the 2017 FIFA Under 20 World Cup in South Korea.
CFU Under 20 Fixtures
All Games at Ato Boldon Stadium
Wednesday June 15th, 2016
St Lucia vs Turks and Caicos, 5pm
Trinidad and Tobago vs Guadeloupe, 7:30pm
Friday June 17th, 2016
St Lucia vs Guadeloupe, 5pm
T&T vs Turks and Caicos, 7:30pm
Sunday June 19th 2016
Guadeloupe vs Turks and Caicos 4pm
T&T vs St Lucia, 6:30pm
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Cupid aiming for debut in U-20 CFU qualifiers
TTFA MEDIA CREATED: 28 MAY 201
National Under 20 team defender Corey Cupid is hoping to make his debut for this country in the upcoming Caribbean Football Union qualifying phase June 15-19th a the Ato Boldon Stadium.
T&T are carded to face Guadeloupe, St Lucia and Turks and Caicos as they seek a place in the CFU final round ahead of the CONCACAF Finals in Costa Rica. The 2017 FIFA Under 20 World Cup takes place in South Korea.
Cupid is currently part of a squad in training under head coach Brian Williams. His brother Kern is a former T&T senior team defender who also played for DirecTV Connection.
“Kern is my brother. He is my icon and he had a very big part in me reacting this far in football,” the 19-year –old Cupid form Chaguanas said.
“I started laying at six. I came through the ranks at W Connection and I’ve won the League and Big five at Presentation College San Fernando. Football is my life right now and being part of the National Under 20 set up is my biggest accomplishment to date. It is an absolute joy and privilege to be on this team at the moment. It has been a wonderful experience to far. This is my first time with a national team and I am looking forward to staying on the team.
“Coach Brian was in charge of me at Under 16 level both at Connection and Presentation. He is a very possession-based and he stresses on hard work which is going to be the key for us being successful in the tournament coming up,” Cupid added.
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http://www.onceametro.com/2016/5/30/11776124/the-noah-powder-question-soca-warriors-trinidad-and-tobago-sign-him-new-york-red-bulls
The New York Red Bulls seem to have a knack for discovering their own academy talent via their reserve team almost by happenstance.
First, Derrick Etienne burst onto the scene last year, scoring three goals and assisting on three more on his way to being the most exciting player on New York Red Bulls II before having to leave for college. After just one season at UVA, the Red Bulls decided to bring Etienne on board full time, signing him to a professional deal. A year prior, very few had any idea who Etienne was and no one was talking about him being one of the team's next homegrown signings.
Now, RBNY appears to have unearthed another hitherto unheralded academy talent: Noah Powder.
For years, New York Red Bulls fans with an ear close to the ground heard rumblings about this great defender coming through the youth ranks. He was getting looks from Europe, from the national team, and even from the first team for a Homegrown contract. That defender's name is Mason Deeds.
Yet Deeds isn't the one we're talking about here, Powder is. Mason Deeds is a good defender who has shown well in his appearances for NYRB II, despite his haircut, and looks to have a solid college career at Georgetown before him. If he performs well and continues to develop he may well earn a homegrown contract in the future. However, as stated before, Deeds isn't who we're talking about.
Much like Etienne before him, Noah Powder was an above-average academy player who was given a shot in pre-season with the first team and then with New York Red Bulls II on an academy contract. Here, he grabbed the opportunity with both hands. Powder's performances at left back have earned him plaudits from day one this year, consistently showing as one of the better players on the field. More recently, he's been handed starts in USL in midfield, where he has perhaps been less effective - but he's 17 years-old. Seventeen! Tyler Adams, Mr. "Oh my God, this kid is really damn young", is less than four months younger than Powder. If you cut Frank Lampard in half, you have two injured soccer players still older than Noah Powder.
Powder is a winger by nature but appears to have converted well to being a left back at the professional level. He is only a teenager but seems comfortable playing with men. He has a wicked left foot, pace to burn, above average technical skills, and is fearless in defending. He has maintained his attacking tendencies from his time as a winger but is always willing to defend. Maybe he is a little rash in the tackle, but that's being pedantic. Most importantly though, he has a lot of time to grow into his technical and physical abilities. Brandon Allen is one of the more prominent players to emerge from RBNY's development system recently - just making his first team debut against Toronto FC on May 28 - and the forward is 22.
At the time of writing, Powder is fifth on NYRB II in terms of minutes played and hasn't looked out of place for any of them despite his age. Imagine the player he could be at the 22 if he can hold his own in the USL at 17.
So the question is, when is the team planning on signing Noah Powder? In fact, why haven't they signed him already? Powder isn't committed to playing soccer in college, so that's not holding him back. He's set to graduate from high school in the next month and he is clearly capable of playing professional soccer already. So what gives?
Yes, he may not be as flashy a player as Etienne was last year, but that's almost more impressive. It is a whole lot harder for a defender to break through at young age than an attacking player. They have much less room for error and most of the good often goes unnoticed.
It's not like Powder hasn't impressed the coaching staff; Jess Marsch is clearly a fan. Back in November Marsch cited Powder out of the blue as one of the club's top prospects. It's not like Powder hasn't shown well on the international stage. He has captained Trinidad and Tobago's U17 squad, was recently picked for their U20 team, and has scored a great goal or two for his country. So... what gives?
He doesn't need to sign a first team contract. He doesn't need to be rushed. Sign Powder to NYRB II and let him develop for a few years then bring him up to MLS when he's ready. That is one of the major benefits of running a USL team after all, keeping the talent you develop in-house.
Maybe Powder wants to graduate from high school before turning professional. Maybe the Red Bulls want him to be fully committed to soccer before they sign him. Maybe. Yet, with all the fantastic academy players New York has had walk away for nothing, the New York Red Bulls would be foolish to let a player of Powder's caliber slip through their fingers, especially when he is so close at hand.
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http://ttfootball.org/2016/06/02/williams-to-name-final-u-20-squad-on-monday/
T&T U-20S TO OPEN CFU QUALIFIERS VS GUADELOUPE ON JUNE 15TH
National Under 20 Team head coach Brian Willams will announce a 25-man roster for the upcoming Caribbean Football Union Under 20 qualifying tournament Group 2 on Monday following a live-in training camp which begins tomorrow (Friday).
Williams currently has thirty players in training and will welcome New York Red Bulls player Noah Powder and English-based midfielder Morgan Bruce around the end of next week ahead of the competition that runs from June 15th-19th at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva
T&T will face Guadeloupe from 7:30pm in the second match of a double header to kick off the tournament on June 15th. Turks and Caicos will meet St Lucia from 5pm.
The remaining fixtures for the hosts will see them meeting Turks and Caicos from 7:30pm on June 17th and St Lucia from 6:30pm on June 19th.
In their continuing build up, the T&T team will face Queen’s Park’s Super League outfit in a training fixture at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium on Friday evening from 6pm.
“We are quite pleased about the opportunity to enter a live-in camp this weekend as it will be our first one since the preparations started and it’s important for team chemistry and bonding before we enter the games,” Williams told TTFA Media on Thursday.
The Under 20s lost 6-0 to the T&T Senior Team in a training fixture at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium just prior to the team’s departure for Peru last month and Williams believes the exercised served its purpose for his team.
“The game was a good measuring stick for us in terms of we were allowed to see how the boys would respond against much tougher opponents. It showed us where some of the areas needed to be worked on and I think the players were able to see for themselves. We were solid for the first 25 minutes and then we started to fall of a bit but overall it was a pretty good exercise,” Williams told TTFA Media on Thursday.
“I will name the 25-man squad on Monday and this will include the two overseas players coming in, Morgan Bruce and Noah Powder who have a lot of experience and also played for us at the CONCACAF Under 17 Finals.
“Currently the squad is gelling and the players are beginning to understand their roles and functions better. We are quite pleased with the way preparations have gone and the way the football association has gone about in trying to put things in place for this team. Now it’s a matter of finalizing things in the week heading into the competition and giving it our all on the field of play,” Williams added.
The under 20s drew 0-0 with Petrotrin Palo Seco’s Super League team and defeated University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) 4-1 last week.
T&T will face off with Guadeloupe, St Lucia and Turks and Caicos from June 15-19th for the right to advance to the next stage of CFU qualifiers towards the CONCACAF Final round in Costa Rica and then the 2017 FIFA Under 20 World Cup in South Korea
CFU Under 20 Fixtures
All Games at Ato Boldon Stadium
Wednesday June 15th, 2016
St Lucia vs Turks and Caicos, 5pm
Trinidad and Tobago vs Guadeloupe, 7:30pm
Friday June 17th, 2016
St Lucia vs Guadeloupe, 5pm
T&T vs Turks and Caicos, 7:30pm
Sunday June 19th 2016
Guadeloupe vs Turks and Caicos 4pm
T&T vs St Lucia, 6:30pm
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T&T U-20s lose Julien and Pappy; but Williams points to gradual improvement
Wired868.com
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team will be without the services of former National Under-17 left back Keston Julien and, possibly, Shiva Boys Hindu College stand-out Tyrel “Pappy” Emmanuel too, when the Caribbean Cup competition kicks off in Trinidad on June 15.
Julien, who played for Presentation College (San Fernando) last season and recently left W Connection for Marabella Family Crisis Centre, leaves for the Netherlands on June 10 where he will try to follow in the footsteps of 18-year-old compatriot, Levi Garcia, who signed for Eredivisie club, AZ Alkmaar, last year.
Emmanuel’s potential unavailability is down to more worrying circumstances.
“We have a little medical issue with Emmanuel and we need to get it cleared with the doctor,” said National Under-20 Team coach Brian Williams. “I don’t want to disclose too much about the medical issue but he’s been getting some chest pains. We are looking into it because we don’t know how serious it is.
“We want to get a medical clearance because we don’t know if it’s a heart problem or something like that.”
Emmanuel, who was one of three Trinidad and Tobago teenagers selected for a training stint at Manchester City last year, has complained of chest pains before and was substituted as a result on several occasions last season with Shiva Boys.
Williams said the the entire squad hopes that “Pappy” gets a clean bill of health and can rejoin his teammates in the near future.
The Under-20 squad continued their Caribbean Cup preparations last Friday with a 2-1 loss to National Super League (NSL) team Queen’s Park Cricket Club at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella.
QPCC, who had previous Under-20 trialist Ethan Shim in their ranks, got a double from former WASA FC striker and ex-national youth team captain Shane Calderon while lanky Trinidad and Tobago central defender Kierron Mason got a consolation item for Williams’ troops with a long range effort in the second half.
“I think Queen’s Park gave us a good run in terms of pressuring us and the intensity,” Williams told Wired868. “We conceded early goals in the first half and I think it was more defensive blunders than anything else.”
Calderon’s opener came after a poor defensive left him with only goalkeeper Jabari Brice to beat, while he converted a devious Shim cross for his second in the 35th minute.
The Trinidad and Tobago teenagers were hustled and harried constantly but did create their fair share of chances. Their finishing was sub-standard, though, and playmaker in chief, Jabari Mitchell, who was probably the best player in “Red, White and Black” on the night, was the main culprit.
“I think we need to do some finishing touches in the final third with regards to our finishing,” said Williams. “And still we need to improve in our general offensive play (especially) the build-up from the back. I think we have a tendency to go backward.”
The Under-20s improved notably in the second half, as the fresh legs of substitutes Yohannes Richardson, Kathon St Hillaire and Quinn Rodney—among others—stretched the tiring QPCC outfit.
“The positive I can take from this game is the response that I saw from the guy,” said Williams. “They didn’t drop their heads, and again we continue to give away some of our chances in terms of goal scoring. The positives are that we had a better second half and we were able to pull back one.”
Williams, a former “Strike Squad” stand out for Trinidad and Tobago, said his squad continues to improve gradually and they hoped to benefit from a four day live-in camp at Hubert Joseph Street in Claxton Bay, which began on June 2.
Although Julien is out and Emmanuel is doubtful, Williams expects to have the overseas-based duo of Noah Powder and Morgan Bruce by Monday morning. The young Warriors hope to have a short overseas camp as well.
“The TTFA is working on a trip to either El Salvador or Grenada,” said Williams. “If we get through with that we would leave some day next week to return around the 11th.
“Most likely that decision will be made before the camp breaks on Monday.”
(Team)
Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team x QPCC (4-2-3-1): Jabari Brice (GK) (Jadel Poon-Lewis 46); Isaiah Garcia (Tekay Hoyce 54), Taryk Sampson, Kierron Mason, Kori Cupid; Kareem Riley (Kathon St Hillaire 54), Shane Sandy (Yohannes Richardson 46); Jarred Dass (Micah Lansiquot 66), Jabari Mitchell, Isaiah Hudson (Quinn Rodney 59); Nicholas Dillon (Rushawn Murphy 31).
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After reading this article I am very concerned with what is happening with our Tobago players. In have seen none of them featured here. Spoke to one of them last night and he seems to think that they are still in the squad, but why were they not playing in this game. In face they were not even in Trinidad ?? ?? ?? ??
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Rastaman
I agree it concerns me too for a couple of reasons:
1. These early rounds are easy games that we will win, it could have been a good time to call in 3 or 4 Tobago players to evaluate in a competitive environment.
2. Powder and Bruce will make the Concacaf final team no need to bring them now as their quality is known. It's possible the coach wanted to see them early and blend them, some of that could have been avoided if proper transition from the last U17 Coach Cooper. I doubt this happen as it does not appear to be in our culture, but I can not say it did not.
3. I say 3 or 4 Tobago players because I know of at least 3 that deserved a shot.
In consolation, Powder does have Tobago roots and spend many summers in Tobago with his younger brother Samory(who is trying out for Elie U17) at St. Clair at Coaching school.
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Brian Williams names Final Under 20 Squad for CFU qualifiers
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobago’s Men’s Under 20 team head coach Brian Williams announced a final 23-man squad on Monday evening to contest the upcoming Caribbean Football Union First Round qualifying matches slated to take place at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva June 15th-19th.
Williams along with assistant coach Kerry Jamerson and his technical staff have been overseeing the preparations of the team over the past few weeks ahead of their opening fixture with Guadeloupe which kicks off at 7:30pm on Wednesday June 15th. The match will be part of a double header with Turks and Caicos facing St Lucia in the earlier contest from 5pm.
On Sunday, T&T defeated Siparia Spurs 2-0 at Irving Park, Siparia through goals by Jarred Dass and Jabari Mitchell before Williams announced the final team in the presence of TTFA technical director Muhammad Isa who also spoke to the players ahead of the upcoming competition.
US-based New York Red Bulls defender Noah Powder arrived in Trinidad on Monday and will train with the team on Wednesday with English-based Morgan Bruce also expected in this week.
The squad includes previous Under 20 team midfielder Jabari Mitchell and Nicholas Dillon as well as Kareem Riley, the captain past T&T Under 17 Team. Isaiah Hudson has also made the cut along with US-based college player Dass and Canadian-based defender Jacob Sooklal.
Commenting on the selection, Williams said he was satisfied with the composition of the squad.
“I think the squad is good, competitive one,” Williams told TTFA Media.
“The last four days we were able to analyze the players properly and see who responded well to the training from a fitness standpoint and with regards to the other demands we have been making of them from a tactical standpoint.
“I am looking forward to see the team play with great expectations. The strength will come through mostly our offensive play. We have some good offensive players but we have a bit more work to do in order to become more steady in the defence. Noah Powder came in today and Morgan Bruce comes in this week as well and they will add some stability to the team,” Williams stated.
“We will continue to look at the players to come up with the best possible composition for the games. We have to work on our game in the final third because we’ve been missing some chances on goal. We will be concentrating on our finishing in the few days leading up to the tournament.
“The next few days will be interesting for us. We had a couple injuries to deal with . We have young Tyrel Emmanuel out but we are quite pleased with the way things have gone for us. We expect all three teams will be eager to do well and as such we will not take any of the teams for granted,” Williams added.
“The training camp this weekend was very important for us and I’d like to thank the FA for arranging it for us. It was important for the team bonding at this stage of the preparations. We had the opportunity to do some video sessions and strengthening the team cohesion before the tournament starts next week.”
Tickets for the games will be on sold on matchday at the Stadium and are priced at $20 (covered) and $10 (uncovered).
About the Qualifiers
The CFU First round will see action in four groups with the group winners, plus the best runner, second and third best runner up joining hosts Curacao for the CFU Final Round in October. The top five teams from there will advance to the CONCACAF Final round in Costa Rica in February, 2017 from which four teams will qualify for the 2017 FIFA Under 20 World Cup in South Korea.
T&T 23-man squad
Goalkeepers
Jadiel Poon Lewis – Queen’s Royal College
Jabari Brice – San Juan Jabloteh
Denzil Smith – Shiva Boys College
Defenders
Tyrek Sampson – North East Stars
Kierron Mason – DirecTV W Connection
Andrew Rullow – Premier Football Academy
Jacob Sooklal – Durham United FC
Kori Cupid – W Connection
Isaiah Garcia – W Connection
Noah Powder – New York Red Bulls
Midfielders
Jabari Mitchell – W Connection
Kareem Riley – Central FC
Shane Sandy – North East Stars
Yohannes Richardson – Shiva Boys
Morgan Bruce – Stevanage Borough
Micah Lansiquot – St Ann’s Rangers
Forwards
Nicholas Dillon – Central FC
Jarred Dass – Stony Brook College
Rushawn Murphy – East Mucurapo
Kathon St. Hillaire – St Ann’s Rangers
Isaiah Hudson – W Connection
Josh Toussaint – St Ann’s Rangers
Quinn Rodney – Club Sando
CFU UNDER 20 FIXTURES
All Games at Ato Boldon Stadium
Wednesday June 15th, 2016
St Lucia vs Turks and Caicos, 5pm
Trinidad and Tobago vs Guadeloupe, 7:30pm
Friday June 17th, 2016
St Lucia vs Guadeloupe, 5pm
T&T vs Turks and Caicos, 7:30pm
Sunday June 19th 2016
Guadeloupe vs Turks and Caicos 4pm
T&T vs St Lucia, 6:30pm
https://www.youtube.com/v/tGusLE02kik
https://www.youtube.com/v/lVu_HC9KrbQ
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Good luck to the Young Warriors. I really hope to see this team correct the past mistakes we have seen from previous youth teams. Doing the basics will keep them competitive in all their games. Good passing, shots on goal, good defending, sense of urgency and not being complacent when in the lead. Once our youth team do the basics they will do well
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Brian Williams names Final Under 20 Squad for CFU qualifiers
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobago’s Men’s Under 20 team head coach Brian Williams announced a final 23-man squad on Monday evening to contest the upcoming Caribbean Football Union First Round qualifying matches slated to take place at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva June 15th-19th.
Williams along with assistant coach Kerry Jamerson and his technical staff have been overseeing the preparations of the team over the past few weeks ahead of their opening fixture with Guadeloupe which kicks off at 7:30pm on Wednesday June 15th. The match will be part of a double header with Turks and Caicos facing St Lucia in the earlier contest from 5pm.
On Sunday, T&T defeated Siparia Spurs 2-0 at Irving Park, Siparia through goals by Jarred Dass and Jabari Mitchell before Williams announced the final team in the presence of TTFA technical director Muhammad Isa who also spoke to the players ahead of the upcoming competition.
US-based New York Red Bulls defender Noah Powder arrived in Trinidad on Monday and will train with the team on Wednesday with English-based Morgan Bruce also expected in this week.
The squad includes previous Under 20 team midfielder Jabari Mitchell and Nicholas Dillon as well as Kareem Riley, the captain past T&T Under 17 Team. Isaiah Hudson has also made the cut along with US-based college player Dass and Canadian-based defender Jacob Sooklal.
Commenting on the selection, Williams said he was satisfied with the composition of the squad.
“I think the squad is good, competitive one,” Williams told TTFA Media.
“The last four days we were able to analyze the players properly and see who responded well to the training from a fitness standpoint and with regards to the other demands we have been making of them from a tactical standpoint.
“I am looking forward to see the team play with great expectations. The strength will come through mostly our offensive play. We have some good offensive players but we have a bit more work to do in order to become more steady in the defence. Noah Powder came in today and Morgan Bruce comes in this week as well and they will add some stability to the team,” Williams stated.
“We will continue to look at the players to come up with the best possible composition for the games. We have to work on our game in the final third because we’ve been missing some chances on goal. We will be concentrating on our finishing in the few days leading up to the tournament.
“The next few days will be interesting for us. We had a couple injuries to deal with . We have young Tyrel Emmanuel out but we are quite pleased with the way things have gone for us. We expect all three teams will be eager to do well and as such we will not take any of the teams for granted,” Williams added.
“The training camp this weekend was very important for us and I’d like to thank the FA for arranging it for us. It was important for the team bonding at this stage of the preparations. We had the opportunity to do some video sessions and strengthening the team cohesion before the tournament starts next week.”
Tickets for the games will be on sold on matchday at the Stadium and are priced at $20 (covered) and $10 (uncovered).
About the Qualifiers
The CFU First round will see action in four groups with the group winners, plus the best runner, second and third best runner up joining hosts Curacao for the CFU Final Round in October. The top five teams from there will advance to the CONCACAF Final round in Costa Rica in February, 2017 from which four teams will qualify for the 2017 FIFA Under 20 World Cup in South Korea.
T&T 23-man squad
Goalkeepers
Jadiel Poon Lewis – Queen’s Royal College
Jabari Brice – San Juan Jabloteh
Denzil Smith – Shiva Boys College
Defenders
Tyrek Sampson – North East Stars
Kierron Mason – DirecTV W Connection
Andrew Rullow – Premier Football Academy
Jacob Sooklal – Durham United FC
Kori Cupid – W Connection
Isaiah Garcia – W Connection
Noah Powder – New York Red Bulls
Midfielders
Jabari Mitchell – W Connection
Kareem Riley – Central FC
Shane Sandy – North East Stars
Yohannes Richardson – Shiva Boys
Morgan Bruce – Stevanage Borough
Micah Lansiquot – St Ann’s Rangers
Forwards
Nicholas Dillon – Central FC
Jarred Dass – Stony Brook College
Rushawn Murphy – East Mucurapo
Kathon St. Hillaire – St Ann’s Rangers
Isaiah Hudson – W Connection
Josh Toussaint – St Ann’s Rangers
Quinn Rodney – Club Sando
CFU UNDER 20 FIXTURES
All Games at Ato Boldon Stadium
Wednesday June 15th, 2016
St Lucia vs Turks and Caicos, 5pm
Trinidad and Tobago vs Guadeloupe, 7:30pm
Friday June 17th, 2016
St Lucia vs Guadeloupe, 5pm
T&T vs Turks and Caicos, 7:30pm
Sunday June 19th 2016
Guadeloupe vs Turks and Caicos 4pm
T&T vs St Lucia, 6:30pm
https://www.youtube.com/v/tGusLE02kik
https://www.youtube.com/v/lVu_HC9KrbQ
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They were invited to train with the team.....not sure how many times this happened though !!!
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So, none from Tobago??
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So, none from Tobago??
I know Shane Sandy is from Tobago
With a last name like Powder....wouldn't be surprised if Noah is from Tobago as well
Not sure about anyone else.
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So, none from Tobago??
Did you consider Tobagonian may be playing for a club in Trinidad?
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So, none from Tobago??
I know Shane Sandy is from Tobago
With a last name like Powder....wouldn't be surprised if Noah is from Tobago as well
Not sure about anyone else.
His parents or parent could be from Tobago, but he was born in the US.
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So, none from Tobago??
I know Shane Sandy is from Tobago
With a last name like Powder....wouldn't be surprised if Noah is from Tobago as well
Not sure about anyone else.
His parents or parent could be from Tobago, but he was born in the US.
Scene. Thanks for that bruh :beermug:
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So, none from Tobago??
I know Shane Sandy is from Tobago
With a last name like Powder....wouldn't be surprised if Noah is from Tobago as well
Not sure about anyone else.
His parents or parent could be from Tobago, but he was born in the US.
His father is from Roxborough, Tobago.
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So, none from Tobago??
Did you consider Tobagonian may be playing for a club in Trinidad?
there are none in this squad
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Powder born in the US
Sandy born in Trinidad
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https://www.youtube.com/v/tfgfKchWQ1c
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So, none from Tobago??
Did you consider Tobagonian may be playing for a club in Trinidad?
I did. That's why I asked a question as opposed to making a statement.
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https://www.youtube.com/v/JtrEarQKgAw
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https://www.youtube.com/v/LegpzEYVzwU
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Cooper tips Under 20s to advance in CFU qualifiers
TTFA Media
Former Trinidad and Tobago Under 17 head coach Shawn Cooper is tipping to the National Under 20 Team to advance to the Caribbean Football Union Final Round in October by way of getting through their first round assignment starting on Wednesday at the Ato Boldon Stadium against Guadeloupe.
Cooper is the head coach of Queen’s Park FC and he witnessed the Under 20s in action during a recent training match which his team won 2-1 at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium.
“I was pleased with the intensity of the Under 20s. normally we are a bit laid back but I thought that Queen’s Park gave them the type of game to help them get to the next level,” Cooper told TTFA Media.
“Being a former national coach, I prepared the team (Queen’s Park) in a way that they (T&T) would have had a proper training game before going off to their CFU games. The only thing I could criticize the Under 20 team for, which I am sure the coaches will address, is their finishing but other than that, I am pretty pleased with what I have seen of them. I think some of the senior players who have played international football before should lead the team from the front,” Cooper added.
“The progress is there but still slow because the pace is a bit off with the local competition from that off the international competition. You tend to find that players are a bit lackadaisical when they face local teams because there is not that push to get them to a next level.
“But I can see this team getting out of the group. The players such as Noah Powder and other players from the last Under 17 Team will bring some quality to the team. We cannot take any team for granted but from what I have seen of the team so far, I can say that they will get through this round and then look to advance from the final CFU stage towards CONCACAF,” Cooper concluded.
The T&T team will enter a live-in training camp at the Metro Hotel, Couva on Sunday ahead of Wednesday’s opening clash with Guadeloupe. Turks and Caicos will face St Lucia from 5pm in the earlier match. Tickets costs $20 (covered) and $10 (uncovered) and will be on sale at the Stadium on game day.
The T&T Team is attempting to qualify for the CFU Final Round in Curacao in October which leads to the CONCACAF Final Round in Costa Rica next year. The 2017 FIFA Under 20 World Cup will be staged in South Korea.
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i noticed we have three new goal keepers 2 born in 99
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Cooper tips Under 20s to advance in CFU qualifiers
TTFA Media
Former Trinidad and Tobago Under 17 head coach Shawn Cooper is tipping to the National Under 20 Team to advance to the Caribbean Football Union Final Round in October by way of getting through their first round assignment starting on Wednesday at the Ato Boldon Stadium against Guadeloupe.
Cooper is the head coach of Queen’s Park FC and he witnessed the Under 20s in action during a recent training match which his team won 2-1 at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium.
“I was pleased with the intensity of the Under 20s. normally we are a bit laid back but I thought that Queen’s Park gave them the type of game to help them get to the next level,” Cooper told TTFA Media.
“Being a former national coach, I prepared the team (Queen’s Park) in a way that they (T&T) would have had a proper training game before going off to their CFU games. The only thing I could criticize the Under 20 team for, which I am sure the coaches will address, is their finishing but other than that, I am pretty pleased with what I have seen of them. I think some of the senior players who have played international football before should lead the team from the front,” Cooper added.
“The progress is there but still slow because the pace is a bit off with the local competition from that off the international competition. You tend to find that players are a bit lackadaisical when they face local teams because there is not that push to get them to a next level.
“But I can see this team getting out of the group. The players such as Noah Powder and other players from the last Under 17 Team will bring some quality to the team. We cannot take any team for granted but from what I have seen of the team so far, I can say that they will get through this round and then look to advance from the final CFU stage towards CONCACAF,” Cooper concluded.
The T&T team will enter a live-in training camp at the Metro Hotel, Couva on Sunday ahead of Wednesday’s opening clash with Guadeloupe. Turks and Caicos will face St Lucia from 5pm in the earlier match. Tickets costs $20 (covered) and $10 (uncovered) and will be on sale at the Stadium on game day.
The T&T Team is attempting to qualify for the CFU Final Round in Curacao in October which leads to the CONCACAF Final Round in Costa Rica next year. The 2017 FIFA Under 20 World Cup will be staged in South Korea
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https://www.youtube.com/v/JtrEarQKgAw
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15-YEAR OLD HUDSON EYES U-20 GLORY
Fifteen-year-old Isaiah Hudson is the youngest member of the Trinidad and Tobago National Under 20 Men’s Team that will begin their quest for World Cup qualification on Wednesday against Guadeloupe at the Ato Boldon Stadium. He is considered the baby of the team but has considerable experience,having already been on training stints with AS Roma in Italy in 2014 and Aston Villa last year. He was also a member of the National Under 17 team last year.
“I’ve been on trials with Aston Villa and AS Roma and I was also a member of the last under 17 team. Now my focus is going to be with the Under 20 Team for a tournament that I am very excited about,” said Hudson who rates Ronaldinho as his favourite player and is a supporter of Barcelona.
“We have been working very hard in preparing for this tournament. There is a good vibe in the camp and there is a good amount of love among the players.
“I am actually very excited because I have never played in front my home crowd for the national team so I’m putting in the extra work to ensure we get it right from the first game against Guadeloupe,” added the DirecTV W Connection midfielder.
“I think playing in the TT Pro League has been a great experience for me at such a young age. Playing for W Connection has helped me improve my work rate, my speed and my level of play which is something I am constantly working on. I love to keep the ball so possession football is my style. It’s the Barcelona style and this is how I try to pattern my game,” Hudson said.
“Hopefully it’s the kind of football the national team can produce when the tournament comes around and I will be doing my best to help push us on.”
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WATCH: Hear from U-20 Captain Jabari Mitchell, Nicholas Dillon, and Jacob Sooklal ahead of the group stage of the CFU U-20 World Cup Qualifiers
https://www.youtube.com/v/HMiVB8dt88k
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Under 20s win final warm-up 6-2 ahead of CFU Qualifying opener
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s Team completed a 6-2 victory over Defence Force’s Super League team 6-2 in their final warm-up fixture on Friday evening at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium, ahead of their opening Caribbean Football Union fixture with Guadeloupe on Wednesday at 7:30pm.
T&T, coached by Brian Williams, got goals from 15-year-old midfielder Isaiah Hudson in the 1st and 25th minutes, a double from forward Nicholas Dillon in the 35th and 70th minutes and one each from Josh Toussaint in the 81st minute and New York Red Bulls defender Noah Powder in the 87th minute.
The team will receive its final addition on Monday with English-based defender Morgan Bruce arriving from London to join the live-in camp which the team entered into at the Metro Hotel in Couva on Sunday for the duration of the three-day tournament.
Head Coach Williams expressed satisfaction with the team’s showing on Friday, saying: “It was a good exercise for us and a good performance by the boys. We conceded two goals but I was pretty satisfied with our offensive display and the fact that we were able to score six goals.
“We have entered the live-in camp and Morgan Bruce will be the final player coming into the team on Monday so we will have our full compliment of players and the preparations will be in relation to how we will approach the game on Wednesday.”
DirecTV W Connection midfielder Jabari Mitchell has been named the captain of the Team. Mitchell was also a member of the previous Under 20 Team under former head coach Derek King which appeared in the CONCACAF Finals in Jamaica.
Mitchell believes this time around the team has what it takes to advance to the CONCACAF Finals in Costa Rica once again but he sees the three upcoming matches as important for the team to gather momentum.
“It’s a good experience for me coming in as a leader. I want to lead the team obviously towards topping the group and going onto reach the CONCACAF stage again. Day by day we are getting better. We may not be progressing as fast as the previous team but we are getting there everyday and I am happy with the way we are coming along,” Mitchell told TTFA Media.
“As the captain the pressure is there but I am thankful for it because it’s the first time I am experiencing it. I want to take control and deliver when the time comes.
“The strength of this team is the speed of the players and the willingness work hard. Our aim now is to get out of the group and go on to reach the CONCACAF stage and hopefully qualify for the World Cup. Personally I also want to deliver because I think it’s time that I step up and deliver on the day. Coach has been doing really well, pushing the players the right way and I hope we can go out there and deliver for him,” Mitchell added.
“These three games are crucial for us and we need to get off to a good start on Wednesday. I think the games will help us to gain momentum by the time we get through to the CFU Finals in Curacao in October.”
Wednesday’s match with Guadeloupe kicks off at 7:30pm. The match will be part of a double header with Turks and Caicos facing St Lucia in the earlier contest from 5pm. The tournament continues with double headers on June 17th and 19th at the same venue. Tickets will be on sale on matchdays at the venue priced at $20 covered section and $10 uncovered.
About the Qualifiers
The CFU First round will see action in four groups with the group winners, plus the best runner, second and third best runner up joining hosts Curacao for the CFU Final Round in October. The top five teams from there will advance to the CONCACAF Final round in Costa Rica in February, 2017 from which four teams will qualify for the 2017 FIFA Under 20 World Cup in South Korea.
The 2017 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship will include a field of twelve teams; Costa Rica as host, three additional teams from the Central American Football Union (UNCAF), five from the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) and three from North America. The qualifying tournaments for the Caribbean and Central America will begin in June and July of 2016 respectively.
A date for the official draw will be announced in coming months.
Mexico is the defending Champion of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, after overcoming Panama 4-2 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in the 2015 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Jamaica.
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Canadian-based defender says T&T U-20s will give their all
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 footballers will engage in their fine tune up ahead of Wednesday’s opening Caribbean Football Union Under 20 World Cup qualifier against Guadeloupe with a one-hour training session from 3:30pm at the Ato Boldon Stadium on Tuesday.
T&T’s opener is at 7:30pm on Wednesday against Guadeloupe and both teams will have their tournament regulated one-hour session at the game venue on the eve of the encounter. Turks and Caicos will also face St Lucia in the curtain raiser from 5pm. St Lucia’s Under 17s defeated T&T in the previous CFU qualifying series last year and T&T head coach Brian Williams has pointed out that the “Saints” will be coming to prove a point when both teams meet on Sunday in the group’s closing encounter.
“St Lucia we know will be no push overs, similar to the other teams in the group. They got the better of the Under 17s in the last CFU tournament and they will have the majority of the players in this current under 20 team. We expect that all the games will be tough and we have to be mentally and physically ready for the challenges,” Williams said.
“This Under 20 level is one of the more difficult levels in world football moreso because players are beginning to show their real qualities and whether they are capable of graduating to the senior level so there will be a lot to prove in this level of competition.”
Central FC forward Nicholas Dillon, one of the surviving members of the previous Under 20 team, says he is not pressured by the occasion nor the fact that he will be expected to shoulder much of T&T’s attacking responsibilities.
“I will not say that I feel pressured by the public or by what is expected of me because of the fact that I was part of the last Under 20 team. I think our main goal is to get out of the group and then go on to show that we belong among the best teams in CONCACAF. We will stay focused throughout and try to get the job done in the best possible way. We will not be complacent but at the same time we will not get carried away,” Dillon told TTFA Media.
Canadian-based defender Jacob Sooklal is a newcomer to the national set up, having earned his first final team selection. Sooklal was born in Duncan Village, San Fernando but moved to Ontario, Canada at age six. He trained with the previous Under 20 team at the age of 16 but did not make the final cut. Now he’s hoping to force his way into Williams team during this tournament.
“It feels great to be able to make the final squad this time. I had my first try out at the age of 16 but I didn’t make the team that year and I couldn’t try out for the U17s because the team was already picked,” the 18-year-old Sooklal said.
“But now I am hoping to press for some game time. It has been a bit of a challenge adjusting to the conditions here in the early days but I’m okay now. I think the difference between the game here and Canada is the speed f the game here, it’s faster and the skill level is higher. I’ve fitted in well with the team here. We had a live-in camp last weekend and I feel like I belong here.
“I think the team has a lot of potential and I would like the fans to not judge us too much based on what they see in the early stages but take into consideration the hard work that has gone on in the preparations and recognize the commitment and the sacrifices that have take place. We will do our best to get the results and make the country proud,” added.
Tickets for all matchdays will be sold at the Venue on those matchdays, priced at $20 (covered section) and $10 (uncovered).
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Under 20s win final warm-up 6-2 ahead of CFU Qualifying opener
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s Team completed a 6-2 victory over Defence Force’s Super League team 6-2 in their final warm-up fixture on Friday evening at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium, ahead of their opening Caribbean Football Union fixture with Guadeloupe on Wednesday at 7:30pm.
T&T, coached by Brian Williams, got goals from 15-year-old midfielder Isaiah Hudson in the 1st and 25th minutes, a double from forward Nicholas Dillon in the 35th and 70th minutes and one each from Josh Toussaint in the 81st minute and New York Red Bulls defender Noah Powder in the 87th minute.
The team will receive its final addition on Monday with English-based defender Morgan Bruce arriving from London to join the live-in camp which the team entered into at the Metro Hotel in Couva on Sunday for the duration of the three-day tournament.
Head Coach Williams expressed satisfaction with the team’s showing on Friday, saying: “It was a good exercise for us and a good performance by the boys. We conceded two goals but I was pretty satisfied with our offensive display and the fact that we were able to score six goals.
“We have entered the live-in camp and Morgan Bruce will be the final player coming into the team on Monday so we will have our full compliment of players and the preparations will be in relation to how we will approach the game on Wednesday.”
DirecTV W Connection midfielder Jabari Mitchell has been named the captain of the Team. Mitchell was also a member of the previous Under 20 Team under former head coach Derek King which appeared in the CONCACAF Finals in Jamaica.
Mitchell believes this time around the team has what it takes to advance to the CONCACAF Finals in Costa Rica once again but he sees the three upcoming matches as important for the team to gather momentum.
“It’s a good experience for me coming in as a leader. I want to lead the team obviously towards topping the group and going onto reach the CONCACAF stage again. Day by day we are getting better. We may not be progressing as fast as the previous team but we are getting there everyday and I am happy with the way we are coming along,” Mitchell told TTFA Media.
“As the captain the pressure is there but I am thankful for it because it’s the first time I am experiencing it. I want to take control and deliver when the time comes.
“The strength of this team is the speed of the players and the willingness work hard. Our aim now is to get out of the group and go on to reach the CONCACAF stage and hopefully qualify for the World Cup. Personally I also want to deliver because I think it’s time that I step up and deliver on the day. Coach has been doing really well, pushing the players the right way and I hope we can go out there and deliver for him,” Mitchell added.
“These three games are crucial for us and we need to get off to a good start on Wednesday. I think the games will help us to gain momentum by the time we get through to the CFU Finals in Curacao in October.”
Wednesday’s match with Guadeloupe kicks off at 7:30pm. The match will be part of a double header with Turks and Caicos facing St Lucia in the earlier contest from 5pm. The tournament continues with double headers on June 17th and 19th at the same venue. Tickets will be on sale on matchdays at the venue priced at $20 covered section and $10 uncovered.
About the Qualifiers
The CFU First round will see action in four groups with the group winners, plus the best runner, second and third best runner up joining hosts Curacao for the CFU Final Round in October. The top five teams from there will advance to the CONCACAF Final round in Costa Rica in February, 2017 from which four teams will qualify for the 2017 FIFA Under 20 World Cup in South Korea.
The 2017 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship will include a field of twelve teams; Costa Rica as host, three additional teams from the Central American Football Union (UNCAF), five from the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) and three from North America. The qualifying tournaments for the Caribbean and Central America will begin in June and July of 2016 respectively.
A date for the official draw will be announced in coming months.
Mexico is the defending Champion of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, after overcoming Panama 4-2 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in the 2015 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Jamaica.
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WATCH: Hear from U-20 Captain Jabari Mitchell, Nicholas Dillon, and Jacob Sooklal ahead of the group stage of the CFU U-20 World Cup Qualifiers
https://www.youtube.com/v/HMiVB8dt88k
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T&T tangles with Guadeloupe in U-20 opener at Ato Boldon
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s team will be looking to get their World Cup qualifying quest off on a winning note when they tussle with Guadeloupe in the second match of a double header to open the Caribbean Football Union First round at the Ato Boldon Stadium from 7:30pm on Wednesday.
The Jabari Mitchell captained team will face the French speaking visitors in what promises to be a keenly contested affair as Guadeloupe have entered the tournament with four France-based players and they are seeking qualification to the Final round of qualifiers for the first time. T&T meantime, have qualified for a FIFA Under 20 World Cup on two occasions, in 1991 Portugal under the captaincy of Dwight Yorke and in 2009 Egypt under Leston Paul, and they are defending Caribbean champions, having copped the regional title in 2014 with a 3-0 win over Haiti in Port of Spain.
Mitchell is a surviving member of that team alongside Nicholas Dillon. The T&T team trained at the Ato Boldon Stadium for the final time on Tuesday afternoon and English-born midfielder Morgan Bruce took part in the preparations after arriving from London on Monday.
“It’s great to be here and to be linking up with the Trinidad and Tobago National Under 20 side,” Bruce told TTFA Media.
“It’s an exciting time for me, obviously because I think being able to play international football for the country where my dad was born is a huge honour and I’m just looking to do my best to help the team qualify. I think we’ve got a great chance, not taking any of the teams for granted, but obviously believing in ourselves and taking care of business on the pitch,” Bruce added.
Guadeloupe head coach Moise Castry attended a Press Conference on Tuesday at the VIP Lounge, Hasely Crawford Stadium to officially open the tournament, and he warned T&T that they will have their work cut out if they are to get three points on Wednesday. Also attending the press conference was TTFA President David John-Williams who welcomed the three visiting teams, and TTFA Vice President Ewing Davis.
“We have come here to qualify out of the group. We have a team that is hungry for success and we have prepared well. We have been preparing for four months and we have four players in the team that have come from France two weeks ago. We don’t intend to make it easy for Trinidad and Tobago,” Castry said via a translator. He added that the team has been well received and accommodated since their arrival on Monday.
Guadeloupe has been the birthplace for several players who have gone on to represent France, notably, Jocelyn Angloma, Lilian Thuram and Ex-Chelsea player Bernanrd Lambourde. Guadeloupe’s senior team also reached the semi finals of the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup where they lost to Mexico, and they were runners up in the 2010 Caribbean Cup.
T&T head coach Brian Williams said his team will be well guarded against complacency.
“We have had two months of good preparations and I am happy with our progress. Of course the first game of a tournament is always the most important but can also be a bit tricky as this will be the first international game at this level for several of our players. But other than that, I expect we will try to settle early and play our game which will be to go on the offensive and take the game to the opponents. We will not back down for any challenges,” Williams told TTFA Media.
Turks and Caicos will face St Lucia in the opening match from 5pm.
The tournament continues with double headers on June 17th and 19th at the same venue. Tickets will be on sale on matchdays at the venue priced at $20 covered section and $10 uncovered.
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WATCH: One on one with English-born Trinidad and Tobago U-20 midfielder, Morgan Bruce
https://www.youtube.com/v/ZkCVvc6mxvA
WATCH: TTFA President David John-Williams talks about the upcoming U-20 CFU Qualifiers
https://www.youtube.com/v/C2S5g8r8KRo
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WATCH: One on one with English-born Trinidad and Tobago U-20 midfielder, Morgan Bruce
https://www.youtube.com/v/ZkCVvc6mxvA
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T&T tangles with Guadeloupe in U-20 opener at Ato Boldon
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s team will be looking to get their World Cup qualifying quest off on a winning note when they tussle with Guadeloupe in the second match of a double header to open the Caribbean Football Union First round at the Ato Boldon Stadium from 7:30pm on Wednesday.
The Jabari Mitchell captained team will face the French speaking visitors in what promises to be a keenly contested affair as Guadeloupe have entered the tournament with four France-based players and they are seeking qualification to the Final round of qualifiers for the first time. T&T meantime, have qualified for a FIFA Under 20 World Cup on two occasions, in 1991 Portugal under the captaincy of Dwight Yorke and in 2009 Egypt under Leston Paul, and they are defending Caribbean champions, having copped the regional title in 2014 with a 3-0 win over Haiti in Port of Spain.
Mitchell is a surviving member of that team alongside Nicholas Dillon. The T&T team trained at the Ato Boldon Stadium for the final time on Tuesday afternoon and English-born midfielder Morgan Bruce took part in the preparations after arriving from London on Monday.
“It’s great to be here and to be linking up with the Trinidad and Tobago National Under 20 side,” Bruce told TTFA Media.
“It’s an exciting time for me, obviously because I think being able to play international football for the country where my dad was born is a huge honour and I’m just looking to do my best to help the team qualify. I think we’ve got a great chance, not taking any of the teams for granted, but obviously believing in ourselves and taking care of business on the pitch,” Bruce added.
Guadeloupe head coach Moise Castry attended a Press Conference on Tuesday at the VIP Lounge, Hasely Crawford Stadium to officially open the tournament, and he warned T&T that they will have their work cut out if they are to get three points on Wednesday. Also attending the press conference was TTFA President David John-Williams who welcomed the three visiting teams, and TTFA Vice President Ewing Davis.
“We have come here to qualify out of the group. We have a team that is hungry for success and we have prepared well. We have been preparing for four months and we have four players in the team that have come from France two weeks ago. We don’t intend to make it easy for Trinidad and Tobago,” Castry said via a translator. He added that the team has been well received and accommodated since their arrival on Monday.
Guadeloupe has been the birthplace for several players who have gone on to represent France, notably, Jocelyn Angloma, Lilian Thuram and Ex-Chelsea player Bernanrd Lambourde. Guadeloupe’s senior team also reached the semi finals of the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup where they lost to Mexico, and they were runners up in the 2010 Caribbean Cup.
T&T head coach Brian Williams said his team will be well guarded against complacency.
“We have had two months of good preparations and I am happy with our progress. Of course the first game of a tournament is always the most important but can also be a bit tricky as this will be the first international game at this level for several of our players. But other than that, I expect we will try to settle early and play our game which will be to go on the offensive and take the game to the opponents. We will not back down for any challenges,” Williams told TTFA Media.
Turks and Caicos will face St Lucia in the opening match from 5pm.
The tournament continues with double headers on June 17th and 19th at the same venue. Tickets will be on sale on matchdays at the venue priced at $20 covered section and $10 uncovered.
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Any chance we have a link to live stream these games?
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Anybody have a link for the match today?
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ftp://Yep, our guys have to watch this team, especially if they have guys from France. Maybe I did not read the rules well. If Guadeloupe were to win the Concacaf, are they allowed to play in the WC. I know their senior team can't play in WC, although they play in Concacaf. Did Fifa make some exception this time around?
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WATCH: CFU U-20 Qualifiers pre-tournament press conference
https://www.youtube.com/v/YUjVPc63Xbw
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well leh we see how this year youth team compete. This is the future of T&T senior football so we want to see promising players. My biggest issue with previous youth teams is they tend to lose focus and become complacent during games. Against Caribbean teams most times we will not get penalised so we say we beating them so no need to change anything, but when we meet better CONCACAF teams we always get penalised because of this failure.
I hope the coaching staff keep this in mind so they can set a standard from this early round of qualification.
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well leh we see how this year youth team compete. This is the future of T&T senior football so we want to see promising players. My biggest issue with previous youth teams is they tend to lose focus and become complacent during games. Against Caribbean teams most times we will not get penalised so we say we beating them so no need to change anything, but when we meet better CONCACAF teams we always get penalised because of this failure.
I hope the coaching staff keep this in mind so they can set a standard from this early round of qualification.
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the previous under 17 team was not a strong ... so don't have high expectations
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well leh we see how this year youth team compete. This is the future of T&T senior football so we want to see promising players. My biggest issue with previous youth teams is they tend to lose focus and become complacent during games. Against Caribbean teams most times we will not get penalised so we say we beating them so no need to change anything, but when we meet better CONCACAF teams we always get penalised because of this failure.
I hope the coaching staff keep this in mind so they can set a standard from this early round of qualification.
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the previous under 17 team was not a strong ... so don't have high expectations
So we should not expect that players have improved since then?
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LIVE STREAM: Trinidad and Tobago U-20 vs Guadeloupe U-20. T&T leads 1-0 courtesy Jarred Dass; 55 minutes gone.
http://wisports.tv/index.php/livestream
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FT: 1-0 :applause: :wavetowel:
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Guadeloupe keeper kept them in that game big time!! Well done warriors!
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FINAL: Trinidad and Tobago U-20 defeats Guadeloupe 1-0 on a goal by Jarred Dass in the 48th minute.
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What's happened in the opening game?
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We win 1-0 good start fellas.
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A win and a clean sheet, good stuff. Powder seems to have an advanced understanding of the game. They may not be as individually talented as the previous bunch, but they play with a certain cohesion...I feel the key is playing as many competitive games as possible, learning to keeps focus, and a coach who is tactically on par or superior to CONCACAF oppsition. Coach after coach has said the missing piece is quality playing time together.
What's happened in the opening game?
St Lucia 2 Turks and Caicos 0.
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Morning everyone
I went to the Ato Boldon to take in this game to see what the U20s are about.
While i am happy for the result, I see a side that can only get better with more game time.
Only a couple of players stood out for me.
Guadeloupe arent a bad side, and they started off the match with better movement and passing. But gradually, we came into the match and had a couple of chances that we should have scored.
We need a striker, as i was not particularly impressed with the #9 up front. The #6 looked decent and the goal scorer #8 looked a very intellegent player.
Defensively we made alot of mistakes that were not punished.
The #19 entered the game (i think he was Morgan Bruce) and he looked a cut about the rest. His passing and movement off the ball revealed a player playing at a higher level. In fact, it was interesting to note that a couple of times, local players appeared to not pass him the ball while open.
All in all, 3pts in the bag and an opportunity to grow and further gel in the 2nd game.
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Under 20s start CFU campaign with 1-0 win over Guadeloupe.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s Team secured its first win of the Caribbean Football Under 20 World Cup Qualifying series with a 1-0 victory over Guadeloupe in the second game of a double header in the CFU first round encounter at the Ato Boldon Stadium on Wednesday night.
Former Naparima College forward Jarred Dass struck the winning item in the 48th minute to pave the way for T&T getting the three points which left the hosts in second spot on the table behind St Lucia which stopped Turks and Caicos 2-0 in the opening encounter and are ahead on goal difference.
T&T started proceedings a bit shaky but settled as the game processed and should have had a goal or two more in the second half against the visitors who seemed intent on putting up a good fight and never appeared overawed by the occasion of playing before an appreciative T&T support base at the Couva venue.
T&T forward Nicholas Dillon showed good intent and life up top for T&T but failed to put away a couple good chances on goal in the first half. English-born midfielder Morgan Bruce-De Rouche came off the bench in the second half and also had a good crack at goal, a low left footed effort which forced Guadeloupe goalkeeper Davy Rouyard to save low on his near right post.
Guadeloupe had two decent first half tries on goal, one which goalkeeper Jadel Poon-Lewis did well to keep out and another which was gifted to Teddy Nabab after a mishap at the back for T&T, but he somehow managed to drag his attempt wide of the mark with the goal at his mercy.
The winner came when Dass struck a low right footer into the right corner of the net after running on to a loose ball as Dillon tried to get in on goal, forcing a weak clearance by the Guadeloupe defender. Moments later, T&T had another good build up and attempt on goal with Dass swinging one over from the left, and skipper Jabari Mitchell teed up 15-year-old Isaiah Hudson nicely jut outside the 18-yard box before his left footed crack was pushed away to safety by the Guadeloupe custodian.
Kareem Riley had a low drive saved by the goalkeeper and Mitchell’s follow up was also kept out by the alert Rouyard.
“It’s a good note on which to start off with a win. We wanted to get over the first game jitters and we definitely know Guadeloupe would have been one of our tougher opposition,” T&T Under 20 head coach Brian Williams said after the win.
“Not knowing much of Guadeloupe other than that they had four players playing in France, I thought we were a little hesitant in going forward in the first half which I was a little concerned about. I asked the midfielders if they could push and play a bit higher up the field in the second half and use a bit more direct balls behind the Guadeloupe defence which we began to do and it worked for us.
“But overall I thought the standard was pretty good and we are happy to start with a victory. I must give compliments to our players and they adhered to instructions especially in the second half. The team has only been together for about two months. We spent the first three weeks screening players so I know the cohesiveness of the team would have been a bit off in our first game. I expect we will settle earlier in the remaining two matches. We will not take any of those two teams for granted because we are looking to top the group and qualify for the next stage,” Williams added.
Team captain Jabari Mitchell said he was relieved to see the team start off by getting the three points.
“I am thankful that we were able to come away with the victory. We knew it would be a game that wasn’t going to be easy and I felt it was important for us to get the three points. We started off a bit slow but then we came back strongly. Now with this game out of the way, we can now focus on the two remaining matches.”
Goalscorer Jarred Dass dedicated his goal to his mother who celebrated her birthday on Tuesday.
“It’s a very special goal for me as it was the goal that brought us our first victory and also my mom celebrated her birthday yesterday so I was happy to score this goal for her as well.
“We were a bit nervous in the early part of the game but I think it was going to be just a matter of time for the players to get comfortable which we ended up doing. I thought the we, the strikers,threw away some chances but we kept our heads up and we were able to pull it off,” Dass said.
T&T faces Turks and Caicos in its second game on Friday at 7:30pm with St Lucia tackling Guadeloupe from 5pm at the Ato Boldon Stadium. T&T are after a spot in the CFU Final Round in Curacao in October and need to top the current group to secure automatic qualification. The top five Caribbean teams from the Final stage will advance to the CONCACAF Finals in Costa Rica next February onwards to the 2017 FIFA Under 20 World Cup in South Korea.
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Brian Williams on 1-0 win over Guadeloupe, Post Match Press Conference (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3krH5wF0xuM)
Jabari Mitchell and Jarred Dass on the 1-0 win over Guadeloupe. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR9wqWBrYKo)
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Teams
Trinidad and Tobago: 1.Jadel Poon-Lewis (GK); 3.Kori Cupid, 5.Taryk Sampson, 4.Kierron Mason, 6.Noah Powder; 11.Kareem Riley (14.Yohannes Richardson 82), 12.Shane Sandy; 8.Jarred Dass (19.Morgan Bruce-De Rouche 67), 10.Jabari Mitchell (captain) (17.Rushawn Murphy 87), 7.Isaiah Hudson; 9.Nicholas Dillon.
Unused Substitutes: 20.Jabari Brice (GK), 2.Andrew Rullow, 13.Isaiah Garica, 15.Kathon St Hillaire, 16.Micah Lansiquot, 18.Jacob Sooklal.
Standbys: Denzil Smith (GK), Josh Toussaint, Quinn Rodney.
Coach: Brian Williams
Guadeloupe: 1.Davy Rouyard (GK); 2.Robby Jason, 4.Hanane Nebot, 5.Loic Nuiro (captain), 19.Kevin Moeson; 15.Joris Santenac; 7.Teddy Nabab, 6.Anthony Tafna Danavin (9.Lucas Larochelle 78), 8.Dimitri Bolivar, 14.Thomas Pracin (11.Morgan Saint-Maximin 88); 10.Yvann Macon (Meddy Viardot 73).
Unused Substitutes: 16.Sebastein Trocador (GK), 3.Gabriel Vainqueur, 12.Giovanni Dupalan, 13.Arthur Cadin, 17.Sebastien Manijean, 18.Luca Ramoutar-Badal.
Coach: Moise Castry
Referee: Johannes Dolaini (Suriname)
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Good Start fellas.
Morgan Bruce have to be in the starting line up.
Powder showed his quality, I think he will better serve the team in a holding midfielder role to protect the center backs once Keston Julien is available to play. Julien at left wing back with Powder holding midfield. Probably not likely until October in Curacao.
Not sure about forwards, too early to tell.
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First Step in the 14,571 km to Korea.
Good start fellas
Morgan Bruce have to be in the starting line up.
Powder showed his quality, I think he will better serve the team in a holding midfielder role to protect the center backs once Keston Julien is available to play. Julien at left wing back with Powder holding midfield. Probably not likely until October in Curacao.
Not sure about forwards, too early to tell.
Encouraging, considering many oversees players still available.
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Good going fellas, their play seemed scrappy and SoP appeared slow a lot of the time though, but then it was a highlight clip.
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the few minutes of watching the game. i was not happy of their performance on the field. there was moments of ball watching and no off the ball running. just need a little quick passing among themselves. it seems to me a old style of coaching (trini style). need to have more off the ball runs and more team movement going forward with the ball.
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WATCH: Highlights of Trinidad and Tobago U-20’s 1-0 win over Guadeloupe U-20
https://www.youtube.com/v/jk-Iac-tPdg
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WATCH: Highlights of Trinidad and Tobago U-20’s 1-0 win over Guadeloupe U-20
https://www.youtube.com/v/jk-Iac-tPdg
Ah see some very slack defending and poor finishing by our team. The Guadeloupe defending looks poor so its even worse that our forwards were having poor finishing upfront. Of course I am happy for the win but our coaching staff have to understand against better teams the result could have been very different. We have been down this road before in the past, we cannot repeat what happened in the past. In the past we get away with these mistakes against Caribbean teams but eventually losing to better teams in CONCACAF because of the same slack defending and poor finishing throughout the game. As usual I will support my team but I expect better in future games.
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WATCH: Highlights of Trinidad and Tobago U-20’s 1-0 win over Guadeloupe U-20
https://www.youtube.com/v/jk-Iac-tPdg
Very observant summing up of what I saw,I have to totally agree,when we meet the non Caribbean teams they will buss we arse.
Ah see some very slack defending and poor finishing by our team. The Guadeloupe defending looks poor so its even worse that our forwards were having poor finishing upfront. Of course I am happy for the win but our coaching staff have to understand against better teams the result could have been very different. We have been down this road before in the past, we cannot repeat what happened in the past. In the past we get away with these mistakes against Caribbean teams but eventually losing to better teams in CONCACAF because of the same slack defending and poor finishing throughout the game. As usual I will support my team but I expect better in future games.
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WATCH: Post-match interview with captain Jabari Mitchell and goalscorer Jarred Dass after Trinidad and Tobago U-20’s 1-0 win over Guadeloupe U-20.
https://www.youtube.com/v/MR9wqWBrYKo
WATCH: Post-match interview with Head Coach Brian Williams after Trinidad and Tobago U-20’s 1-0 win over Guadeloupe U-20.
https://www.youtube.com/v/3krH5wF0xuM
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Thanks Andre
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St Lucia gunning for T&T Under-20s.
By Shaun Fuentes (Guardian).
St Lucia’s Under 20 men’s team arrived here on Monday with a mission in mind, to continue their winning ways over Trinidad and Tobago after defeating the National Under 17 team 2-0 in the Caribbean Football Union Qualifiers in 2014 in Haiti.
According to their head coach Cassim Louis, the majority of members from that Under 17 team are in their current Under 20 Squad and as such they will be fancying themselves when they meet the hosts on Sunday at the Ato Boldon Stadium from 6:30pm.T&T also has several players in its current team who played in the 2014 fixture.
“It’s by design that Trinidad and Tobago scheduled their game against us last,” St Lucia’s technical director Cyril Podd said.
“They think they owe us one, so the toughest game will be left until the last game. This is the same team that has been together since under-15, so it’s still a development process. We have introduced three or four older players who will be brought in to strengthen the team. They have great team spirit, which is what you get when you build a team from under-15. You can see the camaraderie and the progress, not just individually, but as a team, and I’m quite confident the boys will deliver.”
St Lucia began their campaign with a 2-0 win over Turks and Caicos on Wednesday. Only the winning team from the four-team group will get automatic qualification to the CFU Final round in Curacao in October. T&T also started off with a 1-0 win over Guadeloupe courtesy of a Jarred Dass 48th minute item.
“We will no be underestimating any of the teams including St Lucia. Our objective is to top the group and advance, T&T head coach Brian Williams said.
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St. Lucian Coach, Cassim Louis should focus on Guadeloupe tonight not a game 3 days from now.
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St Lucia gunning for T&T Under-20s
Trinidad Guardian-Shaun Fuentes
St Lucia’s Under 20 men’s team arrived here on Monday with a mission in mind, to continue their winning ways over Trinidad and Tobago after defeating the National Under 17 team 2-0 in the Caribbean Football Union Qualifiers in 2014 in Haiti.
According to their head coach Cassim Louis, the majority of members from that Under 17 team are in their current Under 20 Squad and as such they will be fancying themselves when they meet the hosts on Sunday at the Ato Boldon Stadium from 6:30pm.T&T also has several players in its current team who played in the 2014 fixture.
“It’s by design that Trinidad and Tobago scheduled their game against us last,” St Lucia’s technical director Cyril Podd said.
“They think they owe us one, so the toughest game will be left until the last game. This is the same team that has been together since under-15, so it’s still a development process. We have introduced three or four older players who will be brought in to strengthen the team. They have great team spirit, which is what you get when you build a team from under-15. You can see the camaraderie and the progress, not just individually, but as a team, and I’m quite confident the boys will deliver.”
St Lucia began their campaign with a 2-0 win over Turks and Caicos on Wednesday. Only the winning team from the four-team group will get automatic qualification to the CFU Final round in Curacao in October. T&T also started off with a 1-0 win over Guadeloupe courtesy of a Jarred Dass 48th minute item.
“We will no be underestimating any of the teams including St Lucia. Our objective is to top the group and advance, T&T head coach Brian Williams said.
John-Williams—club licensing workshop coming
On the heels of a Solidarity Contribution and Training Compensation Workshop hosted by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association aimed at bringing benefits to local clubs, TTFA President David John-Williams says plans are afoot to stage a Club Licensing Program in the near future.
The TTFA boss was speaking last week following the hosting of the Solidarity Contribution workshop which saw German Attorney-at-Law Jan Schweele and Dr Georg Froese deliver presentations to members of the local clubs and other organizations.
“In the near future there is going to be a club licensing arrangement which is another initiative by FIFA and Concacaf to ensure that clubs are properly registered and structured and that will take place within the TTFA from within the next two weeks,” John-Williams stated.
“This particular workshop is going to ensure that the clubs will need to be properly structured, they need to track their players properly and it is only going to help the administration of Trinidad and Tobago football from a club level. That will eventually transcend itself to the benefit of the national team because we will now have a more structured youth system and club system,” he said.
“It is important to have another session like the Solidarity contribution workshop again in Trinidad and Tobago maybe over two days. I think we will give the clubs more notice so that we can have more participants, maybe one hundred to one hundred and fifty participants who will make this workshop more worthwhile.”
The Club Licensing System seeks to raise the level of club football on and off the pitch, and represents the long-term development tool for Confederations and members associations as defined by FIFA.
First introduced at the FIFA Congress in 2006, the Club Licensing system sets criteria that clubs must meet to ensure participation, with the world soccer governing body listing it a top priority for the 2015-2018 Cycle. Its objective include but not limited to promoting and improving of the quality and level of all football.
It is aimed at ensuring that the clubs have the appropriate infrastructure, knowledge and application in respect of management and organisation; Adapting and improving the clubs sporting infrastructure; Improving the economic and financial capacity of clubs, through proper corporate governance and control and ensuring and guaranteeing the continuity of international competitions of clubs during the season.
De Rouche waiting for best deal
English-born midfielder Morgan Bruce De Rouche says he has been offered deals by some clubs in England, Belgium and Italy but is considering all his options before signing his next contract.
De Rouche came on in the second half of T&T’s 1-0 win over Guadeloupe on Wednesday night and had an immediate impact, going close with a strong left footed effort which the Guadeloupe goalkeeper had to push away.
De Rouche is currently playing with the Under 21 team of Belgium club Gent FC after being with English side Stevenage Borough.
“I’m with Gent at the moment. Some of the clubs that have show interest in me include Burton Albion and Queen’s Park Rangers as well as a couple Division Two Sides from Italy. But I have not agreed to anything as yet. I want to make sure and get the best deal possible.
“At the moment my focus is with the National Under 20 team. I’m delighted to be in the team and I want to play a big part in helping the team go on to qualify from the group and hopefully make it all the way to the Under 20 World Cup next year,” De Rouche said
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St Kitts 2- Jamaica 0
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What time is the game?
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Surprised by that Jamaican result.
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Match is 7:30 but a need a link
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Anybody have a link for tonights match vs. TCI
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Jamaica look like they are heading out in the group stages,they lost 2-0 today against St.Kitts.
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Match is 7:30 but a need a link
Maybe it will show from the same link Tallman posted earlier
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while I'm happy for the live feed WiSports like they using a potato to record this game
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LIVE STREAM: Trinidad and Tobago U-20 vs Guadeloupe U-20. T&T leads 1-0 courtesy Jarred Dass; 55 minutes gone.
http://wisports.tv/index.php/livestream
Thanks, I seeing the second game from this link
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Anybody have a link for tonights match vs. TCI
Link posted here
http://www.socawarriors.net/forum/index.php?topic=65395.30
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while I'm happy for the live feed WiSports like they using a potato to record this game
Yup, it has too much static interruptions
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while I'm happy for the live feed WiSports like they using a potato to record this game
Yup, it has too much static interruptions
site keeps crashing my pc >:(
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T&T leading 3-0 but this team we playing against is playing very poorly and not any type of challenge for our youths so I cannot use this game as a measuring stick for us.
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T&T leading 3-0 but this team we playing against is playing very poorly and not any type of challenge for our youths so I cannot use this game as a measuring stick for us.
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exactly!! Turks and Caicos are a very poor team. Doing nothing
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T&T leading 3-0 but this team we playing against is playing very poorly and not any type of challenge for our youths so I cannot use this game as a measuring stick for us.
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exactly!! Turks and Caicos are a very poor team. Doing nothing
Yuh hadda play who in front ah you. The objective is get to Curacao.
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need to get by
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FINAL: Trinidad and Tobago U-20 11-0 Turks and Caicos U-20. Nicholas Dillon with 5 goals, Isaiah Hudson with 2. Kierron Mason, Noah Powder, Micah Lansiquot, and Morgan Bruce contributed the other goals.
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What happen with then 1st game?
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What happen with then 1st game?
St Lucia win 1-0
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What happen with then 1st game?
St Lucia win 1-0
Thanks so our game 7
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St. Lucia beat Guadeloupe 1-0, the same score we beat Guadelooupe
TT beat TCi 11-0, St. Lucia beat TCI 2-0.
Not sure what to make of these results, to asses level of St. Lucia. We essentially played the same 11, did they?
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Thanks for the link; half a loaf better than no loaf.
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T&T thumps Turks and Caicos 11-0.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s Team demolished Turks and Caicos 11-0 in their second CFU First Round encounter at the Ato Boldon Stadium on Friday night to move to the top of the group table on six points and virtually assure themselves of a place in the CFU Final round in Curacao in October.
Only the group winners advance on an automatic passage which will be determined when T&T faces St Lucia from 6:30pm on Sunday as St Lucia defeated Guadeloupe 1-0 in the earlier match on Friday. But T&T are likely to at least finish as either first, second or third best runner up team among the sides in the four groups.
T&T got out of the block in blistering pace on Friday as the Turks and Caicos proved to be little match for the Brian Williams-coached unit.
Central FC forward Nicholas Dillon led the way with five goals in the evening, scoring in the 11’, 29’, 49th, 61’ and 65′. DirecTV W Connection’s 15-year old midfielder Isaiah Hudson notched a pair in the 15′ ad 58′ with substitute Micah Lansiquot finding the net in the 72′ after Noah Powder struck in the 56′.
Kierron Mason had earlier put T&T 4-0 ahead in the 46th minute. Morgan Bruce put the final nail on the visitors with a goal in the 83rd minute.
Teams
Trinidad and Tobago: 20.Jabari Brice (GK); 3.Kori Cupid, 5.Taryk Sampson (18.Jacob Sooklal 66), 4.Kierron Mason, 6.Noah Powder; 11.Kareem Riley; 7.Isaiah Hudson, 10.Jabari Mitchell (16.Micah Lansiquot 60), 19.Morgan Bruce-De Rouche, 8.Jarred Dass (15.Kathon St Hillaire 46); 9.Nicholas Dillon.
Unused Substitutes: 1.Jadel Poon-Lewis (GK), 2.Andrew Rullow, 12.Shane Sandy, 13.Isaiah Garcia, 14.Yohannes Richardson, 17.Rushawn Murphy.
Coach: Brian Williams.
Turks and Caicos: 1.Gilbert Tilus (GK); 15.Adner Davilmar, 22.Jeff Balfour (captain), 19.Jepthe Francois, 23.James Lee Louis; 20.Ras Diamond, 21.Makenson Cadet, 11.Herby Magny, 14.Shinaider Charles (9.Ismael Louis 55); 18.Jose Elcius; 10.Wilkins Sylvins (7.Mordochee Inelus 69).
Unused Substitutes: 12.Wilnardo Ceneria, 16.Windy Joseph.
Coach: Dane Ritchie.
Referee: Veralton Nembhard (Jamaica).
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WATCH: Post-match interview with Head Coach Brian Williams and striker Nicholas Dillon after Trinidad and Tobago U-20’s 11-0 win over Turks and Caicos Islands U-20.
https://www.youtube.com/v/zRg3qG-EoGs
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https://www.youtube.com/v/JEf_y_Syis0
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CFU UNDER 20 QUALIFIERS UPDATES – T&T THUMPS TURKS AND CAICOS 11-0
TTFA Media
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO’S UNDER 20 MEN’S TEAM DEMOLISHED TURKS AND CAICOS 11-0 IN THEIR SECOND CFU FIRST ROUND ENCOUNTER AT THE ATO BOLDON STADIUM ON FRIDAY NIGHT TO MOVE TO THE TOP OF THE GROUP TABLE ON SIX POINTS AND VIRTUALLY ASSURE THEMSELVES OF A PLACE IN THE CFU FINAL ROUND IN CURACAO IN OCTOBER.
Only the group winners advance on an automatic passage which will be determined when T&T faces St Lucia from 6:30pm on Sunday as St Lucia defeated Guadeloupe 1-0 in the earlier match on Friday. But T&T are likely to at least finish as either first, second or third best runner up team among the sides in the four groups.
T&T got out of the block in blistering pace on Friday as the Turks and Caicos proved to be little match for the Brian Williams-coached unit.
Central FC forward Nicholas Dillon led the way with five goals in the evening, scoring in the 11’, 29’, 49th, 61’ and 65′. DirecTV W Connection’s 15-year old midfielder Isaiah Hudson notched a pair in the 15′ ad 58′ with substitute Micah Lansiquot finding the net in the 72′ after Noah Powder struck in the 56′. Kierron Mason had earlier put T&T 4-0 ahead in the 46th minute. Morgan Bruce put the final nail on the visitors with a goal in the 83rd minute.
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UNDER 20S LOOK TO TOP GROUP WITH WIN OVER ST LUCIA
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s Team demolished Turks and Caicos 11-0 in their second CFU First Round encounter at the Ato Boldon Stadium on Friday night to move to the top of the group table on six points and virtually assure themselves of a place in the CFU Final round in Curacao in October.
Only the group winners advance on an automatic passage which will be determined when T&T (six points) faces St Lucia (Six points) from 6:30pm on Sunday as St Lucia defeated Guadeloupe 1-0 in the earlier match on Friday. But T&T are likely to at least finish as either first, second or third best runner up team among the sides in the four groups.
T&T got out of the block in blistering pace on Friday as the Turks and Caicos proved to be little match for the Brian Williams-coached unit.
Central FC forward Nicholas Dillon led the way with five goals in the evening, scoring in the 11’, 29’, 49th, 61’ and 65′. DirecTV W Connection’s 15-year old midfielder Isaiah Hudson notched a pair in the 15′ ad 58′ with substitute Micah Lansiquot finding the net in the 72′ after Noah Powder struck in the 56′. Kierron Mason had earlier put T&T 4-0 ahead in the 46th minute. Morgan Bruce put the final nail on the visitors with a goal in the 83rd minute. There was hardly a shot on goal for T&T goalkeper Jabari Brice to handle on the evening.
T&T head coach Brian Williams later said he was delighted with the onslaught but still cautious heading into Sunday’s match with St Lucia.
“It was a good feeling to see the way we scored the goals tonight. Not disrespecting Turks and Caicos but we knew this was the game where we had to score as much goals as possible as St Lucia also won today and come Sunday’s game, goal difference could play a part in who tops the group,” Williams said.
“At this point I am pretty pleased but we take every game step by step. Sunday’s match will not be easy because St Lucia have looked good and now we will prepare to go out there and get the victory.”
Dillon added that his dedication and hard work paid off with the five-goal performance.
“I had a good training session going into the game and since the first game I felt my form was good. Coach had emphasized to me to be more aggressive going to the ball and I was able to do that today and get the goals. Coach told us at half time to not be relaxed and to go out there and kill them off and we were able to do that in the second half,” Dillon stated.
Guadeloupe faces Turks and Caicos in the earlier game from 4pm on Sunday with T&T taking on St Lucia from 6:30pm.
In other CFU qualifying action on Friday in Santo Domingo, Jamaica suffered a shock 2-0 loss to St Kitts/Nevis at Estadio Panamericano.
St Kitts forward Tahir Hanley scored second-half goals in the 60th and 83rd minutes to give his team the three points against the Jamaican side coached by Ricardo “Bibi” Gardner
Jamaica, who defeated Dominica 2-1 in their opening game on Wednesday, have three points with one game remaining against Dominican Republic on Sunday.
St Kitts & Nevis are also on three points after going down 1-2 to hosts Dominican Republic in their first encounter. Dominican Republic are currently top of the group after defeating Dominica 3-0 on Friday.
T&T Line Up: 20. Jabari Brice, 3. Kori Cupid, 4. Kierron Mason, 5. Taryk Sampson (Jacob Sooklal), 6. Noah Powder, 7. Isaiah Hudson, 8. Jarred Dass (Kathon St Hillaire), 9, Nicholas Dillon, 10. Jabari Mitchell (capt) (Micah Lansiquot), 19. Bruce Morgan De Rouche.
Head Coach: Brian Williams
Referee: Veralton Nembhard (Jamaica)
Assistant 1 – Richard Washington (Jamaica)
Assistant 2 – Raidel Toledo (Cuba)
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https://www.youtube.com/v/JEf_y_Syis0
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our boys need to take control of this game
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T&T: 0
St Lucia: 1: As of the 40th minute, 1st half.
A defensive minded St. Lucia scored around the 38th minute against the run of play. T&T dominating the ball, but as usual with all of our teams, we have skills for days but absolutely almost zero player-movement off the ball. Too much skilled players, but everyone who doesn't have the ball at their feet, just stands around liming on the field of play. :banginghead:
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T&T: 0
St Lucia: 1: As of the 40th minute, 1st half.
A defensive minded St. Lucia scored around the 38th minute against the run of play. T&T dominating the ball, but as usual with all of our teams, we have skills for days but absolutely almost zero player-movement off the ball. Too much skilled players, but everyone who doesn't have the ball at their feet, just stands around liming on the field of play. :banginghead:
we should go through as one of the second best
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T&T: 0
St Lucia: 1: As of the 40th minute, 1st half.
A defensive minded St. Lucia scored around the 38th minute against the run of play. T&T dominating the ball, but as usual with all of our teams, we have skills for days but absolutely almost zero player-movement off the ball. Too much skilled players, but everyone who doesn't have the ball at their feet, just stands around liming on the field of play. :banginghead:
T&T do not have many skilled players. Knowing how to brukk and shift do not make you a skill player. We do not even have enough players who can shoot on target but yet we want to call them skilled players. What we do not have for sure are enough players with an intelligent football iq.
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T&T: 0
St Lucia: 1: As of the 40th minute, 1st half.
A defensive minded St. Lucia scored around the 38th minute against the run of play. T&T dominating the ball, but as usual with all of our teams, we have skills for days but absolutely almost zero player-movement off the ball. Too much skilled players, but everyone who doesn't have the ball at their feet, just stands around liming on the field of play. :banginghead:
T&T do not have many skilled players. Knowing how to brukk and shift do not make you a skill player. We do not even have enough players who can shoot on target but yet we want to call them skilled players. What we do not have for sure are enough players with an intelligent football iq.
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Sando Prince --- Not true. T&T's problem has ALWAYS been having 'skilled' players (and I mean that sarcastically with regards to 'shaker-men'), but we don't have much IQ players. Fellas know how to dance and shake, but they don't know how to run off the ball.
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Btw, T&T just leveled the score.
1-1
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What a miss! we could miss chances like that against these type of teams and not feel it in the end. Against better teams in CONCACAF we will most likely pay the price.
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FINAL: Trinidad and Tobago U-20 1-1 St. Lucia U-20
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As Group winners our first match as part of Group B in Curacao is October 22nd. We need to boost the squad, several players were not available we need to bring them in. Central Defense is a challenge, though we gave up only 1 goal in 3 games the one we did is a symbol of the challenges.
Overall, still disappointed with the speed of play and off the ball running
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T&T: 0
St Lucia: 1: As of the 40th minute, 1st half.
A defensive minded St. Lucia scored around the 38th minute against the run of play. T&T dominating the ball, but as usual with all of our teams, we have skills for days but absolutely almost zero player-movement off the ball. Too much skilled players, but everyone who doesn't have the ball at their feet, just stands around liming on the field of play. :banginghead:
T&T coaches have to teach men who not on the ball how to move and make their rounds.... to much ball watching
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the few minutes of watching the game. i was not happy of their performance on the field. there was moments of ball watching and no off the ball running. just need a little quick passing among themselves. it seems to me a old style of coaching (trini style). need to have more off the ball runs and more team movement going forward with the ball.
i had made this comments before.... june 16
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Overall, still disappointed with the speed of play and off the ball running
our "coaches" don't seem to recognize this as an issue, the various leagues don't, and I doubt the pres and his boys will either, because it is a fact that is not unknown to them, they just don't get that that is a big issue. steups
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Congrats to the players and staff on advancing to the finals.
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Our coaches cannot teach the basics of the game,imagine at under 20 you are ball watching,you should know that at under 15,running off the ball,possession etc.It is sometimes pathetic to look at.Maybe the coach is just crap,why do we ever bother about these tournaments,we just make fools of ourselves.
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For U20 young men, I was surprised to see the team playing a 4-14-1 formation, why not play a 4-3-3 with the triangle forward tobcover the concern of central defense. Considering the short time for preparation this would have been the best tactical option.
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Same old, same old.
Coaches who can't coach
Players who don't know how to play
And people looking to go to World Cup tournament.
People planting peas and looking to reap corn....
That 11 - 0 score you ran up on Turks & Caicos was another false positive, yet you have these kids thanking coach for this and thanking coach for that.....wait, what?
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https://www.youtube.com/v/RN5mF7cg-Cw
https://www.youtube.com/v/NZfynE9ucx0
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Trinidad and Tobago qualifies for the final round of the 2016 CFU Men’s U-20 Tournament
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s Team achieved its first mission of advancing to the Final Round of the Caribbean Football Union World qualifiers after securing a 1-1 draw with St Lucia at the Ato Boldon Stadium on Sunday night to top Group Two of the opening round.
An equalizing goal in the 62nd minute by 15-year-old DirecTV W Connection midfielder Isaiah Hudson, his third goal of the three-match series, cancelled out Cassius Joseph’s 39th item which had earlier given the visitors the lead heading into half time.
Needing a draw to top the group, having a superior goal difference following Friday night’s 11-0 win over Turks and Caicos, T&T looked in control of the match in the first half but seemed to lack that bit extra to pull away from their stubborn opponents. St Lucia did have a good look in on goal in the 20th minute with Cassius Joseph and Noah Nicholas combined but the latter could not get enough on his effort to beat goalkeeper Jabari Brice who was in for the injured Jadel Poon-Lewis. Nicholas was the double scorer in St Lucia’s 2-0 win over T&T at the CFU Under 17 Finals in 2014. And he looked St Lucia’s most dangerous player on the night keen on hurting T&T again. But not this time.
St. Lucia had other ideas as they stunned the hosts with the go ahead goal six minutes from the break. Nicholas did the hard work on the left before finding Joseph inside the box and he stabbed home his second attempt after his initial effort was blocked by Brice. The goal would have had to serve as a wake up call for Brian Williams’ team.
T&T’s best efforts came near the half hour mark when Noah Didier had to be alert to keep out shots by Noah Powder and Hudson as they tried to give T&T the edge.
Three minutes into the second half T&T’s Kathon St Hillaire had an ambitious effort from the top of the box which went over bar and three minutes later Nicholas almost punished the home team with an attempt that was deflected away for a corner. A second then then would created an uphill task for T&T.
T&T persisted and would grab the equalizer when substitute Jarred Dass, moments after replacing Morgan Bruce, sent a good looking delivery over from the left and Hudson clinically directed his effort into the net to tie the scores.
Dass later had a shot on goal which Didier saved and the custodian came up big again in the 76th minute to tip over a shot by Mitchell. A 1-1 stalemate in the end proving sufficient for T&T to move ahead in the qualifiers.
Head Coach Brian Williams stated afterwards that their main goal was to qualify for the CFU Finals to be staged in Curacao in October.
“I was pretty pleased as we achieved our objective of topping the group. I must say St Lucia played a pretty good game and they gave us a good challenge. Now we have some time to do some more work because we spent about three weeks screening players before we got down to the preparations for this tournament. And we will be looking to improve before the next set of matches.
“Offensively we wanted to maintain the same kind of strategy that we used against Turks and Caicos. We could have done better defensively because I know that area of the team, especially in the central defensive area, no disrespect to our two stoppers, we know that’s one of the weak areas in the team and we have to do some work there,” Williams added.
“Now we will give the players two weeks off and then we will resume preparations on July 6th with about three months or so left before the next phase. We will be looking to strengthen our weak areas and of course we will be welcoming a couple more players back into the team and also possibly looking at other players who we think could bring some quality to the side. All in all I must say well done this team and for the fact that we were able to complete the task in three games.”
Williams said he will be looking closely at the training arrangements during that period as it relates to players involved in playing for the colleges and clubs.
He said that Jerren Nixon jnr is expected to be involved again after suffering an injury during a try out with the T&T team a few weeks ago and he added that Dutch-based winger Levi Garcia has indicated an interest in joining the team. Keston Julien is also expected to return following an overseas trial in Holland.
Guadeloupe topped Turks and Caicos 5-0 in the earlier game on Sunday to finish the group in third place on three points, behind St Lucia (7 pts) and group winners T&T (7 pts).
T&T will join hosts Curacao and six other teams in the Final Round in October from which five teams will advance to the CONCACAF Finals in Costa Rica in October. Four teams will then qualify for the 2017 FIFA Under 20 World Cup in South Korea.
Trinidad and Tobago : 20.Jabari Brice (GK); 3.Kori Cupid, 4.Kierron Mason, 5.Taryk Sampson, 6.Noah Powder; 7.Isaiah Hudson, 10.Jabari Mitchell (captain), 11.Kareem Riley; 19.Morgan Bruce (8.Jarred Dass, 61’), 9.Nicholas Dillon, 15.Kathon St Hillaire (17.Rushawn Murphy, 70’);
Unused substitutes: 1.Jadel Poon-Lewis (GK), 2.Andrew Rullow, 12.Shane Sandy, 13.Isaiah Garcia, 14.Yohannes Richardson, 16.Micah Lansiquot, 18.Jacob Sookal.
Coach: Brian Williams
St Lucia 20.Noah Didier (GK); 2.McCathur Louis, 6.Melvin Doxilly, 18.Cherdam Seraphin, 3.Keeroy Lionel; 19.Alvinus Myers, 15.Ryi Maryat (captain), 4.Zachernus Simon, 11.Antoine Wilfred (12.Kerry Joseph 41’ [14.Jamie Prosper 73’]); 10.Cassius Joseph; 7.Noah Nicholas.
Unused substitutes: 1.Viannie George (GK), 16.Vino Barcelette (GK), 5.Dante Hippolyte, 9.Tev Lawrence, 13.Albertini Phillip, 17.Selwyn Boyce.
Coach: Albert St Croix
Referee: Kerry Skeeple (Antigua)
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Same old, same old.
Coaches who can't coach
Players who don't know how to play
And people looking to go to World Cup tournament.
People planting peas and looking to reap corn....
That 11 - 0 score you ran up on Turks & Caicos was another false positive, yet you have these kids thanking coach for this and thanking coach for that.....wait, what?
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So CONCACAF Finals in October, and they only began training 4 weeks ago? That is not enough time to mould THIS team into a unit that could win the CFU title, far less place 4th in CONCACAF. Does the TTFA really expect to create a World Cup worthy team in 5 months by preparation consisting of fete matches against super league teams and pro-league reserves?
And when they get the INEVITABLE cut-arse men will roll in here talking bout they 'expected better' from these kids and calling them shithongs. Better the youths play for the scouts and advance themselves.
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My question is how does the process work in choosing a national coach @ the lower level like under 15, 17, 20 and under 23 and my second question is what are these guy's resume...cause it seems went we reach @ that level skills doesn't always cut it....it seems....so my final question is around the neighborhood coach, primary school coach, secondary & college school coach, under 15,17,20,and 23 coaches doesn't see that... The lack of...off the ball movement, ball possession and our slow pace and try to seriously correct it...could someone explain after all these years since we start playing this game call football that we always behind the 8 ball went we see around the world that the game has seriously evolve
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What u talking bout, Zando...yuh think this is some academy team where they have to be taught the game of football. This is National team selections. I was at the Ato on Thursday, when they won 11. I left on 9.. Yes they need work, but. This is u 20, even if I will agree they played like u 15. They have plenty time, up to the coaches to remind them they are men, or the wrong guys were selected. Or coaches...A good coach can make it happen. I'm sure pro league teams would give them better test than this group they just came out of.
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What u talking bout, Zando...yuh think this is some academy team where they have to be taught the game of football. This is National team selections. I was at the Ato on Thursday, when they won 11. I left on 9.. Yes they need work, but. This is u 20, even if I will agree they played like u 15. They have plenty time, up to the coaches to remind them they are men, or the wrong guys were selected. Or coaches...A good coach can make it happen. I'm sure pro league teams would give them better test than this group they just came out of.
Maxg this is not a team bursting with talent, like the previous U-20. Nor does it have the advantages of the 2007, 2009, and 2013 youth teams who were exposed to games against the likes of brazil, mexico, peru, cameroon, costa rica, etc and numerous columbian teams before they even reach the CONCACAF finals. Our last U-20 beat both JA and Haiti and were Caribbean champs. This U-20 has been the first youth team in years to be beaten comprehensively by both JA and Haiti. They doh have time. A world cup team is years in the making. And telling them they are men eh turning nothing around. What might turn it around is a steady diet of hard physical training, elements that will seriously challenge their mental approach to the game, and games against top CONCACAF peers.
I have no doubt these youths are giving it their best, and supporters like you and me know what they are up against. But doing the same things and expecting different results is to believe in magic. We might as well hire Gandalf as we coach if that is the case.
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My question is how does the process work in choosing a national coach @ the lower level like under 15, 17, 20 and under 23 and my second question is what are these guy's resume...cause it seems went we reach @ that level skills doesn't always cut it....it seems....so my final question is around the neighborhood coach, primary school coach, secondary & college school coach, under 15,17,20,and 23 coaches doesn't see that... The lack of...off the ball movement, ball possession and our slow pace and try to seriously correct it...could someone explain after all these years since we start playing this game call football that we always behind the 8 ball went we see around the world that the game has seriously evolve
Its deceptively simple. We simply are a culture that lacks curiosity, sense of community, and is averse to risk. We do not undertake indepth critiques of football. And we only adapt to new/radical thinking until its globally established. By that time everyone is doing it and the potential edge is already lost. And IMO our inability to run off the ball and play for each other is a tiny but significant reflection of the deeper reality that in our culture we place more value on individualism before community. I could be very wrong, its just my opinion.
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But, off the ball movement is fundamental. Did it skip a generation? Because I am certain it used to exist.
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My question is how does the process work in choosing a national coach @ the lower level like under 15, 17, 20 and under 23 and my second question is what are these guy's resume...cause it seems went we reach @ that level skills doesn't always cut it....it seems....so my final question is around the neighborhood coach, primary school coach, secondary & college school coach, under 15,17,20,and 23 coaches doesn't see that... The lack of...off the ball movement, ball possession and our slow pace and try to seriously correct it...could someone explain after all these years since we start playing this game call football that we always behind the 8 ball went we see around the world that the game has seriously evolve
Its deceptively simple. We simply are a culture that lacks curiosity, sense of community, and is averse to risk. We do not undertake indepth critiques of football. And we only adapt to new/radical thinking until its globally established. By that time everyone is doing it and the potential edge is already lost. And IMO our inability to run off the ball and play for each other is a tiny but significant reflection of the deeper reality that in our culture we place more value on individualism before community. I could be very wrong, its just my opinion.[/b]
nah yuh very RIGHT
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I wanted to add something else as well to what I mentioned above with regards to our teams lack of off the ball movement. It's also that our teams don't utilize 'dummy-runs', and 'passing the ball in the space' (instead of directly to the man) enough when attempting to breach the opposing teams 18-yard box region. Our style of play is one where for the most part our players stand and wait for the ball to be passed to directly to their feet, instead of the passer making a straight pass into the space, with the intended-target making a dummy-run diagonally behind the defender into the space to collect the pass. This is something we seem to do extremely sparingly, and normally as if by accident, instead of with purpose. This is something that a lot of bigger teams who man-to-man, don't have any more talent over T&T, do to us all the time at all levels.
Not saying its a cure-all, but if we utilize plays like those at all levels of our football, it would make T&T a scary team to play against --- not just every few years. Anyway, I hope the youths on the U-20 side develop their football mindset, strategy, tactics, and most importantly football IQ, over the next few months.
Remember...the Lady Warriors began to play respectable football in late 2014, with the hiring of a good coach (Waldron) who instilled good tactical play, including dummy runs and off the ball movement etc, in their play. We have the skills. Win, lose, or draw, we just don't apply that abundance of skill to good tactical football consistently.
Cheers to improvement and better things down the road with the teams at all levels.
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For the most part, our players don't know how to play without the ball.
This isn't a "now" thing. This has been so from time. There are SOME notable exceptions to that but I'm comfortable making the general statement.
It's even more valid and striking when it comes to our off the ball defending. Shocking at times. But what you don't train, and by that I mean train from small, you won't display.
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So all we old men know that, every socawarrio.net know this, and up to now and historically the coaches and u20 players don't know or incapable of executing the required adjustments to develop basic team football ? I doubt that very much. If that is the case, then it is quite obvious the wrong ppl are being selected, including the coach, who learned nothing with his stint with national team, years coaching the game and touring other countries. Etc.. What I did see on the field last Thursday may have been fit young individuals, but could not be the 3 Rd best TT u 20 players, farless the best available. Without calling names, there were young men, who should not even be on the bench, farless on the field. Something very skewy with what I saw,
I observed some youths/guys in Mandela park playing small goal, definitely better, as far as ball control, runs, defensive coverage and vision, not many, but counted about 5 in 100 , that I would give a 2 no look. I cannot imagine what/who I would find if I scoured the whole country. Something wrong with where the selectees coming from, I am willing to bet, there is a lot of talent, not in the pro league clubs.
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For U20 young men, I was surprised to see the team playing a 4-14-1 formation, why not play a 4-3-3 with the triangle forward tobcover the concern of central defense. Considering the short time for preparation this would have been the best tactical option.
I am not sure they posses a central midfielder who is strong enough going both ways. Until they do they will have to keep a specialized defensive midfielder.
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I wanted to add something else as well to what I mentioned above with regards to our teams lack of off the ball movement. It's also that our teams don't utilize 'dummy-runs', and 'passing the ball in the space' (instead of directly to the man) enough when attempting to breach the opposing teams 18-yard box region. Our style of play is one where for the most part our players stand and wait for the ball to be passed to directly to their feet, instead of the passer making a straight pass into the space, with the intended-target making a dummy-run diagonally behind the defender into the space to collect the pass. This is something we seem to do extremely sparingly, and normally as if by accident, instead of with purpose. This is something that a lot of bigger teams who man-to-man, don't have any more talent over T&T, do to us all the time at all levels.
Not saying its a cure-all, but if we utilize plays like those at all levels of our football, it would make T&T a scary team to play against --- not just every few years. Anyway, I hope the youths on the U-20 side develop their football mindset, strategy, tactics, and most importantly football IQ, over the next few months.
Remember...the Lady Warriors began to play respectable football in late 2014, with the hiring of a good coach (Waldron) who instilled good tactical play, including dummy runs and off the ball movement etc, in their play. We have the skills. Win, lose, or draw, we just don't apply that abundance of skill to good tactical football consistently.
Cheers to improvement and better things down the road with the teams at all levels.
outsideman...isn't that the lack of coach skill level of the game....@every school and U15 and up...so you saying kids playing smalgoel no coaching involved but some of the kids have that roar skill.....they join a club or team the coach see the skill set but don't know how to have these kids play with out the ball and pass into space.... these things are fundamental football @ the lowest level....you talking about culture of bad coaching to me of guys and girls coach who is mature of the game to instill these basic things....or they just don't know...my Trini brother I hope you understand what trying to say
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WATCH: Highlights of Trinidad and Tobago U-20’s 1-1 draw with St. Lucia
https://www.youtube.com/v/unjzloyBbig
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But, off the ball movement is fundamental. Did it skip a generation? Because I am certain it used to exist.
When were we using consistently off ball movement in the past? And to what extent? And who did it?
Maybe the little off ball movement we used to do has been supplanted by the more comprehensive practices of footballing nations today. And we have failed to adapt. I'm sure in the T&T teams of the 1960's and early 1970's could outmanouvre their U.S. or Mexican counterparts. Not today though.
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T&T advances to CFU U-20 Final Stage.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s Team achieved its first mission of advancing to the Final Round of the Caribbean Football Union World qualifiers after securing a 1-1 draw with St Lucia at the Ato Boldon Stadium on Sunday night to top Group Two of the opening round.
An equalizing goal in the 62nd minute by 15-year-old DirecTV W Connection midfielder Isaiah Hudson, his third goal of the three-match series, cancelled out Cassius Joseph’s 39th item which had earlier given the visitors the lead heading into half time.
Needing a draw to top the group, having a superior goal difference following Friday night’s 11-0 win over Turks and Caicos, T&T looked in control of the match in the first half but seemed to lack that bit extra to pull away from their stubborn opponents. St Lucia did have a good look in on goal in the 20th minute with Cassius Joseph and Noah Nicholas combined but the latter could not get enough on his effort to beat goalkeeper Jabari Brice who was in for the injured Jadel Poon-Lewis. Nicholas was the double scorer in St Lucia’s 2-0 win over T&T at the CFU Under 17 Finals in 2014. And he looked St Lucia’s most dangerous player on the night keen on hurting T&T again. But not this time.
St Lucia had other ideas as they stunned the hosts with the go ahead goal six minutes from the break. Nicholas did the hard work on the left before finding Joseph inside the box and he stabbed home his second attempt after his initial effort was blocked by Brice. The goal would have had to serve as a wake up call for Brian Williams’ team.
T&T’s best efforts came near the half hour mark when Noah Didier had to be alert to keep out shots by Noah Powder and Hudson as they tried to give T&T the edge.
Three minutes into the second half T&T’s Kathon St Hillaire had an ambitious effort from the top of the box which went over bar and three minutes later Nicholas almost punished the home team with an attempt that was deflected away for a corner. A second then then would created an uphill task for T&T.
T&T persisted and would grab the equalizer when substitute Jarred Dass, moments after replacing Morgan Bruce, sent a good looking delivery over from the left and Hudson clinically directed his effort into the net to tie the scores.
Dass later had a shot on goal which Didier saved and the custodian came up big again in the 76th minute to tip over a shot by Mitchell. A 1-1 stalemate in the end proving sufficient for T&T to move ahead in the qualifiers.
Head Coach Brian Williams stated afterwards that their main goal was to qualify for the CFU Finals to be staged in Curacao in October.
“I was pretty pleased as we achieved our objective of topping the group. I must say St Lucia played a pretty good game and they gave us a good challenge. Now we have some time to do some more work because we spent about three weeks screening players before we got down to the preparations for this tournament. And we will be looking to improve before the next set of matches.
“Offensively we wanted to maintain the same kind of strategy that we used against Turks and Caicos. We could have done better defensively because I know that area of the team, especially in the central defensive area, no disrespect to our two stoppers, we know that one of the weak areas in the team and we have to do some work there,” Williams added.
“Now we will give the players two weeks off and then we will resume preparations on July 6th with about three months or so left before the next phase. We will be looking to strengthen our weak areas and of course we will be welcoming a couple more players back into the team and also possibly looking at other players who we think could bring some quality to the side. All in all I must say well done this team and for the fact that we were able to complete the task in three games.”
Williams said he will be looking closely at the training arrangements during that period as it relates to players involved in playing for the colleges and clubs.
He said that Jerren Nixon jnr is expected to be involved again after suffering an injury during a try out with the T&T team a few weeks ago and he added that Dutch-based winger Levi Garcia has indicated an interest in joining the team. Keston Julien is also expected to return following an overseas trial in Holland.
Guadeloupe topped Turks and Caicos 5-0 in the earlier game on Sunday to finish the group in third place on three points, behind St Lucia (7 pts) and group winners T&T (7 pts).
T&T will join hosts Curacao and six other teams in the Final Round in October from which five teams will advance to the CONCACAF Finals in Costa Rica in October. Four teams will then qualify for the 2017 FIFA Under 20 World Cup in South Korea.
Teams
Trinidad and Tobago: 20.Jabari Brice (GK); 3.Kori Cupid, 4.Kierron Mason, 5.Taryk Sampson, 6.Noah Powder; 7.Isaiah Hudson, 10.Jabari Mitchell (captain), 11.Kareem Riley; 19.Morgan Bruce (8.Jarred Dass, 61’), 9.Nicholas Dillon, 15.Kathon St Hillaire (17.Rushawn Murphy, 70’).
Unused substitutes: 1.Jadel Poon-Lewis (GK), 2.Andrew Rullow, 12.Shane Sandy, 13.Isaiah Garcia, 14.Yohannes Richardson, 16.Micah Lansiquot, 18.Jacob Sookal.
Coach: Brian Williams
St Lucia: 20.Noah Didier (GK); 2.McCathur Louis, 6.Melvin Doxilly, 18.Cherdam Seraphin, 3.Keeroy Lionel; 19.Alvinus Myers, 15.Ryi Maryat (captain), 4.Zachernus Simon, 11.Antoine Wilfred (12.Kerry Joseph 41’ [14.Jamie Prosper 73’]); 10.Cassius Joseph; 7.Noah Nicholas.
Unused substitutes: 1.Viannie George (GK), 16.Vino Barcelette (GK), 5.Dante Hippolyte, 9.Tev Lawrence, 13.Albertini Phillip, 17.Selwyn Boyce.
Coach: Albert St Croix
Referee: Kerry Skeeple (Antigua).
Videos: -
Williams on the 1-1 draw with St Lucia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZfynE9ucx0)
Jabari Mitchell and Jarred Dass on 1-1 draw with St Lucia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN5mF7cg-Cw)
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But, off the ball movement is fundamental. Did it skip a generation? Because I am certain it used to exist.
When were we using consistently off ball movement in the past? And to what extent? And who did it?
Maybe the little off ball movement we used to do has been supplanted by the more comprehensive practices of footballing nations today. And we have failed to adapt. I'm sure in the T&T teams of the 1960's and early 1970's could outmanouvre their U.S. or Mexican counterparts. Not today though.
Zando....in the 80's, 90's and 2000's that type of fundamental gone through just like that....so what SH does be saying with the local....okay guy's let's start from the beginning 1 oh 1 basic football......my problems will it ever change cause we getting lost in the shuffle at some level...and nobody ain't seeing that nobody look how long to now
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I wanted to add something else as well to what I mentioned above with regards to our teams lack of off the ball movement. It's also that our teams don't utilize 'dummy-runs', and 'passing the ball in the space' (instead of directly to the man) enough when attempting to breach the opposing teams 18-yard box region. Our style of play is one where for the most part our players stand and wait for the ball to be passed to directly to their feet, instead of the passer making a straight pass into the space, with the intended-target making a dummy-run diagonally behind the defender into the space to collect the pass. This is something we seem to do extremely sparingly, and normally as if by accident, instead of with purpose. This is something that a lot of bigger teams who man-to-man, don't have any more talent over T&T, do to us all the time at all levels.
Not saying its a cure-all, but if we utilize plays like those at all levels of our football, it would make T&T a scary team to play against --- not just every few years. Anyway, I hope the youths on the U-20 side develop their football mindset, strategy, tactics, and most importantly football IQ, over the next few months.
Remember...the Lady Warriors began to play respectable football in late 2014, with the hiring of a good coach (Waldron) who instilled good tactical play, including dummy runs and off the ball movement etc, in their play. We have the skills. Win, lose, or draw, we just don't apply that abundance of skill to good tactical football consistently.
Cheers to improvement and better things down the road with the teams at all levels.
outsideman...isn't that the lack of coach skill level of the game....@every school and U15 and up...so you saying kids playing smalgoel no coaching involved but some of the kids have that roar skill.....they join a club or team the coach see the skill set but don't know how to have these kids play with out the ball and pass into space.... these things are fundamental football @ the lowest level....you talking about culture of bad coaching to me of guys and girls coach who is mature of the game to instill these basic things....or they just don't know...my Trini brother I hope you understand what trying to say
@ najee --- I'll say something that a lot of people on here may not agree with, as far as the reason for T&T's footballers (at all levels) general lack of football IQ. There are many T&T footballers with an ABUNDANCE of football IQ, but they don't end up playing pro football, or not even for the country. Frankly, for the most part, the T&T footballers with the highest football IQ end up going to college to study medicine, engineering, law etc after their stint in the SSFL. I saw this numerous times with the PRES Sando teams of the 1980s, among other SSFL teams out there.
Generally speaking, the footballers who pursue the game after SSFL just don't seem to really understand the game. My apologies on any unintended offense caused for saying this, but some of the best football minds in T&T probably wear a white lab-coat every day at work. Just saying.
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So all we old men know that, every socawarrio.net know this, and up to now and historically the coaches and u20 players don't know or incapable of executing the required adjustments to develop basic team football ? I doubt that very much. If that is the case, then it is quite obvious the wrong ppl are being selected, including the coach, who learned nothing with his stint with national team, years coaching the game and touring other countries. Etc.. What I did see on the field last Thursday may have been fit young individuals, but could not be the 3 Rd best TT u 20 players, farless the best available. Without calling names, there were young men, who should not even be on the bench, farless on the field. Something very skewy with what I saw,
I observed some youths/guys in Mandela park playing small goal, definitely better, as far as ball control, runs, defensive coverage and vision, not many, but counted about 5 in 100 , that I would give a 2 no look. I cannot imagine what/who I would find if I scoured the whole country. Something wrong with where the selectees coming from, I am willing to bet, there is a lot of talent, not in the pro league clubs.
Some might say this is where yuh might be treading in quicksand. To what extent is that environment transferable ... especially if it involves plucking 18 year olds off the street and into the cauldron of organized, international football?
How would you respond to that?
(By the way, I suspect you are correct regarding talented players not being in the Pro League. Probably each Pro League player knows at least one such player).
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But, off the ball movement is fundamental. Did it skip a generation? Because I am certain it used to exist.
When were we using consistently off ball movement in the past? And to what extent? And who did it?
Maybe the little off ball movement we used to do has been supplanted by the more comprehensive practices of footballing nations today. And we have failed to adapt. I'm sure in the T&T teams of the 1960's and early 1970's could outmanouvre their U.S. or Mexican counterparts. Not today though.
That was more autobiographic reflection than anything else. :)
Then I remembered some other episodes. Allyuh probably right.
What am I thinking of? Some of our players have a skewed understanding of "let the ball do the work" and of "the ball travels faster than the player".
Couple things.
Yesterday a footballing mind shared this: There can be no anticipation without concentration.
What do you mean by the comment in bold?
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For U20 young men, I was surprised to see the team playing a 4-14-1 formation, why not play a 4-3-3 with the triangle forward to cover the concern of central defense. Considering the short time for preparation this would have been the best tactical option.
I am not sure they posses a central midfielder who is strong enough going both ways. Until they do they will have to keep a specialized defensive midfielder.
I agree the current selection pool may not have had; however I think with Anthony Herbert being available for central defense or midfield; Keston Julien returning to play left back allowing Powder to play either right back which he did for U17 or holding midfield which he has done for Red Bulls. Powder is an excellent passer with both feet, will move ball fast without excessive touches and reliable tackler, Josh Burnett will also be available from the last U17 team and can play defensive midfield.
I am excited about our chances especially since we are benefiting from improved play at goalkeeper. The key will be preparation, I can only hope the TTFA is working on that now.
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But, off the ball movement is fundamental. Did it skip a generation? Because I am certain it used to exist.
When were we using consistently off ball movement in the past? And to what extent? And who did it?
Maybe the little off ball movement we used to do has been supplanted by the more comprehensive practices of footballing nations today. And we have failed to adapt. I'm sure in the T&T teams of the 1960's and early 1970's could outmanouvre their U.S. or Mexican counterparts. Not today though.
I don't know that it was used consistently but I do remember the coaches of Fatima youth teams trying to teach it back in the 80's.
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There are many T&T footballers with an ABUNDANCE of football IQ, but they don't end up playing pro football, or not even for the country. Frankly, for the most part, the T&T footballers with the highest football IQ end up going to college to study medicine, engineering, law etc after their stint in the SSFL. I saw this numerous times with the PRES Sando teams of the 1980s, among other SSFL teams out there.
This does not happen in TT alone. I am almost sure this happens world wide.
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But, off the ball movement is fundamental. Did it skip a generation? Because I am certain it used to exist.
When were we using consistently off ball movement in the past? And to what extent? And who did it?
Maybe the little off ball movement we used to do has been supplanted by the more comprehensive practices of footballing nations today. And we have failed to adapt. I'm sure in the T&T teams of the 1960's and early 1970's could outmanouvre their U.S. or Mexican counterparts. Not today though.
Zando....in the 80's, 90's and 2000's that type of fundamental gone through just like that....so what SH does be saying with the local....okay guy's let's start from the beginning 1 oh 1 basic football......my problems will it ever change cause we getting lost in the shuffle at some level...and nobody ain't seeing that nobody look how long to now
lost in the shuffle is correct. we have a professional football league (that is relatively successful in the region), but our football system is for all intents and purposes is amateur. there is a disconnect there.
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There are many T&T footballers with an ABUNDANCE of football IQ, but they don't end up playing pro football, or not even for the country. Frankly, for the most part, the T&T footballers with the highest football IQ end up going to college to study medicine, engineering, law etc after their stint in the SSFL. I saw this numerous times with the PRES Sando teams of the 1980s, among other SSFL teams out there.
This does not happen in TT alone. I am almost sure this happens world wide.
@ Deeks --- I hear you, but it happens more-so in T&T, because money-wise there isn't much of a future in the local pro-league teams. It's not a good thing or a bad thing --- it's simply indicative of the economic reality. A player who has the chance to further their studies and secure their career prospects in the future, may find that it makes more sense to attend university, vs playing for relatively almost nothing in the T&T pro-league.
And yes, I'm sure the same thing happens in Aruba and Belize as well....but I'm more-so comparing T&T with countries that have well developed professional-leagues where players can earn life-changing sums.
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But, off the ball movement is fundamental. Did it skip a generation? Because I am certain it used to exist.
When were we using consistently off ball movement in the past? And to what extent? And who did it?
Maybe the little off ball movement we used to do has been supplanted by the more comprehensive practices of footballing nations today. And we have failed to adapt. I'm sure in the T&T teams of the 1960's and early 1970's could outmanouvre their U.S. or Mexican counterparts. Not today though.
I don't know that it was used consistently but I do remember the coaches of Fatima youth teams trying to teach it back in the 80's.
so if a fatima youth coach sees fit to teach it in the 1980's, why 30 years later the same problems apparently being ignored by so-called professional coaches of today?
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But, off the ball movement is fundamental. Did it skip a generation? Because I am certain it used to exist.
When were we using consistently off ball movement in the past? And to what extent? And who did it?
Maybe the little off ball movement we used to do has been supplanted by the more comprehensive practices of footballing nations today. And we have failed to adapt. I'm sure in the T&T teams of the 1960's and early 1970's could outmanouvre their U.S. or Mexican counterparts. Not today though.
Zando....in the 80's, 90's and 2000's that type of fundamental gone through just like that....so what SH does be saying with the local....okay guy's let's start from the beginning 1 oh 1 basic football......my problems will it ever change cause we getting lost in the shuffle at some level...and nobody ain't seeing that nobody look how long to now
lost in the shuffle is correct. we have a professional football league (that is relatively successful in the region), but our football system is for all intents and purposes is amateur. there is a disconnect there.
Wait! we have a professional league that is successful in a region that is far behind other leagues in Central American and North America. Hence why our clubs are consistently not even close when competing against clubs outside of the region. It is important to keep this in perspective when engaging in this type of discussion.
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There are many T&T footballers with an ABUNDANCE of football IQ, but they don't end up playing pro football, or not even for the country. Frankly, for the most part, the T&T footballers with the highest football IQ end up going to college to study medicine, engineering, law etc after their stint in the SSFL. I saw this numerous times with the PRES Sando teams of the 1980s, among other SSFL teams out there.
This does not happen in TT alone. I am almost sure this happens world wide.
I am shocked to read this comment as it suggests that national footballers lack higher IQ's than those footballers that depart for medicine, law or engineering. Their are two fundamental problems with this statement: 1. It lacks any quantitative evidence that academic IQ translates to football IQ and 2. It presumes that IQ test are measure of intelligence.
The latter, ignores that most educators today ignore IQ test as a measure of intelligence as it has consistently not proven to be a reliable predictive measure for success. One of the key reasons is that IQ test tend to favor people who find the easy answer, IQ test ignore rational and irrational thinking required in real world decision making. This might explain why as a country we can't fix our problems but that's another matter.
The former, lacks quantitative evidence that national athletes lack IQ, on the contrary I can find a high percentage of highly educated national athletes relative to the general population. In addition, because you have academic ability doesn't mean you have football IQ. Are you suggesting because you book smart your football smart? Where is the evidence? Sadly, looking at the administration of sports in TnT the opposite might be true.??
I had the pleasure of speaking with a world class footballer who had NOT gone to college, but spoke French, Italian and Spanish though he came from a small village in english speaking West Africa. He had multiple businesses on multiple continents that he managed. I asked him how he did this with out a formal education. He said the mental and emotional intelligence to run at top speed, avoid 3 or five human beings, then pass a ball 40 yards to your team mate feet calculating distance, time, space, wind in a split second conditioned his mind for decision making under pressure. He said we all have 2 legs, we all train, we all have technique; its the mind that separates us. He felt it was an advantage to him because most people under estimate his intelligence so he enters negotiations with an advantage of knowing how is opposition is thinking about him.
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But, off the ball movement is fundamental. Did it skip a generation? Because I am certain it used to exist.
When were we using consistently off ball movement in the past? And to what extent? And who did it?
Maybe the little off ball movement we used to do has been supplanted by the more comprehensive practices of footballing nations today. And we have failed to adapt. I'm sure in the T&T teams of the 1960's and early 1970's could outmanouvre their U.S. or Mexican counterparts. Not today though.
But, off the ball movement is fundamental. Did it skip a generation? Because I am certain it used to exist.
When were we using consistently off ball movement in the past? And to what extent? And who did it?
Maybe the little off ball movement we used to do has been supplanted by the more comprehensive practices of footballing nations today. And we have failed to adapt. I'm sure in the T&T teams of the 1960's and early 1970's could outmanouvre their U.S. or Mexican counterparts. Not today though.
Couple things.
Yesterday a footballing mind shared this: There can be no anticipation without concentration.
What do you mean by the comment in bold?
Couple things.
Yesterday a footballing mind shared this: There can be no anticipation without concentration.
What do you mean by the comment in bold?
There is a more attention paid to this aspect of the game in terms of which players are looked at, time spent on player development, emphasis on teamwork, tactics, player roles etc. T&T teams are invariably seen as 'physical'. I have heard that a lot especially from Central American coaches who have done their homework on us. What remains unspoken is that we are 'simple' and therefore an easy lock to pick.
Lets face it. Most of our coaches, DPL players and TTFA administrators are amateurs dressed with the responsibilities and expectations of professionals. And we cannot adapt because institutional dependence whether FIFA or government, means nobody takes ownership.
Under the Jack Warner model football (that still persists today) has become overly institutionalized. A few years ago I asked if T&T football would enjoy a resurgence if the TTFF constitution was rewritten to allow for a more decentralized football structure. I thought a less FIFA-dependent structure would drive asutonomy, creativity, competition and innovation. The success of Central FC and football academy's run by certain posters etc can attest to what can be acheved without institutional money.
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There are many T&T footballers with an ABUNDANCE of football IQ, but they don't end up playing pro football, or not even for the country. Frankly, for the most part, the T&T footballers with the highest football IQ end up going to college to study medicine, engineering, law etc after their stint in the SSFL. I saw this numerous times with the PRES Sando teams of the 1980s, among other SSFL teams out there.
This does not happen in TT alone. I am almost sure this happens world wide.
I am shocked to read this comment as it suggests that national footballers lack higher IQ's than those footballers that depart for medicine, law or engineering. Their are two fundamental problems with this statement: 1. It lacks any quantitative evidence that academic IQ translates to football IQ and 2. It presumes that IQ test are measure of intelligence.
The latter, ignores that most educators today ignore IQ test as a measure of intelligence as it has consistently not proven to be a reliable predictive measure for success. One of the key reasons is that IQ test tend to favor people who find the easy answer, IQ test ignore rational and irrational thinking required in real world decision making. This might explain why as a country we can't fix our problems but that's another matter.
The former, lacks quantitative evidence that national athletes lack IQ, on the contrary I can find a high percentage of highly educated national athletes relative to the general population. In addition, because you have academic ability doesn't mean you have football IQ. Are you suggesting because you book smart your football smart? Where is the evidence? Sadly, looking at the administration of sports in TnT the opposite might be true.??
I had the pleasure of speaking with a world class footballer who had NOT gone to college, but spoke French, Italian and Spanish though he came from a small village in english speaking West Africa. He had multiple businesses on multiple continents that he managed. I asked him how he did this with out a formal education. He said the mental and emotional intelligence to run at top speed, avoid 3 or five human beings, then pass a ball 40 yards to your team mate feet calculating distance, time, space, wind in a split second conditioned his mind for decision making under pressure. He said we all have 2 legs, we all train, we all have technique; its the mind that separates us. He felt it was an advantage to him because most people under estimate his intelligence so he enters negotiations with an advantage of knowing how is opposition is thinking about him.
You rell confuse up de man statement. Simply put he stated that he believes the smartest footballers either never played pro league/ international or have opted for higher education and careers after SSFL. How IQ test and all ah dat get in de talks? lol
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But, off the ball movement is fundamental. Did it skip a generation? Because I am certain it used to exist.
When were we using consistently off ball movement in the past? And to what extent? And who did it?
Maybe the little off ball movement we used to do has been supplanted by the more comprehensive practices of footballing nations today. And we have failed to adapt. I'm sure in the T&T teams of the 1960's and early 1970's could outmanouvre their U.S. or Mexican counterparts. Not today though.
Zando....in the 80's, 90's and 2000's that type of fundamental gone through just like that....so what SH does be saying with the local....okay guy's let's start from the beginning 1 oh 1 basic football......my problems will it ever change cause we getting lost in the shuffle at some level...and nobody ain't seeing that nobody look how long to now
lost in the shuffle is correct. we have a professional football league (that is relatively successful in the region), but our football system is for all intents and purposes is amateur. there is a disconnect there.
Wait! we have a professional league that is successful in a region that is far behind other leagues in Central American and North America. Hence why our clubs are consistently not even close when competing against clubs outside of the region. It is important to keep this in perspective when engaging in this type of discussion.
Sando the point is that we are professional in name only. In Mexico, Honduras, Panaman, Costa Rica, Guatemala the players coaches and teams are exposed to risk. Those leagues all have a sytem of promotion and relegation. They are acutely aware that If they don't do well they loose money and opportunity. In contrast take Peter Granville Tobago United side that was in the pro-league for years. They permanetly occupied the basement of the league but could not be relegated. They played some of the worse football I have ever seen, and from what i understand left out some of the best players from Tobago. Take from that what you will
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The success of Central FC and football academy's run by certain posters etc can attest to what can be acheved without institutional money
That is yet to a total success. When is comes to Caribbean football, it has worked for the clubs, Connection and most recently Central. But after that they have not had the consistent success as Sarprissa, Montagua. These are Central American clubs. But it is difficult to gauge our players. Some individuals go to the MLS and play well, but can't translate that form for the national team. Then we start cussing the players and the local coaches. My theory is that the national coach don't get enough time with team. Brazil and them can get their team ready in 5 days. Trini can't. We have a dysfunctional national association which is unable to put on a consistent six weeks program for one national team, far less 6.
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The success of Central FC and football academy's run by certain posters etc can attest to what can be acheved without institutional money
That is yet to a total success. When is comes to Caribbean football, it has worked for the clubs, Connection and most recently Central. But after that they have not had the consistent success as Sarprissa, Montagua. These are Central American clubs. But it is difficult to gauge our players. Some individuals go to the MLS and play well, but can't translate that form for the national team. Then we start cussing the players and the local coaches. My theory is that the national coach don't get enough time with team. Brazil and them can get their team ready in 5 days. Trini can't. We have a dysfunctional national association which is unable to put on a consistent six weeks program for one national team, far less 6.
i'm simply offering rudimentary evidence that once inefficiencies are addressed the gap can close quite nicely. CFC is not even six years old. how can they be expected to complete with saprissa and communicaciones, clubs that date back to the 1930's?
i'm not cussing local coaches, just saying lets recognize they are really only amateurs gifted/cursed with professional designation. by the time our players get to coach hart or coach williams they have 6-8 years of substandard coaching further burdened by lack of exposure.
how many times have you heard of a trialist coming home with their tail between their legs, surprised at the speed of play. and these are usually our top prospects.
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But, off the ball movement is fundamental. Did it skip a generation? Because I am certain it used to exist.
When were we using consistently off ball movement in the past? And to what extent? And who did it?
Maybe the little off ball movement we used to do has been supplanted by the more comprehensive practices of footballing nations today. And we have failed to adapt. I'm sure in the T&T teams of the 1960's and early 1970's could outmanouvre their U.S. or Mexican counterparts. Not today though.
I don't know that it was used consistently but I do remember the coaches of Fatima youth teams trying to teach it back in the 80's.
so if a fatima youth coach sees fit to teach it in the 1980's, why 30 years later the same problems apparently being ignored by so-called professional coaches of today?
Pure conjecture on my part: Maybe the issue is the players as opposed to the coaches, in that the coaches are having so much difficulty in getting the players to trust one another enough to make the runs that they can't get past the most rudimentary aspects of off the ball movement e.g. player with the ball makes a pass and continues his run in anticipation of the return as opposed to a players not directly involved in the play making runs to draw away defenders and/or offer options to the player on the ball. Just a thought.
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There are many T&T footballers with an ABUNDANCE of football IQ, but they don't end up playing pro football, or not even for the country. Frankly, for the most part, the T&T footballers with the highest football IQ end up going to college to study medicine, engineering, law etc after their stint in the SSFL. I saw this numerous times with the PRES Sando teams of the 1980s, among other SSFL teams out there.
This does not happen in TT alone. I am almost sure this happens world wide.
I am shocked to read this comment as it suggests that national footballers lack higher IQ's than those footballers that depart for medicine, law or engineering. Their are two fundamental problems with this statement: 1. It lacks any quantitative evidence that academic IQ translates to football IQ and 2. It presumes that IQ test are measure of intelligence.
The latter, ignores that most educators today ignore IQ test as a measure of intelligence as it has consistently not proven to be a reliable predictive measure for success. One of the key reasons is that IQ test tend to favor people who find the easy answer, IQ test ignore rational and irrational thinking required in real world decision making. This might explain why as a country we can't fix our problems but that's another matter.
The former, lacks quantitative evidence that national athletes lack IQ, on the contrary I can find a high percentage of highly educated national athletes relative to the general population. In addition, because you have academic ability doesn't mean you have football IQ. Are you suggesting because you book smart your football smart? Where is the evidence? Sadly, looking at the administration of sports in TnT the opposite might be true.??
I had the pleasure of speaking with a world class footballer who had NOT gone to college, but spoke French, Italian and Spanish though he came from a small village in english speaking West Africa. He had multiple businesses on multiple continents that he managed. I asked him how he did this with out a formal education. He said the mental and emotional intelligence to run at top speed, avoid 3 or five human beings, then pass a ball 40 yards to your team mate feet calculating distance, time, space, wind in a split second conditioned his mind for decision making under pressure. He said we all have 2 legs, we all train, we all have technique; its the mind that separates us. He felt it was an advantage to him because most people under estimate his intelligence so he enters negotiations with an advantage of knowing how is opposition is thinking about him.
@ Tobago28 --- I'm actually not shocked that you missed the point of the post. Because I never said or referred to "academic IQ". I (and others on this forum) was referring to "FOOTBALL IQ".
However, the point I made about players with high FOOTBALL IQ in T&T, not pursuing football after their SSFL playing days, and instead choosing to pursue Academic Degrees, is a valid point. Again --- this has nothing to do with academics. The point made is that the high FOOTBALL IQ players seem to be lost to the player pool in T&T, as for the most part they don't pursue the game any further after the SSFL.
I hope you understand and appreciate the fact that I just fully negated that post of yours where you exclaimed your shock at my post.
You're welcome. :devil:
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He said the mental and emotional intelligence to run at top speed, avoid 3 or five human beings, then pass a ball 40 yards to your team mate feet calculating distance, time, space, wind in a split second conditioned his mind for decision making under pressure.
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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But, off the ball movement is fundamental. Did it skip a generation? Because I am certain it used to exist.
When were we using consistently off ball movement in the past? And to what extent? And who did it?
Maybe the little off ball movement we used to do has been supplanted by the more comprehensive practices of footballing nations today. And we have failed to adapt. I'm sure in the T&T teams of the 1960's and early 1970's could outmanouvre their U.S. or Mexican counterparts. Not today though.
I don't know that it was used consistently but I do remember the coaches of Fatima youth teams trying to teach it back in the 80's.
so if a fatima youth coach sees fit to teach it in the 1980's, why 30 years later the same problems apparently being ignored by so-called professional coaches of today?
Pure conjecture on my part: Maybe the issue is the players as opposed to the coaches, in that the coaches are having so much difficulty in getting the players to trust one another enough to make the runs that they can't get past the most rudimentary aspects of off the ball movement e.g. player with the ball makes a pass and continues his run in anticipation of the return as opposed to a players not directly involved in the play making runs to draw away defenders and/or offer options to the player on the ball. Just a thought.
so if a fatima youth coach sees fit to teach it in the 1980's, why 30 years later the same problems apparently being ignored by so-called professional coaches of today?
Pure conjecture on my part: Maybe the issue is the players as opposed to the coaches, in that the coaches are having so much difficulty in getting the players to trust one another enough to make the runs that they can't get past the most rudimentary aspects of off the ball movement e.g. player with the ball makes a pass and continues his run in anticipation of the return as opposed to a players not directly involved in the play making runs to draw away defenders and/or offer options to the player on the ball. Just a thought.
i think that could be part of it. imo t&t seem to need a large number of tough games to gel as a team. one of the best ideas ever put forward by jack warner was to let the 2009 U-20 team play in the nation super league instead of disbanding. they started off at the bottom of the table but by the time the season was over they were league champions. coach vranes credited their performance at the 2009 U-20 world cup partly because that playing time in the super league gelled them. then they got playing time against big teams like nigeria and brazil gally had the strike for extended periods and look at the result. so you could very well be correct in that t&t players initially have difficulty gelling as a unit.
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@seeker, just mean no stone unturned ..this crop tries their best, but surely not the best..finding 1 diamond amongst many stones would still enrich us
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@seeker, just mean no stone unturned ..this crop tries their best, but surely not the best..finding 1 diamond amongst many stones would still enrich us
Unstructured talent ID: a pre-August 31, 1962 issue that is still thriving.
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Most of all, these guys need to play together often so they learn to play as a cohesive team...friendlies, friendlies, friendlies! We can't continue to runaround int he park, saying we training and not getting regular games. That is a major problem with all our teams, men and women, seniors and juniors.
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Most of all, these guys need to play together often so they learn to play as a cohesive team...friendlies, friendlies, friendlies! We can't continue to runaround int he park, saying we training and not getting regular games. That is a major problem with all our teams, men and women, seniors and juniors.
You making too much "cents", Breds!!
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Most of all, these guys need to play together often so they learn to play as a cohesive team...friendlies, friendlies, friendlies! We can't continue to runaround int he park, saying we training and not getting regular games. That is a major problem with all our teams, men and women, seniors and juniors.
You making too much "cents", Breds!!
That is the preparation I am talking about. Is it that difficult for us to take the young men to Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Northern Brazil, Panama and/or Costa Rica for friendlies? Piroque coming from Venezuela, why we can't take a small flight with a group of boys there. The cost can not be that high considering Venezuelan economy but I have not done any research so I guessing here.
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Most of all, these guys need to play together often so they learn to play as a cohesive team...friendlies, friendlies, friendlies! We can't continue to runaround int he park, saying we training and not getting regular games. That is a major problem with all our teams, men and women, seniors and juniors.
You making too much "cents", Breds!!
That is the preparation I am talking about. Is it that difficult for us to take the young men to Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Northern Brazil, Panama and/or Costa Rica for friendlies? Piroque coming from Venezuela, why we can't take a small flight with a group of boys there. The cost can not be that high considering Venezuelan economy but I have not done any research so I guessing here.
Cost is not the only issue. You have to consider whether or not the other parties (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, etc) are interested and available. Also, the transport cost is not the only cost to consider.
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Mose
I realize travel, lodging, food, transport, visa's(where necessary) etc., are significant costs as well as getting all the players together from clubs local and foreign as well as college/univeristy at the same time is a logistical challenge but as everyone on the forum says its what's needed. We went Columbia in the past not sure how, but maybe we can connect to existing tournaments in those countries and get an invite. Just suggesting we have to be creative to get the young men the experiences for a real shot at South Korea.
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First they need a real shot in Curacao. And nothing, NOTHING ... should stop the powers that be from fielding the best squad.
And from NOW we should be compiling data about our opponents. All of them.
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GROUP B
October 22-26
Winner Group 2---------Trinidad and Tobago
Winner Group 3---------Haiti most likely
3rd Best Runner-up--- Cuba or Domincan Republic as of now
Best Runner-up---------St. Lucia as of now
We have to wait until July 3rd to know the CFU Final Groups for A & B. One thing is for sure we can not take Dominican Republic lightly or anyone for that matter
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Wins for Bermuda and Haiti in CFU Men's Under 20 Group 3
http://www.cfufootball.org/index.php/men-s-u20/9844-wins-for-bermuda-and-haiti-in-cfu-men-s-under-20-group-3
St. John's, Antigua - Group 3 of the CFU Men's Under 20 competition kicked off Bermuda and host Haiti grabbing opening victories.
Bermuda 3 - 0 Cayman Islands
Liam Evans 20', 89', Jaz Ratteory 53',
The Cayman Islands fell 3 - 0 to Bermuda in the group's opening match. Liam Evans opened the scoring for Bermuda in the 37th minute of play giving Bermuda a 1 - 0 advantage into halftime. The Cayman Islands were unable to reply when Jaz Ratteory added a second for Bermuda in the 53rd minute of play. The final goal of the match was scored by Liam Evans who would add to his first half strike.
Haiti 8 - 0 Anguilla
Kenly Dede 21', Keanu Richardson (OG) 29', Leverton Pierre 36', Roberto Louima 45', 50', Ronaldo Damus 48', 77', Odilon Jerome 90 + 2'.
Group 3 host Haiti defeated Anguilla 8 - 0 in the night's feature encounter. grabbing goals for the host were Kenly dede 21st minute, Keanu Richardson of Anguilla scored an own goal in the 26th, Leverton Pierre in the 36th minute, Roberto Louima 45th and 50th minute, Ronaldo Damus 48 and 77th minute and finally Odilon Jerome two minutes into extra time
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Wins for Cayman Islands and Haiti in CFU Men's U20 Group 3
Day 2 Group 3 action in the 2016 CFU Under 20 qualifiers
Day 2 group 3 action in the 2016 CFU Under 20 qualifiers continued with host Haiti assuring themselves a spot in the finals and Cayman Islands topping Anguilla.
Cayman Islands 4 - 1 Anguilla
Zachaary Scott 25', Sebastian Martinez 31', Michael Martin-Cruz 39', Leighton Thomas 62' (Cay).
Tyrique Lake 90+3 (Ang)
Haiti 3 - 0 Bermuda
Roberto Louima 24', Stevenson Guillaume 34', Miche Chary 83'
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GROUP B
October 22-26
Winner Group 2---------Trinidad and Tobago
Winner Group 3---------Haiti most likely
3rd Best Runner-up--- Cuba or Domincan Republic as of now
Best Runner-up---------St. Lucia as of now
We have to wait until July 3rd to know the CFU Final Groups for A & B. One thing is for sure we can not take Dominican Republic lightly or anyone for that matter
Brian Williams better start working and scout players ... he cannot be satisfied with this bunch ...
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Plenty of serious planning needed
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Group 3 U-20 final standings and overall results
Day I
Haiti 8 Anguilla 0
Bermuda 3 Cayman Island 0
Day II
Haiti 3 Bermuda 0
Cayman Island 4 Anguilla 1
Day III
Haiti 5 Cayman Island 0
Bermuda 7 Anguilla 0
Haiti 9 pts+ 15 GOALS
Bermuda 6 pts + 7 goals
Cayman Island 3Pt + 5 goals
Anguilla 0pt - 18 Goals
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Thanks TrueHaitian
The probable groups for Curacao are:
GROUP A GROUP B
Curacao Trinidad and Tobago
Antiqua and Barbuda Haiti
St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia
Bermuda Cuba
If the groups are as I project we have a serious battle ahead of us. Jamaica not qualifying really leave the CFU finals wide open.
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I really think it's going to come down to T&T and Haiti just like it was two years ago in the final CFU round. I pick T&T and Haiti to finish first and second in their group. The first in our group will more like beat the first in the Curacao group and the second in our group will more likely to beat the second in their group. Observe that Curacao fixed the group to avoid T&T and Haiti...
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I really think it's going to come down to T&T and Haiti just like it was two years ago in the final CFU round. I pick T&T and Haiti to finish first and second in their group. The first in our group will more like beat the first in the Curacao group and the second in our group will more likely to beat the second in their group. Observe that Curacao fixed the group to avoid T&T and Haiti...
will Jean kevin Agustin ever play for haiti ? he can play for the under 20
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I really think it's going to come down to T&T and Haiti just like it was two years ago in the final CFU round. I pick T&T and Haiti to finish first and second in their group. The first in our group will more like beat the first in the Curacao group and the second in our group will more likely to beat the second in their group. Observe that Curacao fixed the group to avoid T&T and Haiti...
I like that what you are saying because it benefits us, however I am cautious of St. Lucia and St. Kitts and Nevis. What have you seen on these other teams that makes you think Haiti and T&T will progress to finals?
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Haiti finishes perfect in Group 3 in Under 20 Qualifiers
The final match day of group 3 action in the 2016 CFU Under 20 qualifiers see host Haiti assuring themselves a spot in the finals after defeating the Cayman Islands, while Bermuda defeat Anguilla.
Bermuda 7 - 0 Anguilla
Jaz Retteray Smith 2', 28', Paul Douglas 13', Jahwaz Swan 54', Osagi Bascome 59', David Jones 86', Jahkari Furbert 90 +1'
Haiti 4 - 0 Cayman Islands
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It's Official CFU Finals Groups are out
Group A
Bermuda
Antigua and Barbuda
Curacao
St. Kitts & Nevis
Group B
Trinidad & Tobago
Haiti
Cuba
St.Lucia
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Honduras v El Salvador about to kick off in 15'. UNCAF U20 tourney. Panama-Guatemala a lil later.
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Honduras v El Salvador about to kick off in 15'. UNCAF U20 tourney. Panama-Guatemala a lil later.
Honduras followed up their 2-2 opening match encounter versus Guatemala ... with a 2-1 defeat of El Salvador. They face Nicaragua tomorrow. Should be a relative walk in the park.
Having trounced Nicaragua 6-0 in their opening match of the tournament on Friday, hosts Panama lost 1-0 to Guatemala courtesy of a penalty. Guatemala plays El Salvador tomorrow.
:puking: Yet another U20 cycle. Waiting for the coaching staff to say they know little to nothing about the Central American opposition. ::)
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STANDINGS
G GD PTS
Honduras 2 1 4
Guatemala 2 1 4
Panamá 2 5 3
El Salvador 1 -1 0
Nicaragua 1 -6 0
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Honduras 2 Nicaragua 0
Guatemala 2 El Salvador 2.
Honduras qualify for Costa Rica. Pipino and Panama need to step it up.
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i hope the u20 coach can give the Burnetts http://www.ussoccerda.com/1718-semifinals-preview?sf30959565=1
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Both Burnett's deserve consideration. Chaz will certainly be interested, not sure about Josh as he was recently in US U18 but we should try for both.
Of note is that Jerron Nixon, Jr. was not on the Philadelphia Union roster in that game versus PDA with the Burnetts. Anyone know why?
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watch the burnett;s playing here https://www.youtube.com/ussoccer/featured
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Ernest who plays with the Burnetts is always Trinidadian parents is playing sweeper position.
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Madness,
You are right...Ernest Mitchell
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we all play for trinjersey club house in orange nj and those r the young ones... we have more kids coming up the pipeline. my son is 14teen. coming soon to trinidad
http://www.soccerwire.com/news/clubs/youth-boys/burnett-brothers-helping-lead-pda-u-18s-to-ussda-dominance/
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Current standings in UNCAF:
1 Honduras 4 3 8
2 Guatemala 3 1 5
3 Panamá 3 5 4
4 El Salvador 3 3 4
5 Nicaragua 3 -12 0
Two games remaining, only 2 teams advance to CONCACAF, three teams still alive
16 Jul. 2016 - 17:00 hrs.
Nicaragua Vs. Guatemala
16 Jul. 2016 - 20:00 hrs.
Panamá Vs. El Salvado
Hope coaching staff scouting these games
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UNCAF complete, I think top 3 qualify.
1 Honduras 4 3 8
2 El Salvador 4 5 7
3 Guatemala 4 0 5
4 Panamá 4 3 4
5 Nicaragua 4 -11 3
CONCACAF will include Costa Rica(host), USA, Mexico, Canada, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and 5 teams from CFU Finals in October
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Nicaragua exits the tournament with three points with an 'unexpected" win over Guatemala. They leave the tournament with encouragement to keep building. During the pre-tournament friendlies, they had defeated one of the bigger guns but couldn't make that happen during the tourney. Still some way to go. Nicaragua 1 Guatemala 0.
Panama will be bitterly disappointed not to have built on qualification from the preceding cycle. Panama 0 El Salvador 2.
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Portugal and Italy progress to Korea
FIFA.com
Portugal and Italy have become the latest sides to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017 after they secured semi-final spots at the UEFA Under-19 European Championship.
Portugal came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw against the Azzurri after Aurelio Buta’s 86th-minute equaliser cancelled out defender Federico Dimarco’s penalty on 15 minutes, ensuring the two-time U-20 World Cup champions finished top of Group A, pipping second-placed Italy.
Both Portugal and Italy will join hosts Korea Republic at the global tournament next year, as well as England, who became the first European team to book their place on Friday.
The final Group B matches on Monday will see who joins Portugal, Italy and England in the UEFA Under-19 European Championship semi-finals and at the World Cup, while Germany, who recorded a 3-0 win over Austria in Sunday's other Group A fixture, will meet the third-placed side of Group B in a play-off to decide the fifth qualifier on Thursday.
The FIFA U-20 World Cup kicks off on 20 May next year, where some of the world’s most talented young footballers will convene in Korea Republic.
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UNCAF U-20: El Salvador, Guatemala claim CONCACAF spots
PANAMA CITY, Panama – The Central American qualifying tournament for the 2017 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship came to an exciting conclusion Saturday as the region’s final pair of berths were decided.
After Guatemala (5 points, GD 0) fell 1-0 to Nicaragua in the opener of a doubleheader at the Estadio Maracana, a draw between host Panama and El Salvador – both on four points and possessing positive goal differentials -- would have been enough to see both progress.
The Salvadorans, however, had different ideas, scoring a goal in each half through Denilson Rosales (16’) and Roberto Dominguez (59’ pen) to finish in second place with a 2-0 win. That result eliminated Panama, which ended the encounter with 10 players following the ejections of Cesar Blackman (51’) and Adalberto Carrasquilla (87’), and saw Guatemala grab the third spot.
Idle and unbeaten Honduras topped the five-team table with eight points.
The next CONCACAF Under-20 Championship will be held in Costa Rica February 17-March 5, 2017, at the Estadio Nacional and the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Ayma. The field will consist of twelve teams – host Costa Rica; Central American qualifiers El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras; automatic North American entrants Canada, Mexico and the United States; and five teams yet to be determined from the Caribbean.
2016 UNCAF UNDER-20 QUALIFYING
Estadio Maracana – El Chorrillo, Panama City, Panama
July 8–16, 2016
Team GP W D L GF GA P
xHonduras 4 2 2 0 7 4 8
xEl Salvador 4 2 1 1 9 4 7
xGuatemala 4 1 2 1 5 5 5
Panama 4 1 1 2 7 4 4
Nicaragua 4 1 0 3 1 12 3
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What will happen is this current group of T&T youth players will play good enough to progress from the CFU, then we will pat our back and say good job, then as usual we will get plenty licks at the CONCACAF level because we still do not understand the big competitive gap between the region and Central America, then after we get licks then we will ask 'what happened?'.. yuh know how we do
They better understand a successful run is dependent on how they compete at CONCACAF level.
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What will happen is this current group of T&T youth players will play good enough to progress from the CFU, then we will pat our back and say good job, then as usual we will get plenty licks at the CONCACAF level because we still do not understand the big competitive gap between the region and Central America, then after we get licks then we will ask 'what happened?'.. yuh know how we do
They better understand a successful run is dependent on how they compete at CONCACAF level.
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Sando Prince your historical commentary is accurate. I am not 100% sure we getting out of CFU, I am about 90% so I give you that.
What do we need to do to prepare for CONCACAF? How can we influence better preparation?
I totally agree
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What will happen is this current group of T&T youth players will play good enough to progress from the CFU, then we will pat our back and say good job, then as usual we will get plenty licks at the CONCACAF level because we still do not understand the big competitive gap between the region and Central America, then after we get licks then we will ask 'what happened?'.. yuh know how we do
They better understand a successful run is dependent on how they compete at CONCACAF level.
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Sando Prince your historical commentary is accurate. I am not 100% sure we getting out of CFU, I am about 90% so I give you that.
What do we need to do to prepare for CONCACAF? How can we influence better preparation?
I totally agree
I am still predicting us progressing out of CFU, not based on superior play but based on the regional teams being even worse than this current T&T youth team. I have seen some of their games.
Preparation is always the key, not just for improved play but team chemistry. And who you are playing against when preparing for a tournament is also very important. Team has to prepare by playing quality opposition. Maybe arrange a tour in Brazil, US, Mexico where the T&T youth team can play various youth teams from top clubs in those countries. Preparation by playing T&T clubs is NOT good enough.
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Playing T &T Pro Clubs is a total waste of time
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Good to see Coach Williams have the boys training in preparation for October CFU finals but ah hearing that some boys need transportation to practice and TTFA not helping.
All they need is a maxi to pick up the boys, if we can afford Latapy and Carrington for U17 we must be able to send a Maxi a couple times per week for these boys
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Academy Players to Watch for 2016/2017
http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/academy-players-to-watch-for-2016-2017_aid39840
Josh Burnett (5/28/1999), Players Development Academy U18
Burnett was one of the standouts of the PDA team from the run to the national semifinals last season. The dribbling master plays for one of the best academies in the Development Academy and will be the focal point of the team. Last season, PDA was a springboard to the next level with James Murphy (Sheffield Wednesday) and Isaiah Young (Unattached) using the platform to go onto explore other options. Burnett seems like the most likely to follow in their footsteps.
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Josh Burnett is a quality player.
Right now, I think the older brother Chaz is more of what we need upfront with the U20's
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Trinidad and Tobago U-20 men off to Guyana for training camp
TTFA Media
A 20-man Trinidad and Tobago Under 20 team departs for Georgetown. Guyana today at 3:30pm for a seven-day training camp Guyana.
The team, under head coach Brian Williams will play two practice matches against the Guyana National Senior Team on Friday and Sunday at a venue to be determined.
These two games will serve as part of preparations for the upcoming Caribbean Football Union Final Round of World Cup qualification for the 2017 FIFA Under 20 World Cup in Curacao next month.
T&T faces Cuba in their opening match of the Caribbean Football Union Final Round on October 22nd in Curacao.
T&T, the CFU defending champions, are grouped with previous runners up Haiti, Cuba and St Lucia in Group B which will be contested at the Ergilio Hato.
Following their opening game with Cuba, T&T then faces St Lucia on October 24th and Haiti on October 26th.
Group A comprises of hosts Curacao, Bermuda, St Kitts/Nevis and Antigua/Barbuda.
he top two teams will advance to the semi finals as well as gain automatic passage to the CONCACAF Final round which will be played in Costa Rica in February. The semi-finals will be played on October 28th and the final and third place match will take place on October 30th. The top five teams from the CFU Final round will advance to the CONCACAF stage.
Williams, sees the upcoming games against the Guyanese outfit as beneficial to the team’s current preparations, saying “It’s always good to have international warm up matches. We haven’t had international games since the last tournament and I think these two games will serve us well going into Curacao. We also have a couple more international outings coming up but these two games against the Guyana senior team will be a good test for us at this stage of our preparations.
“This camp will also be a good opportunity for us to re-focus because there have been a lot of distractions with players also focusing on their secondary schools and clubs. So now this will be good timing for them to concentrate on national duty and the tournament ahead,” Williams said.
T&T Roster for Guyana
Name College/Club
Jabari Brice – St. Anthony’s College
Denzil Smith – Shiva Boys Hindu College
Tarry Sampson – North East Stars F.C.
Keirron Mason – Marabella Crisis Centre F.C.
Kori Cupid – Presentation College, San Fernando
Isaiah Garcia – WConnection F.C.
Keston Julien -Marabella Crisis Centre F.C.
Rondell Payne -Naparima College
Hakim Baird -North East Stars F.C.
Kareem Riley -Presentation College, San Fernando
Shane Sandy -Naparima College
Jabari Mitchell -W-Connection F.C.
Micah Lansiquot -Mucurapo East Secondary
Nicholas Dillon -Central F.C.
Kathon St. Hillaire -St. Anthony’s College
Josh Toussaint -St. Ann’s Rangers F.C.
Quinn Rodney -Shiva Boys Hindu College
Tyrell Emmanuel -Shiva Boys Hindu College
Chaz Burnett – Players Development Academy, USA
Moses Jaikaran – Harlem Strikers
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Hmm happy for some type of preparation but not sure if Guyana (even if its their senior team) is quality preparation. I still expect the team to advance from the CFU round. Quality preparation must come before the Concacaf final round.
I propose a camp in South America or United States before the Concacaf final round against top youth teams that will challenge our youth team so they can leave the camp well tested and better ready for the top U-20 teams from Central and North America.
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T&T U-20 MEN OFF TO GUYANA FOR TRAINING CAMP
A 20-man Trinidad and Tobago Under 20 team departs for Georgetown. Guyana today at 3:30pm for a seven-day training camp Guyana.
The team, under head coach Brian Williams will play two practice matches against the Guyana National Senior Team on Friday and Sunday at a venue to be determined.
These two games will serve as part of preparations for the upcoming Caribbean Football Union Final Round of World Cup qualification for the 2017 FIFA Under 20 World Cup in Curacao next month.
T&T faces Cuba in their opening match of the Caribbean Football Union Final Round on October 22nd in Curacao.
T&T, the CFU defending champions, are grouped with previous runners up Haiti, Cuba and St Lucia in Group B which will be contested at the Ergilio Hato.
Following their opening game with Cuba, T&T then faces St Lucia on October 24th and Haiti on October 26th.
Group A comprises of hosts Curacao, Bermuda, St Kitts/Nevis and Antigua/Barbuda.
The top two teams will advance to the semi finals as well as gain automatic passage to the CONCACAF Final round which will be played in Costa Rica in February. The semi-finals will be played on October 28th and the final and third place match will take place on October 30th. The top five teams from the CFU Final round will advance to the CONCACAF stage.
Williams, sees the upcoming games against the Guyanese outfit as beneficial to the team’s current preparations, saying “It’s always good to have international warm up matches. We haven’t had international games since the last tournament and I think these two games will serve us well going into Curacao. We also have a couple more international outings coming up but these two games against the Guyana senior team will be a good test for us at this stage of our preparations.
“This camp will also be a good opportunity for us to re-focus because there have been a lot of distractions with players also focusing on their secondary schools and clubs. So now this will be good timing for them to concentrate on national duty and the tournament ahead,” Williams said.
T&T Roster for Guyana
NAME/COLLEGE / CLUB
Jabari Brice – St. Anthony’s College
Denzil Smith – Shiva Boys Hindu College
Tarry Sampson – North East Stars F.C.
Keirron Mason – Marabella Crisis Centre F.C.
Kori Cupid – Presentation College, San Fernando
Isaiah Garcia – WConnection F.C.
Keston Julien -Marabella Crisis Centre F.C.
Rondell Payne -Naparima College
Hakim Baird -North East Stars F.C.
Kareem Riley -Presentation College, San Fernando
Shane Sandy -Naparima College
Jabari Mitchell -W-Connection F.C.
Micah Lansiquot -Mucurapo East Secondary
Nicholas Dillon -Central F.C.
Kathon St. Hillaire -St. Anthony’s College
Josh Toussaint -St. Ann’s Rangers F.C.
Quinn Rodney -Shiva Boys Hindu College
Tyrell Emmanuel -Shiva Boys Hindu College
Chaz Burnett – Players Development Academy, USA
Moses Jaikaran – Harlem Strikers
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The overseas young men not included in this trip, hope their will be another trip in October for final 23 players. Will also need Hudson back from U17 duty.
Interesting new inclusions:
Chaz Burnett-good addition was part of last U17 can play up front or directly behind forwards
Keston Julien-good addition was part of last U17 can play anywhere along left side
Rondell Payne- do not know him
Hakim Baird-do not know him
Tyrell Emmanuel- heard fantastic things about him
Moses Jaikaran-do not know him
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T&T U-20 MEN OFF TO GUYANA FOR TRAINING CAMP
A 20-man Trinidad and Tobago Under 20 team departs for Georgetown. Guyana today at 3:30pm for a seven-day training camp Guyana.
The team, under head coach Brian Williams will play two practice matches against the Guyana National Senior Team on Friday and Sunday at a venue to be determined.
These two games will serve as part of preparations for the upcoming Caribbean Football Union Final Round of World Cup qualification for the 2017 FIFA Under 20 World Cup in Curacao next month.
T&T faces Cuba in their opening match of the Caribbean Football Union Final Round on October 22nd in Curacao.
T&T, the CFU defending champions, are grouped with previous runners up Haiti, Cuba and St Lucia in Group B which will be contested at the Ergilio Hato.
Following their opening game with Cuba, T&T then faces St Lucia on October 24th and Haiti on October 26th.
Group A comprises of hosts Curacao, Bermuda, St Kitts/Nevis and Antigua/Barbuda.
The top two teams will advance to the semi finals as well as gain automatic passage to the CONCACAF Final round which will be played in Costa Rica in February. The semi-finals will be played on October 28th and the final and third place match will take place on October 30th. The top five teams from the CFU Final round will advance to the CONCACAF stage.
Williams, sees the upcoming games against the Guyanese outfit as beneficial to the team’s current preparations, saying “It’s always good to have international warm up matches. We haven’t had international games since the last tournament and I think these two games will serve us well going into Curacao. We also have a couple more international outings coming up but these two games against the Guyana senior team will be a good test for us at this stage of our preparations.
“This camp will also be a good opportunity for us to re-focus because there have been a lot of distractions with players also focusing on their secondary schools and clubs. So now this will be good timing for them to concentrate on national duty and the tournament ahead,” Williams said.
T&T Roster for Guyana
NAME/COLLEGE / CLUB
Jabari Brice – St. Anthony’s College
Denzil Smith – Shiva Boys Hindu College
Tarry Sampson – North East Stars F.C.
Keirron Mason – Marabella Crisis Centre F.C.
Kori Cupid – Presentation College, San Fernando
Isaiah Garcia – WConnection F.C.
Keston Julien -Marabella Crisis Centre F.C.
Rondell Payne -Naparima College
Hakim Baird -North East Stars F.C.
Kareem Riley -Presentation College, San Fernando
Shane Sandy -Naparima College
Jabari Mitchell -W-Connection F.C.
Micah Lansiquot -Mucurapo East Secondary
Nicholas Dillon -Central F.C.
Kathon St. Hillaire -St. Anthony’s College
Josh Toussaint -St. Ann’s Rangers F.C.
Quinn Rodney -Shiva Boys Hindu College
Tyrell Emmanuel -Shiva Boys Hindu College
Chaz Burnett – Players Development Academy, USA
Moses Jaikaran – Harlem Strikers
Wired868 reporting that Emmanuel and Rodney opted not to travel with the National team but participated in a 2-1 loss San Juan North Secondary
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http://wisports.tv/index.php/livestream
Respect Tallman for the Link
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Wired868 reporting that Emmanuel and Rodney opted not to travel with the National team but participated in a 2-1 loss San Juan North Secondary
SSFL football REAL attractive to certain players
Playing for the national team is "no big thing"
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Ouch. No glimmer of hope allyuh seeing? Not viewing the game, so reliant on what I am reading for a guide.
We seem to easily dismiss foreign academy players.
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Ouch. No glimmer of hope allyuh seeing? Not viewing the game, so reliant on what I am reading for a guide.
We seem to easily dismiss foreign academy players.
Not as easlily as we dismiss our own locals. I don't believe there is a single Tobago player on this squad and maybe there may be 1 or 2 on the U17.
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Wired868 reporting that Emmanuel and Rodney opted not to travel with the National team but participated in a 2-1 loss San Juan North Secondary
SSFL football REAL attractive to certain players
Playing for the national team is "no big thing"
For at least a decade now not a single pro-league executive has been able to figure out what makes the ssfl and minor so attractive. At this point Barrackpore FC vs Penal All Stars pulling more crowd that Central FC vs WConn
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Wired868 reporting that Emmanuel and Rodney opted not to travel with the National team but participated in a 2-1 loss San Juan North Secondary
SSFL football REAL attractive to certain players
Playing for the national team is "no big thing"
Doh mind Tobago28. :devil: He jes wish Tobago players had de opportunity to "cut style" on the NT instead of trying to "get the attention of" the NT.
Seems like either the Wired word choice is incorrect and/or there is an unreported element of the story.
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Josh & Chad Burnett are trin-jersey kids and they are very good kids. let me introduce another kid from the trin-jersey kid camp. His name is Brent Llewellyn. He's a recent article http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/521598601212145187/west-orange-1-at-verona-0-boys-soccer/.
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U-20 Soca Warriors edge Alpha United
By Franklin Wilson (Kaieteur News)
Competing in their first practice match of their 10-day Training Camp in Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago’s Under-20 Soca Warriors edged Guyana’s #2 Club side Alpha United 2-1 at the Leonora Track and Field Football Field, yesterday afternoon.
The well manicured and lush green field which is expected to be used for Guyana’s Scotiabank CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup 2016 clash against Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz on October 11 next, once the CFU inspection team gives the thumps up, saw the young Soca side displaying a solid game from start to finish, to notch up the win.
The Trinis took the lead from a well placed shot in the 8th minute off the boot of their Captain, Jabari Mitchell. Alpha United, playing in their second pre-season warm up match following a 4-4 draw with the Guyana Defence Force still displayed signs of ring rust as the visitors moved the ball around well in keeping possession.
As the match progressed and subs were made Alpha United enjoyed a few good moments with the likes of Pernell Schultz and veteran Anthony Abrams on the pitch. The local side was able to, on the end of a good run of play, notch in the equalizer in the 77th minute when Daniel Wilson’s shot to goal eased into the back of the nets off the inner side of the left upright.
The young Trinidadians never let up and kept taking the fight to Alpha which brought the go ahead goal once again with two minutes to full time. Doing the honours of netting the winner was Moses Jaikeran in the 88th minute.
T&T Head Coach Brian Williams speaking with Kaieteur Sport after the match said that it was a decent game for his charges, while noting that they have been struggling to get decent warm up matches back in the Twin Island Republic which prompted the 10-camp in Guyana.
”What I saw in the game was the enthusiasm of all the players; they continue to fight through the entire 90 minutes. We are looking forward to continue a successful training camp here in Guyana, Sunday we play another game, tomorrow (today) we are back out to training but again I must say I was pleased with the performance of the team this afternoon.”
Alpha United’s Head Coach Wayne ‘Wiggy’ Dover in summing up his side’s performance stated that they have improved since the 4-4 draw with the Army as they have been working on extensively on defensive organization.
”I think we were very horrible against the Army, we conceded four goals but today (yesterday) despite not playing 100% to what we would expect we still saw some improvements defensively on a collective scale.”
Dover noted that the young T&T side is a fit unit that moved the ball well and have a good system of play where the forward line players were coming into the pocket and looking for the ball while making some good plays and shooting to target.
”We saw an intention to score goals and dominate us but we stood a bit resolute. We were not that focused on the scoreline but much more on how we played collectively.”
The young Warriors are preparing for the Caribbean Football Union Under-20 Finals to be hosted in Curacao from October 21 – 30, next. Coach Williams informed that he would be announcing his final 23-man team at the end of this training camp and on their return home some overseas based players will be joining them.
They will leave in early October for two more warm-up matches in Panama before making their way to Curacao.
Their final match is set for tomorrow at the same venue from 19:00hrs when they will face an Elite-All-Star side.
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U-20 Soca Warriors edge Alpha United
By Franklin Wilson (Kaieteur News)
Competing in their first practice match of their 10-day Training Camp in Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago’s Under-20 Soca Warriors edged Guyana’s #2 Club side Alpha United 2-1 at the Leonora Track and Field Football Field, yesterday afternoon.
The well manicured and lush green field which is expected to be used for Guyana’s Scotiabank CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup 2016 clash against Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz on October 11 next, once the CFU inspection team gives the thumps up, saw the young Soca side displaying a solid game from start to finish, to notch up the win.
The Trinis took the lead from a well placed shot in the 8th minute off the boot of their Captain, Jabari Mitchell. Alpha United, playing in their second pre-season warm up match following a 4-4 draw with the Guyana Defence Force still displayed signs of ring rust as the visitors moved the ball around well in keeping possession.
As the match progressed and subs were made Alpha United enjoyed a few good moments with the likes of Pernell Schultz and veteran Anthony Abrams on the pitch. The local side was able to, on the end of a good run of play, notch in the equalizer in the 77th minute when Daniel Wilson’s shot to goal eased into the back of the nets off the inner side of the left upright.
The young Trinidadians never let up and kept taking the fight to Alpha which brought the go ahead goal once again with two minutes to full time. Doing the honours of netting the winner was Moses Jaikeran in the 88th minute.
T&T Head Coach Brian Williams speaking with Kaieteur Sport after the match said that it was a decent game for his charges, while noting that they have been struggling to get decent warm up matches back in the Twin Island Republic which prompted the 10-camp in Guyana.
”What I saw in the game was the enthusiasm of all the players; they continue to fight through the entire 90 minutes. We are looking forward to continue a successful training camp here in Guyana, Sunday we play another game, tomorrow (today) we are back out to training but again I must say I was pleased with the performance of the team this afternoon.”
Alpha United’s Head Coach Wayne ‘Wiggy’ Dover in summing up his side’s performance stated that they have improved since the 4-4 draw with the Army as they have been working on extensively on defensive organization.
”I think we were very horrible against the Army, we conceded four goals but today (yesterday) despite not playing 100% to what we would expect we still saw some improvements defensively on a collective scale.”
Dover noted that the young T&T side is a fit unit that moved the ball well and have a good system of play where the forward line players were coming into the pocket and looking for the ball while making some good plays and shooting to target.
”We saw an intention to score goals and dominate us but we stood a bit resolute. We were not that focused on the scoreline but much more on how we played collectively.”
The young Warriors are preparing for the Caribbean Football Union Under-20 Finals to be hosted in Curacao from October 21 – 30, next. Coach Williams informed that he would be announcing his final 23-man team at the end of this training camp and on their return home some overseas based players will be joining them.
They will leave in early October for two more warm-up matches in Panama before making their way to Curacao.
Their final match is set for tomorrow at the same venue from 19:00hrs when they will face an Elite-All-Star side.
Ah though they was playing Guyana National Senior? Alpha United !!!!
Like David John Williams learning well from Shabaaz.
They coulda stay home and play W Connection or Central?
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Change in venue is also helpful. A trip abroad to Guyana may not be ideal to some of us. But it better than nothing. Also some don't like Shabazz input. This guy is part of the football fraternity, and there is not much we can do about. If DJW want him as some advisor, then that is his call. I know why there is hostility towards Shabazz. But allyuh should have gotten rid of the privy council.
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Josh & Chad Burnett are trin-jersey kids and they are very good kids. let me introduce another kid from the trin-jersey kid camp. His name is Brent Llewellyn. He's a recent article http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/521598601212145187/west-orange-1-at-verona-0-boys-soccer/.
Thanks for the intro, did Brent Llewellyn tryout for the U17 or any National team.
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no he hasn't try out for any national team yet. He's in an academy Cedar Stars in New Jersey
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why panama ... they did not even qualify out of the Central American zone
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U-20 Soca Warriors edge Alpha United
By Franklin Wilson (Kaieteur News)
T&T Head Coach Brian Williams speaking with Kaieteur Sport after the match said that it was a decent game for his charges, while noting that they have been struggling to get decent warm up matches back in the Twin Island Republic which prompted the 10-camp in Guyana.
The young Warriors are preparing for the Caribbean Football Union Under-20 Finals to be hosted in Curacao from October 21 – 30, next. Coach Williams informed that he would be announcing his final 23-man team at the end of this training camp and on their return home some overseas based players will be joining them.
They will leave in early October for two more warm-up matches in Panama before making their way to Curacao.
Their final match is set for tomorrow at the same venue from 19:00hrs when they will face an Elite-All-Star side.
These boys have never gotten a fair shake from the ttfa. At least they are getting some warm up games now. Congrats on the win, and good for the coach for fighting for these games
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why panama ... they did not even qualify out of the Central American zone
Panama is normally a quality opposition though they didn't qualify, not sure who they playing though.
Also, its logistics as they have to use Copa Airlines from Panama to Curacao. I do not think direct flights from POS to CUR
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T&T U-20S DEFEAT ALPHA UNITED 2-1 IN OPENING PRACTICE MATCH
Trinidad and Tobago’s National Under 20 Men’s team secured their first win of a seven-day training camp in Guyana when they defeated club side Alpha United 2-1 on Friday evening.
Goals by captain Jabari Mitchell and Moses Jaikeran did the job for the Brian Williams-coached team which is preparing for the Caribbean Football Union Under 20 Final Round in Curacao next month.
Williams, speaking after the win, expressed some level of satisfaction with the way the team performed, clearing up the issue of T&T’s opponents during the training camp.
“We played against Alpha, one of the top clubs in Guyana. There was an adjustment when we reached here because initially we were supposed to play the national teams. But what was explained to us by Jamaal Shabazz when we arrived here is that he recently selected a pool of national players to prepare for the Caribbean Cup and right now they are into their preparations. So there was an arrangement where we would play the Alpha team which has a few national players and then play against an Elite All Star team on Sunday which is also made up of several of their local-based national players,” Williams told TTFA Media.
On the match itself, William added : “I was really pleases with the way our boys handle the match. It was very important for us to come here and play as it helped us as a team to refocus on the task at hand. Because of the distraction of secondary schools football and the club football back home, we were not getting the chance to really have proper training sessions involving all of the players and that was becoming a big concern for me as we get closer to the tournament.
“But coming here has allowed us to regroup and refocus and I am happy about that. We came in Wednesday and we had two good training sessions and the boys have been very positive so far. They put on a strong performance in the match which I felt was important for us.”
Williams also commented on the absence of players Tyrell “Pappy” Emmanuel and Quinn Rodney on Wednesday, the day the team departed for Georgetown.
“I am very disappointed about this. We selected twenty players which I confirmed earlier this week. Every player was spoken to and informed about the travel arrangements. Quinn Rodney did not show up at the airport. I spoke to his mother and his school teacher. But I understand the mother said afterwards that she had no money to send with her son on the tour which I could not understand because we were covering all expenses,” Williams said.
“And then ‘Pappy’ called me when I was on my way to the airport and said that his mother could not find his passport and due to his medical status with him still having some chest pains, he cannot make the trip. I asked him if he was playing in the evening for Shiva Boys and his response was no coach I am not playing. But I found out after that he scored for Shiva Boys later that day.
“Definitely these two players will not be eligible for selection for the CFU Final Round . I think this is a total disrespect to the national team by not turning up after being selected with travel and hotel arrangements already confirmed. I will not be including them in the selection for the Final round in Curacao. These two players have dropped themselves. I have already spoken to the TTFA President David John-Williams and technical director Muhammad Isa about this,” Williams stated.
The T&T U-20 head coach will announce his final 23-man squad for the CFU Finals on Tuesday following the end of the training camp in Guyana. He added that players selected will not be allowed to play in the Secondary Schools League during the two-week period before the team departs T&T.
“The players selected in the final squad will not be allowed to play in the Secondary Schools League during the two-week period before we leave the country because are also scheduled to head to Panama shortly after for another training camp before arriving in Curacao for the tournament,” Williams said.
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why panama ... they did not even qualify out of the Central American zone
Panama is normally a quality opposition though they didn't qualify, not sure who they playing though.
Also, its logistics as they have to use Copa Airlines from Panama to Curacao. I do not think direct flights from POS to CUR
Fully agree. This makes sense. Panama's U20s were almost universally expected to move on, but had a tough tournament.
They lost out on a point to Guatemala courtesy a penalty kick. Ended up on par, sharing the points with Honduras also courtesy a penalty suffered.
Playing Panama is a solid, good decision.
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Would be interesting to hear Rodney and Pappy's side of the story
Certainly the optics in Pappy's case aren't good
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Would be interesting to hear Rodney and Pappy's side of the story
Certainly the optics in Pappy's case aren't good
It looks worst since their school teammate and goalkeeper went to the camp.
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It looks worst since their school teammate and goalkeeper went to the camp.
Perhaps amwood could gi we de real goins on.
Rope een amwood! ;D
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T&T U-20s complete Guyana camp and head to Panama next before CFU Finals
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobago’s Men’s Under 20 National Team lost their final training match of their seven-day training camp in Guyana on Sunday, going down 1-0 to a Guyanese Elite All Star team at the Leonora Stadium. The Guyanese outfit coached by Jamaal Shabazz, comprised of several home-based Guyana national team players currently involved in preparations for upcoming Caribbean Cup qualification.
Guyanese national team midfielder Vurlon Mills notched the game’s only goal in the 7th minute when the ball came off his shoulder on its way into the net following an incoming cross.
The game followed a 2-0 win for T&T’s U20s against Alpha United on Friday.
The team returns home today and will head for a training camp in Panama on October 7th prior to their arrival in Curacao for the Caribbean Football Union Final Round of qualification towards the CONCACAF Finals in Costa Rica next year.
The team will undergo intense preparations in Panama City at a stadium equipped with artificial playing surface as the venue in Curacao will consist of a similar outfield.
Williams spoke of the team’s narrow loss on Sunday as well as the value of the upcoming camp in Panama City.
“It was a very pleasing performance for me in this final game against the Guyanese Elite team. The players, even after conceding an early goal, showed a lot of enthusiasm and we were very organised with a lot of ball possession for large parts of the match. We also created a few decent chances on goal and overall I was satisfied with the way we handled the match. The two games served us well at this stage,” Williams told TTFA Media.
In anticipation of the upcoming Panama trip, Williams continued: “This definitely will be the most important part of our build up. It will allow us more time together as a team and we will be away from any distractions at home which will allow the coaching staff to have the players for a lengthy period and where the concentration levels will be high heading into the tournament in Curacao.
“We will announce the final squad at the end of the month and from that period no player will be allowed to play for the Secondary Schools or their clubs before we leave for Panama and then head to Curacao for the tournament. The local players will be allowed to play for the schools for this week until the end of the month and then we are asking them to refrain from taking part in any matches between month-end and the team’s departure for Panama,” Williams added.
“I think the players who are serious about representing the country understand the importance of this decision and they are committed to the cause and the ambitions we have as a country to make strides in world football,” he added.
“The Panama tour is something we are grateful for and we want to say thank you to the TTFA for organising it and ensuring also that all our overseas-based players are in the country in the first week of October before we head off to Panama.”
A schedule of matches to take place during the training camp in Panama will be announced in due course.
T&T faces Cuba in their opening match of the Caribbean Football Union Final Round on October 22nd in Curacao.
T&T, the CFU defending champions, are grouped with previous runners up Haiti, Cuba and St Lucia in Group B which will be contested at the Ergilio Hato.
Following their opening game with Cuba, T&T then faces St Lucia on October 24th and Haiti on October 26th.
Group A comprises of hosts Curacao, Bermuda, St Kitts/Nevis and Antigua/Barbuda.
The top two teams will advance to the semi finals as well as gain automatic passage to the CONCACAF Final round which will be played in Costa Rica in February. The semi-finals will be played on October 28th and the final and third place match will take place on October 30th. The top five teams from the CFU Final round will advance to the CONCACAF stage.
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T&T U-20S COMPLETE GUYANA CAMP AND HEAD TO PANAMA NEXT BEFORE CFU FINALS
Trinidad and Tobago’s Men’s Under 20 National Team lost their final training match of their seven-day training camp in Guyana on Sunday, going down 1-0 to a Guyanese Elite All Star team at the Leonora Stadium. The Guyanese outfit coached by Jamaal Shabazz, comprised of several home-based Guyana national team players currently involved in preparations for upcoming Caribbean Cup qualification.
Guyanese national team midfielder Vurlon Mills notched the game’s only goal in the 7th minute when the ball came off his shoulder on its way into the net following an incoming cross.
The game followed a 2-0 win for T&T’s U20s against Alpha United on Friday.
The team returns home today and will head for a training camp in Panama on October 7th prior to their arrival in Curacao for the Caribbean Football Union Final Round of qualification towards the CONCACAF Finals in Costa Rica next year.
The team will undergo intense preparations in Panama City at a stadium equipped with artificial playing surface as the venue in Curacao will consist of a similar outfield.
Williams spoke of the team’s narrow loss on Sunday as well as the value of the upcoming camp in Panama City.
“It was a very pleasing performance for me in this final game against the Guyanese Elite team. The players, even after conceding an early goal, showed a lot of enthusiasm and we were very organised with a lot of ball possession for large parts of the match. We also created a few decent chances on goal and overall I was satisfied with the way we handled the match. The two games served us well at this stage,” Williams told TTFA Media.
In anticipation of the upcoming Panama trip, Williams continued: “This definitely will be the most important part of our build up. It will allow us more time together as a team and we will be away from any distractions at home which will allow the coaching staff to have the players for a lengthy period and where the concentration levels will be high heading into the tournament in Curacao.
“We will announce the final squad at the end of the month and from that period no player will be allowed to play for the Secondary Schools or their clubs before we leave for Panama and then head to Curacao for the tournament. The local players will be allowed to play for the schools for this week until the end of the month and then we are asking them to refrain from taking part in any matches between month-end and the team’s departure for Panama,” Williams added.
“I think the players who are serious about representing the country understand the importance of this decision and they are committed to the cause and the ambitions we have as a country to make strides in world football,” he added.
“The Panama tour is something we are grateful for and we want to say thank you to the TTFA for organising it and ensuring also that all our overseas-based players are in the country in the first week of October before we head off to Panama.”
A schedule of matches to take place during the training camp in Panama will be announced in due course.
T&T faces Cuba in their opening match of the Caribbean Football Union Final Round on October 22nd in Curacao.
T&T, the CFU defending champions, are grouped with previous runners up Haiti, Cuba and St Lucia in Group B which will be contested at the Ergilio Hato.
Following their opening game with Cuba, T&T then faces St Lucia on October 24th and Haiti on October 26th.
Group A comprises of hosts Curacao, Bermuda, St Kitts/Nevis and Antigua/Barbuda.
The top two teams will advance to the semi finals as well as gain automatic passage to the CONCACAF Final round which will be played in Costa Rica in February. The semi-finals will be played on October 28th and the final and third place match will take place on October 30th. The top five teams from the CFU Final round will advance to the CONCACAF stage.
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It's less than 30 days from the tournament, a list of players had to be sent to FIFA(CONCACAF/CFU). Anyone see a list of Williams final selections yet?
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TnT play Cuba on October 22nd but the team not named
TnT play Cuba on October 22nd, they announce a Panama camp but no details yet
TnT play Cuba on October 22nd?? WTF
Is the same old planning with DJW and crew.....lawd
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U-20 Warriors leave for Panama camp
T&T’s Under 20 Men’s Team will depart for Panama City, Panama today for their final training camp ahead of the Caribbean Football Union Final Round of Under 20 qualification in Curacao later this month.
Commenting on his 23-man team selected T&T coach Brian Williams said he has selected what at this time he believe is the best selection of players for the tournament.
“We’ve seen some new players since the last tournament and the majority of the squad has been recalled and we have a couple additions. We have assessed the readiness of the players, obviously some of the guys went back to their teams in North American and the United Kingdom and the local boys have been with their clubs and colleges,” Williams said.
While in Panama, T&T will play two training matches against local teams on October 13 and 17 ahead of the CFU tournament where they meet Cuba in their opener on October 22 in Curacao.
T&T, the CFU defending champions will next face St Lucia on October 24 before ending Group B round-robin play versus Haiti on October 26 at the Stadio Ergilio Hato. Group A comprises of hosts Curacao, Bermuda, St Kitts/Nevis and Antigua/Barbuda.
At the end of the round-robin series, the top two teams in each group will advance to the semi-finals as well as gain automatic passage to the Concacaf Final round which will be played in Costa Rica, next February.
The semi-finals will be played on October 28 and the final and third place match will take place two data later. In addition to the semifinalist, the bets third placed team in the round-robin series will also qualify to the Concacaf stage.
Under-20 T&T squad
CFU Under-20 Championship October 21–30:
Goalkkeeper: Jabari Brice (St Anthony’s), Denzil Smith (Shiva Boys)
Defenders: Taryk Sampson (Ma Pau Stars), Keirron Mason (Marabella Family CC), Kori Cupid ( Presentation, San F'do), Isaiah Garcia (W- Connection), Keston Julien (San Juan Jabloteh), Andrew Rullow (University of Charleston), Noah Powder (New York Red Bulls), Rondell Payne (Naparima College), Jacob Sooklal (University of Ontario Institute of Technology).
Midfielders: Jabari Mitchell (W Connection), Morgan Bruce De Rouche (KRC Genk), Kareem Riley (Presentation, San F'do), Shane Sandy (Naparima ), Micah Lansiquot (East Mucurapo), Moses Jaikeran (Harlem Strikers)
Forwards: Nicholas Dillon (Central FC), Taofik Lucas Walker (DC United), Jarred Dass (Stony Brook University), Isaiah Hudson (Naparima), Kathon St. Hillaire (St Anthony’s), Josh Toussaint (St Ann’s Rangers.
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T&T U-20 MEN OFF TO PANAMA FOR TRAINING CAMP AHEAD OF CFU FINALS
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s Team will depart for Panama City on Friday for a training camp in Panama prior to contesting the Caribbean Football Union Final Round of Under 20 qualification in Curacao later this month.
T&T U-20 head coach Brian Williams has finaized a 23-man squad.
“We’ve selected what at this time we believe is the best selection of players for the tournament,” Williams told TTFA Media.
“We’ve seen some new players since the last tournament and the majority of the squad has been recalled and we have a couple additions. We have assessed the readiness of the players, obviously some of the guys went back to their teams in North American and the United Kingdom and the local boys have been with their clubs and colleges. But the preparation has gone on quite well and I am looking forward to this training camp in Panama which I believe will be a really critical and much needed time together for the squad before we go over to Curacao,” Williams said.
While in Panama, T&T will play two training matches against local teams on October 13th and 17th.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Men under 20 Footballers will face off with Cuba in their opening match of the Caribbean Football Union Final Round of Under 20 World Cup qualification on October 22nd in Curacao.
T&T, the CFU defending champions, have been grouped with previous runners up Haiti, Cuba and St Lucia in Group B which will be contested at the Ergilio Hato.
Following their opening game with Cuba, T&T then faces St Lucia on October 24th and Haiti on October 26th.
Group A comprises of hosts Curacao, Bermuda, St Kitts/Nevis and Antigua/Barbuda.
The top two teams will advance to the semi finals as well as gain automatic passage to the CONCACAF Final round which will be played in Costa Rica in February. The semi-finals will be played on October 28th and the final and third place match will take place on October 30th. The top five teams from the CFU Final round will advance to the CONCACAF stage.
T&T Under 20 Men’s Roster
C.F.U. FINAL CURACAO
OCTOBER 21ST – 30TH, 2016
• Jabari Brice (GK) – St. Anthony’s College
• Denzil Smith (GK)- Shiva Boys Hindu College
• Taryk Sampson – Defender – Ma Pau Stars
• Keirron Mason – Defender – Marabella Crisis Center
• Kori Cupid- Defender- Presentation College, San Fernando
• Isaiah Garcia- Defender- W- Connection FC
• Keston Julien- Defender – Jabloteh FC
• Andrew Rullow – Defender – University of Charleston
• Noah Powder – Defender – New York Red Bulls
• Rondell Payne- Defender- Naparima College
• Jacob Sooklal – Defender- University of Ontario Institute of Technology
• Jabari Mitchell – Midfielder – W-Connection FC
• Morgan Bruce De Rouche – Midfielder –KRC Genk
• Kareem Riley – Midfielder- Presentation College, San Fernando
• Shane Sandy – Midfielder – Naparima College.
• Micah Lansiquot –Midfielder – Mucurapo East Secondary
• Moses Jaikeran- Forward- Harlem Strikers
• Nicholas Dillon – Forward – Central FC
• Taofik Lucas Walker – Forward – DC United
• Jarred Dass- Forward – Stony Brook University
• Isaiah Hudson – Forward- Naparima College
• Kathon St. Hillaire- Forward- St. Anthony’s College
• Josh Toussaint- Forward – St. Ann’s Rangers
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The players listed as SSFL players hold no club affiliations?
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Most of them if not all belong to clubs as well (don't know if Denzil Smith is attached to a club). W Connection (Cupid, Hudson), Central FC (Riley), St Anns Rangers (St Hillaire, Lansiquot ), North East Stars (Sandy), Jabloteh (Brice), etc.
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Appreciate it, RM. Anyone else who can confirm other club affiliations, please doh hesitate.
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No Chaz burnett wow ...
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wow wow no chad
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This thread will soon become the epicenter ...
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Who's really behind these scheduling. An independent scheduler with common sense should take charge of the CFU when it comes to fixing the group. T&T Haiti finished first and 2nd in the previous tournament , shouldn't they be rewarded by placing them in different groups. I think its unfair to T&T and Haiti to be placed in the same group. Each team should be leading either group A or B. That was the same case last time for the u-17 round. T&T, Haiti, Jamaica in the same group, now it's T&T, Haiti and Cuba. The 3 best teams of the tournament in the same group.
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UNDER 20 MEN WIN TRAINING MATCH IN PANAMA
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s Team, preparing for their upcoming Caribbean Football Union final round in Curacao, won their opening practice match of their training camp in Panama City on Monday.
The Brian Williams-coached team defeated Panama First Division club Leones de America Reserves 2-1 at the Maracana Stadium.
In the match played on artificial surface, T&T got goals from captain Jabari Mitchell in the 9th minute and Kathon St Hillaire struck the winner in the 72nd minute.
Following the match, head coach Williams credited his side for their efforts.
“It was a good test for us. We have been here for the past couple of days, settling in and really getting down to some solid work before we head over to Curacao,” Williams told TTFA Media.
“The conditions here are good for the preparations. Being able to play on the artificial surface at the Maracana is a big plus for us because our games in Curacao will be on a similar surface. And the venue here is pretty decent. I know the national senior team trained here last year as well.
“The match itself turned out to be competitive. We got on the scoresheet early and then we were able to get the winner in the second half for a needed confidence booster. The opposition gave us a good, competitive match which is welcomed at this time of our preparations,” Williams added.
Three members of the final squad selected for the tournament will join the contingent in Curacao and they include North American-based trio Jacob Sooklal, Jarred Dass and Andrew Rullow.
T&T will face off with Cuba in their opening match of the Caribbean Football Union Final Round of Under 20 World Cup qualification on October 22nd in Curacao.
T&T, the CFU defending champions, have been grouped with previous runners up Haiti, Cuba and St Lucia in Group B which will be contested at the Ergilio Hato.
Following their opening game with Cuba, T&T then faces St Lucia on October 24th and Haiti on October 26th.
Group A comprises of hosts Curacao, Bermuda, St Kitts/Nevis and Antigua/Barbuda.
The top two teams will advance to the semi finals as well as gain automatic passage to the CONCACAF Final round which will be played in Costa Rica in February. The semi-finals will be played on October 28th and the final and third place match will take place on October 30th. The top five teams from the CFU Final round will advance to the CONCACAF stage.
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Who's really behind these scheduling. An independent scheduler with common sense should take charge of the CFU when it comes to fixing the group. T&T Haiti finished first and 2nd in the previous tournament , shouldn't they be rewarded by placing them in different groups. I think its unfair to T&T and Haiti to be placed in the same group. Each team should be leading either group A or B. That was the same case last time for the u-17 round. T&T, Haiti, Jamaica in the same group, now it's T&T, Haiti and Cuba. The 3 best teams of the tournament in the same group.
Truehaitian,
There was a group level before the finals stage, the groups were:
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4
St. Maarten Trinidad and Tobago Haiti Dominican Republic
Cuba Turks and Caicos Cayman Islands Jamaica
Antigua & Barbuda Guadeloupe Bermuda Dominica
Puerto Rico St. Lucia Anguilla St. Kitts & Nevis
Group A-comprise of Group B comprise of
Curacao-host Winner Group 2
Winner Group 1 Winner Group 3
Winner Group 4 3rd Best Runner-up
2nd Best runner up Best Runner up
I see nothing wrong with this format, its rather fair and lacks "selection" which to me implies bias though I am sure that is not your intention.
Secondly, the group of boys that won the last U20 is not the same group of boys that are currently playing, previous results have little bearing since it is a total different team.
I think what shocked most is that a Jamaica U17 team that was a penalty away from eliminating the USA and going to a World Cup, two years ago at CONCACAF could not get out of Group 4. While St. Kitts and Nevis won Group 4. Also Antigua & Barbuda won group 1.
It's possible that the quality of some of the smaller countries is rising within the region. One thing I am certain of is that Haiti is showing some tremendous consistency at the U17 and U20 level that will yield some positive results in the near future.
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Thanks for clarifying
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Under 20 men win training match in Panama.
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s Team, preparing for their upcoming Caribbean Football Union final round in Curacao, won their opening practice match of their training camp in Panama City on Monday.
The Brian Williams-coached team defeated Panama First Division club Leones de America Reserves 2-1 at the Maracana Stadium.
In the match played on artificial surface, T&T got goals from captain Jabari Mitchell in the 9th minute and Kathon St Hillaire struck the winner in the 72nd minute.
Following the match, head coach Williams credited his side for their efforts.
“It was a good test for us. We have been here for the past couple of days, settling in and really getting down to some solid work before we head over to Curacao,” Williams told TTFA Media.
“The conditions here are good for the preparations. Being able to play on the artificial surface at the Maracana is a big plus for us because our games in Curacao will be on a similar surface. And the venue here is pretty decent. I know the national senior team trained here last year as well.
“The match itself turned out to be competitive. We got on the scoresheet early and then we were able to get the winner in the second half for a needed confidence booster. The opposition gave us a good, competitive match which is welcomed at this time of our preparations,” Williams added.
Three members of the final squad selected for the tournament will join the contingent in Curacao and they include North American-based trio Jacob Sooklal, Jarred Dass and Andrew Rullow.
T&T will face off with Cuba in their opening match of the Caribbean Football Union Final Round of Under 20 World Cup qualification on October 22nd in Curacao.
T&T, the CFU defending champions, have been grouped with previous runners up Haiti, Cuba and St Lucia in Group B which will be contested at the Ergilio Hato.
Following their opening game with Cuba, T&T then faces St Lucia on October 24th and Haiti on October 26th.
Group A comprises of hosts Curacao, Bermuda, St Kitts/Nevis and Antigua/Barbuda.
The top two teams will advance to the semi finals as well as gain automatic passage to the CONCACAF Final round which will be played in Costa Rica in February. The semi-finals will be played on October 28th and the final and third place match will take place on October 30th. The top five teams from the CFU Final round will advance to the CONCACAF stage.
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The U20's playing Panama U17 today in training match
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Men’s U-20 win final training match in Panama
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobago’s National Men’s Under 20 Team closed off it’s three-match training camp in Panama with a 3-1 victory over local club San Francisco FC at the Estadio Agustin Sanchez in La Chorrera on Monday evening.
The win was set up with goals by Central FC forward Nicholas Dillon in the 2nd minute and a double by DC United’s Taofik Lucas-Walker in the 21st and 34th minutes.
The result against the First Division Reserve League champions followed a 2-0 defeat to Panama’s Under 17 Men’s team a couple days earlier. T&T started the camp with a 2-1 win over Leones de America Reserves last Monday at the Maracana Stadium.
Team head coach Brian Williams later commented on the performance of his side, describing the third match as a proper test for his bunch.
“It was a pleasing way to end the training camp. What I saw today was satisfying in many regards. We started off quickly with the early goal from Dillon and we kept our composure and intensity level up for a great part of the match,” Williams told TTFA Media.
“It was a good result for the team as well to come back from the loss to the Panama Under 17s on Saturday. For that match, I used the opportunity to give some of the non-starters and those who haven’t been getting much playing time the chance to get a run. We missed a penalty and a few decent chances on goal,” Williams added.
“But then the boys picked up their game and pulled off a much better performance today. We have a couple days left before we head to Curacao and we will use this time to work on a couple things before the opening game against Cuba. We’ve worked on our shape and our organisation and the way we in which we’d like to defend as a team and move forward in attack as a unit. This training camp has definitely given us much needed time to get in the work before we head into the tournament,” Williams added.
The team will arrive in Curacao on Thursday and will be joined there by North American-based trio Jacob Sooklal, Jarred Dass and Andrew Rullow.
T&T will face off with Cuba in their opening match of the Caribbean Football Union Final Round of Under 20 World Cup qualification on October 22nd in Curacao.
T&T, the CFU defending champions, have been grouped with previous runners up Haiti, Cuba and St Lucia in Group B which will be contested at the Ergilio Hato.
Following their opening game with Cuba, T&T then faces St Lucia on October 24th and Haiti on October 26th.
Group A comprises of hosts Curacao, Bermuda, St Kitts/Nevis and Antigua/Barbuda.
The top two teams will advance to the semi finals as well as gain automatic passage to the CONCACAF Final round which will be played in Costa Rica in February. The semi-finals will be played on October 28th and the final and third place match will take place on October 30th. The top five teams from the CFU Final round will advance to the CONCACAF stage.
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UNDER 20 MEN WIN FINAL TRAINING MATCH IN PANAMA
Trinidad and Tobago’s National Men’s Under 20 Team closed off it’s three-match training camp in Panama with a 3-1 victory over local club San Francisco FC at the Estadio Agustin Sanchez in La Chorrera on Monday evening.
The win was set up with goals by Central FC forward Nicholas Dillon in the 2nd minute and a double by DC United’s Taofik Lucas-Walker in the 21st and 34th minutes.
The result against the First Division Reserve League champions followed a 2-0 defeat to Panama’s Under 17 Men’s team a couple days earlier. T&T started the camp with a 2-1 win over Leones de America Reserves last Monday at the Maracana Stadium.
Team head coach Brian Williams later commented on the performance of his side, describing the third match as a proper test for his bunch.
“It was a pleasing way to end the training camp. What I saw today was satisfying in many regards. We started off quickly with the early goal from Dillon and we kept our composure and intensity level up for a great part of the match,” Williams told TTFA Media.
“It was a good result for the team as well to come back from the loss to the Panama Under 17s on Saturday. For that match, I used the opportunity to give some of the non-starters and those who haven’t been getting much playing time the chance to get a run. We missed a penalty and a few decent chances on goal,” Williams added.
“But then the boys picked up their game and pulled off a much better performance today. We have a couple days left before we head to Curacao and we will use this time to work on a couple things before the opening game against Cuba. We’ve worked on our shape and our organisation and the way we in which we’d like to defend as a team and move forward in attack as a unit. This training camp has definitely given us much needed time to get in the work before we head into the tournament,” Williams added.
The team will arrive in Curacao on Thursday and will be joined there by North American-based trio Jacob Sooklal, Jarred Dass and Andrew Rullow.
T&T will face off with Cuba in their opening match of the Caribbean Football Union Final Round of Under 20 World Cup qualification on October 22nd in Curacao.
T&T, the CFU defending champions, have been grouped with previous runners up Haiti, Cuba and St Lucia in Group B which will be contested at the Ergilio Hato.
Following their opening game with Cuba, T&T then faces St Lucia on October 24th and Haiti on October 26th.
Group A comprises of hosts Curacao, Bermuda, St Kitts/Nevis and Antigua/Barbuda.
The top two teams will advance to the semi finals as well as gain automatic passage to the CONCACAF Final round which will be played in Costa Rica in February. The semi-finals will be played on October 28th and the final and third place match will take place on October 30th. The top five teams from the CFU Final round will advance to the CONCACAF stage.
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St. Lucia's Ryi Maryat says hard work will pay off ahead of CFU Under 20 Finals
Terry Finisterre and the Caribbean Football Union
The Saint Lucia National Under-20 football team leaves the island on Wednesday 19 October, travelling to Curacao for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) age group finals in Curacao, the second step in their campaign to qualify for the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup.
Last weekend, the team welcomed captain Ryi Maryat back into the fold. A defensive midfielder, Ryi anchors the team tactically and psychologically. In one exchange, you can overhear two of the boys talking about how the team can play "the way we're supposed to" with the inclusion of their captain. Elsewhere, you hear how well-spoken he is, or what a good football brain he has. But as someone who characterises himself as one of the most serious players on the team, he lets none of it get to his head.
In 2015, Ryi was recognised as Saint Lucia's top high school student athlete, with the student and athlete aspects in balance. At the time, he expressed his desire to get a scholarship to a university or college in the United States, but as fortune would have it, he found himself closer to home. In August, Ryi left Micoud, where he also attended high school, to take up a sports scholarship at the University of the West Indies (Cave Hill). He is studying accounting and training with the Cave Hill football team.
"The decision came about," he explains, by the fact that the scholarship was a chance for me to further my education, but more importantly give me an opportunity where I can enhance my football, and play and train on a more regular basis. The decision was difficult, but before I left Saint Luciam I found out that i would be capable of leaving school in Barbados, to come back and represent my country in World Cup Qualifiers. From the time that was confirmed, it was easy to go to Barbados. It's just been different adjusting, since I have to provide for my own rather than being with my family."
With the football season in Barbados not yet imminent, Ryi has been training with the Cave Hill squad, but he is delighted to be back with the national team. In Curacao, they face a real group of death, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, and Cuba. Cuba and Haiti are almost certainly the top two teams in the Caribbean, and whereas Saint Lucia has fared relatively well of late against Trinidad and Tobago, they are tough opposition. The other group, by comparison, includes Curaçao, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Bermuda.
Ryi is actually one of the youngest players on Team Saint Lucia, turning 18 on the day of the opening match against Haiti, 22 October. He is keenly aware of the challenge that lies ahead of his unit, especially playing without United Kingdom-bound striker, Nyrone Winter. But he says that he has maintained close contact with his teammates, and he knows that they've been hewing close to his principal axiom: Hard work is the most important thing.
"What I've been hearing from the guys is that everyone has been putting in some serious work," he says. "And I'm happy for that. I expect that we go out there in Curaçao, and just... we have three tough games, no game is an easy game, three tough games, so we just go out there and do what we are capable of doing, fight for one another, put in the effort and God willing we get the results needed to go to the third round in Costa Rica."
Whatever the outcome of the CFU tournament, this bright young man from New Extension, Micoud is maintaining a great outlook, and he is poised to excel.
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U-20 captain Jabari Mitchell says team bond is strong as squad heads to Curaçao
TTFA Media
As Trinidad and Tobago’s National Under 20 Men prepare for their arrival into Curaçao ahead of the Caribbean Football Union Under 20 Championship, team captain Jabari Mitchell says there is an upbeat feeling in the camp.
Mitchell was speaking ahead of Saturday’s opening match against Cuba, describing the training camp in Panama as useful towards the team’s preparations. The team arrives in Curaçao on Thursday afternoon following a three-match series in Panama in which they won two games and lost one.
“ The training camp was really positive. It helped us to build a stronger bond as we lived together for a decent enough period and the vibes within the camp built a nice atmosphere heading into the competition in Curaçao,” Mitchell told TTFA Media.
“The team is full of confidence at the moment. Everybody’s fit and all working with and for each other,” he added.
He said the key to a good opening result would be playing without fear and dictating the pace of the game from early on.
“Everyone is really confident and anxious to show what we can do in this tournament and therefore we have to take on the Cubans in a fearless approach. We know they are a good team but we are also confident in what we can do. We are the defending champions and we need to defend that title with everything we have,” he added.
“Concentration will be key for us in this tournament, capitalizing on our chances and taking good care of the ball in possession.”
Mitchell was one of the younger members of the Derek King-coached outfit that captured the 2014 title with a commanding 3-0 victory over Haiti in the final in Port of Spain, going on to contest the CONCACAF Final round in Jamaica where T&T missed out on progressing to the FIFA Under 20 World Cup.
“I’m even hungrier now and more focused than I was last time around because I’ve been there before. I have an idea what to expect and I know every team will be coming at us. I try to encourage everyone in training to push and try my best to lead by example in terms of my work ethic and leadership on and off the field. The technical staff has also been keeping us in a gear and trying to ensure we are ready for the battles ahead,” Mitchell added.
T&T will face off with Cuba in their opening match of the Caribbean Football Union Final Round of Under 20 World Cup qualification on October 22nd in Curaçao.
T&T, the CFU defending champions, have been grouped with previous runners up Haiti, Cuba and St Lucia in Group B which will be contested at the Ergilio Hato.
Following their opening game with Cuba, T&T then faces St Lucia on October 24th and Haiti on October 26th.
Group A comprises of hosts Curacao, Bermuda, St Kitts/Nevis and Antigua/Barbuda.
The top two teams will advance to the semi finals as well as gain automatic passage to the CONCACAF Final round which will be played in Costa Rica in February. The semi-finals will be played on October 28th and the final and third place match will take place on October 30th. The top five teams from the CFU Final round will advance to the CONCACAF stage.
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Ah would appreciate confirmation of the match kick-off times. Please and thanks!
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Bermuda depart for Concacaf qualifiers
By Lawrence Trott, The Royal Gazette.
The Bermuda Under-20 side will head to Curaçao for the final round of the Caribbean Under-20 Championship qualifiers today.
Bermuda qualified for the final phase of qualifying after finishing up as the second best runner-up from first round matches summer.
The 17-man squad includes several players who are based overseas in the United States and England.
Bermuda are in group A and face St Kitts and Nevis on Friday at 6pm. They then face Curacao at 7.30pm on Sunday before closing out their matches next Tuesday against Antigua and Barbuda.
All matches will be played at the Stadion Ergilio Hato in Brievengat, Willemstad.
The group winners and runners-up will remain in Curaçao to play in the Caribbean Football Union Under-20 semi-finals and final.
Five teams from the Caribbean will advance to the Concacaf Under-20 Championships in Costa Rica in March.
Squad: Jaquill Hill, Knory Scott, Zenawi Bowen, Paul Douglas, Rai Sampson, Mikiel Thomas, Amar Lewis, Jahtino Richardson-Martin, David Jones, Jaz Ratteray-Smith, Tehvan Tyrell, Diondre Dowling, Kacey Butterfield, Vance Wall-Brown, Osagi Bascome, Mazhye Burchall, Ajai Daniels. Officials: Kyle Lightbourne (head coach), Maurice Lowe (technical development director), Dashun Cooper (goalkeeper coach), Amori Venter (physio), Charysse Bean (head of delegation).
NOTE: It will be intriguing to see whether Osagi Bascome makes a dent or an impression on this tournament.
St. Kitts-Nevis, Bermuda's opening match opponent, held a pre-tournament training camp in St. Martin from Wednesday last week to Tuesday of this week.
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Any links for tonight?
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Anybody have a link?
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T&T U-20 men battle Cuba in CFU Final round opener
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobago’s Men’s Under 20 team will commence its final competition in the quest to qualify for the 2017 FIFA Under 20 World Cup in South Korea with a contest against Cuba on Saturday night from 8:15pm at the Ergilio Hato stadium in Willemstad, Curacao.
T&T’s match will be the second of a double header with fellow Group B opponents Haiti and St Lucia meeting in the earlier encounter.
The T&T team arrived in Curacao from Panama on Thursday following a training camp in the Central American destination. And now the team, under head coach Brian Williams is set to engage the Cubans.
“We are as ready as can be at this stage,” Williams told TTFA Media.
“We knew for some time now that Cuba would be our opening game and we have prepared with that in mind. I am pretty pleased with the way the team responded in Panama, there was a nice bonding period and the guys worked very hard on the training pitch. Now it is their time to go out and show it on the field,” he added.
“Cuba as we know are tricky opponents. We saw how well they looked in the Under 17 series last month in Trinidad and I expect they will have a similar kind of approach at this level. We will need to prevent them from getting on top of us and we must in fact try to steady our game and get ourselves ahead as early as possible, meaning too that we need to settle early and control the match. We need to narrow down on our errors and stay compact for the entire match and of course take advantage of our strengths in the attacking third and finish the chances,” Williams added.
The team was joined by North American-based duo Jacob Sooklal and Jarred Dass in Curacao while US-based Andrew Rullow is scheduled to arrive in Curacao on Saturday afternoon. There will be a 23-man squad in Curacao but CFU tournament rules state only 20 players can be registered to play. Therefore, the three players that will not be in the final 20 include Moses Jaikeran, Rondell Payne and Sooklal, who according to team manager Dunstan Williams, was out for the past seven days after suffering a mild concussion on the field while playing for his College team in Ontario, Canada.
On the overall team ranking list of CONCACAF Under 20 qualifying action, which also include games played at the CFU competition, T&T stands in 8th position with a total of 65 points from 74 matches, while Cuba are tenth with 53 points from 53 matches. Mexico (219 pts from 116 matches), United States (169 pts from 107), Honduras (12 its from 82), Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala and El Salvador hold the top seven positions in that order.
Cuba, which qualified for the 2013 FIFA Under 20 World Cup, finished second in their CFU First round group behind Antigua/Barbuda and qualified for the final round as one of the best three second placed teams alongside St Lucia and Bermuda.
T&T, the CFU defending champions, have been grouped with previous runners up Haiti, Cuba and St Lucia in Group B of this year’s CFU Finals.
Following their opening game with Cuba, T&T then faces St Lucia on October 24th and Haiti on October 26th.
Group A comprises of hosts Curacao, Bermuda, St Kitts/Nevis and Antigua/Barbuda.
The top two teams will advance to the semi finals as well as gain automatic passage to the CONCACAF Final round which will be played in Costa Rica in February. The semi-finals will be played on October 28th and the final and third place match will take place on October 30th. The top five teams from the CFU Final round will advance to the CONCACAF stage.
Trinidad and Tobago 20-man squad
Jabari Brice (GK) – St. Anthony’s College
Denzil Smith (GK)- Shiva Boys Hindu College
Taryk Sampson – Defender – Ma Pau Stars
Keirron Mason – Defender – Marabella Crisis Center
Kori Cupid- Defender- Presentation College, San Fernando
Isaiah Garcia- Defender- W- Connection FC
Keston Julien- Defender – Jabloteh FC
Andrew Rullow – Defender – University of Charleston
Noah Powder – Defender – New York Red Bulls II
Jabari Mitchell – Midfielder – W-Connection FC
Morgan Bruce De Rouche – Midfielder –KRC Genk
Kareem Riley – Midfielder- Presentation College, San Fernando
Shane Sandy – Midfielder – Naparima College.
Micah Lansiquot –Midfielder – Mucurapo East Secondary
Nicholas Dillon – Forward – Central FC
Taofik Lucas Walker – Forward – DC United
Jarred Dass- Forward – Stony Brook University
Isaiah Hudson – Forward- Naparima College
Kathon St. Hillaire- Forward- St. Anthony’s College
Josh Toussaint- Forward – St. Ann’s Rangers
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GROUP A results from Friday, October 21, 2016.
Bermuda 3 St. Kitts-Nevis 1
Curacao 0 Antigua & Barbuda 1
Subject to confirmation by CFU.
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Annual MLS-CFU Combine merges with CFU U-20 Qualifiers
cfufootball.org
MLS Scouts as well as recruiters from no fewer than three MLS clubs will be in Curacao from October 21-30, 2016 for the CFU Men’s U-20 Qualifiers, which will serve, concurrently, as the base for the annual MLS-CFU Combine.
This is the fourth edition of the Combine, which aims to have Caribbean players selected to attend the annual stateside adidas MLS Player Combine, which will be held from January 7-12, 2017 in Los Angeles.
The teams contesting the Qualifiers which will be played at Ergilio Hato, are, in Group A, Antigua and Barbuda, Bermuda, Curacao and St. Kitts and Nevis, and, in Group B, Cuba, Haiti, St. Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago.
CFU President Gordon Derrick said the decision to merge the two initiatives was a logical one, given that some of the region’s best young players would be gathered in a single space for the Qualifiers.
“The U-20 is a marquee competition for the CFU, and the players are from the same age category in which the MLS scouts are interested, so this creates an ideal opportunity for all parties involved. You will also notice that, this year, in addition to the MLS scouts, provisions were made for the MLS clubs to attend and do their own scouting,” Derrick said.
The MLS clubs that have confirmed attendance are Real Salt Lake, Seattle Sounders FC, and Philadelphia Union.
Five teams will advance from the Qualifiers to the final round of the CONCACAF Championship slated for February 17-March 5, 2017 in Costa Rica. There is, meanwhile, no quota on the number of Caribbean players that may be invited to the MLS Player Combine in Los Angeles, from which selected standouts will be eligible for the 2017 MLS SuperDraft presented by Adidas.
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We gehhin close to kick-off ...
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Go for the win Young Warriors!
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any coverage from panama
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My nephew is playing on the team YEAAAAHHHH. Lucas Walker
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According to futbol24.com, Trinidad vs Cuba is currently 0-0 (2nd half). Haiti beat St Lucia 5-1 in the first match.
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FINAL: Trinidad and Tobago 0-0 Cuba
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U-20 Men secure first point at CFU Finals.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s team secured a point when they played to a 0-0 draw with Cuba in their opening match of the Caribbean Football Union Final Round of qualification at the Ergilio Hato Stadium in Willemstad, Curacao on Saturday night.
The result followed an earlier 5-1 victory for Haiti over St Lucia, with Ronaldo Damus grabbing a hattrick in the earlier contest on the evening as action commenced in Group B of the eight-team championship.
In Friday’s Group A games, Antigua/Barbuda upset hosts Curacao 1-0 while Bermuda defeated St Kitts/Nevis 3-1.
T&T faces St Lucia on Monday at 6pm at Ergilio and will be hoping to achieve a win to boost their chances of advancing to the semi-final stage and the CONCACAF Final round in Costa Rica next year.
T&T had one decent scoring opportunity in the first half and W Connection’s Kori Cupid managed another chance in the second half but his header on goal was deflected out by a Cuban defender. Kathon St Hillaire was introduced later on in the half and added some zest to the T&T attack but there were to be no goals in the stalemate.
Head Coach Brian Williams later described the encounter as an even one and felt the point each was deserving for both teams.
“I think this was a good start for us. It was a difficult game, very physical and well contested by both sides,” Williams told TTFA Media.
“But our boys handled it very well. We knew it was going to be tough heading into the match and I think Cuba also had to put in a decent shift on the evening.
“The first half was pretty balanced. We had one good chance and Cuba also had a chance on goal after a defensive blunder on our part.
“We had three second half substitutes, Jarred Dass, Kathon St Hillaire and Kori Cupid all coming on and making a good contribution. There’s always room for improvement and we are still growing as a unit.
“The boys are in good spirit after the match and now we will be looking to have a strong showing against St Lucia and go all out for the win on Monday,” Williams added.
The former T&T defender also commented on the decision to have twenty- three players in the squad in Curacao despite only 20 players being eligible to play.
“We knew since last month that Jacob Sooklal suffered the concussion and his coach in Canada made a decision to sideline him from training which put him off a bit but he has been a part of this squad from the start and the other two players are also part of this squad. Jacob was back in training with us yesterday but we had to make that decision in advance to avoid the risk and go with another player.
“As a staff we also made a decision to have at least 22 players in camp in order to have numbers to make up two teams for our training for scrimmage sessions and so on. We wanted to maintain a complete squad and to keep everyone involved for the duration of the tournament which is why we brought the 23 players here to Curacao,” Williams stated.
Team
T&T: - Denzil Smith (GK), 5. Taryk Sampson, 6. Noah Powder (8.Jarred Dass), 7. Isaiah Hudson, 9. Nicholas Dillon, 10. Jabari Mitchell (capt), 11. Kareem Riley, 12. Shane Sandy, 13. Isaiah Garcia (3.Kori Cupid), 14. Taofik Lucas-Walker (15.Kathon St Hillaire), 17. Keston Julien.
Subs Not Used: 2. Andrew Rullow, 4. Kierron Mason, 16. Micah Lansiquot, 18. Josh Toussaint, 19. Morgan Bruce De-Rouche, 20. Jabari Brice (GK)
Head Coach: Brian Williams
Referee – Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)
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Draw 0-0 with Cuba. Not an impressive match, some changes needed for St. Lucia.
Haiti beat St. Lucia 5-1 in early match, the same St. Lucia we drew 1-1 with in June.
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Group A results from Sunday, October 23, 2016.
St. Kitts-Nevis 2 Antigua & Barbuda 2
Curacao 1 Bermuda 1
Based on both matchdays in Group A, Bermuda and Antigua & Barbuda remain undefeated. Hosts Curacao and SKN both hold a loss and a draw.
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Annual MLS-CFU Combine merges with CFU U-20 Qualifiers.
cfufootball.org
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (October 20, 2016) – MLS Scouts as well as recruiters from no fewer than three MLS clubs will be in Curacao from October 21-30, 2016 for the CFU Men’s U-20 Qualifiers, which will serve, concurrently, as the base for the annual MLS-CFU Combine.
This is the fourth edition of the Combine, which aims to have Caribbean players selected to attend the annual stateside adidas MLS Player Combine, which will be held from January 7-12, 2017 in Los Angeles.
The teams contesting the Qualifiers which will be played at Ergilio Hato, are, in Group A, Antigua and Barbuda, Bermuda, Curacao and St. Kitts and Nevis, and, in Group B, Cuba, Haiti, St. Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago.
CFU President Gordon Derrick said the decision to merge the two initiatives was a logical one, given that some of the region’s best young players would be gathered in a single space for the Qualifiers.
“The U-20 is a marquee competition for the CFU, and the players are from the same age category in which the MLS scouts are interested, so this creates an ideal opportunity for all parties involved. You will also notice that, this year, in addition to the MLS scouts, provisions were made for the MLS clubs to attend and do their own scouting,” Derrick said.
The MLS clubs that have confirmed attendance are Real Salt Lake, Seattle Sounders FC, and Philadelphia Union.
Five teams will advance from the Qualifiers to the final round of the CONCACAF Championship slated for February 17-March 5, 2017 in Costa Rica. There is, meanwhile, no quota on the number of Caribbean players that may be invited to the MLS Player Combine in Los Angeles, from which selected standouts will be eligible for the 2017 MLS SuperDraft presented by Adidas.
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Trinidad leading 2-0 first half
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How are you following? Game finished by now ent?
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4-0 with 20 minutes left. No link.
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FINAL: Trinidad and Tobago Men’s U-20 defeat St. Lucia 4-0. Goals scored in the 5th, 28th, 66th, and 71st minute.
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Nicholas Dillon scored a hattrick and one for Noah Powder.
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Any links to the next game? I presume it is double header?
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Haiti 2 Cuba 1 Final. With 6 pts and +5 goal, Haiti advances in the Concacaf final round.
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Good win over St Lucia, now get the win next game against Haiti to ensure qualification. This is when we will know the mental strength of the team
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Haiti 2-1 vs. Cuba
TnT 4-0 vs St. Lucia
GROUP B
Haiti 6
Trinidad & Tobago 4
Cuba 1
St. Lucia 0
Wednesday
Cuba vs. St. Lucia
Trinidad and Tobago vs. Haiti
GROUP A
Bermuda 4
Antigua & Barbuda 4
Curacao 1
St. Kitts & Nevis 1
Tuesday
Antigua & Barbuda vs. Bermuda
Curacao vs. St. Kitts & Nevis
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I don't see us beating Haiti although I would love that.
If we draw against them, we should be through.
If we lose to them, it will come down to how much Cuba beats St Lucia by
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We beat St. Lucia by the same goal differential as Haiti.
Haiti needed a late winner to beat the Cuba team that we draw with. Frankly, we were terrible in the first game with Cuba.
Normally, I would not think we ready to beat Haiti but after beating a St. Lucia team 4-0 that we draw with a couple on months ago at Ato Bolden this team is improving and getting more confidence.
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Haiti may just have the edge on us,but it doesn't mean we should lose,this TT team appears to have a good defense,something we always lack,so far we haven't let in a goal in 180 minutes of competitive football,you can't complain.Haiti will be physical against us as most Caribbean teams are when playing us,I'm sure our boys are aware and will adjust,hope we stop the Haitian juggernaut.
We always end up having to play Haiti in important matches.
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Our next match is not as important to us as it is to Trinidad. We are already qualified and there isn't a team in the other group that we are trying to avoid. So I think Montilas may field some players from the bench.
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Dillon hattrick leads T&T U-20s to 4-0 win over St Lucia
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s Team secured their third victory of the 2017 FIFA Under 20 World Cup qualifying campaign when they hammered St Lucia 4-0 in their second match of Group B in the Caribbean Football Union Final Round at the Ergilio Hato Stadium in Willemstad on Monday evening.
Following Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Cuba, T&T needed to come away with a positive result and delivered the goods in dominant style with Central FC forward Nicholas Dillon leading the way with a hattrick and New York Red Bulls defender Noah Powder notching the other item to secure the three points for T&T. In the previous semi-final round, T&T beat Guadeloupe 1-0 and battered Turks and Caicos 11-0 in a match in which Dillon bagged five goals which sees his tally now at eight in the campaign
Haiti edged Cuba 2-1 in the second match to move to six points, setting up a crucial Group finale between T&T and Haiti on Wednesday in Willemstad. The top two teams will advance to the tournament semi-finals as well as the CONCACAF Final Round in Costa Rica next year towards the 2017 Under 20 World Cup in South Korea.
Dillon later described the hattrick moment as perhaps the highlight of his international career.
“It felt great to get three goals especially knowing that we needed to win this match to maintain a good chance of qualifying for the next round,” Dillon told TTFA Media.
“Scoring these three goals was just my pay back to the two national coaches (Brian Willams and Kerry Jamerson)working with me and believing in my potential. I knew I had to come good and lead the team to the win so I was also happy to deliver for my team” he added,
When both teams met in the semi-final phase in Trinidad back in June, they played to a 1-1 stalemate but this time T&T were not prepared to share the spoils.
“The difference today was were fitter than back then and we all had a better understanding of what the coaches wanted us to do,” Dillon said.
He later dedicated his three goals to his father Wayne, who celebrated his 58th birthday on October 10th.
T&T went ahead as early as the 5th minute when Kareem Riley played a ball over the top for W Connection’s Kori Cupid who played one in on the first post and Dillon ran in to side foot it into the net
Dillon would double the lead in the 28th minute when he flicked the ball into the goal from an Isaiah Hudson corner. St Lucia were left on the blackfoot with the fiery start by T&T.
T&T led 2-0 at the half-time break and as St Lucia tried to get themselves back into the game, T&T were patient and Powder punished the opposition in the 65th minute to push T&T3-0 ahead.
Dillon got his hattrick in the 71st minute when Keston Julien delivered into the box and he made no mistake with a header past St Lucian goalkeeper Vinnie George.
Head Coach Williams later expressed his satisfaction with the team and the way the players handled the responsibility of securing the result.
“I was pleased with respect to how the boys settled early and took control of the game. They went out there knowing that it would be up to them to make the game their own and the early goal from Dillon helped,” Williams told TTFA Media.
“We were up 2-0 at half time but we all know a 2-0 lead is a dangerous one to have it’s critical that you get that third goal and don’t give the team any hope of coming back into the match. We got that goal at a critical time in the match and then went on to finish them off. This was a pleasing display for us and now we have to focus on putting down a strong, positive performance on Wednesday against the Haitians so that we can go through to the next phase. Getting there is very important for us,” Williams added.
On Dillon’s display, Williams said: “I was happy for him. He’s been working hard and he came up strong today. His three goals helped cement the win for us and the players in their supporting roles around him also deserve credit.”
T&T line up
1. Denzil Smith (GK), 2. Andrew Rullow (19. Morgan Bruce de Rouche 60’), 3. Kori Cupid 5. Taryk Sampson, 6. Noah Powder, 7. Isaiah Hudson (15. Kathon St Hillaire 66’), 9. Nicholas Dillon, 10. Jabari Mitchell (16. Micah Lansiquot 79’), 11. Kareem Riley, 12. Shane Sandy, 17. Keston Julien.
Unused subs: 8. Jared Dass, 13. Isaiah Garcia, 14. Taofik Lucas-Walker, 18. Josh Toussiant, 20. Jabari Brice. – 4. Kierron Mason was out with injury.
Head Coach: Brian Williams
St Lucia Starting XI
1. Vinnie George (GK), 3. Keeroy Lionel 4. Zachemus Simon, 6. Melvin Doxilly, 7. Joshua Solomon, 8. Noah Nicholas, 9. Ryl Maryat (capt), 10. Cassius Joseph, 15. Cherdam Seraphin, 18. Gabriel Biscette, 19. Alvinus Myers
Head Coach: Albert St Croix.
Match Officials
Referee: Swayson Owen (Cayman Islands)
Assistant 1: Denroy Barker (St Vincent/Grenadines)
Assistant 2: Trevor Porter (Guyana)
Fourth Official: Wilson Da Costa (Cayman Islands)
Match Commissioner: Hubert Isenia (Curacao)
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Toussaint,sometimes that works better for many teams,with benchers trying to make a name and become a regular,TT has everything to lose if they don't keep a level head.Imagine if Cuba beat St.Lucia by 4 or 5 nil,and that seems more than possible,we better don't lose 2-0.
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The lesson here is that victory in the first and second matches of a group stage is the ONLY secure path to advancing. It matters not who the opponent is, whether it's raining, whether it's snowing or whether de sun stinging. Drawing with Cuba merely extended a lifeline.
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100 % behind that, drawing with Cuba was not a good start. The only good start is a victory, a loss is a bad start and a draw is a satisfactory start but never good
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Group A results:
Antigua 3 Bermuda 2, Antigua wins group with 7 points, Bermuda finishes 2nd. with 4 pts , +1 goal
St kitts 3 Curacao 1, St kitts finishes third, with 4 pts. 0 goals
Curacao 1 pt, - 3 goals
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Tobago, the truth about the match Haiti vs Cuba is that the score is misleading. Haiti had 56% possession. According to some people in the stadium, it was a very controversial match. The CFU officials left the stadium very upset with the Dominican referee.
Today, I am hearing that the referee has apparently been told he was not going to take part in the rest of the tournament. He is accused of bias for allegedly killed most Haiti's attacks by calling phony fouls.
It is also rumored that CFU blamed the referee for Allowing Cuba's lone goal. Apparently the ball never crossed the line.
I wasn't at the game so I cannot tell whether any of the accusations can be justified.
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Tobago, the truth about the match Haiti vs Cuba is that the score is misleading. Haiti had 56% possession. According to some people in the stadium, it was a very controversial match. The CFU officials left the stadium very upset with the Dominican referee.
Today, I am hearing that the referee has apparently been told he was not going to take part in the rest of the tournament. He is accused of bias for allegedly killed most Haiti's attacks by calling phony fouls.
It is also rumored that CFU blamed the referee for Allowing Cuba's lone goal. Apparently the ball never crossed the line.
I wasn't at the game so I cannot tell whether any of the accusations can be justified.
At least Hati didn't put the ball in the back of the net 5 times and end up losing 2-1
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Keep hating, bro. I cannot help you with that.
Look if we had to hate on every nation whose citizens have done us wrong, real or mere perception, the whole world would have been our enemies.
Have a nice day.
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Who hatin? I look on de bright side and you come up with that. Like it touch a nerve bro.
I cyah help you with that.
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Cuba 1 St.Lucia 0. 60 minutes gone.
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1-1 Mc Cathur Louis. 88 min played.
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We advance to semifinals based on a Cuba 1-1 St. Lucia draw before kicking a ball against Haiti.
Will be interesting to see how coaching staff approach the game
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Highlights of all the matches are available on Youtube via MIV TV.
Cuban Darién Guerra named Man of the Match.
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We jes had our first comprehensive opportunity. Point blank bullet on goal. Dealt with by Haitian GK. Off the corner we had a couple chances on scraps. Other than that, Haiti has been more authoritative.
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Narrow escape for us. Off the crossbar. 30 min mark.
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We are playing a tick and a half too slow.
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Half time 0-0. No cards issued.
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One of the things that is impressive with our Under 20, is the fact that we have played 220 minutes so far without conceding a goal.That is how you build a good team, if nobody score on us we not going to lose.
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Haitian attacker went for a spectacular scissors kick that promised to "done us". He ended up retaining possession without connecting well.
Substitution: Jarred Dass out, Kathon St. Hillaire in.
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Yellow for Kareem Riley. Still scoreless. Approaching 81 min.
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Searching diagonal ball from St. Hillaire intercepted by GK at far side of the area.
Substitution: Micah Lansiquot in for Morgan Bruce De Rouche. 86 on the clock.
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Pause in the proceedings. Nicholas Dillon being stretchered off.
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Substitution: Andrew Rullow in for Dillon.
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Three minutes of stoppage. Hillaire fails to connect at the end of a free kick taken about 36-38 yards out.
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Haitian skipper, Odlion Jerome, named MoM.
Match ends 0-0.
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FINAL: Trinidad and Tobago U-20 finished as runners-up in Group B after a 0-0 draw with Haiti. With one win and two draws, they remain unbeaten and have not conceded a goal in in the tournament so far. They will now face Group A winners Antigua & Barbuda in a semifinal on Friday, October 28th.
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Congrats to the yutes.
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Haiti vs. Bermuda
Trinidad and Tobago vs. Antigua and Barbuda
All for qualify for Concacaf next February, with St. Kitts and Nevis getting in based on best 3rd Place
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Under 20s advance to CONCACAF Final Round
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s Team advanced to the CONCACAF Final Round of qualification in Costa Rica without kicking a ball on their final day of Group B action in Willemstad on Wednesday.
As they looked on from the stands at the Ergilio Hato Stadium at the Cuba versus St Lucia outing in the opening match of the evening, T&T realised their fate maybe 90 minutes earlier than expected as both teams played to a 1-1 draw, leaving T&T and Haiti as the top two teams in the group prior to their meeting later on.
Both T&T and Haiti would then play to a 0-0 draw, with Haiti topping the group on seven points followed by T&T on 5 as they remained unbeaten in three matches. T&T extended their unbeaten run to six matches in the CFU qualification and will next face Antigua/Barbuda in the first semi-final on Friday from 5pm while Haiti faces Bermuda.
T&T head coach Brian Williams was elated at the end of the evening’s proceedings.
“Credit to every player and every member of staff for this effort,” Williams told TTFA Media.
“We came here with one ambition which was to get out of the group and secure our place in the CONCACAF phase. And I must tip by hat to the members.
“We played unbeaten in the three games here and we are yet to lose a game in the qualifiers and I think that is something we can feel good about. We are not going to get carried away because we still have a semi-final game to play and a chance to defend our title in the Caribbean. And then there’s the best of CONCACAF for us to go up against next year in Costa Rica,” he added.
“But for now, we’ll let it settle for a bit. It has been a strenuous journey for the entire team so far and now that we have accomplished our first goal. We will now take the rest of this competition in stride and begin planning for the next phase and preparing for what will be another very tough tournament in Costa Rica,” Williams added.
T&T will join eleven other nations in Costa Rica from February 17th-March 5th. The other qualified teams include hosts Costa Rica, Canada, Mexico, United States, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, Bermuda, Antigua/Barbuda, Haiti and CFU fifth placed team St Kitts/Nevis. The two venues for the competition will be the National Stadium in San Jose, and the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium, home to Deportivo Saprissa of the Costa Rican First Division. The date for the draw will be announced shortly.
The twelve (12) teams shall be divided into a group stage consisting of two (2) groups (A, B) of six (6) teams each. The group winners qualify automatically for the Final and the Under 20 World Cup in South Korea. The second-and third-place teams from each group are re-seeded by group stage results for a playoffs, with the top team of the four facing the fourth-best team, and the second-best finisher facing the third-best. The winners of those two games will also advance to the U-20 World Cup.
T&T Line-up
Denzil Smith (GK) 3. Kori Cupid, 5. Taryk Sampson, 6. Noah Powder, 8. Jarred Dass (15. Kathon St Hillaire, 73′), 9. Nicholas Dillon (2. Andrew Rullow, 88′), 10. Jabari Mitchell, 11. Kareem Riley, 12. Shane Sandy, 17. Keston Julien, 19. Morgan Bruce (16. Micah Lansiquot, 84′)
Subs not used – 7. Isaiah Hudson, 13. Isaiah Garcia, 14. Taofik Lucas-Walker, 18. Josh Toussaint, 20. Jabari Brice. Injured out – 4. Kierron Mason
Head Coach – Brian Williams
Referee – Sherwin Moore (Guyana)
Assistant 1 – Trevor Porter (Guyana)
Assistant 2 – Denroy Barker (St Vincent/Grenadines)
Fourth Official – Swason Owen (Cayman Islands)
Match Commissioner – Hubert Isenia (Curacao)
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WATCH: Highlights of Trinidad and Tobago U-20’s 0-0 draw with Cuba
https://www.youtube.com/v/_rtn8QU15o4
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I does usually try to be positive, but from dem highlights it look like we have some lix to collect in the next stage.
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good work fellas. plenty more work to do. and the ttfa must do its part to get these guys international games of at least the quality they will face in concacaf finals. guyana national team and WASA FC not going to cut it.
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@ kounty ... The team has the luxury of 3 months to prepare. However, UNCAF teams have those 3 months plus the 3 months they have had til now. Nonetheless, that's enough time to map a path to victory.
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Powder, Trinidad & Tobago Qualify for CONCACAF U20s
10/27/2016, 9:04am EDT By USLSoccer.com Staff
Red Bulls II defender helps Soca Warriors record three consecutive shutouts
http://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/714130?referrer_id=2855829
WILLEMSTAD, Curaçao – New York Red Bulls II defender Noah Powder and the Trinidad & Tobago U20 National Team qualified for the 2017 CONCACAF U20 Championship on Wednesday night after earning a 0-0 draw with Haiti in the final game of the group stage in the Caribbean Football Union U20 Tournament at Ergilio Hato Stadium.
Powder, who made 18 appearances for the Red Bulls II in the regular season and two in the 2016 USL Cup Playoffs, was part of a defense that did not concede a goal in its three group games. The 18-year-old also found the net in a 4-0 victory against Saint Lucia on Monday night as the side advanced in the tournament.
Trinidad & Tobago will face Antigua & Barbuda in the semifinals of the tournament on Friday night. The CONCACAF U20 Championship is set to be held next February in Costa Rica, and also serves as qualifying for the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup in South Korea next May.
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Powder, Trinidad & Tobago Qualify for CONCACAF U20s
10/27/2016, 9:04am EDT By USLSoccer.com Staff
Red Bulls II defender helps Soca Warriors record three consecutive shutouts
http://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/714130?referrer_id=2855829
WILLEMSTAD, Curaçao – New York Red Bulls II defender Noah Powder and the Trinidad & Tobago U20 National Team qualified for the 2017 CONCACAF U20 Championship on Wednesday night after earning a 0-0 draw with Haiti in the final game of the group stage in the Caribbean Football Union U20 Tournament at Ergilio Hato Stadium.
Powder, who made 18 appearances for the Red Bulls II in the regular season and two in the 2016 USL Cup Playoffs, was part of a defense that did not concede a goal in its three group games. The 18-year-old also found the net in a 4-0 victory against Saint Lucia on Monday night as the side advanced in the tournament.
Trinidad & Tobago will face Antigua & Barbuda in the semifinals of the tournament on Friday night. The CONCACAF U20 Championship is set to be held next February in Costa Rica, and also serves as qualifying for the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup in South Korea next May.
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This should be a win.We have played 2 teams of better quality in Haiti and Cuba we should take care of Ant and B.
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U-20s face Antigua & Barbuda in semis.
T&T Guardian Reports.
T&T Under-20 footballers will put their Caribbean Football Union crown on the line when they come up against Antigua & Barbuda in the first match of a semifinal double-header at the Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curacao tonight from 5pm. In the second semifinal, Haiti comes up against Bermuda.
Third placed match and final are set for the same venue on Sunday with all four teams already assured of places in the 12-team Concacaf Final Round qualifiers in Costa Rica next February.
The young Soca Warriors earned a spot in San Jose next year prior to taking the field against Haiti in their top of the table clash, when Cuba and St Lucia played to a 1-1 draw to earn their second and first point of the competition respectively.
This meant that, Haiti with maximum points and T&T (four) were certain of qualification, all that was left was to determine the semifinal match-ups from their meeting.
In the end, T&T and Haiti played to a 0-0 draw, with Haiti topping the group on seven points followed by T&T, two points behind as both remained unbeaten.
T&T was also held goalless by Cuba before beating St Lucia 4-0 while Antigua & Barbuda will also enter this afternoon’s match unbeaten after topping Pool A with seven points following wins over Curacao (1-0) and Antigua & Barbuda (3-2), and a 2-2 draw with St Kitts/Nevis.
The Haitians whipped St Lucia 5-1 and edged Cuba, 2-1 in their other matches, while Bermuda took second on goal-difference ahead of St Kitts/Nevis after a 3-1 win in their meeting and 1-1 draw with Curacao. St Kitts/Nevis outplayed Curacao 3-1 in its other encounter.
Speaking after Wednesday’s match, T&T coach Brian Williams paid credit to his players and staff.
“We came here with one ambition which was to get out of the group and secure our place in the Concacaf phase. And I must tip my hat to the members.
“We played unbeaten in three games here and we are yet to lose in the qualifiers. I think that is something we can feel good about. We are not going to get carried away because we still have a semi-final game to play and a chance to defend our title in the Caribbean. And then there’s the best of Concacaf for us to go up against next year in Costa Rica,” he added.
“It has been a strenuous journey and now that we have accomplished our first goal, we will take the rest of this competition in stride and begin planning for the next phase and preparing for what will be another very tough tournament in Costa Rica,” Williams added.
T&T will join eleven other nations in Costa Rica from February 17 to March 5.
They include hosts Costa Rica, Canada, Mexico, USA, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, Bermuda, Antigua/Barbuda, Haiti and CFU fifth placed team St Kitts/Nevis.
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T&T will join eleven other nations in Costa Rica from February 17 to March 5.
They include hosts Costa Rica, Canada, Mexico, USA, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, Bermuda, Antigua/Barbuda, Haiti and CFU fifth placed team St Kitts/Nevis.
Noteable omissions.....Jamaica and Panama
Anyone know why? They just not good enough? If so, that's pretty surprising given their history...especially Panama recently.
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Palos, doh read too much into the omission of JA and Pan. Maybe they did not prepare as well as they should. Just like how our U-17 failed just recently.
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Palos, doh read too much into the omission of JA and Pan. Maybe they did not prepare as well as they should. Just like how our U-17 failed just recently.
Fair enough...although given the amount of resources I PERCEIVE Panama has invested in football lately.....apparently their President (or is it former President?) is a real football fan...
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Antigua & Barbuda is having the better of the exchanges. Scoreless at 32'.
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Half time: 0-0.
Two yellows to Antigua during first half.
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Palos, check earlier on this thread or the other U20 thread. I provided your Panama answer there. Answer addresses the hand they were dealt in qualifying. Probably on the U20 WC thread.
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Tobago28, Powder had one to sink in the net and he sent it to the moon. Sequence off a second ball off a corner kick he won. Just when I was anointing him as "composed" he leh meh down. :devil:
Substitution: St. Hillaire in for Dass.
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“They don’t cherish him!” Hudson pulls out of T&T U-20 squad before Caribbean Cup semis
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team will face their two closing matches of the 2016 Caribbean Cup without W Connection starlet, Isaiah Hudson, who will return home for Curaçao tomorrow and was effectively ruled out of the semifinal rounds.
The young Soca Warriors face Antigua and Barbuda in the first semifinal match this evening from 5.30pm at the Ergilio Hato Stadium in Willemstad. If victorious, they will face the winner of a Haiti/Bermuda clash in the Under-20 Caribbean Cup final at the same venue from 7.30pm on Sunday.
But the 16-year-old Hudson, who is a senior W Connection player, will not be there to help out. His father, Brent Hudson, said his son is injured.
“He has an injury and he has to come back so he can be attended properly,” Hudson (B) told Wired868. “The coaches are concerned about winning and not the children’s health and welfare. People are just studying to win and not [thinking] about the development of the children.”
Incidentally, the request for Hudson’s return was made directly to Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams and not to general secretary, Azaad Khan, who is responsible for the operation of the local football body.
John-Williams, as president of the W Connection football squad, has a direct stake in Hudson, who made his Pro League debut at just 14.
Read More... (http://wired868.com/2016/10/28/they-dont-cherish-him-hudson-pulls-out-of-tt-u-20-squad-before-caribbean-cup-semis/)
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Pause in play @ 55'. A&B player down after critical tackle.
Upon restarting, we had a thoughtful idea but unfortunately execution remains too slow to trouble defensive organization.
Sub: Lansiquot in for Lucas-Walker.
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What's the tie-breaker?
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Kareem RILEY is showing sparks. Just had a thoughtful long range effort skip past the post.
POWDER just had a weak free kick that bounced into the GK's hands.
Speed of play: enough time to call a friend.
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Earlier in de match a Trini woman in de stands bawl: "Sen him off". Somebody on the technical staff for Antigua turn and bawl back: "Sen im off wha?!?" Apparently he din geh de memo on technical staff not engaging spectators. :rotfl: Only in de Caribbean.
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Substitution: Morgan Bruce De Roche off, Josh Toussaint on.
@elan: 2 x 15' if scoreless, then pks.
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Plenty football cld be on the way.
T&T we want ah goal :wavetowel:
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asylumseeker dey in d flesh or wah ??? not really deep in dis one so wondering
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Two minutes stoppage.
Toussaint just ran through the defence, slid the ball under the GK and somehow the GK recovered.
Right after that, Lansiquot fired ... Nah scratch that!! Blasted what would have been the winner ... Wide.
Antigua & Barbuda eh come to lie down. The battle of the dreadlocks coaches goes into extra time.
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Affirmative, lefty.
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We have started brightly. Struck the post.
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Antigua and Barbuda sub enters. Haitian massive is arriving with drums. They will have boisterous support in the next game.
Wasted free kick by A&B goes flying into the background. We follow up with a well-struck but blocked shot.
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Here's the bottom line: we should have put this match to bed. In an elimination contest, solving the puzzle early is important. The teams are nullifying each other without puzzle solving but there are individual moments.
End of extra time.
A&B players immediately went for water. Some of our players almost missed that boat.
Upon resumption, Lansiquot arrives late and open net chance goes wanting a touch-in.
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Taryk SAMPSON just turned on the afterburners to prevent s 1 v 1 with Denzil SMITH (our GK).
Shortly after we have had three chances on goal.
@frico: dis ain't yuh granpa's Antigua & Barbuda. BUT, it is criminal if we let this go to penalties.
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Member of the A&B staff ejected.
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Penalties!!!
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We kick first and score. They kick and saved by Denzil but then ref issues card to Denzil. Kick retaken 1-1
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JULIEN scores but Kareem Riley misses. We trail 2-3.
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Powder scores. We are 3-4.
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Shane SANDY scores a big man PK (4-4) but A&B's anchor also scores a big man PK. We fail to defend our title.
3rd place match on Sunday.
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thanks for the updates seeker. didn't see any of the action so will defer to those who can comment on the game.
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There are at least 100 Haitians here.
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Seriously like Jouvert here. Haiti take over town. Fans bubbling. Haiti 1 Bermuda 0. Will clock in at half time.
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HALF TIME: 1-0.
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Seeker thanks for the update, sounds like we allowed another crucial game to slip through our fingers.
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Correct, we did. Allyuh welcome.
Haiti puhhin on a masterclass. A&B will have their work cut out. Haiti 3 Bermuda 0.
MoM Roberto LOUIMA.
Simply unacceptable if we don't defeat Bermuda. Bermuda is boo.
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CFU Group
Haiti beat Anguila 8-0
Haiti beat Bermuda 3-0
Haiti beat Cayman Islands 5-0
CFU Finals
Haiti beat St. Lucia 5-1
Haiti beat Cuba 2-1
Semi-Finals
Haiti beat Bermuda 3-0
Haiti is obviously the best U20 team, however our defense is the only one to hold them scoreless.
Our team will only get better over the next 4 months.
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Haiti is the best U20 squad regionally by a country mile.
And they entertained the crowd without losing their tactical mission.
#6 Francy Pierre exhibited a piece of skill that hopefully makes the highlight reel. Otherworldly, but it occurred in this one.
#17, Sanon, the baller from Montreal, was on a similar beat (no pun intended) minutes before.
These players were two of a very impressive cast.
Some very sensible football minds had VERY complimentary things to say.
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Haiti is the best U20 squad regionally by a country mile.
And they entertained the crowd without losing their tactical mission.
#6 Francy Pierre exhibited a piece of skill that hopefully makes the highlight reel. Otherworldly, but it occurred in this one.
#17, Sanon, the baller from Montreal, was on a similar beat (no pun intended) minutes before.
These players were two of a very impressive cast.
Some very sensible football minds had VERY complimentary things to say.
Their U17 is also the best in the region, not sure by country mile or how my kilometers
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Under 20s pipped on penalties in CFU Semis
TTFA Media
Trinidad and Tobago’s National Under 20 footballers will meet Bermuda in the third place match of the Caribbean Football Union Under 20 Championship following their defeat to Antigua and Barbuda 5-4 one penalty kicks in Friday’s semi-final outing in Willemstad.
Neither team could find the net during regulating time as well as extra time, sending the match to penalty kicks. This was the fourth game in which T&T maintained a scoreless sheet in 90 minutes but goalkeeper Denzil Smith, for all his good work in open play throughout the competition, could not pull off any further stops to save T&T during the shootout.
Kareem Riley missed T&T’s third kick as Antigua converted their five to book a spot in Sunday’s final against Haiti which defeated Bermuda 3-0 in the second semi-final clash on Friday. T&T meets Bermuda from 5pm at the Ergilio Hato stadium in Willemstad.
T&T captain Jabari Mitchell, Keston Julien, Noah Powder and Shane Sandy all converted their kicks in that order for T&T.
Head Coach Brian Williams, mentioned that he was disappointed that T&T failed to put away its chances during the match. Prolific forward Nicholas Dillon missed the encounter after suffering an injury in Wednesday’s 0-0 draw with Haiti, leaving the field in the 88th minute.
“It’s a disappointment yes, that we had to lose the match in the manner in which we did from the penalty kicks,” Williams told TTFA Media.
“I felt we had good enough chances during the regular period of play to take the game but we were not as efficient as I would have liked. It is unfortunate that we had to end up in penalty kicks and then it was any team’s match at that stage. I know the players are disappointed as well because we’ve missed out on a chance of getting to the final.
“The better story for us is that we have been able to book our spot in the final round of CONCACAF and everyone here understands now that the focus towards that tournament in February starts now. It’s going to take a lot of sacrifice, dedication and strong preparation for us to be ready to not just go there and play but to compete strongly and qualify for the World Cup in South Korea,” Williams added.
T&T, with its loss on Friday, gave up the chance of defending their 2014 title in Sunday’s final. But Haiti will be making a return and will be aiming to capture the crown after losing to T&T 3-0 in the previous final at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.
T&T Line Up
1. Denzil Smith (GK), 3. Kori Cupid, 5. Taryk Sampson, 6. Noah Powder, 8. Jarred Dass (15. Kation St Hillaire, 46’) 10. Jabari Mitchell (Capt), 11. Kareem Riley, 12. Shane Sandy, 14. Taofik Lucas-Walker (16. Micah Lansiquot, 58’), 17. Keston Julien, 19. Morgan Bruce (18.Josh Toussaint, 81st.
Subs that did not play – 2. Andrew Rullow, 13. Isaiah Garcia, 20. Jabari Brice (GK) Out with injury – 4. Kierron Mason, 9. Nicholas Dillon, 7. Isaiah Hudson.
Head Coach – Brian Williams
Referee – Swason Owen (Cayman Islands)
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As the team heads into a 3rd place match, its comforting to know they will be at CONCACAF in February. With the Christmas and Carnival season, these group of boys plus any additions need to be in camp early for proper preparation especially nutrition and fitness.
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If Hart was the under 20 coach he would have gotten fired already.
Hope David John Williams taking note.
I know Williams have been his boy a while now, but he can't be happy with these results. One win and look at the teams beating us.
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HALF TIME: CFU FINAL, Haiti 2 Antigua & Barbuda 0
Roberto LOUIMA 21', 38'.
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THIRD-PLACE MATCH: Bermuda 2 T&T 1
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48' Haiti 3 A&B 0.
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Haiti mash up everything!
Scored in the 84' to make it 4-0.
Have walked off with all of the individual awards and dominated the tournament XI (if not having secured all the spots). Sheer pandemonium.
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T&T wins the Fair Play Award.
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About 400 Haitians on hand to witness the crowning. Allyuh have NO idea. This was a home match for Haiti.
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I'm sure man, congratulations to Haiti. I know their fan base is usually loud and boisterous.
How did T&T look today? Bermuda dominated us?
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So Bermuda beat us. :frustrated:
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So didn't this team has preparation in Guyana an Central America? still they lost even their third place match against Bermuda at home? Lawd ladder!
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Skipped the 3rd place match to spend my time on more rewarding activity. But, spoke to a couple of the Bermudian players after and congratulated them. To say they were ecstatic would be an understatement.
There was ever only one likely champion at this tourney and they fulfilled their destiny. The T&T players should have been made to stay and suffer through the medal ceremony.
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One disappointment after the next in T&T football. At least we consistent.
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Brian Williams has lots of work to do.
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Under 20s finish fourth in CFU Championship.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s Team had to settle for a fourth place finish in the Caribbean Football Union Under 20 Championship after conceding an 87th minute in a 2-1 loss to Bermuda in Sunday’s third place playoff at the Ergilio Hato Stadium in Willemstad.
Having suffered a defeat 5-4 on penalty kicks to Antigua and Barbuda in Friday’s semi-final, T&T would have been looking to end the tournament on a high after previously going six matches unbeaten in the CFU qualifiers, including three Group B games in the Final Round without conceding a goal in outfield play.
But T&T failed to put on the type of display that would have warranted silverware in their final outing and midfielder Mikel Thomas punished the defending champions with an 87th minute goal to give Bermuda third place honours. Knory Scott had earlier given Bermuda a 1-0 lead in the 44th minute while St Ann’s Rangers forward Josh Toussaint equalised for T&T three minutes into the second half.
T&T reportedly squandered a at least three decent goalscoring chances and were made to pay for their lack inefficient in front of goal. Forward Nicholas Dillon was ruled out with an ankle injury sustained in the 0-0 draw with Haiti last Wednesday while midfielder Isaiah Hudson returned to Trinidad on Friday.
“It was definitely a most disappointing way to end the tournament. We came here with the objective of qualifying for the Concacaf stage which we achieved but I felt we needed to show a bit more urgency after the Haiti game and we did not do that in the end,” Williams told TTFA Media.
“Complacency stepped in and after Haiti game we spoke about trying to avoid that at length. I also had conversations with the technical study group for this tournament and the feedback has been very positive and Carl Brown of Jamaica went as far as saying that he felt we were probably one of the soundest teams in the competition in terms of our possession play and our defensive work.
“I do not think Antigua and Barbuda are a better a team than us and they didn’t play a better match than we did and it was the same against Bermuda today. But what I noticed is that we were not hungry to take care of the game in these two matches and that cost us. It is something that continues to affect us at all levels in regional competitions and I really wanted us to step over that hurdle in this competition but we failed to do that. This is something we have to urgently address with our national teams, Williams added.
The former National defender said he would be opening up the selection doors when the team resumes preparations in two weeks time.
“We’ll have a two-week break and then we will get back to the training field. My coaching staff and I will be opening up the squad again and I will welcome the chance to include any player that I think is disciplined enough and capable enough to represent the country and bring something extra to the squad, that could bolster our chances at the Concacaf level,” Williams added.
CONCACAF Notes
T&T will join eleven other nations in Costa Rica from February 17th-March 5th. The other qualified teams include hosts Costa Rica, Canada, Mexico, United States, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, Bermuda, Antigua/Barbuda, Haiti and CFU fifth placed team St Kitts/Nevis.
The two venues for the competition will be the National Stadium in San Jose, and the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium, home to Deportivo Saprissa of the Costa Rican First Division. The date for the draw will be announced shortly.
The twelve (12) teams shall be divided into a group stage consisting of two (2) groups (A, B) of six (6) teams each. The group winners qualify automatically for the Final and the Under 20 World Cup in South Korea. The second-and third-place teams from each group are re-seeded by group stage results for a playoffs, with the top team of the four facing the fourth-best team, and the second-best finisher facing the third-best. The winners of those two games will also advance to the U-20 World Cup.
Team
T&T Line Up vs Bermuda - 20. Jabari Brice (GK), 2. Andrew Rullow (16. Micah Lansiquot, 46’), 3. Kori Cupid, 5. Taryk Sampson, 6. Noah Powder, 10. Jabari Mitchell (capt), 11. Kareem Riley, 12. Shane Sandy, 17. Keston Julien (15. Kathon St Hillaire, 69th), 18. Josh Toussaint, 19. Morgan Bruce,
Subs not used: 1. Denzil Smith (GK), 8. Jarred Dass, 13. Isaiah Garcia, 14.Taofik Lucas-Walker. Injured – 4. Kierron Mason, 9. Nicholas Dillon, Absent – 7. Isaiah Hudson
Head Coach – Brian Williams
Referee – Sherwin Moore (Guyana)
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That was the bad news. Good news is there's time to make some changes and improve the situation.
Here's hoping that they can get it done. :beermug:
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Let me repeat
So didn't this team has preparation in Guyana an Central America? still they lost even their third place match against Bermuda at home? Lawd ladder!
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Bermuda has a good record against TT A&B is just a smaller version of Jamaica with the exception of St Lucia T&T has always struggled to deal with these physical teams.
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UPDATED POST:
Physicality was not the issue preventing success, and "struggle" is an overstatement of anything that was on display. We laboured but that was our own doing. And undoing. Not because A&B were difficult to break down.
Just because a man is toiling in the hot sun doh mean he is being productive.
He could be sweating without clear purpose. Without defined purpose. We did that at times. Some of our players need to ask themselves:
Why do I have the ball? What's my purpose, role and function? What do I need to do to not be merely going through the motions?
The point has been made that several likely contributors to this team are injured and that the team qualified in their absence. Not to be ignored, but that's only part of the story.
Aside from the spurned chances, I saw a team largely devoid of players with ideas other than those with which they were scripted. (Have to say that Kareem Riley showed to be a lil different in this regard later in the match but still lacks the playing maturity to stamp his ideas with authority. Definitely a better showing from my first observation of him during a supposedly "tough" SSFL match).
Although one could see what the coaching staff sought to implement, and did implement (it's unfair to say they cyah coach), I want to see them deliver more than the sufficient. Extra sauce, please. Tweak de sauce too.
What I didn't see from the players was that unscripted solutions were necessary, and from the staff, recognition that too many eggs were being placed in the Keston Julien basket (we were overly reliant on building play through him. That pattern was repetitive and a better team than A&B would have fixed the situation rather than have it endure 90'). Time to demand more of our center mids!
All good though. One was able to figure out the player's (Julien's) deficiencies. Frankly though, I would have preferred to have had that challenge linger into a rematch with Haiti, rather than "get it" versus lesser opposition.
A player who doesn't recognize moments versus weaker opposition is not going to recognize them versus stronger opponents.
The substitutions made indicate we didn't have influence coming off the bench, but rather had more or less the "status quo" coming off the bench. (While ah on that: ah doh know the player well but St. Hillaire adjusted quickly coming off the bench. Could be interesting to see what he has to offer from the start of a match with time to grow as the match grows).
To do it at CONCACAF level, we need to pick a different type of player or select fewer of the current model.
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UPDATED POST:
Physicality was not the issue preventing success, and "struggle" is an overstatement of anything that was on display. We laboured but that was our own doing. And undoing. Not because A&B were difficult to break down.
Just because a man is toiling in the hot sun doh mean he is being productive.
He could be sweating without clear purpose. Without defined purpose. We did that at times. Some of our players need to ask themselves:
Why do I have the ball? What's my purpose, role and function? What do I need to do to not be merely going through the motions?
The point has been made that several likely contributors to this team are injured and that the team qualified in their absence. Not to be ignored, but that's only part of the story.
Aside from the spurned chances, I saw a team largely devoid of players with ideas other than those with which they were scripted. (Have to say that Kareem Riley showed to be a lil different in this regard later in the match but still lacks the playing maturity to stamp his ideas with authority. Definitely a better showing from my first observation of him during a supposedly "tough" SSFL match).
Although one could see what the coaching staff sought to implement, and did implement (it's unfair to say they cyah coach), I want to see them deliver more than the sufficient. Extra sauce, please. Tweak de sauce too.
What I didn't see from the players was that unscripted solutions were necessary, and from the staff, recognition that too many eggs were being placed in the Keston Julien basket (we were overly reliant on building play through him. That pattern was repetitive and a better team than A&B would have fixed the situation rather than have it endure 90'). Time to demand more of our center mids!
All good though. One was able to figure out the player's (Julien's) deficiencies. Frankly though, I would have preferred to have had that challenge linger into a rematch with Haiti, rather than "get it" versus lesser opposition.
A player who doesn't recognize moments versus weaker opposition is not going to recognize them versus stronger opponents.
The substitutions made indicate we didn't have influence coming off the bench, but rather had more or less the "status quo" coming off the bench. (While ah on that: ah doh know the player well but St. Hillaire adjusted quickly coming off the bench. Could be interesting to see what he has to offer from the start of a match with time to grow as the match grows).
To do it at CONCACAF level, we need to pick a different type of player or select fewer of the current model.
In other words.....we f**ked
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The journey of a 1,000 miles begin with a single step. We took our first baby step by winning our group at the Group Stage in Trinidad. The second step was qualifying for the semifinal in Curacao gaining automatic birth to Concacaf.
Many people will point to losses to Antigua and Barbuda and Bermuda but not having a long view.
I didn't name this topic CFU Group nor CFU Finals, it is named for our goal. While some stay negative I see the progress towards Korea.
We will see who is right in the end but I set a big dream with small step goals along the way. So far these boys have to get ready for step 3.
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We have a lot to iron out between now and February.
I have beaten this drum before, but I'll beat it again. We play football too slowly, too ponderously. Seems we either don't have, or are no longer interested in selecting, dynamic players who understand the purpose of going 1 v. 1 and how that piece ought to fit into the collective.
On the other hand, I am convinced that our players have another gear. The sole reason I can come up with for them not shifting, is that it is not demanded of them consistently.
In the U20 football I observe, puzzles can't be solved in slow motion.
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Seems we either don't have, or are no longer interested in selecting, dynamic players who understand the purpose of going 1 v. 1 and how that piece ought to fit into the collective.
Hart mentioned this same issue in an interview about a year ago.
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The team has some solid 1 v 1 players, unfortunately they were on the bench. The current #10 and #11 are not midfielders that can change gears with feet nor pass, their speed of thought and subsequently play is not adequate for this level at their current positions.
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These failures are now too much,it appears that our coaches are not capable of identifying the right players for the job in hand,that being the case,they are of inferior quality.Since we cannot afford men from Europe as coaches,let's look for men from Africa,their players are in the best leagues in Europe,and that has to be something to do with better coaching.Look for coaches from Nigeria,Ghana,Morocco,Senegal and Ivory Coast.I feel they may not be as expensive,and culturally they could be similar as Trinis.
BACK TO AFRICA
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These failures are now too much,it appears that our coaches are not capable of identifying the right players for the job in hand,that being the case,they are of inferior quality.Since we cannot afford men from Europe as coaches,let's look for men from Africa,their players are in the best leagues in Europe,and that has to be something to do with better coaching.Look for coaches from Nigeria,Ghana,Morocco,Senegal and Ivory Coast.I feel they may not be as expensive,and culturally they could be similar as Trinis.
BACK TO AFRICA
Frico
You missing the point, we have the players but the problem is that certain preferred players are associated with Clubs that have a special access that exceeds merit.
If the coaches are free to act based on merit and performance, this team can qualify for the next World Cup.
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Complacency stepped in and after Haiti game we spoke about trying to avoid that at length
Nah. They eh ready yet. Coach, you have get some better players and go back to the drawing board. The camp to Panama, well commended, was not enough, as seen by the performances. These guys have to improve by leaps and bounds to compete with their peers. Whether is A&B or Mex./US.
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Deeks and Frico
Some men saying that Brian Williams(BW) can't do what he want because DJW is owner of WC and President of TTFA while BW is WC employee. I give BW much credit for benching Hudson because he did not perform at the level required. I see on wired868 and elsewhere Hudson father attack the coach but BW stood his ground stating that no one is entitled to playing time and he will not tolerate parent meddling. The injury to Dillon and the nonsense from Hudson and his father unsettle the team before the quarterfinal. If you read the article on wired868, it is stated that the senior Hudson was calling other players to complain about the junior Hudson playing time and that he will bring him home if things don't change. Imagine that your father calling your team mates, how bad is that for the team and for his own son?
If BW has the same strength/courage to deal with the #10 and #11 if they do not improve, this team will succeed in Costa Rica. It should not matter whether you play at WC, Prez, Naps, Central FC etc..performance is all that matters.
Frankly, we have the quality, the question is do we have the character within the TTFA and the coaching staff to let those deserving shine.
Time will tell
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We have a lot to iron out between now and February.
I have beaten this drum before, but I'll beat it again. We play football too slowly, too ponderously. Seems we either don't have, or are no longer interested in selecting, dynamic players who understand the purpose of going 1 v. 1 and how that piece ought to fit into the collective.
On the other hand, I am convinced that our players have another gear. The sole reason I can come up with for them not shifting, is that it is not demanded of them consistently.
In the U20 football I observe, puzzles can't be solved in slow motion.
Can this be that coaches are lacking the international exposure required to demand a more dynamic level of play from players?
Or maybe the lack of preparation that allows players to come up to the international level of play required to succeed on such a stage?
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Deeks and Frico
Some men saying that Brian Williams(BW) can't do what he want because DJW is owner of WC and President of TTFA while BW is WC employee. I give BW much credit for benching Hudson because he did not perform at the level required. I see on wired868 and elsewhere Hudson father attack the coach but BW stood his ground stating that no one is entitled to playing time and he will not tolerate parent meddling. The injury to Dillon and the nonsense from Hudson and his father unsettle the team before the quarterfinal. If you read the article on wired868, it is stated that the senior Hudson was calling other players to complain about the junior Hudson playing time and that he will bring him home if things don't change. Imagine that your father calling your team mates, how bad is that for the team and for his own son?
If BW has the same strength/courage to deal with the #10 and #11 if they do not improve, this team will succeed in Costa Rica. It should not matter whether you play at WC, Prez, Naps, Central FC etc..performance is all that matters.
Frankly, we have the quality, the question is do we have the character within the TTFA and the coaching staff to let those deserving shine.
Time will tell
Playing on the international stage provides a free platform on which to be observed by clubs. Sitting on the bench merely points to possible quality. Our players have fewer chances to be assessed abroad than their regional counterparts. Based on BW's denial of injury to the player and assertion that the player didn't wish to leave Curacao, the idea that was percolating in my mind (that decisions on career interests over NT interest were at play) has now more or less been cemented.
As for the larger issue of players/parents and withdrawal from the NT, the fix is not a hard one. The policy solutions should be evident.
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We have a lot to iron out between now and February.
I have beaten this drum before, but I'll beat it again. We play football too slowly, too ponderously. Seems we either don't have, or are no longer interested in selecting, dynamic players who understand the purpose of going 1 v. 1 and how that piece ought to fit into the collective.
On the other hand, I am convinced that our players have another gear. The sole reason I can come up with for them not shifting, is that it is not demanded of them consistently.
In the U20 football I observe, puzzles can't be solved in slow motion.
Can this be that coaches are lacking the international exposure required to demand a more dynamic level of play from players?
Or maybe the lack of preparation that allows players to come up to the international level of play required to succeed on such a stage?
More deep-seated than lack of preparation (if you mean short-term build-up games). Lack of international exposure? Possibly. However, a coach, despite such exposure, could have a different vision of the game.
Football went through a philosophical period where maintaining possession even if the product was not pretty was emphasized ... and we have local buy-in to that school of thought. "Not pretty" means not doing abstract things as you try to advance the ball. The passing patterns are not complex or intricate. And, players moving off the ball in advance create holes in their own team's structure. So they are encouraged to "stay". If goals are to come, they are to come from rigidity in the lines or set-pieces.
An argument could be made that dynamic players are not "fits" for more static ways of moving the ball, but there comes a point in every match at which NO breaking down of the opponent will occur without dynamic players. Also, if a coach is going to live by what I will call "the static compromise", he better have wicked efficient dead-ball players.
Quotes of Cruyff
"It isn’t the man on the ball who decides where the ball goes, but players without the ball. Their running actions determine the next pass."
and
"I go crazy when I see players standing still on the pitch. To play like that for me is out of the question."
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‘We need to convert more’ says U-20 Captain Jabari Mitchell
TTFA Media
Now that the National Under 20 Men’s Team has returned home following their participation at the Caribbean Football Union Under 20 Championship in Curacao, team captain Jabari Mitchell took some time out to share his views on some factors in the team’s showing.
T&T finished fourth in the championship but more importantly, realised its ambition of qualifying for the CONCACAF Final Round in Costa Rica in February towards the 2017 FIFA Under 20 World Cup in South Korea.
Mitchell minced no words as he pointed out that goalscoring was the team’s major let down.
“I think the biggest challenge for us on the field was turning our good possession and control of the game into goals. We definitely need to improve on our goalscoring as a team,” Mitchell told TTFA Media.
Asked further as to why he felt the team failed to surge ahead of Cuba and Haiti, Mitchell laid the blame on failure to convert goalscoring chances.
“Goalscoring again. In all these games we had a lot of chances but for some reason we weren’t putting them away,”
Defending the Goal
“In first round of the CFU qualifiers. this was a problem for us but the coaches put in a lot of work with us in staying compact and defending as a team and I think we executed well in this aspect,” said Mitchell.
What went wrong against Antigua/Barbuda and Bermuda?
“We had total control of the games against Antigua and Bermuda. However our final pass, final shot and even our final decisions in attack was really off in both games.”
The improvements needed before the Final Round in Costa Rica.
“We need to continue improving on our possession game and capitalizing on goalscoring opportunities because in Concacaf it’s either you nail them or be nailed.”
The players that stepped up
“Everyone gave a 100% effort in Curaçao. The work ethic was good from the team. However, I think the defenders applied their roles well and also Nicholas Dillon in delivering upfront,his presence was really missed after his injury.”
CONCACAF Notes
T&T will join eleven other nations in Costa Rica from February 17th-March 5th. The other qualified teams include hosts Costa Rica, Canada, Mexico, United States, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, Bermuda, Antigua/Barbuda, Haiti and CFU fifth placed team St Kitts/Nevis.
The two venues for the competition will be the National Stadium in San Jose, and the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium, home to Deportivo Saprissa of the Costa Rican First Division. The date for the draw will be announced shortly.
The twelve (12) teams shall be divided into a group stage consisting of two (2) groups (A, B) of six (6) teams each. The group winners qualify automatically for the Final and the Under 20 World Cup in South Korea.
The second-and third-place teams from each group are re-seeded by group stage results for a playoffs, with the top team of the four facing the fourth-best team, and the second-best finisher facing the third-best. The winners of those two games will also advance to the U-20 World Cup.
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T&T U-20 Men Resume preparations for CONCACAF Final stage.
TTFA Media.
The Trinidad and Tobago National Men’s Under 20 Team is set to resume preparations for the CONCACAF Final Round of qualification towards the FIFA Under 20 World Cup in South Korea next year.
Head Coach Brian Williams and his staff will begin with sessions twice a week for the remainder of the year, starting at 4pm at the Ato Boldon Stadium on Tuesday with a 25-man squad. The overseas-based players were not included due to their respective commitments abroad.
Williams, speaking about the resumption, said plans for the remaining build up were discussed during a meeting with the TTFA Technical Committee on Monday.
“I sat in with the Technical Committee on Monday and we discussed some of our intentions for the upcoming preparations,” Williams told TTFA Media.
“We will resume tomorrow (Tuesday) with sessions twice weekly. The Intercol series is still ongoing so once that is completed, we will have a better idea of the schedule once we enter December into the rest of the year.
“There are plans to have a training camp in Miami and then possibly Brazil before we head to Costa Rica next year for the competition and the TTFA will be doing whatever in its power to try and get the the best preparations possible for the team which I am satisfied about at this point in time.”
Williams is also carded to head to San Jose, Costa Rica for the draw within a couple weeks.
“I will be at the draw and of course we will be hoping for the best possible schedule but at the end of the day we have to be prepared to face whichever opposition is placed in front of us. But once the schedule is drawn up we will have a much better idea with regards to how our preparations will shape up,” Williams noted.
T&T finished second in its group – behind Haiti – which was sufficient to qualify for next year’s CONCACAF U-20 Championship. The other four Caribbean teams qualified for the regional tournament are Antigua and Barbuda, Bermuda, Haiti, and St. Kitts and Nevis.
The 2017 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship will be played in Costa Rica from 18 February to 5 March 2017. The top four teams qualify for Korea 2017.
Out of UEFA, England, France, Germany, Italy and Portugal have already qualified for Korea 2017.
The OFC U-20 Men’s Championship 2016 was played in Vanuatu from 3-17 September. New Zealand and Vanuatu will represent Oceania in Korea.
The AFC U-19 Championship 2016 was played in Bahrain from 13 to 30 October 2016. Iran, Japan, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam have qualified for Korea 2017, joining hosts Korea Republic.
The South American U-20 Championship will be played in Ecuador from 5 to 29 January. 2017. The top four teams qualify for the World Cup. And The Africa U-20 Cup of Nations 2017 will be played in Zambia from 26 February to 12 March 2017. The top four teams qualify for the Under 20 World Cup.
T&T 25-man Squad
Goalkeepers
• Jabari Brice – St Anthony’s College
• Denzil Smith – Shiva Boys Hindu College
• Dejourn Charles – Carapichaima East Sec.
• Jabari Gray – Presentation College San Fernando
Defenders
• Taryk Sampson – Ma Pau Stars
• Shane Sandy – Naparima College
• Keston Julien – Jabloteh FC
• Kori Cupid – W Connection
• Keirron Mason – Marabella Crisis Centre.
• Isaiah Garcia – W Connection
• Rondell Payne – Naparima College
• Kyle Thomas – San Juan North Sec.
• Simeon Bailey – Barataria South Sec.
Midfielders
• Kareem Riley – Presentation College, San Fernando
• Jabari Mitchell – W Connection
• Micah Lansiquot – Murucapo East Secondary
• Moses Jaikeran – Harlem Strikers
• Jesse Joseph – Jabloteh FC
• Rushawn Murphy – Malick Sec.
Forwards
• Nicholas Dillon – Central FC
• Kathon St. Hillaire – St Anthony’s College
• Josh Toussaint – St Ann’s Rangers
• Junior Asson – Shiva Boys Hindu College
• Ronaldo Boyce – San Juan North Sec.
• Nion Lammy – Presentation College, San Fernando
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No Hudson. Hope his father is happy.
No Pappy. Hope that Premier Division title was worth it.
Nice to see Lammy got called up. Talented guy but needs to be more consistent.
Surprised Lee from Naps was not called up.
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T&T U-20 MEN RESUME PREPARATIONS FOR CONCACAF FINAL STAGE
The Trinidad and Tobago National Men’s Under 20 Team is set to resume preparations for the CONCACAF Final Round of qualification towards the FIFA Under 20 World Cup in South Korea next year.
Head Coach Brian Williams and his staff will begin with sessions twice a week for the remainder of the year, starting at 4pm at the Ato Boldon Stadium on Tuesday with a 25-man squad. The overseas-based players were not included due to their respective commitments abroad.
Williams, speaking about the resumption, said plans for the remaining build up were discussed during a meeting with the TTFA Technical Committee on Monday.
“I sat in with the Technical Committee on Monday and we discussed some of our intentions for the upcoming preparations,” Williams told TTFA Media.
“We will resume tomorrow (Tuesday) with sessions twice weekly. The Intercol series is still ongoing so once that is completed, we will have a better idea of the schedule once we enter December into the rest of the year.
“There are plans to have a training camp in Miami and then possibly Brazil before we head to Costa Rica next year for the competition and the TTFA will be doing whatever in its power to try and get the the best preparations possible for the team which I am satisfied about at this point in time.”
Williams is also carded to head to San Jose, Costa Rica for the draw within a couple weeks.
“I will be at the draw and of course we will be hoping for the best possible schedule but at the end of the day we have to be prepared to face whichever opposition is placed in front of us. But once the schedule is drawn up we will have a much better idea with regards to how our preparations will shape up,” Williams noted.
T&T finished second in its group – behind Haiti – which was sufficient to qualify for next year’s CONCACAF U-20 Championship. The other four Caribbean teams qualified for the regional tournament are Antigua and Barbuda, Bermuda, Haiti, and St. Kitts and Nevis.
The 2017 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship will be played in Costa Rica from 18 February to 5 March 2017. The top four teams qualify for Korea 2017.
Out of UEFA, England, France, Germany, Italy and Portugal have already qualified for Korea 2017.
The OFC U-20 Men’s Championship 2016 was played in Vanuatu from 3-17 September. New Zealand and Vanuatu will represent Oceania in Korea.
The AFC U-19 Championship 2016 was played in Bahrain from 13 to 30 October 2016. Iran, Japan, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam have qualified for Korea 2017, joining hosts Korea Republic.
The South American U-20 Championship will be played in Ecuador from 5 to 29 January. 2017. The top four teams qualify for the World Cup. And The Africa U-20 Cup of Nations 2017 will be played in Zambia from 26 February to 12 March 2017. The top four teams qualify for the Under 20 World Cup.
T&T 25-man Squad
Goalkeepers
• Jabari Brice – St Anthony’s College
• Denzil Smith – Shiva Boys Hindu College
• Dejourn Charles – Carapichaima East Sec.
• Jabari Gray – Presentation College San Fernando
Defenders
• Taryk Sampson – Ma Pau Stars
• Shane Sandy – Naparima College
• Keston Julien – Jabloteh FC
• Kori Cupid – W Connection
• Keirron Mason – Marabella Crisis Centre.
• Isaiah Garcia – W Connection
• Rondell Payne – Naparima College
• Kyle Thomas – San Juan North Sec.
• Simeon Bailey – Barataria South Sec.
Midfielders
• Kareem Riley – Presentation College, San Fernando
• Jabari Mitchell – W Connection
• Micah Lansiquot – Murucapo East Secondary
• Moses Jaikeran – Harlem Strikers
• Jesse Joseph – Jabloteh FC
• Rushawn Murphy – Malick Sec.
Forwards
• Nicholas Dillon – Central FC
• Kathon St. Hillaire – St Anthony’s College
• Josh Toussaint – St Ann’s Rangers
• Junior Asson – Shiva Boys Hindu College
• Ronaldo Boyce – San Juan North Sec.
• Nion Lammy – Presentation College, San Fernando
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Field Set and Official Draw Confirmed for CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Costa Rica 2017
Draw to Take Place Tuesday, November 29 at the National Stadium in San Jose
MIAMI (Tuesday, November 22, 2016) - The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) confirmed today the programming for the official draw for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Costa Rica 2017. The draw will take place on Tuesday, November 29, at 6:00 local time (7:00 pm ET), and will be streamed live via CONCACAF.com.
Additionally, CONCACAF announced that, due to the on-going sanctions imposed on the Guatemala Football Federation prohibiting teams from the nation to participate in international competition, Panama will replace Guatemala in next year’s championship.
The official draw, which will set the groups for the Championship, to begin in San Jose in February of next year, will be administered by CONCACAF General Secretary Philippe Moggio, with the presence of CONCACAF Council Member Luis Hernandez and Costa Rica Football Federation President Rodolfo Villalobos.
The draw will be conducted at the National Stadium in San Jose, sorting the twelve qualified nations set to participate in the championship into three groups of four teams each.
As host, Costa Rica will be seeded at the top of one of the three groups. Mexico and the United States -- the two teams that have fared the best in recent under-20 championships using a co-efficient developed by CONCACAF – will also be seeded into one of the three groups.
The remaining nine qualified teams, Antigua & Barbuda, Bermuda, Canada, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Panama, St. Kitts & Nevis and Trinidad & Tobago, will be drawn into the three groups using a pre-defined procedure designed to ensure balanced and competitive groups weighted equally by region.
The CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Costa Rica 2017 is scheduled to be played February 17 – March 5, 2017, at the National Stadium in San Jose, Costa Rica, and the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium in Tibas. The tournament will qualify four teams directly to the FIFA Under-20 World Cup South Korea 2017.
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Additionally, CONCACAF announced that, due to the on-going sanctions imposed on the Guatemala Football Federation prohibiting teams from the nation to participate in international competition, Panama will replace Guatemala in next year’s championship.
Some background
Guatemala is to be suspended from competition due to political interference. Just as well we are the ones moving on to the Hex.
??? Details?
An entity in Guatemala, known as the "Tribunal de Honor de la Confederación Deportiva Autónoma de Guatemala" suspended for six months the FIFA-approved Normalization Committee that has been running Guatemalan football. The decision was influenced by the entity's dissatisfaction with a doping decision/procedure involving four players from Antigua FC (Mekeil Williams' former club).
Now, the status quo is a wink-wink process that bears the underlying idea of forcing the hand of those who have interfered (The U17 and U20 NTs involvement in their efforts to qualify for their respective age group WCs and likely Antigua FC and Suchitepéquez, who are involved in the CONCACAF Champions League, stand to be affected). Not to mention Guate is currently at the futsal WC in Colombia and this ain't a good look.
Financial assistance of about 20 million quetzales or 2.7m USD also hangs in the balance from what I gather.
Montagliani was in Guate a few days ago. There is no doubt Adela de Torrebiarte (at the helm of the Normalization Committee) mentioned the issue to him. However, I am not sure whether Primo Corvaro's visit to Guatemala was a regularly scheduled visit stemming from the normalization process, or whether it is precipitated by the issue spurring the imminent suspension and follow-up with Montagliani.
(Posters will recall Corvaro was in T&T less than a year ago adddressing constitutional reform at the TTFA). He is also the person who was dispatched to Argentina not long ago in the midst of the nonsense there.
"Wink-wink process" because despite these actions not being novel across the globe, local actors "don't get it" until the FIFA guy winks at the local federation guy and says "this is what we are going to do. They will "get it" once they receive our letter stating the consequences of interference."
The attorneys (for the Normalization Committee) have said that the NC's issue was with improperly applied protocols/procedure, not with a substantive appeal made on behalf of the four players.
Anyone willing to guess that an Antigua FC fan or two hold influential positions.
Watch what will happen next with PAN in contention.
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What's surprising is the article says 3 Groups when historically it has been 2 groups of 6. Have they changed the format?
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The DRAW was just completed in Costa Rica, details below:
GROUP A
Mexico
Antigua & Barbuda
Honduras
Canada
GROUP B
USA
Panama
St. Kitts & Nevis
Haiti
GROUP C
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Bermuda
Trinidad and Tobago
We can win this Group
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I swear Canada is the redheaded step child of CONCACAF
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Short memory, Tobago28? The difference between should and can is preparation and execution.
We should have beaten Bermuda in the CFU competiton. We did not. We should have beaten Antigua & Barbuda. We did not.
Therefore, on what basis the "can" for winning the group?
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Tobago, we cyah even beat Bermuda ???
yeah what asylum said ^
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No tobago it is suppose to be 2 groups of 6 .
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Short memory, Tobago28? The difference between should and can is preparation and execution.
We should have beaten Bermuda in the CFU competiton. We did not. We should have beaten Antigua & Barbuda. We did not.
Therefore, on what basis the "can" for winning the group?
Preparation-The boys back in camp already, confirmed camp in Florida, possible camp in Brazil. Much better than I heard before. The U17 money is available since Latapy crash out of CFU Finals, plus nothing in other age groups nor Women's/Girls football so the money is available for preparation. The real concern for me is that each individual player must take their personal preparation serious with Christmas and Carnival right before the tournament.
Execution-Heading into that tournament most didn't think we would have qualified for CONCACAF. Frankly, the team was playing good and improving until 1) Dillon got injured and 2) Hudson nonsense. These two items disrupt the team which lacked leadership, the captain did not lead on the field nor off the field. That will have to change for execution.
With additions to the team, we can beat Bermuda as we dominated that game until the end. In addition, we did not use our starting goal keeper which affected the defensive organization. Costa Rica will be our toughest challenge as El Salvador finished 2nd in UNCAF qualifying but not a strong team. That is how with preparation and execution we can win the group.
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No tobago it is suppose to be 2 groups of 6 .
That is what I thought but I watched the live draw last night and they had 3 groups but I can't find when the format changed and what the qualification process is, whether group winner sand best 2nd place qualify for play offs.????
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Tobago, we cyah even beat Bermuda ???
yeah what asylum said ^
At full strength and with starting goalkeeper we would have beaten Bermuda.
FF don't sleep on Bermuda they have a development plan, inclusive of coaching development plus some oversees players. The numebr 10 playing in Belgium is the standout that comes to mind.
With our population, if we had a systematic approach like Bermuda we would be close to qualifying for U17 and U20 WC more regularly.
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Draw Determines Groups and Schedule for Under-20 Championship 2017
http://www.concacaf.com/article/draw-determines-groups-and-schedule-for-under-20-championship-costa-rica-2017
Miami (Tuesday, November 29, 2016) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) today conducted the draw for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Costa Rica 2017, at the National Stadium, in San Jose, Costa Rica.
The draw, which determined the groups and match schedule for the tournament that kicks off on February 17, in San Jose, was opened with welcoming remarks from Philippe Moggio, CONCACAF General Secretary and Costa Rican Football Federation President Rodolfo Villalobos. The event was conducted with the assistance of Melissa Herrera, Costa Rica Women’s National Team player and Ronald González, former player and coach of the Under-20 and veteran of the full Costa Rican National Team.
Tournament host Costa Rica was seeded into Group C, and will face El Salvador, Bermuda and Trinidad & Tobago. In Group A, defending CONCACAF Under-20 Champion Mexico was joined by Antigua & Barbuda, Honduras and Canada, while the United States, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Haiti make up Group B.
The National Stadium and Estadio Ricardo Saprissa will both be used for the tournament, to be played in a new format consisting of a group stage, a classification phase, and the grand final.
Under the new format, designed to increase the number of meaningful, competitive matches, the top two teams from Groups A, B, and C will advance to the Classification Stage, where the Confederation’s four tickets to the World Cup at this level will be determined in round robin play among two groups of three teams each. The top two teams of each of the two Classification Stage groups will qualify as CONCACAF representatives to the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017.
For the draw, the Participating Member Associations were ranked and separated into four pots, based on their performance over the last four editions of the competition. Mexico, as current CONCACAF Under-20 Champions was seeded in position A1. The United States, as the best-ranked CONCACAF team in the last edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, was placed in position B1 and Costa Rica as host, earned position C1.
The remaining teams, from pots 2-4, were drawn in order and placed in the group position drawn from Pots A, B and C. The positions of each group winner and runner-up from the group stage were then drawn in group pairs, randomly into the two groups (D and E) for the Classification Stage.
Under-20 Championship Costa Rica 2017 Groups
Group A
Mexico
Antigua & Barbuda
Honduras
Canada
Group B
USA
Panama
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Haiti
Group C
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Bermuda
Trinidad & Tobago
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Costa Rica 2017 – Classification Stage Group Positions
Group D
Second Place Group B
First Place Group A
First Place Group C
Group E
First Place Group B
Second Place Group A
Second Place Group C
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Costa Rica 2017 Schedule
*Local Time
Friday, February 17, 2017 – Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
17:30 Honduras vs Canada
20:00 Mexico vs Antigua & Barbuda
Saturday, February 18, 2017 – Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
12:30 Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Haiti
15:00 USA vs Panama
Sunday, February 19, 2017 – Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
13:30 Bermuda vs Trinidad & Tobago
16:00 Costa Rica vs El Salvador
Monday, February 20, 2017 – National Stadium
17:00 Antigua & Barbuda vs Honduras
19:30 Mexico vs Canada
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 – National Stadium
14:00 Panama vs Saint Kitts and Nevis
16:30 USA vs Haiti
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 – National Stadium
16:30 El Salvador vs Bermuda
19:00 Costa Rica vs Trinidad & Tobago
Thursday, February 23, 2017 – Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
17:00 Antigua & Barbuda vs Canada
19:30 Mexico vs Honduras
Friday, February 24, 2017 – Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
14:00 Panama vs Haiti
16:30 USA vs Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saturday, February 25, 2017 – National Stadium
13:30 El Salvador vs Trinidad & Tobago
16:00 Costa Rica vs Bermuda
Monday, February 27, 2017 – Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
16:00 Second Place Group B vs First Place Group A
18:30 First Place Group B vs. Second Place Group A
Wednesday, March 01, 2017 – National Stadium
16:30 First Place Group A vs First Place Group C
19:00 Second Place Group A vs Second Place Group C
Friday, March 03, 2017 – National Stadium
17:30 Second Place Group B vs First Place Group C
20:00 First Place Group B vs Second Place Group C
Sunday, March 05, 2017 – National Stadium
15:00 Winner Group D vs. Winner Group E
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Tobago, we cyah even beat Bermuda ???
yeah what asylum said ^
At full strength and with starting goalkeeper we would have beaten Bermuda.
FF don't sleep on Bermuda they have a development plan, inclusive of coaching development plus some oversees players. The numebr 10 playing in Belgium is the standout that comes to mind.
With our population, if we had a systematic approach like Bermuda we would be close to qualifying for U17 and U20 WC more regularly.
In my view you are prematurely lauding and overstating the Bermuda case, but I will leave that for another day.
The player to whom you have referred does not play in Belgium. On the CFU tournament thread, I asked whether he would light up this tournament and the answer I got (from what happened on the field) was no. He had done well at an earlier edition of the CFU U15 tournament and it seemed a reasonable question given his development path in Europe.
I came away thinking maybe he showed differently around players in Spain. He was less expressive than his lesser known Haitian counterparts who took EVERYTHING by the horns and dominated all aspects. But, I had forgotten that he is one of the younger players in the category (he is 17+). I don't see him as an imposing player, but he has a measure of prodigy.
He's presently getting a look with Bristol City and doing well (scored for the U23s this week). But what does it mean that he has left Spain to look for an opportunity in England? Granted he is better positioned than all of our homebred youngsters. Might be strategic in terms of work permission. Not sure.
Bottom line: With him or not, we should not be losing to Bermuda. No excuses. Our approach to play, rather than personnel available, struck me as a concern. That approach MUST change to be successful in CRC.
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Isn't available personnel directly related to approach to play?
Intensity and confidence are the components that must be present in Costa Rica, these drive speed of play which when we have we are competitive with any team. Coach Williams has to focus there once personnel is selected. With a Feb. 19th first game versus Bermuda, I hope we in camp for a month but do not know how that coincides with school and club schedules.
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Isn't available personnel directly related to approach to play?
Intensity and confidence are the components that must be present in Costa Rica, these drive speed of play which when we have we are competitive with any team. Coach Williams has to focus there once personnel is selected. With a Feb. 19th first game versus Bermuda, I hope we in camp for a month but do not know how that coincides with school and club schedules.
Quite right.
But, there's the bigger picture of approach in one game versus approach across a body of matches.
My concern is the latter. Generally you can gather adjustments due to unavailability, but within that one can also distinguish the stamp of how the team plays (hard to hide a coach's preference despite individual decision-making on the field, and adjustments that arise out of inconvenience).
Lack of certain players influences some things but not everything. Solution: depth of squad. And since our subs have been one for one replacements rather than tactically versatile, I have reservations.
Let's see how it goes in February. Like you, I want the best outcome.
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T&T drawn with hosts Costa Rica for U-20 CONCACAF Final Round.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Men’s Under 20 National Team will begin their CONCACAF Final Round of Under 20 World Cup qualification against Bermuda on February 19th at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa in San Jose, Costa Rica.
This was determined at the Draw for the Final Round that took place at the National Stadium in San Jose on Tuesday night.
T&T were drawn in Group C alongside the hosts Costa Rica, El Salvador and Bermuda. The Brian Williams-coached team will face “Los Ticos” on February 22nd and El Salvador on February 25th.
In an immediate reaction to T&T’s draw, head coach Williams said he was fairly satisfied with the way T&T’s scheduled was drawn up.
“I must say I am pretty satisfied with the way the draw went, “ Williams told TTFA Media on Tuesday night. “At the end of the day, I always maintain that we have to be concerned about our team and our approach towards our opponents. Costa Rica as the host nation and with their quality of play, will always be a difficult opponent but with no disrespect to the other two teams, Bermuda and El Salvador, I think this is a group we can advance out of,” he added.
“I think we have a fairly good idea of how all the teams in CONCACAF play at this time. The most important thing will be for us to get our preparations right and now that we know what our schedule is, we can adapt to suit in terms of how we prepare as a team for the competition.
“Myself and the manager will get familiar with some of the rules and guidelines at the workshop tomorrow and then it will be back to our preparations with the team. My focus will be on gameplay and physical readiness because we know that this tournament will be the final hurdle for us in terms of qualification for an Under 20 World Cup and the squad is highly motivated to give it our best. We are aware that all the teams in this competition will be coming with everything they have to offer because of what is at stake,” Williams said.
T&T have previously qualified for two FIFA Under 20 Word Cups. Their first appearance was in 1991 at the FIFA Under 20 World Cup in Portugal followed by a second appearance in 2009 at the Finals in Egypt. T&T secured a point at the ’09 Finals, drawing its closing group phase match 0-0 with Paraguay.
Williams and team manager Dunston Williams will attend the CONCACAF team workshop in San Jose on Wednesday.
Tournament host Costa Rica was seeded into Group C, and will face El Salvador, Bermuda and Trinidad & Tobago. In Group A, defending CONCACAF Under-20 Champion Mexico was joined by Antigua & Barbuda, Honduras and Canada, while the United States, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Haiti make up Group B.
The National Stadium and Estadio Ricardo Saprissa will both be used for the tournament, to be played in a new format consisting of a group stage, a classification phase, and the grand final.
Under the new format, designed to increase the number of meaningful, competitive matches, the top two teams from Groups A, B, and C will advance to the Classification Stage, where the Confederation’s four tickets to the World Cup at this level will be determined in round robin play among two groups of three teams each. The top two teams of each of the two Classification Stage groups will qualify as CONCACAF representatives to the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017.
The event was conducted with the assistance of Melissa Herrera, Costa Rica Women’s National Team player and Ronald González, former player and coach of the Under-20 and veteran of the full Costa Rican National Team.
For the draw, the Participating Member Associations were ranked and separated into four pots, based on their performance over the last four editions of the competition. Mexico, as current CONCACAF Under-20 Champions was seeded in position A1. The United States, as the best-ranked CONCACAF team in the last edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, was placed in position B1 and Costa Rica as host, earned position C1.
The remaining teams, from pots 2-4, were drawn in order and placed in the group position drawn from Pots A, B and C. The positions of each group winner and runner-up from the group stage were then drawn in group pairs, randomly into the two groups (D and E) for the Classification Stage.
Under-20 Championship Costa Rica 2017 Groups
Group A
Mexico
Antigua & Barbuda
Honduras
Canada
Group B
USA
Panama
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Haiti
Group C
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Bermuda
Trinidad & Tobago
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Costa Rica 2017 – Classification Stage Group Positions
Group D
Second Place Group B
First Place Group A
First Place Group C
Group E
First Place Group B
Second Place Group A
Second Place Group C
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Costa Rica 2017 Schedule
*Local Time
Friday, February 17, 2017 – Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
17:30 Honduras vs Canada
20:00 Mexico vs Antigua & Barbuda
Saturday, February 18, 2017 – Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
12:30 Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Haiti
15:00 USA vs Panama
Sunday, February 19, 2017 – Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
13:30 Bermuda vs Trinidad & Tobago
16:00 Costa Rica vs El Salvador
Monday, February 20, 2017 – National Stadium
17:00 Antigua & Barbuda vs Honduras
19:30 Mexico vs Canada
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 – National Stadium
14:00 Panama vs Saint Kitts and Nevis
16:30 USA vs Haiti
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 – National Stadium
16:30 El Salvador vs Bermuda
19:00 Costa Rica vs Trinidad & Tobago
Thursday, February 23, 2017 – Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
17:00 Antigua & Barbuda vs Canada
19:30 Mexico vs Honduras
Friday, February 24, 2017 – Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
14:00 Panama vs Haiti
16:30 USA vs Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saturday, February 25, 2017 – National Stadium
13:30 El Salvador vs Trinidad & Tobago
16:00 Costa Rica vs Bermuda
Monday, February 27, 2017 – Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
16:00 Second Place Group B vs First Place Group A
18:30 First Place Group B vs. Second Place Group A
Wednesday, March 01, 2017 – National Stadium
16:30 First Place Group A vs First Place Group C
19:00 Second Place Group A vs Second Place Group C
Friday, March 03, 2017 – National Stadium
17:30 Second Place Group B vs First Place Group C
20:00 First Place Group B vs Second Place Group C
Sunday, March 05, 2017 – National Stadium
15:00 Winner Group D vs. Winner Group E
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St. Kitts & Nevis eager for U-20 showcase
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – St. Kitts & Nevis’ only previous participation in the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship came in 2007, the last of five straight editions in which no champion was crowned.
The Sugar Boyz performed admirably, posting a 0W-1D-2L record, scoring three goals and conceding six. Closely-contested losses to Mexico (0-2) and Costa Rica (2-3) were followed by a 1-1 draw with regional-rival Jamaica.
In October, SKN earned a place in the 2017 version of the competition by finishing as the best of two third-place team from the final round of Caribbean qualifying.
The excitement of that achievement was heightened Tuesday, when the official draw was conducted in Costa Rica, the host nation. After all the balls were pulled from the bowls, St. Kitts & Nevis learned that it will face the Haiti (February 18), Panama (February 21) and the United States (February 24) in Group B.
Technical director Lenny Lake expressed his delight at SKN’s return to the CONCACAF, but is fully cognizant of the challenges ahead.
“First, let me say thanks to God for a wonderful opportunity like this,” Lake told CONCACAF.com. “I am quite excited about up the upcoming tournament as it presents to us, the people of St. Kitts and Nevis, an opportunity, experience and exposure.
“We have an opportunity to play against some of the top football countries in this region and for me that is priceless. This is an opportunity for our young players to measure their efforts and talents against the talented players of these countries. Finally, gaining an experience that will be a lifelong memory to the players, coaches and our country.”
Lake wants the side to focus on playing to its maximum at all times and make its mark in the confederation.
“For me, to say win the competition will be highly improbable,” he commented. “Even though it is possible to win it, we are realistic. After taking all the factors into account, I would say that our goals for now are to compete to best of our abilities, to proudly represent our country, to enjoy and learn from this experience and finally to humbly accept the outcomes.”
With such a talented young group, the CONCACAF event represents an opportunity for SKN to take the next development step.
“We are growing at all levels and building our reputation is a key aim for us here,” finished Lake. “We are hoping to entertain the region and the world with our talent on the pitch.”
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Antigua & Barbuda U20s look to impress in Costa Rica
http://www.concacaf.com/article/antigua-barbuda-u20s-look-to-impress-in-costa-rica
St. JOHN’S, Antigua & Barbuda – By the time Antigua & Barbuda takes the field at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa in San Jose, Costa Rica, for its 2017 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship opener against Mexico, more than 30 years will have passed since its last appearance in the competition.
Head coach George Warner believes the wait will have been worth it, especially considering that his side earned a berth by virtue of being the runner-up to Haiti in Caribbean qualifying. He knows, however, that the other Group A opponents -- Honduras and Canada – will also provide stiff competition.
“We deserve to be here based on our performance in Curacao in the CFU U-20 tournament, so I am expecting my players to execute similarly to how they did recently,” Warner told CONCACAF.com. “When you look at our group it features teams who have pedigree in the region and have experience qualifying for the U-20 World Cup. However, going into this tournament, we plan to be no pushovers. We are going to be meaningful competitors to show CONCACAF we are a force to watch in the region.”
Defender Vashami Allen admits the group is challenging, but he’s confident in his team’s ability to deliver on the field once again.
“When I watched the draw online, the first thing I said was ‘wow,’ this will be a tough group,” said 19-year-old, who was named to the Caribbean competition’s Best XI. “But we are a team that works hard for each other regardless of the opponent. I have the mindset that with confidence we can play well and get a result against anyone in the region. It is a new experience for us but we are confident we can make a good name for ourselves.”
The top two teams from each of the three group will advance to the second group stage comprised by two, three-team groups. The top two finishers from each of those trios will qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Warner has an ambitions and high hopes for success in Costa Rica.
“I want my team to play to the best of their abilities,” he finished. “I am not setting where we want to finish, but, instead, I will ask my players to stick to the game plan and from there we take things one game at a time as see how things go. For now our focus is on Canada, Honduras and Mexico.”
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Tuesday Dec 06, 2016
Canada U20s look to balance results with development
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Canada hasn’t played in a FIFA U-20 World Cup since it hosted the competition in 2007.
And while it would certainly like to remedy that situation by finishing among the top four teams at the next CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, head coach Rob Gale realizes there is a bigger development picture to address rather than reveling in isolated successes.
“It’s a staging post,” said Gale of the tournament, after last week’s draw for the 2017 event, which will be played in Costa Rica. “It’s vital in our development. Our long-term plan for Canadian players is that we get them more and more experiences against CONCACAF opposition, against top-level opposition. Obviously, in these tournaments, it’s a great staging post to see where we are at this stage, at this level, so it’s vital for us.
The Canadians have won one game in each of the last four CONCACAF Under-20 Championships. Their ability to improve on that record and challenge for a World Cup place hinges on how they perform against Group A rivals Mexico, Antigua & Barbuda and Honduras.
“At this level, there’s always going to be difficult groups and, I think looking at it, any time you get Mexico, a perennial powerhouse of the region…I think they’ve won it so many times…it’s going to be a difficult challenge,” Gale commented. “Then we got thrown in with the Central American champions Honduras and Antigua, who finished as runner-up (in the Caribbean), so certainly on paper there’s good pedigree throughout the group.”
Regardless of what happens in Central America, Canada’s overall player development plan emphasizes qualifying for World Cups at the senior level. In order to accomplish that goal, a solid foundation must be put in place for those launching their international careers through the youth program.
“Whether you come down here and play three games or hopefully six games, it’s about the learning experiences and the development for the players,” finished Gale. “It’s great for them to face this level of competition early on in their careers and you hope it bodes well and we can progress these players into the senior national team environment.
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Lightbourne upbeat for Costa Rica
By Colin Thompson, Royal Gazette.
Kyle Lightbourne has returned from the Concacaf Under-20 Championship draw feeling confident about his team’s chances in Costa Rica.
The Bermuda Under-20 coach is encouraged after they were seeded in group C along with the host nation, Trinidad and Tobago, and El Salvador at last week’s draw, which he attended at the National Stadium in San José, the Costa Rican capital.
Bermuda begin their campaign on February 19 against Trinidad, who they beat 2-1 in a third-place play-off match at the Caribbean Football Union Under-20 finals in Curaçao in October.
“I’m so happy to be drawn with a team we played against in the previous tournament in Trinidad because we beat them last time,” Lightbourne said.
“I expect to see a couple of different faces from Trinidad, talking to their coach while in Costa Rica. They had a couple of players [missing from the previous round] who were unable to make it because of university or college commitments, which was the same for us.
“We have to expect they are going to look to do things a little bit differently against us.”
Bermuda face El Salvador in their second match on February 22 before taking on Costa Rica in their remaining group match on February 25.
“We have to do some homework on El Salvador and Costa Rica, who we will get a chance to see,” Lightbourne added. “We already know about Trinidad.”
Mexico, the defending champions, Antigua and Barbuda, Honduras and Canada are in group A, while the group B teams are the United States, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Haiti. All matches will be held at the National Stadium and Estadio Ricardo Saprissa.
“The venues are excellent places to play football,” Lightbourne said. “I’m very happy with the stadiums and everything they showed us while in Costa Rica.”
The tournament will be played in a new format consisting of a group stage, a classification phase and the final.
Designed to increase the number of meaningful, competitive matches, the top-two teams from groups A, B, and C will advance to the classification stage.
The four World Cup places will then be determined in round-robin play among two groups of three teams. The top two of each group will qualify for next year’s Under-20 World Cup in South Korea.
“This is an exciting tournament and Bermuda has to realise this is a fantastic opportunity for the young boys,” Lightbourne said.
Bermuda qualified for the Concacaf Under-20 Championship after finishing runners-up in their group at the CFU Under-20 finals. They reached the semi-final where they lost 3-0 to Haiti before beating Trinidad in the third-place play-off.
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]Ramos targets first-ever U-20 title for USA
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – It’s hard to believe, but the United States has never won the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship in 22 all-time attempts.
That’s not to say it hasn’t come close. A pair of runner-up finishes in the last four editions stand as evidence, though, that a breakthrough is nearing.
With the next competition scheduled to be played February 17-March 3, 2017, in Costa Rica, head coach Tab Ramos is not only setting his sights on qualifying for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, he’s aiming to bring home a trophy.
“I don’t think we need to do anything different,” said Ramos, when asked what the U.S. can do to capture the crown. “Unfortunately, we always have the challenge of not having players released for the tournament, so we don’t come with our strongest team. We don’t take that as an excuse. We’re coming here to win every game. That’s what we’re here for and hopefully this year we can do it.”
Under the rules of new tournament format, in order to become king of the CONCACAF U-20 hill, the Americans must finish among the top two teams in their first-round group that contains Group B rivals Panama, Haiti and St. Kitts & Nevis. If that happens, they will progress to one of two, three-team groups and have to capture first place to earn a place in the final.
“You go from a group of four to a group of three,” Ramos, 50, remarked about the new format. “I think it makes you have to be a little more consistent throughout the tournament. All the games become important, just not the first couple and the last couple.
“In terms of advancing to the second round, hopefully we’re one of the teams that’s able to do that.”
The former U.S. national team star is not expecting an easy ride in Costa Rica.
“In terms of our draw, we know that Panama was an excellent team the last time around,” finished Ramos. “In terms of Haiti being the other team in the group, I they’re always difficult because they are random. They have a lot of good players. They can attack in a lot of different ways. St. Kitts is the up and comer. They’ve been doing a good job with their development and they’re deserving to be here, so I think it would be difficult.”
And would make a title even more satisfying.
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U.S. U20 side named for Costa Rica camp, friendlies
CHICAGO – United States under-20 national team head coach Tab Ramos named Thursday a 20-player squad for a training camp set to take place from December 13-20, in San Jose, Costa Rica.
The Americans will also contest two friendlies against their Costa Rican counterparts on December 17 and 19. Both sides will use the games as preparation for the 2017 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, which will be played in Costa Rica, February 17-March 5, 2017.
“This will be a great opportunity for our players to get acclimated to Costa Rica and get a sense of what they can expect in February.” Ramos said. “The chance to play Costa Rica twice will be a good test for our guys to see where they stand against the host nation, who is playing at a very high level.”
The roster is highlighted by the inclusion of 17-year-old midfielder Tyler Adams, who appeared in three of the New York Red Bulls’ four matches during the 2016/17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League group stage.
Also meriting selection are goalkeeper Jonathan Klinsmann, the son former U.S. national team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann, and forward Brandon Vazquez, a recent Atlanta United addition from Mexico’s Club Tijuana.
ROSTER
GOALKEEPERS: Jonathan Klinsmann (University of California), JT Marcinkowski (Georgetown University)
DEFENDERS: Marcello Borges (University of Michigan), Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake), Aaron Hererra (University of New Mexico), Jake Morris (Seattle Sounders FC), Tommy Redding (Orlando City SC), Miles Robinson (Syracuse University), Auston Trusty (Philadelphia Union)
MIDFIELDERS: Danny Acosta (Real Salt Lake), Tyler Adams (New York Red Bulls II), Derrick Jones (Philadelphia Union), Sebastian Saucedo (Real Salt Lake), Nick Taitague (FC Richmond), Eryk Williamson (University of Maryland)
FORWARDS: Jeremy Ebobisse (Charleston Battery), Jonathan Lewis (University of Akron), Victor Mansaray (Seattle Sounders FC), Emmanuel Sabbi (UD Las Palmas/Spain), Brandon Vazquez (Atlanta United FC)
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Panama U20s to face Peru in January friendlies
PANAMA CITY, Panama – The Panama under-20 national team will visit its counterparts in Peru for friendlies on January 2 and 4, the Federación Panameña de Fútbol announced Friday.
Head coach Leonardo Pipino is using the trip as part of his preparations for the next CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, which will be played February 17-March 5, 2017, in Costa Rica.
At the CONCACAF event, which qualifies four teams to the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Korea Republic, the Canaleros will face Group B opponents United States (February 18), St. Kitts & Nevis (February 21) and Haiti (February 24).
Panama has made five appearances in the FIFA U-20 World Cup (2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2015).
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Williams gives an update on U-20 Men’s team preparations.
TTFA Media.
The national Men’s Under 20 Team is currently involved in preparations for the CONCACAF Final Round of World Cup qualification in Costa Rica in February. Head Coach Brian Williams has a squad of 32 players in training. Click the interview link to hear more from Williams about the current state of the team.
U-20 Men's Head Coach talks about team preparations ahead of CONCACAF qualifiers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei0sEk8bEwk)
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Good to see we training early
Good to see we open to new players
hope the keepers getting fit
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Coach say we guys need strengthening up. I should have auditioned for TD ;D. been saying that for ages.
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Coach say we guys need strengthening up. I should have auditioned for TD ;D. been saying that for ages.
We seem to believe that big is strong, often we do not recognize that the more flexible the muscle the stronger the muscle.
I disagree with one thing the Coach said about not doing fitness because the boys coming off colleges and club league. Frankly, the pace of play and fitness level in those leagues are below what is required at the international level.
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Bago, footballers going to the weight room is not about getting big and muscular. It about ballers strengthening their bodies to counter the impact of bruisers and cutlass men from the opposing teams. Skill work, weight training, fitness training and tactics are all complimentary to each other. One thing I experienced with weight training is that is helps with a footballer's recovery rate. It helps you build your stamina. And of course, proper supervised weight training with proper supervised stretching exercises will help with muscle flexibility you quite rightly mentioned.
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Deeks, totally agree as I am not against the weight room for all the reasons you mentioned. The multiple reps at lower weight levels are a must. I was referencing that we have players that are "big" not muscularly defined nor truly strong and we often think that is strength.
My main point is that the players need fitness at a very high level to play the proper brand of football to advance out of the group in February. We can not accomplish that fitness in a two week camp in Colombia/Brazil, that fitness and nutrition has to start now.
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Bago, I think time is of the essence for this preparation. They may have to start the fitness program earlier. Maybe coach just want the guys to do less stress work for the first couple days and then start with serious fitness work. Maybe, I don't know. Yes 2 weeks is not enough. If these guys were in a REAL football academy then I don't think fitness would have be an issue.
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Williams eyes January camp for T&T U-20s.
T&T Newsday Reports.
BRIAN WILLIAMS, coach of the Trinidad and Tobago Under- 20 football team, is eying a camp for the squad ahead of the CONCACAF Under- 20 Championship, which will take place in Costa Rica from February 17 to March 5.
A total of 12 teams, in three groups, will be participating in the event, which will see four teams qualify for the 2017 FIFA Under- 20 World Cup in South Korea.
Trinidad and Tobago have been drawn in Group C, alongside hosts Costa Rica, El Salvador and Bermuda.
Williams, in an interview on the TT Football Association (TT FA) website, is impressed with how things have been going with the team since they resumed preparations earlier this month.
“Things are going pretty okay at this point in time,” he said. “Presently we have about 32 local players in training .
We train every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings and I’m pretty pleased with how preparations are going at this point in time. What I’m happy about is the competitiveness within the training sessions.
“We also have some new guys that we called up into training,” he continued. “So I’m taking a keen look at them.
Some of those guys (are) looking promising.
I don’t need to call names but I should say training is on course and we’re hoping to do a camp from the 8th of January to the 18th.
From that camp we’ll look at our final 20-26 players to go on tour, either to Colombia or Brazil, before we get to Costa Rica.” The dreadlocked Williams, who featured as a right-back on the Strike Squad team who narrowly missed out on a spot on the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, is hopeful of getting men’s team winger Levi Garcia in the squad for the CONCACAF phase .
The 19-year-old Garcia currently plays for AZ Alkmaar in the Dutch Eredivisie .
“We have 32 players right now,” said Williams .
“We’re looking at getting Levi Garcia into the squad but we’re working really hard on that. We’re hoping to get him to join the squad.” One player who has left a good impression on Williams in the training sessions is Denmark-born midfielder Mark Gangiah .
According to the Under- 20 coach, “he came to train and did two weeks training with us. A really nice player, very athletic, a midfielder (who) can play both attacking and defensive.
He (has) some document work to do in terms of acquiring his Trinidad and Tobago passport.”
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CONCACAF Q&A: Tahir Hanley (Garden Hotspurs and St. Kitts & Nevis)
There is no doubt that St. Kitts & Nevis international Tahir Hanley is among the next generation of CONCACAF stars. The 19-year-old forward made his senior debut in a 0-0 draw at Nicaragua on August 31, 2016. In addition to that honor, he was key in helping the Sugar Boyz secure a place in the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship for only the second-ever time, scoring six goals in Caribbean qualifying, including two in the final round. Hanley took time to speak with CONCACAF.com about his future as a professional and what he wants to achieve moving forward.
How old were you when you started to play football?
I was seven-years-old when I started to play football. It was a happy moment for me. Football was my hobby and my love. Now, I am happy that it is a career option for me.
You scored key goals to help your country qualify for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. How did you feel about your role in making that happen?
I felt great. It is a wonderful feeling when you can contribute for your country and make an impact. The Caribbean final round in Curacao was a memorable tournament for us. I would say, however, that our win over Jamaica (2-0) in the Dominican Republic in the first round was a turning point for us. It gave us a lot of momentum moving forward and thankfully the goals came…so did the performances and the results. Football is big in St. Kitts and hopefully we can show CONCACAF that we are no pushovers and that we can make a good impression and establish ourselves as a strong footballing nation.
Are there any footballers to whom you look up?
Well, there are two. Cristiano Ronaldo is one. He is a hard worker and we are seeing that every season he just improves and improves. He is a model professional and he takes his football seriously. It is a good platform he has set for young people. In terms of Kittitian footballers, I look up to my big brother Tishan Hanley. He is a regular in the national team and he also plays football overseas. He gives me good advice and I hope to play overseas like him one day in the future.
You made your St. Kitts & Nevis senior debut earlier this year in a 0-0 draw at Nicaragua. How did it feel to make your debut?
It was a dream to make my senior international debut. We did well against a team that beat the likes of Suriname and Jamaica in World Cup qualifiers. I am now working on to be a regular in the senior team. That is my next goal as a player.
In the 2017 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, St. Kitts & Nevis will face Panama, the USA and Haiti. What are your thoughts on that group?
I must say it is a tough group, but we are in this tournament for a reason. We have a right to play in this tournament and we are there to win. Caribbean teams have done well in this tournament, so why can’t’ we. We have to take things one game at a time and ensure we do our best in all games. From there, we see where we are and then we take it from there.
What is your objective in the 2017 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship?
My personal aim is to score goals, help my team to play well and to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. St. Kitts & Nevis has never played in a FIFA tournament, so this is a grand opportunity for us. One way to look at it is that we are five wins away. It is easier said than done, but when you aim high, you shall get success.
What are your personal career goals?
There are two goals that I have in mind. I would like to become a professional football player and play overseas. Secondly, I would like to be known in St. Kitts & Nevis. When people think of St. Kitts & Nevis, they think of sprinter Kim Collins and footballer Atiba Harris. I would love to be added to this list and make my country proud. These are my dreams. It will take time, but I do believe everything will fall into place.
What is your advice to youngsters who want to play football professionally?
Keep working hard. It takes a lot of hard work. You have to make a lot of sacrifices in order to succeed. Once you stay grounded and motivated, you will reap the rewards in life and football and succeed. Watching more football also helps as well. You can watch clips of players and see what little bits you can take from everyone and apply it to your game. Finally, surround yourself with people who motivate you and care about you, including family and close friends.
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Under 20 Men’s Team enter ten-day Training Camp.
TTFA Media.
A 26-man Trinidad and Tobago Under 20 Men’s Squad entered a residential training camp that will run for ten days at the Metro Hotel in Couva on Monday as they continue preparations for the CONCACAF Final Round of Under 20 qualification in Costa Rica next month.
Head Coach Brian Williams and his technical staff began proceedings with a double session at the Ato Boldon Stadium today and will utilise the upcoming days to work on various aspects of the team’s shape and readiness ahead of another overseas training camp in South America within the next few weeks.
“We started the training camp today and I am indeed happy that we’ve been able to come together for this period to start the year off but more importantly have the opportunity to continue the team bonding process and also pay closer attention to some specifics and evaluate the players before we come down to our final selection for the competition,” Williams told TTFA Media.
T&T faces Bermuda in its opening CONCACAF qualifier at the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium on February 19th, before taking on hosts Costa Rica at the National Stadium on February 22nd and El Salvador at the same venue on February 25th.
“We are nearing the competition dates which is why we targeted the early part of this month to come together and really get the boys focusing on the challenge ahead. So far I am pleased with the progress we’ve made but it will be important for us to get in a couple good training matches before we head into the tournament in Costa Rica.
“It is important for us to do well in this competition and hopefully qualify for a third under 20 World Cup because the experience and the exposure for the players is crucial for our football programme ahead, especially leading into the national senior team. We have been emphasising this to the players and I think they have it in their minds that this period coming up is one where they must make the necessary sacrifices and put their best foot forward for the country and for themselves,” Williams added.
The National Stadium and Estadio Ricardo Saprissa will both be used for the tournament, to be played in a new format consisting of a group stage, a classification phase, and the grand final.
Under the new format, designed to increase the number of meaningful, competitive matches, the top two teams from Groups A, B, and C will advance to the Classification Stage, where the Confederation’s four tickets to the World Cup at this level will be determined in round robin play among two groups of three teams each. The top two teams of each of the two Classification Stage groups will qualify as CONCACAF representatives to the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017.
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T&T U20s open camp, target World Cup return
COUVA, Trinidad & Tobago – In the FIFA U-20 World Cup’s 40-year history, Trinidad & Tobago has competed in the event twice: 1990 and 2009.
If they are to book a third trip, though, the Soca Warriors will need to finish either first or second in one of the two classification round groups at the 2017 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, which will be played February 17-March 5 in Costa Rica.
In order to give his team the best opportunity to make that objective a reality, head coach Brian Williams opened Monday a 10-day training camp at Ato Boldon Stadium.
“We started the training camp today and I am indeed happy that we’ve been able to come together for this period to start the year off,” Williams told TTFA Media. “But, more importantly, have the opportunity to continue the team bonding process and also pay closer attention to some specifics and evaluate the players before we come down to our final selection for the competition.
“I am pleased with the progress we’ve made but it will be important for us to get in a couple good training matches before we head into the tournament in Costa Rica.”
T&T secured a berth for the CONCACAF event by finishing fourth in Caribbean qualifying last year. Over the course of first round and finals play, it posted an overall record of 3W-5D-1L, as Nicholas Dillon lead the way with eight goals.
Bermuda, which posted a 2-1 win over Trinidad in the Caribbean match for third place, will be T&T’s opening opponent at the CONCACAF event on February 19, with host Costa Rica (Feb. 22) and El Salvador (Feb. 25) to follow.
The trio will undoubtedly make for a difficult mountain to scale, but Williams is confident in his squad.
“It is important for us to do well in this competition and hopefully qualify for a third under 20 World Cup because the experience and the exposure for the players is crucial for our football program ahead, especially leading into the national senior team,” he finished. “We have been emphasizing this to the players and I think they have it in their minds that this period coming up is one where they must make the necessary sacrifices and put their best foot forward for the country and for themselves.”
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U-20 Team heading out on January 21st for a 26-day pre-tournament camp in Colombia.
Isaiah Hudson, Tyrel Emmanuel and Quinn Rodney, were deemed ineligible for selection due to prior infractions. However, Emmanuel and Rodney’s matter is currently before the TTFA for judgment.
Nicholas Dillon will also miss the trip as he is currently on trials in Belgium.
The final squad will be named on February 8th.
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Williams to announce 26-man squad on Saturday.
TTFA Media.
National Under 20 Men’s Team head coach Brian Williams will announce a 26-man squad that will travel to Colombia later this month, on a date to be confirmed, as preparations continue for the CONCACAF Final Round of Qualification for the 2017 FIFA Under 20 Men’s World Cup.
Williams completed a ten-day training camp with a training game versus San Juan Jabloteh on Wednesday morning.
“The training camp was pretty useful at this point in our preparations. We are still finalising the squad that will travel for the next leg of the preparations later this month and I will make that announcement on Saturday,” Williams told TTFA Media.
“We utilised the recent camp to work on some specific areas of our preparations. We had players in the camp who were allowed to also represent their Pro League clubs during the same period because we saw it as a way of helping with their fitness. And at the same time we continued monitoring the overseas-based players that are eligible to represent us in the final competition,” Williams added.
T&T faces Bermuda in its opening CONCACAF qualifier at the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium on February 19th, before taking on hosts Costa Rica at the National Stadium on February 22nd and El Salvador at the same venue on February 25th.
The National Stadium and Estadio Ricardo Saprissa will both be used for the tournament, to be played in a new format consisting of a group stage, a classification phase, and the grand final.
Under the new format, designed to increase the number of meaningful, competitive matches, the top two teams from Groups A, B, and C will advance to the Classification Stage, where the Confederation’s four tickets to the World Cup at this level will be determined in round robin play among two groups of three teams each.
The top two teams of each of the two Classification Stage groups will qualify as CONCACAF representatives to the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017.
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CONCACAF Under-20 Championship match officials chosen
MIAMI -- CONCACAF announced Thursday the names of those selected to officiate at the 2017 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship in Costa Rica.
A total of 28 referees (12) and assistant referees (16) from 15 different countries earned assignments to the competition, which qualifies four teams directly to the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
“We have appointed the top referees to officiate the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, which is one of the oldest and most important competitions within our Confederation,” said CONCACAF Director of Refereeing Brian Hall. “The tournament promises challenging and competitive games, providing a platform to display not only the best professional young players, but also the extraordinary talent of our referees.”
The names of match officials are below:
REFEREES (12)
Drew Fischer (CAN)
Henry Bejarano (CRC)
Oscar Reyna (GUA)
Armando Castro (HON)
Melvin Matamoros (HON)
Kevin Morrison (JAM)
Valdin Legister (JAM)
Erick Miranda (MEX)
Jafeth Perea (PAN)
Javier Santos (PUR)
Marlon Mejia (SLV)
Armando Villarreal (USA)
ASSISTANT REFEREES (16)
Philippe Briere (CAN)
Carlos Fernandez (CRC)
Leonardo Sanchez (CUB)
Raidel Toledo (CUB)
Hermenerito Leal (GUA)
Melvyn Cruz (HON)
Richard Washington (JAM)
Marcos Quintero (MEX)
Henry Pupiro (NCA)
Ronald Bruna (PAN)
Jairo Morales (PUR)
Graeme Browne (SKN)
Geovany Garcia (SLV)
Zachari Zeegelaar (SUR)
Joseph Bertrand (TRI)
Frank Anderson (USA)
The CONCACAF Under-20 Championship will be played February 17 – March 5, 2017, at the Estadio Nacional in San Jose and the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Ayma in Tibas.
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SOS for Levi! Williams wants AZ winger in U-20 squad but rules out Hudson, Quinn and Pappy.
By Lasana Liburd (Wired868).
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 Team will head to Colombia on Saturday 21 January for a lengthy pre-tournament camp, as they prepare for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championships in Coast Rica next month.
And National Under-20 Team coach Brian Williams hopes to have Netherlands-based winger Levi Garcia in his line-up by the start of the CONCACAF tournament. Garcia, who has nine caps and two goals with the senior Soca Warriors team, plays professionally for AZ Alkmaar in the Eredivisie.
“We are still in the process of trying to get Levi,” Williams told Wired868. “We spoke to him and he has showed his interest. We are just trying to finalise with the club [now to see if they will make him available.
“The TTFA has been in discussions with his club through the General Secretary [Justin Latapy-George]. We have until February 8 to declare the final squad for the tournament. So we are hoping to get some information on his availability by February 8.”
Garcia, who represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2015 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, has been an infrequent player this season for AZ while his last league appearance came in November 2016 against Roda JC. However, AZ are not obligated to release the player for national youth duty.
Three players who are definitely out are W Connection attacker Isaiah Hudson and Shiva Boys Hindu College players Tyrel “Pappy” Emmanuel and Quinn Rodney, who were deemed ineligible for selection due to prior infractions.
Emmanuel and Rodney skipped an overseas training camp in Guyana last September for differing personal reasons, which were not accepted by the coach.
And Hudson, who represented both the National Under-17s and Under-20s in CFU action last year, pulled out of the team in the midst of the CFU final round in Curaçao in October due to a supposed shoulder injury. But Williams subsequently insisted Hudson was not injured.
The former Strike Squad defender said the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) is currently dealing with the three aforementioned players.
“Tyrel Emmanuel and Quinn Rodney’s withdrawal matter is currently before the TTFA,” said Williams. “They were not eligible for selection so they were not selected for this trip. [Hudson’s] withdrawal matter is also being dealt with by the TTFA and as coach I didn’t select him because he has some other things dealing with.”
However, Williams is confident that the pending inclusions of overseas-based players like Andrew Rullow, Morgan Bruce and Noah Powder will sufficiently strengthen his squad, as they prepare to tackle El Salvador, Bermuda and hosts Costa Rica next month.
Trinidad and Tobago finished fourth at the 2016 CFU tournament behind Haiti, Antigua and Barbuda and Bermuda. Williams suggested that Hudson’s actions as well as complacency denied the young Warriors a shot at contesting the final.
“After we qualified we kinda took our feet off the pedal and again the interference with Isaiah’s withdrawal affected the team,” said Williams. “That incident affected the team but our objective was to qualify. We are trying to ensure that those things don’t happen in the future.
“We are really looking at players who are ready to compete at the international level and who can bring that kinda vibe to the national team. We want players who are ready to represent Trinidad and Tobago.”
Williams declined the chance to name the 26 players supposedly in camp for the National Under-20 Team while, oddly, TTFA media officer Shaun Fuentes also said he did not receive the names and could not forward to the media.
The Under-20 coach did reveal that the overseas-based trio of Jared Dass, Taofik Lucas-Walker and goalkeeper Montell Joseph were members of his training squad while team skipper Jabari Mitchell rejoined his teammates on Saturday after going on trial in Mexico.
Central FC striker Nicholas Dillon is absent due to trials in Belgium but he remains a big part of Williams’ plans.
Williams said the National Under-20 live-in camp was flexible and allowed players time to represent their Pro League clubs. However, it is uncertain whether they were also allowed to train with their respective clubs and, if so, how may days training they actually put in with the national team.
“We have allowed the players to play with their Pro League clubs as we think it can help them maintain their fitness,” said Williams. “Playing at that level, we think it will be valuable for them to get some experience and exposure at the highest level [in Trinidad and Tobago]. So we think generally it has helped them.”
Up next is a three week camp in Colombia where Williams hopes to get at least seven friendly matches. The coach hopes Dass and utility player Andrew Rullow are cleared by their respective United States colleges to travel to South America with the national side.
The Under-20s will then head to Costa Rica for their opening group game against Bermuda on 19 February.
The Bermudians beat Trinidad and Tobago in the CFU third place playoff last October but Williams and his staff have been working behind the scenes to right those wrongs.
“[I think] the whole general commitment from all our players needs to be better, [especially] the fitness and concentration,” said Williams. “We have about 26 days in Colombia and we will want to do some work on those aspects and the general game understanding and the right attitude to compete.
“We played against Bermuda in the CFU [tournament]. We have a pretty good idea after seeing some footage of Costa Rica and El Salvador. It will be a challenge but we are aware of how they play and the stuff they like to do.”
The top four teams in the CONCACAF tournament will qualify for the 2017 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Korea.
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Garcia likely to miss Concacaf U-20 qualifiers.
By Nigel Simon (Guardian).
European-based T&T international Levi Garcia is expected to miss out on representing the national Under-20 football team coached by Brian Williams at next month’s Concacaf Final Round of Under-20 qualification in Costa Rica next month.
In Costa Rica, T&T tackles Bermuda in its opening Concacaf qualifier at the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium on February 19, before taking on hosts Costa Rica at the National Stadium on February 22 and El Salvador at the same venue on February 25th.
Williams will name a 26-man squad today before going on 21-day training camp in Colombia later this week was hopeful of having 19-year-old Garcia who plies his trade with AZ Alkmaar in the Dutch Eredivisie in his final squad to be named by the end of the first week in February for the 12-team tournament.
However, according to a source close to the local football federation (T&TFA), Williams can expect to be without the speedy and nippy winger who made his senior team under former T&T senior men’s coach Stephen Hart during the Semifinal Round of the current 2018 Concacaf World Cup campaign away to St Vincent and The Grenadines last year (March 25) at Arnos Vale Ground.
It was a memorable debut for the then 18-year-old Garcia as he netted the decisive item in a come-from-behind 3-2 win.
So far this season, Garcia has featured in eight matches for AZ Alkmaar and has one goal to his credit, and it was hoped that his lack of game time would pave the way for his release.
But with the Concacaf competition not falling within a Fifa stipulated window to release players for national team duty, it is likely Williams will have to do without his key asset.
In much more positive news, Williams, a former national defender with the ‘Strike Squad’ team which narrowly missed out on a spot on the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy by one point has his eyes set on another European-based player in Denmark-born midfielder Mark Gangiah, who needs to do some document work in terms of acquiring his T&T passport.”
Other overseas-based expected to be in the mix and should be on the plane for the camp in Colombia are US-collegiate duo Jared Dass and Taofik Lucas-Walker, as well as goalkeeper Montell Joseph who were all part of the training squad along with national team captain, Jabari Mitchell, recently back from a trial stint in Mexico.
The team is expected to be loaded with overseas talent as Andrew Rullow, Morgan Bruce and Noah Powder are all in the fray as well, while Central FC striker Nicholas Dillon, who left last week for a trial with Belgian Second Division Club, K.Patro Maasmechelen, should be in the squad for Central America next month barring any injuries.
While at the camp in Colombia, Williams is expected to submit his final team to Concacaf.
Last week, the T&T coach conducted a ten-day live-in camp at the Metro Hotel in Couva with sessions at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva as the team continue preparations for the 12-team Concacaf qualifiers from which four countries will qualify to the 2017 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Korea.
Under the new format, designed to increase the number of meaningful, competitive matches, the top two teams from Groups A, B, and C will advance to the Classification Stage, where the Confederation’s four tickets to the World Cup at this level will be determined in round robin play among two groups of three teams each.
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WATCH: Men’s U-20 prepare for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
https://www.youtube.com/v/0y4TbiPgApU
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SOS for Levi! Williams wants AZ winger in U-20 squad but rules out Hudson, Quinn and Pappy.
By Lasana Liburd (Wired868).
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 Team will head to Colombia on Saturday 21 January for a lengthy pre-tournament camp, as they prepare for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championships in Coast Rica next month.
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Under 20s off to Colombia for Training Camp.
TTFA Media.
Williams selects 26-man squad for Final leg of CONCACAF preparations
Trinidad and Tobago’s Men’s Under 20 Team head coach Brian Williams has finalised selection of a 26-man squad to enter a residential training camp in Cali, Colombia ahead of the CONCACAF Final Round of Under 20 World Cup qualification next month in Costa Rica.
The T&T squad will depart Piarco for Cali on Saturday for the camp during which time they are expected to play up to five training matches against local Professional clubs and possibly a match against the Colombia National Under 20 team.
Williams spoke about the squad which will be trimmed to a 20-man final selection for the CONCACAF Finals next month, during the upcoming camp.
“These 26 players came from the previous ten-day training camp we had and also comprises players we had been monitoring earlier in the season,” Williams told TTFA Media.
“We believe this is the best 26-man squad at this time with the level of experience necessary to complete at the international level and in such a tournament as the CONCACAF championship.”
On the training camp, he added: “This leg of the preparations in Colombia is about getting the final chemistry in relation to the starting eleven and the final 20. Our main objective over the past few weeks was to get the team physically and mentally in the best shape possible and now we will focus on everything game related with emphasis on how we will want to play against the teams we are scheduled to face,” Williams stated.
“We have at least five games carded for Colombia including one against their Under 20 national team, a couple against full pro teams and another couple against Reserve teams which I think will serve us well during the camp and fall nicely into what are looking to achieve during this period,” Williams added.
The T&T team will play a final training match on home soil against St Ann’s Rangers at 6pm at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on Thursday and will depart for Colombia on Saturday.
Tournament Overview
T&T faces Bermuda in its opening CONCACAF qualifier at the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium on February 19th, before taking on hosts Costa Rica at the National Stadium on February 22nd and El Salvador at the same venue on February 25th.
The National Stadium and Estadio Ricardo Saprissa will both be used for the tournament, to be played in a new format consisting of a group stage, a classification phase, and the grand final.
Under the new format, designed to increase the number of meaningful, competitive matches, the top two teams from Groups A, B, and C will advance to the Classification Stage, where the Confederation’s four tickets to the World Cup at this level will be determined in round robin play among two groups of three teams each.
The top two teams of each of the two Classification Stage groups will qualify as CONCACAF representatives to the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017.
T&T Squad for Colombia
• Denzil Smith,/Goalkeeper/W Connection
• Montel Joseph/Goalkeeper/Borehamwood FC
• Dejourn Charles/Goalkeeper/Carapichaima East
• Jadel Poon Lewis/Goalkeeper/Franklin, Pierce University
• Taryk Sampson/Defender/Ma Pau Stars
• Kori Cupid/Defender/Presentation College. San Fernando
• Kierron Mason/Defender/Marabella Crisis
• Isaiah Garcia/Defender/W Connection
• Simeon Bailey/Defender/Barataria South
• Coby McGregor/Defender/Cedar Star Academy
• Kyle Thomas/Defender/San Juan Jabloteh
• Noah Powder/Defender/(On trial at Paris St Germain
• Shane Sandy/Midfielder/Ma Pau Stars
• Jabari Mitchell/Midfielder/W Connection
• Marc Gangia/Midfielder/Odense BK
• Morgan Bruce De Rouche/Midfielder/unattached
• Micah Lansiquot/Midfielder/ St Ann’s Rangers
• Joshua Sitney/Midfielder/Malta Carib Alcons
• Justin Sadoo/Midfielder/Point Fortin Civic Centre
• Stephan Marcano/Midfielder/ Fatima College
• Jesse Joseph/Midfielder/San Juan Jabloteh
• Kathon St. Hillaire/Forward/St Ann’s Rangers
• Joshua Leach/Forward/Police FC
• Taofik Lucas Walker/Forward/DC United
• Rushawn Murphy/Forward/ St Ann’s Rangers
• Josh Toussaint/Forward/St Ann’s Rangers
Staff
• Brian Williams – Head Coach
• Dunstan Williams – Manager
• Kerry Jamerson – Assistant Coach
• Ross Russell – Goalkeeper Coach
• Michael Taylor – Physio
• Esmond O’Brien – Equipment Manager
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Sadoo, Leach named in T&T U-20 squad; Williams selects seven overseas-based players.
By Lisana Liburd (Wired868).
Naparima College playmaker Justin Sadoo, who was the Pro League Youth competition MVP, is closing in on his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago as he was included in the National Under-20 Team’s 26-man squad for a pre-tournament camp in Colombia.
National Under-20 Team coach Brian Williams named seven overseas-based players in his squad and will hope to include AZ Alkmaar winger Levi Garcia as well as Central FC forward Nicholas Dillon and San Juan Jabloteh left back Keston Julien, who are both on trial in Europe at present.
Garcia, Dillon and Julien miss the Colombia tour stint but can be included in time for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championships, which kicks off in Costa Rica on 15 February 2017.
Trinidad and Tobago are grouped with Bermuda, El Salvador and hosts Costa Rica and must finish among the top two nations to advance to a second qualifying group stage. The top four teams from the CONCACAF Championships advance to the South Korea 2017 FIFA Under-20 World Cup this May.
The national youth team leaves for Cali on Thursday where they are expected to play up to five training matches against Colombian professional teams and, hopefully, one friendly against the Colombia National Under-20 team.
Williams’ troops should have headed to South America on Saturday 21 January but the coach put the delay down to “unfinished arrangements” which, according to TTFA media officer Shaun Fuentes, meant necessary adjustments to their training camp schedule.
Williams, a former Strike Squad standout, said he is happy with the composition of his 26-man squad.
“These 26 players came from the previous ten-day training camp we had and also comprises players we had been monitoring earlier in the season,” Williams told the TTFA Media. “We believe this is the best 26-man squad at this time with the level of experience necessary to complete at the international level and in such a tournament as the CONCACAF championship.”
The seven current overseas-based players in the National Under-20 Team are: Montel Joseph, Jadel Poon Lewis, Coby McGregor, Noah Powder, Marc Gangia, Morgan Bruce De Rouche and Taofik Lucas Walker.
Poon-Lewis, a former QRC goalkeeper who attends Franklin Pierce University in the United States, is the only player from the seven who was born in Trinidad and Tobago.
Powder, a promising ex-New York Red Bulls II fullback, Bruce, a versatile England-based midfielder, and DC United attacker Taofik Lucas Walker represented the National Under-20 Team during the earlier qualifying rounds.
However, Cedar Stars Academy defender Coby McGregor and Odense BK midfielder Marc Gangia are both making their first stints in a Trinidad and Tobago national team.
“This leg of the preparations in Colombia is about getting the final chemistry in relation to the starting eleven and the final 20,” said Williams. “Our main objective over the past few weeks was to get the team physically and mentally in the best shape possible. And now we will focus on everything game related with emphasis on how we will want to play against the teams we are scheduled to face.
“We have at least five games carded for Colombia including one against their Under-20 national team, a couple against full pro teams and another couple against reserve teams which I think will serve us well during the camp and fall nicely into what are looking to achieve during this period.”
Garcia, who has nine National Senior Team caps with two goals, tops Williams’ wish list for the CONCACAF qualifying series although his availability is at the discretion of his Eredivisie employers.
Williams said National Under-20 Team team manager Dunstan Williams and TTFA general secretary Justin Latapy-George were in discussions with AZ for the gifted teenager who has not been a first team regular for his club this season.
Dillon, who was the National Under-20 Team’s leading scorer through the Caribbean qualifying rounds with eight goals, is on trial with Belgium Second Division club, K Patro Maasmechelen, at present while Julien is in Slovakia trying to secure a move.
“Keston and Nicholas are both on trials and will join the team in Costa Rica and we are still very hopeful of getting Levi to join us in time for the competition,” said Williams. “Noah Powder, Morgan Bruce and Jadel Poon-Lewis will join the squad in Colombia.”
The deadline for submission of squads for the CONCACAF competition is 8 February.
United States-based students Jarred Dass and Andrew Rullow, who were denied leave by their respective colleges to attend the Colombia tour, look to have missed out.
Dass, a gritty and industrious wide player, was a former National Under-17 player and played both Caribbean qualifying rounds with the Under-20 side. While the lanky Rullow, a former St Anthony’s College utility player, was used in central defence during the Caribbean Cup finals.
Former National Under-17 and St Benedict’s College utility player, Anthony Herbert also appears to have missed his chance due to, according to Williams, a combination of immigration issues and his US college’s reluctance to spare him for the tour.
At present, Herbert is attached to the New York Red Bulls’ academy.
The local-based players are headed by team captain Jabari Mitchell, who participated in the 2015 CONCACAF Under-20 Championships alongside Dillon and Garcia.
Shiva Boys Hindu College goalkeeper Denzil Smith, who is yet to concede during regulation time after four competitive games for Trinidad and Tobago, retains his place as well as defenders Taryk Sampson and Kori Cupid, midfielder Shane Sandy and wingers Micah Lansiquot and Kathon St Hillaire who participated in both qualifying rounds so far.
The new additions include versatile Police FC attacker Joshua Leach, St Augustine Secondary captain and ex-National Under-17 playmaker Jesse Joseph, Malta Carib Alcons midfielder Joshua Sitney and Naparima’s Sadoo.
Presentation College (San Fernando) captain Kareem “Enzo” Riley, who was an ever-present for the team at National Under-17 and Under-20 level, is a big omission, as he misses out through injury.
St Anthony’s College goalkeeper Jabari Brice, Shiva Boys utility player Yohannes Richardson and Canada-based defender Jacob Sooklal are the other players from the early rounds who will not go to Costa Rica.
W Connection attacker Isaiah Hudson, Shiva Boys midfielder and Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) 2016 MVP Tyrel “Pappy” Emmanuel and Shiva Boys winger Quinn Rodney were not considered for selection either due to different disciplinary issues.
(Trinidad and Tobago 26-man squad for Colombia tour)
Goalkeepers: Denzil Smith (Shiva Boys/W Connection), Montel Joseph (Boreham Wood FC—England), Dejourn Charles (Carapichaima East), Jadel Poon Lewis (Franklin Pierce University—US);
Defenders: Taryk Sampson (Ma Pau Stars), Kori Cupid (Presentation College, San F’do), Kierron Mason (Marabella Family Crisis Centre), Isaiah Garcia (W Connection), Simeon Bailey (Barataria South), Coby McGregor (Cedar Stars Academy—US), Kyle Thomas (San Juan North/San Juan Jabloteh), Noah Powder (Unattached—US);
Midfielders: Shane Sandy (Naparima/Ma Pau Stars), Jabari Mitchell (W Connection), Marc Gangia (Odense BK—Denmark), Morgan Bruce De Rouche (Unattached—England), Micah Lansiquot (St Ann’s Rangers), Joshua Sitney (Malta Carib Alcons), Justin Sadoo (Naparima/Point Fortin Civic), Stephan Marcano (Fatima College), Jesse Joseph (St Augustine Secondary/San Juan Jabloteh);
Attackers: Kathon St Hillaire (St Ann’s Rangers), Joshua Leach (Police FC), Taofik Lucas Walker (DC United—US), Rushawn Murphy (St Ann’s Rangers), Josh Toussaint (St Ann’s Rangers).
Staff: Brian Williams (Head Coach), Dunstan Williams (Manager), Kerry Jamerson (Assistant Coach), Ross Russell (Goalkeeper Coach), Michael Taylor (Physio), Esmond O’Brien (Equipment Manager).
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Keston Julien will miss the tour as he trialing in Slovakia.
Isaiah Hudson, Tyrel Emmanuel and Quinn Rodney out due to different disciplinary issues.
Williams being to harsh here that saga not over and done with .....
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Keston Julien will miss the tour as he trialing in Slovakia.
Isaiah Hudson, Tyrel Emmanuel and Quinn Rodney out due to different disciplinary issues.
Williams being to harsh here that saga not over and done with .....
Not sure about the disciplinary process for Emmanuel and Rodney with TTFA. However, excluding Hudson after the nonsense that happened in Curacao at CFU's is the correct move.
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..it looks like a good group..the quality of players looks decent..Brian is trying his best but the level his team is playing is only good against West Indian opponents.He has to teach his team how to press, counter attack and most importantly how to penetrate with numbers in the attacking third.
The defending is not bad. The players seem committed to fight for the ball.
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RAMOS NAMES 24-PLAYER CAMP ROSTER PRIOR TO 2017 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2017/01/31/17/49/20170131-news-u20mnt-ramos-names-24-player-camp-roster-prior-to-2017-world-cup-qualifying
CHICAGO (Jan. 31, 2017) — U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team head coach Tab Ramos has named 24 players to an 11-day training camp roster as the U.S. team enters its final stage of preparation for mid-February’s 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, which will send four teams to the 2017 FIFA U-20 Men’s World Cup in South Korea this May.
“Our objective for this camp is to continue our preparation for the U-20 World Cup qualifiers,” Ramos said. “After having a fitness camp followed by a camp with a combination of fitness and local games, now we are looking to get into game rhythm and select the final roster.”
The training camp will be held from Jan. 31-Feb. 10 in Orlando, Fla. Upon the conclusion of camp, Ramos will name the final roster of 20 players who will travel to San Jose, Costa Rica for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. That final roster will be selected from the entire U-20 player pool. The World Cup qualifying tournament is scheduled to run from Feb. 17-March 5, with the team’s first game taking place Feb. 18 at 4 p.m. EST against Panama.
This will be the U-20 Men’s National Team’s second camp of 2017 and first international match since December, when the U.S. traveled to face Costa Rica twice at the Tico’s national training center.
The birth years for players in this camp range from 1997 to 1999. The age cut-off for this U-20 player pool is players born on or after Jan. 1, 1997.
Development Academy Ties:
Of the 24 players called into this camp, 20 have spent time in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy.
Defender John Nelson carries the most amount of time spent in the Development Academy, registering seven seasons for Internationals SC since joining the Cleveland-based club for the 2010-2011 season.
Forward Jeremy Ebobisse was named U-15/16 Player of the Year during the 2013-2014 Development Academy season while playing for Bethesda-Olney.
Roster Notes:
Both born in 1999, midfielder Tyler Adams and goalkeeper Brady Scott are the youngest players on the roster.
Roster by position:
GOALKEEPERS (3): Jonathan Klinsmann (University of California; Newport Beach, Calif.), JT Marcinkowski (Georgetown; Alamo, Calif.), Brady Scott (De Anza Force; Petaluma, Calif.)
DEFENDERS (7): Hugo Arellano (LA Galaxy; Norwalk, Calif.), Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake; Tucson, Ariz.), Aaron Herrera (New Mexico; Casa Grande, Ariz.), John Nelson (Internationals SC; Medina, Ohio), Erik Palmer-Brown (Sporting Kansas City; Lee's Summit, Mo.), Tommy Redding (Orlando City SC; Oviedo, Fla.), Auston Trusty (Philadelphia Union; Media, Pa.)
MIDFIELDERS (8): Danny Acosta (Real Salt Lake; Salt Lake City, Utah), Tyler Adams (New York Red Bulls; Wappingers Falls, N.Y), Coy Craft (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas), Jonathan Gonzalez (CF Monterrey; Santa Rosa, Calif.), Jeremiah Gutjahr (Indiana University; Bloomington, Ind.), Sebastian Saucedo (Real Salt Lake; Park City, Utah), Jonathan Suarez (Queretaro F.C.; Orange County, Calif.), Eryk Williamson (Maryland; Alexandria, Va.)
FORWARDS (6): Jeremy Ebobisse (Portland Timbers; Bethesda, Md.), Brooks Lennon (Liverpool F.C.; Paradise Valley, Ariz.), Jonathan Lewis (New York City FC; Plantation, Fla.), Victor Mansaray (Seattle Sounders FC; Des Moines, Wash.), Emmanuel Sabbi (UD Las Palmas; Libertyville, Ill.), Brandon Vazquez (Atlanta United FC; Chula Vista, Calif.
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Under 20s settle at Cali training camp.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Men Under 20 footballers have settled down in Cali, Colombia as they engage in a residential training camp ahead of the CONCACAF Final Round of Under 20 World Cup qualification later this month.
T&T played their opening training match on Wednesday, losing 5-0 to Acol Futpro, a team comprising of several Colombian senior professional players currently either playing in the Reserve League or out of contract.
Head Coach Brian Williams described the exercise as rigorous but useful.
“We had our first game on Wednesday which turned out to be a rigorous but beneficial exercise. The opposition was a senior outfit with professional players and they put on a strong showing which is what we were hoping for. Our first half performance was decent and were trailing 1-0. I made several changes in the second half and we went on to concede four more goals, “ Williams told TTFA Media.
“But generally things have been good here. The conditions are suitable and we’ve had one and sometimes two sessions daily. We are putting in some extra work on the physical side this week. We have another three games to play before we head over to Costa Rica,” he added. “I will rotate the squad a bit before we get down to having a better idea of what our starting team will before the opening match against Bermuda in the tournament.”
T&T is scheduled to face Atletico FC on Saturday at 8am and will also play Colombian Pro team Orsomarso FC on Wednesday and Deportivo Cali the following Saturday.
CONCACAF Finals Overview
T&T faces Bermuda in its opening CONCACAF qualifier at the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium on February 19th, before taking on hosts Costa Rica at the National Stadium on February 22nd and El Salvador at the same venue on February 25th.
The National Stadium and Estadio Ricardo Saprissa will both be used for the tournament, to be played in a new format consisting of a group stage, a classification phase, and the grand final.
Under the new format, designed to increase the number of meaningful, competitive matches, the top two teams from Groups A, B, and C will advance to the Classification Stage, where the Confederation’s four tickets to the World Cup at this level will be determined in round robin play among two groups of three teams each.
The top two teams of each of the two Classification Stage groups will qualify as CONCACAF representatives to the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017.
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Honduras edges Costa Rica in U-20 friendly thriller
COMAYAGUA, Honduras – Honduras rallied from a two-goal deficit to defeat visiting Costa Rica 3-2 in an under-20 friendly on Tuesday at the Estadio Carlos Miranda.
The sides are preparing for the upcoming CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, which Costa Rica will host from February 17-March 5, 2017.
Andy Reyes (0-1) and Pablo Arboine (0-2) struck in the first half for the visitor, but Honduras stormed back after the break with three unanswered goals through Darixon Vuelto (53’, 1-2, 53’), Carlos Pineda (75’, 2-2 on a free kick) and Rembrandt Flores (90’+3, 3-2)
The sides will meet again on Friday at the same venue.
STARTING XI
COSTA RICA: Mario Sequeira; Ian Smith, Juan Pablo Arguedas, Yostin Salinas, Esteban Espinoza, Roberto Cordoba, Jimmy Marin, Luis Hernandez, Andy Reyes, Suhander Zuñiga, Pablo Arboine.
HONDURAS: Javier Delgado; Kenneth Hernandez, Wesly Decas, Dilan Andrade, Jose Garcia, Erick Arias, Jorge Alvarez, Sendel Cruz, Douglas Martinez, Darixon Vuelto, Byron Rodrguez
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Honduras edges Costa Rica in U-20 friendly thriller
COMAYAGUA, Honduras – Honduras rallied from a two-goal deficit to defeat visiting Costa Rica 3-2 in an under-20 friendly on Tuesday at the Estadio Carlos Miranda.
The sides are preparing for the upcoming CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, which Costa Rica will host from February 17-March 5, 2017.
Andy Reyes (0-1) and Pablo Arboine (0-2) struck in the first half for the visitor, but Honduras stormed back after the break with three unanswered goals through Darixon Vuelto (53’, 1-2, 53’), Carlos Pineda (75’, 2-2 on a free kick) and Rembrandt Flores (90’+3, 3-2)
The sides will meet again on Friday at the same venue.
STARTING XI
COSTA RICA: Mario Sequeira; Ian Smith, Juan Pablo Arguedas, Yostin Salinas, Esteban Espinoza, Roberto Cordoba, Jimmy Marin, Luis Hernandez, Andy Reyes, Suhander Zuñiga, Pablo Arboine.
HONDURAS: Javier Delgado; Kenneth Hernandez, Wesly Decas, Dilan Andrade, Jose Garcia, Erick Arias, Jorge Alvarez, Sendel Cruz, Douglas Martinez, Darixon Vuelto, Byron Rodrguez
Hopefully, Brian Williams can get video of this game or the two that Costa Rica played against USA for some scouting
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U-19 MNT HEAD COACH FRIEDEL NAMES 22-PLAYER ROSTER FOR FLORIDA TRAINING CAMP
U-19 MNT Feb 3, 2017
CHICAGO (Feb. 3, 2017) – U.S. Under-19 Men’s National Team head coach Brad Friedel has named a 22-player roster to an eight-day domestic training camp set to take place from Feb. 3-10 in Sunrise, Fla.
During the camp, the U-19s will play friendlies against El Salvador and Miami FC. This camp marks the U-19 MNT’s first gathering of 2017 and first return to action since its friendly against Miami FC last November, part of the team’s final training camp of 2016.
“I'm really looking forward to the camp and I think we've assembled a good, athletic squad and I will be really interested to see who does well,” Friedel said. “This camp is meant to bring in new and returning players and give them the opportunity to get into the system and have a chance at making a future U-20 roster. The second part of that is, the (birth year) 1997, 1998 and some 1999 age groups are going to make up the bulk of the next U-23 Olympic team. So it’s really important that we continue to give the players international experience.”
Of the 22 players on the roster, 11 play for U.S. Soccer Development Academy clubs, seven play at the collegiate level, two compete in the USL, one plays internationally and one plays at a domestic non-Academy club.
The age cut-off for this U-19 player pool, which is entering the second and final year of its cycle, is players born on or after Jan. 1, 1998.
Development Academy Ties:
Of the 22 players called into this camp, 20 have spent time in the Development Academy.
Goalkeeper Kevin Silva carries the most amount of time spent in the Development Academy, registering six seasons for Players Development Academy from 2010 to 2016.
Roster Notes:
Eight players are making their U-19 debuts: Matthew Freese, Noah Lawrence, Michael Ille, Lagos Kunga, Justin Ingram, Ryley Kraft, William Little and Mason Toye.
Born in 1999, midfielder Milan Iloski is the youngest player on the roster.
Atlanta United FC and Swope Park Rangers are the only clubs with multiple players called into the camp with two each.
Roster by Position:
GOALKEEPERS (3): Matthew Freese (Philadelphia Union; Wayne, Pa.), Noah Lawrence (D.C. United; Mitchellville, Md.), Kevin Silva (UCLA; Bethlehem, Pa.)
DEFENDERS (6): Daniel Barbir (West Bromwich Albion F.C.; Allentown, Pa.), Tanner Dieterich (Clemson; Nashville, Tenn.), Marco Farfan (Portland Timbers; Portland, Ore.), Justin Ingram (Indianapolis Fire; Indianapolis, Ind.), Edwin Munjoma (SMU; McKinney, Texas), Brandon Terwege (FC Dallas; Highland Village, Texas)
MIDFIELDERS (11): Christian Enriquez (Cal Poly; Spring Valley, Calif.), Daniel Griffin (Providence College; Wethersfield, Conn.), Felipe Hernandez (Swope Park Rangers; Murfreesboro, Tenn.), Michael Ille (Atlanta United FC; Lawrenceville, Ga.), Milan Iloski (Real Salt Lake; Escondido, Calif.), Ryley Kraft (Sacramento Republic FC; Roseville, Calif.), Lagos Kunga (Atlanta United FC; Tucker, Ga.), Simon Lekressner (California-Berkley; Bellevue, Wash.), William Little III (Swope Park Rangers; Johnson City, Tenn.), Djordje Mihailovic (Chicago Fire; Bridgeview, Ill.), Grant Robinson (George Mason; Columbia, Md.)
FORWARDS (2): Nelson Hunsinger (Leg-A-Z; Mary Esther, Fla.), Mason Toye (PDA; South Orange, N.J.)
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USA have U15, U16, U17, U18, U19, U20 and U23 teams active. We need to move in this direction
Belgium have U15, U16, U17, U18, U19 and U21.
If we going to be serious we need to have something similar. I like what Latapy doing with U17 and U15 but we need more.
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Pipino leaves Panama U20 post
PANAMA CITY, Panama – Leonardo Pipino has stepped down as head coach of the Panama under-20 national team, the Federación Panameña de Fútbol announced Thursday.
The Canaleros are in Colombia preparing for the 2017 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, which starts on February 17 in Costa Rica.
Nelson Gallego and Edgar Carvajal, assistants with the senior squad, have been put in charge of the side as it bids to earn a berth in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Pipino, a 39-year-old Argentinean, had guided Panama to a place in the 2015 U-20 World Cup after a runner-up finish in the 2015 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
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Bermuda’s Bascome inks contract with Bristol City
http://www.concacaf.com/article/bermudas-bascome-inks-contract-with-bristol-city
BRISTOL, England -- Bermuda international Osagi Bascome signed Thursday a deal with Bristol City that will keep him with the English Championship club until the end of the season with an option for a further year.
The 18-year-old forward impressed the coaching staff while he on trial, scoring one goal and assisting on two others in three appearances with the U23 side.
He will immediately be placed on the first team roster.
“It has not been the best of seasons in the Championship, however I feel with Osagi that he will give us a different dimension in attack,” said Bristol City manager Lee Johnson. “He has the talent that can drive fear into opponents and he is just the kind of figure we need here at Bristol City. We are excited to have him and we look forward to great performances with us.”
After previously pursuing opportunities at Aston Villa, Stoke City, Valencia and Levante, Bascome is delighted the move came to fruition.
“It is truly an honour to sign with Bristol City,” he said. “It is a club with tremendous history and outstanding players and I am happy to be part of this experience. The hard part starts now and I will have to work harder now to ensure I can get playing time and impress.”
Bascome made his senior debut for Bermuda in a 1-0 loss to the visiting Dominican Republic in a Scotiabank CFU
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Bascome was a big part of the Bermuda U20 team in Curacao that beat TnT, wonder if he will be in Costa Rica on February 19th
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And we can't even get one player to be given a contract for one month,where's Bermuda in the FIFA standings,soon Bermuda go buss we arse in cricket.Where is TT heading,once "the jewel of the Caribbean",now footballer from Bermuda getting contract in England.
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U-20 Men’s Final Roster named for CONCACAF Championship.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s Final 20-man roster for the CONCACAF Under 20 Championship in Costa Rica later this month has been announced.
Head Coach Brian Williams announced his team today following several months of preparations which led to the current training camp in Cali, Colombia.
Williams commented on the selection
“This is the best selection we have come up with and I am satisfied with the players available to us and I have confidence in the ability of every player,” he told TTFA Media.
“Every player selected was carefully assessed by myself and the support staff over the past few weeks and even months before that for us to get to this final selection. The players have worked extremely hard and have progressed both on and off the field of play.
“They are all working towards one common goal which is to represent the country to their best, to put into play everything they have gone through in practice and to seek the best possible finish for us, which is essentially qualification for the Under 20 World Cup in South Korea.”
Goals by captain Jabari Mitchell and Josh Toussaint secured a 2-2 draw for T&T with Colombian Third Division team Fundaleu on Tuesday night.
Next up, T&T faces Deportivo Cali’s under 20 team on Saturday morning. The squad is scheduled to arrive in San Jose, Costa Rica on February 15th.
T&T faces Bermuda in its opening CONCACAF qualifier at the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium on February 19th, before taking on hosts Costa Rica at the National Stadium on February 22nd and El Salvador at the same venue on February 25th.
The National Stadium and Estadio Ricardo Saprissa will both be used for the tournament, to be played in a new format consisting of a group stage, a classification phase, and the grand final.
Under the new format, designed to increase the number of meaningful, competitive matches, the top two teams from Groups A, B, and C will advance to the Classification Stage, where the Confederation’s four tickets to the World Cup at this level will be determined in round robin play among two groups of three teams each.
The top two teams of each of the two Classification Stage groups will qualify as CONCACAF representatives to the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017.
The team is being captain by W Connection midfielder Jabari Mitchell and is as follows.
T&T 20-man Roster
Goalkeepers
Montel Joseph (Boreham Wood F.C./ENG), Denzil Smith (Shiva Boys College/TRI).
Defenders
Simeon Bailey (Barataria South Secondary School/TRI), Kori Cupid (W Connection/TRI), Isaiah Garcia (W Connection FC/TRI), Taryk Sampson (Ma Pau Stars/TRI), Shane Sandy (Ma Pau Stars/TRI).
Midfielders
Morgan Bruce-de-Rouche (Queens Park Rangers F.C./ENG), Micah Lansiquot (St. Ann’s Rangers/TRI), Stephon Marcano (Fatima College/TRI), Kierron Mason (Marabella Crisis Centre/TRI), Jabari Mitchell (W Connection/TRI), Noah Powder (New York Red Bulls/USA), Joshua Sitney (Alcons/TRI).
Forwards
Nicholas Dillon (K.Patro Maasmechelen—Belgium), Joshua Leach (Police FC/TRI), Taofik Lucas-Walker (DC United Academy/USA), Rushawn Murphy (St. Ann’s Rangers/TRI), Kathon St Hillare (St. Ann’s Rangers/TRI), Josh Toussaint (St. Ann’s Rangers/TRI).
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Williams names T&T U-20 squad: Dillon and Powder are in; Levi, Julien are out.
By Lasana Liburd (wired868).
Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team coach Brian Williams will not have the services of AZ Alkmaar winger Levi Garcia or San Juan Jabloteh left back Keston Julien when he tries to steer his squad to the Korea Republic 2017 Under-20 World Cup.
Williams named his 20-man squad today for this month’s CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, which kicks off on Saturday 18 February in Costa Rica.
Trinidad and Tobago’s first outing is scheduled for Sunday 19 February against Bermuda. Four of the 12 participating nations will go on to represent the confederation in the Korea Republic.
The young Soca Warriors are captained by W Connection midfielder and ex-Naparima College standout Jabari Mitchell, who represented the national youth team three years ago when they won the Under-20 Caribbean Cup.
Williams will be pleased too to have Central FC striker Nicholas Dillon back from trials with a Belgium second division team. Dillon is Trinidad and Tobago’s leading scorer with eight goals in the qualifying rounds.
Utility player Noah Powder, who represented New York Red Bulls II last season but spent the last month on trial in Europe, is also included and should be a significant asset.
Williams initially stated his preference to use Powder as an attacking winger but Julien’s absence could change that, as the youth team does not have another specialist left back.
Kierron Mason, Shane Sandy—both midfielders who Williams has used in central defence—and right back Kori Cupid have filled in at left back at times. But not altogether convincingly.
Another possibly forced omission was Denmark-born central midfielder Marc Gangia, who had been trying to get a Trinidad and Tobago passport just before the team left for a pre-tournament tour in Colombia.
Naparima playmaker Justin Sadoo and St Augustine midfielder Jesse Joseph were both left out as well as Williams introduced two rookies in the form of Fatima College’s Stephon Marcano and Alcons’ Joshua Sitney.
The other outfield players who did not make the final squad were: San Juan North Secondary defender Kyle Thomas and United States-born defender Coby McGregor from Cedar Stars Academy.
United States-based players Andrew Rullow, Jarred Dass and Anthony Herbert were declared unavailable while Presentation College (San Fernando) midfielder Kareem Riley was injured and Naparima schoolboy Isaiah Hudson is supposedly to face a disciplinary committee for his withdrawal from Curaçao in mid-tournament.
Shiva Boys utility player Yohannes Richardson and Canada-based defender Jacob Sooklal were two other players used earlier in the qualifying series who failed to keep their places.
Former QRC goalkeeper Jadel Pool-Lewis, who now represents the Franklin Pierce University in the US, also misses out as Williams carries only two goalkeepers and opted for Shiva Boys Hindu College custodian Denzil Smith and Montel Joseph, who plays for English Conference team Boreham Wood FC.
Carapichaima East goalkeeper Dejourn Charles and St Anthony’s College goalkeeper Jabari Brice also failed to make the cut.
Smith managed a remarkable four successive clean sheets in last year’s Caribbean Football Union (CFU) championship in Curaçao.
On the attacking end, Dillon is the only authentic centre-forward in the squad although the likes of St Ann’s Rangers attacker Joshua Toussaint and Police FC winger Joshua Leach can operate there if necessary.
In short, Williams has banked on versatility for the Costa Rica tournament with only three genuine defenders, one out-and-out forward and 14 multi-functional players.
“This is the best selection we have come up with and I am satisfied with the players available to us and I have confidence in the ability of every player,” Williams told the TTFA Media. “Every player selected was carefully assessed by myself and the support staff over the past few weeks and even months before that for us to get to this final selection.
“The players have worked extremely hard and have progressed both on and off the field of play.”
The National Under-20 team played three practice games in Colombia, as they lost 5-0 to AcotFutpro and drew 1-1 and 2-2 with Puerto Tejada and Fundaleu respectively.
The TTFA claimed that Fundaleu was a third division team although there was no information online about any of Trinidad and Tobago’s opponents and none were listed as professional teams by SoccerWay.
Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team
Goalkeepers: Montel Joseph (Boreham Wood FC—England), Denzil Smith (Shiva Boys HC);
Defenders: Kori Cupid (Presentation College, San F’do), Isaiah Garcia (W Connection), Taryk Sampson (Ma Pau Stars), Simeon Bailey (Barataria South Secondary), Shane Sandy (Naparima College/Ma Pau Stars), Kierron Mason (Marabella Crisis Centre), Noah Powder (New York Red Bulls—USA),
Midfielders: Morgan Bruce-De Rouche (Queens Park Rangers FC—England), Stephon Marcano (Fatima College), Joshua Sitney (Alcons),
Attacking midfielders: Micah Lansiquot (Mucurapo East Secondary/St Ann’s Rangers), Rushawn Murphy (Malick Secondary/St Ann’s Rangers), Kathon St Hillaire (St Anthonys College/St Ann’s Rangers), Jabari Mitchell (W Connection), Joshua Leach (Police FC), Josh Toussaint (St Anns Rangers),
Forwards: Nicholas Dillon (K.Patro Maasmechelen—Belgium), Taofik Lucas-Walker (DC United Academy—USA);
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Big lose without Keston Julien, Tyrel Emmanuel, Levi Garcia, Jarred Dass, Quinn Rodney and Isaiah Hudson.
Why only 20 players and not 23?
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Morgan Bruce-de-Rouche where does he play ?? before it was genk in belgium Italy then unattached now QPR ...... i cannot find no club info on him ???? is he pulling a fast one on the TTFA
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Morgan Bruce-de-Rouche where does he play ?? before it was genk in belgium Italy then unattached now QPR ...... i cannot find no club info on him ???? is he pulling a fast one on the TTFA
Are you suggesting he was picked because he listed with QPR and didn't spend months in preparation, and pulling a fast one telling the TTFA he did while he didn't ? or selected on his ability and performance, and should be dropped cause he maybe un-attached due to him maybe spending several months of preparation ? :devil:
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Big lose without Keston Julien, Tyrel Emmanuel, Levi Garcia, Jarred Dass, Quinn Rodney and Isaiah Hudson.
Why only 20 players and not 23?
I believe only 20 are permitted, USA also only named 20
Keston Julien and Jared Dass are really the only big losses.
Hudson did not perform at a high level and became a distraction with disciplinary challenges
Levi was never really an option, he would have been like winning the lottery. With the FIFA window for March qualifiers no club will release a player of his stature.
Rodney and Emmanuel ruled themselves out so we never saw their potential
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Morgan Bruce-de-Rouche where does he play ?? before it was genk in belgium Italy then unattached now QPR ...... i cannot find no club info on him ???? is he pulling a fast one on the TTFA
Probably in their development squad and not the 1st team which will explain the reason why he's not listed as he's not tied to a contract.
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Morgan Bruce-de-Rouche where does he play ?? before it was genk in belgium Italy then unattached now QPR ...... i cannot find no club info on him ???? is he pulling a fast one on the TTFA
Are you suggesting he was picked because he listed with QPR and didn't spend months in preparation, and pulling a fast one telling the TTFA he did while he didn't ? or selected on his ability and performance, and should be dropped cause he maybe un-attached due to him maybe spending several months of preparation ? :devil:
i am curious as to the club he is attached to ???
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It does not appear he is attached or under contract, he has had elongated trials seeking a contract. Its likely that he is on trial at QPR at present.
Noah Powder is on trial at PSG but not under contract, maybe they should have said on trial for Bruce
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Let us hope Morgan was selected on ability and that he impressed the Coach rather than coming from a big name club. My concern is about Unity in the camp . We need everyone on the same page fighting for their spot. I know some will argue playing at a higher level and exposure and the likes- But is what happens in training and Commitment.
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Let us hope Morgan was selected on ability and that he impressed the Coach rather than coming from a big name club. My concern is about Unity in the camp . We need everyone on the same page fighting for their spot. I know some will argue playing at a higher level and exposure and the likes- But is what happens in training and Commitment.
Bruce played for our U17's two years ago. He played in the CFU group stage, he played in Curacao in CFU finals.
I am not sure if people know his history or they just talking to talk
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Let us hope Morgan was selected on ability and that he impressed the Coach rather than coming from a big name club. My concern is about Unity in the camp . We need everyone on the same page fighting for their spot. I know some will argue playing at a higher level and exposure and the likes- But is what happens in training and Commitment.
Bruce played for our U17's two years ago. He played in the CFU group stage, he played in Curacao in CFU finals.
I am not sure if people know his history or they just talking to talk
Well, let's hope BW gets better use out of him than occurred in Curacao.
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Keeper -ah hope so too because the midfield definitely needs help. The absence of Keston Julien will hurt this team as it limits some of the other wing and midfield options.
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Bermuda Squad
GK Detre Bell Bermuda North Village Community Club
GK Jahquill Hill England Ilkeston F.C.
DF Azende Furbert Bermuda North Village Community Club
DF Tahzeiko Harris 6 May 1999 (aged 17) Bermuda Somerset Cricket Club
DF David Jones England Ilkeston F.C.
DF Jahtino Richardson-Martin Bermuda Dandy Town Hornets
DF Rai Sampson Bermuda North Village Community Club
DF Arhia Simons Bermuda X-Roads Warriors F.C.
MF Osagi Bascome England Bristol City F.C.
MF Kacy Butterfield England Walsall F.C.
MF Paul Douglas Bermuda Bermuda Athletic Association
MF LiamEvans Bermuda Robin Hood
MF Amar Lewis Bermuda Dandy Town Hornets
MF Jaz Ratteray Smith 24 January 1997 (aged 20) Bermuda Somerset Cricket Club
MF Mikiel Thomas Bermuda Devonshire Cougars
FW Mazhye Burchall Bermuda PHC Zebras
FW Jahkari Furbert Bermuda Bermuda Athletic Association
FW Oneko Lowe Bermuda Dandy Town Hornets
FW Knory Scott Bermuda North Village Community Club
FW Tehvan Tyrell England Ilkeston F.C.
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Lord Antigua pull out the stops for this tournament they have good scouting ....
GK Christian Corbett Antigua and Barbuda Generation Next
GK Kahendi Jackson Antigua and Barbuda SAP F.C.
DF Vashami Allen Antigua and Barbuda Fort Road F.C.
DF Kendukar Challenger Antigua and Barbuda Young Warriors F.C.
DF Jacob Blackstock England Banbury United F.C.
DF Kalis Gore Unattached[ATG 1]
DF Matthew Hall Antigua and Barbuda Fort Road F.C.
DF Elijah Jarvis United States Robert Weseleyan University
DF Jarmarlie Stevens Antigua and Barbuda Old Road F.C.
DF Luther Wildin 3 December 1997 (aged 19) England Notts County
MF Benedict Bowers England Ebbsfleet United F.C.
MF Andre Browne Antigua and Barbuda Old Road F.C.
MF DJ Buffonge 7 November 1998 (aged 18) England Manchester United
MF Leroy Graham Antigua and Barbuda Villa Lions F.C.
MF Denie Henry Antigua and Barbuda Parham F.C.
MF Elliot Webber 1 October 1998 (aged 18) England Leicester City
FW Cristian Fernandez Antigua and Barbuda Villa Lions F.C.
FW Zayn Hakeem 15 February 1999 (aged 18) England Mansfield Town F.C
FW Shalon Knight Antigua and Barbuda Swetes F.C.
FW Javorn Stevens 9 May 1998 (aged 18) United States Seattle Sounders FC 2
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Under-20 men win 2-0.
By Keith Clement (Guardian).
T&T's Under-20 men pulled off a 2-0 victory over Club America's Under-20 team in Cali, Colombia in their penultimate training match on Saturday.
Defender Noah Powder and Joshua Leach were the men on target for T&T with goals in the 9th and 23rd minutes respectively.
T&T will play their final match of the tour today against Cardoso FC's Under-20 men's team prior to their departure for San Jose, Costa Rica on Wednesday for the CONCACAF Under 20 Men's Championship.
Head Coach Brian Williams commented on the victory, saying it was a timely confidence booster for his men.
"It was a good win for us coming to the end to what has been a highly intense and extensive training camp for the team here in Cali," he told TTFA Media.
"I was pleased with the way we organised our game from the early stages of the game and we managed to avoid some of the errors we had been taking and we were able to score two goals in the first half. It would have been better for us to push on with a couple more goals in the first half but I was satisfied with us being able to prevent the opposition from scoring," Williams added.
T&T faces Bermuda in their opening match of the Concacaf qualifiers on February 19th.
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SKN men’s Under-20 football team ready for CONCACAF Championship
The countdown to the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship is now on as the St. Kitts and Nevis U-20 National Football Team makes final preparations before departing the federation for Costa Rico on 7th February.
In October 2016, the team qualified in the CFU Caribbean Cup Finals held in Curacao.
They have been drawn to play in Group B that includes the national teams from Haiti, Panama and the United States of America. Their first game will be on 18th February against Haiti, followed by Panama on 21st February, and the United States on 24th February.
Since qualifying for the CONCACAF Finals, the team has been on a path that will see them clash against some of toughest teams in the CONCACAF region.
SKNFA Technical Director Lenny Lake is the teams’s manager, who provided an update on how the team was preparing for the prestigious and highly competitive championship.
“We’ve been working with the players since November, and we know it would have been difficult in December – Christmas, then Carnival, so we balanced the time the players would spend with their families and the time they would give to training, as they have to maintain a certain level of fitness. We certainly could not wait until January to start training,” Lake said.
According to Lake, preparing for this level of football needs at least 12 weeks of preparation, especially knowing the team will compete in a group that has diversified playing styles.
Lake commented, “The challenge here is that we have to be prepared to deal with the various styles. So, we have been working assiduously making sure the team is prepared the right way and the players are in top shape.” And this had to be done in the context of players being in school, at college and at work. So practice time was at a premium.
“We have done what we can, with the resources available to us and the time we had available,” Lake said.
According to Lake, the preparation plan was designed around making sure that the players stayed at a high level of fitness, and then, early in January 2017, began the tactical work. By the end of January, the team began to prepare under a competition environment playing against an ‘elite team of players’ drawn from various football clubs, as part of the Elite Preparation Camp that was instituted.
In that regard the SKNFA invested in additional expertise to raise the probability of success.
Lake explained, “We sourced the expertise of some top professional coaches, who worked in the region, and more specifically in Central America. So we obtained the services of Gary Stempel, who took Panama’s U-20 to the World Cup. He is here with us until we leave for the tournament in Costa Rico.”
He said it is important that when the players are preparing that they are also aware of the level of the teams they will play against. He indicated that Gary provides the team with his experience, having taken the Panama U-20 team to the World Cup.
Continuing, he said, “We also sought the services of Leonel Flores out of Honduras, who is a physical trainer, and he too had success in taking a Honduras U-17 team to the World Cup, in terms of physical preparedness. He is making sure the players are physically ready.”
Further, prior to leaving the federation, the team will have the services of a professional goalkeeper coach.
The team will leave for Costa Rico on 7th February and go into camp immediately on arrival to become acclimatized to the environment, which is substantially above sea-level.
“We know it is going to be tough. We know we are coming in at a disadvantage, being one of the teams in the Caribbean that made it as a fifth place. But it is football, and anything can happen once you prepare and go out and do your best. Sometimes the results will favor you, when you do the right things,” Lake said.
It is the second time a national U-20 team will play at this level and Lake believes the team is ready. “I think we have a good chance, just like everybody else. I think we have a very good group of players. They have been playing together for a while.”
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Under-20 men win 2-0.
By Keith Clement (Guardian).
T&T's Under-20 men pulled off a 2-0 victory over Club America's Under-20 team in Cali, Colombia in their penultimate training match on Saturday.
Defender Noah Powder and Joshua Leach were the men on target for T&T with goals in the 9th and 23rd minutes respectively.
T&T will play their final match of the tour today against Cardoso FC's Under-20 men's team prior to their departure for San Jose, Costa Rica on Wednesday for the CONCACAF Under 20 Men's Championship.
Head Coach Brian Williams commented on the victory, saying it was a timely confidence booster for his men.
"It was a good win for us coming to the end to what has been a highly intense and extensive training camp for the team here in Cali," he told TTFA Media.
"I was pleased with the way we organised our game from the early stages of the game and we managed to avoid some of the errors we had been taking and we were able to score two goals in the first half. It would have been better for us to push on with a couple more goals in the first half but I was satisfied with us being able to prevent the opposition from scoring," Williams added.
T&T faces Bermuda in their opening match of the Concacaf qualifiers on February 19th.
What wrong with the Guardian journalist? Powder played as a winger in the first half and attacking midfield in the 2nd half but he label him a defender. Powder played as a winger in CFU Finals in Curacao. Not surprised wired868 taken seriously while these BIG papers writers are not.
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Under-20 men win 2-0.
By Keith Clement (Guardian).
T&T's Under-20 men pulled off a 2-0 victory over Club America's Under-20 team in Cali, Colombia in their penultimate training match on Saturday.
Defender Noah Powder and Joshua Leach were the men on target for T&T with goals in the 9th and 23rd minutes respectively.
T&T will play their final match of the tour today against Cardoso FC's Under-20 men's team prior to their departure for San Jose, Costa Rica on Wednesday for the CONCACAF Under 20 Men's Championship.
Head Coach Brian Williams commented on the victory, saying it was a timely confidence booster for his men.
"It was a good win for us coming to the end to what has been a highly intense and extensive training camp for the team here in Cali," he told TTFA Media.
"I was pleased with the way we organised our game from the early stages of the game and we managed to avoid some of the errors we had been taking and we were able to score two goals in the first half. It would have been better for us to push on with a couple more goals in the first half but I was satisfied with us being able to prevent the opposition from scoring," Williams added.
T&T faces Bermuda in their opening match of the Concacaf qualifiers on February 19th.
What wrong with the Guardian journalist? Powder played as a winger in the first half and attacking midfield in the 2nd half but he label him a defender. Powder played as a winger in CFU Finals in Curacao. Not surprised wired868 taken seriously while these BIG papers writers are not.
Wired868 is doing Journalistic work. The others???
Thank God for Lasana's resolve to have integrity and backbone. . .may his tribe increase.
I hope he doh rest and let them (TTFA) jokers run riot with the Nation's football.
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U-20s arrive in Costa Rica on Wednesday for CONCACAF qualifiers.
TTFA Media.
T&T wins final training match in Cali
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s Team will arrive in San Jose, Costa Rica on Wednesday afternoon (tomorrow) ahead of their opening match of the CONCACAF Under 20 Championship against Bermuda on Sunday at the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium.
T&T completed their training camp in Cali, Colombia on a winning note on Monday as a 25th minute goal by Noah Powder was enough for a 1-0 victory over Cardoso FC’s under 20 team in the closing training match.
The victory was the team’s second of the five-match schedule, following a 2-0 win over Club America U-20s on the weekend. T&T drew two and lost one of the other three matches.
The team will be joined in Costa Rica by head of delegation Wayne Cunningham, team doctor Dave Delandro and goalkeeper coach Clayton Ince. The former Crewe Alexandra goalkeeper replaces Ross Russell who returns to T&T to join the Men’s Senior Team staff for an upcoming training camp. Also flying into Costa Rica is Belgium-based forward Nicholas Dillon.
Head Coach Brian Williams summed up the training camp, saying he was pleased to see the team gathering momentum with victories in their closing two games.
“Generally it was a period well spent over in Cali as we were able to put the players through a proper programme in the lead up to the tournament in Costa Rica. We had the opportunity to play five training games that were necessary for us and it was pleasing to see the way the team was able to gather momentum and begin to look like a cohesive unit in the final two games, both of which we were able to get victories,” Williams told TTFA Media.
“At this point in time I can say we were able to get the team up to a satisfactory level during the period in Cali. The players remained focused throughout the camp, the facilities were of a good standard and we were able to concentrate on football throughout,” he added.
“Once we are in Costa Rica, the approach changes as now we will focus all our energies on match day which is when we face Bermuda (February 19th) in our opening fixture. We have gathered the necessary information on the opponents and along with my coaching staff, we will plan for the matches ahead and ensure that our players are ready for the challenges we will face in Costa Rica,” Williams added.
T&T 20-man Roster
Goalkeepers
Montel Joseph (Boreham Wood F.C./ENG), Denzil Smith (Shiva Boys College/TRI).
Defenders
Simeon Bailey (Barataria South Secondary School/TRI), Kori Cupid (W Connection/TRI), Isaiah Garcia (W Connection FC/TRI), Taryk Sampson (Ma Pau Stars/TRI), Shane Sandy (Ma Pau Stars/TRI).
Midfielders
Morgan Bruce-de-Rouche (Queens Park Rangers F.C./ENG), Micah Lansiquot (St. Ann’s Rangers/TRI), Stephon Marcano (Fatima College/TRI), Kierron Mason (Marabella Crisis Centre/TRI), Jabari Mitchell (W Connection/TRI), Noah Powder (New York Red Bulls/USA), Joshua Sitney (Alcons/TRI).
Forwards
Nicholas Dillon (Central FC/TRI), Joshua Leach (Police FC/TRI), Taofik Lucas-Walker (DC United Academy/USA), Rushawn Murphy (St. Ann’s Rangers/TRI), Kathon St Hillare (St. Ann’s Rangers/TRI), Josh Toussaint (St. Ann’s Rangers/TRI).
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Powder played two games had 2 goals and 1 assist, hope he can keep that form.
If they knew Ross Russell would be leaving why not keep the same goalkeeper coach as before. This is nothing against Russell nor Ince but they had the same goalkeeper coach for group stage and CFU Finals and the defense was excellent. You change coach to Russell now you flynin Ince?
I cant remember the previous goalkeeper coach name
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Damus, Haiti focused on U-20 World Cup berth
http://www.concacaf.com/article/damus-haiti-focused-on-u-20-world-cup-berth
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – In its rich footballing history, Haiti has competed in the finals of two FIFA events: the 1974 World Cup and the 2007 U-17 World Cup.
The Grenadiers would like to add an appearance in the U-20 World Cup to that collection. The process of making that happen will continue on Saturday, when they open play in CONCACAF Under-20 Championship against St. Kitts & Nevis in Costa Rica.
Forward Ronaldo Damus, who scored eight goals in Caribbean qualifying, is fully focused completing a unique triple of feats.
“We are the champions of the Caribbean for a reason,” said the 17-year-old. “I felt that the way we played was extremely positive and we have momentum on our side as we prepare in Costa Rica. It is a tough group, but I am confident we can finish in the top two and advance to not only the second round of the competition but also to the U-20 FIFA World Cup in South Korea later this year.”
Damus has previous CONCACAF-tournament experience, netting four goals in the before as in 2015 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship.
“Playing in my first CONCACAF tournament two years ago was a learning experience for me,” he finished. “I had to get in the routine of playing a game every two or three days, so it was an adjustment. However, going into the U-20 Championship now, I am confident I can manage this transition and I am focused on helping my country qualify for the U-20 World Cup.
“Our U-17’s went to the U-17 FIFA World Cup in South Korea in 2007, now 10 years later we want to go back to Korea this time at the U-20 level.”
After taking on St. Kitts & Nevis, the Haitians will also face the United States (February 21) and Panama (February 24) in Group B play.
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ABFA Announces Squad for CONCACAF U20 Championships
St. John’s, Antigua – The ABFA proudly announces its final squad for the CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 finals in Costa Rica.The team leaves for a pre-tournament preparation camp in Costa Rica on Monday 6th February 2017
Players
Christian Suttie-Corbett (SAP FC/Antigua)
Kahendi Jackson (SAP FC/Antigua)
Kenduka Challenger (SAP FC/Antigua)
Leroy Graham (FC Aston Villa)
Denie Henry (Parham FC/Antigua)
Matthew Hall (Fort Road FC/Antigua)
Shalon Knight (Swetes FC/Antigua)
Vashami Allen (All Saints Utd/Antigua)
Benedict Bowers (Bishop Burton College/England)
Mohammad Hakeem (Mansfield Town FC/England)
Cristian Fernandez (Oklahoma Wesleyan University/USA)
Andre Brown (Old Road FC/Antigua)
Elliot Webber (Leicester City/England)
Jarmarlie Stevens (Old Road FC/Antigua)
Javorn “Bozo” Stevens (Greenbay Hoppers/Antigua)
DJ Buffonge (Manchester United/England)
Luther Wilden (Notts County FC/England)
Elijah Jarvis (Rochester University/USA)
Jacob Blackstock (Banbury FC/England)
Kalis Gore (Leicester County/England)
Tomorrow at 9:00pm we will see if this England powered team can take points from Mexico
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You hadda wait for tomorrow? ;D
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Bermuda U20s taking it one step at a time
http://www.concacaf.com/article/bermuda-u20s-taking-it-one-step-at-a-time
HAMILTON, Bermuda – There’s a lot of excitement surrounding Bermuda’s first participation in the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship since 1992.
Despite all the adulation, head coach Kyle Lightbourne is focused on keeping his team grounded ahead of Sunday’s opener against Group C rival Trinidad & Tobago. The sides met in Caribbean qualifying’s match for third place, with the Bermudians emerging victorious, 2-1, on goals by Knory Scott and Mikiel Thomas.
“This is not a holiday camp,” Lightbourne stressed to CONCACAF.com. “This is an opportunity to put Bermudian football more on the map. I have made It clear to our players that we are now coming up against the best in the region, so it is imperative that they focus on improving.
“This is the tournament we would really love to do well in and, for us, as coaches and all the staff that’s going down there, our job is to push these guys to get the best out of them that we can.”
Bermuda is also slated to face El Salvador (February 22) and host Costa Rica (February 25) in group play.
Lightbourne, who played in the English Premier League with Coventry City during the 1997/98 season, believes the U-20 tournament is about experience and helping his players grow into professionals.
“We have a squad that is capable of achieving great things in this tournament,” finished the 48-year-old. “However, we are taking it one step at a time. Our first objective is the three games we have to play in nine days. Wherever we are after that, we take it from there.
“We shocked the Caribbean in being one of the best five U-20 teams last year. Well, now, we want to grow in pedigree in CONCACAF. That is our goal.”
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Canada U20s aim to end 10-year wait
http://www.concacaf.com/article/canada-u20s-aim-to-end-10-year-wait
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- A decade has passed since Canada last took part in a FIFA Under-20 World Cup, and that was when it hosted the 2007 edition.
On the eve of the 2017 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, the players that make up the 20-man squad in Costa Rica understand there’s a lot of pressure on their young shoulders to disrupt that trend.
But they’re focusing on the present and that starts with Friday’s opener against Honduras.
“It’s been mentioned a little bit,” said midfielder Tristan Borges of the 10-year dry spell. “But we try to focus on the things that we can control and I think that’s the most important thing. We just focus on ourselves and reach the goal that we all want to achieve.”
Borges was also part of the Canada under-17 team that fell one-game short of qualifying for the 2015 FIFA Under-17 World Cup. That near-miss is serving as special motivation for Borges and the others who took part in that tournament in Honduras.
Also, at the 2015 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship in Jamaica, a highly-rated Canadian team got off to a strong start by beating Haiti in its first game, only to lose its next four.
Head coach Rob Gale, in his second tournament in charge of the under-20 team, hopes to apply some lessons learned from that first venture.
As a result, he had his team train in the hotter environments of Panama and Mexico in the run-up to the tournament to improve conditioning.
“It’s the off-season for our North American-based players and it’s very tough for players to get fit and ready,” said Gale. “It’s so hard for them to be match ready when they haven’t played a competitive game in over two months so what we’ve done this time it back end the projects and give ourselves a chance to work with the North American player pool.”
After Honduras, Canada will complete Group A play against three-time defending champion Mexico (February 20) and Caribbean runner-up Antigua & Barbuda (February 23). A positive result against the first-place side from Central American qualifying will set a positive tone, possibly banishing the burden of past tournaments
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U-20 captain says T&T in good spirits ahead of Concacaf opener.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s Team arrived in San Jose and begun the settling process there ahead of their opening CONCACAF Championship game against Bermuda on Sunday at the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium.
The T&T team is coming off a lengthy training camp in Cali, Colombia during which they played five training games, winning their closing two, losing one and drawing two.
Team captain Jabari Mitchell relayed that his troops were ready to fire in San Jose.
“We are in great mood right now following the Colombia training camp. We arrived in Costa Rica and settling in before the first game. During the camp, our team chemistry improved both on and off the field,” Mitchell told TTFA Media.
“Our football in general took a boost during the camp. We are looking forward to the players coming into the squad now. Nicholas Dillon is our main goalscorer and it’s good to have him involved now. We are staying focused and I think once we can start well, settling early and apply what the coaches have taught us and instructed us to do, then we should be able to pull off a good performance and result on Sunday,” Mitchell added.
Following the opener versus Bermuda, T&T takes on Costa Rica at the National Stadium in San Jose on February 22nd and El Salvador at the same venue on February 25th.
Under the new format for the Under 20 qualifiers, designed to increase the number of meaningful, competitive matches, the top two teams from Groups A, B, and C will advance to the Classification Stage, where the Confederation’s four tickets to the World Cup at this level will be determined in round robin play among two groups of three teams each.
The top two teams of each of the two Classification Stage groups will qualify as CONCACAF representatives to the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017.
Video - Brian Willams and Jabari Mitchell comments as T&T settle in Costa Rica (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeG9kTDASr0&feature=youtu.be)
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Antigua & Barbuda U20s have eyes set on Mexico
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Antigua & Barbuda’s first game in the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship since 1986 couldn’t be more demanding. On Friday, the Benna Boys open play in the 2017 edition with a meeting against three-time defending champion Mexico at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa.
Regardless of that challenge, the Caribbean runner-up is in Costa Rica to compete for honors, not just to make up the numbers.
“We are in this tournament for a reason,” defender Vashami Allen told CONCACAF.com. “We have earned the right to be here from the CFU (Caribbean Football Union) qualifiers and as we prepare to face Mexico, I am confident we will do our best on Friday evening.
“We have worked hard in training and looked at video footage, so I feel we will work together as a team.”
Allen, who has already played for the senior squad, was key to Antigua & Barbuda earning a second-place finish in last year’s Caribbean qualifying competition, where it fell to powerful Haiti in the final. Along the way, he helped the Benna Boys post two shutouts during the final round.
Although Antigua & Barbuda is taking another step up the competitive ladder at the CONCACAF event, Allen is confident of making mark.
“Canada, Honduras and Mexico are all tough opponents, all teams who have experience in this tournament and all who have played at FIFA U-20 World Cups,” he finished. “But, as a team, we are working well and gelling together nicely, so we are looking to impress in Costa Rica.
“It won’t be easy, but we will do our best.”
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http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/
Noah Powder cited as 1 of 12 players to watch
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Honduras 1-0 Canada Final
Looking at the clubs below for some of those youngsters, the coach must get blamed.
CANADA
1- GK- Dayne St. Clair | USA / University of Maryland
2- FB- Zachary Brault-Guillard | FRA / Olympique Lyonnais
3- FB- Gabriel Boakye | GER / Energie Cottbus U-19
4- CB- Kosovar Sadiki | ENG / Stoke City U-23
5- CB- Thomas Meilleur-Giguère | CAN / Impact Montréal FC
6- M- Liam Fraser | CAN / Toronto FC II
7- M- Diego Gutiérrez | CHI / CD Palestino
8- F- Luca Uccello | CAN / Toronto FC II
9- F- Dario Zanatta | SCO / Heart of Midlothian FC
10- M- Tristan Borges | NED / sc Heerenveen
11- W- Kris Twardek | ENG / Millwall FC
12- F- Shaan Hundal | CAN / Toronto FC II
13- M- Dante Campbell | CAN / Toronto FC II
14- M- Aidan Daniels | CAN / Toronto FC II
15- CB / FB- Kamal Miller | USA / Syracuse University
16- CM- Emmanuel Zambazis | GRE / Iraklis 1908 FC
17- F- Aymar Sigue | USA / Penn State University
18- GK- Thomas Hasal | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-18 Residency
19- F- Liam Millar | ENG / Liverpool FC U-18
20- FB / RW- Kadin Chung | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2
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Mexico 3-0 Antigua & Barbuda at Half
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T&T Charge d’affaires meets Under 20 Team in Costa Rica.
TTFA Media.
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s Under 20 Team received a visit from Ms Nireen Jasper, Charge d’affaires Trinidad and Tobago Embassy in Costa Rica on Friday.
Ms Jasper had lunch with the team and extended best wishes to the members as they look ahead to the opening match of the CONCACAF Under 20 Championship against Bermuda on Sunday at the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men’s Team arrived in San Jose and begun the settling process there ahead of their opening game.
The T&T team is coming off a lengthy training camp in Cali, Colombia during which they played five training games, winning their closing two, losing one and drawing two.
Team captain Jabari Mitchell relayed that his troops were ready to fire in San Jose.
“We are in great mood right now following the Colombia training camp. We arrived in Costa Rica and settling in before the first game. During the camp, our team chemistry improved both on and off the field,” Mitchell told TTFA Media.
RELATED NEWS
Bermudans make changes before facing T&T U20s
By Shaun Fuentes (Guardian).
Reports out of Bermuda suggests that mystery surrounds the reasons behind three last-minute changes to the Bermuda under 20 team prior to their opening CONCACAF qualifying match against T&T tomorrow in San Jose, Costa Rica
Bermuda made three changes to the original squad submitted to CONCACAF, with North Village pair Azende Furbert and Rai Sampson, and Dandy Town’s Jahtino Richardson-Martin being replaced with Somerset Eagles’ Nathan Rego, Jahnazae Swan, of Dandy Town, and Village’s Zenawi Bowen.
Mark Wade, the Bermuda Football Association president, declined to explain the reasons behind the late changes.
“From our perspective we withdrew three players, the reasons for that are an internal matter and we don’t comment on that,” Wade said.
Bermuda’s squad boasts 14 players who are based overseas in England and the United States. Among the overseas players are Bristol City forward Osagi Bascome and Walsall midfielder Kacy-Milan Butterfield, who captained the team at the Caribbean Under-20 Championship in Curaçao last October.
T&T’s under 20 squad arrived in San Jose on Wednesday ahead following a training camp in Colombia.
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St. Kitts Nevis 1 - 5 Haiti Final
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Despite the fact that 6 Players couldn't get visa from DR TO COSTA RICA, HAITI had 13 players, half of them made it to Costa Rica with no sleep this morning, With No training, no sleep, BARELY A BENCH TO COUNT ON WITH NO BACK UP GOALIE and still manage to take care of the Sugar boys 5-1..Congrats Haiti.. BRING ON THE US
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Watch the US VS Panama at this link
http://www.tdmascr.com/
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TrueHaitian, why always these visa problems?
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Mexico 3-0 Antigua & Barbuda at Half
With all those players from the UK and dem still down 3 nil at half time,sometimes it's not worth having them...more problems than it's worth.
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Watch the US VS Panama at this link
http://www.tdmascr.com/
Panama 1-0 HT though they playing with 10 men
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Panama 1-0 USA FT
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Mexico 3-0 Antigua & Barbuda at Half
With all those players from the UK and dem still down 3 nil at half time,sometimes it's not worth having them...more problems than it's worth.
TrueHaitian, why always these visa problems?
The Trinis gave us the same visa problem most of the time.. a lot of time we arrive on the same day that tournaments are being held in Trinidad. These countries don't trust us and always think we're looking to stay their Countries. Haitians mostly like the US and Canada and only looking to stay in these countries..not Costa Rica for sure..I was there last summer and believe me I couldn't see a lot to cheer about..
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U-20s face Bermuda in opening CONCACAF qualifier.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men team will kick off their CONCACAF Final round quest for World Cup qualification against Bermuda at the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium Costa Rica 1pm TT time (11am Costa Rican) on Sunday.
The Team, under head coach Brian Williams will be looking to qualify this country to a third Under 20 World Cup following appearances in 1991 and 2009. T&T progressed to the CONCACAF final phase but failed to advance out of the competition in Kingston, Jamaica.
This time around the dream is alive and the squad is ready to conquer their opponents.
“I think right now we are fired up and ready to take on our opponents from the opening whistle.” team captain Jabari Mitchell told TTFA Media. “We have a strong desire to represent the country to our best ability and the players understand what it means doing well in a tournament like this and going on to qualify for a World Cup. The main thing is for us to apply ourselves well and go out there and get the job done,” added the W Connection midfielder.
Williams is optimistic of a good start but also mindful of the opponents as T&T lost 2-1 to the Bermudans at the CFU qualifiers last year.
“We have a good understanding of the Bermudan team. We know what happened the last time these two countries met at the CFU level and I think the players will remember that going into the game. We are focused on the task at hand and we know a good performance and winning start will be a huge boost to our chances of advancing to the World Cup,” Williams said.
“We maintain our objective and we remain humble. We did a a lot of mental preparations. We worked on team building during the Colombia training camp.
“We had a very good session yesterday. All our players are fit and available for selection on Sunday. I am pleased with the way things are at this point in time.
“We have our first striker Nicholas Dillon back from Belgium and he is looking very fit and sharp in the sessions and that is a boost for us. He missed the last game against Bermuda and I am expecting us to have a better game than last time around,” Williams said.
Dillon joined the team in Costa Rica after completing a successful trial in Belgium where he signed Second Division club, K.Patro Maasmechelen.
One of Bermuda’s key players is forward Osagi Bascome who recently signed an extension to his contract with English Championship Division club Bristol City.
The Championship opened on Friday with Honduras defeating Canada 1-0 and Mexico overcoming Antigua/Barbuda 3-0.
T&T faces hosts Costa Rica in their second game at the National Stadium on February 22nd and El Salvador at the same venue on February 25th.
The National Stadium and Estadio Ricardo Saprissa will both be used for the tournament, to be played in a new format consisting of a group stage, a classification phase, and the grand final.
Under the new format, designed to increase the number of meaningful, competitive matches, the top two teams from Groups A, B, and C will advance to the Classification Stage, where the Confederation’s four tickets to the World Cup at this level will be determined in round robin play among two groups of three teams each.
The top two teams of each of the two Classification Stage groups will qualify as CONCACAF representatives to the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017.
Videos
Highlight Video of Men's Under 20s Training in Costa Rica (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJN-vcitSP4)
Head Coach Williams looks ahead to U-20 opener vs Bermuda on Sunday (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DB_4YBeZHQ)
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Mexico 3-0 Antigua & Barbuda at Half
With all those players from the UK and dem still down 3 nil at half time,sometimes it's not worth having them...more problems than it's worth.
Doh matter who they had.
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those guys playing wild
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Any streaming links?
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Link Score is 0-0 after 18 mins
http://www.tdmascr.com/
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T&T lead 1-0 22nd min by #15 Kathon St Hillaire
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ahhh
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The chemistry of this team still needs work but individually they are better than Bermuda. Which means nothing because its Bermuda. 8 years ago we would have demolished them. Their game has risen dramatically. Us....not so much. If by some miracle they actually qualify they could be decent at full strength if handled properly.
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this #11 doing the full back what he want... the final pass is nuh the best tho
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The chemistry of this team still needs work but individually they are better than Bermuda. Which means nothing because its Bermuda. 8 years ago we would have demolished them. Their game has risen dramatically. Us....not so much. If by some miracle they actually qualify they could be decent at full strength if handled properly.
AGREED 100% They need to step up BIG TIME vs CR on Wednesday in very HOSTILE stadium...and we should be aiming to score as many goals as possible TODAY because goal-difference could be a factor
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Complete f*up by #4 and the keeper. Score 1-1
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The chemistry of this team still needs work but individually they are better than Bermuda. Which means nothing because its Bermuda. 8 years ago we would have demolished them. Their game has risen dramatically. Us....not so much. If by some miracle they actually qualify they could be decent at full strength if handled properly.
chemistry eh and williams had them guys training together for how long ???
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The chemistry of this team still needs work but individually they are better than Bermuda. Which means nothing because its Bermuda. 8 years ago we would have demolished them. Their game has risen dramatically. Us....not so much. If by some miracle they actually qualify they could be decent at full strength if handled properly.
chemistry eh and williams had them guys training together for how long ???
exactly. Coach is the main problem
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Complete f*up by #4 and the keeper. Score 1-1
Complete f*up by #4 and the keeper. Score 1-1
The chemistry of this team still needs work but individually they are better than Bermuda. Which means nothing because its Bermuda. 8 years ago we would have demolished them. Their game has risen dramatically. Us....not so much. If by some miracle they actually qualify they could be decent at full strength if handled properly.
AGREED 100% They need to step up BIG TIME vs CR on Wednesday in very HOSTILE stadium...and we should be aiming to score as many goals as possible TODAY because goal-difference could be a factor
Patriot, it saddens me to say these fellas not ready for CR. We are not nearly as prepared as CR physically and certainly not mentally. Nor do they have experience in hostile territory. They are working well with what they have been given. But playing U-20 club teams in Colombia with a heavily depleted squad is not enough to compete in CONCACAF.
That said, I would be very happy to choke on my words. Even a draw with CR wiould be a major accomplishment at this point.
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Final score?
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1-1
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https://www.facebook.com/concacafcom
you can see the whole game again here live
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The chemistry of this team still needs work but individually they are better than Bermuda. Which means nothing because its Bermuda. 8 years ago we would have demolished them. Their game has risen dramatically. Us....not so much. If by some miracle they actually qualify they could be decent at full strength if handled properly.
chemistry eh and williams had them guys training together for how long ???
its difficult to create winners playing in comfortable practice conditions. Practices set the stage, but champions are forged in the fire of competition. At this level International competition is the gold standard for testing skills, character, and intelligence. In the last 6 months CR has played Argentina, Qatar, Morocco and Mexico, among others. In the last 6 months we played Bermuda, Haiti, and St. Lucia. Length of time spent preparing is good, but you also need good opposition, good players, and good coaching.
The TTFF/TTFA hasn't been able to put all these pices together since 2009.
This is a half strength, unexposed squad. I think Brian Williams is a better coach than this result shows.
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Sad to say but this is likely to be the only point we'll get in this tournament.
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This is a half strength, unexposed squad. I think Brian Williams is a better coach than this result shows.
Half Strength? If dat is de case, somebody other than the coach select the squad?
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Team good enough but not the proper practice matches at the right level. Team had a camp in Costa Rica and players fly into Costa Rica after missing entire camp. Not the best for chemistry.
No one has the killer attitude, some one have to take the responsibility to finish off Bermuda. Today no one want to put that on their shoulders.
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WATCH: Highlights of Trinidad and Tobago U-20’s 1-1 draw with Bermuda
https://www.youtube.com/v/haWGQkU8WIg
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WATCH: Post-match interview with Kierron Mason
https://www.youtube.com/v/RCyAu-5lVv4?start=41
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el salvador 1 vs costa rica 0 it just got harder
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The substitutions made indicate we didn't have influence coming off the bench, but rather had more or less the "status quo" coming off the bench. (While ah on that: ah doh know the player well but St. Hillaire adjusted quickly coming off the bench. Could be interesting to see what he has to offer from the start of a match with time to grow as the match grows).
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Congrats Kathon, on scoring in the opener. :applause:
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U-20 Men draw 1-1 with Bermuda.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 men secured a point after playing to a 1-1 draw with Bermuda in their opening match of the CONCACAF Under 20 Men’s Championship in at the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium in Costa Rica today.
T&T went ahead in the 22nd minute when Kathon St Hillaire shot home following a clever assist by Nicholas Dillon but Bermuda grabbed an equaliser in the 69th minute through Oneko Lowe.
El Salvador stunned hosts Costa Rica in the other group game later today with Roberto Dominguez snatching a 65th minute winner.
T&T would be thinking that the three points was theirs for the taking after creating the better openings of the two teams. Skipper Jabari Mitchell had two decent chances but couldn’t find the target. First he saw a failed volley attempt and then a decent crack from a free kick which clipped the crossbar.
After the match head coach Brian Williams didn’t hide his disappointment with his team being unable to take three points from their opening fixture.
“We came into the match with a lot of expectations of taking the three points but unfortunately it didn’t turn out that way for us today. What this means it we have made things harder for us and after the game we had a chat and the players realise that. It is important they know that going into the next two games,” Williams told TTFA Media.
“But I cannot fault the players for a lack of effort and hard work. I thought they gave that in the game but unfortunately it didn’t bring us the result we would have all liked. Now we will recover from this and approach the next game with a strong sense of belief that we can get the job done.” Williams added.
T&T faces host nation Costa Rica on Wednesday.
Teams
Trinidad and Tobago: 20.Montel Joseph; 2.Isaiah Garcia (Yellow 82), 3.Kori Cupid, 4.Shane Sandy, 5.Taryk Sampson, 8.Kierron Mason; 11.Noah Powder; 13.Micah Lansiquot (19.Taofik Lucas Walker 81st), 10.Jabari Mitchell (capt), 15.Kathon St Hillaire; 9.Nicholas Dillon (14.Josh Toussaint 62nd).
Subs not used – 1.Denzil Smith (GK), 6.Simeon Bailey, 7.Morgan Bruce De Rouche, 12.Joshua Sitney, 16.Rushawn Murphy, 17.Stephon Marcano, 18.Joshua Leach.
Coach: Brian Williams.
Bermuda: 12.Detre Bell; 15.Mikiel Thomas (Yellow 42), 5.Tahzeiko Harris (Yellow 79) (19.Knory Scott 80th), 18.Zenawi Bowen (14.Paul Douglas 51st), 9.Liam Evans (capt), 16.Jahnazae Swan, 20.Kacy Butterfield, 3.David Jones, 10.Osagi Bascome, 7.Oneko Lowe, 9.Tehvan Tyrell (17.Jaz Ratteray Smith 66th).
Coach: Kyle Lightbourne.
Videos
U-20 Men 2017: Bermuda vs Trinidad & Tobago Highlights. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haWGQkU8WIg)
U-20 2017: Bermuda vs Trinidad & Tobago Interviews (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCyAu-5lVv4)
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With a lil better composure in front of goal and we would have won,we had nuff practice matches for the coach to take note of everything.In the end it's the same old story,"we should have won". :(
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Composure and cutting edge.
On the balance of play we should have won by two goals easily but the decisions in the attacking third and a goalkeeping mistake made the difference in the game.
I not giving any team a free pass in this tournament. Costa Rica and USA already lost their opening games showing the same deficiencies as T&T.
Let's continue to support the team but the results will speak for themselves.
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Composure and cutting edge.
On the balance of play we should have won by two goals easily but the decisions in the attacking third and a goalkeeping mistake made the difference in the game.
I not giving any team a free pass in this tournament. Costa Rica and USA already lost their opening games showing the same deficiencies as T&T.
Let's continue to support the team but the results will speak for themselves.
:beermug: :beermug: :beermug:
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Ah keep singing this team praises but dem youths have to be vicious in front of goal. Dem too relaxed, doing everything right but the FINISH.
We must and WILL support them but they need to show more controlled aggression and DESIRE for 90 minutes.
Lawd please!!!
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T&T Under 20 Men look for first win.
TTFA Media.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Men Under 20 team will be looking to secure their first victory of the CONCACAF Under 20 Men’s Qualifiers when they face a difficult task against hosts Costa Rica at the National Stadium in San Jose at 9pm TT time (7pm in Costa Rica).
T&T are ahead of Costa Rica on the table with a point after Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Bermuda but the hosts are wounded after their 1-0 defeat to El Salvador and the contest is expected to be a gripping one as both teams need at least a win to maintain a strong chance of advancing to the next phase.
“Our draw against Bermuda has obviously made things difficult and our plan now is simple. We have to win the game against Costa Rica in order to really be in with a good chance of going through. After El Salvador defeated Costa Rica, the group has become a bit opened as all four teams still have a good chance but anything but a win for us will make things even harder for us,” Williams told TTFA Media.
“But I am optimistic that we can get it right. Our players know the task before them and I think once we stay focused and avoid too many errors and also take our chances on goal then we could pull it off,” Williams added.
T&T’s only victory over Costa Rica at any level of Men’s World Cup qualifying was a 2-0 win over the Central Americans at the CONCACAF Under 17 qualifiers in Panama in 2013.
“We know it will be a difficult contest because Costa Rica needs to win also and they are at home but getting a result is not impossible for us.”
So far the USA have also lost, going down 1-0 to Panama on Saturday. Mexico have won their two games, 3-0 over Antigua/Barbuda and 5-0 over Canada. Haiti also has a win after beating St Kitts/Nevis 5-1.
The top two teams from each group in the classification stage qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, with the group winners also advancing to the final to decide the champions of the CONCACAF U-20 Championship.
The top two teams from each group in the group stage advance to the classification stage.
Tiebreakers for group play (including ties among third place teams):
Greater number of points in matches between the tied teams
Greater goal difference in matches between the tied teams
Greater number of goals scored in matches between the tied teams
Greater goal difference in all group matches
Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
Drawing of lots
The competition will determine the four CONCACAF representatives at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.
The tournament will also be used to determine which two Caribbean nations participate in the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games.
22 February 2017
16:30, El Salvador v Bermuda, Estadio Nacional, San José
19:00, Costa Rica v Trinidad and Tobago, Estadio Nacional, San José
Standings (Group-C.
P W D L F A pts
El Salvador 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
Bermuda 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
Trinidad and Tobago 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
Costa Rica 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
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I hoping
http://www.teletica.com/en-vivo.aspx
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Panama4 vs St. Kitts 0
US 4 vs Haiti 1
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https://www.youtube.com/v/5Jy-G2M1tDo
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Doh forget ball rolling.
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we need tyrell emmanuel here in the middle
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I forgot Montel Joseph was this young.
[Reminds me (not Montel specifically, but his reappearance on international level yet again) of how poorly we performed in Canada during the Pan Ams in 2015. Go back and look at the names on that squad and scratch yuh head].
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far too many touches, all dat indecision killin ok moves
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We are relatively comfortable in the match, but make no mistake: still delicately poised.
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I forgot Montel Joseph was this young.
[Reminds me (not Montel specifically, but his reappearance on international level) yet again of how poorly we performed in Canada during the Pan Ams in 2015. Go back and look at the names on that squad and scratch yuh head].
but montel joseph only played in the last game of the pan am .. Johan welch GK is also eligible but i doubt he is interested... jabari itchel need to step up man he looks so below average on the pitch
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potential counters are just being killed......steups
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Poorly constructed wall. Silliness. Gift! Yuh could see the error in arrangements from Montel's direction to the players. Suicidal call.
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dis team understand d concept of counter attackin....because I seeing where releasing d ball quicker after breakin up ah CR play could give us real chances
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that's not a release, it's a kick/give away..watch CR release
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dis team understand d concept of counter attackin....because I seeing where releasing d ball quicker after breakin up ah CR play could give us real chances
Definitely an improved product on the field, but with the opening result and the current score, it doesn't point to much reward and that's unfortunate. In that respect, the structure of the South American tourney better favors the objectives in this age group.
Alrhough CRC has the momentum now, we have talent on the field that can repair the score.
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at least sampson is standing out
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dis team understand d concept of counter attackin....because I seeing where releasing d ball quicker after breakin up ah CR play could give us real chances
Definitely an improved product on the field, but with the opening result and the current score, it doesn't point to much reward and that's unfortunate. In that respect, the structure of the South American tourney better favors the objectives in this age group.
Alrhough CRC has the momentum now, we have talent on the field that can repair the score.
when our players have the ball everybody run parallel, or directly trailing the attacker...when CR have the ball, 1 or 2 max run parallel, 2 running diagonally towards the player with the ball...support and numbers in attack.. to few numbers and passes available for us
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did we have a shot on goal?
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that's not a release, it's a kick/give away..watch CR release
An element of that is imprecise passing. And "releasing" without conviction and timing.
Counterattacking is now much better organised and well thought out. It’s not just about launching a long ball forward – counters tend to be more elaborately planned and can create more goals.
--- Carlo Ancelotti.
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that's not a release, it's a kick/give away..watch CR release
An element of that is imprecise passing. And "releasing" without conviction and timing.
Quote from Ancelotti:
"“Counterattacking is now much better organised and well thought out. It’s not just about launching a long ball forward – counters tend to be more elaborately planned and can create more goals.”
we are not countering we trying to hit a perfect long kick pass to a forward running away from the passer, making it even more difficult..poor coaching
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we can come back..cause CR playin the ass and tryin to showoff, and now they trying to get back in the spirit, but more tired now
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these guys just hoof the ball up wild
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that's not a release, it's a kick/give away..watch CR release
An element of that is imprecise passing. And "releasing" without conviction and timing.
Quote from Ancelotti:
"“Counterattacking is now much better organised and well thought out. It’s not just about launching a long ball forward – counters tend to be more elaborately planned and can create more goals.”
we are not countering we trying to hit a perfect long kick pass to a forward running away from the passer, making it even more difficult..poor coaching
so can the poor counter attacks be blamed on brain williams or the club academy coaches ???
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these guys just hoof the ball up wild
don't think it's wild, as much as a low percentage pass(1 v 4) from an extreme deep defensive position to an extreme forward position. If the moon is right, and the sun not to high, will work 1 outta 10 times...then the man have to control and score by heself..more low percentage play
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that's not a release, it's a kick/give away..watch CR release
An element of that is imprecise passing. And "releasing" without conviction and timing.
Quote from Ancelotti:
"“Counterattacking is now much better organised and well thought out. It’s not just about launching a long ball forward – counters tend to be more elaborately planned and can create more goals.”
we are not countering we trying to hit a perfect long kick pass to a forward running away from the passer, making it even more difficult..poor coaching
so can the poor counter attacks be blamed on brain williams or the club academy coaches ???
williams..it's not hard to teach or fix, once recognized, maybe he didn't see it before, he should have, he had many practice games and time
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dis team understand d concept of counter attackin....because I seeing where releasing d ball quicker after breakin up ah CR play could give us real chances
Definitely an improved product on the field, but with the opening result and the current score, it doesn't point to much reward and that's unfortunate. In that respect, the structure of the South American tourney better favors the objectives in this age group.
Alrhough CRC has the momentum now, we have talent on the field that can repair the score.
when our players have the ball everybody run parallel, or directly trailing the attacker...when CR have the ball, 1 or 2 max run parallel, 2 running diagonally towards the player with the ball...support and numbers in attack.. to few numbers and passes available for us
Iz a straightforward "brand". Ole school supposedly "honest football". Buh, believe me this product is an upgrade from Curacao in collective execution.
Doh expect to see our players playing between the lines and getting into pockets etc.
We shouldn't have been a goal down. We doh learn.
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nb: the difference in our very last play..the passer wasn't deep, the forward turned back in front the 4 to recieve, a player trailed directly, and a winger made a diagonal run towards goal and new passer..should be doing this all game, instead of running forward and away..so they are capable, but then they are National players, the best we have got, so the capability is there, they just have to be given the proper direction..i hope coach sees in the tape and adjust the boys to suite, they will get more opportunities, and more conversions i'm sure
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we had a thoughtful idea but unfortunately execution remains too slow to trouble defensive organization.
We are playing a tick and a half too slow.
To put the "improvement" in perspective.
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I now wonder why our best players choose to play for Shiva over the national team, can it be that something about the coach is irritating the players. Something is seriously wrong for a player to choose school over nationals. Which was a bad decision or ill advised by them. But I keep wondering that we could of qualify had they been chosen. Did the TTFA miss the ball by keeping Brian Williams. It is time for new coaches to get the shot instead of recycling the same old coaches and expecting a different result
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I now wonder why our best players choose to play for Shiva over the national team, can it be that something about the coach is irritating the players. Something is seriously wrong for a player to choose school over nationals. Which was a bad decision or ill advised by them. But I keep wondering that we could of qualify had they been chosen. Did the TTFA miss the ball by keeping Brian Williams. It is time for new coaches to get the shot instead of recycling the same old coaches and expecting a different result
I think think by and large DJW is a proponents of "d locals could do it mantra" as it relates to both players and coaches and as such the weaknesses in the local game are left largely unchecked, because doing so would undermine the fabric of the aforementioned mantra....our coaches have been doing the same old things for decades.....I have said it before, we as ah people are not "natural thinkers" we run on instruction sets, teach by instruction set, learn by instruction set and if an instruction set fails to execute we run it again......and again .....and again hoping for different result. True application or the fostering of application is almost nonexistent in our systems of learning hence our development is by and large stunted with very little ability for innovation and most importantly quick and dynamic problem solving
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Hard luck T&T. Great improvement along the course of this cycle. The solutions to our football problems are breathtakingly simple. Its frustrating to watch these big-belly incompetents fack up this side from since U-15. Great job by the coaching staff to improve performance with few resources at their disposal.
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Leal lifts Costa Rica U-20s over T&T.
CONCACAF.COM
Costa Rica (1W-0D-1L, 3 points) bounced back from a loss in its CONCACAF Under-20 Championship opener to earn a 1-0 win over Trinidad & Tobago (0-1-1, 1) on Wednesday at the Estadio Nacional.
The result lifted the tournament host into second place in Group C, three points behind El Salvador (2-0-0, 6), which defeated Bermuda (0-1-1, 1) earlier in the day, 3-1, to secure a spot in the classification stage.
Randall Leal struck for the Ticos’ only goal in the 54th minute, when he slammed a right-footed free kick from 23-yards out into the left side of the net, leaving goalkeeper Denzil Smith motionless.
The victory was Costa Rica’s victory in the competition in slightly more four years. On February 20, 2013, it defeated Haiti by the same score in Puebla, Mexico.
Group C play concludes on Saturday with El Salvador taking on T&T in the opener, followed by a meeting between Costa Rica and Bermuda. A win by the Costa Ricans, regardless of the other results, will see them progress.
Teams
Trinidad and Tobago: 1.Denzil Smith (20.Montel Joseph 12th); 2.Isaiah Garcia, 5.Taryk Sampson, 4.Shane Sandy, 8.Kierron Mason; 3.Kori Cupid, 13.Micah Lansiquot; 15.Kathon St Hillaire (19.Taofik Lucas Walker 72nd), 10.Jabari Mitchell (capt) (Yellow 80), 11.Noah Powder (Yellow 61) (14.Josh Toussaint 68th); 9.Nicholas Dillon.
Unused substitutes: 6.Simeon Bailey, 7.Morgan Bruce De Rouche, 12.Joshua Sitney, 16.Rushawn Murphy, 17.Stephon Marcano, 18.Joshua Leach.
Coach: Brian Williams.
Costa Rica: 1.Mario Sequira; 19.Yostin Salinas (2.Diego Mesen 41st), 3.Pablo Arboine, 13.Esteban Sibanja; 20.Eduardo Juarez; 4.Ian Smith, 11.Randall Leal (16.Marvin Loria 73rd), 14.Roberto Cordoba (10.Jonathan Martinez 79th), 6.Luis Hernandez (capt); 8.Jimmy Marin, 9.Andy Reyes.
Unused substitutes: 18.Alejandro Barrientos, 7.Kevin Masis, 12.Juan Arguedas, 15.Bernald Alfaro, 17.Jostin Daly,
Coach: Marcelo Herrera.
Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica).
Yesterday's Group-C Results
El Salvador 3 (Roberto Dominguez 21, Fernando Castillo 65, Josue Rivera 67) v Bermuda 1 (Mazhye Burchall 75)
Costa Rica 1 (Randall Leal 53) v Trinidad and Tobago 0
Standings.
P W D L F A Pts
El Salvador 2 2 0 0 4 1 6
Costa Rica 2 1 0 1 1 1 3
Trinidad and Tobago 2 0 1 1 1 2 1
Bermuda 2 0 1 1 2 4 1
RELATED NEWS
Under 20s edged by Costa Rica.
TTFA Media.
T&T still in with a chance of advancing
Trinidad and Tobago’s Under 20 Men produced a valiant effort but succumbed to a second half goal in Wednesday’s 1-0 defeat to hosts Costa Rica in their second group stage encounter of the CONCACAF Under 20 Men’s Championship at the National Stadium in San Jose
See Report below
The first 45 minutes of the Concacaf U-20 championship first round contest between Trinidad and Tobago and the host nation Costa Rica could be described as a ‘bruising dog fight’ which resulted in neither competitor having the upper hand but a moment of brilliance in the second half puts a dent in the World Cup aspiration of the Caribbean nation. The mathematical chance of qualification for the next round following this 1-0 loss is there but Head Coach Brian Williams and his team will need help from Caribbean counterparts Bermuda, who must put in a masterful performance to defeat the host even if T&T pulls off a win over the unbeaten El Salvador in Saturday’s match.
“I am proud of the guys, they stuck to the plan and we could have pulled it off but that was a fantastic free-kick in the second half and we did not recover” Williams said following the match at the National Stadium in San Jose.
The coach also lamented the loss of starting goalkeeper Denzil Smith due to a shoulder injury in the 10th minute.
“Our reserve keeper is quite capable but we lost the advantage of having a third outfield player to insert into the game and put pressure on Costa Rica with fresh legs late in the second half.”
The reason for the coach’s pride is well founded as his team took the game to Costa Rica early, creating the first genuine chance in the 14th minute when defender Kori Cupid climbed above all to produce a telling header towards goal which was well save by Mario Sequeira.
The Costa Rican ‘keeper was called into action again a minute later when midfielder Noah Powder slapped a bullet towards goal after penetrating on the right flank. Things went quite after that as the host consolidated in midfield and waited for an error from T&T which came with some errant passes in their eagerness to go forward but despite that, 0-0 was the score at the end of the first half.
Nine minutes in, the Ticos struck. They were awarded a free-kick following a foul on busy forward Andy Reyes some 22 yards out from Montel Joseph’s goal. The ball always belonged to playmaker Randell Leal because there was no discussion amongst the Costa Ricans as to who would take it and we saw why as he produced a gem with such power, curl and accuracy, the defensive wall seemed insignificant and just like that it was 1-0.
Trinidad and Tobago came back hard in search of parity as they pinned Marcelo Herrera’s team deep in their own half for long periods with the ‘big’ striker Nicholas Dillon tormenting them in the air and on the ground. A flashing drive by the Central F.C player midway through the half caused a hush around the stadium but it went agonizingly inches wide of the far post. That would be the closest we would come to getting on the score sheet before Jamaican referee Kevin Morrison blew the final whistle.
T&T Captain Jabari Mitchell was practical in defeat.
“We played well but conceded the free kick which was expertly converted but we are still in with a chance and just have to go out there and do what we have to do and hope for some help from Bermuda” was the comment from the W Connection midfielder when he spoke to TTFA Media.
T&T will look to regroup and pull out all the stops in Saturday’s closing clash with El Salvador. The South Korea dream is still alive.
Group Tiebreakers
Greater number of points in matches between the tied teams.
Greater goal difference in matches between the tied teams (if more than two teams finish equal on points).
Greater number of goals scored in matches among the tied teams (if more than two teams finish equal on points).
Greater goal difference in all group matches.
Greater number of goals scored in all group matches.
Drawing of lots.
Under 20 Qualifiers - T&T vs Costa Rica Post Match reactions (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYuDaYYS2JA)
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Hard luck T&T. Great improvement along the course of this cycle. The solutions to our football problems are breathtakingly simple. Its frustrating to watch these big-belly incompetents fack up this side from since U-15. Great job by the coaching staff to improve performance with few resources at their disposal.
Not so simple... definitely not few resources or lack of preparation.. camp in Guyana, CFU test in Panama, regular training sessions for months at home, and camp in Colombia. Could be lack of acumen, by selects or adjustments/preparations/philosophy by coaches. Sometimes the in your face easy choices or decisions are not always the most productive or best in the long run.
ps: I learned that the hard way, and as such, sometimes the best route is the most difficult one.
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Hard luck T&T. Great improvement along the course of this cycle. The solutions to our football problems are breathtakingly simple. Its frustrating to watch these big-belly incompetents fack up this side from since U-15. Great job by the coaching staff to improve performance with few resources at their disposal.
Not so simple... definitely not few resources or lack of preparation.. camp in Guyana, CFU test in Panama, regular training sessions for months at home, and camp in Colombia. Could be lack of acumen, by selects or adjustments/preparations/philosophy by coaches. Sometimes the in your face easy choices or decisions are not always the most productive or best in the long run.
ps: I learned that the hard way, and as such, sometimes the best route is the most difficult one.
The key toT&T's success does not start at U-20 level. To have a fair chance at qualifying for a world cup that level of training should have started at u-16/16 level. Most people may not remember but these kids were shafted from the get go and were already behind their Caribbean peers at U-15.
http://www.socawarriors.net/mens-u15/12768-boys-staff-devastated.html
I think this is why they had losses to Caribbean minnows and have struggled to gain ground
We don't need months months of practice and then play some club team right before an important tournament. Historically we make the most improvement after extensive pracitices are competed WITH harsh testing against 2-3 top CONCACAF peers. Then rinse and repeat. This how the U.S does it. This is how Mexico does it. Panama and Honduras have been expanding their youth programs and doing the same thing. We copycat what they do..about 5 years too late. With predictable results.
Our youth need 3 things (1) practice (2) exposure/reality check (3) refinement). Our problem is these elements are streched out over too long a period of time. This is what we did in 2007, This is what we did in 2009. And both years we qualfied for a world cup.
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Brian Williams looks like a nice fella ...he is a legend of Trinidad and Tobago Football..he has a lot of knowledge to impart to young players ....but.......
as a coach/strategist/tactician he is coming up short in these areas:
Pressing
Transitioning from defensive third to attacking third
Possession
Change in the Point of Attack
Penetration and Finishing
Winning the ball back
The score line was not a true reflection of the game...we played with an average of seven players behind the ball throughout the entire game.
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what time if kick off today vz El Salvador ??...thanks
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what time if kick off today vz El Salvador ??...thanks
http://www.teletica.com/en-vivo.aspx
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Goal T&T Jabari Mitchel!
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Beautiful goal by St Hillaire. 2-1 for T&T
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Can Bermuda fluke win Costa Rica ? :thinking:
:banginghead: maybe not in Costa Rica
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WATCH: Captain Jabari Mitchell scores the opening goal in Trinidad and Tobago U-20s 2-1 win over El Salvador.
https://www.youtube.com/v/rBFbAIBPwgM
WATCH: Kathon St. Hillaire’s game-winning goal in Trinidad and Tobago U-20s 2-1 win over El Salvador.
https://www.youtube.com/v/AF8EKILIiiU
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Great game fellas, you outclassed and outworked El Salvador. Good job by coach Williams turning around one of the worst youth sides in recent memory into a team that could hold its own at this level.
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WATCH: Highlights of Trinidad and Tobago U-20’s 2-1 win over El Salvador. Goals by Jabari Mitchell (47’) and Kathon St. Hillaire (72’).
https://www.youtube.com/v/apZQ86G439I
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good going fellas :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: ........but dat el salvador goal >:( >:( :cursing: :cursing: :cursing: my word d complete lack of marking was abysmal to say the least, if no where else, dis team has looked solid defensively but dat was shockin ??? >:( >:(....still :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:
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On a positive note, yuh boy win some money on this game. :-)
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I must say a much improved performance ..I must commend the Coach and his staff in making the appropiate adjustments...The improvements were made in all phases of the match..the score line should have been at least four goals in our favour...
Finishing was our downfall and sometimes we were a bit impatient with our possession.. but all in all an excellent performance.
Congratulations on the win.
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Good result and good adjustments in the end. But as usual we have nothing to show for it and we going home.
Was it a useful exercise?
Were there useful lessons?
Will there be a change in approach?
Or will it be the same thing again? Or I asking answers?
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WATCH: Post-game interview with Captain Jabari Mitchell following Trinidad and Tobago U-20s 2-1 win over El Salvador
https://www.youtube.com/v/wrJ-JnkRkuc
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It's pure slackness why we didn't top the group,so bloody near and yet so far away,one ah these days we will have reason to smile. :(
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U-20s beat El Salvador but exit.
T&T Newsday Reports.
TRINIDAD and Tobago’s Under 20 footballers defeated El Salvador 2-1 yesterday but it was still not enough to qualify for the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Championships being held in Costa Rica.
The young Trinis, playing with their backs against the wall and needing victory to have a chance to qualify, took a 47th minute lead when skipper Jabari Mitchell took a pass near the edge of the penalty area, dribbled past one defender and smashed a left-footed shot past the El Salvador goalkeeper.
But a goal by the El Salvadorans temporarily dampened the T&T boys spirits.
They however rejuvenated themselves and Kathon St Hillaire was sent through the El Salvador defence in the 72nd and he drilled a first time right footer past the ‘keeper.
Despite their victory which put them on four points, TT were made to wait on the result of the game between hosts Costa Rica and Bermuda.
A draw or a win for Bermuda would have sent TT through along with El Salvador (six points) who topped the group. But Costa Rica, who found themselves trailing 0-1 early in the first half, drew level before the break and got the go-ahead goal after the interval to squeak through 2-1.
T&T drew their opening game with Bermuda 1-1 before losing 1-0 to Costa Rica on Thursday.
“This was by far our most positive game and result in the tournament so far and I am very pleased for the entire squad. They worked very hard for it and they went into this match with the right mindset and it showed out there on the pitch. They gave everything and got the just reward with the victory,” Head coach Brian Williams told TTFA Media.
“Now it’s for us to see if Bermuda can put on a strong performance and cause the upset against Costa Rica in the second match,” he added after T&T’s match.
Group C Results
Trinidad and Tobago 2 (Jabari Mitchell 46, Kathon St Hillaire 71) v El Salvador 1 (Jose Contreras 49).
Costa Rica 2 (Tehvan Tyrell 43 Own-Goal, Randall Leal 50) v Bermuda 1 (Oneko Lowe 26).
El Salvador vs Trinidad & Tobago Highlights (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apZQ86G439I)
Teams
Trinidad and Tobago: 20.Montel Joseph; 2.Isaiah Garcia, 5.Taryk Sampson, 4.Shane Sandy, 3.Kori Cupid; 8.Kierron Mason (11.Noah Powder 68), 13.Micah Lansiquot; 16.Rushawn Murphy (7.Morgan Bruce De Rouche 79), 10.Jabari Mitchell (capt), 14.Josh Toussaint (15.Kathon St Hillaire 71); 9.Nicholas Dillon.
Unused substitutes: 1.Denzil Smith (GK), 6.Simeon Bailey, 12.Joshua Sitney, 17.Stephon Marcano, 18.Joshua Leach, 19.Taofik Lucas Walker.
Coach: Brian Williams
El Salvador: 18.Alan Carrillo; 2.Oscar Menjivar (19.Josue Rivera 73), 3.Roberto Dominguez (capt), 4.Ronald Gomez; 16.Diego Chavez, 6.Diego Cartagena, 17.Walter Ayala, 20.Amilcar Bermudez; 11.Jonathan Aguilar (14.Marcos Rodriguez 14 [8.Hector Quinteros 62]), 10.Marvin Marquez, 12.Jose Contreras.
Unused substitutes: 1.Mario Gonzales (GK), 5.Josue Santos, 7.Kevin Reyes, 9.Brayan Paz, 13.Fernando Castillo, 15.Denilson Vidal.
Coach: Eduardo Lara.
Standings.
P W D L F A Pts
El Salvador 3 2 0 1 5 3 6
Costa Rica 3 2 0 1 3 2 6
Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 1 1 3 3 4
Bermuda 3 0 1 2 3 6 1
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Let's be honest, losing to Bermuda was a failure. It compromised progressing to the next stage. As an opening match featuring a familiar opponent (that was one of the closing opponents in the preceding qualifying round), what occurred was below expectations and below acceptable.
No two ways about it. Having Bermuda in our group was a gift and we choked.
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We had the easiest group, probably the easiest opponent in our group to open up with, and we had Costa Rica on the ropes. We should have won this group. Our ambitions are too low.
T&T football is supposed to be much higher based on our history and culture. . .
Men like Contro understand this and many don't quite know what T&T is capable of. . .
Until we know our strengths we will continue to accept waaaay below our potential
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Let's be honest, losing to Bermuda was a failure. It compromised progressing to the next stage. As an opening match featuring a familiar opponent (that was one of the closing opponents in the preceding qualifying round), what occurred was below expectations and below acceptable.
No two ways about it. Having Bermuda in our group was a gift and we choked.
You are absolutely right. We had a right to beat an inferior opponent, Bermuda. El Salvador and Costa Rica are not superior to us. What continues to kill us is our poor preparation. You cant wait till the week before and squeeze in friendlies, often against inferior opponents. This is a team game and requires months of games so the team can gel. It is not unfamiliar that we play our best games at the end of tournaments. The same holds for the senior team.
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Let's be honest, losing to Bermuda was a failure. It compromised progressing to the next stage. As an opening match featuring a familiar opponent (that was one of the closing opponents in the preceding qualifying round), what occurred was below expectations and below acceptable.
No two ways about it. Having Bermuda in our group was a gift and we choked.
You are absolutely right. We had a right to beat an inferior opponent, Bermuda. El Salvador and Costa Rica are not superior to us. What continues to kill us is our poor preparation. You cant wait till the week before and squeeze in friendlies, often against inferior opponents. This is a team game and requires months of games so the team can gel. It is not unfamiliar that we play our best games at the end of tournaments. The same holds for the senior team.
Hard luck T&T. Great improvement along the course of this cycle. The solutions to our football problems are breathtakingly simple. Its frustrating to watch these big-belly incompetents fack up this side from since U-15. Great job by the coaching staff to improve performance with few resources at their disposal.
Not so simple... definitely not few resources or lack of preparation.. camp in Guyana, CFU test in Panama, regular training sessions for months at home, and camp in Colombia. Could be lack of acumen, by selects or adjustments/preparations/philosophy by coaches. Sometimes the in your face easy choices or decisions are not always the most productive or best in the long run.
ps: I learned that the hard way, and as such, sometimes the best route is the most difficult one.
how much prep compared to us anybody had (especially Bermuda - pop: 65,000 and they big sport investments, with pros playing all over the place had).. Nah..preparation ain't all the answers
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Maxg CR was well prepared. As I stated before in the last 6 months or so CR competed against their peers in Argentina, Qatar, Morocco, Mexico and a few others. Bermuda is taking its football very seriously and had already beaten us. In fact this team was so bad Jamaica beat them 5-1, Panama beat them 5-0 (at U-17 level). That they just lost to panama 1-0 and beat el salvador is a testament to the impact of better preparation AND better coaching.
Does the TTFA enters these tournaments just to make up numbers or expose players to 3 international games? That is a very low standard. I would think the expectation is to win the tournament or at the very least qualify. Can you say that our preparation was enough to win or give us a qualification edge over CR, Mexico, the U.S. and the best in CONCACAF?
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Let's be honest, losing to Bermuda was a failure. It compromised progressing to the next stage. As an opening match featuring a familiar opponent (that was one of the closing opponents in the preceding qualifying round), what occurred was below expectations and below acceptable.
No two ways about it. Having Bermuda in our group was a gift and we choked.
You are absolutely right. We had a right to beat an inferior opponent, Bermuda. El Salvador and Costa Rica are not superior to us. What continues to kill us is our poor preparation. You cant wait till the week before and squeeze in friendlies, often against inferior opponents. This is a team game and requires months of games so the team can gel. It is not unfamiliar that we play our best games at the end of tournaments. The same holds for the senior team.
in the lat 10 years we had only one team that had full preparation from U-15 right up to U-20. They had challenging pre-tournament international games before every CFU and CONCACAF qualifer, and trained together for extended periods of time. This team also qualfied for world cups in 2007 and 2009. God only knows why the TTFA seems incapable of reviewing their own process and make it the gold standard for preparation. Even if they can't meet all the training goals, at least establish a baseline of training, exposure and conduct standards.
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Williams recaps Under 20 Qualifying effort in Costa Rica
https://www.youtube.com/v/0EOEEdOCnyE
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WATCH: Hear from Trinidad and Tobago U-20 Head Coach Brian Williams, Manager Dunstan Williams, Captain Jabari Mitchell, and Defender Kori Cupid as they reflect on their experiences at the recently concluded CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Costa Rica.
https://www.youtube.com/v/b-iyMcPR38E
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FIFA U-20 World Cup Groups
Group A: Korea Republic, Guinea, Argentina, England
Group B: Venezuela, Germany, Vanuatu, Mexico
Group C: Zambia, Portugal, Iran, Costa Rica
Group D: South Africa, Japan, Italy, Uruguay
Group E: France, Honduras, Vietnam, New Zealand
Group F: Ecuador, USA, Saudi Arabia, Senegal
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No Brazil?
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No Brazil?
They finished second to last in qualifying
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No Brazil?
Contributing factors: Too many draws and not being able to preserve (or build on early) leads. They gambled with fire last time around and this time it caught up to them.
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No Brazil?
They finished second to last in qualifying
Yes, but undefeated in 4 out of the 5 final deciding matches compared to their immediate competitors having lost 2 of the 5 (that is, undefeated in 3). It's a fine calculus.
As I mentioned in a previous post, I am an advocate for CONCACAF modelling the structure of the CONMEBOL tournament.
Why?
For teams like T&T that play very few age group internationals, the CONMEBOL structure permits growing and learning through the tournament. In the present status quo, by the time we learn, we are eliminated. Our players don't get to level the playing field. It's always on to the next generation.
Then, if you look at Uruguay (the most dominant team in the tournament), they have Amaral repeating in the age group after having participated as a contributor at the previous U-20 WC. The first-class experience he has amassed is hard to dismiss.
One would have expected Brazil to pull it off, but in this category at this stage of WC qualifying they are fielding the best available, but perhaps not necessarily the best. For instance, Gabriel Jesus (Man City) wasn't part of the proceedings but it's not like they are scraping the bottom of the barrel.
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It would have been great if levi Garcia had played. He may have made a difference in that bermuda game, and possibly CR game. But we will never know.
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Venezuela win Korea Republic 2017 opener
FIFA
Venezuela 2 Germany 0
Venezuela won the opening match at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017 with a 2-0 victory over Germany at the Daejeon World Cup Stadium in Group B.
After a goalless first half where Venezuela's attack - featuring the exciting quartet of Adalberto Penaranda, Yeferson Soteldo, Sergio Cordova and Ronaldo Pena - looked particularly dangerous, Vinotinto found the breakthrough quickly after the interval. Two quick-fire goals by Pena and Cordova proved too much for the Germans.
Pena scored the first goal of the tournament with an industrious effort in which he won the ball in the attacking third before rounding Dominik Reimann and finishing with an open net at his mercy. Just three minutes later it was Cordova's turn, as he rounded off a move instigated by Penaranda.
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England played about 35 minutes of absolute tata, then scored a spectacular header against the run of play. A half still left to play but the Argentines looked a bit shell-shocked going in to the changing room. Frankly, it's hard to exaggerate how poor England were in first half ... and as I post, they score again. De football gods eh ...
Meanwhile, Mexico are doing the expected ... leading Vanuatu.
First time in my life, I've seen a referee leave the field to watch video replay off the field. And off that, ARG gets a red card. It will be interesting to see whether FIFA goes the route of using video assistance on a permanent basis.
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Aye this going on?? I wonder where I could see it.....any links..... :thinking:
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England played about 35 minutes of absolute tata, then scored a spectacular header against the run of play. A half still left to play but the Argentines looked a bit shell-shocked going in to the changing room. Frankly, it's hard to exaggerate how poor England were in first half ... and as I post, they score again. De football gods eh ...
Meanwhile, Mexico are doing the expected ... leading Vanuatu.
First time in my life, I've seen a referee leave the field to watch video replay off the field. And off that, ARG gets a red card. It will be interesting to see whether FIFA goes the route of using video assistance on a permanent basis.
FIFA does a lot of the experiment on the "lower Level" or lower age tournaments for both men and women. What I did not like was how they forced the last Women's WC in Canada to be played on turf field. Not that I have a big issue with turf field per se. But they would not have dear to do that to the men's tournament.
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England played about 35 minutes of absolute tata, then scored a spectacular header against the run of play. A half still left to play but the Argentines looked a bit shell-shocked going in to the changing room. Frankly, it's hard to exaggerate how poor England were in first half ... and as I post, they score again. De football gods eh ...
Meanwhile, Mexico are doing the expected ... leading Vanuatu.
First time in my life, I've seen a referee leave the field to watch video replay off the field. And off that, ARG gets a red card. It will be interesting to see whether FIFA goes the route of using video assistance on a permanent basis.
FIFA does a lot of the experiment on the "lower Level" or lower age tournaments for both men and women. What I did not like was how they forced the last Women's WC in Canada to be played on turf field. Not that I have a big issue with turf field per se. But they would not have dear to do that to the men's tournament.
As you mention the non-natural grass issue ... some very strong opinions are being heard from Eredivisie players regarding artificial surfaces and FIFPRO is very attentive to the matter. Six clubs in Holland use them.
Red card incidents are one of four areas in which VAR will have applicability during this tournament. The decision was rendered quickly in this case, but I'm sure there will be more challenging situations down the road. Match had a total stoppage time of 5 minutes.
Viewing a recording of Guinea playing South Korea. Doh know how it ends yet, but the Guineans are surgical serial dribblers. One in particular is a drunken master.
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Aye this going on?? I wonder where I could see it.....any links..... :thinking:
Not sure, but the line-up for today/Sunday is as follows:
Zambia v Portugal @ 1a.m. TT time
Iran v Costa Rica @ 4 a.m.
South Africa v Japan also @ 4 a.m.
Italy v Uruguay @ 7 a.m.
Bitter will likely come to the rescue with a link. :P
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Surprise Venezuela 2- Germany 0! :o??
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Vanuatu almost surprised Mex. Lost 3-2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFCxItp1Xqk
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South Korea looks so clean and orderly it is "sickening". WC clips from Skyscrapercity.com.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1984231&page=4
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Surprise Venezuela 2- Germany 0! :o??
In the strictest of senses, yes.
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Vanuatu almost surprised Mex. Lost 3-2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFCxItp1Xqk
And Venezuela just delivered a more authoritative performance versus Vanuatu than Mexico produced versus Vanuatu. Final score: 7-0.
With Germany to play Vanuatu on Friday and clear favorites to prevail, the two key matches in the group are Mexico v Germany (teams warming-up now) and Mexico v Venezuela (on Friday).
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So I wonder if DJW will start approaching Ven. for some wrm up games, seeing we just need a pirogue to go there!
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Another stellar performance from Venezuela in progress. Crisp, fast and precise ball circulation accompanied by some Rondonesque bullying interplay on top. Mexico was forced to make a tactical substitution at 39'.
Still left to be seen whether the neighbours will preserve their lead, but the goalscorer will definitely be flying out on a contract.
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Penarada from Venezuela is class. Hope Watford brings him back next season to play in the prem
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Penarada from Venezuela is class. Hope Watford brings him back next season to play in the prem
Not sure they will be able to keep him. I suspect some business will be done on the back of this tournament.
I thought the US would present difficulty for Venezuela and that was delivered. With that hurdle overcome, the neighbours could pull this off depending on who they progress to play. Have just seen the result. Still to view the match.
Ah have a feeling we've seen the end of Tab Ramos' run as US U-20 coach.
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One of the best penalty shootouts: Portugal v Uruguay. Score one for ABBA.
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Glad for Venezuela. They have been at the "doormat" for years. Hope they win it. Kind of wishful thinking.
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June 5, 2017. Italy v Zambia: highly recommended viewing for a neutral. Easily one of the most gripping U-20 matches ever, but not the best day for the Ecuadoran referee.
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Glad for Venezuela. They have been at the "doormat" for years. Hope they win it. Kind of wishful thinking.
Venezuela is playing good ball, they could more than well win this tournament.
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Dominant Venezuela reach semis, eventually
FIFA
Quarterfinals.
Venezuela are into the final four of the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017 after a dominant display was forced into extra-time by a dogged USA, eventually earning a 2-1 win.
The rhythm of the game was a consistent one, though neither side will be particularly happy with the recurring themes. For USA, it was that they faced a constant barrage of pressure from Venezuela. For the South Americans, it was the fact they were remarkably profligate in front of goal.
The match was barely a minute old before Jonathan Klinsmann was forced into a fine save to deny Nahuel Ferraresi, before stopping Penaranda low to his right. Sergio Cordova thought he had broken the deadlock, but after the referee consulted the VARs, he was found to have been marginally offside before converting.
There was no change in the direction of traffic after the break, with Ronaldo Chacon rattling the bar within three minutes, before Cordova did likewise. The latter similarly spurned a great opportunity as he fired straight at Klinsmann, with a Penaranda cross later causing havoc as the disbelief at the scoreline was evident on both sides.
Erik Palmer-Brown almost completed an incredible smash-and-grab but failed to properly connect with a free header with the final touch of regular time. It was a costly miss, as Penaranda made up for spurning earlier opportunities by firing La Vinotinto ahead in extra time.
Ferraresi was also ultimately able to beat Klinsmann too. Crucially so as Jeremy Ebobisse almost instantly halved the deficit. However, it was not enough to deny Rafael Dudamel’s side extending their best-ever U-20 World Cup.
Match Highlights: Venezuela v USA. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWxq5_C_9_U)
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Uruguay progress, Portugal pay the penalty
FIFA
Quarterfinals.
Uruguay beat Portugal 5-4 in a penalty shootout after the match ended 2-2 after extra-time to advance to the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017 semi-finals.
The match took no time at all to spring to life as Xande Silva scored after just 55 seconds, the eighth-fastest goal in U-20 World Cup history. Xadas dispossessed Federico Valverde in midfield before delivering a precise pass into Silva's path. The Vitoria Guimaraes man finished his chance superbly with a dinked shot past Santiago Mele.
Santiago Bueno equalised for Uruguay 15 minutes later with a close-range header after Nicolas Schiappacasse's volley from Valverde's corner kick had initially hit the crossbar.
Portugal then regained the lead courtesy of a goal-of-the-tournament contender from Diogo Goncalves. Portugal's No7 cut in from the left wing with his right foot before firing a venomous effort into the opposite top corner, leaving Mele with no chance.
Uruguay fought back once again, this time with a penalty early in the second half after Yuri Ribeiro fouled Agustin Canobbio in the area. Valverde made no mistake from the spot, making amends for his error in the opening minute.
Neither side could find the winner in regulation or extra-time, so penalties in the "ABBA" format decided the outcome, and it was Uruguay's night as goalkeeper Santiago Mele crucially made two saves in the shootout with Bueno eventually scoring the winner.
There will now be an all-South American semi-final as Uruguay will face Venezuela in the semi-finals on 8 June in Daejeon.
Match Highlights: Portugal v Uruguay. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXQ_mSK37Bc)
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Ten-man Italy edge Zambia, advance to semis
FIFA
Quarterfinals.
Ten-man Italy beat Zambia 3-2 after extra-time in a thrilling encounter to advance to the semi-finals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017.
Patson Daka scored his second goal of the tournament inside the first four minutes to give the Junior Chipolopolo an early lead. Emmanuel Banda found Daka with a carefully-weighted and perfectly-timed through pass, and the forward finished the move with aplomb, chipping his shot past Andrea Zaccagno.
The Italians responded with wave after wave of attack, but failed to find the crucial breakthrough. The match then took a significant turn right before half-time when, after a video assistant referee review, Giuseppe Pezzella received a straight red card for a shove on Edward Chilufya that denied an obvious goalscoring opportunity.
Against all odds, Italy scored an equaliser within five minutes at the start of the second half. Riccardo Orsolini scored his fourth of the tournament when he guided home a header from the back post after a cross by Giuseppe Panico
Fashion Sakala then matched Orsolini with his fourth of the tournament in the 84th minute with a well-placed strike into the top corner from 12 yards. Zambia thought they were through, but substitute Federico Dimarco had other ideas.
The substitute curled in a superb free-kick inside Zambia's left post to send the match into extra-time. Zambia nearly scored in extra-time when substitute Kenneth Kalunga fired just wide of goal after neatly juggling the ball past Italy's defence. The Africans would be made to rue that missed opportunity.
In the 110th minute, two substitutes combined to score the winning goal as Dimarco's corner kick found Luca Vido eight yards from goal and he headed in from close range to send the Italians into the U-20 World Cup semi-finals for the first time.
Match Highlights: Italy v Zambia. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7gwGvfQcwk)
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Solanke fires England into last four
FIFA
Quarterfinals.
England edged Mexico 1-0 thanks to a second-half strike from Dominic Solanke to book the last semi-final ticket at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017.
Solanke received a pin-point pass from Young Lions captain Lewis Cook as he made a run on top of the penalty area. He then hit a low shot which proved too difficult for Abraham Romero to save, deflecting off his leg before hitting the back of the net.
England were able to hold on and keep the clean sheet despite Joshua Onomah's dismissal in the 72nd minute due to receiving two yellow cards.
Paul Simpson's side now face Italy on 8 June in Jeonju to play for a place in the Korea Republic 2017 final.
Match Highlights: Mexico v England. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JYASqSlEX4)
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Venezuela and England have qualified for the final. Both rode and made their luck during the tournament, and both demonstrated their ability to overcome adversity during match phases.
It would have been interesting to see how Venezuela would have handled Zambia in the semis, but that was not to be. The Zambians returned to Lusaka yesterday and were met by senior political figures at the airport - a testament to the high quality with which they represented the country. Extremely high technical ability was on display. World-class.
Should be an excellent final featuring the best two teams in the tournament. Tough to call.
Have to ask this: where would England's U-20 NT be without immigrants?
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Have to ask this: where would England's U-20 NT be without immigrants?
Seems like they took a page out on France's book :D
Happy for Venezuela though, I will like to see them win it.
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England finally wins a World Cup honestly. :P
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Venezuela,yes folks Venezuela our closest neighbours of just a few miles away.They played baseball,that was their game,and Trinidad and Jamaica wouldn't have given them a second glance as far as football is concerned back in the 60s.Just think or try to work out,why did our football regress to the bottom rung of the ladder,we are going nowhere,one can only assume that the people in charge,don't have a bloody clue,a bunch of dunces and posers.Who would have even mentioned Venezuela getting into an Under 20 WC final 20 years ago,my guess...no one.Big country mentality at work,small island mentality will keep the population down until we change our character.
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Frico, I agree with your sentiments. But honestly, Venezuela never cared too much about playing the Caribbean teams(with the exception of Cuba) until Haiti, JA,TT made it to the WC. But I always thought we should be playing Ven. because they were always better than us(In my opinion).
In the early 70s, Ven send their national team to TT. They sent a university squad thinking they could handle we. TT destroy them in 3 games. And we did not have any pros on the squad. Steve was with Police. Buggy, Ken and Selwyn Murren, Brewster, Jimmy Springer, etc. So Ven invited TT to play a 2 game series in Caracas and they defeated the TT team. But Ven used their pros. TT was an all amateur team. But I always thought TTFA, especially with Jack on board should have done that. Especially him being a FIFA head honcho at the time.
But look and see all the Venezuelan bandwagonist now. All them Trinis who could be Ven. citizens thru parentage going to be touting that they is Venezuelans now. But honestly, I am extremely glad for Ven. football. This run by the U20 was in the works for a while. And I dare to say the deceased Hugo Chavez had a big hand in that. He spend the money on facilities and programs to improve on the "doormat" status in Conmebol. Going to Caracas for a regular 3 points is no longer guaranteed.
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Deeks I left TT at an early age but up to when I left in 68 we had played many teams,my father took me to games from the age of 10 and up to 68 we never touched even the idea of playing them.I lived very near Skinner Park and many Venezuelians used to play impromtu football matches in the park,people used to laugh at how they played,I did too.I was basing my argument on what I saw,I also had many relatives in Venezuela,Caracas,whenever we visited I would ask about football,and they would laugh,we play baseball no football,maybe that gave me the wrong impression.I always respect what some of you blokes say,and I am now very,very surprised that you say,you have always thought that Venezuela was better than us,in your opinion,i'll accept that you obviously know more than me,and swallow it like a bitter pill,I am pleased to be put right.RESPECT
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Deeks I left TT at an early age but up to when I left in 68 we had played many teams,my father took me to games from the age of 10 and up to 68 we never touched even the idea of playing them.I lived very near Skinner Park and many Venezuelians used to play impromtu football matches in the park,people used to laugh at how they played,I did too.I was basing my argument on what I saw,I also had many relatives in Venezuela,Caracas,whenever we visited I would ask about football,and they would laugh,we play baseball no football,maybe that gave me the wrong impression.I always respect what some of you blokes say,and I am now very,very surprised that you say,you have always thought that Venezuela was better than us,in your opinion,i'll accept that you obviously know more than me,and swallow it like a bitter pill,I am pleased to be put right.RESPECT
Frico, Respect.
I have never been to Ven. but have followed their football thru. newspapers, football magazines, etc. They have had a pro league going back to the 50s. Allan Joseph(Sedly big brother), Mathew Nunes, and some others that I can't remember off hand, all played pro-ball in Ven. So Archie, Deleon, Cummings, Lincoln, Victor are not the first set of pros to go overseas. When the 74 WC team came back from Haiti, Valencia(the Ven. champs from 71 and 73 runners-up came to TT for a game. I can't remember the score, but the team had Brazilians, Arg. and Colombians. They played some good ball. So despite their baseball pedigree, they do play decent football. Decent against us but not good enough against the South American giants. But Chavez really put some money into their football when he was alive. But We all agree that TTFA and Ven should set up an annual "Gulf of Paria Cup". Allyuh eh think so?
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Penarada from Venezuela is class. Hope Watford brings him back next season to play in the prem
Not sure they will be able to keep him. I suspect some business will be done on the back of this tournament.
I thought the US would present difficulty for Venezuela and that was delivered. With that hurdle overcome, the neighbours could pull this off depending on who they progress to play. Have just seen the result. Still to view the match.
Ah have a feeling we've seen the end of Tab Ramos' run as US U-20 coach.
Work permit application denied. And that despite England's U-20 NT coach appearing on his behalf at the hearing to emphasize the player's quality. If Penaranda cyah secure a work permit, woe betide many others.
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Penarada from Venezuela is class. Hope Watford brings him back next season to play in the prem
Not sure they will be able to keep him. I suspect some business will be done on the back of this tournament.
I thought the US would present difficulty for Venezuela and that was delivered. With that hurdle overcome, the neighbours could pull this off depending on who they progress to play. Have just seen the result. Still to view the match.
Ah have a feeling we've seen the end of Tab Ramos' run as US U-20 coach.
Work permit application denied. And that despite England's U-20 NT coach appearing on his behalf at the hearing to emphasize the player's quality. If Penaranda cyah secure a work permit, woe betide many others.
France or Spain can be options
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Or Putigal.