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Reyes scores, Mexico tops T&T to stay unbeaten in WCQ.
CONCACAF.COM.
Mexico (3W-1D-0L, 10 points) remained on course for a berth at Russia 2018 with a 1-0 win over host Trinidad & Tobago (1-0-3, 3) in a CONCACAF final round qualifier on Tuesday.
Diego Reyes struck for the only goal in the second half, meaning that the Tricolor will finish the evening atop the six-team table regardless of the Panama-USA result later in the evening. T&T is in the last place and won’t have another opportunity to climb the ladder until the schedule resumes in June.
Fans at Hasely Crawford Stadium reveled in the 32nd minute, when T&T’s Joevin Jones fired the ball into the back of the net from 10 yards. The celebrations were cut short, however, after the goal was disallowed for offside.
A right-footed blast from outside the box by Hector Herrera nearly gave Mexico the lead two minutes into the second half, but the ball ricocheted off the right post.
That miss led to Reyes’ first-ever international goal in the 58th minute. Miguel Layun delivered an out-swinging corner kick from the right that the 24-year-old center back headed home authoritatively off the lifted left hand of goalkeeper Jan-Michael Williams.
Mexico is only unbeaten team in CONCACAF qualifying with an overall record of 8-2-0, while T&T was shutout for third time in its last five WCQ outings.
Teams
Trinidad and Tobago: 21.Jan-Michael Williams; 2.Aubrey David, 25.Curtis Gonzales, 5.Daneil Cyrus, 17.Mekeil Williams; 19.Kevan George, 8.Khaleem Hyland (14.Andre Boucaud 65th); 7.Cordell Cato (15.Willis Plaza 80th), 10.Kevin Molino (Yellow55), 3.Joevin Jones; 9.Kenwyne Jones (capt) (20.Jamille Boatswain 65th).
Unused substitutes: 1.Marvin Phillip (GK), 22.Glenroy Samuel (GK), 4.Sheldon Bateau, 6.Radanfah Abu Bakr, 11.Carlos Edwards, 12.Hashim Arcia, 13.Hughtun Hector, 16.Levi Garcia, 23.Leston Paul.
Coach: Dennis Lawrence
Mexico: 12.Alfredo Talavera; 3.Carlos Salcedo (Yellow 62) (17.Jesus Gallardo 66th), 2.Nestor Araujo, 15.Hector Morena (capt), 22.Luis Reyes (Yellow 80); 5.Diego Reyes (21.Orbelin Pineda 74th), 23.Jesus Molina; 9.Raul Jimenez (11.Carlos Vela 56th), 16.Hector Herrera, 7.Miguel Layun; 14.Javier Hernandez.
Unused substitutes: 1.Jesus Corona (GK), 13.Guillermo Ochoa (GK), 6.Oswaldo Alanis, 8.Jonathan Dos Santos, 10.Luis Nontes, 18.Elias Hernandez, 19.Oribe Peralta, 20.Jesus Duenas.
Coach: Juan Carlos Osorio
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica).
Hex Results
Honduras 1 v Costa Rica 1.
Trinidad and Tobago 0 v Mexico 1.
Panama 1 v USA 1.
Standings
P W D L F A Pts - (+)
Mexico 4 3 1 0 5 1 10 (+4)
Costa Rica 4 2 1 1 7 3 7 (+4)
Panama 4 1 2 1 2 2 5 (0)
United States 4 1 1 2 8 7 4 (1)
Honduras 4 1 1 2 4 9 4 (-5)
Trinidad & Tobago 4 1 0 3 2 6 3 (-4)
Upcoming Games
8 June 2017 (home team listed first)
United States v Trinidad & Tobago, TBA
Costa Rica v Panama, Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
Mexico v Honduras, Estadio Azteca
11 June 2017 (home team listed first)
Mexico v United States, Estadio Azteca
13 June 2017 (home team listed first)
Panama v Honduras, Estadio Rommel Fernández
Costa Rica v Trinidad and Tobago, Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
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Soca Warriors fade.
T&T Guardian Reports.
A single goal from defender Diego Reyes in the 57th minute earned Mexico all three points on the road against a fighting T&T Soca Warriors in their FIFA/Concacaf World Cup qualifier at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo, last night.
But T&T may feel cheated by a dubious offside call by Jamaican referee Valdin Legister that prevented them from going ahead in the first half of the match, and perhaps a possible win or at least a share of the points.
After absorbing relentless Mexican pressure, midfielder Khaleem Hyland, the architect of a neat T&T build-up, found Joevin Jones unmarked in the area and he made no mistake, beating goalkeeper Afredo Talavera with a powerful left-footed drive that nestled into the roof of the Mexico net. But Legister spoiled the party by blowing offside.
Instead, it was Mexico who were later celebrating early in the second half when Reyes raced inside the T&T area to meet a left-side corner sweetly on the head and steer the ball past Jan-Michael Williams into the top left corner.
The Mexicans expectedly settled early and felt they should have scored when Caros Salcedo lifted a pin-point pass to captain Hector Herrera inside the area in the eighth minute and with only the keeper to beat, Herrera hit a weak header to the outstretched arms of goalkeeper Williams.
When the hosts found their confidence, a neat build-up from the right-side by Hyland found Jones on the left, but the speedy player cut inside and hit a weak shot that failed to trouble the Mexico custodian in the 15th minute. As play continued the teams traded opportunities, but both defences proved equal to the task as the teams closed the first session of play without a goal to show for their efforts.
At the resumption, Mexico continued their dominance with the ball and really should have scored when Javier Hernandez was fed a through ball inside the box. But he lost his footing as a sliding Williams put in a strong challenge.
Hernandez was guilty of many missed chances from similar plays in the time that followed.
Coach Dennis Lawrence later brought on Jamille Boatswain and Andre Boucaud as replacements for skipper Kenwyne Jones and Hyland in an attempt to salvage a point from the contest, but a steady Mexican defence prevented all attacks at goal.
Only Jones (Joevin) was given a last-ditch chance from a free kick at the top the box, but his attempt deflected off the wall before being cleared to safety.
Going into the back-to-back matches against Panama and the Mexicans, coach Lawrence had aimed at four points, but he got three from Friday’s 1-0 victory against Panama at the same venue.
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Bad officiating
No Bateau? No Levi? Tallest showed desperation with his subs after mexicos goal
Absorbing pressure from Mexico was ill advised and the wrong approach, Tallest showed his inexperience tonight
Very little shots on goal and as a defender, not implementing the press Hart had used to throw Mexico off made a difference
Tallest is too conservative of a coach to be our national team coach, we have regressed severely and will continue to do so under his leadership, this style of football he is implementing is putting us back years ago when we were struggling to find our style of play and couldn't score goals with very little shots on goal... not to mention his choices and selection...
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Oh God. Go and propose to Hart den nah, Contro. Geez an.
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Hart is the new Hardest.
What an unforeseen fate
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WATCH: Highlights of Trinidad and Tobago’s 1-0 loss to Mexico
https://www.youtube.com/v/73SB56ql4rs
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I hate that f00cking Jamaican referee, bastard f000cking dog, bitch mudda cunny....cheap, lying, no good, snake licking, low life, ignorant, dog kissing, dickless, hopeless, jealous, heartless, dog shit, pussy farting, cat vomit, asshole crepsole, kakahole licking, bastard.
Ah like how de team fight.
Everybody real try.
De only gripes I have is, Boucaud shoulda start, he came on and made some good passes and good impression and ah feel we shoulda left Kenwyne on de field and sacrifice a defender, maybe Gonzales for a Garcia.
Garcia for Gonzales
Boatswain for Cato
Boucaud for Hyland
We can't afford to lose we home games, now we have to hope a results vs USA in USA and Panama in Panama and a bonus vs Costa Rica in Costa Rica, which would be hard.
Yesterday results work out perfect for T&T, to bad we lose.
But ah happy with what ah saw from de players.
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WATCH: Post-match reaction from Captain Kenwyne Jones
https://www.youtube.com/v/7hPSuS8US1A
https://www.youtube.com/v/QG3A1SetTR0
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WATCH: Post-match reaction from Goalkeeper Jan-Michael Williams
https://www.youtube.com/v/8XK1Jh-_3z8
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Hart is the new Hardest.
What an unforeseen fate
Lawd ah guh dead :rotfl:
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Did K jones have a shot on goal ... .Jamille Boatswain not proven at this level yet
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Bad officiating
No Bateau? No Levi? Tallest showed desperation with his subs after mexicos goal
Absorbing pressure from Mexico was ill advised and the wrong approach, Tallest showed his inexperience tonight
Very little shots on goal and as a defender, not implementing the press Hart had used to throw Mexico off made a difference
Tallest is too conservative of a coach to be our national team coach, we have regressed severely and will continue to do so under his leadership, this style of football he is implementing is putting us back years ago when we were struggling to find our style of play and couldn't score goals with very little shots on goal... not to mention his choices and selection...
And you have more experience than Dennis, right? Why yuh not coaching somewhere, brother. Ah know is just fan talk so doh bodda wid me, ok?
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WATCH: Highlights of Trinidad and Tobago’s 1-0 loss to Mexico
https://www.youtube.com/v/73SB56ql4rs
that referee and his who crew got it so wrong yesterday. imagine the man brought down molino a blatant foul yet the idiot ref gave molino the yellow, Lawrence should protest that yellow. just when you thought there could not be anything worst than English referees who for the most part is rubbish.......these referees in concacaf gave me a whole new prospective on terrible officiating........the worst I have ever seen to be truthful.
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Did K jones have a shot on goal ... .Jamille Boatswain not proven at this level yet
The lack of shots on goal is a collective problem, rather than an individual one.
How does one become proven without playing?
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Very disappointed with the ref and his lines man.
T&T team improved defensively a whole lot.
The T&T team showed they could win even on the road.
Have fate guys.
I hope the TTFA line up a few games before June.
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Robbery on the road - Mexico fortunate to escape T&T with 3 points.
By Jon Arnold (Goal.com).
Juan Carlos Osorio's changes from the win over Costa Rica were unimpressive, and a key call went El Tri's way as they took the away win.
Earlier this week, a Honduras player said his team wasn't going to hide after a poor result. In his mind, that would only be necessary if he'd committed a robbery or other crime.
Mexico may want to lay low for a while.
The 1-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago in Port of Spain wasn't a smash-and-grab result, but it may have been petty theft. The team definitely escaped with a result — one it might not have earned. Luck, or the assistant referee, smiled on El Tri and the team leaves with six points from this window's two matches. Mexico's 10 points also keep the team atop the Hexagonal stage of World Cup qualifying.
"Today was a game where we had to roll up our sleeves and work for it, and the guys understood that," Osorio said at his postmatch news conference. "All in all, I think the plan gave us really good results. The national team continues winning, the guys continue contributing and we continue putting together a really good team that in every scenario shows that it deserves to win."
Joevin Jones had the ball in Alfredo Talavera's net in the 32nd minute but was ruled offside, though it appeared he was at worst level with Nestor Araujo when the pass was struck. Mexico got a break with its goal as well. That's not to take anything away from Miguel Layun's gorgeous service or Diego Reyes' header to score, but other chances in the match were few and far between.
There are going to be matches like this in the Hex, in which playing surfaces and conditions and atmospheres in the stadiums can create uncomfortable situations for visiting sides. However, in many ways, Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio brought this difficulty upon himself.
Worried about the Soca Warriors' height and speed, Osorio put out a conservative lineup with Diego Reyes and Jesus Molina in the middle and dropped Carlos Vela, one of the team's sparks.
And after praising Hector Herrera for being able to play centrally, he moved him up, between the defensive midfielders and the forwards. The player never plugged into the match, hitting the post with an individual effort but failing to create the same chances for others that he did as Mexico comprehensively topped Costa Rica four days earlier.
We know Osorio has faith in his methods, but at times he needs to put more faith in his players. The result was earned either way, but it could've come easier had Mexico simply rolled out and played the same brand of soccer it did at home. The coach is right to respect every opponent, and his preparation that goes into each game is admirable. But sometimes in CONCACAF, you really can ride your talent advantage to three points.
"It's really tough to play pretty football on these types of fields and these types of opponents," center back Hector Moreno said after the game. "I think the team tried to do it, but also you have to be ready because because, it's happened to us in the past, the last games against Trinidad and Tobago were 3-3 and 4-4. So we knew that it was important to keep a clean sheet and after that look for a goal on a play, and we got it."
Mexico is sitting pretty at the moment. The type of crisis that plagued the team in the last cycle has been averted. Osorio has led the team to seven points in three away matches. El Tri will qualify for the World Cup — that much seems clear. But a better team than a Trinidad and Tobago side still getting accustomed to new coach Dennis Lawrence would've been able to see out a result Tuesday.
Mexico will be facing those teams in Russia. Mexico will be facing those teams in June when it hosts Honduras and the United States.
Osorio has plenty to think about before then, though he may not want to overthink things. Many of his critics have charged him with that "crime" before, but Tuesday night they were right.
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I sad that Mexico scored a header on we, this probably never happen before.
Cyrus, Kenwyne (who was defending), Mekeil and David all taller that 6 feet.
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WATCH: Highlights of Trinidad and Tobago’s 1-0 loss to Mexico
https://www.youtube.com/v/73SB56ql4rs
that referee and his who crew got it so wrong yesterday. imagine the man brought down molino a blatant foul yet the idiot ref gave molino the yellow, Lawrence should protest that yellow. just when you thought there could not be anything worst than English referees who for the most part is rubbish.......these referees in concacaf gave me a whole new prospective on terrible officiating........the worst I have ever seen to be truthful.
We supposed to be the home team playing with the home advantage...from what I seen in these last 2 games with the officiating.... is like we were the "away" team... some real bad officiating all against TNT
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I sad that Mexico scored a header on we, this probably never happen before.
Cyrus, Kenwyne (who was defending), Mekeil and David all taller that 6 feet.
Reyes (the goalscorer) is not short (approx. 6' 3") and was put in the starting squad specifically to deal with T&T's height. Both of the Mexican centerbacks were.
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WATCH: Highlights of Trinidad and Tobago’s 1-0 loss to Mexico
https://www.youtube.com/v/73SB56ql4rs
that referee and his who crew got it so wrong yesterday. imagine the man brought down molino a blatant foul yet the idiot ref gave molino the yellow, Lawrence should protest that yellow. just when you thought there could not be anything worst than English referees who for the most part is rubbish.......these referees in concacaf gave me a whole new prospective on terrible officiating........the worst I have ever seen to be truthful.
We supposed to be the home team playing with the home advantage...from what I seen in these last 2 games with the officiating.... is like we were the "away" team... some real bad officiating all against TNT
Nah. We get way with a offside call on a Panama goal late in that game.
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WATCH: Highlights of Trinidad and Tobago’s 1-0 loss to Mexico
https://www.youtube.com/v/73SB56ql4rs
that referee and his who crew got it so wrong yesterday. imagine the man brought down molino a blatant foul yet the idiot ref gave molino the yellow, Lawrence should protest that yellow. just when you thought there could not be anything worst than English referees who for the most part is rubbish.......these referees in concacaf gave me a whole new prospective on terrible officiating........the worst I have ever seen to be truthful.
We supposed to be the home team playing with the home advantage...from what I seen in these last 2 games with the officiating.... is like we were the "away" team... some real bad officiating all against TNT
Nah. We get way with a offside call on a Panama goal late in that game.
And Panama get away from a penalty..when homeboy push down Kenwyne in the box..right dey for everybody to see...A Mexican slide into Molino... and Molino gets the Yellow.....I mean we could go tit for tat..but TNT got the worst end of the calls period
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whats the goal of all the short corners? And the subs.. I believe the Cap had more to offer and being down, I would have liked to see Garcia on the field. Personally I'm not convinced with Jamille.. yet!
We need to get the coach and players as many friendlies as possible, as it showed last night that he may not know them as individuals/team and what they can offer in a particular situation, as he should yet.
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whats the goal of all the short corners? And the subs.. I believe the Cap had more to offer and being down, I would have liked to see Garcia on the field. Personally I'm not convinced with Jamille.. yet!
We need to get the coach and players as many friendlies as possible, as it showed last night that he may not know them as individuals/team and what they can offer in a particular situation, as he should yet.
He has video archives, I'm sure he saw the previous matches..
To me that is lack of experience...
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Bad officiating
No Bateau? No Levi? Tallest showed desperation with his subs after mexicos goal
Absorbing pressure from Mexico was ill advised and the wrong approach, Tallest showed his inexperience tonight
Very little shots on goal and as a defender, not implementing the press Hart had used to throw Mexico off made a difference
Tallest is too conservative of a coach to be our national team coach, we have regressed severely and will continue to do so under his leadership, this style of football he is implementing is putting us back years ago when we were struggling to find our style of play and couldn't score goals with very little shots on goal... not to mention his choices and selection...
And you have more experience than Dennis, right? Why yuh not coaching somewhere, brother. Ah know is just fan talk so doh bodda wid me, ok?
No I don't have more experience than Tallest, but I've been around football from a very early age and know when a team is not playing well and when a coach put of desperation starts throwing on subs that make no sense...
Ff and the other idiots above are good at deflecting instead of addressing what happened..
We struggled in the offensive Dept last night, Bateau, Boucaud and Levi was left on the bench, our mid looked weak, weakest I've seen in a while.. We had very little attempts at goal and he subbed Jones at the 65' minute? He brings on Boucaud late which added a small spark but not enough time, hyland was invisible most of the match, fading in and out.. we actually saw some cohesiveness when Boucaud came on..
Why is no one observing these things? Cummings to this day is a better mid for national football than Molino, we started playing better football with Cummings in the mid than when Molino was there and that trend is continuing...
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Hart is the new Hardest.
What an unforeseen fate
Lawd ah guh dead :rotfl:
Allyuh keep on deflecting from our loss at home and the poor performance... at least hardest can pass a football and maintain possession under pressure, the poor first touch of Cato created opportunities for Mexico and we turned over the ball because of bad passing..
Keep deflecting and not addressing what really happened, that will continue to regress our football smh
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Did K jones have a shot on goal ... .Jamille Boatswain not proven at this level yet
The lack of shots on goal is a collective problem, rather than an individual one.
How does one become proven without playing?
I know but as a striker how much did he have and how many saves has he forced
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WATCH: Highlights of Trinidad and Tobago’s 1-0 loss to Mexico
https://www.youtube.com/v/73SB56ql4rs
that referee and his who crew got it so wrong yesterday. imagine the man brought down molino a blatant foul yet the idiot ref gave molino the yellow, Lawrence should protest that yellow. just when you thought there could not be anything worst than English referees who for the most part is rubbish.......these referees in concacaf gave me a whole new prospective on terrible officiating........the worst I have ever seen to be truthful.
We supposed to be the home team playing with the home advantage...from what I seen in these last 2 games with the officiating.... is like we were the "away" team... some real bad officiating all against TNT
Nah. We get way with a offside call on a Panama goal late in that game.
And Panama get away from a penalty..when homeboy push down Kenwyne in the box..right dey for everybody to see...A Mexican slide into Molino... and Molino gets the Yellow.....I mean we could go tit for tat..but TNT got the worst end of the calls period
Not trying to go tit for tat. Not counting. Just pointing out that the fact that Panama got a bad call renders your previous statement incorrect.
:beermug:
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Was the flag raise for Kenwyne perhaps?
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Was the flag raise for Kenwyne perhaps?
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Couldn't be. The pass was obviously intended for Joevin. Kenwyne had no part to play in that and should not have even been considered as he was not interfering in the play. I considered that last night and also if it might have been an issue at the time Joevin took the shot but at that point Kenwyne wasn't in the keepers line of sight so, again, should not have been considered to be interfering in the play.
Also that line makes the call look worse than it actually was. Still a bad call though.
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oh I'm glad somebody posted it...clearly wasn't offside....at that point too the AR should not be running forward as he is ahead of the play but should be square so he has an entire view of the field.
doh worry somebody will handle pussyrito soon enough...
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WATCH: Post-match press conference with Head Coach Dennis Lawrence
https://www.youtube.com/v/rFK_e0HNIQY
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WATCH: Post-game comments from midfielder Cordell Cato
https://www.youtube.com/v/8QIDkm1qll8
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Too bad the goal was disallowed..but we got caught napping..we have to do better than that...we still in the fight we have points on the board.
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typical of Mexico football doh..cyah just depend on skill...dive, fake, throw bottle, scratch,pull, fight, harangue officials, an when yuh have everybody in ah mess,an distracted, punish dem with techniquesl, and make sure they doh recover..Yuh need 100 % concentration to beat them..That goal woulda mashup all they plans doh, but dey had already had the officials act 1, scene 3 in the bag... we go jam dem still, it coming
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"T&T in a mess. We're getting robbed everywhere; in our car, in our home, now even in football. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
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Coaching staff and players better be ready to execute wins on the road. Its hard to win on the road in places like CR and Panama but this is the hole we dig ourselves once again in another WC qualifying cycle
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https://www.youtube.com/v/w6uKlQMirXE&feature=youtu.be
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Bad officiating
No Bateau? No Levi? Tallest showed desperation with his subs after mexicos goal
Absorbing pressure from Mexico was ill advised and the wrong approach, Tallest showed his inexperience tonight
Very little shots on goal and as a defender, not implementing the press Hart had used to throw Mexico off made a difference
Tallest is too conservative of a coach to be our national team coach, we have regressed severely and will continue to do so under his leadership, this style of football he is implementing is putting us back years ago when we were struggling to find our style of play and couldn't score goals with very little shots on goal... not to mention his choices and selection...
And you have more experience than Dennis, right? Why yuh not coaching somewhere, brother. Ah know is just fan talk so doh bodda wid me, ok?
No I don't have more experience than Tallest, but I've been around football from a very early age and know when a team is not playing well and when a coach put of desperation starts throwing on subs that make no sense...
Ff and the other idiots above are good at deflecting instead of addressing what happened..
We struggled in the offensive Dept last night, Bateau, Boucaud and Levi was left on the bench, our mid looked weak, weakest I've seen in a while.. We had very little attempts at goal and he subbed Jones at the 65' minute? He brings on Boucaud late which added a small spark but not enough time, hyland was invisible most of the match, fading in and out.. we actually saw some cohesiveness when Boucaud came on..
Why is no one observing these things? Cummings to this day is a better mid for national football than Molino, we started playing better football with Cummings in the mid than when Molino was there and that trend is continuing...
You mad? Angry? Cross?
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Lawrence: We were unlucky.
By Walter Alibey (Guardian).
“Unlucky” was how national football coach Dennis Lawrence described Tuesday’s 1-0 loss to Mexico in the World Cup Qualifier at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo.
His comment at the post match interview came as no surprise after the Soca Warriors opened the scoring with a thunderous left footer by speedy flanker Joevin Jones in the 32nd minute from a pass by midfielder Khaleem Hyland, but Jamaican referee Valdin Legister, after consultation with his compatriot, assistant referee 1 Richard Washington, waved offside when video replays clearly showed the player was on-side.
“I think we were unlucky with the goal that we scored because it was clearly on-side from what I saw,” Lawrence said.
In summing up the match the coach, himself an ex-national defender said he didn’t feel his players had done enough to win the match, saying they didn’t test the Mexican goalie enough to score.
But he however made it clear his troops had done enough to at least get a point from it.
“In terms of our organisation, our structure defensively, we had to lose the game conceded by a set-piece as it was difficult to break us down in open play, but we didn’t do enough to take the game at the other end, we didn’t test their keeper enough so I felt we just fell short in that aspect.
“But in terms of losing the game, I felt we had done enough to get something from it.
“I feel quite disappointed for the boys because I don’t think they deserved that, but that’s football,” Lawrence said disappointingly.
Warriors, which was led by Kenwyne Jones, surrendered the match from a defensive blunder in the 57th minute, allowing an unmarked Diego Reyes the room, time and space to meet a perfectly delivered left-sided corner on the head past a stranded Jan-Michael Williams in post.
The ball rocketed into the roof of the net on impact as Reyes was allowed to roam freely on top the area.
Lawrence believes his team allowed the Mexicans to take control of the ball from early, saying whenever the Warriors won the ball, it was being given back to them.
He called on the players to have more belief in themselves, saying: “I can’t fault the boys for effort but I said to them that we have to believe in how good we can be.
“We spoke about things before the game and then we allow the Mexican team to get too much control of the game.”
Lawrence also called on the team to keep the focus as they face two challenging away matches in June to the United States and Costa Rica, saying it is up to the boys to believe in themselves and believe that they can still qualify.
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Lawrence: We deserved something.
T&T Express Reports.
National football team head coach Dennis Lawrence believes that Trinidad and Tobago deserved at least a point from their World Cup qualifying match that ended in a 0-1 loss to Mexico on Tuesday. But Lawrence also believes his team must be confident of picking up points when they go on the road against the USA and Costa Rica in June.
“I didn’t think we did enough to win the game but we did enough to get something out of the game,” Lawrence said at the post-match press conference. “I think we were a bit unlucky. The goal that we scored was clearly onside, from what I saw.
“I can’t fault the boys for effort. They only thing, I said it: that we need to believe how good we can be,” Lawrence continued. “We have two very difficult games in June, which are going to be two games away from home. We have to prepare ourselves mentally and when we come together as a group, we have to believe that it still can be done.”
Lawrence felt that if anything, his footballers gave Mexico too much respect.
“We allowed the Mexican team to get too much control of the game,” he said. “We had the goal conceded from a set piece. It was difficult to break us down in open play but we didn’t do enough to take the game at the other end. We didn’t test their keeper enough.”
Otherwise, Lawrence felt T&T matched up well with a very good and confident Mexican team which leads the region in qualifying.
“We matched them in a lot of aspects of the game. So, I think in terms of progression, I can take a lot of confidence in our organisation,” Lawrence declared.
“The set piece. That is the defining moment,” he continued. “Because if you keep concentration and you do your job defensively on a set piece, sometimes these are the things that win you and lose you games.”
Meanwhile, Mexican coach Juan Carlos Osori admitted that the match was difficult but was pleased with the result.
“Today was a game where we had to roll up our sleeves and work for it, and the guys understood that,” Osorio said at the post-match conference. “All in all, I think the plan gave us really good results.”
Bad decision.
By Ian Prescott (Express)
“We had a goal taken away from us by some poor decision-making but unfortunately, that’s how the game goes,” Trinidad and Tobago captain Kenwyne Jones said, following his team close 0-1 defeat to Mexico in their World Cup qualifier on Tuesday night at Hasely Crawford Stadium.
T&T scored first, through Joevin Jones but had the effort incorrectly waved offside by Jamaican assistant-referee Richard Washington and the goal subsequently disallowed by another Jamaican, referee Valdin Legister.
“We should have at least had a point from the game, I think, if not go on to win the game,” stated Jones, the experienced former English Premiership striker.
Mexico then went on to win the match with a second-half goal by Diego Reyes, from a corner-kick.
“And then we had a moment of lapse in concentration and it cost us in the end.” the T&T captain lamented.
Overall, Jones was pleased by the performance, as T&T matched zone leaders Mexico in most areas.
“The guys could be proud of their efforts and we could also build on it, looking forward to the other set of games coming up,” Jones added. “In the end, we still did not have a result, so I’m disappointed.”
Even so, the Atlanta United striker does not feel it is beyond T&T getting a good result from the next two games on the road, against the USA and Costa Rica in June.
“It’s necessary to go away and take the points from the team that are at home. So, we have two tough games coming up, USA an Costa Rica. We’re going to buckle down and focus on that when we get together and try and get the points,” Jones said.
“I still have one hundred percent belief in the squad. We still have six games to go, so we going to put our best foot forward.” he declared. “Everyone just has to keep working hard and focus for when we meet up again. The squad is a great one.”
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Was the flag raise for Kenwyne perhaps?
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how come that black line not parallel with the white lines on the track?
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Was the flag raise for Kenwyne perhaps?
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how come that black line not parallel with the white lines on the track?
for goodness sake man stop acting like you don't know the game. the ball was played to Jovin who was in an onside position while kenwin on the other hand was no where near the ball even though he was in an offside position. an offside is never called unless the offside player makes a play for the ball.
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how come that black line not parallel with the white lines on the track?
for goodness sake man stop acting like you don't know the game. the ball was played to Jovin who was in an onside position while kenwin on the other hand was no where near the ball even though he was in an offside position. an offside is never called unless the offside player makes a play for the ball.
some people good kicksey yes. I dunno if I wastin my time but I will try. The person who drew the black line over the image was implying that with his/her line (minus the curved portion, which was obviously a mamaguy) Joevin is on, as we can see the ball just being played to Joevin (by Molino I believe). My point is that the camera is at a bad angle, and in order to draw a proper line with the last defender, we can get clues from the lines used on the track on the far end by where the linesman is running. If you trace a line parallel to those lines that passes through the last defender (the proper angle through which the linesman is looking), it looks like Joevin is offside. All this besides the hundreds of calls to radio stations and posts in here to the contrary - including conspiracies of a fifa planted referee / linesman etc. ... a close call at worse but from the picture looks marginally offside.
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Even with parallel lines he look marginally onside. But it's a closer call than people making it out to be.
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Was the flag raise for Kenwyne perhaps?
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I was listening to Ramesh Ramdan's interview on Sportsmax and he too suggested that the flag may have been raised for Kenwyne as the assistant ref. wasn't aware of the trajectory of the ball when it was played , i.e he thought it was being played to Kenwyne rather than Joevin. However, after reviewing the footage again that doesn't seem likely; the flag was raised just after Joevin got the ball ( and Kenwyne also seemed to me to be marginally onside as well.)
It was a questionable call but we had some of those go in our favor as well....it's not the first time and, unfortunately, it wouldn't be the last time ...that's the game I guess...
Here's a link to the play:
https://my.mixtape.moe/twhhsm.mp4 (https://my.mixtape.moe/twhhsm.mp4)
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you right Michael-j. That is a better angle and taking one frame at a time He was onside. (thanks for sharing the video).
that stinking Fifa! :D
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The linesman was not in line with the play!
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Ah trying to upload -- without success -- a pic of the frame with the 18 yard box included for a better perspective, I gave up!
MEP thanks for finally pointing the IDIOT'S positioning...I know a ton of little teenage refs where I live and one of the FIRST things they try to perfect as young refs, is to stay in LINE WITH THE LAST DEFENDER!!
Where is this joker running going??
That -- to me, and I'm sure it will to football officials if they see this as well -- speaks to high level of incompetency for someone officiating a WC qualifier.
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Few mistakes I saw, the player who was passing the ball to another player, he had to move towards him to pass it because players not making themselves available, so right there, you take 2/3 players off the game.
Secondly, Kenwyne should never be on the wing, leave him center where he is very effective, he should have never been taken off.
T&T was playing to much in the middle, they need to know when and how to attack.
Being a goal down and trying to play like Barca makes no scenes.
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T&T vs Mexico match tops US TV viewership ratings.
By Shaun Fuentes (Guardian).
Telemundo Deportes’ “Rumbo al Mundial” World Cup Qualifying match between T&T and Mexico which was broadcast on March 28, was delivered before an audience of 1.75 million total viewers of which 937,000 were adults between the ages of 18-49, according to Nielsen.
In the US, the T&T vs Mexico encounter ranked as the most watched show in the time period in Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, San Francisco, and Phoenix in the USA, among adults 18 to 49, regardless of language. The much anticipated match reached a cumulative audience of 3 million viewers in Telemundo and nearly 600,000 in Universo.
It beat out the Panama vs USA match which aired following Mexico’s win, at 10 pm ET, delivered 1.4 million total viewers and 811,000 adults 18-49.
Across TelemundoDeportes.com and the Deportes En Vivo App, Trinidad & Tobago vs. Mexico generated over 24,000 livestreams. The Panama vs. USA generated 14,500 livestreams, becoming the most livestreamed non-Mexico Qualifier for the World Cup, surpassing Trinidad y Tobago vs. USA match from November 17, 2015 (13,500 livestreams).
On social media, Telemundo Deportes was #1 in terms of social actions among all Spanish-language sports television networks, on Tuesday, March 28. During that day, Telemundo Deportes reached 8.2 million global users and generated 946,000 native video views on Facebook, of which 527,000 were Facebook Live.
On June 13, the Telemundo network will present live coverage of the Panama vs. Honduras and Costa Rica vs. Trinidad & Tobago matches. Telemundo Deportes, one of the leading providers of sports content in Spanish in the United States, is home to two of the world’s most popular sporting events: the FIFA World Cup™ through 2026 and the Summer Olympic Games through 2032. In addition, Telemundo Deportes broadcasts the FIFA World Cup™ CONCACAF qualifying matches for most of the region, including the Mexico and USA national teams’ away matches.
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This is good for T&T and mainly because of Stephen Hart.
Glad we get more views, hopefully DJW could capitalize on this and get us some top friendlies.
Ah also glad to see 3 million viewers saw that nasty Jamaica referee.