Fellas, Today is a dark day in Trinidad and Tobago Football.
When I heard we drew with Dominica, I knew today's outcome was inevitable. I still hoped for a miracle. I hoped that our team (having home advantage) would raise their game.
It was not to be.
This is a dark day. Once again we are HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and we make the opposition beat us badly in our home BACKYARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Many people (at least the waggonists) think that because our national senior team make World Cup, our structure is good. This is far from the truth.
This is the reality-
1) Our School System in terms of football is not good.
2) I believe that many coaches in this counrty is sub standard.
3) The TTFA has no proper structure in place for our football.
4) Preparations by our teams for big tournaments are not the best.
5) Many our youth footballers, though talented, are not exposed to top class football till they reach the senior team or get contracts in some Foreign league.
These are just some of the many problems in our football.
If you look at our national senior team alone, the majority of players who comprise the team are foreign base and are over 28.
I hope the money and the experience gained by our footballers in Germany would serve as a foundation for improving a building a better foundation for our football.
The sad truth is that Haiti, Jamaica and may other Caribbean countries have a better football structure than us. The sooner we come to realise this the better.
THIS IS A WAKE UP CALL FOR US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1