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Football / The mindset is wrong by all

« on: June 05, 2013, 11:36:03 AM »

As with all forums there is always alot of knee jerk reaction to what is present of mind but taking a step back , everyone knows in their heart the core problems to our beloved national football teams and since prevention is better than cure, you can't use the same mindset in place, the perscription being written might only get you through the night and i do stress MIGHT. Shabzz or whatever he calls himself should not have any position  of authority as a Representative of T&T period , not with TREASON on your CV, i have alot of respect for Hutson as a person and as a very good and intelligent player i think his coaching career is still too young and lacks the proper exposure to be too critical at this stage.
 Talent is such a missused word by trini's, MJ had talent but without application he would be another Carmelo Anthony, coaches in trini do not teach the proper application of individuals skills in a team setup as it pertains to international football hence the speed of the game is so much above anything the locals experience and why they look so bad or as if they don't care or are trying. My brother always said football was 90% mental and 10% physical and people wondered why he always made teams and coaches wanted him, as i learned you make the game simple by being able to think faster than your opponent. When local coaches learn to coach towards a higher expectancy rate of mental execution then players will have to up there basic skills of pass move trap move pass move and not slow look at me looking nashy on the ball going nowhere football.
 Without the foundation of real life professional conditions within the TTFA  and all the way down we will be fooling ourselves forever and as for this foreign vs local, all great achievers say i surround myself with people who have achieved more and are smarter than me because they inspire me or tech me how to archive what they have. Only a fool refuses help and a bigger one who gets it but is too busy fighting it to benefit from it. Trinidad has always been blessed with talent , what it has always lacked was leadership

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Football / A generation lost and disrepected because of no video tape

« on: August 21, 2006, 08:17:30 PM »

there seems to be some sort of effort by the younger generation to discredit a man(russell latapy) who anyone who is anyone over the age of 25 in this country both in and out of football will humble with great respect and admiration for an icon's legacy. george best never played in a world cup and yet is still considered one of the best to ever play the game. i know ignorance is bliss with the youth of today, but you dont need a master's to understand the respect afforded among his peers.trinidad and tobago  football has a long history of great players that i, you and many of us has not seen and surely not in their prime should we say because they never played in the epl or la liga they were just ok players. we live in a world of technolgy today we did not have back then, most of the past greats just have the memories of thier generation and if that can live on into other generations ,there had to be something special about thoses players.( VIDEO TAPE OR NOT ). TO THOSE I HAVE AND HAVE NOT SEEN     

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Football / stern ranked 3rd best in championship

« on: August 10, 2006, 03:11:26 PM »

after 2 games he is the 3rd best player according to the ranking system. it is on the coventry home page

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Football / Sky Blues secure T&T's Chris Birchall.

« on: August 04, 2006, 01:45:12 PM »

Birchall goes to Coventry.
By: Shaun Fuentes.[/size]
 
While some of his teammates were heading off to Japan for next week’s friendly, midfielder Chris Birchall was completing a new move to English Championship club Coventry City.
Birchall signed the new deal on Friday afternoon and becomes the third T&T World Cup player to sign with a new club after Shaka Hislop and Kelvin Jack. Birchall agreed to a three-year deal with City in a Division one higher than his ex club Port Vale.
“It’s a massive move for me,” Birchall told TTFF Media on Friday. “I only just signed a couple hours ago and first up I want to thank everyone back in Trinidad and Tobago who have believed in me and supported me since I started playing for the country. Everyone who has been there with me through the entire journey from the players to the coaching staff and  Mr Warner and the rest at the Federation. It was a big decision to take up the offer from Trinidad because I didn’t know what to expect but I came through it.
“Playing for T&T has made me a better player and a better person and I’m just really looking forward to playing for the country for many years again.”
He added that he had his sighs set on moving  a step up after the World Cup.
“Going back to Port Vale which is a club I will always admire was on the cards but I also felt that after what I thought was a half decent performance at the World Cup for me that maybe I could head to the Championship Division. Coventry made the offer and I’m really pleased to be going there because they have a decent history and the club has good ambitions. Going there to join Stern is a also a plus because he’s made me feel welcomed from day one and it’s always great to have someone like him in your club. I can’t wait to be teaming up with him now and the rest of the set up at Coventry, “Birchall added.
And local midfielder Josh Johnson was on the same BWIA flight the T&T team on Friday but on a different mission as he obtained his work permit on Thursday and heading off to begin a two-year deal with English club Wrexham.
He will now join national team defender Dennis Lawrence at the League Two club. Johnson signed the deal last month but was unable to start playing without the work permit but the efforts of agent Mike Berry worked out well for the former Under 20 player who last appeared for the T&T Senior team in 2002.