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Football / Re: 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Thread.
« on: July 13, 2015, 04:10:23 AM »
Guatemala hold on for the tie pleaseeeee  :praying:

Saw this coming.  Guatemala, quite frankly matches up Better with central American/Mexican teams than they do with teams from the Caribbean... they simply don't know how to handle the physical style and athleticism of the Caribbean boys.  Same is true for El Salvador, if you look closely you will realize that both El Salvador and Guatemala traditionally have significantly less black players in their squad when compared to Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica.  This is no coincidence.

Guatemala has kept themselves in the hunt for a chance to advance... Cuba already eliminated has nothing to play for but pride at this point.

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I don't see that happening. In all likelihood, both Ja and T&Twill end runners up in their respective groups.... Jamaica's group is still wide open, all 4 teams locked on points. Hate to say this, but I suspect Cuba will probably present you guys with a harder challenge than Guatemala.... and Guatemala might end up coming away with a respectable score against Mexico... central American teams match up better with Mexico than does the Caribbean teams imho.

Jamaica will have to fight hard and play a disciplined game to get anything out of the Canada game. At least a point is needed to stay on track.

Some things never change... Once a blue crab, always a blue crab..

Indirectly I'm wishing yard the best and you ups and talking and bunch of rubbish...

Think before you talk and make sure you do your research before you chat that rubbish again..

Ok, no need to blow a fuse bro.  Mexico 3 Guatemala 0, t&t 6 Cuba 0. Done deal.
not with that z team they came with. how you expect cuba to beat us when they were traunched 6-0 by a mexican B team? even if cuba got back their 6 players on time to face us, they have never beaten us in serious competition except for PK's. even when we were a weaker team we held them goaless from the run of play on quite a few occasions, so why when they are at the weakest they have ever been suddenly have the where-with-all to beat us? i don't add up mate.


Actually, you missed the point I made.  read my post again and show me where I said Cuba will beat anyone? 


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I don't see that happening. In all likelihood, both Ja and T&Twill end runners up in their respective groups.... Jamaica's group is still wide open, all 4 teams locked on points. Hate to say this, but I suspect Cuba will probably present you guys with a harder challenge than Guatemala.... and Guatemala might end up coming away with a respectable score against Mexico... central American teams match up better with Mexico than does the Caribbean teams imho.

Jamaica will have to fight hard and play a disciplined game to get anything out of the Canada game. At least a point is needed to stay on track.

Some things never change... Once a blue crab, always a blue crab..

Indirectly I'm wishing yard the best and you ups and talking and bunch of rubbish...

Think before you talk and make sure you do your research before you chat that rubbish again..

Ok, no need to blow a fuse bro.  Mexico 3 Guatemala 0, t&t 6 Cuba 0. Done deal.

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Yuh sleeping ah what, yuh jus make de man point with your first statement, 2nd in groups b and c play each other in the second qtr in nj

Cool, didn't realize second plays second. In any event, I'd like to think that Jamaica would relish T&T over Mexico for a spot in the semis. Should be a good one for the fans.
Hehe heh.

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I don't see that happening. In all likelihood, both Ja and T&Twill end runners up in their respective groups.... Jamaica's group is still wide open, all 4 teams locked on points. Hate to say this, but I suspect Cuba will probably present you guys with a harder challenge than Guatemala.... and Guatemala might end up coming away with a respectable score against Mexico... central American teams match up better with Mexico than does the Caribbean teams imho.

Jamaica will have to fight hard and play a disciplined game to get anything out of the Canada game. At least a point is needed to stay on track.

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Football / Re: Thread for the T&T vs Guatemala Game (9-Jul-2015)
« on: July 10, 2015, 12:55:00 PM »
Good start by the CFU teams...Cuba I believe ran into a Mexican team that looks like they will go all the way and lift the tournament.

Cant say I'm surprised T&T got the better of Guatemala, LOL at them for still using old men like Contreras and Pescadito, who it seems have been playing for Guatemala since i was a little boy.

T&T has Cuba next, so i believe you passage to the next round is pretty much secure alongside Mexico. Jamaica has Canada, anything but a win there will put pressure on the boyz to make it out of the group.

HAiti have the USA next, not an easy game. T&T sitting pretty.

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Football / Re: 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Thread.
« on: July 09, 2015, 02:06:16 AM »
Caribbean teams are looking good so far this tournament... Panama struggled against Haiti, Jamaica matched Costa Rica... and those Guatemalans always come up short against teams that are superior to them physically. I actually believe T&T will get a result also in this game to add to Haiti and  Jamaica's relatively good start so far.  Must be hard for these players to lift their game when playing to man empty stadium though.  That Jamaica Costa Rica game would have been sold out if played in NY or Miami

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Football / Re: 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Thread.
« on: July 09, 2015, 01:57:26 AM »
rudolph austin maybe a grouch and a hater but that man is a live beast. my goodness what an efficient player. if only we had a player like rudolph austin, i could only wonder.

Austin is a gem of a midfielder, packs a decent kick too. Never smiles when he is on duty.

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Football / Re: Jamaica Football Thread.
« on: July 08, 2015, 06:23:14 AM »
a classic case of counting eggs in fowl batty. well the JFF need not worry anyway because their chances of winning the gold cup is slim to none.

Let me break it down for you. What the JFF boss is saying in a nutsell is that the further the team goes into the tournament, the bigger the players bonus payout will be.   I do not believe anyone expects or imply that Jamaica will win the Gold Cup..the players themselves has set a target of Semi-Finals...which is achievable, anything from there is bonus.  not quite getting your "chickens before they hatch" bit.

The players match fee is different from their per-diem, and is also different from match bonuses. The Per-Diems have been an issue of contention in the past.

Unlike the fortunate TTFF, our JFF does not have the luxury to rely on hand-outs for player salaries and bonuses from the central government...I believe the JFF is doing the best they can with what they have (Or are they?).  They just signed a $5M deal with Romai to wear its kits, so its not like the JFF is broke...they players trying to get their piece of the pie...they have delivered the caribbean cup, did better than expected at Copa America...etc

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Football / Re: Jamaica Football Thread.
« on: June 29, 2015, 01:31:53 PM »
A special video for Reggaefart about your people downa yard.

https://www.facebook.com/100004279906758/videos/vob.100004279906758/402251019927558/?type=2&theater




Stick to football fella.... If you agree with this lady then inbox her on FB.... not sure exactly what your intent is posting that here addressed to me. 

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Football / Re: Wht does USA, Mexico and Canada get byes all the time?
« on: June 28, 2015, 06:41:58 AM »
How do you propose they qualify for the tournament then? Mexico is not a member of UNCAF last time I checked, and neither the USA nor Canada belongs to a sub-confed like the CFU or UNCAF.

Unless you are saying let the USA, Canada and Mexico enter a play-off with the two best non-qualifiers from CFU and UNCAF respectively for the final 3 spots...

Canada just played Dominica in world cup qualifying, USA and Mexico are not involved given their lofty position on the FIFA ranking.

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Football / Re: 2015 Olympic Team Thread.
« on: June 28, 2015, 06:25:10 AM »
When did the $$$ to pay for the visa applications get to the TTFA or to the manager or responsible agent of the TTFA?

Your federation is a Incompetent! It should never be the players sole responsibility to secure travel visas/passports etc for tournaments, the federation should facilitate this through the proper channels. Normally, as part of accepting an invitation to represent his country, the federation requires that players submit identification, which in all cases would be a "valid" passport...one that does not expire any time in the next 6 months...if the player is unable to show such, the federation immediately starts the process of acquiring one.  There is always an expedited process to get a passport, some places even have overnight services for additional fees.

How is it that a country such as Jamaica, with all its travel restrictions to North America and Europe seems to manage these situations in a professional manner?

This over-reliance on Government funding for day to day running of a sporting organization seems weird.

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Football / Re: 2015 Copa America Thread
« on: June 23, 2015, 02:07:07 PM »
Please tell me that this article from Oral Tracey was a joke

He cannot be serious.

Oral Tracy is the typical arm-chair football fan who expects our teams to be world beaters and compete on equal footing with Lionel Messi and the best in the world...He probably also think that the local based players are good enough to win the world cup.  :rotfl:


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Football / Re: 2015 Copa America Thread
« on: June 23, 2015, 01:44:07 PM »
13 Jamaica players born in foreign, what kinda youth program they running in Jamaica?

Of the 23 players in the squad that participated in the Copa America, 14 were born in Jamaica, the others outside.

But isn't it to Jamaica's credit that we have such a wide pool of players to choose from in the diasapora?   
Considering the fact that we have given England players such as John Barnes, Raheem Stirling, Daniel Sturridge, Ian Wright etc who are we to not take back some of our own from them?  Ashley Young was once interested in playing for Jamaica, but never got an invite. Imagine that. 

I have three children born in America, they are Jamaicans as much as any other kids born on the island of Jamaica...our constitution says so.

In terms of youth development...the youth players who are good enough to displace any of the seniors will get a chance to come up through the ranks. Makes no sense throwing under-20 players in the lions den before they are ready for the challenge.

Starting 11 vs Argentina
MILLER
MARIAPPA
HECTOR
MORGAN
LAWRENCE
AUSTIN
MCCLEARY
LAING
WATSON
BROWN
MCANUFF

Substitutes
WILLIAMS
PARKES
GRAY
TAYLOR
THOMPSON
KERR
OTTEY
GRANT
MATTOCKS
BARNES
GORDON
DAWKINS

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Football / Re: Coach Hart laments Warriors’ lack of pride.
« on: June 22, 2015, 01:08:59 PM »
i guess yo have not been following our fooball closely because if ou ha the you would know that he's all paid up since december ater the caribbean cup of which the players threatened to strike and not play the final against amaica.

Cool, good to hear he's been paid up but yes, I recall the news breaking at the Caribbean cup finals last November that the coach and players had not been paid, and there was some boycott or something to that effect in the works.

Should never have gotten to that point in the first place. 

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Football / Re: Coach Hart laments Warriors’ lack of pride.
« on: June 22, 2015, 10:58:19 AM »
Unacceptable that your national coach has not been getting paid on a consistent basis. The fact that he remains in the job under such conditions is for another debate. I am sure he could seek legal recourse if he so chooses, given he has a signed contract. He must love the job.

The Jamaica Football Federation avoid these scenarios by, as in the case of Winfried Schaeffer, securing the  $$$ to fund the life of the contract prior to sign the deal. Some of the funds come from allocations to the JFF from the SDF (government agency) and the rest from corporate sponsorships.




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Football / Re: 2015 Copa America Thread
« on: June 22, 2015, 04:57:28 AM »
I wasn't expecting anything like that. Just saying that for Jamaica in this tournament there were both positives (managed to stay relatively organized and concede few goals) and negatives (toothless attack).

Jamaica's problem has forever been inability to score goals..But as anyone with knowledge of the game will tell you, you buld your team around defence first. Darren Mattocks, Giles Barnes, are perhaps average strikers at CONCACAF level, they were never going to score tons of goals at the Copa America...i believe enough chances were created for them to score at least 3 goals in the tournament.  Not quite sure how the coach plans to solve that problem...not easy to fix, its a cultural thing for Jamaica.

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Football / Re: 2015 Copa America Thread
« on: June 21, 2015, 05:42:13 AM »
i must confess i admire your players and their total commitment to their national colors. somehow i wish you could transfer that to our boys who is plagued with the prima donna syndrome particularly kenny jones and peltier. your defense was very organized and your midfield speedy in transition, and if we had a player like mc annuf and austin we would be a totally different team. and yes that kid kemar lawrence is going place what a wonderful defender.  you guys will do well in the gold cup with this team, maybe even win it.

If the players respect the coach and his philosophy he brings, the commitment will come naturally.  Early days yet, but I believe that the players have bought into the coaches overall philosophy and vision...similar to what you had under Beenhakker, and what Jamaica had under previously under Simoes. Otto Pfister I believe also was a good coach for T&T.

If you are going to use an international coach, it must be one that appreciate the people and the culture of the nation. I believe Winfried has a genuine appreciation for Jamaica and its culture. I hope he sticks around and sees out his contract with the JFF.

https://twitter.com/WinniSchaefer

 

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Football / Re: 2015 Copa America Thread
« on: June 21, 2015, 05:00:39 AM »
Here are your facts, straight from the tournament's official website:

Against Uruguay - 0

Against Paraguay - 1

Against Argentina - 1

I suppose you were expecting the likes of Darren Mattocks, Giles Barnes, Deshorn Brown etc to waltz into the Copa America and dominate world class defenders like Zabaleta, Demichelis, Mascharano, Diego Godin etc. You expected these same strikers to out-shoot and outscore Higuain, Cavani, Tevez, Di Maria, Messi?

I suspect you might have been expecting 6-0 and 5-0 scores for Jamaica against these teams before the tournament started.

VS Uruguay
Jamaica had 48.3% posession,
5 corners (they had 2)
19 total crosses (they had 15)
394 total passes (they had 435)
10 Total shots - they had 11 (including shots blocked or off target)

VS Paraguay
Jamaica had 46% posession,
3 corners (they had 7)
16 total crosses (they had 15)
348 total passes (they had 417)
5 Total shots - they had 15 (including shots blocked or off target)

VS Argentina
Jamaica had 30% possession, Argentina had 70% :o 
5 corners (they had 7)
16 total crosses (they had 21)
255 total passes (they had 719  :o )
5 Total shots - they had 19 (including shots blocked or off target)

Good effort from the Africans Jamaicans, something to build on for the Gold cup and good experience for the coach and players.  They had a disciplined tournament, i see 0 red card or suspensions...take that Neymar :)

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Football / Re: 2015 Copa America Thread
« on: June 20, 2015, 08:37:31 PM »
Well, they never got blown out in any of their games. But over all three of them they only managed 2 total shots on goal.

Really?  did you expect Jamaica to rain goals on Argentina's accomplished backline?  Jamaica is two or three good attacking players away from being a decent international team.   I put it to you to Jamaica would do much better against the weaker teams at the tourney, Bolivia, Ecuador etc.  Credit to Winfried Schaeffer.

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Football / Re: Thread for the T&T vs Jordan Game (16-Jun-2015)
« on: June 17, 2015, 01:43:01 PM »
How did El Salvador exactly struggled when they won 4-1 at home last night? Playing away is not easy for anyone, USA struggles too at times.

What was the result in the first leg? I am sure the 30,000 rabid fans in the Cuscatlan must have been intimidating to poor old St Kitts who probably don't even have 30,000 people in their entire population back home (i'm sure they do but you catch my drift).

Bermuda held Guatemala to 0-0 in Guatemala City if i'm not mistaken...in a world cup qualifier. 10 years ago that would be a sure 6-0 thrashing. The tables are turning slowly.








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Football / Re: Thread for the T&T vs Jordan Game (16-Jun-2015)
« on: June 17, 2015, 08:13:50 AM »
IT DOES NOT MATTER WHICH CARIBBEAN TEAMS ARE BETTER IF THEY ALL PLAYING AT POOR QUALITY LEVEL. Get your head out of who is better in the Caribbean bullshit when NO Caribbean team has a strong chance of WC qualification at the moment. I much rather my team qualify for WC than win Caribbean battles. Like I said in a few weeks we will be hearing the same ole story about Jamaica not being ready. I am not getting tie up with this one performance against Uruguay.

Honduras, CR and Panama are ahead of Jamaica and T&T and when we play them it shows! That is what I said earlier! I dont care about El Salvador and Guatemala.


No need for the SHOUTING, I believe we are agreeing to some extent here.  I don't believe there is anyone in the caribbean who would trade a world cup place for a Caribbean title. 

For all the superiority that Panama has shown in the past 10 years, they are yet to make an apperanace at a world cup finals. the craibbean has sent a total of 4 teams to date.



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Football / Re: Thread for the T&T vs Jordan Game (16-Jun-2015)
« on: June 17, 2015, 06:44:11 AM »
Oh well too soon to talk about qualifying fuhWorld Cup - leh we just enjoy another 4cup in we development to Caribbean football supremacy!

Instead of all men putting their heads together for the betterment of football all them fighting down each other for power political edge and pocket change - all ah de from a minister who could take a high road and fight for team support instead everyone trying to squeeze each other balls!

Why hasn't Fenwick ever been invited to assist Hart?  Harris doing the best with all the team has to deal with on and off the field.

Caribbean football supremacy dont mean shit if the entire region is playing at poor quality! This Caribbean supremacy ting is the mindset of the older heads who have T&T football where it is today!

 This belief that being the best among piss poor playing nations in the Caribbean is actually something to be proud about..smdh!  The goal should always be to qualify for the WC which means you have to be one of the better teams in CONCACAF


You are showing too much respect to the central american teams...they are not as good as you make them out to be. El Salvador and Guatemala struggled recently against caribbean opponents in world cup qualifying, they barely scraped through over two legs...Guatemala lost heavily i believe 5 goals to 0 against the same Uruguay team that struggled to beat Jamaica the other day just days before the start of the Copa. Panama was totally taken apart also by Ecuador 4-0 too in a pre-tournament warm up. Venezuela recently defeated Honduras twice, Peru once, and just the other day they also defeated Columbia. They ran into Jmaica a couple months ago in a friendly and lost that game 2-1...The same Rondon guy who scored to sink Colombia scored a similar goal in the Jamaica game.

Point is, while you are seeing caribbean teams as pooor teams, i have reason to think that some Caribbean teams are better than others...there are a few who have better supprt systems in place at the federation level, a wider pool of players to choose from, and decent coaches that have coached at the highest level. You cant group a team like Dominica and Jamaica in the same class IMO.



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Football / Re: Thread for the T&T vs Jordan Game (16-Jun-2015)
« on: June 16, 2015, 12:23:16 PM »
We talking about Jamaica taking licks in the Copa, while we just got our asses handed to us against a team ranked 103, right above Antigua.

Nothing wrong with taking licks from sides ranked in the top 8 of teams in the world.
Jamaica had 11 shots on goal, Uruguay had 10
Jamaica had 5 corners Uruguay had only 2.
Posession was only a 4% difference 48% to 52%

If that is licks ill take it.

Argentina = #3 world ranked
Uruguay = #8 world ranked
Jamaica = # 65 world ramked
Paraguay = # 85 world ranked

Trinidad and Tobago played its best football under Dutchman Leo Beanhakker, and Jamaica has looked as Organized as they have ever looked under the German Winfried Schaeffer. Of the Jamaica players currently at the COPA, only 3 of them are based in Jamaica, likely non of them will see action. I see T&T has a number of local players in this game. Not saying the players are rubbish, just saying the level of play in a domestic league is not going to prepare players for international competition.

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Football / Re: 2015 Copa America Thread
« on: June 14, 2015, 06:03:27 PM »
Schaefer’s Boyz give positive show even as they fall to Uruguay
By Ian Burnett (Jamaica Observer).


ANTOFAGASTA, Chile -- It was more than the cliché 'David vs Goliath' story.

It was the unknown Caribbean champions Jamaica, ranked 65 on the Coca-Cola FIFA list, taking on the two-time World Cup champions Uruguay, 15-time kings of South America.

Very few had given the invited guests from CONCACAF a winning chance against Uruguay in the opening Group B game inside the Estadio Regional Calvo y Bascunan at this the 44th edition of Copa America Chile 2015.

In the end, the Reggae Boyz gave as much as they got, and even more in a very professional display, despite going down 0-1, courtesy of a second-half strike from Cristian Rodriquez.

The result left Jamaica bottom of the four-team group without a point, with Uruguay ahead, followed by Argentina and Paraguay on one point each, having played out a pulsating 2-2 result inside Estadio La Portada in La Serena.

Jamaica will oppose Paraguay at 6:00 pm (4:00 pm Jamaica time) on Tuesday at the same venue here, while Argentina will oppose Uruguay in a gigantic clash two-and-a-half hours later at the same stadium in La Serena.

Sticking rigidly to the game plan, the Reggae Boyz sat composed behind the ball and matched their more illustrious opponents throughout the first half, oftentimes creating panic on the counterattack, even while dishing out a bit of flair, for which the continent is renowned.

Jamaican goalkeeper DuWayne Kerr had very little to worry about until he was forced into his first real save near the interval when he got down smartly to collect a left-footed drive from Rodriquez on the second attempt.

But in what was the key moment which might have given the Boyz the edge in the first half, Darren Mattocks broke into the penalty area after a fine run and team play on the left, instigated by Simon Dawkins. The wily Derby County player picked out Mattocks with a beautiful pass and the Vancouver frontman cut between the two towering Atletico de Madrid centre backs, Jose Gimenez and captain Diego Godin, but with goalkeeper Fernando Muslera at his mercy, Mattocks mishit his right-footed effort which was gratefully accepted by the Uruguayan number one.

The largely Chilean crowd inside the stadium displayed their appreciation for the disciplined first-half performance by roundly cheering the Jamaican team off the pitch, clearly surprised at its high standard of play.

But as fate would have it, the Boyz would pay for that miss, as only seven minutes into the second half the defending champions struck, thanks largely to the generosity of Ecuadorean referee Carlos Vera.

As new boy Michael Hector battled with Diego Rolan for the ball, Vera whistled for a foul on the forward, much to the chagrin of the players in yellow. They sensed the danger, as the freekick was awarded just a few metres from the goal line, and just outside the 18-yard box on the left.

Nicolas Lodeiro whipped in the ball at the back post where Jose Gimenez smartly headed back to the centre for Rodriquez to pounce with an easy side foot tap in just ahead of Captain Rodolph Austin.

The Jamaicans pushed back at their opponents and had a few half-chances, with headers from Giles Barnes and Deshorn Brown going agonisingly wide from left side crosses by substitute Lance Laing. Barnes also had a volleyed effort off target with Muslera scrambling across his goal.

As the final whistle approached, and the Boyz still on the hunt for a goal, Uruguay went close to adding to their tally when substitute Christian Stuani volleyed into the ground and over the crossbar after Edinson Cavani had beaten the back line to provide an inviting cross to the centre.

In the end, the positive result went Uruguay's way, but some of the Jamaican players and support staff still conjured up the desire to snap pictures with Cavani at mid pitch, the Paris Saint-Germain striker being the undoubted, most high-profile player in the team, especially with Barcelona's Luis Suarez suspended from the tournament by FIFA following his biting incident at last year's World Cup Finals against Italy.

The top two teams from each of the three groups advance to the knockout stage, as do the two best third-placed teams.

Teams

Jamaica -- DuWayne Kerr, Michael Hector, Wes Morgan, Adrian Mariappa, Kemar Lawrence, Rodolph Austin, Joel McAnuff, Garath McCleary, Simon Dawkins (Lance Laing 54th), Giles Barnes, Darren Mattocks (Deshorn Brown 75th).

Subs not used: Dwayne Miller, Daniel Gordon, Romeo Parkes, Hughan Gray, Dino Williams, Allan Ottey, Joel Grant, Jermaine Taylor, Ryan Thompson.

Booked: McAnuff (27th)

Uruguay -- Fernando Muslera, Jose Gimenez, Diego Godin, Carlos Sanchez (Christian Stuani 73rd), Alvaro Pereira, Cristian Rodriquez (Giogian de Arrascaeta 64th), Diego Rolan, Nicolas Lodeiro (Alvaro Gonzalez 86th), Maximiliano Pereira, Egidio Arevalo, Edinson Cavani.

Subs not used: Jorge Fucile, Abel Hernandez, Rodrigo Munoz, Gaston Silva, Guzman Pereira, Mathias Cotujo, Sebastian Coates, Jonathan Rodriquez, Martin Silva.

Booked: Gimenez (59th), Godin (84th)

Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

Assistant Referees: Cristian Lezcano (Ecuador), Byron Romero (Ecuador)

Fourth Official: Jorge Osorio (Chile)

I'm bitterly disappointed in the result, but very pleased by the disciplined play of the boys.   The next game vs Paraguay will be an interesting one.  Schaeffer clearly has gotten the players to buy into his concept of how the game should be played.  Todays 1 - 0 victory by Venezuela of Columbia also shows indirectly how Jamaica compares to the remaining teams, as Jamaica had a very comfortable victory over this Venezuelan team a month or so ago in Montego Bay.

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Football / Re: 2015 Copa America Thread
« on: June 13, 2015, 02:10:41 PM »
Jamaica's problem is lack of world class finishers. Mattocks did well to create that chance but totally fluffed the final shot after being left one on one with Muslera. Uruguay is unaccustomed to Jamaica's physical style, still struggling to find their rhythm but you get the feeling they are coming into their own and will throw their all into it as the second half progresses

Uruguay 1 - 0 Jamaica Rodríguez 60th.

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Football / Re: 2015 Copa America Thread
« on: June 08, 2015, 04:49:50 PM »
Fitness a top priority as Boyz ready for Copa America baptism

ANTOFAGASTA, Chile -- Acquiring the requisite match fitness for a number of the Reggae Boyz in time for Saturday's opening Group B encounter with defending champions Uruguay is now the main aim of physical trainer Andre Waugh.



The Reggae Boyz arrived at their training base here in Antofagasta last Friday afternoon with only 14 players, three locally based and the others primarily from Europe. However, they have since been joined by four others, including three from Major League Soccer in the United States, with another three players expected in today, then one tomorrow, and Je-Vaughn Watson, the last player, expected on June 14.

The Boyz were the first team in the 12-team competition to arrive in the host country, but the technical staff can take no solace from that fact as most of the other teams had already assembled at their respective homes and started preparing.

In fact, a number of teams have engaged in friendly fixtures as they fine-tune for Thursday's opening game in the 99-year-old tournament, which features some of the best international teams in world football.

For Waugh, the job now is to get the players, who will join the camp with various levels of fitness, in sync physically.

"It's really a situation that we are assessing," Waugh told the Jamaica Observer shortly after the team's first full training session at the Parque Juan Lopez (Juan Lopez Park) on Saturday evening.

He added: "We have players who have come in from playing a 10-month season, those players in the English Premiership and those in the Jamaican Premier League, and there are others in the English Championship, who would have ended their season a month ago, so it is trying to find the best way possible to get the squad as balanced as we can for the tournament."

Nonetheless, Waugh's early diagnosis is that the players are in fairly good condition.

"I think they are in good stead, from discussions with some of the players, especially those in the Championship," he explained. "They have been training on their own and they would have had post-season workout programmes from their clubs, so from what we are seeing, we believe that with a week to go we can really get them to a decent level."

It is noticeable that Wes Morgan, the Leicester City captain, and Adrian Mariappa of Crystal Palace, have been religious visitors to the gymnasium in the mornings, ahead of breakfast.



But for those who might be off the boil a little, Waugh has a programme in place to enhance their physical fitness.

"We plan to have additional workouts for those players who would have stopped playing a month ago; while taking into consideration that there are others who have played for 10 months and the issue of regeneration and recovery is important for them, so it is having a strategy that suits the individual players of the separate groups of players," he said.

"There are other players who will be coming in from the MLS who are currently in their season, so we anticipate another level of fitness coming from them," he added.

Meanwhile, team physician Dr Derrick McDowell informed the Observer that an application was made for an emergency Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) for about two players. According to Dr McDowell, the application was deemed necessary after he executed the mandatory medical examinations which will be supplied to the organising committee.

"We have to do a medical on all players... a history examination in a series of tests. So far we have completed 15 medicals and everybody is fine... a few little concerns with some medications that a few of the players might be on, so we will have to apply for an emergency Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) for about two players, but so far everybody is fine, no injuries being carried that would potentially put a player out of the tournament," explained Dr McDowell.

In explaining how the process works, the physcian said: "You have to basically know what medication the player is on, why they are on the medication, so you make your reports and we send it through to JADCo and it goes through the TUE committee for scrutiny and a final ruling."

He has since confirmed that the application process has started.

And in adding his voice to the players' physical readiness, he said: "All the prime tests done so far indicate that they are fit and ready."

And regarding the other players to arrive, he said as soon as they do, they will have their medicals done.

Jamaica open against Uruguay at 2:00 pm (Jamaica time) on Saturday inside the Estadio Regional Calvo y Bascunan, then take on Paraguay three days later at the same venue at 4:00 pm (Jamaica time) before closing out against the Lionel Messi-led Argentina at 4:30 pm inside the estadio Sausalito in Vina del Mar on Saturday, June 20.

The top two sides from each of the three groups advance to the knockout stage, along with the two best third-placed teams.

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Football / Re: Curacao gets late winner over T&T.
« on: June 08, 2015, 11:56:16 AM »
WTF
Like allyuh aint see who is the coach of the opposing team??   ;D

Allyuh want ah Cortina to outrun ah Kingswood.

http://www.otodata.com/compare.php?car1=76559&car2=63744

How is it that Curacao can participate in world cup qualifiers but teams such as Guadeloupe and Martinique are not allowed to?

The thing with these teams is that they play well on home turf and in confitions they are familiar with, but fold when playing in places like central america.

Will be intersting to see how far curacao gets in WCQ.

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Football / Re: 2015 Copa America Thread
« on: June 07, 2015, 02:32:06 AM »


ANTOFAGASTA, Chile -- As Jamaica's national senior footballers begin preparations for their first-ever participation in the South American football championship, more popularly known as Copa America, they will be receiving help from Spain.

As the players, including 14 from the 23-man squad, prepared to board a LAN aircraft from Santiago to Antofagasta on Friday, they were joined by a familiar face, Carlos Garcia, the Spaniard who had coached Montego Bay United from the start of the 2014-2015 season, through to April when he was unceremoniously dumped by the St James outfit, despite the club being very close to qualification to the semi-finals.

But the respect for the man from the European nation which won the 2010 World Cup champions was evident, as he exchanged seemingly warm embraces from the two Montego Bay United players in the party, Dino Williams and Allan Ottey.

Garcia, on the recommendation of head coach Winfried Schaefer, and the blessing of the Jamaica Football Federation, has been appointed to provide video analysis of the opponents.

In fact, it is a function he has performed before at the 2014 Caribbean Cup, when Jamaica emerged champions, and in the following friendly games against Venezuela and Cuba.

"Mainly video analysis of the teams we are playing against, the weaknesses and the strengths of all the teams and to present that to the technical staff and the players," explained Garcia.

He added: "I've seen about two or three matches of each team that we are going to play against, and the Uruguay report is done already, and the others we are going to wait to see them play in the Copa America to finish those reports."

Displaying immense modesty, Garcia said he doesn't know how important his work is, as he only wanted to help coach Schaefer and the Jamaican team to do well.

"It is just information for the players to know what to expect from each of the teams that we will have to play and to help the technical staff to develop a more accurate plan."

An added value that the Spaniard brings to the set-up, especially at this time, is his ability to speak Spanish.

Meanwhile, he noted that he was upset that Montego Bay United lost the Red Stripe Premier League final to Arnett Gardens. He said Montego Bay United are a "great team" and despite the loss, they could consider having a "good season" having contested the Flow Champions Cup final, as well as reaching the semi-finals of the Caribbean Football Union Club Championships, and qualifying for the CONCACAF phase of the said tournament.

He added that he's not sure how much credit he should get for the team's ultimate success, but that he was happy to see two of the club's players making the transition to the national team.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/Boyz-get-Spanish-help-from-a-familiar-face_19086711

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Football / Re: FIFA News Thread.
« on: May 27, 2015, 12:51:33 PM »
So far not seeing anything to implicate one Mr Horace Burrell. He is in fact in Zurich with a three member Jamaica delegation and was staying at the said Hotel where the arrests took place.  I do know that he is close buddies of Webb on and off the field, I have no doubt that it was through Webb's connections (no pun) that got Jamaica invited to Copa America 2015.

Jamaica recently signed a sponsorship deal middle-east based kit manufacturers Rommai Sport...I believe the guy opposing Blatter is from that area.

http://iriefm.net/jff-president-captain-horace-burrell-heads-3-man-delegation-for-fifa-congress/

 

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