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Football / Re: Bulk of Haitian U-17 team deserts in New York

« on: June 16, 2007, 09:31:58 AM »

Continental kings prepare for finals

(FIFA.com) Friday 15 June 2007

With only two months to go before the start of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, hosts Korea Republic welcome seven qualified teams from across the globe to a mini tournament which starts on Saturday.

Although there are no European representatives, no less than five regional champions will participate in the week-long competition: eight-time South American U-17 champions Brazil, tournament regulars USA, reigning Asian champions Japan, Africa's Golden Eaglets Nigeria, and newly crowned Oceanian kings New Zealand.

Six out of eight venues for Korea 2007 - namely Changwon, Cheonan, Gangyang, Goyang, Suwon and Ulsan - will have dress rehearsals for the tournament, while the remaining two cities (Jeju and Seoul) proved themselves capable of staging a world finals five years ago.

Final tests
Curtain raisers for Group A will be held in Goyang, with Korea Republic taking on Brazil and Haiti facing off against Ghana on Saturday. Coach Park Kyung-Hoon thinks the group matches will provide a good opportunity to prepare for the finals, where the hosts will meet Peru, Costa Rica and Togo. "I'm relieved to have a chance to play against a strong African side like Ghana. Haiti are also a good team who finished first in their qualifying group," said the 45-year-old.

While the Brazilians have sent a strong party, including talismanic attacking midfielder Lulinha and star forward Maicon, Haiti may have a difficult time adapting to a week in the Far East. The Islanders had to reinforce their squad after 13 players missed their flight to Seoul, the newcomers arriving only 11 hours before kick-off.

Group B, meanwhile, looks even more intriguing due to all four teams reigning as champions of their respective continents in the youth category. USA coach John Hackworth believes the tournament will be a turning point in their preparations. "This will be a very good tournament for our players to go up against quality competition. (Before the finals) We'll also try and get to South Korea early to get accustomed to the time difference," he said.

Japan, coached by Hiroshi Jofuku, are set to entertain USA in their opening game in Gwangyang. Although their brightest star Yoichiro Kakitani could not make the trip due to his club commitments, Japan's top marksman in qualifying, Jin Hanato, will again be present to lead their line.

After the group stage, the two runners-up will play off for third place, before the group winners face each other for the title in Cheonan on Saturday, 23 June.

Eight-nation U-17 tournament

Group Stage
16-21 June 2007

Group A (Goyang, Suwon, Cheonan)
Korea Republic
Brazil
Haiti
Ghana

Group B (Gwangyang, Changwon, Ulsan)
Japan
USA
New Zealand
Nigeria

Third Place Play-off
23 June 2007
Between the runners-up in groups A & B

Final
23 June 2007
Between the winners of groups A & B

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Football / Re: Bulk of Haitian U-17 team deserts in New York

« on: June 15, 2007, 11:03:37 AM »

Korea Republic hosting U-17 Tournament of Eight Nations

Group Phases

June 16-21, 2007

Group A (Goyang, Suwon, Cheonan)
Korea Republic
Brasil             
Haïti             
Ghana           

Group B (Gwangyang, Changwon, Ulsan)
Japan         
USA         
New Zealand
Nigeria       

Match for 3rd Place
June 23, 2007
Between the second placed teams from Group A & B

Final
June 23, 2007
Between the first placed teams from Group A & B

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Football / Re: Thread for the T&T vs Guatemala game.

« on: June 11, 2007, 07:40:03 AM »

For anyone who said the soca warriors are the best in the Caribbean, i beg to differ. Warner cradled the team too much, letting them play almost all their matches at home, i already knew the Gold Cup was going to be a rude awakening for them, that's how it goes.

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Football / Re: Haiti vs Canada

« on: June 11, 2007, 07:33:43 AM »

This group is WAY too close. Costa Rica, which only has 1 point after 2 matches can still even win the group tonight.

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Football / Re: Here is the 2007 T&T U-17 Team & full schedule.

« on: June 06, 2007, 12:36:20 AM »

Blatter: A U-17 Pre-World Cup Invitational to kick off later this month

In preparation for the upcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup which kicks off next month in Korea Republic, FIFA President Joseph Blatter has helped setup a U-17 Inter-Confederation invitational tournament which will also be held in Korea Republic later this month. Invited to this tournament are the champions and best squads from every confederation, the 8 teams that will take part in this competition are Brazil, Nigeria, Ghana, Spain, Haiti, Japan, New Zealand, and the hosts, Korea Republic.

For most fans this competition is like a "U-17 Confederations Cup" since it will kick off 1 month before the FIFA U-17 World Cup takes place next month. Interestingly enough it will be good preparation for Nigeria, Haiti, and Japan which will all meet each other again in group D next month while the young kiwis of New Zealand will get a preview of Brazil's young samba kings.

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Football / Blatter: A U-17 Pre-World Cup Invitational to kick off later this month

« on: June 02, 2007, 11:56:25 AM »

Blatter: A U-17 Pre-World Cup Invitational to kick off later this month

In preparation for the upcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup which kicks off next month in Korea Republic, FIFA President Joseph Blatter has helped setup a U-17 Inter-Confederation invitational tournament which will also be held in Korea Republic later this month. Invited to this tournament are the champions and best squads from every confederation, the 8 teams that will take part in this competition are Brazil, Nigeria, Ghana, Spain, Haiti, Japan, New Zealand, and the hosts, Korea Republic.

For most fans this competition is like a "U-17 Confederations Cup" since it will kick off 1 month before the FIFA U-17 World Cup takes place next month. Interestingly enough it will be good preparation for Nigeria, Haiti, and Japan which will all meet each other again in group D next month while the young kiwis of New Zealand will get a preview of Brazil's young samba kings.

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Football / Re: Liburd: Wim's Babes creep past Haiti

« on: May 30, 2007, 04:00:35 AM »

Before monday i had alot of respect for styles that teams like Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, and Cuba play. But yesterday's match was very dirty, as a fan i didn't want to even risk throwing key players out there which explains why Haiti's coach took 4 starters out by halftime. It looked like the soca warriors were deliberately trying to take Haitian players out with their off timed and away from the ball tackles. Haitian players started getting into it too but the referee shouldn't have let it happen in the first place. It was a great goal by Toussaint but for those reasons i hope the FIFA committee takes a look at the match. I also hope Haiti meets Trinidad & Tobago in the Gold Cup or at least in a friendly in Port-au-Prince in the near future.

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Football / Re: Thread for the T&T vs Haiti game

« on: May 28, 2007, 09:38:33 PM »

hard luck haiti, caribean champs who?  ride out!

Yeah it's funny, since the last 3 times those teams have met have been in your country.

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Football / Re: Boca and the Libertadores cup

« on: May 26, 2007, 11:16:04 AM »

Sony Norde, who plays for Haiti's U-20 squad, is currently playing in the Boca Juniors Academy, i hope he gets his chance someday to played for senior squad.

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Football / Re: World Cup U-17 news: Haiti & Peru battle to 2 draws

« on: May 24, 2007, 11:31:32 PM »

good luck to both Caribbean teams. Make the West Indies proud!!!

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Football / World Cup U-17 news: Haiti & Peru battle to 2 draws

« on: May 23, 2007, 12:01:12 AM »

A friendly series between the U-17 squads from Peru & Haiti took place last weekend in St-Marc and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Both squads using this series as preparation for the upcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea Republic. The series was to be better preparation for Peru since they will face Costa Rica in group A, while Haiti has no South American opposition in Group D.



The Jotitas had came off a commanding 3-1 victory over Honduras(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZTnVGntgzU). The first match which was played last friday in St-Marc ended in a 1-1 draw. The second was to be played in the nation's capital at Stade Sylvio Cator.


Home crowd

The young South Americans jumped to an early 2-goal lead but it would not go so well in the second half as the hosts took advantage of their midfield and continued to cut through Peru's defense and almost came away with a victory if it had not have been for the superb saves from Peru's goalkeeper. The match finished 2-2.


Peruvian fans


Young cheerleaders


Digicel cheerleaders
Good Luck to both teams this summer.

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Football / Re: 2007 U-17 Draw: T&T in tough group.

« on: May 17, 2007, 07:03:36 AM »

Wow! It doesn't look good at all for us, guys.

In TnT's group colombia and ghana are hard to beat teams. Colombia for instance only lost to Argentina 2-1 and drew Brazil 0-0. They pulverized the other teams 5-0, 3-0 etc. Ghana has always had strong youth teams. They are the runners-up of the African tournament! Believe it or not, TnT's best chance may be against Germany if the various qualifying rounds are of any indication of the teams' strenght. Germany finished fifth in UEFA and qualified through a playoff against Holland.

Haiti's group is quite surprising. 3 out of the 4 teams in Group D are group winners in their respective confed tournaments. Japan won the Asian tournament while Nigeria dominated the African one with an impressive record of 7 Wins (2-0 over fancy rival Ghana), 0 draw, 0 defeat. Haiti will definitely need to beat France, which finished 4th in Europe.

So, it won't be easy for the caribbean sides. But, we will fight.

At least Haiti isn't wasting any time in preparations. Peru's U-17 squad, which will be playing in group A this summer, is already in Haiti getting ready for their 2 exhibition matches.

Peru U-17 vs. Haiti U-17

match 1 will be played on friday, May 18th at 3:00 PM in St-Marc (Parc Levelt)

match 2 will be played on sunday, May 20th at 4:00 PM in Port-au-Prince (Stade Sylvio Cator)

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Football / Re: 2007 U-17 Draw: T&T in tough group.

« on: May 17, 2007, 05:52:45 AM »

i had a strong feeling Haiti and France would be in the same group. I can't wait for that matchup

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Football / FIFA U-17 World Cup Korea 2007 official draw tomorrow

« on: May 16, 2007, 06:19:40 PM »

Contenders await their fate
  

(FIFA.com) 16 May 2007

The Grand Ballroom of the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul is the venue for the Official Draw of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which takes place on Thursday 17 May at 18:00 (local time).
Representatives from the 24 qualified teams will be in attendance when FIFA's Head of Competitions, Jim Brown, together with four special guests from the Host Country, perform the ceremony.

FIFA.com will be reporting direct from the Grand Hyatt Hotel to give you unrivalled coverage of the Draw - including reaction from coaches and officials.

But what of the prospects of the teams involved? We take a look in this exclusive preview.

Many people's favourites to win the tournament, Brazil, qualified in impressive fashion. Finalists in five of the last six editions of the world finals, the Seleção will nonetheless be wary of African underdogs, who have upset them in group stage matches before.

Peru will be eager to avoid a repeat of two years ago, when they failed to win a single match, but Colombia, in contrast, will be keen to emulate their first phase exploits the last time they made an appearance at the FIFA U-17 World Cup, when they eased through a competitive Group A at Finland 2003 en route to the semi-finals. In Cristian Nazarith, they certainly have a player capable of illuminating the tournament.

Like Brazil, Argentina have also struggled against African opposition in the first phase, but they are promising to send an eye-catching squad to the Far East as they seek to claim a greater prize than the bronze medals they pocketed in 1991, 1995 and 2003.

Nigeria and Ghana, who have two FIFA U-17 World Cup titles apiece, both qualified for the global showpiece, where they will be joined by continental rivals Togo and Tunisia. The Nigerians will enter the tournament with the distinction of being African champions, a feat they achieved by beating Togo without one of their leading lights, Haruna Lackman. New Zealand's stand-out performer, Costa Barbarouses, was present throughout their eye-catching road to OFC U-17 Championship gold, though, and the rest of the field in Korea will have their work cut out attempting to nullify the threat he poses.
 
The USA will also head to Asia in high spirits after ensuring their proud status as tournament ever-presents continued. With Billy Schuler ready to vindicate his hype and Ellis McLoughlin now back in the fold, the US are confident they can better their fourth placed finish at New Zealand 1999. CONCACAF will also be represented by Haiti, Honduras, Costa Rica and Trinidad & Tobago.

Yoichiro Kakitani emerged as the undoubted star of the AFC U-17 Championship, and his drive from the engine room will be crucial to the Japanese challenge. Korea DPR, who lost out to the Japan after extra time in the continental decider, will also form part of the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup field along with hosts Korea Republic. The two biggest surprises on the qualifiers' list are Asian minnows Tajikistan and Syria, whose places at the finals are due largely to the predatory instincts of Davrondzhon Tukhtasunov and Mohamed Jaafar respectively.

After again proving to be England's nemesis in the UEFA European U-17 Championship final, Bojan Krkic will now be keen to showcase his prodigious talent on Korean turf as Spain look to secure the world title in the category that has so far proven elusive. For their part, England will debut at the FIFA U-17 World Cup, while Belgium, France and Germany will also fly the flag for Europe.

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Football / Re: Mexico, Haiti, El Salvador, and TnT in Digicel mini tournament

« on: April 26, 2007, 08:53:05 AM »

this sounds serious...as a Haitian fan i look forward to it

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Football / Re: A new dawn for troubled Haiti

« on: April 26, 2007, 06:19:34 AM »

According to CONCACAF President Jack Warner, It looks like the CONCACAF region will be sending 6 teams instead of 4 to compete in this year's Pan-Am Games in Argentina. The U-22 squads from Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico, & USA had already qualified for the competition this summer but Haiti has been invited since both the Haitians & the reggae boyz have the best records in the Caribbean and will be strong contenders in the Olympic Qualifiers. Haiti will possibly be joined by either Canada, Honduras, or El Salvador.

The 2007 Pan American Games kick off in July, & will be hosted in Argentina. Brazil will be the only country not sending their U-22 squad as they will be sending their U-20 team to the competition.

CONCACAF: (Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico, USA, Haiti, ?)

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Football / Re: Honduras to host CONCACAF U-17 Final Round Group A this week

« on: April 08, 2007, 11:02:32 PM »

FIFA U-17 World Cup Korea Republic 2007
Haiti and Honduras hit the high road


Haiti's Jean Fabien celebrates his a goal against El Salvador

(FIFA.com) 09 Apr 2007

Caribbean outsiders Haiti reached their first FIFA U-17 World Cup thanks to some impressive performances in CONCACAF Qualifying Group A in Tegucigalpa, Honduras between 4 and 8 April. Under the stewardship of coach Jean-Yves Labaze, the technically gifted - but previously disorganised - islanders found their true form and stormed to the top of the group thanks to two draws and a 3-0 thumping of El Salvador. The Haitians will be joined in the Far East by fellow debutants and qualifying hosts Honduras who also finished on five points from two draws and a win, but were edged out for first on goal difference.
If Haiti's surge was a substantial surprise, mighty Mexico's lethargic and toothless display in the Honduran capital had pundits and fans alike scratching their heads in complete befuddlement. The defending world champions failed to summon up the inspiration that their previous crop - led by Giovanni Dos Santos and Carlos Vela - produced down in Peru two years ago to bring a first major world trophy back home to Mexico. With three points from three draws and only scoring one goal, world-beater head coach Jesus Ramirez' youthful El Tri will be heading back home with many questions that need answering. Finishing just above whipping boys El Salvador in the final standings was not exactly what was expected of the green-clad side upon arrival in Honduras.


Haiti's players celebrate their victory over El Salvador

Few would have put their money on Haiti making too many waves in the qualifying competition at the outset, much less on their winning the group outright. But after their first match on Wednesday 4 April it became clear that these were not the Haitian doormats of previous competitions - as their runners-up finish at last year's CONCACAF Youth Cup might have suggested.

Facing a hostile and boisterous Honduran home crowd in their first outing, the islanders managed a highly credible draw against the talented local outfit. They opened the scoring on 15 minutes through Jean Francis Fabien Vorbe and, despite allowing an equaliser just three minutes later, hung on to pull out a hard-earned point.

Their second match saw the Haitians align a sense of defensive assurance with their ages-old technical brilliance - a 0-0 draw with Mexico had them in good shape heading into their third and final game against struggling El Salvador. They then turned on the style on 8 April and a three-goal outburst was enough to see them sail to an easy win (3-0) and seal first place in the group thanks to Honduras' 0-0 draw with Mexico later in the day which was marred by two red cards and very little creative football of any kind.

Considering their hot form down in Tegucigalpa, the future is looking bright for Haiti, whose senior side were crowned champions of the Caribbean for the first time just one month ago.


Honduras heat up
Runners-up and fellow world finalists Honduras will also be fancying their chances of good times in Korea, having put a dubious distinction to rights during their qualifying run. The only side to have participated in all 12 U-16 and U-17 CONCACAF qualifying tournaments, they had never reached a FIFA U-17 World Cup. All that so-close-yet-so-far disappointment is over now, though, as the Central Americans will be heading to their debutant party in the Far East this summer with hopes of pulling some results against the big boys of Planet Football.


Honduras' players celebrate after their draw with Mexico

The three remaining CONCACAF contenders at Korea 2007 will be known after Qualifying Group B in Kingston, Jamaica between 28 April and 6 May. The United States - the only side to have qualified for every U-17 world showpiece since its inception back in 1985 - will take on the colourful host Jamaicans, Central American powers Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago and Canada to decide which three sides will round out the five teams from North, Central America and the Caribbean to travel to the Far East for this summer's festivities.

Save for UEFA (Europe), CONCACAF is only confederation sending five nations to Korea 2007.

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Football / Re: Thread for the T&T vs Guadeloupe game

« on: March 26, 2007, 07:15:47 AM »

          I'm a Haitian fan and i think Haiti, T&T, Jamaica, and Cuba all have the resources to do well internationally. The difference with the soca warriors is their team is completely BRAND NEW. It doesn't matter so much that their young, it's just that if the squad which represented T&T at the world cup were still playing internationally then most of the current squad wouldn't even have gotten a shot. And most fans aren't helping the situation either.

           For this squad to become more successful they need to find their own identity and get away from the ridicule they receive because they can't live up to their predecessors. The good news about saturday was that the soca warriors were playing away from home and they need to do alot more of that. Away games always help and i'm not saying that cuz i'm Haitian and most of all our games are away but it's the truth. Jamaica for example hasn't won an away game since October of 2005.

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Football / Re: Concacaf Player of the Year

« on: March 26, 2007, 06:43:18 AM »

do not think they have Concacaf player of the year. They usually have  the MVP of the tournament. Gally and Deleon  have won it. When the tournament was held inTT, Philip Vorbe from Haiti won it.

Philippe Vorbe??? but that was like back in the 70's

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Football / Re: Canada wins Gold Cup tune-up.........

« on: March 26, 2007, 06:41:14 AM »

I think Bermuda's only star player is Khano Smith of New England Revolution. He played for them when they played the group J playoff series with Haiti before the Caribbean Cup final round started.

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Football / Re: Thread for the T&T vs Guadeloupe game

« on: March 24, 2007, 09:24:35 PM »

Let's look at the positives

We eh loose

First game overseas with Wim we eh loose

We came back from 2 goals down.

yeah keep in mind that Guadeloupe is VERY tough to score on at home. they crushed Martinique 4-0 during their Digicel Caribbean Cup first round group match

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Football / Re: Lets cheer on for Jamaica U-20 today fellas !!!

« on: February 24, 2007, 11:43:36 AM »

well as a Haitian fan, i was just happy our U-20 team beat Guatemala and if it wasn't for an own-goal against Panama we would've been heading to Canada but that stuff happens.

I'm proud of how St. Kitts & Nevis has been playing, they pushed Costa Rica to the limit last night.

Here are the highlights from Haiti U-20's win over Guatemala in group A.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh-z2xx29RI

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Football / Re: UNCAF Results

« on: February 16, 2007, 08:13:11 AM »

U.S. likely to send "B" team to Copa America
-Jeff Carlisle, ESPNsoccernet


For those wishing to see the U.S. men's national team in more high-pressure games, they got what they hoped for on Wednesday as the draw for this summer's Copa America was announced in Venezuela. The Americans were drawn into Group C, which contains Argentina, Paraguay and Colombia, three teams that should provide the U.S. with a stern test. Unfortunately, a crowded summer calendar will likely prevent America's best players from reaping the benefits of this competition.

To be fair, the U.S. Soccer Federation and U.S. interim head coach Bob Bradley are facing a logistical nightmare. The Gold Cup will run from June 6-24, while the Americans' first match in Copa America against Argentina will take place on June 28 in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Given that club coaches in both MLS and in Europe will be reluctant to have their players participate in both tournaments, it seems likely that a different squad -- with a few exceptions -- will be used in each competition. Faced with that reality, Bradley made it clear on Wednesday where he would place his priorities.

"The Gold Cup is still the most important event for us," Bradley said. "Obviously, it's our confederation championship, but the main reason that I think it's extra important is because winning the Gold Cup will earn us three very good games in South Africa in 2009 [at the Confederations Cup]. Moving forward, the opportunity to try to play in order to get those kinds of games is very important."

Bradley added that the timing of the respective tournaments also makes it more likely his European-based performers will play in the Gold Cup rather than Copa America. Those players will have just completed their club seasons, and their participation in the Gold Cup should still allow them some time off before reporting for preseason training with their teams some time in July.

Certainly the logic in which Bradley arrived at his decision makes sense. The opportunity to play in South Africa at the Confederations Cup will not only provide the U.S. with three more competitive games, but it will give the USSF a chance to work out any logistical kinks one year ahead of the World Cup.

Yet I can't shake the feeling that in some ways, the logic is all backwards. The primary reason for entering Copa America is that it provides better competition in a much more hostile environment than the Gold Cup does. But instead of sending its strongest team to Venezuela, the U.S. will be sending its B team. Both Brazil and Argentina have taken a similar approach in the past, but if last summer's World Cup proved anything, it's that even the most experienced American players would benefit from playing in Copa America, and the fact that they won't is a shame.

At the least, dealing with both competitions should give Bradley ample opportunity to call up European-based players like Watford's Jay DeMerit and Sheffield Wednesday's Frank Simek, who have been on the outside looking in as far as national team call-ups are concerned.

And given the draw the U.S. was handed, having at least some players with European experience will be needed. Following its opener against Argentina, the U.S. will face Paraguay on July 2 before finishing with Colombia on July 5. While a third-place finish might be enough to qualify the U.S. for the quarterfinals, Bradley is under no illusions as to the difficulty of the Americans' task, especially as it pertains to their first opponent.

"[Argentina has] some tremendous players, real stars," Bradley said. "Whenever you play against a team like that, the bar gets raised to incredible heights in terms of what every player on the field must do; how they must step up, how they must concentrate. It puts our ability to handle the ball under pressure under a microscope, because Argentina is not only a team that is very good with the ball, but a team that understands how to put pressure on the opponent."

Bradley's point about possession is telling, if for no other reason than that is where the U.S. has struggled the most during his tenure. Fortunately, the players that Bradley will have at his disposal this summer will be closer to peak form than the group he had at the beginning of the year. And while results are always important, the Americans' ability to keep the ball and carry more of the game to their opponents will be perhaps a clearer indicator of the team's progress under Bradley.

Of course, that assumes that Bradley will still be the coach when both the Gold Cup and Copa America commence. When the topic was broached with USSF President Sunil Gulati last week during an informal roundtable with reporters, Gulati was his usual, close-to-the-vest self. When asked if a decision would be made before the summer, Gulati said, "Maybe," adding that the decision could stretch into late summer. He also stated a decision would not be made while either the Gold Cup or Copa America was going on.

Given that the European club season still has three months to go, Gulati evidently feels that time is his ally, and it may be for the moment. But I would be very surprised if the decision is made after the Copa America, especially if it involves opting for a coach other than Bradley. That would risk wasting much of the work that has been done since January.

A more logical approach would be to make a decision in April or May. If a coach other than Bradley is named, there would be sufficient time before the Gold Cup to get up to speed. If Bradley wins the job, then he would carry on as before.

Based on Wednesday's conference call, Bradley sounded like a man expecting to be in charge come summer. U.S. fans should hope this attitude will extend to the players as well.

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Football / Re: UNCAF Results

« on: February 15, 2007, 01:32:36 PM »

Haiti vs. Panama

on March 24, 2007 in Miami, FL

Notes:

Panama is currently competing in the Copa de Naciones Digicel 2007 de UNCAF in El Salvador. The canaleros have already qualified for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup™ this summer.

This will be Haiti's first match since winning the 2007 Digicel Caribbean Cup in Trinidad & Tobago. The Haitians have already begun training throughout the beginning of last month and will also look forward to the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup™.

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Football / Re: Thread for the T&T v Costa Rica game.

« on: February 04, 2007, 06:53:23 PM »

wow 4-0?!? yall are gettin whipped

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Football / Re: USA qualifies for U-20 WC with 5-0 win over Panama

« on: January 26, 2007, 02:13:39 PM »

Impressive U-20 Haitian player Sony Norde has apparently received offers from Chelsea, Real Madrid, and Manchester United following his participation in the U-20 tournament in Panama. However, he is already under contract with Boca Juniors of Argentina. If either Chelsea  or Manchester signs him, he will be the first known Haitian player in a British league. Not bad, considering that England is like Mars to us 

nah it's not like that it's just that the English don't play Haiti's style of football. Best example is the Digicel Cup final, the soca warriors played alot more physical and didn't hesitate to take long range shots and their shots from far are more accurate. The Haitians play alot more with a rhythm were they make quick clean passes and work harder to break a defense. So if i had to relate both country's styles it's basically the soca warriors play alot more of a European style where as the Haitians play a more South American style. And let's all be real, there's no league as physical as the English Premier League.

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Football / Re: Haiti vs Barbados

« on: January 15, 2007, 05:21:42 PM »

Toussaint, like all us Haitian fans, knows the soccer history between Haitians and Trinis so when this kinda stuff happens it just makes you think. But the important thing is that the match will resume, because if it had been cancelled then things would've gotten ugly

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Football / Re: Haiti vs Barbados

« on: January 15, 2007, 04:49:00 PM »

how's Haiti's defense looking?

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Football / Re: Haiti vs Barbados

« on: January 15, 2007, 04:33:41 PM »

Go Haiti!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Football / Caribbean Cup myspace

« on: January 14, 2007, 12:25:09 PM »

http://groups.myspace.com/caribbeancup