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Football / Re: I see meh boy Kenwyne
« on: October 06, 2009, 08:39:16 AM »
Yuh NOW realizing this? Dat is what made men like Dog and Shaka special, although IMO Shaka's best moments were during 2006.
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Football / Re: Proud Warriors press on.
« on: October 02, 2009, 10:36:49 AM »Proud Warriors press on.
FIFA.COM
A powerful impulse, pride can be a massive motivator of men, footballers perhaps chief among them. Earlier this month, Trinidad and Tobago's slim 1-0 loss against USA officially signalled the end of their charge for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. However, with two matches still to go T&T remain a proud band and are eager to start the long road to Brazil 2014 with a final push.
In 2006, the islanders became the smallest nation ever to reach the FIFA World Cup, but they have failed to build on the achievements that put them among the big boys in Germany. In truth, they never looked up to the challenge this time around. Picking up just five points from eight games in the final six-team hexagonal round and conceding nearly two goals a game, coach Russell Latapy, who took over from Colombian Francisco 'Pacho' Maturana in April, could never quite get his lads hitting the high notes.
T&T boss Russell Latapy: I expect every player to go in there and work hard every time they put on the jersey to demonstrate pride on the pitch.
"It's about national pride at this point," said Latapy, 41, who lined up for Trinidad in Germany in the summer of 2006 and is one of the dual-island nation's most revered footballing icons. "It's also about football. All of the lads in our dressing room are professionals, so we are inspired by two kinds of pride: national pride and professional pride, and they're both powerful."
With only four points separating the top four teams (USA, Mexico, Honduras and Costa Rica) in the final round of CONCACAF qualifying, the Trinidadians can still have a serious impact on outcome. They travel to Costa Rica on 10 October, with the Ticos mired in fourth place (one out of the three automatic qualifying places the region receives) and needing a result under new boss Rene Simoes. Four days later, they travel to Mexico, with Javier Aguirre's El Tri now up to second after a long-overdue revival.
"I expect every player to go in there and work hard every time they put on the jersey to demonstrate pride on the pitch and in their personal life as well. So although we're out, we know that every single game we play we're going to try to win it, and that's what we will continue to do," Latapy continued, urging his side on.
Overall, it has been an exceedingly wobbly campaign for the men from the Caribbean. An early injury to top striker Kenwyne Jones, the advancing age and eventual retirement of Yorke (now assistant coach to his old playing mate Latapy) and some disarray in the technical area following the ill-fated reign of Maturana have left the country with some big questions to ask. Even with the general outlook a bit gloomy, though, positive play from the likes of versatile speed merchant Carlos Edwards and Keon Daniel offer glimmers of hope.
Latapy: It's about national pride at this point. It's also about football.
Their last game, on 9 September in Port of Spain, was arguably the Warriors' best of the final round. Even so, the slim one-goal loss spelled doom and the fans at the Hasely Crawford Stadium hardly looked surprised at the final whistle, faces downcast and sorrowful. "I think we need to become more ruthless in finishing games off and we have to take our opportunities," said the man known as 'the little magician,' or simply 'magic', already eyeing a future of increased professionalism. "We have to make our dominance into winning performances."
When the dread-locked, sad-eyed Latapy shook hands with USA coach Bob Bradley after the match, among the usual pleasantries and generous gestures was a half-winking appeal from the American: "knock off one of the big boys for us." The Trinidadian's response was instructive and honest: "We play the same every game."
Do your research fellas, do your research.
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Football / Re: Thread for the U-20 T&T vs Paraguay Game (1-Oct-2009).
« on: October 01, 2009, 03:31:37 PM »funny how it does go...in what I think was not 1 of our better games...we salvage a pointWhen we play good, we end up on the losing end
Big Up!
One of the eternal paradoxical questions of T&T football. To tell the truth, T&T football as a whole tends to be one large paradoxical question.
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Football / Re: Thread for the U-20 T&T vs Paraguay Game (1-Oct-2009).
« on: October 01, 2009, 01:22:39 PM »125
Football / Re: No instant fixes in football says Jack
« on: September 28, 2009, 01:10:37 PM »if you say dead beat dad and you say ttff is the same thing is the same thing
if you say bernie madoff and you say jack warner is the same thing is the same thing
if you say enron and you say ttff is the same thing is the same thing
if you say mugabe and you say jack warner is the same thing is the same thing
if you say losers and you say ttff is the same thing is the same thing
is this ah kaiso? if not, then someone needs to put this to wax!
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Football / Re: Thread for the U-20 T&T vs Italy Game (28-Sept-2009).
« on: September 28, 2009, 01:03:14 PM »Ah asking again ah doh be on de board as often where's de silva?evidently yuh didn't watch d last game.
Well that's why I'm asking!!!!!!
My apologies... let's just say his performance in the first game was reminiscent of T&T greats like Akile Edwards and Evans Wise. It was probably just a bad game for him, but it really was the worst time to have a bad game.
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Football / Re: Who from T&T go get offer a pro contract afta dis tourney dat doh already have 1
« on: September 28, 2009, 12:49:04 PM »I like the looks of Paul, but he might be considered too small.
Paul will grow some more- either that, or he should start hittin d weights hard.
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Football / Re: Thread for the U-20 T&T vs Italy Game (28-Sept-2009).
« on: September 28, 2009, 12:46:04 PM »Ah asking again ah doh be on de board as often where's de silva?evidently yuh didn't watch d last game.
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Football / Re: Thread for the U-20 T&T vs Italy Game (28-Sept-2009).
« on: September 28, 2009, 12:37:59 PM »
Wow... the overall refereeing was not kind to T&T today, but we still had a legit chance of winning... next game we making up for 2006 v. Paraguay. As always seems to be the case with T&T football, both teams capitalized on mistakes, we just made more of them.
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Football / Re: Thread for the U-20 T&T vs Italy Game (28-Sept-2009).
« on: September 28, 2009, 12:19:56 PM »
awww shit...again 
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Football / Re: Thread for the U-20 T&T vs Italy Game (28-Sept-2009).
« on: September 28, 2009, 12:15:42 PM »
Let's see if this "mental conditioning coach" was worth the money- hopefully these fellas are mentally tough enough to pull this out.
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Football / Re: Thread for the U-20 T&T vs Italy Game (28-Sept-2009).
« on: September 28, 2009, 12:08:42 PM »
GOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLL boy!
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Football / Re: Thread for the U-20 T&T vs Italy Game (28-Sept-2009).
« on: September 28, 2009, 11:57:21 AM »
This post is not we friend in this tourney thus far.
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Football / Re: Thread for the U-20 T&T vs Italy Game (28-Sept-2009).
« on: September 28, 2009, 11:24:59 AM »
...the commentator now berating T&T for their lack of concentration- whats new?
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Football / Re: Thread for the U-20 T&T vs Italy Game (28-Sept-2009).
« on: September 28, 2009, 11:24:11 AM »
aww shit
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Football / Re: Thread for the U-20 T&T vs Italy Game (28-Sept-2009).
« on: September 28, 2009, 11:19:01 AM »
Primus was offside by about a foot... how unfortunate
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Football / Re: Thread for the U-20 T&T vs Italy Game (28-Sept-2009).
« on: September 28, 2009, 11:17:10 AM »
GOAL BOY!
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Football / Re: Thread for the U-20 T&T vs Italy Game (28-Sept-2009).
« on: September 28, 2009, 11:13:10 AM »
Maybe I didn't know before since I watched the last game in Spanish, but these Eurosport commnentators know more about T&T football than 75% of Trinis!
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Football / Re: Thread for the U-20 T&T vs Italy Game (28-Sept-2009).
« on: September 28, 2009, 11:02:01 AM »
Thompson just save we, yes!
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Football / Re: Thread for the U-20 T&T vs Egypt Game (24-Sept-2009).
« on: September 24, 2009, 08:50:03 PM »fellas and female...to be real our standard of football right now...its at a all time low...iam so upsetReally? If yuh feeling so, then thank goodness yuh didn't watch T&T vs. USA on all fool's day, or last September vs. USA in Chicago.
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Football / Re: Thread for the U-20 T&T vs Egypt Game (24-Sept-2009).
« on: September 24, 2009, 02:17:41 PM »Boss, I never say tuh shift Carlos nowhere. All I say is the man could cross the ball much better and much more consistent than Carlos. I don't need to see more that one game to determine that.Allyuh come off Jake nuts nah, this is but one game!
Nobody on the man nuts but he was the best player for us tonight. His crosses were awesome and everytime he attacked he looked dangerous. Give credit where credit is due.
i agree with that, but yuh hear the old talk start now?
oh the man could teach carlos how to cross, and we need to shift Carlos somewhere else so he could play on the senior team etc.. yuh know man looking to run with that talk now..
come nuh man.. one game.
Did I say he was a better player, No....I'm just merely stating the facts. But what I will say is he is a BETTER player than we current right back Spann, right now. I say cap the man and move on from there yes.
I am the one who was making talk about moving Carlos. I stand behind that too, because if JT consistently plays the way he played today, and he could translate that talent to the senior level, then I would be happy to see Carlos playing effectively in the mid somewhere, instead of kicking every cross out of bounds, or over everyone's heads, or straight to the opposition, as he usually does (Tinto too). That alone would save us at least 5-6 possessions each game.
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Football / Re: Thread for the U-20 T&T vs Egypt Game (24-Sept-2009).
« on: September 24, 2009, 01:57:28 PM »Allyuh come off Jake nuts nah, this is but one game!
don't mind we... we just living in d moment, trying to find ah positive.
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Football / Re: Thread for the U-20 T&T vs Egypt Game (24-Sept-2009).
« on: September 24, 2009, 01:51:57 PM »
oh shit.... ah nex goal... but a garbage time goal indeed. 
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Football / Re: Thread for the U-20 T&T vs Egypt Game (24-Sept-2009).
« on: September 24, 2009, 01:46:34 PM »
nice lil belt from thompson dey....
...dese "injuries" from egypt getting outta hand.
...dese "injuries" from egypt getting outta hand.
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Football / Re: Thread for the U-20 T&T vs Egypt Game (24-Sept-2009).
« on: September 24, 2009, 01:45:07 PM »
woooiiii... juma almost answered d call for ah starboy dey
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Football / Re: Thread for the U-20 T&T vs Egypt Game (24-Sept-2009).
« on: September 24, 2009, 01:41:39 PM »I hope Carlos Edwards watching. Jake Thompson putting on a clinic on how to serve the ball...
COSIGNNNNN.....I was saying de same thing....that Carlos better watch out.....ah like him as a player yes....but this Thompson boy looking like the real McCoy...
he and jlloyd self with the crossing-- not to jump the gun, but who say carlos to CM or CAM?
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Football / Re: Thread for the U-20 T&T vs Egypt Game (24-Sept-2009).
« on: September 24, 2009, 01:40:10 PM »thomson actually got ball with the trailing leg...
he crosses are all fairly dangerous...
yeah... the egyptian cut it back just as he tackled- if he hadn't, that wouldve been all ball.
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Football / Re: Thread for the U-20 T&T vs Egypt Game (24-Sept-2009).
« on: September 24, 2009, 01:37:31 PM »I hope Carlos Edwards watching. Jake Thompson putting on a clinic on how to serve the ball...
hard luck on the yellow card for Jake.
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Football / Re: Thread for the U-20 T&T vs Egypt Game (24-Sept-2009).
« on: September 24, 2009, 01:26:15 PM »Jake Thompson could play for the snr team right now. I take back my words...that kid is we best player....
Hmmm... would Latas pick Thompson over Spann?
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Football / Re: Thread for the U-20 T&T vs Egypt Game (24-Sept-2009).
« on: September 24, 2009, 12:42:40 PM »Rochford makes history!
First goal in a world cup for TNT.
We scored 2 @ the U-17's in T&T.