Dear SW Online Warriors Fans:Fellas, I know many of you who saw the game may want to express yourself a little, please do it on this thread so we can help maintain the MS Board.
Thanks in advance.
May 2-cents.Shaka Hislop - Wasn't really tested so I cannot say much, I know Shaka can handle himself good even if he was tested. Looked good when he did make a save or two.
Anthony Warner - Made 2 silly clearance but also was not tested, I know personally he is a good keeper and should be given another chance against a better opponent.
Marvin Andrews - Did good, but he's prone to make at least one mistake per-game. Won everything in the air or the majority of times, if he didn't Lawrence was all ways there to clean up.
Dennis Lawrence - Was a total BOSS !!!!! his passing and control has also improved. He is our number one defender at the moment.
Cyd Gray - Fighting with Andrews for second best, this man has improved greatly and had a good game to. Brings pace to our defence as well.
Avery John - Did good and made 2 good free kicks, one which found Stern John only for John to hit over bar. Avery did what he had to do, nothing fancy and did his job well.
Carlos Edwards - Showed great improvement especially in his crossing. He is a class act.
Dwight Yorke - The best player on and off the field. What a great leader and showed great vision. Made some telling passes. Worked off the ball well and made himself available when and where ever he can.
Aurtis Whitley - Another class in the making both Whitley and Cyd Gray are our two most improved players. Whitley had a good game and was very composed on the ball.
Christopher Birchall - A true Warrior, hard worker and brings a lot to the game, also isn't afraid to shoot the ball, he had a good shot saved by Iceland and won some improtant balls.
Collin Samuel - If Collin can be consistent and play as he did yesterday I have no doubt he will be on our 23 man squad for Germany. His pace and ability was causing harvoc to his Iceland marker.
Stern John - Had a decent game, looks fit and has up his work rate tremendously. Missed 2 sitters, but thats Stern...
Ricky Shakes - Looked very excited on the field, might need a second look at. Definitely cannot replace Edwards and Spann on the right wing though. Once players like Shakes, Neaves and Warner become more confident at the international level they will become better players like Whitley and Gray did. They have something to work with and that is important.
Russell Latapy - Didn't have a to good of a game, sparked in and out, but his overall performance was below, thats part of the game, hopefully he'll step up because a fit Latapy will be an asset. He was closed down very quick by Iceland.
Silvio Spann - Made one or two good passes, had a relatively quiet game, intercepted some balls well, he didn't play to his normal standard. But has the right tools to take care of business.
Kenwyne Jones - If he learn how to use his size, strength, speed and dribbling ability he will do much better. He have to stop fighting with the ball. He came on and did nothing much, but in all fairness to Jones he was man marked and doubled team at times.
Kevon Neaves - His in-experience might have affected his play being nervous an all. But being left footed might work to his advantage. Didn't do much, In his defence though, all he had was only 13 minutes on the field. This was the biggest game he ever played in so hopefully he'll be more settled should he get another chance.
Anthony Noreiga and Nigel Henry - Both players selection might be a difficult one, because replacing Andrews and Lawrence might be tough, however not impossible. They need to step it up and claim their spot on the team. We are poor in defence, we lack organization and some pace, once both Henry and Noreiga can provide this they will get their chance. I still feel both players should have played a part yesterday because it is important for them to get picked up by a club team and breaking into the T&T team will only help their cause. They are allready here and is part of our team now so we have to make sure they are taken care off.
Clayton Ince - Should go on loan to some club where he will be playing regularly, this is the only chance he may have to get into the T&T team, he has not played on a consistent level for a long time and his chances might be very dim. He is a decent keeper but needs to be playing more often. Beenhakker did mentioned that he will not be looking at new players now, so what we have here will have to work, we just need to make sure our team is fit and ready as possible.
Leo Beenhakker - EXCELLENT !!!! simple as that...
Bright Spot:T&T played some of the best football I have ever seen in the first half. We closed down Iceland in a heart beat and was controlling the flow of the game. Our midfield even without Latapy was working throughout. Even our defenders looked good, they won mostly every ball and didn't just kick it up the field but pass it to the midfield. In the second half when those subs came on it definitely interfaired with the chemistry of the team and didn't have the flow as the original eleven did. When our wing men was up to it though in the first half we looked deadly.
Dull Spot:I expected more from Iceland, they didn't give us a good fight, so its hard to evaluate our game. I wouldn't get to carried away, we still have work to do especially in defence. We took forever to clear our line, we looked dis-organised at times when Iceland was on the attack, especially down the center and during corners, our defenders and keeper need to communicate a little more often and we are still making silly mistates under pressure. I believe we should try to possibly squeeze two friendly games in during the month of March and April, it will do us good. Players like Shakes, Warner, Boucaud, Charles, Sam, Sancho, Cox, Henry, Theobald, Neaves, Noreiga, Glen, Sealy, Scotland among others can get a better look at and the regulars can take a break. Depth is very important at this level. When we made subs in the second half the level of our game dropped drastically, I know this was a trial game for many new players, so I can excuse that and I am sure Beenhakker will mold the team when the time is right. Our strikers should also take more shots at goal. We have plenty of flair going forward and should grab a goal or two, particularly if Yorke and Latapy stays fit, but the defence might find it difficult to cope with an attack more potent than Iceland's.
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