what exactly did Bruce say bout TnT?
Trinidad’s Yorke blasts US coach’s comments
by Gary Smith
Caribbean Net News Correspondent
Email: gary@caribbeannetnews.com
Friday, December 9, 2005
SYDNEY, Australia: Trinidad and Tobago’s captain Dwight Yorke dismissed the comments made by American soccer coach Bruce Arena, who stated that the Caribbean side and Australia would likely be the weak links in Germany next summer.
During an interview with Sports Illustrated, Arena said playing Trinidad and Australia will be easy games.
"The last time around [in the World Cup], the easy games were China and Saudi Arabia," the US boss said.
"This time around you'd probably say Australia and Trinidad & Tobago are the weak ones."
However, Yorke, a veteran striker, who plays for Australian A-league side Sydney FC, vouched for the Soca Warriors, while adding that Arena is entitled to his own opinions.
"The manager of the American team is entitled to his opinion," Yorke said. "Hopefully when he comes up against one of us we can shove the words right back in his face.
"America was in our [qualifying] group. They know they were very fortunate to beat us. They are not a brilliant team like they are making out to be … we've been playing them for years, they are not that special," he added.
Last month Trinidad became the second English-speaking Caribbean nation to qualify for World Cup finals, following Jamaica’s debut in France 1998 after defeating Bahrain in the home and away Asian/CONCACAF playoffs.
