fellas I just reach back from Trinidad and here are my obsevations from watching the U20 and senior game last Wednesday.
First thing is the stadium field is still in a mess. It seems like we are still unable to grow proper grass in Trinidad maybe they should hire some weed men to grow the grass.
I was in the uncovered stands and the flank was basically bumpy with some grass patches, the middle was ok, It look like the field was used for american football where you have 100 men on the side digging up the field.
Without good fields you cannot play good football, The wing players on the TnT U20 side catch they ass to collect and pass the ball all because of the bumpy field. This cannot be acceptable it is not like they does have games they right through, how much it go take to roll the field?
Without a good field do not expect good football!
The U20 Players had a good result, Barbados not good at all.
We were very good at winning back possesion and moving the ball in the back.
Players were tactically aware but technically deficient with poor ball touch, (field and ball contributed to that fact)
Maybe 3 players may be able to help the Senior team
The captain #10 is a different kind of TnT forward, he likes to run and does shoot from any where even when the shot not own, So he could give us another dimension, he also has a good scoring record so he is definetly one for the future.
The rasta playing left wing could help the senior team because he have a left foot and good work rate, need to work on finishing and pass selection.
the Midfield player who score the roly poly can help the senoir side, becuase he is a strong running midfielder with good footskills. Good short passing range but I did not see him hit any long ball.
The center defenders are ok but a bit wild.
The Goalkeeper is solid.
Brian Williams is the coach he doing a good job but like he bias for rasta because I never see so much rasta on one side yet
Barbados did not provide much opposition but for the most part we play decent and if we improve ball touch and play on a better field we will look much better.
Wim should put the 3 players I mention on the senior team now, If for nothing else the experience because we need to push we men with potential.
Hopefully they will be included for Digicel Cup and Gold Cup.
For the Senior Team
you can see a big difference between the foreign based and the local based.
Everybody for the most part had decent games against SVG and Panama
The SVG side is real weak do know how Jamaica could lose to them at home.
I surprise Stern buss 2 and Yorke score 1 because the night before they was up in the Zen VIP strong stong until almost 3 in the morning.
This is the way TnT supposed to look when we play these teams, Knock the ball simple simple and bang in the goals.
In the Panama match we midfield was a lil weak without Yorke, The local player in center mid play real shit.
The Local Defender Jack play even more shit. but it is good that he get a run out as he might improve for the future.
Our bigest problem now is that Carlos and Samuel are both right footed so which ever one go on the left side go always have to cut in.
Samuel does do a good job but maybe he go make a bigger impact on the right.
For we next game I would like to see Samuel play forward with Jones, put stern to sit down or put carlos in the right back with samuel on the right wind for a Cafu , ciciniho combo down the right side.
It go be pace in they waist with overlap after overlap.
The Kepper Jan look Solid he could put Jack to sit down in 4 years because youth go be on his side.
The side looking good they new players taking a lil while to settle (which is to be expected)
We have so decent youths coming through to push for positions.
TnT football in decent shape for the moment.
I think Wim need to bring more local youths onto the team now for Digicel and Gold Cup because to carry men like Yorke, Stern, lawrence, John, and they rest of the older me to that tournament is a waste, I rather take the lick now and have the men improve that to win now and in 2 years having to scramble to blood new men because it is obvious some of the men go be too old for 2010.