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Re: Women Warriors Thread
« Reply #690 on: October 21, 2021, 01:24:04 PM »
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Re: Women Warriors Thread
« Reply #691 on: October 21, 2021, 03:39:29 PM »
Has the 2nd. half started?

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Re: Women Warriors Thread
« Reply #692 on: October 21, 2021, 05:16:13 PM »
Imagine ... one of the most transparent events managed by the TTFA in 2021 was to make THIS game available for public viewing ... when it was reasonably a firm candidate for being a closed-door affair (virus protocol aside).

From a coaching perspective, the good $$$ might have been on keeping it a closed-door affair.

No strong sentiment on it but it was essentially a preseason scrimmage.

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Re: Women Warriors Thread
« Reply #693 on: October 22, 2021, 12:26:32 AM »
Women Warriors draw Panama 0-0 in Jones's coaching debut.
By Jonathan Ramnanansingh (T&T Newsday).


TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO women’s senior team made a welcome return to competitive football with a goalless draw against Panama at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, on Thursday.

Neither team could break the deadlock after 90 minutes but T&T were still able to hold off the visitors after over two years of no competitive football.

Panama dominated the opening half and came close to scoring when striker Marta Cox struck the top left of the crossbar. Luckily, the ball fell within reach of T&T custodian Kimika Forbes.

Forwards Kennya ‘Yaya’ Cordner and Raenah Campbell had few attempts in the first 45 minutes as former national captain Maylee-Attin Johnson tried to champion the midfield.

In the second period, T&T looked better and were able to string together more passes than in the first half.

Panama however, came close to scoring twice via substitute Yamileth Palacio but Forbes came up big although the defensive backline looked a bit shaky.

Combined plays from Attin-Johnson, Liana Hinds and Cordner showed promise but neither chance created found a finishing touch.

Thursday’s match was also newly appointed interim coach Kenwyne Jones’ first game with the team after he took up the role on Monday.

T&T play Panama once more in another friendly on Monday at the same venue from 3.30pm.

New coach Kenwyne Jones credits Women Warriors' resilience in draw vs Panama.

RUSTINESS showed but there were glimmers of positivity when the Trinidad and Tobago women’s football team returned to action after a two-year hiatus and drew goalless against Panama in a welcome international friendly match, at Ato Boldon Stadium, in Couva, on Thursday.

Under cloudy skies and a thick cover of Sahara dust, the Women Warriors braved the elements to churn out a fair result. Panama looked better composed in the opening 45 minutes but the T&T team bounced back to deliver a more dominant display in the second period.

After the match, newly appointed women’s interim head coach Kenwyne Jones was pleased with the team’s performance. Although there were a couple of individual and tactical errors during the match, Jones commended his players for showing resilience against a tough Panama unit.

“After not being an active team for two years, I think the team performed really well. Of course, there are instances in the game where Panama caused us a few problems but I thought that the team was very resilient and dealt with it well.

“It’s the first game for such a long time and we have a long way to go. I think from here we can only expect a lot of progression,” said Jones on his national coaching debut.

In the first half, the visitors came close to scoring when striker Marta Cox struck the top left of the crossbar. Luckily, the ball fell within reach of T&T custodian Kimika Forbes.

Forwards Kennya ‘Yaya’ Cordner and Raenah Campbell had few attempts in the opening half and midfielder Maylee-Attin Johnson tried valiantly to champion the midfield.

The national team showed some threat at times but ended the first period without a shot on target.

In the second half, T&T looked better and were able to string together more passes and generate more chances in front of goal. Defenders Rhea Belgrave and Lauryn Hutchinson had to work overtime as Panama also pressed for the opening goal.

They were almost rewarded twice courtesy of substitute Yamileth Palacio but Forbes came up big on both occasions.

Attin-Johnson, winger Liana Hinds and Cordner linked up on three occasions to produce goal-threatening attempts but neither chance created found a finishing touch to beat Panama goalkeeper Farissa Cordoba.

A defensive error by Victoria Swift in the last 15 minutes saw Panama come close to scoring but again, Forbes was there to clean up.

However, the Women Warriors would survive a late charge for their Panamanian counterparts and now recover and recharge for Monday’s second friendly match against the Central Americans.

Jones commended Forbes and the entire team on an improved performance in the second half.

“She’s (Forbes) has been a really strong presence for the team. When she makes saves as she does and commands the box like she does it gives the team the impetus to keep going. You can see the energy passing on from her to the defenders onto the midfield.

“Today we fought really hard. We dug in. The surface was really heavy. Amidst the situation of players coming in late, travel situations I think we did really well for a team that has trained together for the last couple days,” he added.

Although the team changed two coaches in the past two weeks, the newest appointed, Jones, said the squad still entered Thursday’s match with good fundamentals.

On October 6, ex-national women’s coach and Welshman James Thomas resigned for a job in the English women’s league.

And last Wednesday, former men’s Futsal coach Constantine Konstin was appointed interim head coach but then stepped down owing to personal reasons on Sunday. Jones, T&T former national men’s caption, was then appointed interim head coach on Monday and will serve in this capacity until November 30.

“They had a really good foundation over the last few months and today was just the first test to see where we’re at in our preparation,” he added.

The Concacaf women’s qualifiers were initially scheduled to be held in November but owing to the pandemic, it will now be held in February.

Jones believes the additional time augurs well for the team to use the coming months to better prepare themselves ahead of international competition.

He added that there are still several foreign-based players who were unable to join the team this time around. Jones thinks that if he has all options available, the team would deliver a better showing.

“The good thing is the qualifiers have been pushed back to February so it gives us more time to keep working and to get better on a lot of things that we do.

“We have a lot of players still that can potentially come and strengthen the squad. I don’t think that we would qualify for the World Cup with just 24 players.

“There are a lot of players out there that are willing to come and play for T&T and they would add value to the rest of the squad,” he said.

Looking to Monday’s game, the new coach confirmed that there will be some changes to the starting 11.

He plans to hold a light training session on Friday and will then sit down with his coaching staff to assess who plays in the second friendly.

Tactically, he said, the team is still learning.

“I think it’s something new (tactics) that we’re implementing in the squad today. We have a lot to work on. The system is not perfect yet.

“The players need to build a better understanding of it. I think in the future it is going to work well based on the players again that have the potential to come in the squad.

“Once we’re able to continue to practise and get games to play before the World Cup I think it will do us very well,” he closed.

Teams

Trinidad and Tobago (3-4-1-2): 1.Kimika Forbes (GK); 8.Victoria Swift, 20.Lauryn Hutchinson, 4.Rhea Belgrave; 7.Liana Hinds, 14.Karyn Forbes (captain) (2.Collette Morgan 90), 18.Naomie Guerra (12.Chelcy Ralph 68), 10.Anya De Courcy; 9.Maylee Attin-Johnson; 11.Raenah Campbell (13.Dennecia Prince 78), 19.Kennya Cordner.

Unused substitutes: 21.Tenesha Palmer (GK), 22.Malaika Dedier (GK), 3.Aaliyah Prince, 5.Meyah Romeo, 6.Maya Matouk, 15.Laurelle Theodore, 16.Janelle McGee, 17.Jonelle Cato, 23.Adrianna Arjoon.

Coach: Kenwyne Jones.

Panama (4-2-3-1): 1.Farissa Córdoba (GK); 4.Katherine Castillo, 14.Yerenis De Leon, 5.Yomira Pinzón (captain), 3.Carina Baltrip; 7.Deysire Salazar, 8.Laurie Batista; 10.Marta Cox, 9.Karla Riley (6.Aldrith Quintero 73), 16.Whitney De Obaldia (15.Susy Cassinova 46 [17.Yamileth Palacio 73]); 19.Lineth Cedeño.

Unused substitutes: 2.Yirsi Salas, 11.Yvamara Rodriguez, 12.Nadia Ducreux, 13.Izaura Tryhane, 18.Ana Quintero, 20.Schiandra Gonzales.

Coach: Ignacio Quintana.

Referee: Cecile Hinds.

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Women Warriors' Rhea Belgrave, Victoria Swift happy for a return to football.
By Jonathan Ramnanansingh (T&T Newsday).


WOMEN Warriors Victoria Swift and Rhea Belgrave were pleased with the team’s opening performance against Panama at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, on Thursday, in their first international friendly match in over two years.

T&T drew 0-0 but both players were happy the team did not return to the competitive circuit on the losing side. They were also led into battle by newly appointed interim head coach Kenwyne Jones, who only took up the role on Monday.

“Being the first game that we played together in a really long time I think the team really fought hard. Even though the result we wanted was a win, a draw is pretty decent for the first game,” said Swift in the post-match interview.

With players coming from different playing systems and having to quickly adapt to a new system under Jones, Swift thinks the team did well to hold their own.

On acclimatising in such a short time frame, Swift said it had a lot to do with players having the experience, fight and desire to do well.

“I think we did really well coming together in such a short space of time. We first just need to focus on recovery and as a team, talk about our positioning and our formation and go from there to the next game,” she said.

Additionally, defender Belgrave welcomed an anticipated return to competitive football after such a lengthy delay, most of which was owed to the pandemic.

“For me, it’s been more than two years (without national team football). It felt really good hearing the anthem and getting back into things. We had to adjust a lot to the new system and getting used to the movements and so forth,” she said.

Belgrave also commended goalkeeper Kimika Forbes for executing some critical saves in the second period to keep TT in the game. She believes the squad has what it takes to produce a winning result on Monday.

In February, the Concacaf Women’s Championship, which also serves as 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers, gets underway.

“I definitely think we can win. We’re going to go back and watch the team and see where we can improve on.

“We just try to stay positive. The goal is to qualify (for the World Cup) and not everything is going to be perfect so for us it’s for us to try to stay focused on the qualifying and control what we can,” she added.

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Re: Women Warriors Thread
« Reply #694 on: October 22, 2021, 09:29:20 AM »
Well at least the women tarted the ball rolling.

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Women Warriors confident ahead of second Panama friendly
« Reply #695 on: October 25, 2021, 07:02:56 AM »
Women Warriors confident ahead of second Panama friendly
By Jonathan Ramnanansingh (T&T Newsday)


WOMEN Warriors’ goalkeeper Kimika Forbes believes the T&T team have what it takes to produce a winning result against Panama in their second and final friendly football international match at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva on Monday.

The game kicks off at 3.30 pm and will be the squad’s second game in four days, following a two-year competitive drought mostly owing to the pandemic.

In their opening match on Thursday, T&T drew 0-0 against the Central Americans and could have gone behind on several occasions, particularly in the second half, but Forbes came up big to salvage a fair result.

Although there were clear signs of rustiness in the team, Forbes is confident T&T can churn out an improved result.

“Based on the last game we need to minimise our errors, keep playing simple and enjoy the football," said the veteran goalkeeper. "We don’t fear Panama, we respect them but we have a job to do.

“There is no doubt in my mind we can’t come out victorious on Monday so I’m confident for that. We just going to come out and work hard for each other and try to get the job done,” she said.

Similarly, defender Lauryn Hutchinson said the team and coaching staff were able to go back and reflect at their performance to see where improvements could be made ahead of Monday’s anticipated clash.

Hutchinson championed the backline although there were some errors. She however, believes the team must rally on and put on a better showing.

“It’s about being able to adjust. We know what we did in the first game. But it’s how can we now take the things that (assistant coach) Charlie Mitchell, (interim coach) Kenwyne Jones and the rest of our staff has asked us to do and to immediately do it,” she said.

These two matches will serve as warm-ups ahead of the February 2022 Concacaf women’s qualifiers.

Hutchinson added, “That’s what we’re going to have to do in the Concacaf women’s qualifying. We’re going to play one team, adjust, get to the next team and adjust. It will help us see what we’re going to be made of, especially fitness-wise.”

The 30-year-old, who, prior to Thursday, hasn’t played 90 full minutes of football in about six years, was elated to return to the national set-up.

She was also pleased to work under Jones, who took up the post last Monday.

Jones was appointed interim coach after American Constantine Konstin resigned for personal reasons on October 17, four days after he took up the job. Konstin however, had replaced Welshman James Thomas left, on October 6, for greener pastures in the UK after just five months in charge.

Hutchinson said, “Being with the national team for 11 years, I’ve always looked up to him. I’ve watched all his games. I remember sitting up in the stands watching him play on the field.

“I remember the first time we were at the training field and he walked out in his BOL/TTFA gear, it was surreal.

“It was kind of odd seeing him as a player and now my coach. Now it’s time to take all the knowledge that he has and to inject into everything we’re doing. It’s a blessing to have him.”

In dealing with a return to football after over two years of inactivity, Hutchinson credited the coaching staff for helping players cope with anxiety or any nervousness felt prior to Thursday’s match.

On Wednesday, the team held a special psychological session which aided the group in readjusting their fears ahead of the game. Hutchinson said this session assisted the squad significantly.

“We talked about our goals and our mission, what we expect of each other and our roles and functions and not having that fear. We fed off of each other. There was a lot of positivity in the camp. We just mesh, we had a good cohesiveness and camaraderie in the camp.

“At the end of the day we’ve been doing this for our entire lives. It’s just another training session, it’s just another game, there’s nothing different other than the fact that we haven’t been together in a while and now we’ve got the time together,” she added.
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Re: Women Warriors Thread
« Reply #696 on: October 25, 2021, 08:55:23 AM »
Dear TTFA Media,

I wish to hear from some of the lesser known or less/infrequently featured players on the team. Please diversify the voices and personalities featured in the segments. Let's expand the narrative.

And, perhaps, contributions from coaches Mitchell and Baird.
 
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Re: Women Warriors Thread
« Reply #697 on: October 25, 2021, 01:25:54 PM »
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Re: Women Warriors Thread
« Reply #698 on: October 26, 2021, 12:26:16 AM »
T&T, Panama women play to 1-1 draw.
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian).


Goals on either side of the halves from striker Kennya "Ya Ya" Cordner for T&T and Carina Baltrip of Panama, respectively, assured both teams finish their international friendly clash 1-1 at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Balmain, Couva on Monday.

However, both teams had strong opportunities to claim the win but were prevented by either impressive goalkeeping or lack of composure.

The match was just seven minutes old when striker Cordner found herself at the end of a long searching ball from Victoria Swift, that goalkeeper Farissa Cordoba let through her grasp.

This coupled with an equally disastrous defensive blunder by Yirsi Salas, allowed Cordner in with the simple task of slotting the ball into an empty net for a 1-0 T&T advantage.

The fluctuating affair tilted in T&T's favour in the 42nd minute with Forbes' opposite number Cordoba beaten by Karyn Forbes' thunderous drive, only for the upright to save the Panamanians.

The home team enjoyed a 1-0 advantage at the half-time interval but they were made to work even harder when it resumed.

Cox, the architect of most of the Panamanian attacks, was again given room to move as she delivered a pinpoint ball to the back of the T&T defence for Lenith Cedeno storming down the right flank. But after taking it nicely in her stride, Cedeno sent her attempt wide of the goal.

Later in the 77th, it was Cedeno again who raced through from an earlier clearance and with only Forbes (Kimika) to beat, Cedeno hit a weak shot that failed to pose any kind of trouble.

Cordner, who had gone silent for a portion of the match, had a golden opportunity to seal the win but she muffed an attempt from inside the area.

The match seemed to be heading for a 1-0 T&T win until Baltrip rose unchallenged to head home from a right-side corner in the 88th minute to level the score.

However, the T&T women had the last say at a winner, as substitute Laurell Theodore galloped through the Panamanian defence and with the goal gaping in front of her with just the Panamanian custodian to beat, she put it wide.

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Trinidad and Tobago (3-2-3-2): 1.Kimika Forbes (GK), 8.Victoria Swift, 20.Lauryn Hutchinson (5.Meyah Romeo 46), 4.Rhea Belgrave; 12.Chelcy Ralph, 14.Karyn Forbes (captain); 7.Liana Hinds, 10.Anya de Courcy, 3.Aaliyah Prince (15.Laurelle Theodore 58); 11.Raenah Campbell (13.Dennecia Prince 76), 19.Kennya Cordner (18.Naomie Guerra 81).

Unused substitutes: 21.Tenesha Palmer (GK), 22.Malaika Dedier (GK), 2.Collette Morgan, 23.Adrianna Arjoon, 16.Janelle McGee.

Coach: Kenwyne Jones

Panama (4-2-3-1): 1.Farissa Córdoba (GK); 4.Katherine Castillo, 14.Yerenis De Leon, 2.Yirsi Salas (11.Yvamara Rodriguez 80), 3.Carina Baltrip; 7.Deysire Salazar, 8.Laurie Batista (captain) (17.Yamileth Palacio 62); 6.Aldrith Quintero (19.Lineth Cedeño 55), 10.Marta Cox, 20.Schiandra Gonzales (16.Whitney De Obaldia 62); 9.Karla Riley (18.Ana Quintero 80).

Unused substitutes: 12.Nadia Ducreux, 13.Izaura Tryhane, 15.Susy Cassinova.

Coach: Ignacio Quintana

Referee: Cecile Hinds.

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Re: Women Warriors Thread
« Reply #699 on: October 26, 2021, 05:46:26 AM »
Good result! Let us improve on this and not take anything for granted

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Re: Women Warriors Thread
« Reply #700 on: October 26, 2021, 08:56:20 AM »
Hard to take ANYTHING for granted in light of the state of T&T football.

Panama was an appropriate introductory opponent for this new climb up the hill. There is a lot of talent that remains to be tapped into and incorporated into the squad. Outings such as the second match would be encouraging to a curious onlooker.

Have not heard/seen KJ's post-match comments yet. I look forward to that hearing/viewing.


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Re: Women Warriors Thread
« Reply #701 on: October 26, 2021, 01:27:34 PM »
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Re: Women Warriors Thread
« Reply #702 on: October 26, 2021, 05:46:57 PM »
WATCH: Post-match press conference after Trinidad and Tobago's 1-1 draw with Panama.

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Nacho is doing a decent job with Panama. He is working with 60 players as his base. What's interesting is that the team has preserved some of their historical attributes despite the coaching change. Nonetheless ... still think they can be exposed.

Yvamara Rodriguez could work in corporate or political communications. Hands down. She handled the questions like a boss.

Journalists in T&T need to up their game. If you're going to cover this beat, be more incisive about football played by women. And thank goodness Shaun filled in a few blanks or not some players would have been asked nothing meaningful.

What it feels like to be home does NOT count as a football Q.
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Re: Women Warriors Thread
« Reply #703 on: October 27, 2021, 12:27:52 AM »
Jones bids for women's coaching job with drawn matches.
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian).


Interim Women's football coach Kenwyne Jones seemed to have made a case for himself for the permanent position of head coach of the team after two drawn international matches ahead of the World Cup Qualifiers which begins in February next year.

He told the Guardian Media Sports during Monday's post-match press conference following T&T's 2-2 tie with Panama, that he hopes to be given the nod of approval by the T&T Football Association, having seen so much potential in the women's team.

Despite two years of inactivity, the T&T women held what can be described as a decent-looking Panama team to consecutive draws- 0-0 on Thursday and 1-1 on Monday in its two international friendly matches at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Balmain, Couva.

Jones, who was appointed as interim head coach on October 18, four days before the team's first match, said he was totally impressed with the team: "I do think that we're happy with the way the team played after a lot of adjustments were made tactically, from the first game to the way we played the second game. I think we did a little bit more and I am happy to see that the players were able to take it on and attempt to make it happen."

He said: "Definitely, in the future, we're going to get better at it. This again is not the final squad, we have a lot more people to see, a lot more people that we do believe will add quality to what we have here and we're looking forward to seeing them. More than anything else, we have to continue the preparation and continue to work and get better each day. For the future, I have the interim period until the 30th of November, but as things stand, it will be up to the football association and the Normalisation Committee to be able to make whatever changes necessary or not, that's down to them. What I do know, is that I have total belief in the squad, those that are here, the staff, and presently, I do hope that I get to stay for the long run because I do see the potential in the team. When we are a complete squad, I do believe we have the potential to qualify for the World Cup, but it's just about doing the work in between, building up to the qualifiers."

Jones' interim position was made available upon the removal of then-coach, American Constantine Konstin who coincidentally was brought on stream following the sudden and surprised exit of Welshman James Thomas who resigned earlier this month to take up a job in the United Kingdom.

Jones' contract ends on November 30, and with little time with the team so far, he gave the country hope of a qualifying berth at the World Cup, particularly after Monday's game: "At this present time being with the team in such a short space of time, I am happy for the stage that we're at. Of course, I am disappointed that Panama was able to equalise from a set-piece so late in the game, but at the same time, it is a lesson for us to take forward. I do believe the team has a lot more room for improvement. I think everyone can agree on that, but I do believe we're very happy with the performances that we've had so far. It's definitely been a change from the first game we played against Panama to now," he explained.

Meanwhile, newcomer Chelcy Ralph and veteran Kennya Cordner expressed similar sentiments, saying though they did not win from the result, they won by executing the plan that was mapped out to them by the coach.

According to Ralph, " We came out as a team with a game plan in mind, we got the lead and we held on. But in the end, we didn't get the win, but it was a win in what we had planned to do. Just coming into the team from school football and joining the likes of Maylee Attin-Johnson, Yaya, Rhea, Baby, Karyn, it's ecstatic. Just seeing these players and working with them, you learn so much from them."

Cordner said: "Today was pretty amazing. We went out there with a game plan as Chelcy said, and we fought for 95 minutes and even though we didn't get the win, we still went out there and put our best foot forward, fought for each other and we drew."

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Re: Women Warriors Thread
« Reply #704 on: October 28, 2021, 12:40:44 AM »
Women Warriors' goalkeeping coach eager for local league kick-off.
By Jelani Beckles (T&T Newsday).


T&T WOMEN’S goalkeeping coach James Baird, who believes the national women’s senior football team have the potential to qualify for the next edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, is eager for the resumption of women’s club football to help improve the national women’s programme.

T&T played Panama in two international women’s friendlies over the past week marking the return of international football in T&T. It was the first match since the end of 2019.

Football leagues and competitions have remained on the sidelines since the covid19 pandemic started to affect T&T in March 2020.

There has been no club football in T&T during the pandemic including the T&T Women’s League Football, T&T Pro League and the Secondary Schools Football League. Some of T&T’s Caribbean neighbours have allowed sports to resume in the past few months.

In Jamaica, the Jamaica Premier League (football) resumed months ago and earlier this week it was announced that school football in Jamaica will resume in mid-November.

Baird is eager for football leagues to resume in T&T as it will help move the sport forward.

“We need those (local) players playing because we have players coming in from abroad who are playing (at the) professional level (and) some of them at college level, so we really need to get something going locally so I am hoping in the coming months local football can restart…I think that will help the national team going forward.”

In the first match between T&T and Panama on October 21, the teams played to a 0-0 draw at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva.

On October 25 at the same venue the match ended 1-1.

Striker Kennya Cordner gave T&T an early lead, but Panama equalized in the closing stages of the match.

The matches were the first two assignments for interim head coach Kenwyne Jones. Jones, who will serve as interim coach until November 30, was announced as the coach on October 18.

The matches against Panama aided T&T’s preparations for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The qualifying phase of the world cup will kick off in February 2022 with the Concacaf Women’s Championship qualification competition.

Goalkeeper Kimika Forbes was one of the stars over the two matches which included stopping a penalty in the second encounter.

Baird said, “She (Kimika) has been fantastic for the last five months, she has been great.”

Baird believes Kimika can serve as an inspiration to other women to become goalkeepers.

“We know the quality of Kimika over the years, but that should really inspire the new generation looking at Kimika and saying, ‘I want to be that in the future.’”

Baird said the technical staff studied film of the Panama team which helped Kimika cope with the set pieces during the matches.

“We watched a lot of their set pieces, penalties…so obviously that gave her that little edge in terms of the set pieces and the penalty. As I said I think she has been working tremendously hard on positioning so that obviously helped her hugely in the match.”

Some of T&T’s experienced players featured in the matches including Maylee Attin-Johnson, Cordner, Lauryn Hutchinson and the Forbes sisters – Kimika and Karyn.

On having so many experienced players back with the team, Baird said, “I am very excited. We have got a fantastic bunch of ladies and the future is going to be good for these girls, so I am really looking forward to the coming months and I am more than sure that we can make it to that world cup.”

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« Reply #705 on: October 28, 2021, 09:01:51 AM »
Glad to see the women all eager to play and they were decent. But they have a long, long way to go.

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Re: Women Warriors Thread
« Reply #706 on: October 28, 2021, 08:54:32 PM »
WATCH: Post-match press conference after Trinidad and Tobago's 1-1 draw with Panama.

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« Reply #707 on: November 16, 2021, 08:37:32 PM »
Trinidad and Tobago Women to face Dominican Republic in a pair of international friendlies on November 26th and 30th.

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« Reply #708 on: November 17, 2021, 07:36:30 AM »
Anyone tell the NC/TTFA? On the face of it, either they don't know or are not that enthusiastic about letting us know. Or is it that they are still determining how they will get the team to the Dominican Republic?

Maybe too busy fielding calls from Zurich and playing musical chairs among the official and non-reported accounts.
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Women footballers to leave Monday for friendlies against Dominican Republic
« Reply #709 on: November 19, 2021, 09:38:19 PM »
Women footballers to leave Monday for friendlies against Dominican Republic
By Walter Alibey (T&T Guardian)


National interim women's coach Kenwyne Jones will lead the senior team into action in two international friendly matches against the Dominican Republic on November 26 and 30, in the Dominican Republic.

Coach Jones, whose contract is expected to expire on the day of the second match, told Guardian Media Sports yesterday that he wants to see something different from what he saw against the Panamanian national team last month.

Jones steered the women's team to two impressively drawn results 0-0 and 1-1 against the Panamanians at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Balmain, Couva, although the team had not played a competitive match in almost two years.

His team will be without a few key players but Jones who said the team had the capability to qualify for the 2023 FIFA World Cup, said: "We're going to the Dominican Republic to play them in two games. We are carded to leave on Monday and we play them in two matches, one on the 26 and one on the 30.

"At this point in time, I don't think the team will ever be at full strength, we're still scouting some players. There are still some players that we want to come into the squad. As we know, based on their situation with the colleges and of course, there are some players we're seeking to go through the process to get passports for them, but we have a scouting network that has been working quite ferociously.

"Since I've been there so far we have managed to find quite a few players, so with that, we're trying to get them in the squad."

The former national striker who has had a stint internationally with Stoke City in England did not say who will be brought into the squad but said he hoped they will be brought in very soon. He came in as an interim coach following the resignation of American Constantine Konstin who initially replaced Welshman James who also resigned on October 6 to take up an offer in the UK.

Jones has said he wanted the full-time coaching job for the women's team, as he believed the players were loaded with talent that only needed nurturing.

Quizzed about the coaching job, Jones said he was still functioning in an interim position.

Guardian Media Sports was told the former striker will be favoured for the position, especially after the decent showing against the Panamanians.

Asked if he wanted to see more than he saw against the Panamanians, Jones said: "I wouldn't say I want to see more but I want to see something different. For each block of international camp that we have or training camp, we're trying to implement different aspects of our complete game, structure, philosophy.

"This test against the Dominican Republic would allow us the opportunity to add some different philosophies with the players we have coming into the squad. And as we go along, we will continue to add as we continue to prepare for the qualifiers in February."

The T&T women's team will begin their qualifiers in February, playing out of Group F alongside Guyana, Nicaragua, Dominica and Turks and Caicos Islands.

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Dominican Republic will be a good test for us — Jones.
By Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian).


Interim T&T women’s senior football team head coach Kenwyne Jones says he expects host Dominican Republic to be a very good test for his team in their two upcoming friendly internationals.

A former national senior men’s team captain, Jones was appointed to the position last month and led the senior women to two drawn results against Panama at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, first 0-0 and then 1-1.

The matches kicked off the women’s team preparations for the Concacaf Women’s World Cup and Gold Cup qualifiers with the T&T women's team set to face Guyana, Nicaragua, Dominica, and Turks and Caicos Island in Group F beginning in February.

Today (Monday), Jones and his technical staff along with 22 players, inclusive of nine newcomers will depart for Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic where they will face that country’s team in two matches on November 26 and 30 at the Pan American Stadium, San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, both kicking off from 6 pm on each day.

Speaking via Zoom to local media on Sunday, Jones noted that for a team that hasn’t played football or competitive matches for quite a long time we (T&T) are slowly progressing to the level that the squad needs to be playing at.

With one eye on the qualifiers, Jones in explaining why they are facing the Dominican Republic as opposed to other teams said, “In the group games our first match is against Nicaragua and then Dominica.

“So we are trying to mimic the opposition that we are going to face, and I think at this stage as we are building and putting philosophies in, the test of the Dominican Republic is a good one for us.

“It will allow us to do some implementing of strategic tactical changes of what we would like our DNA to be and I see it as a really good test.

A former England and USA-based international Jones said his team had the option of playing stronger opponents, but opted against it.

“We were offered the opportunity to play Mexico and Costa Rica, but as a coaching staff we thought it was way too soon for us to be playing them, so then we actively scouted and came up with the Dominican Republic.

Commenting on the composition of the squad for the two matches, Jones pointed out that the difference between some of the new faces and the ones who were in the previous camp is that they have been in their college seasons and have been playing competitive matches like Asha James, Chelsi Jadoo who is a professional in Portugal, Kedie Johnson,

Kaydeen Jack and Chrissy Mitchell.

“They have all achieved plaudits with their colleges and it helps us to not only have a stronger squad but a more balanced squad as well.

Looking further down the road, Jones said there are also some names that we may see in the future that is unknown to the public of T&T.

He added, “We have been doing our homework and actively scouting these people and the public could be really excited by the few names that we will be introducing into the squad in the near future.

However, concerning two players who were not called up,

Goalkeeper, Saundra Baron, and Summer Arjoon Jones said, “We went a little bit different in this camp in that there are some faces that I actively seek out to add to the squad based on their college seasons.

“There are still quite a few players we want to be able to add in the camp before the qualifiers, but what we did this time is tried to get a better balance squad than what we had last time to be able to go out and tactically perform.

He added,” There are a lot of names out there and still a lot of names that the public I think do not know that we have been scouting and actively engaging with to be a part of the squad and I really do see some exciting players coming into the squad in the future.

Concerning the two friendly matches, Jones stated that it’s great to continue preparation like this not only having a training camp but having two games against international opposition.

“What we are trying to do is to build the team up as best as we can for the qualifiers and having another Central American or Latin-speaking team to play against is going to mimic who we are going to play first in the group come the qualifiers in February and this we see as a really good opportunity to not only get some new players in the squad

but to also test our tactical remit for this camp.

“Trying to qualify for a World Cup you need a pool of 35 to 40 players to be able to take you through the different stages and we have an opportunity to see some players that we haven’t seen and have not been a part of the team and have not been a part of the training camps previously

“The intention is to have a very competitive squad and if we have a competitive squad it will only drive the standard of the team higher and that’s what we need going into World Cup qualifiers.

T&T senior women 22 member squad:

Tenisha Palmer, Naomie Guerra, Dennecia Prince, Kimika Forbes, Kennya Cordner, Collette Morgan, Karyn Forbes, Tsianne Leander, Rhea Belgrave, Jaasiel Forde, Maylee Attin-Johnson, Chelcy Ralph, Akyla Walcott, Raenah Campbell, Liana Hinds, Kedie Johnson, Asha James, Kaydeen Jack, Chelsi Jadoo, Victoria Swift, Lauryn Hutchinson, Chrissy Mitchell.

Technical staff: Kenwyne Jones (coach), Charlie Mitchell (assistant coach), James Baird (goalkeeper coach), Atiba Downes (strength and conditioning trainer), DR Anyl Goopeesingh (doctor), Aqiyla Gomez (physiotherapist), Terry Johnson-Jeremiah (equipment manager), Alexandria Olton (Sports psychologist), Kylla Charles (medical massage), Joanne Daniel (manager)

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« Reply #710 on: November 20, 2021, 05:58:53 AM »
Where’s the roster  ???

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« Reply #711 on: November 20, 2021, 09:15:48 AM »
Where’s the roster  ???
tBD pending:

Availability of players with documentations
Bookings of flight by NC
availability of funds for players
Availability of funds to feed players
The status and payment of all coaches
Selection of  players  finishing exams
Availability of players who have " Jim boots" to travel with

Pick any of the above and you will u derstand that is how  football business is done in TnT

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« Reply #712 on: November 23, 2021, 02:49:27 PM »
Dominican Republic will be a good test for us — Jones
By Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian)


Interim T&T women’s senior football team head coach Kenwyne Jones says he expects host Dominican Republic to be a very good test for his team in their two upcoming friendly internationals.

A former national senior men’s team captain, Jones was appointed to the position last month and led the senior women to two drawn results against Panama at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, first 0-0 and then 1-1.

The matches kicked off the women’s team preparations for the Concacaf Women’s World Cup and Gold Cup qualifiers with the T&T women's team set to face Guyana, Nicaragua, Dominica, and Turks and Caicos Island in Group F beginning in February.

Today (Monday), Jones and his technical staff along with 22 players, inclusive of nine newcomers will depart for Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic where they will face that country’s team in two matches on November 26 and 30 at the Pan American Stadium, San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, both kicking off from 6 pm on each day.

Speaking via Zoom to local media on Sunday, Jones noted that for a team that hasn’t played football or competitive matches for quite a long time we (T&T) are slowly progressing to the level that the squad needs to be playing at.

With one eye on the qualifiers, Jones in explaining why they are facing the Dominican Republic as opposed to other teams said, “In the group games our first match is against Nicaragua and then Dominica.

“So we are trying to mimic the opposition that we are going to face, and I think at this stage as we are building and putting philosophies in, the test of the Dominican Republic is a good one for us.

“It will allow us to do some implementing of strategic tactical changes of what we would like our DNA to be and I see it as a really good test.

A former England and USA-based international Jones said his team had the option of playing stronger opponents, but opted against it.

“We were offered the opportunity to play Mexico and Costa Rica, but as a coaching staff we thought it was way too soon for us to be playing them, so then we actively scouted and came up with the Dominican Republic.

Commenting on the composition of the squad for the two matches, Jones pointed out that the difference between some of the new faces and the ones who were in the previous camp is that they have been in their college seasons and have been playing competitive matches like Asha James, Chelsi Jadoo who is a professional in Portugal, Kedie Johnson, Kaydeen Jack and Chrissy Mitchell.

“They have all achieved plaudits with their colleges and it helps us to not only have a stronger squad but a more balanced squad as well.

Looking further down the road, Jones said there are also some names that we may see in the future that is unknown to the public of T&T.

He added, “We have been doing our homework and actively scouting these people and the public could be really excited by the few names that we will be introducing into the squad in the near future.

However, concerning two players who were not called up,

Goalkeeper, Saundra Baron, and Summer Arjoon Jones said, “We went a little bit different in this camp in that there are some faces that I actively seek out to add to the squad based on their college seasons.

“There are still quite a few players we want to be able to add in the camp before the qualifiers, but what we did this time is tried to get a better balance squad than what we had last time to be able to go out and tactically perform.

He added,” There are a lot of names out there and still a lot of names that the public I think do not know that we have been scouting and actively engaging with to be a part of the squad and I really do see some exciting players coming into the squad in the future.

Concerning the two friendly matches, Jones stated that it’s great to continue preparation like this not only having a training camp but having two games against international opposition.

“What we are trying to do is to build the team up as best as we can for the qualifiers and having another Central American or Latin-speaking team to play against is going to mimic who we are going to play first in the group come the qualifiers in February and this we see as a really good opportunity to not only get some new players in the squad

but to also test our tactical remit for this camp.

“Trying to qualify for a World Cup you need a pool of 35 to 40 players to be able to take you through the different stages and we have an opportunity to see some players that we haven’t seen and have not been a part of the team and have not been a part of the training camps previously

“The intention is to have a very competitive squad and if we have a competitive squad it will only drive the standard of the team higher and that’s what we need going into World Cup qualifiers.

T&T senior women 22 member squad:

Tenisha Palmer, Naomie Guerra, Dennecia Prince, Kimika Forbes, Kennya Cordner, Collette Morgan, Karyn Forbes, Tsianne Leander, Rhea Belgrave, Jaasiel Forde, Maylee Attin-Johnson, Chelcy Ralph, Akyla Walcott, Raenah Campbell, Liana Hinds, Kedie Johnson, Asha James, Kaydeen Jack, Chelsi Jadoo, Victoria Swift, Lauryn Hutchinson, Chrissy Mitchell,

Technical staff: Kenwyne Jones (Head Coach), Charlie Mitchell (Assistant Coach), James Baird (Goalkeeper Coach), Atiba Downes (Strength and Conditioning trainer), DR Anyl Goopeesingh (Doctor), Aqiyla Gomez (Physiotherapist), Terry Johnson-Jeremiah (Equipment Manager), Alexandria Olton (Sports Psychologist), Kylla Charles (Medical Massage), Joanne Daniel (Manager)
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T&T women tune-up for friendlies against Dominican Republic
« Reply #713 on: November 24, 2021, 02:12:07 PM »
T&T women tune-up for friendlies against Dominican Republic
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T&T’s senior women’s team began preparation in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic yesterday with a gym session, followed by an onfield workout at the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium, ahead of their upcoming international friendly match with the hosts on Friday.

Head coach Kenwyne Jones and the home-based players were joined by the majority of the overseas-based players upon arrival on Monday for the two-game friendly series. The matches are scheduled for the Panamericano Stadium in San Cristobal on Friday and next Tuesday (November 30)at 6 pm. The last player scheduled to arrive is Chrissy Mitchell.

“Today we are having our first on-the-field session. We got some of the players in at varying times and did a lot of recovery stuff with them. We had some activation sessions where we were able to assess the players and their physical state following their respective travels,” Jones told TTFA Media on Tuesday afternoon.

“Our remit for this camp is centred a lot on possession of the ball, how we move the ball, how we are able to hurt the opposition and tightening all aspects of our game, defensively, offensively… defending set pieces, attacking set-pieces.”

The former Stoke City player noted that the current camp came at an ideal time for him and the staff to assess the new players coming into the squad, this being after the recent matches against Panama which ended in two successive draws at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, last month 0-0 and 1-1.

“We are really looking forward to working with the new faces that have come in. Our estimation is a lot of them are going to make up the core of the squad, come the next camp as well, while we will also be looking to add a few more faces to give us the best chance to qualify and advance in the competition,” Jones added.

T&T squad:

Tenisha Palmer, Naomie Guerra, Dennecia Prince, Kimika Forbes, Kennya Cordner, Collette Morgan, Karyn Forbes, Tsianne Leander, Rhea Belgrave, Jaasiel Forde, Maylee Attin-Johnson, Chelcy Ralph, Akyla Walcott, Raenah Campbell, Liana Hinds, Kedie Johnson, Asha James, Kaydeen Jack, Chelsi Jadoo, Victoria Swift, Lauryn Hutchinson and Chrissy Mitchell.
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Jones, Women Warriors look to end winless run.
By Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian).


Interim national senior women’s team coach Kenwyne Jones and his team will be hoping to end a four-match winless run when T&T comes up against host Dominican Republic in the first of two friendly internationals in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic on Friday evening.

The clash between the Karyn Fobes-captained T&T women and the Dominican Republic kicks off at the Pan American Stadium from 5 pm with the second match carded for the same venue on Tuesday with the same kick-off time.

Last month, Jones, the former national men’s senior team captain and World Cup player, was installed as the interim boss and guided his team two drawn results against Panama at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, first 0-0 and then 1-1 to kick off preparations for the Concacaf Women’s World Cup qualifiers towards Australia and New Zealand 2023.

In the qualifiers, T&T will face Guyana, Nicaragua, Dominica, and Turks and Caicos Islands in Group F beginning in February.

The T&T women are currently on a four-match winless run dating back to their 5-0 defeat of Antigua and Barbuda on October 2, 2019.

Since then the T&T women suffered a shock 4-1 loss to St Kitts & Nevis on October 6, 2019, followed by a goalless draw against the Dominican Republic in October 2019 and last month’s two drawn matches against Panama.

And the last time, T&T women recorded a win over the Dominican Republic was back in 2006 during their women’s World Cup qualifying campaign, a 7-0 road win.

Since then, Dominican Republic has managed to beat T&T 1-0 in 2011 during the Olympic Games qualifiers and followed it up with a goalless draw in their last meeting in 2019 at the Ato Boldon Stadium.

Earlier this year, Dominican Republic also started their women’s World Cup preparations, losing 5-0 to Panama in July before beating Bolivia 3-0 on October 22 and then battling to a 1-1 draw in their second match, three days later.

And faced with the next two matches to end off the year on a high, both teams will be keen to leave their mark.

Speaking at a media conference held by the Dominican Republic Football Federation High-Performance Centre via Zoom, Jones, a former England and USA-based professional said his team was keenly looking forward to the matches.

The former national striker said, “We are very excited to have these matches with the Dominican Republic and I think it’s a really good opportunity for both teams to have some preparations before the qualifiers in February, and I do envision that these two games will be a really good test for both of us.

The T&T team arrived in Santo Domingo on Monday evening ahead of the matches and since then Jones said the group has settled in nicely with training sessions at the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium.

He said, “I think our team has been doing very well since we came here on Monday night and our training sessions every day have been really good and the players are ready to play.

“They are happy to be here and also to play against the Dominican Republic as I think they are the perfect opposition for us at this point because our first game in the group qualifiers is Nicaragua and we see a lot of similarities with the two teams, and we are hoping that it helps us to find solutions and prepare well for when we get to that game.”

With some of his players coming from North America and Europe to link up with the team on Monday, Jones said the first session on Tuesday was, as expected, a little bit off the pace.

“They (players) had to recover from some jet lag and difference in travel time but since then the players have all settled down nicely and are working and coping pretty well and with one more session at the match venue on Thursday evening, I envision the team being well prepared for Friday’s first match against the host."

A member of the senior women’s team since 2010, Tobago-born team captain, Forbes was also excitedly looking ahead to the matches.

The hard-tackling Forbes, one of seven veterans in the team added, “I’m happy to be here as captain and I think this is a very good opportunity not only for myself but for my team and this is another test for us in trying to qualify for the World Cup and we are very excited about these two games.”

The host began their preparations on Tuesday with the 22 players who were summoned by Spanish coach, José Benito Rubido and his coaching staff.

T&T senior women 22 member squad:

Tenisha Palmer, Naomie Guerra, Dennecia Prince, Kimika Forbes, Kennya Cordner, Collette Morgan, Karyn Forbes, Tsianne Leander, Rhea Belgrave, Jaasiel Forde, Maylee Attin-Johnson, Chelcy Ralph, Akyla Walcott, Raenah Campbell, Liana Hinds, Kedie Johnson, Asha James, Kaydeen Jack, Chelsi Jadoo, Victoria Swift, Lauryn Hutchinson, Chrissy Mitchell,

Technical staff: Kenwyne Jones (coach), Charlie Mitchell (assistant coach), James Baird (goalkeeper coach), Atiba Downes (strength and conditioning trainer), DR Anyl Goopeesingh (doctor), Aqiyla Gomez (physiotherapist), Terry Johnson-Jeremiah (equipment manager), Alexandria Olton (Sports psychologist), Kylla Charles (medical massage), Joanne Daniel (manager)

Dominican Republic:

Goalkeepers:

Claudia Torres (Bob Soccer School), Odaliana Gómez (Matchfit FC - USA);

Defenders:

Paola Then (Santa Fe FC), Brianne Reed (FC Nordsjaelland - Denmark), María López (FC Rodríguez García), Gabriella Marte (Hofstra - USA), Lynette Ureña (Delaware State University - USA), Giovanna Dionicio (Yale University - USA), Gabirella Cuevas (KuPS - Finland) and Keisla Gil (April 5).

Midfielders:

Manuela Lareo (RCD Espanyol - Spain), Lucía Marte (Real Betis - Spain), Jazlyn Oviedo (Monmouth University - USA), Winibian Peralta (Bob Soccer School), Renata Mercedes (Taft School - USA), Kathrynn González (Marshall University - USA);

Forwards:

Vanessa Kara (Racing Louisville - USA), Daphne Heyaime (DV7 Academy), Alyssa Oviedo (University of Vermont), Jazlyn Moya (A4Sports), Yoneldy Peña (A4Sports).

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Re: Women Warriors Thread
« Reply #715 on: November 26, 2021, 11:26:44 AM »
Hoping for a link !

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« Reply #716 on: November 26, 2021, 12:52:51 PM »
International Friendly #1 (Dominican Republic vs Trinidad and Tobago)

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Re: Women Warriors Thread
« Reply #717 on: November 26, 2021, 03:35:34 PM »
Same Dominican Rep Starting XI as vs Bolivia. Nine (9) out of the XI also started in the second outing vs Bolivia. Played during the last window.

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« Reply #718 on: November 26, 2021, 04:26:13 PM »
Intelligent equalizing goal :applause: by Asha James from the penalty spot, following a foul on Yaya Cordner in the left-side attacking sector of the penalty area. 1-1.

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« Reply #719 on: November 26, 2021, 05:04:04 PM »
Not to trigger any traumas ... but that looked strikingly like an Ecuador moment. ::)

 

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