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Re: FIFA Ranking Thread.
« Reply #1650 on: April 09, 2021, 06:23:20 PM »
T&T men stay at 103rd in FIFA rankings, 11th in Concacaf
By Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian).


T&T Soca Warriors remained at 103rd in the latest world rankings released by FIFA on Thursday.

The ranking for T&T, who had the highest ever ranking of 29th in the world in 2000 and a worse of 104 in 2019, represent points gained from their last 16 matches played inclusive of their 3-1 win over Guyana and a 1-1 draw with Puerto Rico last month in their opening two matches in their Qatar 2022 World Cup Concacaf Group stage qualifiers ahead of matches against the Bahamas on June 5, and St Kitts & Nevis on June 8.

T&T is also slated to face Montserrat in a Concacaf Gold Cup preliminary round encounter on July 2 ahead of the potential play-in match four days later, against the Cuba/French Guiana winner ahead of the Gold Cup main draw competition.

The ranking for T&T does not reflect the national team inactivity for almost the entire 2019 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic but also includes in its first match of 2021, a 7-0 drubbing at the hands of the USA on January 31.

With matches to come against 201st ranked the Bahamas and St Kitts & Nevis, ranked 135th in their World Cup Qualifiers as well as a Concacaf Gold Cup Preliminary Round tie versus Montserrat, ranked 180th, there is a big chance for the Terry Fenwick-coached Soca Warriors to move back into the top ten of the Concacaf rankings as they currently sit at 11th best, behind Caribbean Football Union (CFU) nations Jamaica, Curacao and Haiti, who are ranked fourth, eighth and tenth, respectively.

Mexico remains Concacaf’s best team ranked 11th as they slipped down two places followed by the USA (20th) and Jamaica at 45th.

European giants dominate the top 10 with Belgium in first, France second and Brazil in third. England sit fourth, Portugal fifth, Spain sixth, Italy seventh, Argentina in eighth, Uruguay is ninth and Denmark is tenth.

Among the women, T&T is ranked 67th in the world and eighth best in Concacaf behind the USA (No 1), Canada (No 8.), Mexico (No 28th), Costa Rica (No 35th), Jamaica (No 50), Panama (No 59th) and Haiti, ranked 67th in the world.

Top 20 FIFA men’s world rankings (April 7, 2021)

1 Belgium
2 France
3 Brazil
4 England
5 Portugal
6 Spain
7 Italy
8 Argentina
9 Uruguay
10 Denmark
11 Mexico
12 Germany
13 Switzerland
14 Croatia
15 Colombia
16 Netherlands
17 Wales
18 Sweden
19 Chile
20 USA

Top 30 Concacaf rankings:

1 Mexico (11th)
2 USA (20th)
3 Jamaica (45th)
4 Costa Rica (50th)
5 Honduras (67th)
6 El Salvador (69th)
7 Canada (70th)
8 Curacao (76th)
9 Panama (78th)
10 Haiti (83rd)
11 T&T (103rd)
12 Guatemala (127th)
13 Antigua & Barbuda (128th)
14 St Kitts & Nevis (135th)
15 Suriname (136th)
16 Nicaragua (147th)
17 Dominican Republic (156th)
18 Grenada (160th)
19 Barbados (162nd)
20 Guyana (165th)
21 St Vincent and The Grenadines (167th)
22 Bermuda (168th)
23 St Lucia (176th)
24 Puerto Rico (178th)
25 Montserrat (180th)
26 Cuba (181th)
27 Dominica 188th)
28 Cayman Islands (184th)
29 Bahamas (201st)
30 Aruba (205th)

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The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team remain 103rd in the world according to the latest Fifa rankings, which was updated yesterday.

European outfit, Belgium, led all 210 football nations followed by France, Brazil, England and Portugal. Mexico (11) are the highest ranked team in Concacaf.

The Soca Warriors are the 11th-best football nation in Concacaf and fourth in the Caribbean behind Jamaica (45), Curaçao (76) and Haiti (83).

The twin island republic have played three times in the past year and a half with returns of a 7-0 friendly defeat to the United States, a 3-0 World Cup qualifying win over Guyana and a 1-1 draw with Puerto Rico in the same competition—all under current coach Terry Fenwick, who inherited a team with one win from 17 matches under his predecessor, Dennis Lawrence.

Trinidad and Tobago were 49th in the world in December 2015, during the reign of coach Stephen Hart, but plummeted since. The collapse coincided with the tenure of former Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams, who was elected to office in November 2015 and oversaw the replacement of Hart with Tom Saintfiet and ultimately Dennis Lawrence.

The Warriors fell below 100 in 2019 and have stayed there ever since.

The Fifa rankings are largely ceremonial, however the United Kingdom Home Office uses it as one of several reference points in its determination of work permit applications by overseas footballers.

Concacaf also used the rankings to determine, controversially, which countries could skip the first two World Cup qualifying rounds. As a result, Mexico, the United States, Jamaica, Costa Rica and Honduras were exempted from the ongoing qualifiers.

At present, Trinidad and Tobago trail St Kitts and Nevis by two points in Group F and must win both outings against the Bahamas and the ‘Sugar Boyz’ in June to advance to the next phase.

St Kitts and Nevis are ranked 135th in the world and 14th in Concacaf while Guyana are 165th and 20th respectively. Puerto Rico are 178th in Fifa’s rankings and 25th from Concacaf’s 35 member nations while the Bahamas are 201st and 30th.

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Re: FIFA Ranking Thread.
« Reply #1651 on: April 11, 2021, 11:55:28 PM »
Not one African team in there and never a caribbean team..

That alone should tell both regions they need to break away ... no progress

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« Reply #1652 on: April 12, 2021, 12:43:47 AM »
Not one African team in there and never a caribbean team..

That alone should tell both regions they need to break away ... no progress
there’s not one afro caribbean or any afro team there not for a lack of talent but because they wank off too much, if you want to join such an illustrious group then you have to spend your money and spend it well. this is not rocket science, those who put in the work will reap the rewards. we in CFU can’t even come together to have a knock out league but we want positions of prominence?

when these jokers in the Caribbean and Africa decide to spend their money on football by implementing a worth while league in their respective countries and start spending on developmental programs, then they will be on that list, and I assure you that no one is holding them back but their own lazy corrupt half stepping disruptive ways. I know you’re gonna come with some fist pumping union leader conspiracy speech to hold on to your point of view, but go right ahead.
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Re: FIFA Ranking Thread.
« Reply #1653 on: July 14, 2021, 03:34:51 PM »
This should be jumping.

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Re: FIFA Ranking Thread.
« Reply #1654 on: August 21, 2021, 07:05:22 AM »
August 2021 Concacaf Rankings:

1 Mexico (9th)
2 USA (10th)
3 Costa Rica (44th)
4 Jamaica (50th)
5 Canada (59th)
6 Honduras (63rd)
7 El Salvador (64th)
8 Panama (74th)
9 Curacao (78th)
10 Haiti (90th)
11 T&T (103rd)

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« Reply #1655 on: August 21, 2021, 08:27:35 PM »
August 2021 Concacaf Rankings:

1 Mexico (9th)
2 USA (10th)
3 Costa Rica (44th)
4 Jamaica (50th)
5 Canada (59th)
6 Honduras (63rd)
7 El Salvador (64th)
8 Panama (74th)
9 Curacao (78th)
10 Haiti (90th)
11 T&T (103rd)



What would happen if there was a FIFA U-15/14 ranking???

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« Reply #1656 on: September 05, 2021, 06:34:43 AM »
103? Yup we should be worse than that!
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« Reply #1657 on: September 17, 2021, 01:13:15 AM »
Soca Warriors climb two spots to 101st in FIFA rankings.
By Nigel Simon (T&T Guardian).


Despite being inactive during the last Fifa international Match Day window, the T&T Soca Warriors have managed to climb two spots at 103rd in the latest FIFA World Rankings, released by FIFA on Thursday.

The ranking for T&T, which had the highest ever ranking of 29th in the world in 2000 and the worse at 104th in 2019 represent a move from being 103rd at the start of 2021 which was maintained until last month.

The T&T Football Association (T&TFA) which is currently under the supervision of a FIFA-appointed Normalisation Committee did not play any matches during the last international window after a fairly decent display at the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup in the USA in July/August, coupled with the results in the Gold Cup preliminary round qualifiers.

Needing to win to advance to the Gold Cup's group stage, the Soca Warriors under new coach Angus Eve, hammered Montserrat 6-0 before pulling off an 8-7 penalty kicks victory over French Guiana, following a 1-1 tie in the qualifiers.

In group A of the Gold Cup, the Soca Warriors also featured in a 0-2 loss to El Salvador as well as two drawn encounters- (0-0) with Concacaf giants Mexico and 1-1 with Guatemala.

Despite being inactive during the last Fifa international Match Day window, the T&T Soca Warriors have managed to climb two spots at 103rd in the latest FIFA World Rankings, released by FIFA on Thursday.

The ranking for T&T, which had the highest ever ranking of 29th in the world in 2000 and the worse at 104th in 2019 represent a move from being 103rd at the start of 2021 which was maintained until last month.

The T&T Football Association (T&TFA) which is currently under the supervision of a FIFA-appointed Normalisation Committee did not play any matches during the last international window after a fairly decent display at the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup in the USA in July/August, coupled with the results in the Gold Cup preliminary round qualifiers.

Needing to win to advance to the Gold Cup's group stage, the Soca Warriors under new coach Angus Eve, hammered Montserrat 6-0 before pulling off an 8-7 penalty kicks victory over French Guiana, following a 1-1 tie in the qualifiers.

In group A of the Gold Cup, the Soca Warriors also featured in a 0-2 loss to El Salvador as well as two drawn encounters- (0-0) with Concacaf giants Mexico and 1-1 with Guatemala.

Overall, in the Concacaf region, there was also no change for the twin-island Republic at 11th, despite their obvious improvements from the World Cup Qualifiers from March to June this year, where they thrashed Guyana 3-0, shut-out St Kitts/Nevis 2-0, but were held 1-1 by Puerto Rico and goalless by minnows Bahamas which prevented them from advancing from Group F of the qualifiers.

Following the start of the Final Round of Concacaf World Cup qualifiers, Mexico still controls the top spot with the USA in second, followed by Costa Rica, Canada and Jamaica while T&T remains in 11th spot.

In the most significant move at the top of the world rankings, England is up to third spot, equalling their highest ever position.

Top 20 FIFA men’s world rankings (August 12, 2021)

1. Belgium

2. Brazil

3. England

4. France

5. Italy

6. Argentina

7. Portugal

8. Spain

9. Mexico

10. Denmark

11. Holland

12. Uruguay

13. USA

14. Germany

15. Switzerland

16. Colombia

17. Croatia

18. Sweden

19. Wales

20. Senegal

Top 20 Concacaf rankings:

1. Mexico (9th)

2. USA (13th)

3. Costa Rica (44th)

4. Canada (51st)

5. Jamaica (59th)

6. Honduras (63rd)

7. El Salvador (65th)

8. Panama (68th)

9. Curacao (79th)

10. Haiti (87th)

11. T&T (101st)

12. Guatemala (123rd)

13. Antigua & Barbuda (126th)

14. St Kitts & Nevis (138th)

15. Suriname (139th)

16. Nicaragua (143rd)

17. Dominican Republic (157th)

18. Barbados (162nd)

19. Bermuda (166th)

20. Grenada (167th)

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« Reply #1658 on: September 17, 2021, 06:20:25 AM »
They climb 2 spots. When was the last international played.

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« Reply #1659 on: April 06, 2022, 11:34:38 AM »
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team dropped two places to 103rd in the latest Fifa rankings released on 31 March 2022, while they remain 11th in the Concacaf region. The Soca Warriors are ranked as the fourth best nation in the Caribbean, behind Jamaica (64th), Curaçao (79th) and Haiti (90th).

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« Reply #1660 on: April 07, 2022, 02:39:15 AM »
Why does money always have to the solution..as l see it...its about disciple on the pitch... at the end of the day it's wins that boost your upward mobility..it's an individual commitment to a team principle and the  collective mindset of the TEAM.. that gets you there.. .it's simple ...you win...you move up....for  there is no l..in a team sport...there to many I's... and too few..Us... for the chain will only be as strong as it's weakest link.....play for yourself and you will not move forward..play for your team mate...and the team will achieve...and money is a distraction

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« Reply #1661 on: September 22, 2022, 12:38:32 PM »
Tajikistan 115 ranking lends some credence to the ranking system.

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« Reply #1662 on: September 23, 2022, 02:29:17 AM »
Tajikistan 115 ranking lends some credence to the ranking system.

How so? Were they notably inferior?

I haven't seen the September ranking, but last month they were above 115. We should have the aim of entering the 90s and figuring out an ascent to cracking 70.

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« Reply #1663 on: September 23, 2022, 09:56:55 AM »
Tajikistan 115 ranking lends some credence to the ranking system.

How so? Were they notably inferior?

I haven't seen the September ranking, but last month they were above 115. We should have the aim of entering the 90s and figuring out an ascent to cracking 70.
Nope, just meant that the teams on the field didn't look leagues apart. Always wondered about that in terms of teams from different federations that don't face each other often.

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« Reply #1664 on: September 23, 2022, 11:39:56 AM »
Tajikistan 115 ranking lends some credence to the ranking system.

How so? Were they notably inferior?

I haven't seen the September ranking, but last month they were above 115. We should have the aim of entering the 90s and figuring out an ascent to cracking 70.

We have been >=100 for the past three years.
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« Reply #1665 on: September 23, 2022, 11:24:30 PM »
Based on the highlight alone, TJK should be and soon would be ranked higher than many teams in its region. We on the other hand might take ah lil while.

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« Reply #1666 on: September 26, 2022, 04:26:30 AM »
Based on the highlight alone, TJK should be and soon would be ranked higher than many teams in its region. We on the other hand might take ah lil while.

Based on the match. PERIOD.

A perception of parity is not one with which I would be in agreement.

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« Reply #1667 on: September 26, 2022, 11:57:07 AM »
Tajikistan 115 ranking lends some credence to the ranking system.

How so? Were they notably inferior?

I haven't seen the September ranking, but last month they were above 115. We should have the aim of entering the 90s and figuring out an ascent to cracking 70.
Nope, just meant that the teams on the field didn't look leagues apart. Always wondered about that in terms of teams from different federations that don't face each other often.

Deceptive because they were not reliant on the same tools, but don't be deceived.
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« Reply #1668 on: October 01, 2022, 03:10:58 PM »

Is best these days we celebrate T&T Peru-look ah like jerseys than what we see happening on the field  :D

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« Reply #1669 on: October 09, 2022, 10:46:57 AM »
Eve fighting on...as Soca Warriors drop three more spots
By Ian Prescott (T&T Express)


EVEN AS men’s national coach Angus Eve continues to lament the non-functioning of a local national football league, the Soca warriors have dropped a further three spots in FIFA’s men’s world rankings.

“Everyone has gone way ahead of us. But we have to keep on fighting,” said Eve in response to news of his team’s further fall on FIFA’s world ranking list.

Released Thursday. FIFA’s October ranking has Brazil as the top-ranked football-playing country in the world, with Trinidad & Tobago ranked #104, one spot ahead of New Zealand and one behind Mauritania. Tajikistan and Thailand, who both defeated T&T 2-1 at the Kings Cup in Thailand, are close behind, ranked #109 and #111, respectively.

Current world rankings of Concacaf teams are 13- Mexico, 16-USA, 31-Costa Rica, 41-Canada, 60-Panama, 64-Jamaica, 74-El Salvador, 80-Honduras, 86-Curaçao, 87- Haiti, 104-Trinidad and Tobago, 118-Guatemala and 131- Antigua and Barbuda.

Once ranked as high as #25 in the world, Trinidad and Tobago are now just two spots higher than their lowest-ever ranking. T&T are currently 11th-ranked in the Caribbean, North & Central American (Concacaf) region, and also trail Jamaica (#64), Curaçao (#86) and Haiti (#87)in the Caribbean.
Eve pointed out that his Soca Warriors had not played a match in three months, prior to being invited to Thailand to play in the Kings Cup late last month.

“We clearly not playing as much as the other teams in our zone and a lot of it boils down to financial difficulties for us to organise matches and stuff,” Eve declared. ”All of those things affect your rankings...when you are not playing on a regular basis.”

Although he hopes to climb the ladder. Eve thinks that the world-ranking is not yet as important as when 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying comes around.
“That only affects you when it comes time for World Cup qualifying placement,“ Eve explained, ”(Because) we were ranked badly the last time, we had to go into the (World Cup qualifying) preliminary stages, which we did not come out of.”

His first ambition is to qualify for the Concacaf Gold Cup and earn qualification to the Concacaf Nations League top rung. Along the way, Eve believes T&T’s world ranking will also rise.

“The (CONCACAF) Gold Cup (qualifying) it’s in our hands because we have two more matches left in the (Nations League) group. Even if we come second, we have a playoff to play.”
What Eve believes is most crucial to improving his team’s ranking is having his players competing in an organised national league, rather than resorting to playing in 7-a-side tournaments.

“We have to have a proper league running to give the locally based players opportunities,” Eve declared, “I want to have a lot of them in the squad but it is very difficult when they are not playing any competitive football.

“I am watching the Ministry throwing a seven-a-side football league, and all of the boys playing in there because they have no league to play in. Once these things are sorted out, we could probably see the team going back to where we were.”

FIFA’s latest rankings show that a total of 53 UEFA Nations League matches and 119 friendlies were played in the last international break before the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, which begins on November 20.

As well as giving the 32 qualifiers for the upcoming global finals one last dress rehearsal, the matches also had an impact on the latest FIFA/Cola-Cola World Ranking list.
Top-ranked Brazil will embark on their bid to win a sixth world title as ranking leaders. In beating Ghana and Tunisia in their two friendlies last week, Brazil widened the gap between themselves and their nearest challengers, Belgium (2nd), who lost to Netherlands (8th) in the Nations League. Argentina (3rd) complete the podium.
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« Reply #1670 on: March 14, 2023, 12:16:04 PM »
No ranking since December?

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« Reply #1671 on: September 23, 2023, 06:56:58 AM »
Soca Warriors jump three spots to 96th in Fifa rankings.
By Roneil Walcott (T&T Newsday).


Trinidad and Tobago's men's football team have moved up three spots from 99th to 96th in November's Fifa rankings update.

Under the leadership of coach Angus Eve, the Soca Warriors qualified for the quarter-finals of the 2023/24 edition of the Concacaf Nations League A tournament – T&T's first appearance at the knockout stages of the competition. T&T played defending champions USA in their quarter-final tie and succumbed to a 4-2 aggregate loss after putting up a commendable fight across the two legs. T&T got a riveting 2-1 win over the US in the second leg at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo on November 20, with both Alvin Jones and forward Reon Moore scoring thunderous goals to the delight of thousands of home supporters.

Eve, Jones and team captain Aubrey David all viewed the second-leg win as a catalyst for greater things to come for the Warriors.

T&T will play the 48th-ranked Canada – Concacaf's fourth-best team – in a one-off 2024 Conmebol Copa America playoff match on March 23 in Texas. With a victory in the playoff match, T&T can make their first-ever appearance in the prestigious Copa tournament – South America's marquee international competition.

The 2024 Copa America will be the 48th edition of the tournament and will see six Concacaf teams competing alongside ten South American nations. Jamaica, Mexico, Panama and the US are the four Concacaf teams already confirmed for Copa 2024 which runs from June 20 to July 14. Costa Rica and Honduras will meet in the other Copa 2024 playoff on March 23.

T&T ended 2022 ranked 104th by Fifa. Eve's charges were promoted to Nations League A for the 2023/24 cycle after a second-place finish in their League B group behind Nicaragua, who were eventually stripped of their Nations League A status by Concacaf for their use of an ineligible player in the preceding 2022/23 Nations League B campaign. T&T were ousted at the group stage of the June-July 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup where they got the solitary win over St Kitts and Nevis.

The 2023/24 Nations League A campaign brought a change in fortune and form for the T&T team, as they won their first three group matches against Curacao, El Salvador and Guatemala in the September and October Fifa windows en route to a second-place finish behind group winners Panama. T&T moved to 98th in the Fifa rankings in September, before sliding to 99th in the October rankings. T&T's current ranking of 96 places them as the 11th-best team in the Concacaf region.

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TRINIDAD and Tobago men's football coach Angus Eve says the Soca Warriors are heading in the "right direction" after climbing from 102nd to 98th in the latest Fifa rankings which were released on Thursday.

T&T won the first two games of their 2023/24 Concacaf Nations League (CNL) A campaign versus Curacao and El Salvador earlier this month, and Eve says it's just a reward for his team's efforts over the last two years.

"It's a step in the right direction. We started this project in 2021 and we're seeing the fruits of our labour now," said Eve, whose contract as head coach was extended to March 2024 by the Fifa-appointed T&T Football Association (TTFA) normalisation committee. "It's been tiny steps but it has been a difficult road. The process is ongoing and it's a rebuilding process."

Prior to these latest rankings, T&T were last ranked among Fifa's top 100 teams in December 2021. The T&T coach is looking towards a brighter future for his team as he includes a younger group of players in the mix.

"The work is still in progress and it's good to see our country back in the top 100," Eve told Newsday. The guys have done tremendously well. We revamped the team from the (2023 Concacaf) Gold Cup. We made several changes. We made changes in terms of the methodology of where we were at. We focused on what we wanted to do, which was to introduce younger players into the team."

T&T are currently ranked fourth among Caribbean Football Union (CFU) nations, with Jamaica (56th), Haiti (87th) and Curacao (90th) leading the regional charge. With two CNL group matches still to come against Guatemala (October 13) and Curacao (October 17), T&T are on the cusp of qualifying for the quarter-final stage of the competition.

"I've been talking to the players and they are in good spirits. This augurs well going into the other stages of the (tournament). It's a good platform for us to build from for the Nations League because I don't think anybody expected us to be here."

Eve says he, his staff and his players are all learning every day and they are taking the progress in stride.

"It's a game at a time at the moment. All the teams we play would have different dynamics. All the teams have different strengths and things they would come at us with. We have to prepare and know what we want to do and do what we want to do."

With those two key CNL fixtures on the horizon next month, Eve was delighted to see the return of his ace forward Levi Garcia. The 25-year-old Garcia returned from a month-long injury layoff on Thursday, as he started in AEK Athens' 3-2 win away to Premier League club Brighton and Hove Albion in the Europa League.

"(Levi) has a lot more games to play before (those CNL games) and many things can happen before that – like it happened the last time. I called him and congratulated him on his performance (Thursday) because I thought he was brilliant for someone who was out for that length of time.

"I see nothing but bigger things for him in the future. He's very motivated to do well for his club and his country. I expect that he will continue in that vein and it was very good to see him for the number of minutes he played. Once he's available he wants to be a part of the squad."

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« Reply #1672 on: September 24, 2023, 10:52:49 AM »
oh wow 5 whole places please work on actual man to man defending and trigger pressin if we going and park d bus nah, soaking pressure in hope of the other team giving yuh d ball will only go so far
I pity the fool....

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« Reply #1673 on: September 24, 2023, 06:34:28 PM »
How bout work on getting more than 30% possession in a game

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« Reply #1674 on: September 24, 2023, 10:04:25 PM »
@Peong I not goin and fight Eve on playing "without possession" with d players we have, it make sense, it not pretty, but it makes sense, we tend to over romanticize we capability on the d ball, my issue is d fundamentals for defensive football on d coaching and player side badly lacking.....how in d hell we holding ah low ass block and man gettin in behind like nobody business.........but he beating he chest like he conquer someting......steups
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« Reply #1675 on: November 30, 2023, 12:03:42 PM »
Apparently we up 3 places to 96th. We less worse than before. If we keep up the positive play we'll be OK. Seems like we haven't had a competitive run in a long time before now. Back when kj and molino was dey

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« Reply #1676 on: December 03, 2023, 12:15:09 PM »
It’s crazy to see Curaçao ranked above us…imagine that…oh wait…it’s a reality.

I hope Eve isn’t over confident due to his fantastic win against USA, or he feels like the job is done with the “no one thought we would be here” and play like is a sweat match.

This is a huge huge opportunity to play amongst the worlds best.
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