W Connection duo impress at Oldham.
By: Joel Villafana -ttproleague.com
The W Connection duo of Atiba Charles and Andre Toussaint are generally pleased with their recent stint at English League One club Oldham Athletic.
Both players were invited to a 2 week trial at the club—after impressing the scouts.
The two local players played in a reserve game in which Oldham lost 2-1 to a Manchester United outfit, and according to reports there is a possibility that both Charles and Toussaint, may get a pre-contract with the club, since the international transfer window is currently closed.
However, having done well in the game against Manchester United, there are reports that other clubs are now expressing interest in the T&T players.
National under-23 striker Andre Toussaint told ‘ttproleague.com’ that it was a pretty good experience, citing the only downside being the coach of Oldham was fired while they were there and the newly appointed coach did not see much of the local striker.
Toussaint however, described the practice game he played as challenging—saying, “out there you have to fight and get the ball when you can—your own teammates just do not pass the ball to you—so when you get the ball you have to ensure you make the best of it.”
The 24 year old W Connection striker admitted his ambition is to secure a contract in Europe and he is anxiously working towards that goal.
As for national defender Atiba Charles—he also believed that it was a good stint, and was happy with his performance over the two-week trial.
Atiba is determined to continue to impress at the international level with Trinidad and Tobago and is hopeful on also securing a contract in Europe.
