Correct me if I'm wrong....but is Bruce Arena the first club coach to recruit Birchie to play in the same position he occupies for T&T? I belive that part (not all) of Birchie's club problems in England were down to club coaches insisting he is a right sided midfielder while he plays defensive mid for T&T. Finally playing the same position for club and country, he can finally focus on one thing and I think we will see him devlop and improve as a defensive mf. This can only be good for the player and for T&T (although in the dying minutes of the game, he shiled of a man and then skip past a tackle by the right side corner flag, and I hadda tell mehself he have a lil right side skilss in trute..heheh)
By the way, he looked good in his 20 minutes or so. Easy game to get one's debut I guess, but he didn't really put a foot wrong. There are people here who feel Birchall cyah pass a ball. Well..obviously not smart to make any judgements after a 20 minutes, but I will go out on a limb and say you will see a decent passer of the ball now that he actually has men running off the ball into space. I was only hoping for one thing and that was for him to try a shot from distance. Ah time he take the ball down on his chest and he size it up and then decide to pass...but good debut.