Samuel swaps Bolton for Carribean.
By: Trevor Baxter (Manchester Evening News).
JLLOYD Samuel has swopped Bolton's rain-soaked Euxton training complex this week for some Caribbean sunshine.
But the Wanderers left-back hasn't jetted on holiday during the international break.
A former England Under-21 international, Samuel hopes to help Trinidad and Tobago reach next year's World Cup finals.
And on Saturday he should win his first cap for the Soca Warriors in the sweltering heat of Honduras.
It's another positive step for the 28-year-old who recently regained his place in Bolton's starting line-up.
The ex-Aston Villa defender replaced Paul Robinson for the Carling Cup win at Tranmere and kept his shirt against Liverpool last Saturday.
"I hope I can cement my place now," he declared. "I can only do what I know I am capable of doing.
"It's the manager's decision if I am out of the side or not - and I have to stick by it. But he has come back and used me now, so it's up to me to prove his decision was the right one.
"It's about keeping us both on our toes. The manager wants two players for every position, and if he can get more he will.
"That's his side of things. I just concentrate on what I do."
On becoming a full international Samuel added: "I have been given the opportunity to play international football and I'm really keen to take it."