Last sunday in Legos Nigeria,Switzerland unleashed the 11 Jewel Clockwork Crimson the likes of which I have seldom seen.The debutant swiss were very noticable from early on in the tournament with a very conservative defense,likewise offence.Their plan was to neutralize potentially strong teams and eke out whatever goals the opponents were willing to concede,thereby forcinging teams to defeat themselves by commiting forced and unforced errors.Their team shape afforded excellent defensive coverage and exquisit offensive support.Their clockwork-like teamwork was the product of a little known coach Dany Ryser.Looking at the young boys he forged into shape,I couldn't help but notice that they were not physically nor mentally superior to the Soca Warriors U17 nor U20.They were adept at absorbing the instructions of their coach.Their minds were trained to be more receptive to the concept of The Clockwork Crimson.( teamwork.... conditioning,coverage,speed and support ) .... You know,like the Marines / Navy Seals !
This is the coach that Soca Warriors need at it's helm.The accomplishments that Trinidad and Tobago is capable of achieving with Dany Ryser as its coach could be unbelievable.
At his disposal would be a group of historiclly skilfull and speedy atheletes whom I believe could,duplicate if not surpass the swiss performance,to benefit our program in preparation for Brazil 2014.The final question is,Can he be enticed into proving that his technique can be duplicated with even the smallest pool of players from which to choose as the coach of the tiniest nation to have qualified for the WC Finals, if the price is right that is !
In a nutshell Dany Ryser got his team to perform as if football is played from the neck up. Ryser showed that to be a success, top teams need much more than athleticism, and individual skills. A simple fact we just do not grasp. Again and again we see the starboy mentality - a player receives the ball and holds on to it. We seem to put individuality above the basic premise of the game which is teamwide pressure,passing and creating and restricting space. Let's see if the TTFF is paying attention. What do you think ?