We beaten by Nicaragua 2-0 this evening. We have finished the tournament last.
From Yahho Espana Eurosport (Rough translation)
Venezuela finished undefeated champion of the hexagonal invite in the city of Puerto Ordaz in preparation for the Under-20 World Cup qualifiers in Colombia in 2011.
In the closing match of the tournament Venezuela used many substitutes in a tied 3-3 game with Cameroon.
Panama claimed second in the tournament by defeating Ecuador 2-1, while Nicaragua pulled off a surprise upset by beating Trinidad 2-0 to earn fifth place in the tournament.
On completion of the five games schedule, Venezuela secured first place with thirteen points, followed by Panama with ten, Ecuador with seven, Cameroon with six, Nicaragua with three and Trinidad and Tobago dead last with 2 points.
Poor performance in the last two games. Like they wilt under the pressure of 5 games in 1 week. But EVERYBODY else had the same schedule.
The early results show they have skill. They must strengthen their resolve and ability to maintain focus. Especially when players like Britto and Adams are not on the pitch. Vranes better pull up that slackness in the backline.
Some days it F*#@ing hard to be a T&T football fan oui
Funny how you see things clearly now on this thread ...when a how you described it on the other thread ?? ...." fat big belly man who have to squeeze a jersey over he belly put on he tugs etc. " was saying pretty much what you saying now.
...but is ok ..It just takes some a little longer to see what we " fat belly old men " could see straight away.
You needed to see us lose to what was considered the worst team in the competition to realise where we stood ...well lets see if you get the " big belly message " that we have to call a spade a spade if it is to be of any use ....
These guys are playing under 20 football unless and until we see them as adults and responsible for their actions on the pitch ..and the coaches as having to produce or get fired ...we eh going ah place .....
You trying to sell me this idea that nutten good can come from T&T football. I refuse to believe that. YES, our football 'system' is piss poor. And Until major changes happen at Pro-league, TTFF, SSFL, youth league and minor league levels, anybody coming out of this system is at a physical and mental DISADVANTAGE compared to the rest of the world.
We have a colonial hangover that says whatever we have is inferior. That applies to everything from we hair texture, skin colour, music, natural resources to our football. And at the same time we have strong a sense of ENTITLEMENT.
So now its coming to a head. We shame because our seniors have been humbled by Guyana and Belize and yet we EXPECT our youth team to be giving the likes of Ecuador, Cameroon and Venezuela a good cutarse. Just because we occasionally produce a Latapy or Stern John does not mean we are owed victories without years of hard fought groundwork.
Victory and defeat occur well before you hit the field of battle. Our players need a lifetime of work, not just a few months of training and one tournament in Venezuela to undo the tangle of complacency, mediocrity and overexpectation some of them eating breathing and sleeping all their life.
So when we cuss them for playing shit, just remember we are also part of the problem because it is we who have embraced this culture of loosing, like a pig rolling in shit, and worse...WE HAVE PERMITTED ITS TRANSMISSION TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. And then we resort to our default position of negative criticism with not so much as a LOOK IN THE MIRROR. It may seem counter intuitive but sometimes positive reinforcement works.
I'm not going to sit here and say they do good in the last two games. Some of them have to go and maybe its high time for a better coach. But giving up on the field and giving up as fans is two sides of the same coin. And showing up only when they loose to call them shitong is nothing but a self-fullfilling prophecy resulting in a vicious circle. Yuh taking out yuh frustrations on the wrong people.
So I guess I'll continue to look like a damn fool because is T&T straight thru. Play de fitball
