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Pfister picks Corneal, Charles as his assistants.
« on: April 14, 2011, 04:13:29 AM »
Pfister picks Corneal, Charles
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Newly-appointed Soca Warriors coach Otto Pfister has rejected former coach Russell Latapy as a member of his technical staff as he begins his bid to take T&T to the World Cup in Brazil 2014.

Instead, the 73-year-old German who was officially unveiled last Tuesday at a press conference, has selected former national players and youth team coaches Anton Corneal and Hutson “Baba” Charles as his two assistants.

Pfister has also included former national goalkeeper, Jefferson George, as goalkeeper coach. Following his appointment, Pfister, a former Cameroon and Ghana coach, said he intended to work closely with local coaches and was looking towards his assistants being from these shores.

Since then, the German who left for United Kingdom on Monday to meet with potential European-born players with T&T parentage and  the other national players, has since made his recommendations to the T&T Football Federation with Corneal, Charles and George, the men set to join his technical team.

T&TFF technical advisor, Keith Look Loy confirmed Pfister had interviewed some local coaches last week and had made his recommendations to the local Federation. He said the positions would be ratified by the Federation before an official announcement is made.

Asked if Latapy, who took over the position from Colombian Francisco Maturana midway through the 2010 World Cup final round, was among those interviewed, Look Loy said he was not privy to say. “All I can say is that the coaches interviewed all had experiences within the national set up be it, senior or youth team level.

The new national coach has forwarded the names of the two assistants he would like to work with along with a goalkeeper coach and that’s what he wants.”

The news come a week after the Federation’s special advisor Jack Warner confirmed Latapy was offered the chance to serve as an assistant and had agreed. Warner however, noted that no one had the birth right to be part of the staff and the final choice was up to the new coach.

Corneal has served as head coach or assistant at every level of national team football, culminating in him being an assistant to Dutchman Leo Beenhakker when the Warriors qualified for the 2006 Germany Fifa World Cup Finals.

The 47-year-old Corneal, who was recently elevated to a Fifa Instructor, was also assistant to another German, Jochen Figge, when he served as national coach in 1995.

Four years ago, Corneal was the interim head coach of the Soca Warriors after Dutchman Wim Rijsbergen was suspended. Charles recently assisted Bosnia-born Zoran Vranes with the Under-20 team during T&T’s failed bid to qualify for the Fifa Under-20 World Cup in Colombia after a first round exit at the Concacaf Under-20 Championship in Guatemala last week.

The 45-year-old Charles, who was part of the 1989 World Cup Strike Squad along with Corneal, also served as assistant at the 2007 Fifa Under-17 World Cup in Korea/Japan under Corneal.

Two years later, under Vranes he was also assistant at the Fifa Under-20 World Cup in Egypt. During his career as a midfielder, the Defence Force member who was the recipient of a Chaconia Silver Medal (1989 World Cup Squad) donned the red, white and black colours 29 times, scoring nine goals, the most famous of which came against USA in a 1-1 draw during the 1990 World Cup campaign.

George, who is now attached to newly installed T&T Pro League club, T&TEC, last year’s double-crowned Super League champions as its goalkeeper coach, also had coaching spells at a number of other Pro League clubs as well as the current national Under-23.

These include, W Connection, Joe Public and Ma Pau. Pfister is expected to have a first view of the T&T squad on  the upcoming Fifa international dates on June 1 and August 10.

Pfister has already revealed he has no intentions of using half strength teams for the purpose of experimenting. The German already has a pool of 50 players and intends to put mechanisms in place for training camps, inclusive of local and overseas-based players.

The first training session takes place on Monday and will be conducted by the technical staff in accordance with the programme prepared by Pfister who returns to T&T within the week.
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Re: Pfister picks Corneal, Charles as his assistants.
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2011, 04:43:17 AM »
...the 73-year-old German who was officially unveiled last Tuesday at a press conference, has selected former national players and youth team coaches Anton Corneal and Hutson “Baba” Charles as his two assistants.

What a big surprise!  ::)
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Re: Pfister picks Corneal, Charles as his assistants.
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2011, 05:01:04 AM »
...the 73-year-old German who was officially unveiled last Tuesday at a press conference, has selected former national players and youth team coaches Anton Corneal and Hutson “Baba” Charles as his two assistants.

What a big surprise!  ::)

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« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2011, 05:15:17 AM »
WE GOING BRAZIL!!!!!.....



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« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2011, 05:17:07 AM »
as a true trini will say "oh gosh man,is he again?"

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« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2011, 05:39:22 AM »
Ah tired ah de same ting ovah an ovah! Or as the French would say "Plus ca change, plus ce la meme chose"

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« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2011, 05:43:13 AM »
...the 73-year-old German who was officially unveiled last Tuesday at a press conference, has selected former national players and youth team coaches Anton Corneal and Hutson “Baba” Charles as his two assistants.

What a big surprise!  ::)

WE GOING BRAZIL!!!!!..... NOT  ::)

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« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2011, 06:14:55 AM »
HA HA HA HA HA HA "We Going Brazil"

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« Reply #8 on: April 14, 2011, 06:24:15 AM »
Ah tired ah de same ting ovah an ovah! Or as the French would say "Plus ca change, plus ce la meme chose"

dais exactly what i say to mehself (but not in french though) when ah see dis headline, effing STEUPS MAN!!!

Hopefully dis backsidehole doh have Pfister's ear on selections....but yuh know what, ah still hopeful, Pfister will know ah laborer when he see one, no matter what Corneal "suggest"....God ah hope so!!
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« Reply #9 on: April 14, 2011, 06:26:09 AM »
Yes Cornmeal in.... GO USA USA USA...

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« Reply #10 on: April 14, 2011, 06:46:36 AM »
Ah tired ah de same ting ovah an ovah! Or as the French would say "Plus ca change, plus ce la meme chose"

dais exactly what i say to mehself (but not in french though) when ah see dis headline, effing STEUPS MAN!!!

Hopefully dis backsidehole doh have Pfister's ear on selections....but yuh know what, ah still hopeful, Pfister will know ah laborer when he see one, no matter what Corneal "suggest"....God ah hope so!!
I think the fact that Pfister already gone outside moving like Holy B and "Scouting for talent", after he watched some of the locals during his interview visit to T&T is a pretty good indication Fyzo, and an indication that he will be MORE of a Beenie and LESS of a Mats but I too will be looking closely to see the composition of the team on June 1st

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« Reply #11 on: April 14, 2011, 06:57:26 AM »
Meh boy Jefferson is GK coach  ???  This coaching thing in T&T is rel fren thing boy. Like is ah certain group that work together. If one ah de group eh get selected then none eh getting selected.  :-\
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Re: Pfister picks Corneal, Charles as his assistants.
« Reply #12 on: April 14, 2011, 06:57:42 AM »
I feel Anton burnin ah candle some where...he always in d friggin mix...smh

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« Reply #13 on: April 14, 2011, 07:00:23 AM »
I feel Anton burnin ah candle some where...he always in d friggin mix...smh
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« Reply #14 on: April 14, 2011, 07:15:45 AM »
this is the shit i wake up too , stueps
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« Reply #15 on: April 14, 2011, 07:38:22 AM »
I come on de site looking fuh some glimmer of good news and dis is what ah have to read?  How much chance that shithong Anton Corneal going to get?  De man is a waste of time.

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« Reply #16 on: April 14, 2011, 08:08:08 AM »
I come on de site looking fuh some glimmer of good news and dis is what ah have to read?  How much chance that shithong Anton Corneal going to get?  De man is a waste of time.

Is he worse than Latapy?
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« Reply #17 on: April 14, 2011, 08:50:23 AM »
BM here... Anton is a good appointment.... and if allyuh cant see that then lets change the name of the website

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« Reply #18 on: April 14, 2011, 09:22:48 AM »
ent some of allure wanted local assistant? take that in allure prefin! Two failure coaches/assistant on the senior team. We know who going and call all the shots, and it's not Pfister. He's just another puppet like Mats

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Re: Pfister picks Corneal, Charles as his assistants.
« Reply #19 on: April 14, 2011, 09:24:07 AM »
...the 73-year-old German who was officially unveiled last Tuesday at a press conference, has selected former national players and youth team coaches Anton Corneal and Hutson “Baba” Charles as his two assistants.

What a big surprise!  ::)

Im not. I agree with the appointment of Anton
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« Reply #20 on: April 14, 2011, 09:28:18 AM »
How old Warner grandson is by now? The one who was on one of them youth sides? Should be time for him to get a call up to the national side now one of these days.

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« Reply #21 on: April 14, 2011, 09:31:55 AM »
By de way...........what is so "wrong" with Corneal's appointment?

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« Reply #22 on: April 14, 2011, 09:32:20 AM »
Anton appointment will show us who run things.Anton was there for both Beenie and Maturana with two different results.

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« Reply #23 on: April 14, 2011, 09:38:17 AM »
As long as Latas ain't dey.   
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« Reply #24 on: April 14, 2011, 09:40:00 AM »
I want jamaica first .....that's our best match up to see where we stand caribbean wise.....plus is the only caribbean concacaf side people will pay to see play us

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Re: Pfister picks Corneal, Charles as his assistants.
« Reply #25 on: April 14, 2011, 09:43:48 AM »
As long as Latas ain't dey.  
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i was thinking the same thing, i am no fan or corneal and i wish it wasn't him but i will say its a better appointment than latas



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« Reply #26 on: April 14, 2011, 09:57:45 AM »
Anton...OK... Baba...not sure... Jefferson George....???? steuppps...at least appoint a foreign gk coach to help our keepers  >:(

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« Reply #27 on: April 14, 2011, 10:00:06 AM »
I am not saying I'm in favor of Corneal but when you look at our local coaches, how many of them have the credentials to serve in that capacity? When Pfister looks at certifications and experience, who are our better local options???

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« Reply #28 on: April 14, 2011, 10:02:09 AM »
Corn meal is a damn clown with the same unsuccessful football philosophies that are so symbolic of the TTFF
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Re: Pfister picks Corneal, Charles as his assistants.
« Reply #29 on: April 14, 2011, 10:08:33 AM »
The reality is simply this:

If Pfister were to line up all the local coaching resumes at the national level then Corneal would easily bubble up into the top 3. I would assume the apprenticeship under Beenie in the 2006 campaign would have worked heavily in his favour.

Pfister will go on what he will see on paper and discern based on the interview that was done.

I leaving him to do his job for now.
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