Jones, Birchall, Edwards back in T&T squad to face Guyana in crucial WCQ

[trini_stallion]

The back 4 is edwards left back, mitchell/power and james center and  wolfe/telesford right

Mid is birchy, hyland,  hector and peltier

Jones and stern up top.

dat is quality dey and proven men to get the job done...d rest audition long enough and were found wanting.

If subs coming on is tinto for stern...and peltier going up top....pace in d 2nd half.

No chances in dese two games....edwards is d left back

You mad o what??? who going and run down ball der??

[sealo]

Boy, ah hope they eh play stern and kenwyne together, since this is the perfect recipe for goalessness.  we seen it the in last hex and the hex before, they just don't complement each other. hope he pairs up jones with a more mobile striker.

Hope that does not happen...

We need fit mobile strikers, we need natural strikers who can convert a "one-on-one" chance with the goalie; strikers who know how to play the offside trap and who have been scoring goals lately and regularly (local or foreign based); strikers who put the ball in the net on a routine basis (clinical marksmen); strikers who have vision and can play "one-twos" among themselves and with the midfielders and thereby contribute to creative play.

Why are we not playing guys like Shahdon Winchester (young; very good creative vision and could score goals), Jerrel Britto (young natural striker who can score goals)? What about Juma Clarence (skillful, natural striker)? They are all young, fit & talented and are capable of the above. All of these players will play a much harder game, give a much better effort and have better than Chemistry, which is sorely lacking between Kenwyn & Stern (as mentioned above: they don't complement each other). Kenwyn is not a natural striker & his finishing is not clinical. How has his goal scoring performance over the past few seasons? Based on Stern's 2nd half performance (poor control, poor passing and failure to convert a "one-on-one" with the goalie) in our last game against Barbados in Trinidad, it would be better to give his spot to one of the youger guys (natural strikers) who is currently in form. He was the weak link (especially in the 2nd half) and it seems as though he still doesn't know how to play the offside trap. 

Players need to earn their spot on the team based on their recent performance in games......In terms of the future of Trinidad's football (upcoming qualifiers, Brazil 2014 and beyond), it is more worth our while to invest in a couple more of the younger talented players - they are the future. I hope Mr. Pfister sees this comment and does something about it....

[Touches]

Goalscoring is an art...poaching is one as well.

Getting into the correct position  at the right time is a skill...that only stern has.

In a do or die....i backing stern over anybody else.


Dat  offside ting is a ploy...only the uninitiated cannot spot it.  Stern always gets a chance every game to score.

Do or die time is when stern does deliver

[Controversial]

Goalscoring is an art...poaching is one as well.

Getting into the correct position  at the right time is a skill...that only stern has.

In a do or die....i backing stern over anybody else.


Dat  offside ting is a ploy...only the uninitiated cannot spot it.  Stern always gets a chance every game to score.

Do or die time is when stern does deliver

this is not the african safari, so i not into poaching

stern does throw away, disgruntled used the derogatory term of an abortionist the best describe his failed finishes

stern is good coming off the bench when the game is secured and in the bag, in do or die situations you use the players with the most hunger, and right now, peltier studying to eat a food, in particular a guyanese pepper pot

[dreamer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLlehC3CJkE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAlEpP4-Osk
Go Otto

[Preacher]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLlehC3CJkE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAlEpP4-Osk
Go Otto

Hmmm.....that Ghana team remind me of .....

[Tallman]

Why are we not playing guys like Shahdon Winchester (young; very good creative vision and could score goals), Jerrel Britto (young natural striker who can score goals)? What about Juma Clarence (skillful, natural striker)? They are all young, fit & talented and are capable of the above. All of these players will play a much harder game, give a much better effort and have better than Chemistry...

While I happen to like all of those players you have mentioned, they have not exactly made a case for themselves recently. Winchester and Clarence have been involved with the senior team before, earning two caps each, but Clarence has not really been playing any ball for a while. I don't think he has even made an appearance for Caledonia this season. Britto and Winchester have been getting regular playing time with Connection, and Winchester is on the U-23 team but not a starter, and Britto has not made the final cut for the U-23 team so far.

[frico]

I dont mean to be in any way disrespectful of Guyana's football but I cannot see how they can beat this TT team and yes,I know bout Bermuda against TT.Its a 3 -0 away and 2-0 at home in TT.

[Marcos]

Goalscoring is an art...poaching is one as well.

Getting into the correct position  at the right time is a skill...that only stern has.

In a do or die....i backing stern over anybody else.


Dat  offside ting is a ploy...only the uninitiated cannot spot it.  Stern always gets a chance every game to score.

Do or die time is when stern does deliver

My have we come a long way. Had a time you never wanted to see "Half-slab" on a field. And that was in his prime

[Small Magician aka Wazza]

I cant see him going with a 4-4-2 away in a game we cannot lose... we have to keep more of the ball and Silence the crowd and cause Guyana to panic under the massive pressure they will feel. They will be the team going for it as 3 points at home guarantee them qualification ... we are going to keep calm and hit them when they open up

Phillip

Telesford

James

Power

Carlos

Hector

Birchall

Hyland

Molino

Jones

Peltier

B: Jan, Mitchell,Adams, Wolfe, Tinto, Daniel, Stern

T&T 2-0

[dreamer]

Small Mag, yuh mean well, but although Telesford is very useful and hungry, he is a little too slow to be defending in the wing back position against speedy wingers like Richardson. C'mon. Didn't you see when he was eatin' beats just the other day on the right wing.
Similarly, good ol Birch who used to play right wing for his lower division team in England, does not have the speed to be a true winger at international level. He is great in the center. Telesford is good in the center.

 

[truetrini]

Goalscoring is an art...poaching is one as well.

Getting into the correct position  at the right time is a skill...that only stern has.

In a do or die....i backing stern over anybody else.


Dat  offside ting is a ploy...only the uninitiated cannot spot it.  Stern always gets a chance every game to score.

Do or die time is when stern does deliver

My have we come a long way. Had a time you never wanted to see "Half-slab" on a field. And that was in his prime

Are you even aware why we call the man half slab?

[Small Magician aka Wazza]

I rather trust the desire and determination in Telesford playing LB than the young immaturity and lack of ability and desire from Adams in a game we cannot lose.. also Wolfe to me never looks comfortable and Edwards looked pretty atrocious as a Left Back...

This game is about finding that one individual who can put his hand up and give it a go even though out of position and bleed for 90 minutes and I've never been let down by Telesford

[dreamer]

Yeah Smalls,
I hear you, and I think we understand eachother's thrust / concern. Iz all about the risk we're prepared to take. Shabazz is looking for a counter attack option as he knows damn well we're coming with the whole kitchen sink in attack in Guyana which your formation also represents. We cyah afford to have have no hole in defense and Guyana is going to counterattack on de wing. Daiz our only hole with rock solid Julius and Mitchell. The concerrn for Adams is real. If daiz de case we have to shuffle others around.

[Small Magician aka Wazza]

another option is James Left back and Mitchell Power CB with Carlos RB

I want to see a 4-2-3-1 with Hyland Birch as the 2 deep lying mids with Hector on top of them flanked by Molino and Peltier with Jones up top even though Stern is the ideal front man with his ability to bring others into play but KJ is captain and will play so hopefully he can do what is required and play 100%

[dreamer]

Better Smalls, but ah cyah see Iron Pfist removing his rock of Gibraltah from cental defense. There is no current equivalent to Julius there. So try again. I am looking forward to your notes.

[Controversial]

the question remains, how many times has julius played at left back for our national team, as well as telesford?

whether small mag thinks edwards looks atrocious at left back is not the case, its about getting the job done, not a beauty contest.

the fact remains when edwards played left back, we conceded zero goals during those games, with wolfe at right back as well. so who the hell is small mag to say pfister's positioning is off?

another thing to note as well is hyland is a better defensive mid than attacking mid, it has been proven many times on the pitch, why waste his natural ability to play in the back where we need him most.

we have molino, hector and peltier, along with jagdeosingh who can play the attacking midfield role, with birchall playing the ball winner

why ruin that chemistry? and just imagine this is the same small mag who said i was talking rubbish when i suggested experimenting with the hoyte brothers as center backs if they opted to play for us, what a joke.

[asylumseeker]

Ah liking this exchange between SM and dreamer. Two thumbs up.

[Small Magician aka Wazza]

Dreamer, I for one would rather James CB too.. just saying he has played LB before so its an option

I still going with the back 4 I originally opted for but I think Otto will go with Adams LB James Power and Carlos filling in the rest.. If the kid plays I hope he leaves nothing on the pitch, time to become a man Akeem

[dreamer]

Reasonable comments Smalls.

Yuh damn right that Julius can play L back. We've watched him do it for Toronto and he is probably better at it than any L back prospect we have. But dat eh what we need him for. He's needed for warrrr at the crucial last "buck-stops-wit'-you" stopper role. No nervousness, yellow card causing moves, no blade-inclined wildness in de box or in front de box. Everybody trusts Mr responsible composed Julius dey as last stopper and you know that too.

This will be exciting. On another note, good luck with your effort and Big Mag's to reach de stadium in Guyana.
Crossroads moment for T&T. We will prevail but it won't be easy. I feel de hunger in T&T. Scary yes, but it will do T&T good in de short, medium and long term. Go warriors.