We seem to have used a ball delivery system that we as fans all hate and that I feared would happen whenever they seem to exclude the true creative mids (who love the ball at their feet) and unfortnately conclude they should rely on Jones for hoof-to-the-forward-football. Maybe the bumpy low quality field also made passing football difficult. Taken from a previous post I made, the following pool could be relevant but I will highlight some must-be-selected players in the next few weeks in light of yesterday's performance. Will re-evaluate after seeing Peru.
Goalies: Philips, Jan, Cleon, Warner
Wing backs: Cyrus, Carlos, Mikiel Williams, J Lloyd Samuel, Joevin Jones, Cupid
Centerbacks: Bateau, Mitchell, Power, Julius, Primus
Defensive mids: Theobald, Birchall, Boucaud, Leon
Creative mids: Molino, Hyland, Keon Daniel & also Guerra to some extent
Multipurpose mids: Hyland, Hector, Keyon Edwards, Theobald, Guerra, Joevin Jones
Breakaway midfield wingers: Kevon Carter, Peltier, Cato
Striker (with power, back to defense, target striker, solid two-footed but relatively immobile): Jorsling
Striker with air power: Kenwyne (needed as an option but not as the striker of complete focus)
All purpose strikers: Roberts, Baptiste
All purpose strikers with particular breakaway speed: Cornel Glen. Baptiste
To try and releive my impulse to frustration, I try to ask myself what unclear goals were the coaches trying to achieve. Maybe:
1. Not to lose in a foreign country like low pedigree, dysfunctionl Belize. Could have eneded their contracts as it would not sit well at all
2. Giving players a run, even as an experiment, and even if meant not fielding our most potent players
3. Ensuring that TT proleague players keep getting international experience
4. Seeing how we do without obviously crucial Molino, Hyland, Bateau, Power, Guerra, Hector, Jan to learn how deep we are.
5. I feel they wanted Jones as a target but he could not get the ball off to the flying wingers or anybody else.
Anyway, it was hard analyzing with that poorquality live stream. It is hard to see EXACTLY where a presumably intricate plan went wrong