It is so funny that a post like this that made so much sense and actually offered actual names and viable options.....no one is commenting on it. But the posts cursing the coach and the players from the game against the USA have pages of comments.
Is just names. We have those in abundance on the site. What's missing is context and supporting data. The same thing that Fenwick is missing. For example, what club are they playing with? Are they even attached to a club? What league? What is the league's level? Is the player a regular starter or even regularly in the matchday squad? What are their stats (appearances, goals, assists, tackles, clearances etc.)? Are they injured? Are they in form? When last they played? Are they indeed eligible for T&T? Do they have a valid T&T passport? What is their CV? Are they professionals? Those in university, what division they playing?
About half the names don't have any club or haven't played in ages or not playing at any kinda level to talk about. In terms of bringing in foreign-base/born players. If they not above and beyond what we have home, or they not improving the quality of the squad by brining something different, then leave them alone. In the same way clubs don't typically offer contracts to international players unless they noticeably better than what they can get locally.
We have to be more scientific and data driven in our approach. This operating by vaps eh cutting it.
...ok. 1
for kounty too
We always had plenty players ( and yes some names).. is the observation, selection, mix and management where we hardly get it right...
maybe to many average players to choose from ?Add:
Check the experience and mix below, which clubs they were able to make (besides previous experiences), compared with our current best local and expats, and their experience. Not considering the US game but our best possible picks now. This was our best team with the some measure that was able to get by, BARELY... I think only Levi might be kinda playing close to anything in Europe... we had man who win treble, men who play EPL, a man who survive Germany. US top league men, Scottish top league men. Ah Aussie top league man, goal scorers. T&T top league men.
Now ah few IPL, a couple US, a couple Central america.etc.. The guys good, don't get me wrong..but Latas, Yorke, Shaka, Cornell, Whitley, Stern, a young KJ they were all special, all in that list..Like Me Mum, not the greatest, but it's what they brought, how they were combined, even if not all used to our liking all the time. And we barely get thru..barely get shots, but represented like champions. They weren't worried about eat ah food, food was already ate. You didn't have to wonder how they were doing, they were in the news, local and foreign. We didn't depend on Flex,TM and associate to pull a clip, couple of them guys was live. Now papers mostly just have Molino and Levi, barely...
Yet we have what we have, and Yes, we must support, regardless of the result. However, we cannot set OUR expectations so high, and then dump on them when they don't play to our past exalted standards, because we know the game oh so well, from behind a screen. I think our guys now, don't need a coach, not at this level, they need a manager. Tactics isn't rocket science, defend, attack left, middle or right. team organization, selction and setup is what's important. getting the individuals to do what they do best, and combining and tweaking it to suite a team and to play against the teams you must face. That is what i hope to see from our current manager, this is where he MUST earn his money. We don't need him to teach his best Ntl selections how to play football. This is where I will get my support.
Hey, I have some padnas look real good on youtube and facebook too.
1 GK Shaka Hislop 22 February 1969 26 England West Ham United
2 DF Ian Cox 25 March 1971 16 England Gillingham
3 DF Avery John 18 June 1975 58 United States New England Revolution
4 DF Marvin Andrews 22 December 1975 98 Scotland Rangers
5 DF Brent Sancho 13 March 1977 42 England Gillingham
6 DF Dennis Lawrence 1 August 1974 65 Wales Wrexham
7 MF Chris Birchall 5 May 1984 21 England Port Vale
8 DF Cyd Gray 21 November 1976 41 Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh
9 MF Aurtis Whitley 1 May 1977 26 Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh
10 FW Russell Latapy 2 August 1968 66 Scotland Falkirk
11 MF Carlos Edwards 24 October 1978 53 England Luton Town
12 FW Collin Samuel 27 August 1981 19 Scotland Dundee United
13 FW Cornell Glen 21 October 1980 37 United States Los Angeles Galaxy
14 FW Stern John 30 October 1976 97 England Coventry City
15 FW Kenwyne Jones 5 October 1984 30 England Southampton
16 MF Evans Wise 23 November 1973 17 Germany Waldhof Mannheim
17 DF Atiba Charles 29 September 1977 19 Trinidad and Tobago W Connection
18 MF Densill Theobald 27 June 1982 40 Scotland Falkirk
19 FW Dwight Yorke (c) 3 November 1971 56 Australia Sydney FC
20 FW Jason Scotland 18 February 1979 25 Scotland St Johnstone
21 GK Kelvin Jack 29 April 1976 32 Scotland Dundee
22 GK Clayton Ince 13 July 1972 63 England Coventry City
23 MF Anthony Wolfe 23 December 1983 4 Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh