EAMON MULVEY, coach of the Manchester United Football Club Foundation Phase, admitted yesterday that he is impressed with the talent he has seen here in Trinidad and Tobago, during the Atlantic Football and Life Skills Development Camp.
At Man United, we’re lucky because we have the boys four times a week and we can do a lot more with them. You can see the development in a short space of time and you can see they’re improving as we go along.” Concerning the 2015 Development Camp, Mulvey related, “this weekend has been really good.
One of the reasons why we come back is because it’s organised.
It’s not about the monies, it’s about the camps, giving opportunities for children - to play football, to go into a hotel, to have life skills which can help them (with) fundamentals for when they get older.
“I just think the camp each year runs well. This year has been fun, the kids are having a great time and, after a full weekend of football, it’s a lot going on.” He pointed out that this trip was his “(fifth) time with the Atlantic Development Camp but I’ve been here for the last eight years.
“I came over the first two years with Dion La Foucade School and I had a really good time, I enjoyed it. I’ve had experience working with the children and I’m enjoying it really.” There were a few football matches which took place on the main field at the Oval. The Atlantic Boys team hammered Dunross 6-0 and won a high-scoring affair against Queen’s Park 13-6. The Atlantic Girls team were not so lucky, as they lost 1-0 to both the Bartholomew Coaching Academy and St Agnes Primary School.
Camp official Kelvin Nancoo was also high in praise of the programme.
“All and all, (there were) very good performances,” he said.
“I hope they keep these teams for the benefit of Trinidad and Tobago football. The TTFA (Trinidad and Tobago Football Association) should do something.”