W Connection coach, Stuart Charles Fevrier, wants his team to push on and reclaim the top spot in the Pro League when the local league resumes on December 6.
W Connection are currently second in the standings with nine points from five matches behind TTEC who lead the table with ten points from four matches.
And although trailing the league leaders by just one point, Fevrier is not contented.
“You’re never satisfied being second, you always want to be on top. We’re not in a bad position but you’d rather be first than second. We’re still in a good position to compete for the league,” he pointed out.
The south-based team slipped to second place following a shocking 2-0 defeat to newcomers TTEC in a match Fevrier believes could have gone either way.
“If you watched it you would have seen it was a game we didn’t deserve to lose,” he said.
Looking to the rest of the season, Fevrier believes there is still room for improvement in all areas of his team and wants to see it in the forthcoming matches. He is eagerly anticipating their crucial clash against Caledonia AIA which is coming up soon.
Caledonia, currently last in the league with just three points, have not been at their best but still hold the respect of the W Connection coach.
“Caledonia are a team I have a lot of admiration for. They play a similar style to ours and it’s always a good game. It’s one of the better games in the Pro League to spectate because of the styles of both teams,” he said. Despite facing the Pro League basement team, Fevrier does not believe his team are the favourites.
“I don’t believe so. ‘Cally’ can defeat any team in the league and last place doesn’t mean we can defeat them. It is going to be who is better on the day. I think it will be a difficult game,” he explained.
Discussing his team’s style of play, Fevrier believes their possession style has been effective and revealed no plans to change in the near future.
“We’re a team that like to control the game by controlling the football. We always feel if you control (possession) you have a better chance of winning. It doesn’t always work out that way but over the last 12 years our track record shows that our philosophy has reaped dividends and brought success to the club,” he said.
And with the current economic climate, Fevrier revealed the club is looking to generate revenue through the sale of players.
“We want to try and win but also try to improve the business side of the club. We want to generate business to sustain the club. We try to develop players to do business with overseas clubs,” he said.
Questioned about whether the club could remain a viable force in local football while still selling their best players, Fevrier placed his utmost confidence in the production of their youth system.
“We take players through our youth programme and work with them. We definitely have a track record in youth football; we have won the most youth titles in the Pro League.
A lot of our younger ones graduate to the senior teams. When we started (in the Pro League) we had a lot of foreigners but most of our youngsters have grown into senior players. The youth teams supply us with adequate talent for the Pro League,” he remarked.