The Management Staff of the Trinidad and Tobago Senior Team got some
news to feel a bit better about the day following the disappointing
exit from the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup after it was learnt that players
Chris Birchall and Avery John would be available for the next 2006
World Cup qualifier against United States despite receiving double
cautions in the Gold Cup.
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Well it's Friday July 8, and the Faithfulista are in Miami bracing for the wrath of Hurricane Dennis. This is not what we came here for. My son, "Small Magician" and I "Big Magician" came to Miami to follow T&T's Warriors in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Now our thoughts shift from football to those terrible images of past hurricanes that battered Miami.
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Trinidad and Tobago captain Stern John, in the following remarks,
express his disappointment following the country's dismal showing in
the final Group A encounter of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup in Miami
against Colombia. T&T suffered a 2-0 defeat at the feet of Colombia
and will now shift their attention to the August 17 2006 World Cup
qualifier against the United States.
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Head coach of the National Football Team Leo Beenhakker continues to
gather his thoughts and ongoing planning for this country’s remaining
2006 World Cup qualifying campaign.
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Trinidad and Tobago’s senior team, for the second consecutive Gold Cup,
crashed out in the first round when needing a draw to go through to the
next stage, by giving a lackadaisical display and conceding two second
half goals to lose 2-0 to Colombia.
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Well the Faithfulista made it safely to Miami for the CONCACAF Gold Cup
last Tuesday on an American Airlines flight. The flight was a smooth
one, with just a ten-minute spell of slight turbulence. The breakfast
shocked both my son, "Small Magician", and me, "Big Magician", as it
could well have been some cheese paste sandwiches we slapped together
at home. The in-flight movie was Hitch, starring Will Smith.
Comedy-romance, with Smith as a consultant to men trying to pick up the
women of their dreams. I could see "Small Magician" soaking up all the
lines and moves for some future use.
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Midfielder Carlos Edwards bid his teammates farewell and wished them
well in today's crucial CONCACAF Gold Cup fixture against Colombia as
he headed back to London after being advised that he would not be fit
to take part in the remainder of the tournament.
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In soccer, many coaches like to have a hard man at the back or in the
middle. Trinidad has their hardest man at the head of the national
team. Dutchman Leo Beenhakker coached the Soca warriors in the Gold Cup
and now that they are out of the tournament after a respectable
showing, must refocus his players as they try to get back in the race
for a World Cup qualifying spot. His no-nonsense demeanor is starting
to filter down. Trinidad has no time to waste.
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CUBA are out, Jamaica are in, and the fate of the third Caribbean
representatives, Trinidad and Tobago, at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
rests in their own hands.
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