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DUTCHMAN Leo Beenhakker does not officially begin his contract as Trinidad and Tobago national football coach until May 1 but he has already began to make a significant impact. First, Beenhakker has offered former national captain David Nakhid a role as a player rather that as an assistant-coach and is also due to begin his programme without the services of Scotland-based Russell Latapy, his other assistant. He says that the seriousness of T&T's situation means they cannot wait until the middle of June when Latapy is due to finish his seasoning Scotland as player/coach with First Division Falkirk.
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English-based goalkeeper Shaka Hislop has described the appointment of Leo Benhakker as Head Coach of  the Trinidad and Tobago Senior Team as “fantastic”. And he has preferred to focus on the “Warriors” future under Beenhakker rather than dwell on what may have been had Ron Atkinson been given the job.
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FOOTBALL fans I'm sure are of the view that newly-appointed coach Dutchman Leo Beenhakker has been contracted for the long term. This of course is not to say that the Trinidad and Tobago national football team will not qualify for next year's World Cup tournament in Germany, because their chance is as good as any this time around. But surely Government's intervention will be a key ingredient if they are to qualify for a World Cup finals. If not for next year, then in the future, and it calls for a significant amount of funding for the team. Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation's (TTFF) special advisor Jack Austin Warner, has made it clear he will pay the salaries of the coaches which include assistants Russell Latapy an ex-national captain and midfielder, and compatriot David Nakhid, among many others.
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