National coach Leo Beenhakker has set his focus on the 2005 CONCACAF
Gold Cup, which will be contested in the United States from July 6-24.
Beenhakker, as well as the majority of the national team’s players and
technical staff, returned home yesterday from Monterrey, Mexico, via
three US cities - Dallas, Washington DC and Miami. The TT lads were
beaten 2-0 by Mexico on Wednesday in their CONCACAF World Cup Final
Round qualifier and Beenhakker emphasised: “I think everybody who’s
related to TT football is satisfied with the way we played. I’m also
satisfied with the way we played. “At the other end, I’m a bad loser, I
don’t like to lose matches,” he added. Reviewing Wednesday’s match, he
noted: “for 70 minutes, we did a very good job. We’re playing (against)
one of the top teams in the world.
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Trinidad and Tobago’s senior footballers returned home on Friday evening after a tiring 20-hour journey from Monterrey following their creditable performance in Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier against Mexico.
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Just seven points — two wins and a draw — is all that stands between
Trinidad and Tobago’s “Warriors” qualifying for the World Cup Finals in
Germany in 2006. And with a possible 15 points on offer with five more
qualifying games still to be played (three points for a win and a point
for a draw), the Warriors led by coach Leo Beenhakker are dreaming the
impossible dream — World Cup 2006. And CONCACAF Administrator Richard
Braithwaite and his close friend Dr Alvin Henderson, are both super
optimistic about this country’s qualifying chances especially in the
wake of the Warriors 2-0 triumph over Panama at the Hasely Crawford
Stadium last Saturday.
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Refereeing has always been a problem for Trinidad and Tobago in World
Cup qualifiers and Wednesday night’s loss to Mexico was another
statistic of that.
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Then from the middle of the 1970s, the next "Caesar" took over with a
different style of dictatorship. Some "sold out" their clubs for
"petty" favours and "funny" positions. Yes, coaches, referees, people
holding down managerial positions etc. fell under his spell. It was a
period where many were accused of twisting the media to attain their
goals.
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The more things change, the more they deteriorate in this twin-island
madhouse of a country, whether its politics or morality, cricket or
football.
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Trinidad and Tobago head coach Leo Beenhakker has credited his players for a courageous performance and is firm on his belief that such displays will be transferred into winning results as the “Warriors” continue their journey to the Germany 2006 World Cup.
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Trinidad and Tobago's Warriors have come in for kudos from several
quarters, despite a 2-0 defeat to Mexico in a CONCACAF World Cup
qualifier in Monterrey, Mexico, on Wednesday night.
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Crewe keeper Clayton Ince has denied reports he has retired from
international football, writes Michael Baggaley. Ince, who is out of
contract at Crewe, is likely to begin talks on a two-year offer at the
Alexandra Stadium next week.
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