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Costa Rica didn’t do anything spectacular against Trinidad and Tobago but they were very patient. Costa Rica played close to a walking pace in the first half, and defended with five players at the back. They were playing dead to catch corbeau alive.
Trinidad and Tobago did a relatively decent job in the first half and created the better chances between the both teams. The most important thing going into the game for T&T was limiting their mistakes and errant passes. And they did that for the first 45 minutes, which in turn limited Costa Rica’s goal scoring chances and potential counter attacks.
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Then came the second half where the opponents took advantage of Trinidad and Tobago’s lack of fitness, compactness and pressuring of the ball on defence.
Just after the half, Costa Rica inserted their strong and versatile forward Joel Campbell, who made all the difference for them. T&T were no longer capable of pressuring the ball and closing off the passing lanes by then. The first goal came from Trinidad and Tobago players being out of position due to weary legs and a total lapse in concentration.
And that all boils down to the team’s collective lack of fitness. We can kiss the 2018 World Cup goodbye if we don’t raise our level of fitness to an international standard.
As I told one of the players, as a professional you need to always maintain at least 70% fitness throughout the year because you never know when your number will be called.
Some of the players do not understand the importance of being fit. Football is a running game and, if you can’t do it at a high intensity for 90 minutes—no matter how talented your team—you will come out on the wrong side of the result every time at this level.
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I think we gave our opponents too much respect. The Costa Ricans came here to play on the counter with a mindset to take a point but hope for a win. We gave them the game. We allowed the game to come to us rather than us taking the game to them.
Being at home, we lacked aggression and assertiveness. We lacked offensive fire power and a true finisher up top, as well we lacked movement and finesse in the midfield—a player who can create magic would make a difference for this team.
There are so many adjustments that are needed going forward in order for us to have a chance at qualifying.
We were very much disjointed at times last night and that’s because we lacked movement on and off the ball, especially in the midfield. When the ball was passed to the wingers, sometimes the only option they had was to run with the ball because the midfielders were not showing for it and there was no outlet on top since our target forward wasn’t moving much or running into spaces effectively.
The system we have in place at the moment makes it highly unlikely that we will score goals on the run of play. At this moment, we play with Kenwyne Jones as the lone striker and with two wingers playing extremely wide and far from him.
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If we are going with Jones as the number one striker, he needs some sort of support because he is very effective at flicking on balls for others to run on to and needs someone on top to compliment him. So our wingers and the attacking midfielder have to play a bit closer to him.
We have to be much more aggressive on offence. Apparently we don’t have the fitness to play higher up the field so, if the ball is lost, we can clamp our opponents in their half of the field and when we win the ball we’re closer to their goal which will enable us to have much more bodies in attack.
Again, goals win matches and we don’t have a lethal finisher. The one player that comes to mind is Cornell Glen. He’s the only true experienced and lethal finisher we have—even at his age.
Glen gives you speed—although not as fast as he once was—he can create his own shot, he can play with his back against defenders, he can run off the ball, and he can be a nightmare for defenders in 1v1 situations. I think he can bring that leadership that is glaringly lacking at this moment.
I admire head coach Stephen Hart but I believe he takes way too long to make changes. I don’t understand why our coaches, at most times, are opposed to making a substitution on the half.
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We needed some fire power and a boost of energy entering the second half. Speed kills and we have a couple shockingly fast players with the likes of Trevin Caesar and, as we have seen, Willis Plaza.
I thought the substitutions made against Costa Rica were relatively good. The only issue I had was the length of time it took for coach Hart to make them.
I think coach Hart has done a tremendous job since taking over. I have seen when T&T were losing to the likes of Guyana and St Lucia. No disrespect to to any of those teams, but we are Trinidad and Tobago and I believe we have to always set the standard when it comes to Caribbean football.
I followed the team when he first took over and, in every tournament, they improved drastically. I have seen changes in the mindset of some players and he created a team that the powerhouses were nervous to play.
I think he does a very good job breaking down the opponent’s strengths and weaknesses and coming up with a formidable plan to counteract. Sometimes we as players don’t always execute the game plan but I think Hart is one of the main reasons the program is where it is at.
Looking on is Trinidad and Tobago winger Cordell Cato.
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They are going through a spell at the moment and sometimes familiarity breathes contempt. So he may need to change the way he does things and he may need to change the way he deals with the players and be more forceful in his convictions.
Because the players aren’t playing for him the way they used to in his first year and a half.
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Maylee Attin-Johnson is the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s Senior National Team captain and has represented her country at senior international level since the age of 15.
She has a bachelor’s degree in Sports Management from the Kennesaw State University in Georgia, USA.
And also a better striker than the captain!
Fitness is 95% diet . That sluggishness is coming from their diet . It may help if they are on a sustained one throughout with MINOR CHEAT MEALS and not to pop some supplement before a game and hope you have the energy to last .
hmm Cornel Glen she says. Seems some of our strikers that had potential years ago are not stepping up. Winchester, Gay, where is the boy from Findland and the youngsters from the last u17 that played in Egypt. Maybe Cornel could help don’t know how fit he is now though. But I honestly think there is a problem off the field. Maylee said it they are not playing for the coach lke they did a year ago.
Dips in form happen though. And then sometimes players lose some confidence in themselves. We’ve actually been here before under this coach and bounced back.
Well true. I know they have played much better. Must be nerving for Hart though, the way that manager and coaches lose their jobs in this business of football.
Yeah but they need to play for themselves and their country. The coach is there to assist them it’s up to them to step up!!
You certainly are still in the race but too me getting more technical tactical views from different quarters …..beats the anti KJ drums that are so easy to beat …..And lends towards a discourse that we can benefit more from….Difference of views presents the final decision maker with food for thought and can be very useful in forming a decision.
I have my opinion but that’s for the gaffer to decide.
Well as I mentioned Cornell any votes for dragging the cat into the squad?
Ok Scottie.
Yeah I’m not disputing her IQ , I just personally feel for someone who is still involved in the program it’s somewhat disrespectful to speak of players & coaches in such a way .
Ah come on Jason even current players today discuss and give their coaches a view point. The gal knows her football and this is what we do on Wired. Offcourse she sneak in a plug for her fellow Cocoritian Cornell Glen but that is a very valid view
Ok hoss. Personally, I think pundits start somewhere. I remember Jamaal Shabazz told me once that Tasha St Louis and Maylee have high football IQs. I knew Maylee was at the game, so I asked her if she would try to break it down for our readers.
That’s why she wrote the piece.
She has a football brain and is making sense.
Facts Jamaal Shabazz ?
That’s Shaka and Dwight’s job tho they are Pundit’s . I didn’t hear Birchy. Just my opinion.
So what about the ex-players in the media? From Shaka, Dwight and Birchall come down?
Playing not blaming
There is a reality in modern football that was brought out in the hex yesterday by the fact that all the AWAY teams won. The notion of just blaming defensive on the road has been replaced with the idea that while we need to be cautious compact and defensive we still need to try and dig out a result. Excerpts from tapes of those 3 matches would make great material to bring out these points in a coach education program.
Well what I didn’t understand was why put Cato on the left flank to attack hoping to get him to shoot at the goal with his right foot and Joevin Jones on the right flank hoping for him to shoot with his left foot and both of them didn;t take not one shot to the goal eh, well joevin jones did it when he was in the middle of the goal and was suppose to take the shoot with his left foot but instead took it with his right and of course that went sky high away from the goal because he has no right foot shot eh, guess the players letting down Coach Hart with his game plan eh. Them really good yes.
Then maybe at home he may have been a more balanced choice with Khaleem. Why ? Because he is also a decent ball winner
Ex players should never Say what coaches or players should do. Just saying
Cato ….Joevin….Levi …..all very tricky lads at home after doing such a decent job of staying compact ….then we need to try to get the points…..This is it at home is our doorstep….If not here then where. The first 7 mins of the 2nd half we were very compact and solid …..But as the article said the extra gear to go from defense to attack in numbers more than 1 (jeovin ) needs to be addressed. We will not be able to press teams at this level very effectively so as seen with Beenhakker in the past Coach Hart adopted the sensible move to stay compact
The gamble was needed to create a dynamic that gets us a goal…..
My real issue was with jomal. I guess i would have rather had marcus or guerra with his intl experience in that role or even cesar ……i think because of his inexperience at this level he really struggled.
two touches in the area to score the first goal too…cyrus needs to step up his game alot.
any views on leavin jovin at left back and playing garcia at left wing? I remember spann and edwards had a good telepathy in 2006…. i think they can both run for days and that jovin already plays there so it wont be a stretch… the left side attack would def increase
I vote no to cornel glenn i think cesar can play a similar harrying role
still on to Honduras tho
Jes so?
We had some decent 1v1 on the bench Marcus Joseph …Attualah …it may have been a great gamble to bring one in instead of a third defensive midfielder.
Boucaud was the change that gave us the most on the ball though. So I wouldn’t describe him as a third defensive midfielder.
Well he was certainly playing in that third defensive spot eh and not the attacking midfielder where he would have been more effective than Hyland with his passes.
I’ve never seen Boucaud play in a more advanced position. Maybe he is better suited to where he plays already. :-/
So if we at home and he possess both attributes then does that not make him the more balanced of the three?
Certainly Prof Jamaal Shabazz
Costa Rica dropped into a 5 man back as soon as they lost the ball leaving 2 in the middle and 3 up top as a shape. However Jomal could have done a lot better in making times runs to create a 3v2 for us in midfield. This would have forced a central defender to come deep to prevent him ….The decision to leave the wingers inverted meant that our players were constantly dribbling into traffic and double team in a pack 5 man wall. I felt they could have mixed it up where the wingers went down the line on their strong feet and had a better chances of getting behind them and breaking the defensive line.
They need to let that joke of a striker kenwyne jones sit hit ads on the bench
The issue was that Hart wanted to train on the field where they would play to get them ready for the game. Which is what other teams do …think he was just venting but it made sense …..
Apart from fact that teams do not make a practice of training more than 20 minutes from their hotel for obvious reasons…
Nov 1989 again….
Well I know Hart was upset that he couldn’t train on the HC pitch. But Larry Gomes and Manny are exquisite at the moment because they have no lights so games not being played there. I know it’s a journey but surely if they booked police outriders it wouldn’t be too bad.
It’s amateurish for a team to train so far from their hotel.
They’re called fans Roland …. and proper preparation ….well there you got it …. why didn’t Hart think of that. Proper preparation that’s the answer …. sarcastic and dotish in one statement…..
All these comments seem to have some measure of what we need. I’m also very concerned about the psychological preparation. Again the top CEO’s in the world have people who get them ready everyday. What at this stage in our development we don’t have a team psychologist? We are nit able to concentrate for 90 minutes so we lose games with teams holding us at Bay for 45 then throwing it at us in the second half – that’s mental preparation. There is an issue with how the team is prepared. The best West Indies cricket team under Lloyd had Rudy Webster as a full time member of staff- then we did away with it. Having good players is one thing but everyone does so what’s defines the winner ?
We in almost 2017 and we don’t have a Psychologist for our National Team ?
Well Brian Harry the 1989 Strike Squad had a psychologist woman I forgot her name who was very instrumental in preparing the team and getting great results but when the corrupted Jack Warner woman who was also attached to the team found that the psychologist was getting to mush attention, she got her fired eh and since then no other psychologist was ever hired because I think that she is still involved with the TTFA and still wants all the attention steeeuuppss Them really good yes.
Earl Mango Pierre well I’ve done consulting with many sporting bodies across the world but in TT we don’t hire consultants and people who understand performance and human development, because as one commentator on this link once told me “you are the studious kind”, so as a result we go into World Cup games under prepared. I’m not lobbying for the work but, I’ve said many times ‘we need a more corporate structure around football’. Imagine we can’t consistently beat st Vincent and Bermuda ., .., where the hell are we going?
Well it seems that the corrupted TTFA doesn’t really care about all that to eh, because after the U 15 Women team lost to USA 22- 0 I am positively certain that the right things will not be put in place even for all the other national teams eh but they recently got 8 million from from a sponsor for developmental purposes, so again they will only be about the monies and continue going to the banks smiling eh, or maybe they are waiting for some psychologist to offer their services for free steeuuppss Them really good yes.
Free boi Earl Mango Pierre ???
Earl mango Pierre actually it was Gally that fired her. But that’s a different story by itself
Steeuuppss We need a real Foreign Base Coach the same like Benhacker eh, because my Foreignbase Trini Coach Hart did enough but he doesn’t have what it takes to get us to the World Cup 2018 in Russia eh, imagine he is still trying out other players and doesn’t have a regular starting consistent bomb squad team steeuuppss and it seems that it is Mr bound not to score is the one that is picking the team steeuuppss. The Soca Worries needs to watch the game with the bootleg Argentine team VS the greatest team in the universe Brazil and really learn how the game is played eh, over and over again eh steeuupss. Them really good yes.
I stated that a few days ago – who is the core and what’s the on the field strategy – it’s not clear watching
We should Start Willis Plaza Earl Mango Pierre ?
I heard today that the reason why Athulla Guerra wasn’t selected was because after his season was done in the America eh, he returned to our sweet country and was here for two weeks not really doing any sort of training eh, so just so just so Coach Hart selected him on the team and while in training with the national team he then realized that he wasn’t in the top level shape eh because he was pulling cramps eh that the medics had to see about him, Alyuh see the kind of jokey business is taking place eh with our football eh Them really good yes.
Patrick Da Silva I agree with you 1000 % eh because Willis Plaza is a starter not a bench warmer eh steuppss Them really good yes.
I think Coach Hart Job is in serious jeopardy because of his Selection process and on the Field Tactics/Strategy Earl Mango Pierre ?
And that is so very true eh
They need more than that firstly the distraction from the million coaches here in Trinidad secondly proper preperation.
Well said Roland. But then, every national team has a million coaches lol. I’d like to see the blogs in USA about Klinsman today!
Forget russia we going trinidad kenwynne jones needs to be dropped
Yep he not fit have to fight should of came off long time we need to use other players
All this focus on Kenwyne Jones. Is 11 vs 11 yuh know. When we played without him against Haiti, I eh see it bring a victory. He is just the convenient target for de fans frustration.
And Kenwyne wasn’t playing when we lost to Martinique. Trevin Caesar and Shahdon Winchester both got shifts upfront that game.
Costa Rica are arguably the best team in Concacaf, at the moment. They have 13 players on Champions League team rosters, so that says a lot. That said, we’ve got to get results at home.
Very good point..our players are not in the same “league” as the costariqueños…
At best, we needed to draw this game…after a spirited first half..
Brazil bro, Trinidad need to stop,depending on one player, not sure how u can play 30mins of good football and just give up and get 2
I wouldnt use the word (ruthless)…Coach Hart is nobody’s friend…especially KJ…..this is the HEX and we hav to get it right at this stage to play on the big stage…
Her observations are spot on and i will reiterate….we hav to win games…..we havvvvvvvvvvvv to build our attack around more mobile and hungry strikers…..the HEX is bigger than any man…player or team
We Trinidad people don’t have respect for older players so there for players like myself Cornell Carlos Jason don’t have a chance some times we need experience on the Pitch
True.
The T&T team appears not to know that you cannot ever win a game if during the entire 90 minutes,you can get in even one serious shot to goal…….I am thinking that it is about time Hart be given his severance pay….poor strategy!
Unfortunately peeps. Hart has take this team to the furthest he can. We need some outside intervention. It’s been a while since we have reached this far and it’s only fair that the team be given all the resources it needs to maximise the opportunity. We have the talent for the first time in a while and it needs to be adequately harnessed. Our team is still lacking professionalism at many levels. We have more goal instinctiveness than we have had for many years. Unfortunately kenwayne needs to find a differnet role but definitely the sole attacker role is not working as there are more hungry guys in front of goal.
The new coach isn’t going to come with new players. And he cannot make party boys suddenly become monks. So how much of a difference will changing coach make if you think you already have a good guy at the helm?
Who are those forwards?
I would say Start Willis Plaza ?
Lasana Liburd agreed. Our player stock is no where as talented as it was in 2006. Secondly, I think Hart has done well, considering the resource constraints he faces. We can’t expect an international coach who has players for 3-4 days to focus only on fitness. That’s what the clubs are there for.
Nigel Roberts The first reaction foreign teams have when the players arrive from TT Pro is that they are unfit. One exception would be Yohance Marshall who is considered and often referred to as a “top professional” by his team in Mexico
I think that an established foreign coach of “pedigree” can improve the team (remember when Leo took over we had 1 pt from 3 games)………having said that I think that Hart has done very well with these same players (remember the 3-3 and 4-4 draws with Mexico), however in the last few months something has gone wrong.
With respect to KJ he was very disappointing as he seemed to not be giving his all (however he was just returning from injury). IMHO if you are playing KJ you have to be playing a lot of crosses into the box and our corners and free kicks into the box were very poor.
I hope we play a more attacking formation against Honduras with 2 strikers up top.
A foreign coach is a quick fix. They are in and out and you’re left on your own for the inevitable rebuilding process.
The other thing is we have had more duds like Pfister than inspired additions like Beenhakker.
So there is no guarantee that the foreign coach will do better.
Just something worth noting.
Plus foreign coaches are expensive.
How is fitness even a question in a world cup qualifying campaign this is mind-boggling. And who is this Darren Mitchell lad??
Darren Mitchell is a Tobago-born winger/utility player for Central FC. I think he is best as a wing back. Not a natural dribbler and he can still work on his final ball and his technique. But steady head, nice bubbly fellah and a really hard worker.
I won’t say he is the answer to our problems. But not a bad guy to have in the camp and see whether he can cut it.
Las is he an option for the right back position ?
Nah. He doesn’t play there regularly enough and it would be a huge gamble to use him there at this level. He can play higher up the field or as a right wing back perhaps. But I don’t think in a back four. That would be a surprise for me.
Lasana Liburd you’re correct that wing back is not Chucky’s natural position, though he played right back vs police after Drogba was red carded. And scored in the 90th minute. As you said, not the most gifted midfielder but he has real pace and the best engine in the pro league.
Is he not in the pool?
https://youtu.be/0Aflp3Wkfl4.
From last weekend. By the way, check KJs header. Once he gets good service he’s still deadly!
Malik, he was capped under Jamaal Shabazz and Hutson Charles three years ago. But not selected since.
Gotcha
She is on point. I wouldn’t hesitate go bring back Cornell Glenn too if fit. Guatemala’s leading scorer in qualification was 35…
Lol. Lace up Cornell Glen!
I serious. How old is Cornell?
El Pestidito is 35 and still scoring
Cornell turned 35 last month.
Ah taking that. Pace and scoring ability
And Ruiz is actually 37!
Imagine that.
it look like t.t need jack
team still not up to the pace needed for this level…Costa Rica controlled the game at walking pace and we fell into the trap. For much of the game Jones was absent and appeared not to be willing to exert himself …to me Jones looked to be hiding from the ball.
Yes but that’s atypical KJ, it was made more apparent by the back line of 5 defenders for CR.
Guys KJ is still the most overrated 250lbs around on the planet. This has been a 10 yr discussion
Nice pics Allan V. Crane
Agree with most of her points
What you debating?
Small points…that we allowed the game to come to us, also the wingers were forced wide rather than playing wide.
I think she hit the nail on the head everywhere else, especially with those substitutions…the sequencing and timing was off imo…but can’t blame the coach too much on that one.
I noticed that Boucaud was already preparing to come on when Costa Rica scored. So it created that impression that we took off an attacking player for a defensive one right after we went behind.
I don’t think we were very assertive. And partly because we are tentative about passing the ball between Costa Rica’s defensive lines.
Team cohesion (on the field) and tactical soundness just not there.
The team has had a blip. And even with that blip, here we are in the Hex and we can still get to the Gold Cup.
I don’t think we should panic. At present, the best performing group in the entire TTFA set-up is the senior team. So they should support the coach as we work through this.
Hmmm, best performing or only performing. The rest of groups are scrapped up…senior men’s getting all d attention
Well, the under-20 men got to Concacaf. I give them credit for that. The senior women got to the knockout stage in CONCACAF too.
All the other teams put in dismal performances. So that’s where the TTFA should be looking to sort out.
Senior women’s ?
We have that team ?
Lol
Hahaha. We did a few months ago at least.
I’m a big advocate of work rate over skills in certain positions. We lack a box to box midfielder and I’m surprised Darren Mitchell has no been recalled. Check how many goals and assists he makes in the last 15 minutes of games. As Maylee said, fitness is key. Once you’re at that level of fitness everything becomes easier because you know you can make runs yet still recover to maintain shape and tactical discipline if required. If you’re not fit you’re not thinking of making runs coz you know it will be hard to get back. I’m surprised that the overseas players aren’t fitter. In Friday’s game there was no transition from defence to attack. Jones steamed down the wing and even if he reached KJ, there was no one to collect a pass. Harts tactics may be hampered by poor performances from players. Let’s be honest, if he’s selecting on talent, that talent is not being shown. Maybe he should look for more work horses who will at least give 100% for 90 minutes?
The US leagues are out for the past month except for Joevin who is in the playoffs. I think the same is true for a couple Europe-based players.
I like Darren Mitchell’s work rate and energy and positivity. He was unlucky not to make that South America/China tour which would have been a good chance for Hart to take a closer look at him.
I agree 100% about this ….
I don’t know if you were just very vague or very specific. Lol
C’mon Lasana Liburd you were there what the heck was that against Costa Rica. .. that was a very lackluster display…plus a home team immediately going into a defensive state for a game that they need 3 points. The hex you have to win your home games eek out draws or victory on the road.. the fitness level is horrendous and it’s been that way for a very long while. I don’t even wanna talk about cutting edge and finishing chances.
When you’re Trinidad and you’re playing Costa Rica, you have to have some respect. I agree we might have been a little too tentative. But I don’t think we were overly defensive necessarily.
Costa Rica played in stages and got three points. We didn’t have to attack for the whole 90 minutes. We just needed a few good spells for the win.
But I agree with her general points as well.
I mentioned this to Gordon a couple times ,where was plan B or C when they started to stifle the wing play of Jones and Cato .. Beaucad (wrong spelling) should have been introduced earlier as Kevan looked a bit out of sorts and allow Hyland to fill that role … maybe a formation change could have helped a bit as when Campbell came on he created problems rite away.
Kevan is a specialist midfield destroyer. But he is limited on the ball. We would have been better going forward if we took him out. But we would have been more vulnerable too.
But I don’t disagree with you.
Does off the field team building activities include boat rides? lol
Hell NO… They should have been dismissed permanently for breaking camp to go party
Hahaha
Lolol Kenneth
Kenneth maybe supervised pool parties might be better lol.
Kenneth, I think Antonio is trying to intentionally give you a heart attack! Haha
I was going to say doh buss a vein yes
Yeah we lorse but I couldn’t resist the boat ride jibe lol
Our fitness level was atrocious
I listened to her last night, sounded very frustrated
She did commentary on the game?
She, Stern and Latas were doing the roundup at the end on CNC3.
Ok. Thanks. So they asked them for a comment after the match basically?
THey were analysing the game
The killer instinct is lacking! The ‘take no prisoners’ attitude is sorely needed. They probably need to do 10 Fort George and/or 10 Chancellor runs a week for two months along with some camaraderie team-building activities off the field.
If only… Hart has just four days with them before a game unless it is for a tournament like the Gold Cup.
They are professional players no? Then they are responsible for their own fitness, everything else comes from the clubs they play for.
Ask Dwight Yorke about the discipline required to maintain those levels of fitness.
I mostly agree with that. For some it might partly be that they are playing at a lower level in the pro league.
But then so were Cyd Gray, Silvio Spain and Aurtis Whitley for the 2006 World Cup qualifiers. So it can be done!
It’s how badly you want it. I could understand match fitness and even match fitness of a higher level.
However there’s no excuse as a paid professional athlete not to be constantly trying to maintain as high a level of fitness as possible.
Players like Arsenal’s Alexis is ALWAYS working
Damian de Gannes The coach and or other managers, in Soca Warriors case, has to take charge of fitness and not let the players’ fitness be their responsibility. NO excuses. Guys who break camp should be dismissed permanently. The Soca Warriors’ performance was grossly disappointing. If we do not fix that problem, we will not make it through this qualification exercise.
Damian, I remember when Pogba signed for Man U after training by himself for the whole summer. He went straight into the first team and played in like three days.
So I do feel they can work harder.
when Rooney gets “fat” he gets dropped and has to work his ass off to get back in the squad, literally.
It’s up to the coaches and managers to insist on these things but the players have to do it.
Sadly the pool to choose from is that deep.
Sadly, our athletes do not have the mentally, commitment, maturity level and hunger like Rooney and others
So very true!