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Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 head coach Brian Williams has cleared the air on Isaiah Hudson’s controversial departure from the national squad, in the midst of their Caribbean Cup tournament in Curaçao.
And Williams, a former Strike Squad standout, denied that Hudson was injured—as claimed by the player’s father, Brent Hudson—but instead said his exit seemed to be in retaliation to the W Connection attacker being left out of the team against Haiti, in their final group match.
Hudson is also a member of the Trinidad and Tobago National Under-17 Team.
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Hudson (B) told Wired868 that his son was not being properly treated in Curaçao and said the family’s decision to recall him was not affected by Williams’ decision to drop the player against Haiti—although two other injured players, Jacob Sooklal and Kierron Mason, remained with the squad for the entire competition.
“He has an injury and we are not comfortable with him having an injury and we see it fit for him to come home,” said Hudson (B), last week. “I didn’t discuss [with him] why he was on the bench [against Haiti]. We will probably talk about that when he gets home.
“Me and my wife were uncomfortable about him staying there [in his condition] because [the team] has already qualified. Taking care of Isaiah [now] will help Trinidad more in the long run.”
However, although Williams said Hudson had a sore shoulder, he denied that the player was ever declared unfit or even asked to be left out due to an injury.
“Nobody was aware of an Isaiah injury until we received the request from his father after the Haiti game,” Williams told Wired868. “The boy was training and playing as normal and was even doing pushups. I even asked Dexter Thomas, who is our qualified physio, and he said Isaiah never complained to him…
“Isaiah seems to want guaranteed playing time and I cannot give that to any player!”
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Remarkably, Williams, who is also a W Connection youth coach, said it was not the first time that Hudson (B) apparently threatened to withdraw his son. The first threat, according to the national youth coach, was relayed to him via players after he used Hudson off the substitutes’ bench for the first practice game of their pre-tournament tour in Panama.
“I was a bit concerned about Isaiah’s performance in the Under-17 competition but I was told that he was sick,” said Williams. “So I decided to give him some extra rest and bring him in gradually. So he wasn’t selected from the start for our first practice game in Panama.
“I understood from some players that his father said if he is not playing to come home. So I called Isaiah in to talk about it and he was giving a little attitude.
“He told me he wants to start and that a man who had just come was starting ahead of him. And I told him he didn’t have a divine right to start every time.”
Williams did start Hudson for Trinidad and Tobago’s two subsequent warm-up matches as well as their two opening Caribbean Cup fixtures. But against eventual champions, Haiti, the coach opted for more workmanlike wingers—in a bid to contain the French-speaking team’s adventurous full backs—and chose the tigerish Jarred Dass ahead of Hudson.
Dass was preferred to Isaiah Hudson for a crucial Caribbean Cup fixture against Haiti.
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That tactical decision, according to Williams, proved to be the last straw for Hudson (B).
“Due to how game went against Haiti [on Wednesday evening], with their wing backs coming at us, I wanted a player who worked more defensively and Isaiah is more of an offensive player,” said Williams. “On Thursday morning, we received a message from his father than he wanted his son to return immediately because he is injured and nobody cares about him…
“We received that request from his father in writing, so we had to agree… When we told Isaiah, he didn’t want to leave the camp. But we had no choice [but to send him home] because he is a 16 year old boy and there is a request from his father.”
The Warriors, who lost star striker Nicholas Dillon to injury against Haiti, went on to lose on penalties to Antigua and Barbuda before falling 3-2 to Bermuda in the third place play off.
Crucially, Williams rested Shiva Boys’ Hindu College goalkeeper Denzil Smith for the third place fixture. Smith did not concede a single goal in his first outings between the uprights.
However, the national youth coach said Dillon’s injury and Hudson’s departure was an unwelcome distraction.
T&T won 11-0.
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“Dillon injured and Isaiah [Hudson] pulling out interfered with our team chemistry and balance,” said Williams. “We play with three attackers and we lost two.”
Williams and Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams, who is also the W Connection president, still have to decide on how to treat with the situation.
Ironically, it follows on the heels of another disciplinary breach with the senior team after star midfielder Kevin Molino left coach Stephen Hart’s camp to party for his second straight international tour.
Williams, who had Shiva Boys players Tyrel “Pappy” Emmanuel and Quinn Rodney shun a training camp in Guyana earlier in their preparations, said he is concerned about parents trying to hold the national team to ransom over playing time for their children.
“If parents can pull their players out of a national team camp when they want then I have to take that under consideration,” Williams told Wired868. “How can a parent just bring his child home if they are on the bench or if they are not satisfied with selection?
All three were National Under-20 members but Rodney and Emmanuel pulled out of a pre-tournament tour while Richardson was not selected.
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“I cannot guarantee any child on the national team playing time or selection… I cannot tolerate parents’ interference because I am working in the interest of the national team.”
Hudson (B) was ambiguous when asked about his son’s future with the National Under-20 Team.
“If the [national] coach feels to pick him and he is fit and feels like playing, I would let him play,” said the parent. “That is if he feels like playing of course.”
Williams retorted that he would have to be mindful of the potential issues which came with selecting the Naparima College schoolboy.
“I want players who have a hunger to represent the national team,” said Williams. “How his father might think about me is not my problem; because I cannot have a 16-year-old questioning selection all the time.
“You don’t have a divine right to play and I will have to consider how I will deal with you. Because if every time you are upset your father takes you out of the team, then we have a problem.”
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At present, the National Under-20 Team is the most successful men’s outfit in Caribbean competition during a lean period for the TTFA. The National Under-17 Team were eliminated in the Caribbean Cup’s group stage, despite playing at home, while the senior Soca Warriors were eliminated in the qualifying round in Martinique.
Williams said his troops benefitted from the Panama pre-tournament camp and insisted that there is better in-store. He plans to head to Tobago for a second scouting mission before he resumes training while he also hopes to have Netherlands Eredivisie winger, Levi Garcia, for the CONCACAF round in Costa Rica from 17 February to 5 March.
“The Panama tour was a real plus for us because of the exposure at international level,” said Williams. “The players responded well and there was an improvement in terms of our defensive discipline and attitude… I will continue to look for offensive players and try to improve our goal scoring and mobility in the final third.”
Ironically, Hudson, Rodney and Emmanuel are, potentially, three of the country’s best offensive talents. But Williams would need to be convinced about their commitment to the “Red, White and Black” before they allowed back into his fold.
“I am not creating a clean slate for people who are not committed to the national team,” said the National Under-20 coach. “I cannot call back men who are just walking out on me. I want players who will honour national team duty. I take a very firm stance on that.”
Trinidad and Tobago won 6-0. Garcia has declared his interest to represent the National Under-20 Team.
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..I accept that..
To be honest Brian should not have said anything publicly. That is airing your dirty laundry. Let your selections do the talking and the coach will be judged by the results.
..As I understand the sequence: 1) The player was dropped from the starting team. 2) The parent claimed injury and wanted his son home. 3) The coach and staff deny injury..
Dexter is not me who rushing… thats my point exactly …. everybody rushing to accept what Brian say as gospel…
We as adults and especially those on social media can sit and accept whatever we want to believe as true. The impact of a national coach saying to the country that a yung player wants guaranteed play time and just disregard what the father said is …sad
Deryck yuh rushing mih….y dont we hear the kid’s side of all this
Has anyone interviewed Isiah ?
The kid is not going to contradict his father.
The kid will tell the truth…
Regardless of who is right or wrong, another massive issue is his father requested he come home immediately… That is crazy. Was he coming home to do surgery imminently? Why did he have to come home mid tournament? That is crazy.
The Father made the request and the kid had no choice but to follow suit…..we alllllllll hav to accept the fact that the parent can withdraw his kid if he chooses….the decision now is…these choices hav consequences…..this is where the Coaching staff and TTFA comes into play
..Of course it is. We are all free agents. LOL..
Well thats up to you
..Coach says he wasn’t injured. And there is a history here. I go with the coach..
Problem with that is you are accepting that the reason he left is because he wanted guaranteed play time…
.It never ceases to totally AMAZE me how some people can read into another’s statement what THEY read and not what is said. Here is what I DID, in fact, say: “I supporting Brian in this one. No player should be guaranteed playing time. Particularly an under-performing one”. 1) I reconfirm my belief that no player should be guaranteed playing time in ANY team. This is not AYSO football they playing and parents have NO role in this. 2) What is wrong with dropping an under-performer? This is elite international youth football. Not a sweat. The coach has one chance to get it right. If you can’t serve the team’s need to WIN then you ave no place in the team. Simple..
So judging by the responses i take it that all accept Brian Williams side of the story….hmmmmm. I see a coach in Look Loy saying that the youth is an underachiever and should be left out hmmmmm…. where is the balance? Brent Hudson has a passion for his son and the game… he is the type of parent we should all be and as we all do he is bound to make errors , not saying this is an error but we are human . I am astounded that a promising 14 year old young player with immense potential who is punching above his weight category can be vilified as has happened here, because what is being said by the coach and comments here is that Isiah lied and he was never injured…. again please give some balance and don’t destroy a promising youth…
You’re wrong boss. Parents should not be pulling their son from a tournament without consultation with the adults in the situation (technical staff). A player has a right to choose whether he wants to play or not, when the team returns home. But to pull your son mid tournament is assinine and selfish
I am allllll for balance…and i am sure u rwad my post…so u realise that…with that being said….how can comments on this thread destroy the youth…and if the Head Coach comes out publicly and clears the air….there must b some truth to it…..i am also thinking that …u dont know Isaiah Hudson’s Dad…… he is a tough nut to crack
please don’t assume i don’t know Brent… the head coach said something and Brent said something so Brian is telling the truth hmmmm…
Let’s assume that his dad is right that his son was hurt, do you believe his son should have been flown home sooner that the team Deryck Richardson?
Agree Brian. Parents are key at the teenage level. I would say U20 and below. And I also agree that we can’t have parents pulling players from the squad because of lack of playing time. Note that it’s not only important for Brian to articulate things, he’s got to also walk the walk. If his actions are in conflict with his statements, then it creates a credibility issue.
While I like that Brian said what he said, I’m actually surprised he made it public. I don’t agree at all with what was allegedly done by the kid nor his parents but Brian simply should have said nothing publicly and simply not picked the kid in the future. We shouldn’t really air our dirty laundry in public. Just my thoughts…
Well said Brent. We want a transparent coach, but he’s got to be careful about what and how much he shares with the public. As I said earlier, some credibility issues are surfacing.
To be honest Carlos, he may not know how. We learned that here but its also a cultural bravado thing. Tit for tat if I might say. He has to learn or we as a people have to learn we don’t have to respond to everything. As long as the people involved know the truth, sometimes that’s all that matters. As the head coach, Brian should have let that go. Saying one thing publicly and doing another privately. He has to be careful in avoiding personal attacks publicly. You’re the coach, you have the power. Let your selections do the talking.
For real Brent. Brian and other coaches have got to be more savvy when dealing with reporters. Maybe they need to stay away from reading these blogs. Can’t be allowing Lasana to force a saucy response from them:-)
Where is that training coming from Carlos Lee? That savyness requires training and experience. Our culture is not really that way. I learned the hard way… I don’t expect us to change because it’s our way of doing things.
True. That’s where TTFA can come in. They can hire communications specialist to train our coaches and help them learn how to interact with and engage with players, parents, journalists, and the public in general.
We can’t even organize ah sweat far less for dealing with media relations. Perhaps they should hire we boy Lasana Liburd tub teach them lol
Lol – Not a bad idea. In fact they should hire Lasana as their new media officer.
Lasana for ah big wok lol
There’s a famous saying – keep your friends close and your enemies closer???
Hahaha. Carlos and Brent in a best case scenario, the TTFA would have cleared the air on this long ago and there would have been no need for me to be harassing Brian Williams.
Now you’re saying he is lacking PR skills. But think about it. What country in the world would send home a player–and a starter at that–in mid-tournament and the FA not release a clear statement?
And what football press in the world wouldn’t try to find out why and be clear as to what is happening?
Stephen Hart was all alone on the Molino issue. I don’t know that Brian Williams got much more support than Hart did.
That’s why we’re volunteering you for the TTFA Media Officer job bro:-) Do they still have one?
Hahaha. Yes, they do have one. Carlos you don’t like to have me here speaking freely and informing everyone about what’s happening?
Allyuh trying to close down Wired868 or wot?! Lol.
I doubt any media officer can release what he or she likes without the say-so of either the president or general secretary do. The media officer doesn’t set the tone.
Hahaha – for true. We prefer you driving Wire868 forward.
Guys. I don’t agree this is dirty linen. Clearly, the public should have received communication from the TTFA on this. Who are we to say that the communication, if it had been released, would not have mirrored what Brian W has stated? We have to get to a point where conscience and truth are not the slave of comfort and convenience..
I think it would have suffice for Brian to say we had a little misunderstanding/miscommunication and we are working within the team to resolve it. Instead he has thrown the 16-year old kid under the bus.
The other way to look at it is Hudson’s father threw Brian under the bus and the coach tried to stand up for his reputation and the reputation of his staff.
Lasana – I think it’s the latter.
Again I go back and say you don’t have to respond to everything Lasana Liburd. That’s taking it personal. We have to be professional
Taking a quote from Michelle Obama. When they go low, Brian must go higher:-)
There are some things that Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton would respond to though. And there are many occasions that Barack Obama spoke publicly to refute rumours, such as his place of birth.
This isn’t a rumour. And I think the staff had to clear the air on their treatment of Hudson.
Totally agreed Lasana. All issues are not the same and should not all be handled similarly.
Carlos, I agree that parents are integral when working with youths 18 and under. Not so sure they are as integral at under 20/21 level. If a player as young as Hudson is on the team, the parent should definitely be communicated with, however, what happens if they are kept in the loop and do not agree with the coach? Having been around the team in question, Brian has been quite clear that every player had a chance to make the team and that no pick is guaranteed. Whether some chose to believe that is another question. We all have decisions to make and lessons are learned as we make those decisions. I do share the sentiment that the. Coach has to ultimately make the best decision for the team and no player or parent should be allowed to apply pressure.
..We are all free agents. If, however, you decide you are part of a unit then you have to commit to that. As parent, coach or teacher – and I have been all – I would never encourage a player to pick and choose when they wish to be part of said unit, and certainly not to evacuate when things get rough..
But Keith Look Loy…if you were those players coach or teacher wouldn’t you tell them they are doing wrong?…
..Nah. THe Shiva players opted out of the Guyana trip in order to promote their school’s title prospects and because they believed they were “sure picks”on the national team. Now another player (and/or his parent) believes he must be a ‘”sure pick” too. The buck stops with the coach. Is either he in charge or not Let them watch football..
That’s the old days Keith. Gone are the days where the coach holds all the power. A good portion of that power has shifted over to the players, and possibly rightly so. Contemporary coaches not only have to be technically proficient, they also need to be savvy at managing people. And now that means building concensus and occasionally soliciting input from players. Basically players want a coach with more “soft” skills.
..Tell that to any top coach. For ALL of them it is my way or the highway.
.Ancelotti. Simeone. Klopp. Mourinho. Conte…
Lol..And how many of them last more than 1-2 years on the job?
..How many of them WIN?..
The players simply don’t commit to giving their all to them. They eventually sabotage things to get rid of the coach.
..And then they need another coach who believes that he shoul be in charge. How long you think a!national appointment is for by way? We don’t all live in USA where an appointment is a virtual sinecure and you could fail repeatedly for years and still keep your job..
Lol. I hear yuh:-)
Carlos having read your take on the issue I agree that everyone needs to be “swimming with the tide”. Indeed this remains the challenge in leadership not just in football. My question is statement about…..what kind of committment the players are asking of the coach ?
The question of foreign based players coming in and the arguments of a coach using foreign /local and the pros and cons …as it relates to team selection is an age old dilemma.
At the end of the day a coach must be free to select his team and as Lasana stated without interference from higher up.
And as coaches we live and die by those decisions. Right here on this chat we see protagonists turn antagonists based on a coach’s results.
To me it’s far more important for the coach and his/her staff to have policies that are clearly understood by the players and in youth football their parents/guardian. ….rather than whose ego gets stepped on in the process of coaches tinkering with selection or non selection.
Jamaal – I think some players are saying don’t select us for convenience sake – to fill up the roster. Pick us on merit and give us the committment that we will all have the same chance to earn time on the pitch. I love your last set of comments about policies that are clearly communicated to and understood by players and their parents. Youth coaches must take the time to develop their policies and philosophies and meet with parents and players to share, discuss, and solicit their by-in and support. With the above in place, the team (including parents) are more likely to swim with the tide.
I agree then thus like in senior football players must be told from day one that in a national team its slightly different from school and club. We need to get across to them that at that level you are sometimes in and you are sometimes out and talent alone is not enough ….to decide.
Well said.
If Hudson’s dad pulled him from the tournament simply because he was dropped for a match, then that’s a bit unprofessional and obviously can’t be tolerated. However, I think there might be a bigger issue being highlighted here. Coach Brian is asking for committed players. The players on the other hand are also asking for some level of committment from the coach. If we go back several weeks ago one would see that the two players who did not take up the offer to join the team for the pre-tournament Caribbean camp did so because they felt they were being conveniently used by the coach. They felt they were being added as temporary squad players until the foreign -based players were available. From the outside it appears that coach Brian is having some serious credibility issues with a number of players. There is a lack of trust and as such the players are not fully committed. Coach Brian and the staff may need to put some serious efforts into resolving this potential trust/credibility issue. Right now it appears we have an “every man for himself” situation. He needs to turn that to “every man for the team”. Coach Brian, his coaching and management staff, and the players need to all be swimming with the tide to achieve success at the next stage.
Wtf I really does be reading boi
…Men refusing to play national football? ..some to go sweat SSFL?..And I’m supposed to believe these men are professionals? ….steups yes…but hey its really not his fault eh….we all know who is wrongly influencing their kid… anyway.. he will be a “has been” pretty soon
BAN THEM!!! Opening a Pandora’s Box treating these indiscipline with kid gloves. Nip it in the bud!!
They held the U17 to ransom both father n son and this attitude and lack luster performance is encouraged when it have the “friend from Friend Land and dais meh partner son” syndrome it’s sad that it take this long to be highlighted Lord knows how many deserving players was overlooked because of this poisonous system that exist in our national football
I am no coach but…is it normal to be doing push ups during the competition? Shouldn’t that be done during the off and pre season? Just asking
That’s Trini for you lol
B4 we go to the guaranteeing of playing time to any player on a National youth team….. lets first deal with the training aspect….the kid is training as normalllllll every day…doing push ups etc….when did the said injury occur…and the twam not having a teavelling Doctor.. who verified said injury…fast forward to matchday….. if the kid did not play in the match…them the injury must hav occured in training…the Father in turn should hav been sending a letter to the Technical Staff not to play his son because he is injured…not pull him from the squad claiming he is injured..after a match he didnt play in….something about that obviously doesnt add up…fast forward to post match……in fairness to the parent..we dont know what the kid told his Dad…in fairness to the kid…he has no say after his Father makes a decision like that…..
And in fairness to Brian Williams….dealing with Brent Hudson is a task by itself…he has his ego…he is very outspoken…confrontational at times…and highly emotional about his son’ s football career….bcuz of this…sometimes he gets it right and sometimes he gets it wrong….and knowing him personally i can say he always means well…but on this occasion i feel he got it wrong…..mainly because the kid has to learn how to deal with things when they dont go his way…..failure may not be an option…but it is a reality
Of Course Brent Hudson was happy with Latapy’s management. His son was the prima dona and allowed to do what he wanted
The more I read this article and the comments the more I realise that this isn’t a problematic situation. It’s simple that the kid has been overhyped and believes he is better than he believes via his Dad. The solution is simple …. leave him out. This situation only becomes a problem if Brian allows this kind of behaviour to fester which he clearly is not going to. So props to him ……
And once nobody interferes with selection. But, to be fair to the TTFA president, that doesn’t seem to have happened so far.
So hopefully we continue that way with the coach being allowed to control his team. And I hope the same goes for the president’s relationship with ALL national coaches including Stephen Hart.
Oh gosh man Lasana yu edging me to put on my defend the President armour. When the President has no local standi in this matter. Shucks man weeks now yu and I going good now yu trying to draw me out. Please dont take me for Gordon for your information Baron oops I mean Gordon Pierre doh look like me.
We both have one thing in common we just want to see the thing go forward. ( Sung To the rhythum of Please dont take me for Baron)
this kind of indiscipline will only be tolerated in T&T. If he was an american he would not see the red white and blue for a long time. However, national coaches have been condoning this behaviour for decades. The same happened at the u17 tournament and when the captain spoke about it he was benched by Latas.
Brent Hudson was very happy with Latapy’s management. All the same, it is Brian Williams who is still alive in the competition. I think the coach has done a good job and needs the support.
Hart even more so.
Lasana yuh ent easy nah :-)…
Tony, you know I want Pappy and Quinn there. And I do believe they are good boys. So I really hope it happens soon. I think they need international football more than they know. Those kids are not growing much in school football. They need to be challenged more.
Totally agree…
The pappy and Quinn situation I blame the TEACHING AND COACHING staff at Shiva boys… yes I said it.. how the hell they could encourage the nonesense of not playing national football?..
Hope this young man’s father will not be the detriment to his future.
Looks like his father is already a detriment to his future.
Hudson(B) had an attitude when he used to play and bent on his son following his footsteps
This is not good. It speaks loudly to the administration of our football. We have a coach who has a difficult enough job to do with these youngsters. What support does the TTFA provide for him in terms of a manager, a team doctor and a structure that provides for parents to sigh over the care of their children to responsible people. This kind of behavior by a parent is totally unacceptable. But does the child have to pay for parents ignorance? This is already happening in our society where children are being killed by guns because of delinquent parents. This country is lost. Very sad indeed.
For the sake of Isaiah, there needs to be an intervention. And the Hudson clan must think carefully about what they want to achieve.
Not that I’m saying he should be guaranteed an easy return. It is up to Hudson, Pappy and Quinn to put pride aside and try to convince the coach why they won’t let him down if given a second chance.
And I hope all three of them do so. Anthony Sherwood and Dion Sosa. Hope you all agree.
Lasana, we must always strive to have our best players, but this must not compromise the authority of the coach. Clearly there is need for meaningful dialogue on these issues, and having a professional mediator moderate this process will ensure the best results. We need to become more professional in our approach to people management. Just my two cents.
Same problem with senior team. Well, not quite the same but similar.
Agree but what is being done to get everyone singing from the same sheet. We need to get professional. People who have run football for 20 years and cannot change need to get out. This is a different world today, and people trained in present day people management need to step up and save our sport.
One thing they don’t realize… Dwight was the hardest working man in the youth national team. No one could ou twork him. He never questioned the coaches authority as well.
I like that point! Given the many top coaches Russel, Shaka & Dwight would have played under. As players I never saw or heard them openly question any T&T national coach [foreign or domestic]
It also shows how important two sides of the story are and a reminder for me not to jump to conclusions in hearing one side.
I don’t think many people were criticising Brian after hearing the Hudson side though Jamaal. I think most people were with the coach on this from day one.
How can you walk out on a team in mid-tournament?
The sincerity and simplicity of Coach Brian Williams’ explanations are admirable. It has increased my already tremendous respect for him. Congrats my Brother and let’s see if a good preparation can help us to cross the line in February.
A 16yr old demanding selection? Bertil St Clair would have buried his ass on the bench. Him and his Dad could piss off!!
Next bacchanal on de horizon. I find de TTFA should turn dis whole football business into a reality TV series. Maybe den de programme will become fully funded. LOL.
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Exactly. I have seen him play many times. He is talented but he isnt a Yorke or Levi Garcia. His dad should really consider the message he is sending the nation, coach and his son
Hmm Isaiah Hudson
They have surely worked so hard to get the boy this far. Now the parents have to be very careful not to undo that work.
To be blunt, Hudson was standing at over six feet at 14 years old. He is a freak of nature. But there are many, many examples of players who peaked early because of a physical advantage over their age group. But who then fizzled out when the other kids caught up to them physically.
They should be careful about getting carried away. The kid is not close to a Russell Latapy or Dwight Yorke yet. Nor is there any guarantee he will ever get there.
Lasana Liburd remember Shawn Boney?
Of course. Yes.
Ahhh… I see what you mean Antonio Decklan Ross
Lasana Liburd “To be blunt, Hudson was standing at over six feet at 14 years old. He is a freak of nature. But there are many, many examples of players who peaked early because of a physical advantage over their age group. But who then fizzled out when the other kids caught up to them physically.”
Indeed.
No disrespect but this kid’s dad is way out of line. They don’t need to represent us at all with that attitude. #nextmanup
Without a medical certificate, I don’t see how the Hudson family could have ruled their son was injured. And these players have to learn about fighting for what they want. We are not preparing these kids for the real world.
The coach is 100% right in my book. Hudson’s father out of place and seems to be a bad example for his own son. These fathers who are apparently coaches as well….steups
i find our players feel they can walk before they actually crawl..
..I supporting Brian in this one. No player should be guaranteed playing time. Particularly an under-performing one. Inflated reputation. Inflated ego. Team qualified without him. Leave him out..
Kudos to Brian Williams. Let Daddy brat and Little brat go play with themselves.
Oui foote !!
Parents of these youth players need to know their boundaries.