Trinidad and Tobago will now almost certainly miss out on the Concacaf Hex qualifying series for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, after a 2-0 loss to Honduras in Port of Spain last night saw the Soca Warriors slip to the bottom of Group C in the Concacaf Nations League tournament. …
Read More »Lawrence’s Martinique beef, the TTFA’s CPL clash and the Warriors’ passing problems
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence appeared to have stretched the truth when he claimed to be ‘totally unaware’ of the Martinique squad up until match day of the Concacaf Nations League contest on Friday 6 September in Fort-de-France. The two Caribbean nations played to …
Read More »Mystery Warriors: Lawrence refuses to name T&T squad before Honduras game in bid to gain advantage
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence attempted an unusual new tactic to gain an advantage over his next opponent this afternoon when he refused to announce his team to play Honduras in Concacaf Nations League action from 7pm tomorrow at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in …
Read More »Lawrence: ‘Mexico are phenomenal no matter what players they select’; T&T coach ‘proud’ of squad despite loss
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence expressed pride in his outfit’s showing in Toluca last night, despite being comprehensively outplayed in a 2-0 loss to a youthful Mexico team. Mexico coach Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino selected 19 debutantes in his 24-man squad of local-based players to …
Read More »Phillip spares Warriors blushes, as weakened T&T team lose 2-0 to youthful Mexican side
A weakened Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team were no match for a youthful Mexico outfit last night as the Soca Warriors fell 2-0 in international friendly action at the Nemesio Diez Stadium in Toluca, Mexico. Mexico, who played an under-23 team with three overage players, scored both goals …
Read More »Fact checking DJW: Hart problems, star gazing and why fans, stats and players—but not Lawrence!—are to blame
On Friday, Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams sat down with TV6 Morning Edition host Fazeer Mohammed to discuss the state of football in the twin island republic. “I am not here to defend a coach, I am not here to defend an association,” said John-Williams, “I …
Read More »Lawrence: We lacked mentality! T&T coach wants to widen pool after failing to beat largely amateur Martinique team
“Forget players, systems, anything else, its mentality. And the mentality tonight, to defend set pieces was not strong enough.” Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Men’s Team coach Dennis Lawrence bore a frustrated figure at the end of T&T’s 2-2 draw with Martinique at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain …
Read More »T&T held 2-2 by Martinique after blowing two-goal lead; Lawrence now 11 matches without win
Football is a game played with 22 players on the field for 90 minutes and, in the end, Trinidad and Tobago do not win. Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence stretched his winless run in charge to 11 matches tonight as the Soca Warriors failed to …
Read More »Warriors return to POS after two-year absence, Lawrence seeks to end 10-game winless streak
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team return to Port of Spain tonight for a crucial 2019 Concacaf Nations League outing against Martinique from 9pm at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. At stake is a place at the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup and the Concacaf Hex for the Qatar 2022 World …
Read More »Lawrence makes 10 changes from Gold Cup squad; Carr, Telfer, Joseph and Perry among call-ups
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence took a broom to his squad today with 10 changes to his 2019 Gold Cup outfit, as they prepare to kick off their Concacaf Nations League campaign with fixtures against Martinique on September 6 (away) and 9 (Couva). Lawrence’s …
Read More »St Vincent coach: All T&T teams are losing, maybe the problem is administrative support—not Lawrence
“Last time I checked, all your teams are losing—from male to female. Is it that all your coaches on the selected national teams are no good? [My] advice [is] look for the solution elsewhere…” The following Letter to the Editor by St Vincent and the Grenadines coach Dale Mercury was …
Read More »Ten-man Soca Warriors lose 1-0 to 176th ranked St Vincent, T&T yet to win in 2019
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team winless run stretched to nine matches this afternoon as the Soca Warriors fell 1-0 away to St Vincent and the Grenadines in a friendly international contest in Kingstown. ‘Vincey Heat’ captain Chavel Cunningham fired past Warriors goalkeeper Adrian Foncette after just four …
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