For footballers, returning to your club after an international match window is akin to slipping back into work after taking a casual day off. You try to draw as little attention to yourself as you can, and to look as fresh and focused on your employer’s immediate concerns as possible. …
Read More »Martin: T&T had improved possession, but insufficient penetration and indisciplined defence
“[…] Converting the possession to scoring opportunities needs to be improved. At the moment, it appears that all is left up to Levi Garcia to either come inside and shoot or play low balls to the top of the box. “Ryan Telfer needs to move into passing lanes and make …
Read More »Mediocre in Mayaguez: Muckette, Wilfredo and T&T’s missing jockey shorts
I arrived 20 minutes prior to kick off at the Estadio Centroamericano in Mayaguez to a populated parking lot with a surprising stream of fans in red, white and blue. The Puerto Rican Football Federation president Ivan Rivera stated on 15 March that the game would be played behind closed …
Read More »Look Loy: Thank God for Frenderup; T&T need multiple improvements—plus ‘Froggy’ and Rampersad
“[…] Is the selection [of defenders] based on a physical prototype preferred by coach Terry Fenwick—tall, big and strong? I ask because for the third match now we saw Neveal Hackshaw, who is known as a defensive midfielder and now plays central defence for his club, appearing as the left …
Read More »Joevin strikes first but Puerto Rico tie T&T 1-1, Warriors trail St Kitts by two points
Trinidad and Tobago will need to come from behind to advance from their Concacaf preliminary group, after dropping two points today in a 1-1 draw away to Puerto Rico at the Mayaguez Athletics Stadium in Mayaguez. Flanker Joevin Jones got the opening goal in the 55th minute, only for the …
Read More »Guyana coach says 3-0 flattered T&T, Muckette returns but doubts over Bateau and Powder
Guyana head coach has blamed early errors for the Golden Jaguars’ 3-0 World Cup qualifying loss to Trinidad and Tobago, rather than anything opposing coach Terry Fenwick cooked up. The Soca Warriors grabbed all three goals in the first half and could have had a fourth, as flanker Joevin Jones missed …
Read More »Fenwick snubs Rangers’ challenge, Warriors whip Police FC 4-1 with three late goals
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Terry Fenwick has turned down the chance to play local Pro League club Terminix La Horquetta Rangers for a TT$100,000 bonus, according to Rangers managing director Richard Ferguson. Team manager Adrian Romain told Wired868 last night that Fenwick’s position on the …
Read More »Colour me Orange? Warriors maul hastily arranged Tobago outfit in glorified fete match
After contrasting claims about the harmony—or lack thereof—within the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team, head coach Terry Fenwick tried to put his worries behind him, at least temporarily, with an emphatic 8-0 win over a handpicked posse of Tobagonian players, branded the Orange XI, in a friendly encounter …
Read More »Fenwick: ‘We didn’t have the big attitude’, T&T coach says players botched game plan in USA mauling
Soca Warriors head coach Terry Fenwick blamed the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association’s (TTFA) inadequate development programme in general and the poor concentration of his players in particular, as the Men’s National Senior Team slumped to a joint national record 7-0 loss last night in friendly action away to the …
Read More »Fenwick ties record T&T defeat on coaching debut, as Warriors lose 7-0 to USA
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Terry Fenwick spent the last week discussing starting his era at the helm with a bang. This could not have been what he had in mind. In 113 years as an international football nation, the twin island republic’s largest ever defeat …
Read More »Cyrus, ‘Lobo’, Gomez and Griffith III named in 23-man Soca Warriors training squad
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Terry Fenwick restarted training today with arguably his most seasoned group of players yet, as the Soca Warriors continue preparation for the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying series. Twelve from his 23 players were already capped at senior international level, while …
Read More »Vaccination cock-up, travel issues, unpaid match fees: T&T bedevilled by woes before crucial Honduras fixture
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence will not have the services of six from the 11 starting players used in his final warm-up match against Ecuador, as the Soca Warriors appear set to pay the price for haphazard planning. Tomorrow, the Soca Warriors face Honduras …
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