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 »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 »Telfer sparkles and Joevin strikes as Warriors fight back to hold Martinique 1-1
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team opened their Concacaf Nations League campaign with a result tonight, as they fought back to hold Martinique 1-1 at the Stade Pierre Aliker in Fort-de-France. A win against the same opponent at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on Monday night could go a …
Read More »Warriors hold off Martinique to end tour without conceding; Foncette gets maiden clean sheet
The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team ended their two-match Caribbean tour with a solid showing in Martinique today, coming away with a goalless draw against the host nation—who were without their Europe-based players—at the Stade Pierre Aliker in Fort-de-France. The result ensured that, after their 1-0 win over Guadeloupe …
Read More »Levi and Joevin head nine overseas-based players in Lawrence’s 20-man Warriors squad
Germany-based wing-back Joevin Jones and Netherlands-based winger Levi Garcia were among nine overseas-based players selected in a 20-man Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team squad today to face Guadeloupe and Martinique on 23 and 25 March respectively. Jones moved to German Second Division club Darmstadt 98 in January while Garcia …
Read More »Lawrence calls up “Pappy” and Quinn for senior training squad; laments Pro League woes
Shiva Boys Hindu College midfielder Tyrel “Pappy” Emmanuel was included in the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team training squad for the first time this week, as the Soca Warriors prepare for their first outings of 2018 away to Guadeloupe and Martinique on 20 and 23 March respectively. Emmanuel …
Read More »Warriors get March friendlies with Guadeloupe and Martinique; Lawrence: Step in right direction
The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team will resume action next month when they travel to Guadeloupe and Martinique for friendly international action on 20 and 23 March respectively. Both games fall within the FIFA international match window and represent the only chance for head coach Dennis Lawrence to use …
Read More »Nightmare in Fort-de-France: T&T dumped out Caribbean Cup without Molino, Kenwyne and Joevin
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Stephen Hart might have nightmares in French tonight, after the Soca Warriors were eliminated from the 2017 Caribbean Cup by virtue of a 2-0 extra time loss away to Martinique. The Warriors can still sneak into the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup but that …
Read More »Winner take all: Warriors face Martinique in Caribbean Cup showdown at Fort-de-France
The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team will face Martinique from 8pm today at the Stade Pierre-Aliker in Fort-de-France in a match of real significance to the immediate future of the Soca Warriors. The winner alone—and the game will go to extra time and penalty kicks if necessary—will continue to …
Read More »Dream draw: Warriors pull Honduras, Haiti and El Salvador
Fortune might have smiled on the Trinidad and Tobago national senior team in Chicago today as the “Soca Warriors” arguably received its best draw ever at the CONCACAF Gold Cup, which has also become remarkably generous to its participants in the 2013 edition. There are 12 nations in the Gold …
Read More »Defiant Warriors are into Caribbean Cup finals
Two months ago, the Trinidad and Tobago national football team was on the verge of elimination from the Caribbean Cup without kicking a ball as the Sport Ministry initially refused to financially support what Permanent Secretary Ashwin Creed described as an abysmal team. On Sunday afternoon, those same “Soca Warriors” …
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