| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Karl |
Posted - Oct 13 2003 : 07:07:21 AM
game report
Monday, October 13, 2003, 4:32:34 AM
IP:67.87.50.179
Don't listen to DLO, he wasn't at the match. Watching a game live is the only way one can give an accurate report as you are able to see all the angles and postions at once.
JA played a well plan tactical game. The defence and midfield played together well and it was obvious that the plan was to play well within there half of the field with a lot of players behind the ball for the majority of the game and try to catch brazil on the counter with long passes to Fuller. Fuller was a hand full for the Brazilians, with more option up front we would have a better chance of scoring. But as you know thats Brazil and we had to play them the way how any sensible team would. The best area of our game was in the defence as the players picked up the brazilian front players well and the comunication was great you could heard Frank Sinclair shouting alot to the boys. Claude Davis also have a good game, he is very strong and quick in defence. Yes the keeper was good for most part of the game but the defence should be credited just the same as there positions and movements gave Rickets a good view to make the great saves them that he pulled off in the match.
Craig Ziadie and Burton had a poor game, for the most part Ziadie seems to be ball watching and Burton proved again that he don't have the ball control, the speed and the skill to play that type of tactics that Carl Brown impart yesterday. Burton was supose to play as the standing farward but his controled and the ability to make good passes is not suitable for that game. He is more suited in attacking games as he is not a bad goal scorer. Only a person that his not in tune with the JA team would say that Odani wouldn't have made a difference.
In the middle, Bibbi and Tappa linked up well. Bibi played his usual game while Tappa was asked to help out in the diffence a bit more. I have to say that Tappa is the best turner with the ball I have ever seen. The guy can turn with the ball at an angle of 360 degrees and kill everyone around him with that turn. His only down fall is that he needs to make more splitting passes to the forwards.
Brazil on the otherhand was force to play a patient game. Am not being bias but it was good practice for the Brazilians as with there great players majority of world team especially the teams in Europe would impart similar game plan against them. So atleast they get the chance to play a patient game and win. We all know that Brazil is not always like that. Well Brazil have the ultimate team in football so no need for me to chat much about them. but I single out Kaka cause he is new to me. The first time I saw him was in a game for AC Milan and trust me he is extremly quick and can hold his ball, am sure he will be another Brazilian big name. Revaldo is cool as cucumber and Ronaldo and Roberto is still the best in the world in there respectfull positions.
I left the match proud as it took one of the best goal of the year for the best football country in the world to defeat my little Jamaica. Go Reggae boys!
Just a few observations before, during and after the match:
.Brazillian people respect Jamacans and visa versa
.Bob Marley had done and is still doing alot for Jamaica than anyone else.
.Nothing like the good old yardy vibes.
.Carl Brown is improving as a coach.
.We can sit and watch jamaica against any team without been embarras as in time gone by.
.Some of the sexiest girls in the world from Brazil
PS, Respect DLO, for keeping everyone updated with the score.
|
| 4 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| Karl |
Posted - Oct 13 2003 : 07:41:48 AM
Karl
Excellent introduction to the
Sunday, October 12, 2003, 12:20:44 PM
IP:172.158.45.36
big time for Ralph, Stewart, Crawford, Neil. They on reflection and hopefully on viewing of the tape of this match will realise that what they thought was quickness i.e. good reaction time...and pace was merely crawling.
The number of times they were left collecting air or when running for a ball passed by a Brazilian ...when their actions are viewed as a group was criminal. Was it not for the awareness of Whitmore, Gardner, ZADIE and to a lesser extent the other supporting cast it would ahve been a disaster. Full respect extended to the TD and the TEAM for the excellent use of a defensive format that ensured i) many players behind the ball ii) spacing and movement to 'use trianglar passes' out of threatening defensive situations iii) calmness i.e. the attitude...not overawed...and, attentiveness to brains imposed on game...
The instructions to keep the ball on the ground and to utilise TEAM rather than the crude 'outta mi life' clearance was welcome.
In terms of technical competence the players showed they have the goods. In terms of tactical awareness it is still a work in progress. But, the obvious potential was on display.
Burton played his part although his loss of the ball through acting naive and putting on display slow movement towards ball and lack of use of an immediate pass to elude his defender cost us dearly.
I will not blame Ricketts for the goal as he has perhaps, not seen the ball do tricks such as it did on Robeto Carlos' instructions.
It was noticable that that one learning circumstance had Ricketts, from then on alert to any such repeat. His goaltending not withstanding that one instance mentioned previously, was outstanding.
Tappa's value both in defense - his numerous times being the last defender, who on occasions had to extricate TEAM REGGAE BOYZ from potentially embrassing positions, only underlines his defensive value.
Movement off the ball still needs more work. Weight on passes needs more work. Conscious effort to engineer shots on goal...needs more work.
NB: The game showed the necessity to work on quickness and pace preferrable with experts in those fields. Jamaica has many, many persons in T&F who NPL TEAMs could use as resource persons in this area.
Players who had excellent game - Gardener; Fuller; Whitmore; Ricketts; Zaidie; Marshall.
Good game - Sinclair; Langley; Lawrence, Jamie; Davis.
Fair: Burton
Naive: Ralph ..but, pass mark for first game.
Rookies - Neil; Stewart; Crawford. |
| Karl |
Posted - Oct 13 2003 : 07:34:45 AM
Brazil see off Jamaicans
Brazil ran out 1-0 victors over friendly opponents Jamaica at the Walkers Stadium after failing to improve on a stunning first half effort from Roberto Carlos.
The Real Madrid left-back struck with a long-range banana shot which had appeared to be fizzing wide of goal and Jamaican keeper Donovan Rickett's outstretched left hand before swerving inside the far post on the quarter-hour mark.
Jamaica had shown no signs of being daunted by their illustrious opponents and it was they who enjoyed the better of the early exchanges in an energetic opening 45 minutes.
Ricardo Gardner and Richard Langley were both responsible for scares inside the Brazilian penalty box before the World Cup holders launched their first attack of note in the fifth minute, and it was Arsenal's Gilberto Silva who was responsible for orchestrating proceedings from the middle of the park, a simple through pass releasing Ze Roberto who had advanced along the left channel before dispatching a shot which skidded harmlessly across the face goal and wide.
Jamaica keeper Donovan Ricketts was called into action two minutes when parrying a roundhouse half-volley from midfielder Kaka which had threatened to sneak inside the near post, and Ricketts was forced into emergency measures a few minutes later when Kaka pounced on an unclaimed ball in the Jamaica box and supplied Ronaldo whose side-footed effort was saved low to the left.
Then came the intervention of Roberto Carlos after Jamaica had apparently survived a series of Brazilian corners only for the defender to advance from midfield and launch a fearsome effort on goal from distance.
Ricketts did all which was humanly possible, diving full-stretch to the left in a vain effort to tip the ball wide but, as the shot sneaked past the keeper's outstretched arm, amazing swerve brought it back inside the woodwork and into the back of the net.
Langley came close to providing a Jamaican riposte but his booming left-wing free-kick curled over Dida's crossbar.
Ricardo Fuller took the fight to the Brazilians after half-time, the Preston North End goalscorer embarking on a sequence of left-wing raids which ended, on the first occasion, with Lucio stealing possession with an insolent backheel, and in the second instance, with the trajectory of his rising drive taking the ball into the stand rather than the back of Dida's net.
Brazil responded by forcing a series of unprofitable corners before Rivaldo threatened just short of the hour with a right channel free-kick swept over the Jamaica wall and goalwards which forced keeper Ricketts to shuffle quickly across his line to smother the danger.
Juninho Pernambucano would chance his arm with a 25-yard free-kick late on and Roberto Carlos too with a typically thunderous effort from long range, but Ricketts was up to the task of saving both efforts.
Copyright (c) Press Association Ltd 2003, All Rights Reserved.
12/10/2003 22:37 |
| Karl |
Posted - Oct 13 2003 : 07:16:04 AM
LEICESTER, England, CMC:
JAMAICA'S REGGAE Boyz were beaten by a magical Roberto Carlos first half strike as world champions Brazil won their friendly international 1-0 at Leicester City's Walkers Stadium yesterday.
Carlos ripped an unstoppable swerving 25-metre shot in the 15th minute that decided the game in which the Jamaicans showed resilience against the classy Brazilians.
Jamaica, historic first ever English-speaking Caribbean qualifiers for the 1998 World Cup Finals, in which Brazil lost to hosts France in the final, had shown no signs of being daunted by their illustrious opponents and it was they who enjoyed the better of the early exchanges in an energetic opening 45 minutes.
"I feel very good, we played against the world champions, this is the number one team in the world and to come away with the sort of result that we got, you couldn't have asked for more from the guys," Jamaica coach Carl Brown told CMC Sport yesterday evening.
Brazil's coach Carlos Alberto Parreira said the match was a "training game" for the world champions and the Jamaicans provided useful opposition.
"Jamaica played (safety first) as I expected with 10 men behind the ball but I was impressed by their physical presence, they are a solid team," he said.
"Our goalkeeper only had to make one save in 90 minutes and we coped well with Jamaica's long balls," Parreira added.
England-based Ricardo Gardner (Bolton Wanderers) and Richard Langley (Cardiff City) were both responsible for scares inside the Brazilian penalty box before the World Cup holders launched their first attack of note in the fifth minute.
And it was Arsenal's Gilberto Silva who was responsible for orchestrating proceedings from the middle of the park, a simple through pass releasing Ze Roberto who had advanced along the left channel before dispatching a shot which skidded harmlessly across the face goal and wide.
Jamaica's goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts, who had an outstanding game, did all that was humanly possible to stop the Carlos winner, diving full-stretch to the left in a vain effort to tip the ball wide but, as the shot evaded his outstretched arm, an amazing swerve brought it back inside the woodwork and into the back of the net.
Langley came close to providing a Jamaican equaliser but his booming left-wing free-kick curled over Dida's crossbar.
LEFT-WING RAIDS
Ricardo Fuller took the fight to the Brazilians, the prolific Preston North End goalscorer embarking on a sequence of left-wing raids but he lacked support in attack.
Brazil responded by forcing a series of unprofitable corners before Rivaldo threatened just short of the hour with a right channel free-kick swept over the Jamaica wall and goalwards which forced 'keeper Ricketts to shuffle quickly across his line to smother the danger.
Gardner saw his appeal for a penalty waved away by referee Rob Styles in the 61st minute after the Jamaican had gone shoulder-to-shoulder with Cafu in the Brazilian penalty area.
Parreira's side should have doubled their advantage a few moments later when Ronaldo found himself in space inside the Jamaican box but unselfishly squared for Ze Roberto, only to see his colleague fire aimlessly across the face of goal.
With a little more than 20 minutes remaining, Parreira made a triple substitution which saw Lucio, Kaka and Emerson replaced by Juninho Pernambucano, Edmilson and Middlesbrough's Junhinho, who was winning his 50th cap and his first since the 2002 World Cup final.
LINE-UPS:
BRAZIL - Dida, Cafu, Lucio (Edmilson 69), Roque Junior, Gilberto Silva, Roberto Carlos, Kaka (Juninho 69), Emerson (Juninho Paulista 69), Ronaldo, Rivaldo (Adriano 78), Ze Roberto.
JAMAICA - Donovan Ricketts, Frank Sinclair, Claude Davis (Damion Stewart 64), Tyrone Marshall (Gerald Neil 89), Ricardo Gardner, Craig Ziadie, James Lawrence (Shane Crawford 72), Theodore Whitmore, Richard Langley (Fabian Taylor 78), Ricardo Fuller (Andrew Williams 69), Deon Burton (Damami Ralph 39).
REFEREE - Rob Styles (England).
|
| Karl |
Posted - Oct 13 2003 : 07:11:27 AM
Taken fromm cnn.com
Brazil beats Jamaica 1-0 in friendly
Sunday October 12, 2003
LEICESTER, England (AP) -- Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira and the fans both got what they wanted Sunday.
Roberto Carlos's brilliant goal early in the first half gave the defending World Cup champions a 1-0 friendly win over Jamaica, and the sellout crowd of 32,000 in Leicester got to see some of the biggest stars in soccer.
Brazil used the game as preparation for a pair of World Cup qualifiers and chose a European venue because most of its first team plays on the continent.
'It was fantastic,' Parreira said of the goal.
After Brazil came close twice in the first 12 minutes, the Real Madrid defender unleashed a trademark left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area. The ball swerved as it beat 'keeper Donovan Ricketts diving to his left.
The goal brought back memories of the spectacular free kick Roberto Carlos scored in 1997 while playing for Brazil in France.
'It's like a bullet,' Parreira said. 'He shoots very strong. That one (in France) was unbelievable, and I don't think you can have a second one like that.'
Ronaldo, a three-time FIFA world player of the year, could have scored a hat-trick. He fired weakly at Ricketts twice in the first half, then was stopped late in the second following a brilliant run by Cafu down the left side.
'I had three good chances but lacked a bit of luck,' Ronaldo said through an interpreter. 'The ball didn't go in for me.
'We played well, and Jamaica didn't scare us. They lacked any clear chances, but the score was not reflective of the game as a whole. We could have scored more.'
Jamaica failed to qualify for last year's World Cup, but Parreira defended the modest victory.
'One thing is a friendly game, another is a competitive one,' he said. 'Jamaica didn't have any responsibility. They were facing the World Cup champions. Of course we would have liked to scored two, three, four, five goals. If we can score three or four, we're not going to be happy with only one.
'As a training preparation, it has fulfilled the target we had before. It was an opportunity to have the team together against a team that's physically strong and has experience.'
Rivaldo, a former world player of the year struggling to make his mark at AC Milan, also sparkled. He came close on a pair of free kicks.
Despite the heavy pressure, Ricketts made sure Jamaica only conceded once.
'We were trying to give as much as we took,' said forward Deon Burton. 'We don't want to embarrass ourselves out there, and I don't think we did.'
Brazil hadn't played in England for three years, and there was a joyous atmosphere. Many fans wore Brazil shirts and some draped themselves in Brazilian flags. They shouted 'Brazil, Brazil,' as a samba band played outside before the game, and the familiar sound of drums could be heard inside the stadium during the game.
Players from both teams received applause when the squad was announced, but the cheers were almost deafening when Ronaldo's name was called.
'As soon as I found out they were playing here, the first thing I did was buy tickets on the Internet,' said Carlos Sturm, a 23-year-old Brazilian studying in England.
Copyright 2003 Associated Press. |
|
|
