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Goodison must go!
by Delly,s
There are times when I express an opinion on a particular topic which causes people to think I am a hard person. It is not being hard, but one has to be truthful to oneself. The last international friendly played at the National Stadium brings out my point.
Ian ‘Pepe’ Goodison, a stalwart who has represented Jamaica like a Trojan soldier, was the main cause of the goal that Costa Rica scored to take the lead. Now, some may say ‘a just one little goal man’ but to me it made a world of difference.
I was terribly disappointed with Rene Simoes for recalling Goodison to the squad. Though he might be good for league games in England which are not as rigorous as an international fixture, the country needs to now be moulding central defenders with youth, speed and ability to take command of that sensitive defence area.
It cannot be denied that Goodison uses his head well and is a good reader of the game. In the last two World Cups he was slow and in this one he will be even slower especially in the late stages of games when his legs are tiring.
Fabio Capello, coach of England, found himself under similar situation as Simoes with David Beckham. The media and fans of England were all over Capello to play Beckham, who was seeking his 100th cap. Capello would have none of it and rejected those promptings; because of his stance England fielded a youthful looking aggregation. The results were very encouraging. These are the decisions we must make with Goodison and Donald Stewart. Will they be able to withstand the grueling World Cup qualifying campaign? Why aren’t the younger players been given a chance to show their worth? Simoes is living in the pre 1998 era and for him it’s the ‘same old, same old’ philosophy. If we could reunite Walter Boyd and Onandi Lowe they would both have started upfront in the last game.
To be fair to Simoes, he might have gotten the stadium packed to capacity with fanatic flag bearing supporters, but if Tyrone Marshall didn’t save our skin with that last minute header he would have started on a losing note and question marks would already be flying over his head.
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
We have to break away from the past if we are to move towards the future.
Ricardo Fuller also appears to have seen better days internationally. His dribble and drop mentality needs to be addressed because no other striker in the game falls to the ground as much. Luton Shelton should not have to wait for the next qualification campaign to start getting his regular starts. His lightning pace and ability to get behind defenders must be quickly utilized.
I really don’t care at whose expense he takes the field, the fact is he should be out there. The Pepe Goodison of old would have easily disposed of that Costa Rican forward who scored, but his slow pace relegated him a mere spectator like the rest of us. Is that what we really want?
FLAWED LOCAL PLAYER SELECTION POLICY
To add insult to injury Simoes has employed a flawed local based player selection policy. I can’t imagine why 24 players should have been selected locally, but had to be cut down to 9 before the foreign base arrived, this is stupid. All the players should be brought into turning and then we choose the best of the lot. It should not be that foreign based players don’t have to compete for their position. It is a bad precedent and will damage the moral of the locally based players who will rightfully believe they are second class players.
Simoes needs to stop posturing for the media and do some work. The last time he left our shores football, hit rock bottom and it would be catastrophic if history was to repeat itself. I must congratulate the Reggae Boys for a good performance against Costa Rica, but the JFF must understand, filling the stadium with people is one thing, getting the team to win is another. As for Mr. Simoes, he must realize quickly the mindset of the Jamaican people, ‘hero today, and villain tomorrow.’
Think on these things.
Enough said:
by Delly,s
There are times when I express an opinion on a particular topic which causes people to think I am a hard person. It is not being hard, but one has to be truthful to oneself. The last international friendly played at the National Stadium brings out my point.
Ian ‘Pepe’ Goodison, a stalwart who has represented Jamaica like a Trojan soldier, was the main cause of the goal that Costa Rica scored to take the lead. Now, some may say ‘a just one little goal man’ but to me it made a world of difference.
I was terribly disappointed with Rene Simoes for recalling Goodison to the squad. Though he might be good for league games in England which are not as rigorous as an international fixture, the country needs to now be moulding central defenders with youth, speed and ability to take command of that sensitive defence area.
It cannot be denied that Goodison uses his head well and is a good reader of the game. In the last two World Cups he was slow and in this one he will be even slower especially in the late stages of games when his legs are tiring.
Fabio Capello, coach of England, found himself under similar situation as Simoes with David Beckham. The media and fans of England were all over Capello to play Beckham, who was seeking his 100th cap. Capello would have none of it and rejected those promptings; because of his stance England fielded a youthful looking aggregation. The results were very encouraging. These are the decisions we must make with Goodison and Donald Stewart. Will they be able to withstand the grueling World Cup qualifying campaign? Why aren’t the younger players been given a chance to show their worth? Simoes is living in the pre 1998 era and for him it’s the ‘same old, same old’ philosophy. If we could reunite Walter Boyd and Onandi Lowe they would both have started upfront in the last game.
To be fair to Simoes, he might have gotten the stadium packed to capacity with fanatic flag bearing supporters, but if Tyrone Marshall didn’t save our skin with that last minute header he would have started on a losing note and question marks would already be flying over his head.
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
We have to break away from the past if we are to move towards the future.
Ricardo Fuller also appears to have seen better days internationally. His dribble and drop mentality needs to be addressed because no other striker in the game falls to the ground as much. Luton Shelton should not have to wait for the next qualification campaign to start getting his regular starts. His lightning pace and ability to get behind defenders must be quickly utilized.
I really don’t care at whose expense he takes the field, the fact is he should be out there. The Pepe Goodison of old would have easily disposed of that Costa Rican forward who scored, but his slow pace relegated him a mere spectator like the rest of us. Is that what we really want?
FLAWED LOCAL PLAYER SELECTION POLICY
To add insult to injury Simoes has employed a flawed local based player selection policy. I can’t imagine why 24 players should have been selected locally, but had to be cut down to 9 before the foreign base arrived, this is stupid. All the players should be brought into turning and then we choose the best of the lot. It should not be that foreign based players don’t have to compete for their position. It is a bad precedent and will damage the moral of the locally based players who will rightfully believe they are second class players.
Simoes needs to stop posturing for the media and do some work. The last time he left our shores football, hit rock bottom and it would be catastrophic if history was to repeat itself. I must congratulate the Reggae Boys for a good performance against Costa Rica, but the JFF must understand, filling the stadium with people is one thing, getting the team to win is another. As for Mr. Simoes, he must realize quickly the mindset of the Jamaican people, ‘hero today, and villain tomorrow.’
Think on these things.
Enough said:
Personally I feel that Pepe and marshall
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