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Technical Director Rene Simoes was not in Jamaica’s starting eleven which lost 0-3 to Mexico in the Azteca on Saturday night, but he looked so tired after the game, one would believe he was on the pitch bat some stage.
“I am tired,” Simoes said after the game. “If I am so tired, can you imagine the players. I am to be blamed. I did the programme, unfortunately it didn’t work. We should have come here 48 hours before the game.”
The team arrived in Mexico late Friday night after flight delays in Miami and did not get a chance to practice at the Stadium before the game. On arrival they were hassled by a horde of the Mexican media personnel.
The loss was therefore not a surprise to anyone, but the team looked lazy compared to their performance against Canada in August.
“I think for this game I will have to take responsibility because what we planned didn’t work. Our plan was to arrive here yesterday (Friday) have a practice, but everything went against us, we didn’t have a chance to go to the Stadium, we couldn’t rest, so we don’t have to blame the players, I am to be blamed,” stressed the coach.
Jamaica were by far the number two team on the pitch for the entire 90 minutes, giving up to Andres Guardado in the third minute, Fernando Arce in minute 33 and Jonny Magallon in minute 63.
Simoes promised a better display from the team when they play Honduras in San Pedro Sula on Wednesday. “The performance of some of the players today was poor, but against Honduras it will be different. I told the players to be cool, and let’s learn from our mistakes and correct them against Honduras.
With consecutive wins, Mexico are on top with six points, Honduras are on three points after beating Canada 2-1 in Montreal while Canada and Jamaica are on one point each. The Jamaicans arrived in Honduras earlier today.
“I am tired,” Simoes said after the game. “If I am so tired, can you imagine the players. I am to be blamed. I did the programme, unfortunately it didn’t work. We should have come here 48 hours before the game.”
The team arrived in Mexico late Friday night after flight delays in Miami and did not get a chance to practice at the Stadium before the game. On arrival they were hassled by a horde of the Mexican media personnel.
The loss was therefore not a surprise to anyone, but the team looked lazy compared to their performance against Canada in August.
“I think for this game I will have to take responsibility because what we planned didn’t work. Our plan was to arrive here yesterday (Friday) have a practice, but everything went against us, we didn’t have a chance to go to the Stadium, we couldn’t rest, so we don’t have to blame the players, I am to be blamed,” stressed the coach.
Jamaica were by far the number two team on the pitch for the entire 90 minutes, giving up to Andres Guardado in the third minute, Fernando Arce in minute 33 and Jonny Magallon in minute 63.
Simoes promised a better display from the team when they play Honduras in San Pedro Sula on Wednesday. “The performance of some of the players today was poor, but against Honduras it will be different. I told the players to be cool, and let’s learn from our mistakes and correct them against Honduras.
With consecutive wins, Mexico are on top with six points, Honduras are on three points after beating Canada 2-1 in Montreal while Canada and Jamaica are on one point each. The Jamaicans arrived in Honduras earlier today.
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