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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><SPAN class=TopStory>'Give Bora time'</SPAN>
<SPAN class=Subheadline>Brown says new coach could get Boyz playing as a unit</SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD>Observer Reporter
Friday, November 17, 2006
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</TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class=Description>Milutinovic. mandated to guide Jamaica to 2010 World Cup Finals</SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P class=StoryText align=justify>Following the end of his fifth stint as head coach of the national football team on Wednesday night, former coach Carl Brown believes technical director designate Velibor 'Bora' Milutinovic will need plenty of time to get the Reggae Boyz playing cohesively.<P class=StoryText align=justify>World-renowned Milutinovic reportedly signed a US$1 million-a-year, four-year contract to guide Jamaica to the 2010 World Cup after watching the Reggae Boyz's 1-1 draw with Peru at the National Stadium on Wednesday night.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"A whole lot of time," Brown emphasised when asked if his successor will need more time in getting the Reggae Boyz playing to a system and as a unit.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"It's time spent that will make the difference," Brown added during Wednesday night's post-match press conference, following Jamaica's 1-1 draw with Peru.<P class=StoryText align=justify>During his three-month stay in the top post, Brown guided the team to four wins, one draw and a defeat. But for most of those games, he had minimal time to prepare the team.
However, with far more resources being made available for the Serbian-born coach, Brown is confident the lads will improve as a team.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"We saw the individual brilliance. It's about getting them (and) spending time with them and instilling in them. and getting in personally into the players.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"We have seen them play well as a unit. and I have no doubt that spending time together they can improve tremendously. ," said the veteran coach.<P class=StoryText align=justify>In his mind, said Brown - who represented Jamaica between 1970 and 1980 - "time spent will iron out" the deficiencies obvious in their team play. He pointed to the individual efforts of livewire Jermaine Johnson, the speedy Luton Shelton, Ricardo Fuller's skilfullness, and the craftiness of Jermaine Hue, as stocks that the country can build on for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.<P class=StoryText align=justify>But although those qualities were evident on Wednesday night against the Peruvians, the Reggae Boyz were far from smooth in transition.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"I'll agree. that as a unit we probably didn't flow as we should, but only time will do that. Time spent on the field will iron that out. It's really not a difficult thing to iron out," Brown stressed.<P class=StoryText align=justify>And after giving some 35 years of service to football, Brown is of the opinion that on the whole, football in Jamaica has made significant strides and that the nation possesses the qualities to make it to South Africa four years from now.
"I believe that we have the material," he told journalists. "We showed that out there that we can compete.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"Technically, we have grown; we have seen the individual players grow. it's about what we do; what we put on paper and how much we can implement what we put on paper.
"Again, every time we talked about plan, money comes to the fore. and I'm hoping that when something comes. the new coach will be able to implement some of what we need to do to get to the World Cup," he said.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Meanwhile, the Serbian-born Milutinovic, who is a multi-lingual Mexican resident and who has
<SPAN class=Subheadline>Brown says new coach could get Boyz playing as a unit</SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD>Observer Reporter
Friday, November 17, 2006
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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=185 align=left border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>
</TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class=Description>Milutinovic. mandated to guide Jamaica to 2010 World Cup Finals</SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P class=StoryText align=justify>Following the end of his fifth stint as head coach of the national football team on Wednesday night, former coach Carl Brown believes technical director designate Velibor 'Bora' Milutinovic will need plenty of time to get the Reggae Boyz playing cohesively.<P class=StoryText align=justify>World-renowned Milutinovic reportedly signed a US$1 million-a-year, four-year contract to guide Jamaica to the 2010 World Cup after watching the Reggae Boyz's 1-1 draw with Peru at the National Stadium on Wednesday night.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"A whole lot of time," Brown emphasised when asked if his successor will need more time in getting the Reggae Boyz playing to a system and as a unit.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"It's time spent that will make the difference," Brown added during Wednesday night's post-match press conference, following Jamaica's 1-1 draw with Peru.<P class=StoryText align=justify>During his three-month stay in the top post, Brown guided the team to four wins, one draw and a defeat. But for most of those games, he had minimal time to prepare the team.However, with far more resources being made available for the Serbian-born coach, Brown is confident the lads will improve as a team.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"We saw the individual brilliance. It's about getting them (and) spending time with them and instilling in them. and getting in personally into the players.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"We have seen them play well as a unit. and I have no doubt that spending time together they can improve tremendously. ," said the veteran coach.<P class=StoryText align=justify>In his mind, said Brown - who represented Jamaica between 1970 and 1980 - "time spent will iron out" the deficiencies obvious in their team play. He pointed to the individual efforts of livewire Jermaine Johnson, the speedy Luton Shelton, Ricardo Fuller's skilfullness, and the craftiness of Jermaine Hue, as stocks that the country can build on for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.<P class=StoryText align=justify>But although those qualities were evident on Wednesday night against the Peruvians, the Reggae Boyz were far from smooth in transition.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"I'll agree. that as a unit we probably didn't flow as we should, but only time will do that. Time spent on the field will iron that out. It's really not a difficult thing to iron out," Brown stressed.<P class=StoryText align=justify>And after giving some 35 years of service to football, Brown is of the opinion that on the whole, football in Jamaica has made significant strides and that the nation possesses the qualities to make it to South Africa four years from now.
"I believe that we have the material," he told journalists. "We showed that out there that we can compete.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"Technically, we have grown; we have seen the individual players grow. it's about what we do; what we put on paper and how much we can implement what we put on paper.
"Again, every time we talked about plan, money comes to the fore. and I'm hoping that when something comes. the new coach will be able to implement some of what we need to do to get to the World Cup," he said.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Meanwhile, the Serbian-born Milutinovic, who is a multi-lingual Mexican resident and who has