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Young Boyz chase World Cup dream
SEAN A WILLIAMS, Assistant Sports Editor
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Technical director of Jamaica's football, Velibor 'Bora' Milutinovic (right), watches a member of the Under-17 team juggle the ball during a training session at Stadium East yesterday in preparation for today's game against Canada in a World Cup qualifying game at 7:00 pm inside the National Stadium. (Photo: Karl McLarty)
Jamaica's Under-17 footballers embark on the final leg of their qualifying campaign today as they follow the dream of booking a place to the 2007 FIFA Under-17 World Cup to be hosted by South Korea from August 18 to September 9.
That final journey, so to speak, begins at 7:00 this evening when the Young Reggae Boyz face a potentially dangerous Canada at the National Stadium in the second match of a double-header.
To kick-start the five-team CONCACAF Group B tournament, Central American outfit Costa Rica will draw battle lines against another Caribbean hopeful, Trinidad and Tobago, at 5:00.
For those keeping their fingers crossed for the Boyz, expect a rugged series as the five go on a desperate prowl for the three remaining qualifying spots - hoping to join Honduras and Haiti, who have already advanced from CONCACAF.
The other competing team in Group B - the USA - will not play today, but will bow into action on Monday against Trinidad.
And as the Jamaica team wrapped up their final training session at the Stadium East complex yesterday, coach David Hunt was keeping his starting 11 close to his chest, so too his Canadian opponent, Stephen Hart.
And nothing done in either training sessions yesterday gave anything away in terms of possible starting line-ups.
At the same time the Canadians pulled the curtains on their one-hour workout inside today's match venue, the Young Boyz sat attentive in a circle around national technical director, Velibor 'Bora' Milutinovic, in a lengthy classroom session on the shaded corridor of Stadium East's west building.
The experienced coach explained tactical moves to the lads and sought to give them a mental lift with speeches. And they sapped it up.
When they eventually took to the field, their workout involved mainly a two-team game of scrimmage in one half of the pitch, set play rehearsals, and interestingly, a game of throwing the football around with the hand.
"The game is tomorrow (today), so we didn't want to put a lot of pressure on the players... and as I have said before, this is really revision time as we have already done the preparation," explained Hunt. "It was a light training session to keep them in a happy mood, motivated and focussed," he added.
Hunt, a successful youth coach at the local level, warned that Jamaica's 3-0 victory over the Canadians at the Under-16 level in Trinidad in the recent past must not be viewed as a measuring stick going into this evening's match-up.
"That's history; it's the game tomorrow (today) that counts, so we are starting anew. They have also played against us, and know what to expect, but it will come down to who will execute best on the day," he told Sporting World.
Hunt, who have worked closely with experienced Milutinovic on the final stretch of pre-tournament preparation, said while three qualifying spots sound a mouth-watering prospect for Jamaica playing at home, he expects a gruelling competition.
"It is going to be a tough competition, but their spirit is good and that is what you want them to keep throughout the competition... I know that the other teams are going to be tough, but I expect the players to do fairly well," he noted. "We can only hope now that the Jamaican public come out and support the team."
Canada's coach, Hart, believes that the Young Boyz will be hard to beat, especially that they are at home.
"I believe that now that they are playing at home is an extra advantage. I believe that if anybody is to get a result off them, they (opponents) will have to be at their best," he said.
Jamaica, he says, have an inclination to play fluent attacking football, but notes that they have "become a bit more calculated" since Hunt has taken the reins.
"They can come out and play an all-out attacking game which they have a tendency to do, but since coach Hunt has been in charge, they have become a bit more calculated when they go forward. And with a tournament like this where games are so close, it may be a very useful way to play," argued Hart.
When he saw this Jamaica team in Trinidad last year at the Under-16 level, Hart said he was impressed with their physical nature, organisation and discipline.
Top striker and captain Dever Orgill and the cool-headed midfielder, John-Ross Doyley, are expected to lead Jamaica's charge on the attacking front.
For his team, Hart notes the mission is to "play our way and try and stop people from playing".
Jamaica's next match will be on Wednesday against Costa Rica at 7:00 pm.
Jamaica's Under-17s are aiming to repeat the success of the team that qualified for the 1999 World Cup in New Zealand.
Jamaica (from): Adrian Christian, Akeem Brown, Andre Blake, Andre Steele, Christopher Banner, Christopher Waugh, Damaine Thompson, Dever Orgill, John-Ross Doyley, Kabari Palmer, Kenniel Hyde, Marvin Boothe, McKaully Tulloch, Noel Mais, Oneil Wilson, Peter Beckford,
Yannick Salmon, Jermaine Jarrett, Shamari Brown, Shavor Brown.
Canada (from): Adam Street, Julian Latendresse-Levesque, Greg Smith, Daniel Tannous, Adam Straith, Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis, Colin Parenteeau-Michon, Erick Leal, Drew Beckie, Alex Semenets, Mohammed Sylla, Phillipe Davies, Kyle Porter, Devin Grunenc, Krek Whiteman, Randy Edwini-Bonsu, Marcus Johnstone, Gagondeep Dosanja, Williams Hyde, Cedric Carrie.
Copyright© 2000-2001 Jamaica Observer
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Young Boyz chase World Cup dream
SEAN A WILLIAMS, Assistant Sports Editor
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Technical director of Jamaica's football, Velibor 'Bora' Milutinovic (right), watches a member of the Under-17 team juggle the ball during a training session at Stadium East yesterday in preparation for today's game against Canada in a World Cup qualifying game at 7:00 pm inside the National Stadium. (Photo: Karl McLarty)Jamaica's Under-17 footballers embark on the final leg of their qualifying campaign today as they follow the dream of booking a place to the 2007 FIFA Under-17 World Cup to be hosted by South Korea from August 18 to September 9.
That final journey, so to speak, begins at 7:00 this evening when the Young Reggae Boyz face a potentially dangerous Canada at the National Stadium in the second match of a double-header.
To kick-start the five-team CONCACAF Group B tournament, Central American outfit Costa Rica will draw battle lines against another Caribbean hopeful, Trinidad and Tobago, at 5:00.
For those keeping their fingers crossed for the Boyz, expect a rugged series as the five go on a desperate prowl for the three remaining qualifying spots - hoping to join Honduras and Haiti, who have already advanced from CONCACAF.
The other competing team in Group B - the USA - will not play today, but will bow into action on Monday against Trinidad.
And as the Jamaica team wrapped up their final training session at the Stadium East complex yesterday, coach David Hunt was keeping his starting 11 close to his chest, so too his Canadian opponent, Stephen Hart.
And nothing done in either training sessions yesterday gave anything away in terms of possible starting line-ups.
At the same time the Canadians pulled the curtains on their one-hour workout inside today's match venue, the Young Boyz sat attentive in a circle around national technical director, Velibor 'Bora' Milutinovic, in a lengthy classroom session on the shaded corridor of Stadium East's west building.
The experienced coach explained tactical moves to the lads and sought to give them a mental lift with speeches. And they sapped it up.
When they eventually took to the field, their workout involved mainly a two-team game of scrimmage in one half of the pitch, set play rehearsals, and interestingly, a game of throwing the football around with the hand.
"The game is tomorrow (today), so we didn't want to put a lot of pressure on the players... and as I have said before, this is really revision time as we have already done the preparation," explained Hunt. "It was a light training session to keep them in a happy mood, motivated and focussed," he added.
Hunt, a successful youth coach at the local level, warned that Jamaica's 3-0 victory over the Canadians at the Under-16 level in Trinidad in the recent past must not be viewed as a measuring stick going into this evening's match-up.
"That's history; it's the game tomorrow (today) that counts, so we are starting anew. They have also played against us, and know what to expect, but it will come down to who will execute best on the day," he told Sporting World.
Hunt, who have worked closely with experienced Milutinovic on the final stretch of pre-tournament preparation, said while three qualifying spots sound a mouth-watering prospect for Jamaica playing at home, he expects a gruelling competition.
"It is going to be a tough competition, but their spirit is good and that is what you want them to keep throughout the competition... I know that the other teams are going to be tough, but I expect the players to do fairly well," he noted. "We can only hope now that the Jamaican public come out and support the team."
Canada's coach, Hart, believes that the Young Boyz will be hard to beat, especially that they are at home.
"I believe that now that they are playing at home is an extra advantage. I believe that if anybody is to get a result off them, they (opponents) will have to be at their best," he said.
Jamaica, he says, have an inclination to play fluent attacking football, but notes that they have "become a bit more calculated" since Hunt has taken the reins.
"They can come out and play an all-out attacking game which they have a tendency to do, but since coach Hunt has been in charge, they have become a bit more calculated when they go forward. And with a tournament like this where games are so close, it may be a very useful way to play," argued Hart.
When he saw this Jamaica team in Trinidad last year at the Under-16 level, Hart said he was impressed with their physical nature, organisation and discipline.
Top striker and captain Dever Orgill and the cool-headed midfielder, John-Ross Doyley, are expected to lead Jamaica's charge on the attacking front.
For his team, Hart notes the mission is to "play our way and try and stop people from playing".
Jamaica's next match will be on Wednesday against Costa Rica at 7:00 pm.
Jamaica's Under-17s are aiming to repeat the success of the team that qualified for the 1999 World Cup in New Zealand.
Jamaica (from): Adrian Christian, Akeem Brown, Andre Blake, Andre Steele, Christopher Banner, Christopher Waugh, Damaine Thompson, Dever Orgill, John-Ross Doyley, Kabari Palmer, Kenniel Hyde, Marvin Boothe, McKaully Tulloch, Noel Mais, Oneil Wilson, Peter Beckford,
Yannick Salmon, Jermaine Jarrett, Shamari Brown, Shavor Brown.
Canada (from): Adam Street, Julian Latendresse-Levesque, Greg Smith, Daniel Tannous, Adam Straith, Olivier Lacoste-Lebuis, Colin Parenteeau-Michon, Erick Leal, Drew Beckie, Alex Semenets, Mohammed Sylla, Phillipe Davies, Kyle Porter, Devin Grunenc, Krek Whiteman, Randy Edwini-Bonsu, Marcus Johnstone, Gagondeep Dosanja, Williams Hyde, Cedric Carrie.
Copyright© 2000-2001 Jamaica Observer
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