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[Islandman]

I think we have given a decent performance in the second half

[Sir X]

We have kept argentinia in its own half for 30 minutes, where has this team been hiding

[Peter R]

Gave them too much respect at the outset! but... ah suh it guh unfortunately... 1-0 vs Arg is an excellent result..

[Sir X]

Good team we can build on this ,wont write them off yet , Brown starts for me as my striker in the GC ,alot of balance as a team , we need to close down spaces better and pressure the ball, i saw an argentinia team that couldnt match our individual pace but were quicker at closing down spaces.

[PeeJay]

German discipline mi sey

Now to get proper forwards. Best coach Jamaica has since Simoes.If Jamaica doesn't make the semi finaLS OF THE GOLD CUP. I will say they regress.

[Jangle]

Now to get proper forwards. Best coach Jamaica has since Simoes.If Jamaica doesn't make the semi finaLS OF THE GOLD CUP. I will say they regress.

I agree. This team should go very far in the Gold Cup. Anything less would be a major disappointment.

[Zeppo]

The most worrying aspect has to be shots on goal: the Boyz only managed 2 total in all three of their matches combined.

[Za]

Good team we can build on this ,wont write them off yet , Brown starts for me as my striker in the GC ,alot of balance as a team , we need to close down spaces better and pressure the ball, i saw an argentinia team that couldnt match our individual pace but were quicker at closing down spaces.

is Brown on the Gold Cup Squad?

[Sir X]

Dont know but he should be

[Stonigut]

That will not be the case in the GC. As you saw in group b no team won by more than one goal, defense was very good and pressing was excellent especially paraguay's pressing was excellent we could not move the ball.

[Sir X]

Really how many shots on goal did we have in this tourney ?

[Zeppo]

Really how many shots on goal did we have in this tourney ?

I answered that a few posts back: 2. But here's more of a breakdown:

Against Uruguay - 0

Against Paraguay - 1

Against Argentina - 1

[Karl]

OK! ...I am at minute 58 on my 2nd viewing and the take-away is the same, these same Jamaican youngsters can a 'good TEAM' make.

The defensive mind-set was way above that of the mind-set needed on attack...but even for that the defensive mind-set can be improved. Granted that like in our previous two matches, too often we were a tad slower on foot speed and speed across ground. ...and as it was in those earlier games it led to our often...way, way too often lousy passing.

We can improve on the decision-making and quickness on passing...although speed across ground appears to be already maxed out.

I wonder how many here remember Renford Pinnock and I think it was Allie Bines (?) tearing apart of Wes Hall and his pace bowling partner, Charlie Griffith, I think it was (?) at Sabina Park.

The way Renford tells it they at times deliberately played and missed to allow the skip to keep the tiring Hall and Griffith on. I think the partnership was 200+ or 300+???? - Writing off the top of my head. The exact match etc., I am sure must be somewhere in our Daily Gleaner's archive or maybe even on the web...cricinfo?

Well I wished to use that 'old story' to share what I thought of our opponents...particularly Argentina against us. Based on what I saw, I think, there were Argentina players who made some of the 'foot races' with our players closer than if pressed they would make it.

...but back to our TEAM REGGAEBOYZ, I think these players with a little more on defense and playing to full potential on attack, can be top 15 World TEAM.

Sorry Mosiah, Maestro has not at this time in his life the quickness of feet or quickness across ground to be anything than a tremendous drag on the TEAM.

Comments:
The defensive work by some of our players was at times poor. They lowered effort e.g. Deshorn Brown too often never helped on defense. He helped on defense and made on particular brilliant play but too often at times he walked about.

The defensive shape was on whole absolutely brilliant.

Our left-sided players and MacLeary too often had difficulty 'thinking through and making passes' as a result they often ruined their TEAM's and their good work by slowing our play and causing our TEAM to lose the ball.

I can remember *Laing (I think) often going forward brilliantly and then not knowing what to do with the ball. Most often he either lost it or passed in a manner that put his TEAM and TEAM-mates in difficulties.

*same could be said of Lawrence!

[Tilla]

That total cannot be right Zeppo. So Mattocks' shot against Uruguay in which he out maneuvered the two defenders and shot tamely at goal, that does not count

[Zeppo]

That total cannot be right Zeppo. So Mattocks' shot against Uruguay in which he out maneuvered the two defenders and shot tamely at goal, that does not count

Well, I didn't see the games, but those stats come from the tournament's official website.