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Latapy
lights it up
Russell
Latapy
Russell
Latapy believes that once his Falkirk team can prevent conceding
too many goals, then they can definitely collect more winning
points this season in the Scottish Premier League.
Falkirk squandered a two-goal lead in a 2-2 draw with League
leaders Hearts on Sunday.
“I
must say that I am enjoying the football that we are playing
and the club has been having some good times. They play a
good passing game which is something that I am accustomed
to.
“But
at times we tend to give the ball away and give up unnecessary
goals, which is something similar to what happens with the
national team,” Latapy said on the weekend, as he teamed
up with the Warriors for Saturday’s match against Panama
Latapy was featured in the “Scotland on Sunday.”
He said he was settling into a good momentum as a player and
coach with Falkirk.
“I’m
still going to enjoy my life off the pitch and I don’t
think that has interfered with my life on it,” Latapy
says, breaking out into the mischievous grin that regularly
lights up his face.
“I‘m
still playing, my body does not allow me to do some of the
stuff I did before. The reality is I can’t do the two.
But I will still go out for a meal and a glass of wine and
smoke a cigarette if I feel like it.
“I
moan for fun, but I still do the running,” he says. “It
is important to understand if you want to be successful there
are things you need to do, but don’t have to like. Running
is one of those for me.
“No
matter what I was doing off the park, I played my best football
when I was happy living my life as I wanted to do. So I say
to the young players to do what you need to, but be intelligent
about it.
“You
don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time. If
it is a Friday night and we are playing on a Saturday, do
what you have to do to perform naturally.
“If
that is going to the movies to relax instead of resting, don’t
go to the movies where people will see you. Make sure that
whatever you do, you perform then nobody can point a finger.”
Theobald
hopeful for Falkirk deal
Densill
Theobald was his usual smiling self when he arrived in Miami
from Scotland on Monday to meet with the rest of the National
team on the way to Panama. But he was not yet in a celebratory
mood over a contract with Scottish Premier League club Falkirk,
which is yet to offer him a contract.
Theobald confirmed that while he enjoyed his trial there,
through the efforts of Russell Latapy and that while the club
management did indicate an interest in him, no negotiations
had taken place.
“At
the moment, I’m really happy for the opportunity to train
with Falkirk and things look good at the moment, but as far
as having any deal on the table, there’s still some stuff
to sort out.
“The
coach spoke to me on Sunday and did say that he was interested,
but there is yet to be any talk about a contract,” Theobald
said in Panama City on Tuesday.
Latapy confirmed that the Caledonia AIA Fire player performed
well and could be in line for a deal, pending a work permit.
Sam
out for three more months
ENGLISH-based
striker Hector Sam is not likely to return to playing action
until the end of December, following a broken leg sustained
in a match against Rotherham in August.
The 27-year-old Sam, currently attached to Port Vale after
a few seasons with Wrexham, is scheduled to begin light training
in another four weeks.
Vale boss Martin Foyle, who signed the former CL Financial
San Juan Jabloteh player on a free transfer from Wrexham,
is keen to have Sam back in his team.
“It’s
frustrating for the lad and for me as we could do with him
in the squad at the moment. “He’s a lovely lad,
though, and is keeping his head up, but it will be a boost
when he does return,” Foyle said.
Sealy
in line for MLS rookie record
Promising
Trinidad and Tobago striker Scott Sealy is enjoying his days
as a rookie in the American MLS and says he believes that
fate made him begin his professional career in the same country
where he completed his education at Wake Forest University.
“I
think everything just fell in place and I’m happy to
be starting off in the MLS. It’s a League in which I
can grow from strength to strength and while my ambitions
are to move on to Europe, I definitely intend to make the
best of my time here,” Sealy said.
Kansas City Wizards coach Bob Gansler revealed last week that
he discovered the former St Mary’s College marksman during
his days at Wake Forest.
“I
first saw him when he was a freshman at Wake,” said Gansler,
who selected Sealy with the 11th overall pick in the 2005
MLS SuperDraft. “He didn’t play like a freshman.”
Sealy hasn’t played like an MLS rookie forward either.
He scored his first professional goal in his third game and
hasn’t slowed since. He was in good form in August, scoring
four goals in five games, a feat that earned him MLS’
” Player of the Month”.
“He’s
established himself in a certain style he wants to play in,”
said Josh Wolff, who plays with Sealy at forward for the Wizards.
Sealy’s nine goals are just two shy of the MLS record
for a rookie. The Chicago Fire’s Damani Ralph of Jamaica
had 11 in 2003.
The Wizards have four more remaining matches in the regular
season, all of which Sealy may not play, due to duty for T&T
against Panama and Mexico.
Hard
knocks for Dwight
Dwight
Yorke
T&T
team captain Dwight Yorke has received the backing of Sydney
FC coach Pierre Littbarski, when it comes to his physical
protection from opposing players on the pitch.
Littbarski hit out last week at defenders in the A-League
for using strong-arm tactics to “smash” the former
Manchester United star.
The trademark Yorke smile has been replaced by a frown as
he counts the knocks from four outings for his new club.
Two Fridays ago against Queensland Roar, Yorke picked up a
badly bruised ankle.
“The
quality of some of the players isn’t enough, so they
just try and smash better players and that’s sad,”
Littbarski moaned.
“Dwight
couldn’t train on Monday because his ankle was so sore
and he’s not happy about some of the challenges against
Queensland.
“Hard
play is OK, but if there are too many fouls, who wants to
see that? Referees need to keep an eye on things and take
action when it’s called for.”
But Perth Glory’s Socceroos midfielder Simon Colosimo
warned yesterday the T&T striker could be in for more
“close attention" when Sydney head west on Saturday.
“While
we won’t be going out to kick the hell out of Dwight,
we’ll certainly try to deny him space,” Colosimo
hit back.
Dennis
Lawrence going all out for World Cup dream
Dennis
Lawrence
National
defender Dennis Lawrence is dreaming day and night of playing
in the 2006 World Cup as a member of the T&T team.
And it’s not like he’s just dreaming around. The
lanky defender is intent on making this dream a reality by
giving his all on the pitch, especially in the upcoming matches
against Panama and Mexico.
Lawrence is not accustomed to getting well wishes from the
Wrexham management, but rather he always expects to get a
few grudges from club manager Dennis Smith, when it comes
to him having to travel back home to wear the red, white and
black.
But the former Defence Force man is the least bothered by
what his club superiors think of his international career.
“I
am very proud to play for my country and I would love to go
to the World Cup finals with T&T,” Lawrence told
reporters in England..
“For
someone like T&T, who have been competing against the
likes of Mexico who are much bigger in stature, to get to
the World Cup finals would be some achievement, Lawrence said.”
Shaun Fuentes is the media officer for CFU/TTFF. shaunfuentes@yahoo.com
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