This is a link that one of the ites posted earlier this week for the friendly on Sunday. It was streaming from a Panamanian TV station so more than likely it will work tomorrow i think.... http://www.rpctv.com/enlinea/index.html
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Panama to give Boyz another stern test Published: Friday | June 1, 2012 0 Comments Johnson Johnson
Jamaica's Reggae Boyz will be given another stern examination of their World Cup qualification credentials when they face Panama in return-leg fixture set for 9:00 (Ja time) at the Estadio Rommel Fernandez in Panama tonight.
The team left the pitch to a chorus of boos after a lacklustre performance last Sunday night, going down 1-0 to Panama at the National Stadium.
Panama's Luis Renteria headed the ball into the back of the net to give the team the crucial goal, but perhaps more of a concern was that the Boyz were unable to pull themselves level. A match which assistant coach Alfredo Montesso admits was not the team's finest, but remained optimistic ahead of tonight's friendly.
"We didn't play a good game but the keeper didn't make a single save. We missed some opportunities but we also created some," Montesso said following the match.
Lack of chemistry
"There was a little bit of a lack of chemistry, some of the players, it is their first time playing together, but we see a good scenario developing.
"We working to build a strong team that will take us back to the World Cup," Montesso added.
Not many seem to share the coach's optimism, however, as a major concern for the team in recent times has been the influx of several new players and constant squad rotation. The World Cup Qualifiers will kick off next week against Guatemala at the National Stadium.
However, there will be four additions to the squad for tonight's match. Veteran goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts, striker Ryan Johnson, central midfielder Rodolph Austin and utility player JeVaughn Watson have been added with the hope of adding more strength to the team in midfield ahead of the difficult matchup. Despite a very average record against Panama, the Boyz are yet to lose a match on Panamanian soil.
JAMAICA SQUAD: Demar Phillips, Rohan Reid, Marlon King, Xavian Virgo, Claude Davis, Jevaughn Watson, Luton Shelton, Dwayne Miller, Ricardo Fuller, Donovan Ricketts, Chris Humphrey, Dane Richards, Damion Stewart, Joel Senior, Keammar Daley, Ewan Grandison, Rodolph Austin, Ryan Johnson, Nyron Nosworthy, Adrian Mariappa.
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Reggae Boyz in rescue operation vs Panama
SEAN WILLIAMS with the REGGAE BOYZ in Panama
Friday, June 01, 2012
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PANAMA CITY, Panama — Though it has not been put into strong and direct terms, one still gets the feeling that Jamaica's Reggae Boyz are hell-bent on revenge when they face Panama in a return-leg friendly international at the Romel Fernandez Stadium here at 9:00 pm tonight.
Humiliated at their National Stadium fortress on Sunday in the first encounter when the visitors clipped them 1-0, the Boyz appear focused on not only winning tonight's match, but to give a solid performance to appease fans who 'booed' them back home in response to what is widely agreed to have been a spineless rendition.
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Stoke City's Ricardo Fuller, who came close to scoring in that infamous game by driving his shot onto the upright, best summed up what is perhaps the general mood in the camp.
"Hopefully, in the next game we can do our best and try to get a great result, and it couldn't be a better place to do it but on their (Panama) home soil where we can do to them what they have done to us," he told the Jamaica Observer.
Assistant coach, Brazilian Alfredo Montesso, was more diplomatic, but the message was nonetheless clear.
"Winning is important all the time, but in the game tomorrow (today) we will be going into it for more than that; we will be going into it for ourselves, as especially the way we played in the second half of the last game, I don't believe that we deserved to lose," he said.
For tonight's final preparation game before the opening World Cup qualifier against Guatemala in Kingston next Friday, Montesso said he's convinced the focus is back after Sunday's horrific display.
"One good thing coming out of this is that the players agree in our discussions last night (Wednesday)... that we lost the game as Panama didn't win the game, and I think that was really positive coming from the players," he noted.
"I think for the game tomorrow (today) we have regained our concentration and much more committed and much more aware of what we are going to face in this game against Panama... sometimes when you lose a game it can be a good thing for you," Montesso added.
Whitmore was not due to settle on a final 11 until after last evening's final training session at the match venue, but based on indications and without a clear system available at press time, Donovan Ricketts looks set to get the nod in goal, to be protected in the centre of defence by Nyron Nosworthy and Claude Davis.
The wing defenders appear certain to be Demar Phillips and Xavian Virgo, while the midfield remains a toss-up for the most part.
But with the technical staff determined to field a strong line-up, it would be no surprise if the middle of the park consisted of Rodolph Austin, Rohan Reid, Keammar Daley or Jevaughn Watson and Luton Shelton or Dane Richards, while Ricardo Fuller and Marlon King are likely to take up strike duty.
"I think we can get the chemistry that we had in the Gold Cup as a lot of these players played in the Gold Cup; what we have to do is to play the best 11 we have right now," explained Montesso.
Other members of the 20-man squad are Dwayne Miller, Chris Humphrey, Damion Stewart, Joel Senior, Ewan Grandison, Ryan Johnson and Adrian Mariappa.
At yesterday's training session the focus was expected to be on all critical areas of play, but Montesso did indicate that special attention would be placed on defending against set pieces, as he recalled that it was from a corner kick that Jamaica conceded against Panama on Sunday.
"We will be finalising the details of the team, especially defending against corner kicks as I think we paid the price for not being aware at that time (in the last game) and I think we have to make progress in that area... will also be enforcing the shape and organisation of the team," he noted.
Meanwhile, the Central Americans have proven extremely pesky in their head-to-head confrontations with Jamaica, having won four times now, lost two and drawn four times in 10 meetings.
In fact, Panama have won trice in Jamaica, 1-0 in a friendly international in Montego Bay on May 14, 2000, and a crucial 2-1 triumph in a World Cup qualifier at the National Stadium on September 4, 2004 when Whitmore was team captain and the most recent bitter pill on Sunday.
However, Jamaica managed to turn the form around with a 3-2 victory in their second last encounter, a friendly international on June 7, 2009 inside the National Stadium, to add to its 2-1 victory in a CONCACAF Championship qualifier in Jamaica on November 5, 1969.
After a horrible run towards the end of last year, the Boyz started off this year on a roll, tagging Cuba 1-0 and 3-0 in friendlies in Jamaica; journeyed to far-away New Zealand to inflict a 3-2 defeat, then followed up with a 0-0 stalemate with Costa Rica at home, before edging Guyana 1-0 at the Montego Bay Sports Complex on March 18.
For Panama, they suffered 0-1 defeats to the USA at home, and Paraguay away, before tagging Guyana 2-0 at home, before their 1-0 win over Jamaica.
Panama, ranked one spot below Jamaica at 52 by FIFA, will select their starting team from: Jaime Penedo, Alex Rodríguez, Luis Henríquez, Jean Carlos Cedeño, Roderick Miller, Rolando Algandona, Harold Cummings, Érick Vásquez, Aramis Haywood, Amílcar Henríquez, Aníbal Godoy, Juan de Dios Pérez, Javier Cedeño, Amir Waithe, Marcos Sánchez, Edwin Aguilar, Johnny Ruiz, Luis Rentería and Yairo Yau.
Both teams are using the two-game friendlies as acid tests for their June 8 World Cup Qualifying openers. Jamaica are drawn in Group A, alongside the USA, Antigua and Barbuda and Guatemala, while Panama are drawn in Group C, where they will face Honduras, Cuba and Canada.
Those expected to be in the squad but not here for one reason or another:
Nathan Smith(Def) Taylor(Def)
Elliot(Def/hold mids) Lovel Palmer(Def/hold mids) Jason Morrison(hold/create mids)
Omar Daley(wide) Stevens(wide)
Cummings(strike)
This side is strong enough for the earlier qualifiers, but for the USA match I'd rather see Phillips closer to the attack. Hopefully this role shift is temporary till Smith & Taylor comes back from Injury & suspension.
Those 3 above in the center/creative midfield role not strong enough to carry us all the way through; however we await help from ova so. And so we wait....
My prediction if Ja. win this match they will be going to Rio. If they lose they will not go to Rio, if them Draw they will struggle and may get a fourth place spot to Playoffs.
Am i missing something?, is Joel Senior that good that he must start in our side Israel I like your side but would replace Senior with any of Humphrey ( to play a Ashley Young role cutting on left and take shots) or Ryan Johnson
Those expected to be in the squad but not here for one reason or another:
Nathan Smith(Def) Taylor(Def)
Elliot(Def/hold mids) Lovel Palmer(Def/hold mids) Jason Morrison(hold/create mids)
Omar Daley(wide) Stevens(wide)
Cummings(strike)
Hamilton Israel...
I sincerely hope that Tapparino have completely different ideas from yours...and that Jamaica's starting 11 tonight looks nothing like what you've suggested here.
I've long given up hope, like LINCOLN and Distributor, that Jamaica will ever see foootball sense, as the rest of the world sees it...and accept that the level of Jamaica's local football is so poor that it is not even considered in the realm of the professional leagues of the other countries in CONCACAF.
I watch clippings of the RSPL games sometimes...just to have knowledge to make an opinion...and the level of football that I see is truly appalling....slow, untactical football, played for the most part, on very poor pitches...the players do have natural ability but it certainly cannot be developed to international standards playing in a league like this but...
You, of all people, still trying to make excuses why the players that I see being pushed on Jamaica's side now...Joel Senior eg, should have a starting place in Jamaica's side over experienced, respected professionals from some of the world's top football countries.
There is no contending CONCACAF country that is not now fine-tuning their very best team to do battle for these WC places...so if you believe you will run into a Guatemala next week who coming to Jamaica fi 'try out' dem rux ballas and then later on when dem fail, bring in dem best ballas...you and the other Jamaica supporters who believe this will be crying in your soup when this is all over...I'm talking about next week Friday night !
I hope that Tapparino put down the collie weed ouuta im chalice and now smoking ongly di good lambs bread, weh wi mek im tink clearer...figet the Jamaican local balla waggonists...and JFF politricks...and for once, be his own man...and put Jamaica's best footballers on the pitch.
Tonight will prove whether my hope is misplaced.
This side you've put out here will get their arse wupped by Panama again tonight because I believe you will see Panama's senior side, or most of it, on the pitch tonight.
Let me break it down for you and be more specific...JOEL SENIOR AND XAVIER VIRGO NU FI NEAR JAMAICA'S WC TEAM...NON AT ALL !
U feel mi ?
It ongly tek one rotten post fi break down an entire football team..an here you still a persevere wid TWO...mi even low di half one inna Rodolph Austin
i will call a spade a spade though, the 2(two) shots on goal from fuller where as a result of joel senior assist to fuller,
but from in the stands it just seems he should have been more effective....he runs a lot and i believe this is y tappa have him in the team (for his high workrate)
but i would prefer to have a player with a poorer workrate that can hold up the ball when neccessary keep possesion and provide king ad fuller with quality passes
a player doesnt have to have a high workrate to do the above mentioned...........hint hint (Jermaine Hue)
workrate is a very debatable topic there is defensive workrate offensive workrate overall workrate
now my impression is that joel senior is given instructions to go forward and make passes to fuller he was sucessful twice in that regard i believe he is "suppose" to have more offensive skills this is what tappa is hoping he has, however tappa wants him to win back balls lost and to tackle and keep possesion long enough to make wonderful passes to the forwards or overlapping wingmen.
now this is where joel senior is lacking all that he excels at is running up and down the field like a horse, u ggot to give it to him the guy(joel senior no.8)runs a lot.
but guess what (1)running a lot does not wins games, (2)running a lot does not mean u r performing better than jermaine hue(3)running a lot does not mean u should get game over errol stevens(4)running a lot does not neccesarily mean u have a high workrate either.
follow my logic workrate is means to an end it should result in goals or the prevention of goals. having a high workrate is not the be all and end all.
Joel senior cannot keep possesion long when he does he looses it or he makes a back pass to quickly get rid of it so nobody caan say a him give it wey.
he hardly wins back balls and he hardly made enough forwrd passes.
A NUH TARGET MI A TARGET JOEL SENIOR ENUH BUT I GOT TO ADMIT IT IS ONE OF THE GLARING ANOMOLIES IN THE TEAM,
i will call a spade a spade though, the 2(two) shots on goal from fuller where as a result of joel senior assist to fuller,
but from in the stands it just seems he should have been more effective....he runs a lot and i believe this is y tappa have him in the team (for his high workrate)
but i would prefer to have a player with a poorer workrate that can hold up the ball when neccessary keep possesion and provide king ad fuller with quality passes
a player doesnt have to have a high workrate to do the above mentioned...........hint hint (Jermaine Hue)
workrate is a very debatable topic there is defensive workrate offensive workrate overall workrate
now my impression is that joel senior is given instructions to go forward and make passes to fuller he was sucessful twice in that regard i believe he is "suppose" to have more offensive skills this is what tappa is hoping he has, however tappa wants him to win back balls lost and to tackle and keep possesion long enough to make wonderful passes to the forwards or overlapping wingmen.
now this is where joel senior is lacking all that he excels at is running up and down the field like a horse, u ggot to give it to him the guy(joel senior no.8)runs a lot.
but guess what (1)running a lot does not wins games, (2)running a lot does not mean u r performing better than jermaine hue(3)running a lot does not mean u should get game over errol stevens(4)running a lot does not neccesarily mean u have a high workrate either.
follow my logic workrate is means to an end it should result in goals or the prevention of goals. having a high workrate is not the be all and end all.
Joel senior cannot keep possesion long when he does he looses it or he makes a back pass to quickly get rid of it so nobody caan say a him give it wey.
he hardly wins back balls and he hardly made enough forwrd passes.
A NUH TARGET MI A TARGET JOEL SENIOR ENUH BUT I GOT TO ADMIT IT IS ONE OF THE GLARING ANOMOLIES IN THE TEAM,
gotto call it as i see it.
Mi bredren..you've just named out his glaring weaknesses at the highest level of football..mi no need fi do dat.
All three of those local midfielders, Reid, Grandison and Senior played exactly the same game you've just described...just barely able to hold the ball enough to mek a back pass so no one can sey dem give it weh...and have Jamaica playing so much in their own half that they couldn't threaten even a likkle Panama league side in the first half...the passes that Senior played to Fuller reached him, yes...but Boo still had to create his own shooting opportunities with his own skill..the passes reached him, they did not present him with the shooting opportunity...do you understand the difference ?
Compare those 3 to Jermaine Jones, Michael Bradley and Maurice Edu for example...midfielders who can hold, turn, make attacking forward passes...and lick off a bwoy foot same way...when necessary.
How many back passes do you see Mexico, the USA, Costa Rica, Honduras or even Guatemala play in any one match...not anywhere near as many as Jamaica...why ? Because their midfielders are top level mids who can turn with the ball and make forward attacking passes and runs with the ball...not rux ballas who play the ball back to their goalkeeper because that is all they can do.
And you really believe Jamaica can challenge the best in CONCACAF playing like that ?
Did you notice the difference in composure, control on the ball and confidence in Chris Humphrey in comparison to Joel Senior and the difference in Jamaica's play in the second half when the top pros, Humphrey and Marlon King were on the pitch ?
Errol Stevens was the only local player who looked like he belonged...and Luton Shelton and Dada Daley fi step up..or step off the starting 11.
Right now...di wickedest ting in a Jamaica jersey is...DEMAR PHILLIPS...dat more wicked dan sin, mi a tell u.
Skill, confidence, intelligence, passing and shooting ability, stamina....Demar have it all.
You no see sey dat no give away even one ball gainst the likkle Panama side...and a toy wid dem...the way the rest of Jamaica's top ballas would have done, same way...had they been on the pitch along with him.
Jamaica began to play when Demar hit the pitch, as usual...
and, if Tappa get him head and side right...Demar, Boo and King a go terrorise CONCACAF...wid the rest a di real ledda bwoy joining in on the party...there is no individual defender in CONCACAF that can keep these 3 quiet...is Jamaica's rux team mentality that is the problem...not the level and quality of players available.
Assumes Ricketts and Mariappa not carrying knocks. I don't like Phillips at wing back but the other option there is injured (we better find more LB). If Johnson has not practiced with the team much then we can use Shelton over there. I'd bring on Humphries in the second half. Yes I would like to have as many of our strikers on the field if possible.
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Virgo is arguably our worst player ever. U always have one or two players no matter how crappy dem be dem still get select like dem n coach a friend. virgo is dat player. him nuh have no ball control cant pass cant cross n yet always starts
