CFU Women’s Challenge Series - Lady Jags made progress - Dr. Ivan Joseph - Looking Forward To CONCACAF Qualifiers In May

CFU Women’s Challenge Series – Lady Jags made progress – Dr. Ivan Joseph – Looking Forward To CONCACAF Qualifiers In May

May 04, 2018 Sports

Guyana’s starting X1 that faced Trinidad and Tobago in the CFU Women’s Challenge Series

As Guyana prepares for the CONCACAF Women’s Qualifiers later this month, Head Coach of the National Senior Women’s Team, Dr. Ivan Joseph, said the team’s objectives at the recently concluded CFU Women’s Challenge Series have been achieved.
This revelation was made following the ‘Lady Jags’ final match of the CFU Women’s Challenge Series against hoist nation, Trinidad and Tobago.
”As you would have noticed, each and every game, we had a more cohesive, more together unit going forward on the field,” said Dr. Joseph in response to whether the objectives of the team had been achieved.
”We used the week to build grit, build resilience, teach life skills and transform the lives of the people who are part of it. Those were some of the things we have done all week; getting people to stand up and talk about themselves and reinforce the best attributes about themselves and teammates, getting people to recognise and learn how different we are and yet how similar we are.”
In summing up the tournament, Dr. Joseph said the players executed the game plan for respective matches and this sets a firm foundation for a solid team: “When you look at those three games, you can say there was progress made. We continue to create our own chances and play the system that we were trying. Each game we played, we started a different shape and formation and asked our players to do different things and each and every time they responded appropriately and we were able to execute the game plan. That’s a very firm foundation of a solid team that is coachable and will be able to execute.”

Dr. Ivan Joseph

Commenting on the way forward, Dr. Joseph said the team is exploring adding some new players to the squad for the CONCACAF Qualifiers: “May is one step in our long-term plan. We will be looking to bring in some new bodies. We had no true defensive centre-mid and no true defensive centre-back in the CFU Women’s Challenge Series; we are still looking for a right combination and fit in those three spots.”
Guyana will host Group E of the CONCACAF Qualifiers and will play Bermuda on May 23, Suriname (May 25) and Barbados on May 27 at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora. All matches are scheduled for 19:30hrs.

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