Edwards: Hopefully T&T can finish a jigsaw puzzle

Carlos Edwards has voiced his compensation after a 3-1 win over Nicaragua gave Tom Saintfiet his initial win as Trinidad and Tobago coach. The Belgian transposed Stephen Hart during a reins after a Soca Warriors began a Hexagonal proviso of CONCACAF subordinate for a 2018 FIFA World Cup Russiaâ„¢ with a 2-0 detriment during home to Costa Rica and a 3-1 better in Honduras.

Saintfiet immediately lifted eyebrows by dropping captain Kenwyne Jones and handing a startle remember to 38-year-old Edwards, and his initial assignment finished in TT’s first-ever better by Nicaragua final week. However, an excellent aggressive opening – and goals from Cornell Glen, Carlyle Mitchell and Aikim Andrews – warranted Trinidad and Tobago punish in Managua on Friday.

“It felt good to get a win,” Edwards told TTFA Media. “At a same time we were underneath a small bit of vigour after a initial game, we indispensable to get a feat and put in a good performance. The guys came out and rolled their sleeves adult and took a diversion to Nicaragua, and we came divided with a 3-1 victory.

“We worked on a few things and we unequivocally got into a game. We got a sucker-punch with a Nicaragua initial game, though a group stranded to it, we had a diversion plan, and we had to improvise also, and we consider by removing a equaliser it built a stroke and we took a diversion to them.

“It was good for a manager to call this stay during an early theatre and we also have a few guys fasten a patrol for a dual games opposite Suriname and Haiti. It’s a good bond and hopefully with a boys entrance in we can finish a jigsaw puzzle.”

A pass and a pearl
Andrews missed TT’s strange moody to Managua – and hence a initial diversion – due to a pass issue. The 20-year-old midfielder flashy a second – and his second general – with a consternation goal.

“It was a good feeling,” pronounced a W Connection prospect. “This was my second top and we was blissful to come out on a representation and measure with a bombardment like that.

“I was a small nervous, though we got into a diversion after about 5 minutes. My categorical aim was to stir a manager and we was happy to go out there and do that with a goal.”

Trinidad and Tobago’s Russia 2018 subordinate debate resumes in March, with matches during home to Panama and Mexico.

TT are a smallest republic to attend in a World Cup, with their usually coming carrying come during Germany 2006. In subordinate for that tournament, a Soca Warriors were bottom of a Hexagonal after 3 rounds, though a appointment of Dutch manager Leo Beenhakker revitalised their fortunes.

Three wins from their final 4 games – ones gladdened to Stern John – nicked them a place in a intercontinental play-off, where they overcame Bahrain. Shaka Hislop, Edwards, Dwight Yorke, John and Co helped TT squeeze an astonishing pull with Sweden in their curtain-raiser, before 2-0 waste to England and Paraguay sent them home.

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