Jeffrey ready to compete in Final Round action

Jeffrey will let loose his side in the Final Round of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championship 2017—the qualifier tournament to the CONCACAF Champions League.

The San Juan Kings qualified for the Final Round by topping their First Round group play in St Vincent last March.

Jeffrey has added ex-Trinidad and Tobago international winger Hayden Tinto, ex-Morvant Caledonia United and Central FC striker Julio Noel, St Ann’s Rangers defender Shakiyl Phillip, and Jose Centeno Parra to his roster.

Centeno, however, a 23-yearold Venezuelan midfielder, is awaiting his international transfer certificate and will not be available for the Caribbean Club Championship final round.

The incoming players also meant the surprising exit for TT winger Tyrone Charles, striker Jamal Gay, midfielder Keyon Edwards and defender Aquil Selby, who were all part of the team’s third-place finish (29 points) in the Pro League last season behind champions Central FC (47) and runners-up W Connection (46).

“The gap between the top two teams and the third place in the (Pro) league last season meant some things needed to be changed if we are to try and close the gap in the new season,” said Jeffrey.

“We still have the nucleus of last season because we didn’t want to break the chemistry. But the changes are all part of the new direction in the style of play we want to achieve. And sometimes you need a different type of player for a different style of play.” Although preferring to keep his cards close to his chest, Jeffrey promised a “more combative” team which he says can hopefully produce more goals.

Jeffrey’s new quartet enters a Jabloteh squad that includes TT international Carlyle Mitchell and 19-year-old Panama midfield talent, Jairo Lombardo, who both joined earlier this year.

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