George: Energies geared towards USA qualifier

And coach Dennis Lawrence had his first training session yesterday with a full complement of 24 players ahead of Thursday’s 2018 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF Zone Final Round qualifier against the United States at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park from 8 pm (TT time).

George, who has been a regular member of the Jacksonville Armada team in recent weeks, said the USA clash has been on his mind well in advance of his arrival in Colorado.

“I completely forgot everything about my club on the weekend as soon as our game ended and my energies were geared towards preparing for this game against the US,” George said. “When we get to Costa Rica, we’ll think about them but my sole focus has been the US and how we can exploit them.

“I’ve played here in Colorado before with Columbus Crew so I kind of know what to expect in terms of the conditions but you never really know until you go out there on the day. We are all professionals so we have to simply get on with it,” George added.

“We have to be disciplined and not get caught up in the magnitude of the game. We all know there are points on the line but if we can stay disciplined and carry out the instructions to coach has been giving us then I think we will be fine,” stated the 27-yearold.

“Everything about this game has been at the back of my mind since I was at my club. I feel good and physically ready and just looking forward to executing on Thursday.” Meantime, W Connection defender Alvin Jones acknowledged, “I feel great to have made the final cut. Finally I have achieved this and now I will try to make the team for the game itself.

“Everyday myself and (brother) Joevin have been speaking and he’s been asking about how things (had) been going in training,” Jones said.

“It’s an honour to be in the World Cup squad with him and I feel good that the coach has given me this look after putting in all the effort in the camp here in Colorado. N ow it’s just about settling down even more and getting things right between now and Thursday’s match,” he ended.