Joseph eyes success with new club Connection

“It’s pretty good so far (at Connection),” said the 26-year-old Point Fortin-born Joseph.

“I’ve learned so much more under (Connection) coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier and it has opened up my mind a lot more to the game.

He is very (patient) in teaching the game so you can understand it a lot more.” Joseph, who split with serial champions Central earlier this year, joined Connection in pre-season after a lengthy absence from the game due to a fallout with the “Couva Sharks”. But it didn’t take long under the guidance of the Connection coaching staff for the 2013/14 Golden Boot winner to shake off the rust.

With arguably one the deadliest left foot in the Pro League, Joseph scored the winning items in Connection’s opening wins against St Ann’s Rangers (1-0) and Point Fortin Civic (2-1).

“The ambition is to help Connection win the League,” said Joseph.

“I want to do all that I can for the team. I want to also win most goals this season but the ambition of the team comes first.

So if I think a teammate is in a better position to score I will offer the chance to that person like I did in the games I haven’t scored this season.

“It may not always be the best decision, but I am working on improving my decision making up front as well as my scoring.

We are all working on improving as a team at Connection and with a little more gelling and improvement on our finishing in front of goal, I think we can go on to win the league.” Trinidad and Tobago coach, Dennis Lawrence, who took up the post in January, is yet to call on the Connection forward but Joseph is determined to earn his pick.

Lawrence is assisted by Joseph’s current club coach, Fevrier, Central FC assistant coach Stern John, and former Central coach Ross Russell.

“I will get there (on the national team) again,” Joseph said. “I am motivated at club level to do well and improve my play in front of goal and in scoring. Although I am not around the national team right now, I am supporting the team and the coaches to do well. We have a lot of good players at the national level and the coach (Lawrence) knows what he is looking for.

“He is seeing what I am not, so it’s up to me to continue working harder at improving my game and (hopefully) I can be part of the team for the remaining World Cup qualifiers to help my country try and qualify (Russia 2018).”

(ttproleague.com)