TT look to create history against US

“Coach has kept saying that we. have our own history to write. So. what happened in 1989 or 2016 is. not on my mind at the moment.

We have a lot more to think about. heading into Thursday’s match. here in Denver,” David told TT FA. Media on Monday evening after a. session at Prentup Field.

David has experienced the conditions. in Colorado before while being. a member of Dallas FC during. his loan deal from Costa Rican club. Deportivo Saprissa and he’s settled. in well under the conditions since. joining the squad on the weekend. for what is another massive. encounter on the road for Dennis. Lawrence’s men. The MLS-based. players such as Kenwyne Jones, Joevin. Jones, Kevin Molino, Mekeil. Williams and Kevan George (while. he was at Columbus Crew) have all. been through the rigours of playing. at high altitude at Dick’s while the. rest of the squad have all undergone. the necessary acclimatisation. strategies and training over the. past 12 days or so, carefully monitored. and assessed by the team’s. medical staff.

“I feel good at the moment. The. sessions have been detailed and. intense when necessary because. the coach has ensured to go about. things in the right manner with the. boys,” David said.

“I’ve been here before with Dallas. so it’s nothing overly new to me. but it was important for the other. players, including the home-based. ones to get here a bit earlier and. settle in. The last couple days were. good in that players were showing. good signs in training and being. able to execute what the coach. wants without any issues,” said the. former Caledonia AIA player.

David believes tomorrow’s match. could turn out to be one that goes. down to the wire.

“At this stage of the competition,. with both teams still in the race,. you can expect it to be very close,. or who knows, if one team gets out. really fast, the other can be caught. playing catch up. But we are not. here to lie down and let the home. team get on top of us. We have that. belief that if we stay in the game for. long periods and stay disciplined. then we can get something out of. it. At the same time, we will not be. complacent at all by thinking it’s. going to be easy. We have to dig. deep and grind out a result before. we go to Costa Rica,” David added.

The TT team has trained twice at. Colorado Rapids training ground. which is opposite Dick’s Sporting. Goods (game venue) and the rest. of the days at Prentup Field, which. is 5430 feet above sea level - which. is higher than the game venue located. at 5200 feet.

“The altitude issue is a big issue,”. US head coach Bruce Arena told. the US press on Monday. “If you. come in for one or two days, you. can get through it because your. body still hasn’t understood fully.

Now all bodies understand, so. we’re playing through that a little. bit. Hopefully by Thursday, we are. going to be a little bit more adjusted. and ready to be a little bit better. prepared for Mexico City.”. Thursday’s match is a reported. sold out with US Soccer adding. temporary seats on the north end. line and in the corners of the mezzanine. level to lift capacity by about. 1,500 to approximately 19,500.

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