TT coach gets the ball rolling

Saintfiet will go into the two international friendlies against Nicaragua on December 27 and 30 without the services of Sheldon Bateau and Belgian-based Khaleem Hyland as their clubs have indicated they would not be released.

Local-based Elton John has been added to the training squad.

Saintfiet was in good spirits after his first session, saying he was pleased with the commitment shown by the players involved.

He touched on what his selection will be based on, saying “I try to always play with the quality we have compared to the opponent because if we have good quality but the opponent has better quality then our quality is not so good as our opponent so I have to choose my tactic.

“In this situation I came to the country which had this year maybe not such a good year... so my first aim is to try to get a tactic to get points. Maybe it is not the most attractive tactic but playing good and losing 4-3 doesn’t bring anything at this moment. We need results immediately for sure against Suriname and Haiti so my tactical choice would be result-oriented,” Saintfiet added.