TT coach makes bid for England-born striker

JOHANNESBURG: Trinidad and Tobago will be making another bid for English-born striker Bobby Zamora shortly.

This move for the services of the 22-year-old Brighton striker, who has attracted the interest of several top English Premiership clubs including Tottenham Hotspur, comes in light of coach  Stuart Charles-Fevrier’s aim to add to TT’s player pool. Zamora has scored 63 goals in two seasons in England. This was revealed by Charles-Fevrier during an interview in Johannesburg, South Africa, after concluding a short tour with the TT team. “We have just completed a successful southhern African tour. It gave us an idea of what we need to address with regards to the development of the team.

“I believe in advancing what we have started, we need to continue playing at this level and we need to have more players into the programme in order to get the best squad available when the World Cup campaign comes around,” Charles-Fevrier said at the Holiday Inn, Johannesburg. “I was very impressed with the players’ attitude, commitment and discipline throughout the tour and their play in the short space of time. They responded well to the instructions we gave to them and this augers well for the future,” the St Lucian-born coach said. Charles-Fevrier was also heartened by the fact that at least six players from the local professional league had been part of the starting team on tour.

“At the moment we are trying to improve the depth in the team. These local players have done well and it will serve them in good stead for the Venezuela match and others to come,” said Charles-Fevrier. FIFA Vice President Jack Warner, after being told again about Zamora by Charles-Fevrier, said he will make the necessary attempts to get the England Under-21 player. “We welcome any quality player that is eligible to play for the country. But having said so, no player has an automatic selection. Anyone who has the quality will be given a fair chance to show their capabilities,” said Charles-Fevrier. The TT team is scheduled to return home on a BWIA flight today from London. Training resumes on the weekend leading up to the Venezuela clash.