![]() The game will be played without spectators as a result of FIFA’s stadium ban, as punishment for Mexico fans’ discriminatory chanting during a game earlier this year.Įight players, including Derby County’s Ravel Morrison and Reading’s Liam Moore, arrived in the island on Monday and will be available for Sunday’s second game against Panama at the National Stadium.Īmong the England-based contingent is West Ham’s Michail Antonio, who did not arrive on Monday. The next man has to be ready to come in, do the work and perform,” Lawrence added. “This is the opportunity that some other persons are going to get. We want to go out there and give ourselves the best (chance) at all times,” said Whitmore, in an interview with RadioJamaicaSports yesterday.ĭefender Kemar Lawrence was equally upbeat. Backup quarterback Coley O’Brien was thrust into the spotlight early in the contest as starter Terry Hanratty was knocked out of action. ![]() “We are without some players but we want to put that behind us. Next Man Up Posted on Augby John Vannie The 1966 football showdown between Notre Dame and Michigan State remains one of the most iconic moments in Fighting Irish lore. Sign up for The Gleaner’s morning and evening newsletters. However, other England-based players will be available for the home game against Panama on Sunday at the National Stadium With Mexico and Costa Rica being on the red list, Jamaica could be without those players for the two away games. The concern was without a quarantine exemption they would miss a good portion of their domestic fixtures when they return. For instance let’s say that there is a football team that loses its starting. In a «next man up» situation, the team isn’t dominated by stars instead, the team is a joint effort that succeeds or fails as an entity. The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), as well as the coaching staff, has had to juggle personnel issues stemming from the English club’s reluctance in recent days to release players to play in countries that are on the United Kingdom’s red list. In the world of sports, «next man up» refers to a true team when one player can take over for another seamlessly. While the team named a 35-member squad for the games against Mexico, Panama and Costa Rica – inclusive of 15 England-based players – only defender Adrian Mariappa, goalkeeper Dillon Barnes and midfielder Anthony Grant will be available for tomorrow’s game. The Reggae Boyz left the island yesterday afternoon to begin a run of qualifying matches, which sees the team playing five of their first seven fixtures away from home, including tomorrow’s contest at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. NATIONAL SENIOR men’s football team head coach, Theodore Whitmore, says that the Reggae Boyz have every intent on getting their World Cup qualifying campaign off to a good start despite key absences for tomorrow’s opener against Mexico.
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