Leo Beenhakker Quotes (16 Quotes)

At the same time, I have said that we have to protect the guys who did the job of getting us to the World Cup. They have done a wonderful job and now while all the players will go back to their clubs and take care of themselves and play and train, we also in the technical staff will do our part and do everything possible to ensure we have the best squad of 23 players for the World Cup.

The majority of our players are playing in England and Scotland, and it's difficult to just come together for a match. At the same time we have a period for our preparations before the tournament (World Cup) and we will make the best use of that time.

The main part is for the players to play with the same attitude they have when they play at home, for instance in the Guatemala and Panama games we won before. We have to go for the win from the first moment, from when we are on the plane to when we are back on the bus after the match in Panama.

There is a lot of hype and interest over the qualification for the World Cup but we are there for an important warm-up match with Iceland and let's see what happens.

He's still a great player. Nobody has to tell me that we still have a lot to do. The players can still improve. If it's good enough to surprise some of our opponents at the World Cup I don't know, but they still have a lot of room to grow.

A hobby is only fun if you do not have time to do it

Dwight is a good player. Not just in an individual way but he is a guy who can move the team.

We all travel on the third and we will also send one member of staff to see the MexicoGuatemala game just to have the latest update before we play them. We already know Panama and it's down to us now to prepare well and get the job completed,

The idea (of the two matches against the Grenada Under-23 team) was to give a full game to guys on the 24. The 23 (players for the World Cup) will come from the 24 I have seen everyone else before.

Thank you very much for the effort. It was a pleasing victory and we will be together again for the match against Peru in May.

(TT) can grow a lot and be much better at the World Cup. If they grow enough to surprise our opponents, I don't know.

I have made it into a practical situation by taking three goalkeepers, six defenders, seven midfielders and five guys up front, so therefore I think there is a lot of balance in the squad,

It seems that a lot of people forget that after the World Cup, there is still a lot of football.

The preparations with the local players will begin during that period and it gives us an opportunity to not only work with the guys who are currently on the team but also to see some others because we are also looking at one or two from other leagues in Europe.

I want to have a good overview of all available players just to make the right decisions at the moment to make the final choice of the 23 players who will represent TT in Germany.

I'm so proud of the players and for the people of the whole country,