Bermuda Under-20 hunt for victory against Sint Maarten
Bermuda are seeking their first win at the Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship Qualifier when they face Sint Maarten in Costa Rica on Saturday (1pm Bermuda time).
Cecoy Robinson’s side showed great resilience in the 2-2 draw with Trinidad & Tobago on Tuesday.
Sint Maarten lost 12-0 to Costa Rica in their second match on Thursday, so the Bermuda coach has challenged his players to grab the three points.
“It should be a good chance for us to get a result,” Robinson told The Royal Gazette.
“Nobody is going to give it to us. We are going to have to put the work in to get what we want out of it.
“It should be another test for us to make sure that we can get it over the line. The boys are optimistic and ready to go again.”
Being in a five-team group has allowed Bermuda ample time to recover from the bruising battle with Trinidad.
“We had a few days off to fine tune a few things that we wanted to do that didn’t quite come off in the first game,” the Bermuda coach said.
“We had our final session on Friday and we should be ready to go on Saturday. We’ve been doing video footage of our game, just to show what we’re trying to do and where we need to improve.”
Robinson has reviewed the Trinidad encounter and is looking for improvements all over the pitch at Sint Maarten.
“I think it was both ends that we need to improve on and make sure the boys are taking the information well,” the coach said.
“Attacker-wise, we need to be better. We need to be better at finishing the chances that we get or the chances that we create.
“I think we need to be a little bit more clinical. Defensively, we need to be a little bit more resilient, defend as a unit and work together to make sure that we don't give away chances as we did in the first game.”
With all the players fit and ready for the second match, Robinson has identified Bermuda's trump card.
“Our advantage throughout the tournament should be our speed and our pace,” the coach said.
“I think that’s where we should be able to capitalise on. We just have to recognise the situations we’re in, when to use the pace and when to keep possession of the ball.
“For the most part, I think it’s going to be our pace that's going to get us through. We need to make sure that we’re using it at the correct moments.”
