David Baltase, the coach of the Saint-Martin selection, may have struggled in front of his sidelines, give (and repeat) his instructions with forceful gestures, nothing worked: his players bowed heavily, last Sunday, in Anguilla, on the lawn of the Raymond E. Guishard stadium, facing a clearly superior Saint-Kitts-and-Nevis formation.
“We still have a lot of work to do to build something coherent, so that everyone thinks the same thing at the same time; a lot of work and not a lot of time, but we will move forward slowly. The older ones will have to show the direction, that we will all be very valiant and that we will not take ourselves for others ", he declared at the end of the meeting, pointing, among the points to improve, "the use of the ball and how to move together"
The start of the match for Yannick Bellechasse's teammates was catastrophic to say the least with the trifle of three goals conceded in the first quarter of an hour. Suffice to say that Mass was already said or almost.
Dominated in all the compartments of the game, “our” Saint-Martin footballers had the merit of never giving up despite already the scale of the score at rest (6-0).
"Disappointed for the players
and leaders "
The second period looked like the first, with players from Saint Kitts and Nevis sharper, sharper in attacking the ball and in the duels. Without forcing their talents too much, the eleven visitor always and still caught the Saint-Martin rear-guard overwhelmed by events.
Regardless of the final score, the selection of Saint-Martin was able to measure the work that remains to be done to compete with the best teams in the Caribbean basin.
"We are measuring today (note: last Sunday) the extent of the work that awaits us," said David Baltase. We must all roll up our sleeves to find a level worthy of the name. The task is immense! We have displayed major shortcomings, both tactically and technically. Now it's up to us to get to work. Provided, however, that we can find the way to the pitches and the competitions every week.
My players need to play more regularly to find real sensations. All the players of the round ball in Saint Martin must be aware of the difficulties we encounter on a daily basis. We must quickly make up for lost time "! _AF
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