BY HOWARD WALKER Observer senior reporter walkerh@jamaicaobserver.com
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Tivoli Gardens’ coach Glendon ‘Admiral’ Bailey experienced the sinking feeling of how Jose Mourinho reacted when the Portuguese gave specific instructions but could not prevent Robert Lewandowski from scoring four times against his then Real Madrid team during the 2012-2013 Championships League semi-final.
Mourinho was quoted as saying he told his defenders everything they needed to know about the Borussia Dortmund striker, yet still he scored four goals.
Bailey revealed to the Jamaica Observer that he gave specific instructions to his defenders especially the hard-tackling Ranike Anderson how to keep Waterhouse striker Gary McIntosh quiet.
But that plan went awry and McIntosh was able to score twice in the 48th and 75th minutes to propel the Drewsland team to a 2-0 win over Tivoli Gardens at the Edward Seaga Stadium on Sunday.
“We just never followed the instruction and we never showed up today. I talked to Ranike Anderson about Gary (McIntosh) and his ability to move off the ball. I gave him a simple instruction, track him and he didn’t do that,” said Bailey.
That plan did not work as McIntosh latched on to a Romario Campbell pass and fired a powerful left-footer past goalkeeper Deron Duncan in the 38th minute to give Waterhouse the lead at the interval.
“Half-time again, I said it to him, ‘If Gary go to the bathroom go with him and you see it again, he was nowhere to be found’,” Bailey reiterated.
He continued: “I said to Damion Gordon, ‘Gary is having a good game, he is strong and running off the ball, don’t square up with Ranike Anderson. Play off him so that one ball don’t beat the two of you’ and the second goal…one ball beat two men, so if they don’t follow instructions the coach will always have a torrid time at it. And today we just didn’t do that.”
McIntosh popped up again on to another through ball and calmly slotted home for a facile victory.
Tivoli Gardens, who were losing for the fifth time from their last six games, somehow remained in seventh spot on 21 points in a closely-knitted mid-table in which only two points separate fifth from the 11th-placed teams.
Waterhouse, on the other hand with their eighth win, moved to 28 points and consolidated third spot in their quest for a top four finish and a play-off spot. They are eight points behind leaders Harbour View on 36 and four adrift of second-placed Montego Bay United on 32 points.
Harbour View were slated to oppose Sporting Central at home in a return to Monday Night football last evening, with a chance of reclaiming a seven-point lead atop the 12-team standing.
“We have done some work and this is the fruits bearing now. We have been doing well and hopefully it can continue,” said winning coach Anthony Patrick.
“We asked players to step up. ‘Tuffy’ (Jermaine Anderson) is away now and we got some very good football from the youngster today and hopefully we can finish second,” added Patrick.
Teams: Tivoli Gardens – Deron Duncan, Christopher Jackson, Damion Gordon, Ranike Anderson, Kemar Flemmings, Rohan Reid, Kaemmar Daley, Jameel Thompson (Dawyne Smith 64th), Shawn McKoy, Junior Flemmings (Shavar Campbell 89th), Navion Boyd (Andre McFarlane 77th)
Subs not used: Davin Watkins, Kasai Hinds, Richard Williams, Jamie Robinson
Booked: Kemar Flemmings (35th), Anderson (39th), Gordon (61st)
Waterhouse – Kelso Cousins, Omar Walcott, Oshane Roberts, Kimorlee Brissett (Juvaune Benjamin 74th), Nicholi Finlayson, Jamoly Powell, Marvin Morgan (Kenroy Howell 85th), Romario Campbell, Kemar Brown (Damarley Samuels 68th), Hughan Gray, Gary McIntosh
Subs not used: Richard McCullum, Rohan Amos, Roderick Williams, Morice Ricketts
Booked: Jamoly Powell (31st), Hughan Gray (75th)
Referee: Karl Tyrell
Assistant Referees: Ricardo Morgan, Oyinco McTaggart
Fourth Official: Gawayne Scott
Match Commissary: Richard Nathan
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