FORMER Trinidad and Tobago football captain David Nakhid has been praised for the work he has done with the national team since he joined the technical staff as an assistant coach last week.
“I think he has a great part to play with this national team.” La Forest and Nakhid have conducted the training sessions for the past week in the absence of head coach Bertille St Clair, who held meetings in London, England, with technical consultant Graham Taylor and a number of Trinidad and Tobago overseas-based professionals. The Soca Warriors are preparing for the second round home-and-away series against British Virgin Islands, with the first leg in the BVI on Sunday while the return leg will be held here on December 19. “Right now, we’re doing on-the-job training,” commented La Forest. “We’re trying to put the pieces together until Bertille (St Clair) comes back (on Wednesday).” Regarding the state of the team, La Forest noted: “I think they’re in very high spirits.” “Everyone loves to win and, by winning, it motivates you,” he continued. “Winning is a motivation by itself and, for the couple (of) days that I’ve been with them, they’ve been in very good spirits.”