Regardless of Los Perfectos’s dominant return to the Jamaica Ladies’s Premier League (JWPL), Head Coach Maurice Duncan says title ambitions aren’t on the forefront of their minds for the season.
The Manchester-based membership ended a close to nine-year hiatus from the ladies’s league with a commanding 6-1 win over Federal United within the opening match week at Spanish City Jail Oval on Saturday.
Jamaica Below-20 consultant Andrene Smith, who just lately returned from the Concacaf Ladies’s U-20 Championship qualification, led the way in which with a hat-trick, whereas former Reggae Girlz defender Sashana Campbell, who featured on the 2019 FIFA World Cup, additionally acquired on the scoresheet.
Duncan was happy, regardless of the crew no more successfully capitalising on a 5-0 first-half lead.
“The primary half was pretty good. Second half, nonetheless, I feel we took our foot off the fuel. We began enjoying sloppy however that was in all probability as a result of situation the place the solar was actually scorching and gamers in all probability needed to protect some vitality. The vitality stage simply wasn’t there, we scored just one purpose within the second half and we gave up a delicate purpose however main 6-0 you’re anticipating stuff like that to occur,” he mentioned.
Previous to Saturday’s contest, Los Perfectos final recreation within the JWPL was in 2016 once they misplaced within the closing to perennial champions Barbican.
Nevertheless, the membership determined to make a return to the rebranded competitors, now led by the Skilled Ladies’s Jamaica Soccer Restricted (PWJFL).
Duncan says preseason coaching wasn’t splendid however believes the crew has sufficient high quality to handle all through the season.
“The knowledge we acquired [about the league] was a bit late so when it comes to preparation, there’s not a lot we might have executed coaching clever,” he mentioned.
“A few of these gamers are working or college women, so we didn’t have a number of coaching periods per se however we put in some work after we acquired the prospect to. The short begin to the season has hampered us a bit however we now have the expertise, it’s nearly getting them to play collectively extra,” Duncan added.
Regardless of a number of closing appearances, Los Perfectos have by no means received the JWPL. Although believing they’ve the standard, Duncan says he’s not placing any title stress on the crew.
“For me, as a coach, it’s to take it one recreation at a time. If it comes the place we will win it, then we’ll do our greatest however for me, it’s one recreation at a time and simply do our greatest and hopefully the women will signify the very best for Los Perfectos,” he mentioned.
WEEK ONE RESULTS
Federal United 1, Los Perfectos 6
Frazsiers Whip 6, UWI 0
Actual Mobay 3, Mile Gully 3
Cavalier 2, Arnett Gardens 2
Wifi United 2, Confirmed Women 2
