 Yeah, we're back on the Sports Mag Zone, Trinidad of Tobago's midfield ace Kevin Molino has announced his retirement from international football Molino who has been capped 60 times by the Soco Warriors with 23 goals to his credit made the announcement via social media on Friday His sudden retirement came on the eve of a TNT Releasing a provisional squad for the two upcoming nations league matches against Curaçao and El Salvador Shedu for the 7th of September and the 10th of September LaSana Liber is managing editor of 868 Ward based in TNT and he's been tracking this story LaSana, welcome to the Sports Mag Zone again and Molino leaves the arena internationally But there was a part of his social media post that suggested something like for now as if he Could reconsider at some point. What's your take on how he's feeling at the moment? Well, of course, I interviewed Molino last week for Y868 and he made it clear really that He isn't he isn't comfortable in the current setup and he pinned point to the national head coach, Angus Yves He said that he believes that he could still do another two years at this level in his opinion at the top level and Of course, Angus Yves' contract expires As far as we know in March I suppose he's even a dog when I call into what happens after Angus's tenets up is over Yeah, what are his issues with the national coach? Well He got a very very blunt interview, but I suppose in short he doesn't believe that that Angus has the tactical know-how to really operate or to be successful at this level and He isn't happy with The way they did the squad the players have been treated by the TDFA in general But as opposed there, they're linked to the TDFA essentially or the person that they see as Handling their team is Angus. So so they're not happy with What what, you know, the treatment I suppose they get under Angus Yves I would say that by no means is Molino the only person In fact, even after he did a story, you know, they wanted to players who actually publicly applauded him or spoke kind of complimentary about this in complimentary terms of this interview But of course over the last, you know, yeah or two You know, I spoke to some players off your record really Molino is the guy to go on your record and just lay all his cards in the table That's one of the things I wanted to find out because you know, of course Molino made some very very disparaging comments as it relates to Angus Yves And of course, as you just mentioned a number of other players have backed what he has said Do you know if they had any discussion with the normalization committee at all before Any decision was made whether or not he's going to continue playing for TNT under the current setup given the fact that Eve's contract was just recently extended and the Gold Cup was in July So you would have wondered whether or not in between some kind of discussion would have had us to have taken place with the TTFA before they decided to extend Eve's contract I Did ask Molino that that question directly if you had spoken to anyone within the Lessening normalization committee because of course right now in Trinidad and Tobago They are only two people who are active really within the TTFA. There are no standing committees that are active So the three members of the normalization committee. They are The technical committee, the marketing committee, the medical committee, everything else are maybe spoke to any of those gentlemen He didn't answer directly but his response to that is that he doesn't really see the point against that space and recent interaction with the normalization committee over things like player stipends and that sort of thing and I've got the impression that the players will Stand the way things happen First Anders told them according to the players that he had resigned immediately after he lost America They felt that the results were so poor. They didn't you know expect ready to have the coach come back Not only did Anders not really resign, but the normalization committee actually brought him back and I think that that gives The feeling they have is that it really makes no sense But the mere fact that they extended the contract would suggest That they probably would have thought that it was okay to extend this contract given notwithstanding the issues that came out of the Google Cup but to make a decision along those lines your head coaches is probably the most important person in that setup and As the players are not happy then it would be counterproductive to then extend this contract. So, you know, yes Yes, well when the final Terry Fennec the national team was on the third in the world after two years and I see we are now a hundred and second and Had a comment having extended the contract was eating and let's bring stability So we we can only assume that it's ability is thinking about this thing Secondary will because yes barely been any any input when it was at the rankings since then But yes, it seems that the normalization committee is is happy with us. Yeah There was a point that came out in the last couple of hours from the TT FA Lasana about a 23 man squad named by Angus E for their opening Nations League league match. I haven't been able to see the squad itself. But does this squad reflect? Any absence of any senior player that Me maybe caught up in this in this in this situation with not being happy I would think so. I mean, you know interview, for instance, he pointed out Marvin Phillip that he felt that based on how you know, so many players who were Challenging and he didn't put it across that they were being disrespectful to the coach But he said something they had a question and they were already happy the answers and so on and he suggested that Marvin Phillip, you know Maybe that would be the end of him and then Marvin Phillip and Sheldon Bato along with with Malino are the three Football members who negotiate on behalf of the players with the NC and again, you know, he got a feeling that you know They rather not have those guys are wrong So it'll be you know much easier for the the incumbents that would be Robert Hada The helmet to the FA and Angus E, you know, to go about their business essentially Neither but so Marvin Phillip were there. They were among two team players I think who or 14 to do not 14 players who were caught from the Gold Cup team but they in particular stand out because I The trigger keepers two of them are uncapped. The other one has 44 minutes of international football and that's it among the trigger keepers selected and that is a Big risk you would think going into a too much window And yeah, again, Bato is out Bato played all all three games at the at the Gold Cup and He's out the team totally. I thought he was one of the defenders who had a pretty decent Gold Cup tournament with might reflect by the fact that he started all three games, you know But he's also out along with Joven Jones Alvin Jones Again, I don't look at Alvin Jones and say that he he didn't represent his country well during the gold cup He's out as well. So definitely a few surprising omniscience. Yeah, I saw reports in the Trinidad newspaper yesterday lasana About Brent Sancho, who is a regular correspondent here on the Sports Mac zone issuing a statement to the TTFA to address Molino's claims and find a solution to some of the issues issues there How do you find that story given the fact that as Layton just put on the table? There was since the conclusion of the Concord Cup Gold Cup some unease Over where Trinidad and Tobago's football was and now Sancho is suggesting that the TTFA should have a look well After tournaments, it will be I think it's mandatory that the coach does a report a technical report That would be assessed by the technical committee. He'd be kind of brought in to discuss the tournament when Before the gentlemen on that committee with with look and kind of a ponder into the direction of team intended But there is no technical committee in in Trinidad and Tobago Robert Haddad, Nicholas Gomez and Nigel Romano, obviously do not have any football background There has been no word from the TTFA that even the Technical director Anton Pony wasn't anyway involved in any decision here or in assessing The recent competition so there just seems to be nobody to speak to I mean It's it's ironic that the name of this committee is there's the normalization committee because this this couldn't be what FIFA would consider Normal business FIFA itself runs on and dozens of standard committees. They don't expect infant You know, there's a general secretary to know everything, but this is just how our football is being run at the moment Can I ask you this they you mentioned that there are about 14 players who have been cut from the gold cup the gold cup team given Molino's legacy a few enjoy by the way, I think maybe four enjoy on the other nine just just cut Yes, all right. So given Molino's legacy and given what he means to trade out Tobago football Is it possible that this current squad that was named has already been lost to Eve because of the What these comments that came out from Molina given that this is us I certainly a very very perplexing situation for Trinidad football and Molina coming out and throwing the head coach under the bus So to speak Does it have an impact on these news players who have been selected youth? What do you think? Definitely, I mean I mean Molina wasn't just a player. He was actually and I think he is captain as well So so it's very very awkward for Anders I would say in Trinidad players do not earn a lot of money at all in the Domestic League, I think that's an understatement really so the chance to get a national pull-up that Tows about 2000 US you get for the game. It's something that the players honestly can't afford to Turn their backs on because that's the prevalence of two three even four months big for a local club So for the most part the local players are going to shop. They are going to take the call You know, but when it comes to the boys, you know, really believe in and and the instruction Give them a head coach and so on and this is going to really have a difficult time Motivating the team. Maybe that is partly behind, you know, the drastic changes that have been made to the sport All right, Lysana. We're going to leave it there sad story coming out of TNT You have Kurosawa on Thursday and a Kurosawa isn't a bad team and a TNT in a spot of bother Let's see what happens on Thursday. Thanks for joining us Okay back with more on the sports matter zone after this