![]() ![]() We have a very challenging passage into the 2024 Gold Cup but it’s not one that’s insurmountable. ![]() “Of course, it’s always an honour and privilege to represent Trinidad and Tobago, particularly at the senior level. I am deeply humbled and appreciative,” Hood told TTFA media. “I would like to thank the NC for having faith in me as well as the interviewing committee for recommending me for the position. Hood’s duties began with immediate effect, with his backroom staff which will include critical expertise in the area of performance and video analysis, to be named in short order. The selection panel which comprised TTFA’s technical director, Anton Corneal, Jinelle James, director women’s football, former national player Steve David and Ken Butcher, former minister of sport and youth affairs and sport director at UTT, initially narrowed the list to 30 and then to 14, before Hood and two others were interviewed. Hood was deemed best fit for the post by a selection panel, which had to sieve through 151 applicants. Richard Hood is once again the man charged with moving Trinidad and Tobago’s senior women’s football programme forward, as he was recently appointed Head coach for a second time by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA). He showed brilliant vision to shoot from just inside the Scotland half, with the goal measured at 49.7 yards, making it the furthest distance from which a goal has been scored at the European Championship since such data was first recorded in 1980. Schick came to international prominence thanks to his sensational long-range strike for the Czech Republic against Scotland, which was voted Euro 2020's goal of the tournament. Added to Patrik's exceptional sporting qualities as a full-fledged striker are the skills of a leader." Rolfes said: "There are only a few centre forwards of his stature internationally. ![]() Voller is vacating his position as former Leverkusen midfielder Simon Rolfes steps up to inherit the role. "For me, Patrik Schick is currently one of the world's best centre forwards. I'm looking forward to seeing him in the Werkself shirt in the years to come." Leverkusen's departing sporting director Rudi Voller left a parting gift by playing a significant part in the negotiations, with the 1990 World Cup winner saying: "Renewing with such a player is an expression of our ambitions and a clear sign that things will continue at the top level at Bayer Leverkusen even after my departure. "A lot is possible here, which is exactly why I extended my contract at Bayer 04." "It's a lot of fun with these guys. Qualifying for the Champions League is a good next step. "I just feel good here," said 26-year-old Schick. He was prepared to forgo the possibility of such a switch as he extended a previous contract that ran to 2025 with the new deal that takes him through to the end of the 2026-27 season. Only Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski scored more in the German top flight, and Schick had been linked with a host of clubs, including Premier League outfits Arsenal and Newcastle United. He carried that form into the 2021-22 Bundesliga campaign, tallying 24 goals in 27 league games as Leverkusen finished third to earn a Champions League place. Schick was joint-top goalscorer alongside Cristiano Ronaldo at last year's delayed Euro 2020 tournament, hitting five goals. Bayer Leverkusen have secured the future of their coveted striker Patrik Schick by signing up the prolific Czech for the next five years. ![]()
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