‘Tuffy’ ready for USA goal rush
CHICAGO, Illinois — Charismatic Waterhouse striker Jermaine ‘Tuffy’ Anderson said he’s looking forward to playing his part in Jamaica’s goal rush when they attempt to salvage a dying Brazil 2014 World Cup campaign when the Reggae Boyz meet hosts the USA in Kansas City on Friday afternoon.
“If I get a chance I am going to just go out there and do what I do best and get some goals.only goals can help us now, this game can’t be about a draw because that will put us out (of the qualifiers),” he said on board American Airlines flight 2263 bound to Chicago O’Hare International Airport, enroute to Kansas City on Monday.
Anderson, 34, who gave Jamaica a lifeline in 1-1 draw against Costa Rica at the National Stadium, said a full scale attacking game is the only way to go. “We have to go out there and attack from the first whistle. this is not the game that we can afford to be defensive in. We have to just go out there and run at them,” Anderson said, in his typical colourful style.
Jamaica, who sit at the bottom of the six-nation play-offs on four points, must win their game against Brazil-bound USA on Friday and then against Honduras at the National Stadium and hope that other results go in their favour to snatch the fourth-place spot.
The USA (16 points) are joined by Costa Rica (15) as automatic qualifiers to Brazil 2014, while Honduras are in third on 11 points. Panama and Mexico follow on eight points apiece, while Jamaica fade in last position.
Full squad — DuWayne Kerr, Daniel Gordon, Lloyd Doyley, Marvin Elliott, Jermaine Johnson, Ryan Johnson, Joel Mcanuff, Darren Mattocks, Theo Robinson, Shaun Cummings, Jermaine Taylor, Westley Morgan, Alvas Powell, Adrian Mariappa, Je-Vaughn Watson, Rodolph Austin, Demar Phillips, Deshorn Brown, Richard McCallum, Gariece McPherson, Jermaine Anderson, Romario Campbell, Kemar Lawrence.