Girlz look to get taste of South American style

Reggae Girlz head coach Hue Menzies, says the upcoming games against Chile will provide the team with good preparation for their World Cup match against Brazil next summer.

The Girlz face Brazil in the group stage and Menzies said Chile play a typical South American style, which will provide them with insight into the likely approach of the Brazilians.

“We will be playing against Brazil (in the World Cup), so we get a chance to measure ourselves ... . It also gives us an opportunity to look at the combination of players that we have,” he added.

Speaking at a press briefing at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel ­yesterday, Menzies said the coaching staff would continue to look at players up to the last camp in May. However, he revealed that at least 14 players have already booked their places on the team to France and they are aiming to finalise the squad of 23 at their camp in April.

He added that some of the new players have already impressed and have shown that they can add value to the group.

“We have two games this week and we want to stay focused for the two games. We feel comfortable and we are in Jamaica and we want to show the product that we have. We have another set of games coming up in April, and we will be back here in May for the send-off game. After that, we go to Scotland, and then head off to France and get ready for the World Cup,” Menzies said.

Tomorrow’s first game against Chile kicks off at 7 p.m. while Sunday’s match will begin at the same time at the Montego Bay Sports Complex.