00:01Trinidad and Tobago's players have arrived in Russia for a friendly against that country in a couple days' time.
00:06Part of the side is Daniel Phillips, who's pumped up ahead of the clash.
00:09At the same time, he's aware that coach Derek King and company have had their challenges.
00:14I feel good. I'm excited to play. I love these challenging games.
00:18Tough opposition. They're obviously a very high-ranked team with some good individuals.
00:21And I think it's going to be a great experience for us.
00:23Yeah, I think it's difficult to bring everyone together at one time, coming from a lot of different places.
00:28Some people have injuries. Some people seize and run at different times.
00:31So as a player, we just have to make the best of what the situation is and work with whoever
00:35is available.
00:36TNT's previous friendly against Wilka Boundside, South Korea, was tough for the Red, White and Black, losing 5-0 to
00:43the Asians.
00:43But what were some of the positives taken from it?
00:46I think the first 40 minutes we showed a lot of quality, especially in our defensive shape.
00:51We were very tired, very difficult to break down.
00:53I think we need to take that into this game and extend it for longer.
00:56Also, we need to show our quality on the ball a lot more.
00:59TNT are ranked 102nd in the world, whereas Russia are 36th on the current standings.
01:05Whatever the case, Phillips and his teammates plan to give it their all against the opposition.
01:09I expect it's a tough game. I expect them to be a very difficult team to break down with a
01:14lot of attacking talent.
01:15But I also think we've got a lot of quality.
01:17We've brought back in some of the more experienced players for this game, Telfer and Rampasad,
01:20who should help steady the ship. And I'm excited to see what will happen.
01:23Born in England, Phillips made his TNT debut in 2021.
01:28We know now we need to export.
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