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When that theory works, its perverse logic suddenly becomes irresistible. This was perhaps never better demonstrated than during the bulk of Latapy’s time at Easter Road, the venue he returns to with his new club today. The period, in short, when Alex McLeish understood where the midfielder was coming from. Ultimately, the manager lost track of where Latapy was going, moving him on from Hibernian then, in a quirk of fate, from Rangers, too. To understand the end, though, you have to go back to the beginning.
October A bounce game at Brechin on a Tuesday night was Latapy’s introduction to Scottish football after Boavista, the Portuguese team, agreed to release him. Latapy had always wanted to play in Britain. At 16, he had spent six months at Bradford but was unable to secure a work permit. He had heard of McLeish but not, as it happened, Hibernian and was only there on the recommendation of Tony Rougier, his Trinidad and Tobago compatriot.
His debut came the following Saturday i
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Russell Latapy’s fantastic feelings.
By: Shaun Fuentes.
Nov - National midfielder Russell Latapy has made his feelings known about this country’s historic qualification for the World Cup Finals in Germany.
The team’s oldest player at 37 was the first player to break down in tears on the pitch seconds after the final whistle blew to signal T&T’s win over Bahrain last Wednesday and almost immediately the likes of skipper Dwight Yorke, Marvin Andrews and others broke down. They all embraced each other, head coach Leo Beenhakker and goalscorer Dennis Lawrence too as the T&T faithful at the venue and the rest back home and in other parts of the globe was overcome by the joy of the triumph.
Emotions were higher than ever for Latapy and the “Soca Warriors”.
“Yes definitely it was. It’s a feeling that you cannot describe because this is what we have been dreaming of from the moment we realized what football was about,” Latapy told TTFF Media moments after the victory.
“I
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A statement from Russell Latapy
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- Shaun Fuentes (TTFF Media)
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Following a telephone conversation with Former National Captain Russell Latapy on Friday night, the following statement was submitted to TTFF Media.
To the people of Trinidad and Tobago:
The time has come for me to both state my position and klar the air on various issues. There has been speculation regarding my avsikt to re-join the senior national team; my past and current commitment to the success and continued development of Trinidad and Tobago football; and my discipline while I was a member of the Trinidad and Tobago senior team.
The recent interest in the possibilities of me re-joining the national grupp has served as a double edged sword for me. In the first instance, it is very flattering (especially at my age) for such interests to be paid towards me; particularly by the public of Trinidad and Tobago. In the second instance, inom have komma under ri