WITH the squad having an average age of 21, head coach and technical director of Cavalier FC Rudolph Speid believes his approach should be followed by other clubs after his young stars won the Wray & Nephew Jamaica Premier League title for the second time in four seasons. Last season’s runners-up turned the tables on Mount Pleasant and recorded a 4-3 penalty shoot-out win after the contest ended 1-1 following regulation and extra time. It’s the club’s third league crown in their history, and they became the first team, since Portmore United, to win the title after losing in the final in the previous year.
The last time Cavalier won the title in 2021 they did it in a similar fashion when they beat Waterhouse on penalties. Although ecstatic about the accomplishment, Speid says the joy of everyone involved with the club makes the achievement even more special. “It’s a very good feeling.
We lost six finals last year; some of them were under certain circumstances so I think we learnt our lesson. To win championships takes careful planning and preparation, and every eventuality. We were able to stick to the task and bring home the championship,” he told the Jamaica Observer .
“The feeling is really for my spectators, the people who believe in us, our fans, the people who invest in us, the youngsters and their families. We have one of the biggest academies so all of our youngsters will feel very proud of Cavalier. I’ve made a lot of people happy and I’m grateful.
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