We have a serious shot at reaching the top 6 but we need to focus on each round.
1: Nicaragua or Netherland Antilles
Our past results against Costa Rica make us the favorites to make it through this round. Our players need to practice on focusing on their game for 90 minutes. We need full concentration for 90 minutes instead of 10 minutes of brilliance and lapses of confusion.
Group Phase
Costa Rica is expected to finish in the top 2.
We must fight against Guyana and Panama to finish in the top 2. As of now we're not ready to face these teams. If we truly prepare the team tacticaly, mentaly and we allow a gel to form between the local and foreign base players, then we'll be ready to challenge the top 2 spots of this group.
We surely have the potential to reach the top 6 but we must do our homework.
Final Phase
We will never reach there without good preparation. Amelio can do the job but needs to start training now and play enough friendlies to get the players to perform to full potential. Day and night between the team that had to go through playoffs against Bermuda in the caribbean cup and the team that eventually won the cup. I beleive in Amelio despite the Gold Cup. He will not make the same mistake twice.
An organized Haitian team can cause trouble among the best of the CONCACAF. Amelio is capable but many other factors can either enhance or hinder our chances of going to Africa. I certainly beleive that we can reach this World Cup if we put in the effort. We have to go in with full confidence but the biggest mistake we could make would be to stop trying if we don't make it in 2010. Clavijo was hired 3 months prior to the World Cup 2002 Qualifiers and managed a 1:1 draw against the USA in a friendly. Amelio's team look much improved from Clavijo's team and if we give them our support, we'll finally see what our Grenadiers can do.
I love Haiti and I hope our National Team finds the support needed.