Dennis
Lawrence misses out on Wrexhan game for T&T friendly against Wales.
Dennis Lawrence says that Wales' forthcoming
friendly with Trinidad & Tobago will be extra special for him.
The two countries will meet in Austria on Saturday May 27 as part of
the Soca Warriors' World Cup preparations and John Toshack's build-up
to the Euro 2008 qualifiers.
Trinidad have been drawn against England, Sweden and Paraguay in Group
B of the tournament and Lawrence feels the eagerly-awaited meeting with
Wales will prove very useful. "It's going to be extra special because
Wales feels like my adopted nation," Lawrence said , speaking before
Wrexham's dramatic Premier Cup match against TNS.
"Wales have a good team and
this match will be good preparation. It will be beneficial ahead of
us facing England."
However, Lawrence stresses the importance of remaining focused on helping
steer the Wrexham Dragons back into League One."When I speak to
the other T&T players we are excited about the World Cup and are
looking forward to it. "But between now and then we have to focus
on club football.
There are a lot of games still to be
played and I'm trying to stay focused on Wrexham."
The match between Wales and T&T, at the Liebherr GAK Stadium in
Graz, comes less than 24 hours before the League Two play-off final.
But Lawrence would not have been able to feature in that fixture anyway
should Wrexham book their place in the final.
A Fifa ruling means World Cup-bound players are unable to turn out for
their clubs after May 15 - the Champions League final excepted - to
prevent burn-out.
Lawrence added: "Between now and then if we can put together a
good run of results we can aim for the top three and get automatic promotion."
Another Wrexham player who could feature in the friendly in Austria
is Wales' under-21 star Mark Jones.
Article :Daily Post 02/02/06
