“I Want Young, Experienced & Energetic Players”: Peter Butler, Asserts”, Says He Is Building A N

The Head Coach of the Senior National of Liberia (Lonestar) Peter James Butler said he is building a new national team and is hopeful that the team will get better.

He stated that the team is growing gradually and he is working very hard around the clock to improve on some of the issues that they are confronted with.

“I want young, experienced and energetic players” Butler maintained.

According to him he is so far impressed with the level of young talents especially those from the local scene but noted that there are still work in progress to be done.

“We need to work on our defensive strategies as well as fire power and I am sure, we will get better”, he added.

He indicated further that the local players are willing to learn and can improve better” they are great and can eventually break into the team soon”, he noted.

Speaking on the international friendly in Alexandra , Egypt, he stressed that said friendly is very important because it can further help expose and improve the talents of the local based players.

Already Butler has short listed his twenty three local based players for the show piece and disclosed that only four players out of that number will subsequently make it through to Ghana for Liberia’s match with Cape Verde on October 6, 2021.

The Lonestar Head Coach told reporters Monday September 27, 2021 that his team will obviously lose game or games but maintained that he is building a team.

“I have limited time to do more and I am trying my best to make it work”, he noted.

Explaining further , Butler stated that the Cape Verde side is similar to Central African African Republic as such, the match will not be an easy one but he is certain of a good result.

Commenting on other players, he pointed out that he is building a new, energetic and experienced team for the future.

Making reference to former National team captain, Sam Johnson, Butler narrated that Sam is not fit and can’t play ninety minutes as such he can’t make it to the team adding that he is developing a new and energetic strike force that can produce the necessary goods for the Country.

Peter James Butler-Head Coach Of The Senior National Team Of Liberia (Lonestar) “I spoke with his team and members of his technical staff and there are somethings I can say here but “I can’t carry passengers making reference to (Sam) “, he emphatically told Sports reporters on Monday.

“No disrespect, Sam and other former players have contributed to the National team immensely and it has to be acknowledged but for now, I am focusing on young players and the future of the team, Butler asserted.

Courtesy Fortune TV Liberia