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Hyde readies to ‘fix’ Dunbeholden
August 04, 2023
Lenworth Hyde, in his new role as coach of Dunbeholden, will be working on changing several things in his effort to bring them silverware, with the Portmore-based club among the Jamaica Premier League's (JPL) best teams for the past two seasons.
Hyde will be at the reins of Dunbeholden after having a fallout and parting ways with Chapelton Maroons only 10 matches into last season. Chapelton, playing in their first JPL season, were guided by Hyde in their qualification process.
The experienced Hyde, who won a JPL title with Harbour View and another with Portmore United, will bring his knowledge to Dunebholden, hoping to inspire the players to higher heights, with the St Catherine-based club reaching the final of the JPL last season and being knocked out of the recently concluded season in the quarter-finals.
"We have been very close in the Premier League. We have been playing good football for the past two to three seasons and have been there, or there about, and haven't been able to get over that hump.
"I am trying to get in the discipline, because it is not just on the field and talent. There is a lot of talent, but that does not make you win trophies. We have to fix the mindset and the professionalism. That we want to bring here," Hyde said.
According to Hyde, taking control was an easy decision when approached by Dunbeholden, who had lost former coach Harold Thomas to their conquerors in the quarter-finals of the JPL this season, Mount Pleasant.
He pointed out many of his former Chapelton Maroons and Clarendon College players are at Dunbeholden. Hyde coaches Clarendon College in the schoolboy football competition, and he stated that he also has a close relationship with members of the coaching staff.
"The players, I know most of them. A few of them are from Clarendon College, and I used to coach Ricardo Smith (assistant coach), and everyone and I are good friends.
"This makes it easier, because all know how I play and how I want them to play; but it will be a challenge also to build a unit and chemistry with different players.
"We want to put players in the right position and fix the team. We will not be selecting players randomly. We have to look at who we want and which areas we want to strengthen, and that is what we are working on now," he said.
Dunbeholden are set to participate in the inaugural Concacaf Caribbean Cup, which begins in August, and Hyde, who has experience coaching at this level, said the aim is to go deep in the tournament.
He is also impressed with the new players trying to sign with Dunbeholden.
"Since I have been here, players want to come. We have had trials to sort out the team and pick the right players.
"We are going to play in the Concacaf league very soon, which is a challenge, but as a coach, you want to be in this situation where you play overseas and gain a little experience.
"So we have to come good for that competition. It is a prestigious competition, and we want to reach as far as we can," he said.
