Waterhouse's Kevin Lamey controls the ball in front Portmore United's Anthony Modeste during their Wray and Nephew National Premier League match earlier this season. - FILE
PORTMORE UNITED will take a business-as-usual approach going into their Wray and Nephew National Premier League semi-final clash against Waterhouse at the National Stadium today.
The team known for its tactically disciplined play is currently in a training camp in Spanish Town and is staying together in preparation for this crucial fixture. With no injuries to speak of, they are ready to tackle the task at hand, so says coach Paul Young.
"We are very focused. We know we have a job to do and we are going to approach it as if it is a job," Young said.
Portmore cannot take Waterhouse lightly as each time the teams have met this season it has been a closely-contested affair. This includes a 1-0 loss to them at Drewsland in which they played the entire second half with 10 men. The defeat came at a key time in the million-dollar race and Portmore will have to be wary, a fact that is not lost on Young.
"We have two games against Waterhouse and we are not going to take them lightly, we are going to go out there work hard and hopefully we will come away with a positive result," he remarked.
The players have employed a self-focus approach going into the semi-final meeting, choosing to pay more attention to what they have to do as a team than their opponents. This is despite Waterhouse coach Geoffrey Maxwell's confident assertion that he believes his team will win the league.
"Coach Maxwell will always say what he wants. I have no problem with that and that is his team but we will be staying positive, playing our game and trying to get the result that we want." Young said.
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