‘It’s not about me’

Despite leading the league in both goals (16) and assists (11), Harbour View frontman Trayvone Reid, has seen most of his production go without reward, like on Sunday when he scored twice, but his team lost 4-2 to Portmore United.

It is not only Reid’s goals and assists, the former Kingston College star, does it with flair, class and effectiveness, qualities not common in the JPL’s current era.

However, unlike in 2022, when his goals and assists led Harbour View to their fifth title, this time around they will be in service of the club’s fight to avoid relegation.

Despite sitting second from bottom on 21 points, two more than Spanish Town Police and four adrift of Molynes United, Reid is fully confident in his team’s survival, but insists they must get things right defensively.

“I’m on 16 goals and 11 assists and my aim from day one was to come back and do my best and see what happens.

“Personally, it (goals and assist) is a good thing for me, but we are in a relegation battle right now. So it’s not about me at this point. It’s about the team and we have to do more work” he said.

Harbour View goalscoring exploits (35) this season rival the top seven teams in the JPL, with Reid and Rohan Brown (11) two of the top marksmen in the league.

However, they have the second worst defensive record, with 55 goals conceded from 27 matches. Only Spanish Town Police have a worse record (63).

The third worst defensive team in the league, Treasure Beach, have conceded 14 goals less than the former champions.

Against Portmore United on Snday, Harbour View made two glaring defensive errors that led to goals in the match, and Reid believes they have to be stronger.

“The team performance is not much dominant. We don’t have much dominant players to take up the game, like in the defensive area and midfield. So I think that is what we are lacking at this point.

“For sure (we would like the defence to be better), but we just need some dominance in the defence area and we could have won a lot more games,” he said.

Harbour View have competed in the nation’s top-flight uninterupted for the last 31 years, since they returned to the then National Premier League in 1995.

The 25-year-old Reid, who is fully aware of the club’s prestigious history in local football, has no doubt they will remain in the league.

“For sure we will be staying up. As I’ve said before we just need to get the defence right and we will win games.”

In recent matches, coach Lenworth Hyde has moved the winger to the centre of the attack, although not his natural position, he is willing to sacrifice for the team, especially in their current situation.

“It’s more of just using experience. It’s the brain that plays football, but as you can see I got two goals (on Sunday), so it probably can work.” he commented.

livingston.scott@gleanerjm.com