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Gray’s time to shine - Nations League: Jamaica face tough Honduras at National Stadium tonight
October 14, 2024
WINGER Demarai Gray is promising to display the type of form he initially showed after joining the Reggae Boyz, when Jamaica face off against Honduras in their top-of-the-table Concacaf Nations League League A, Group B match tonight at the National Stadium. Kick-off time is 8 o'clock.
The Reggae Boyz lead the group with seven points, one more than today's opponents and a win would secure a place in the semifinals, and Gray who had five goals and three assists in his first 10 matches but has not had a goal contribution in his last seven matches, is looking to rediscover his golden touch for this game.
"As attackers sometimes it just gets like that, when you have grey patches and patches where you don't score.
"But I am trying to find that form again every time I get the opportunity to play, especially here (at home). I will do what I know I can do and show my quality," he said yesterday.
"My job is to create and score goals and I go out every game with that mentality. And if I don't, even if we win there is still that disappointment because it's about improving every time. So my job is to help the team and I am always looking to play at my highest level and I am pretty sure that tomorrow I will bring the form back."
Reggae Boyz coach Steve McClaren is also expecting a similar impact from the Al Ittifaq (Saudi Arabia) player in tonight's contest.
"I am looking at a year ago when I got the job with Jamaica. The first game I looked at was the Honduras game. Wasn't a good game to look at I think. There was one bit of quality in the game (Gray's goal), and I am looking for the same tomorrow," McClaren said yesterday.
Gray, an English Premier League title winner with Leicester City in 2015-16, anticipates another tough encounter from the Central Americans, who they defeated 2-1 in the away encounter. He believes they have enough quality to get the desired result.
"The last camp we played them it was very difficult. They have a lot of quality. They are quite free in the way they play. They are not a team that you say 'okay they do this and they do that'.
"They are a physical team and we are quite aware of the threats they have, and it's for us to control that. We are aware but we will focus on what we need to do best, and as long as we do that, we should win the game," Gray said.
