
Tags: Football, Concacaf Gold Cup, Caribbean, Jamaica, Reggae Boyz
Jamaica international and Preston North End midfielder Daniel Johnson has reflected positively on his time at the CONCACAF Gold Cup and believes it was good background preparation for the upcoming English Championship season.
The 28-year-old was part of the Jamaica Reggae Boyz squad that bowed out of the competition following a 1-0 loss to the United States in the quarterfinals. Johnson, who made his debut last year in a 3-0 loss to Saudi Arabia, played all four games for the team at the tournament and was named Jamaica’s man-of-match against Costa Rica.
“It was my first experience of a tournament and was lovely to be part of. It was a different experience playing against international players and the games had a different feel than league games over here,” Johnson told the Lancashire Post.
“The first two games in the group which we won against Suriname and Guadeloupe, we controlled. In terms of building up my fitness ready for this season, the tournament was brilliant,” he added.
“I played 90 minutes in the first two games, 85 in the third, and then 90 minutes in the quarter-finals. That was a big boost having missed the back end of last season.”
Preston will kick off its English Football League (EFL) against Reading on Saturday.
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