Bermuda coach Aaron Lugo is looking for improvement from his players when they face Turks & Caicos Islands in the Concacaf Men’s Under-17 Qualifier at the Flora Duffy Stadium tonight (8pm).

Lugo, who took the chance to watch tonight’s opponents as they lost 2-0 to Curaçao on Tuesday when Bermuda were not in action, feels that his side need to be more ruthless in front of goal than they were in the 3-1 win over Anguilla on Sunday.

“We watched Turks & Caicos play Curaçao and they did a good job,” Lugo told The Royal Gazette.

“We expect our game against them to be evenly matched. We’ll look to possess the ball for longer periods of time and hopefully we can put away our chances more than we did against Anguilla.

“I think we wasted quite a few opportunities there so we need to be a little more clinical in front of goal. We've been working on different ways to progress the ball, keep possession and then keep our defensive shape.

“But we’re struggling to score goals. I’m not sure if it’s a local thing but we struggle in that area. We have a lot of midfielders who like to be on the ball, but we’re looking for players who actually unleash and have their shots on target.”

Despite the lack of cutting edge, Lugo still feels that the morale in camp is positive.

“The mood in the camp is still high,” he said. I’m talking to players and they still feel that they’re fighting for positions. I have an idea about player selection but when talking to them, everybody still feels that they’re the best player for me to select.”

Among the forwards, Harlem Bean-Fox has been outstanding, with the PHC midfielder creating a number of opportunities. If his combination with Na'im Zuill clicks, then Kennahz Fray will hopefully get chances to add to the three goals he has scored in the competition.

A win for Bermuda will boost the home team’s chances of finishing in a decent position when the action concludes in group A on Sunday. With a negative goal difference, Bermuda’s chances of finishing above Canada and Curaçao, who meet at 3pm this afternoon, are highly unlikely.

Bermuda are also down to just one goalkeeper, Curtis Jackson, after an injury to Jahneel Maria in the opening game, so Lugo will be relying on captain Logan Jimenez to form a solid backline with Dakari Smith-Davis, Dakayo Leverock and Emeer Peets.

However, of the seven goals Bermuda have conceded, three have been own goals. As a former defender, Lugo appreciates that can happen even at the highest level.

“It’s unfortunate how some goals can be characterised as own goals,” he said. “In the last match it was a free kick, the player jumped and it hit the top of his head to beat the keeper.

“Against Curaçao, Dakari [Smith-Davis] was running towards his goal, the ball was ripped off, it hit him in the chest and went in.

“That was actually excellent play by Curaçao, which is what we've been trying to get our players to do. When you get into those positions, you get the ball across the box at waist height and you never know what’s going to happen.”