The Americans knew everything about him, but still they couldn’t stop him, despite the fact that they achieved their ultimate goal of securing three valuable points away from home.

That’s how menacing Jermaine ‘Teddy’ Johnson was in Friday night’s CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Play-offs at the National Stadium.

In fact, the German-born American coach Jurgen Klinsmann, himself a World Cup winner with the three-time world champions, was lavish with praise of the Jamaican player, telling journalists in a post-game interview that they had a problem dealing with him and that his left wing back DaMarcus Beasley was up against Jamaica’s best player.

Truth be told, it was not only Beasley who had a nightmare against the tricky player, but anybody who came into his path.

After being forced back in the early going, the Reggae Boyz found their rhythm with Harbour View’s midfield maestro Jermaine Hue getting on the ball more often and connecting with forward passes.

Johnson then took inspiration from the Harbour View man and, before 20 minutes had elapsed, he dismissed Bradley with a deft piece of skill, which would have gained the approval of Lionel Messi and / or Neymar, centre of goal about 10 metres outside the penalty area. He then rifled a torrid shot, which goalkeeper Tim Howard could only parry.

The Sheffield Wednesday player then went on a mazy dribble from the middle of the pitch to the right flank where he dismissed Beasley to get into the penalty area, but his cross was over hit.

He was expertly teed up by Hue shortly after, but blasted his volley high, as the Americans displayed their open frustration in their inability to contain him.

Jamaica produced very little in the second half, and only threatened with the ball at his feet, and most times with Beasley his victim, but as his energy waned, so did Jamaica’s chances, until he was replaced in the 67th minute, no doubt much to the delight of the North Americans.

The 31-year-old, who is no doubt approaching the twilight of his career, was recalled to the Jamaica squad in February, making an appearance in the historic 0-0 result against Mexico at the Azteca, his first appearance since 2009.

He has represented the Reggae Boyz in 72 international games and has scored nine times, and while that statistic does not necessarily blow the mind, he’s certainly blown away many defences with his trickery to open up opportunities for his teammates.

Let’s see if he can improve on those numbers for the rest of this World Cup campaign, but there’s no doubt that Jermaine ‘Teddy’ Johnson was the Star Player for Jamaica against the United States on Friday night.