Appiah must shut door on old players - Nyaho Tamakloe
Posted On Friday, 13th July 2012
Richard Kingson is unlikely to make Black Stars return
By Patrick Akoto
Ex-Ghana FA boss Nyaho Tamakloe has rubbished calls for the return of ‘old’ players into the national team.
The Black Stars 1-0 defeat to African Champions Zambian in a 2014 World Cup qualifier last month has re-ignited the age-long debate of infusing experience with youth exuberance in the set-up.
There have been growing calls for the inclusion of some experienced players into the team ahead of the qualifiers for the 2013 African Cup of Nations and to aid the country’s ambition of making a successive third World Cup appearance.
Jobless John Pantsil, Richard Kingston and Quincy Owusu-Abeyie have been cited as possible returnees with Hearts of Oak midfielder Laryea Kingston anxious to end a two-year absence from the Black Stars.
Michael Essien has not played for the team since he recovered from a long injury while Captain John Mensah watched the opening qualifiers for Brazil 2014 against Lesotho and Zambia from the stands due to a troublesome back problem.
But the controversial ex-Ghana chief wants coach Kwesi Appiah to shut the door on these players and focus on the young ones.
“For me that is not an argument. We have to phase out the old players and concentrate on young players. In modern football, its young people who do well,” Tamakloe said
“They have more strength, they can run, they don’t get tired easily and they have stamina.
“This is simple in medicine, the way a 20 year old can run, a 40 year old cannot. Most of these players are over 40 years old. Don’t you see the young player who was given a chance against Lesotho? Christian Atsu, these are the kind of players we need now,”
“Even if you watched the recent European Championships, all the teams that had old players were knocked out.”
He added: “We have to strengthen the Black Stars with a lot of young players who are fresh and allow them to know the terrain.
“In modern football, you need one or two experienced players and the rest have to be young if you want to succeed,”
“I picked John Mensah into the Black Stars and I left the Black Stars like ten years ago, and he was playing for many years before we brought him into the Black Stars,”
“Derek Boateng, was I not the one who called him into Black Stars? These people are old, forget them,”
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I think this nyaho guy is craving 4 attention…
IT IS FACT THAT, ALL THESE PLAYERS IN QUESTION ARE OVER 40YRS OLD AND THEY MUST BE IGNORED FOR THE YOUNG ONES, ESPECIALLY JOHN MENSAH MUST EVEN RETIRE FROM ACTIVE FOOTBALL B’COS OF HIS OLD AGE HE IS COUPLED WITH A LOT OF INJURIES
why do u want us to forget about about the old players whiles the young players are killing our heart,you Ghana must learn from Italy national team,give respect to out old players and honor them as they deserve.
Nobody is taking their respect away from them. But as a nation we must build a team for tomorrow, and it is natural to look to the young in that respect. It does not serve anyone’s interest to try to twist the debate to make it look like the old players are hated.
Nyaho Tamakloe is a man who just craves for attention. Everyone knows his achievements with the Blackstars…he record is for all to see. Lets ignore everything he has to say about the game. He has a point about older players, but he comment about them being 40 is outright arrogant and in line with his personality. He talks before he thinks !!!! What he fails to admit is that experience is also important in football and it comes with age!!! Abeyie is not 40 and is certainly experienced. Players who have won trophies have the requisite experience to pass unto the team. We need to involve a lot of talented young players, but we should have senior players who are on top of their game in order for Ghana to do well. No one is saying that senior players who are past it and do not play active football should be recalled…thats no ones view!! Asamoah Gyan, Abeyie, Muntari etc all; have something to give!!!!
I don’t see why Essien and John Mensah should be ignored… Abeyie is still doing great. I also think Dr Nyaho is simply craving for attention…
John Pantsil, Richard Kingston and Quincy Owusu-Abeyie,John mensah and Essien must return to the team.Pantil is better than inkoom no doubt about that. Full fit mensah is a rock in the defence and Essien is still good despite his injuries. Richard Kingston is experience and better than Danial Adjei and the player black stars must really think about drop when selecting players for the national team is Quincy Owusu-Abeyie.
I agree with u absolutely, i think Tamakloes coments most of the time are far younger than his age. He normally doesont speak well at all. Even when he has a point he dirties it with a lot of careless talk.
Nyaho is right. As a nation we should be looking into the future, not backwards to yesterday. The young boys constitute the future, we should be focusing on them, develop their talent and build tomorrow’s winning Black Stars around them.
Those talking about experience should advice the coach to bring in Razak, Abedi, Yeboah and others. Football is a physical game and not for people with weakening muscles and knees.
Which team are Richard kingston and john pantsil playing? also when was the last time John mensah played 90 minutes football for his club, black star is 4 active players
It’s like france needs experience players like zidane, Turan le beuf,claud makelele,Henry baptiste, disairly ect
Nyaho Tamakloe is wee smoker and that has affected his senile brain hence the hallucinations and the balderdash.
The experienced players who are actively playing 90 minutes and excelling for their clubs should be considered. Players such as Essien, S. Appiah (retired), John Mensah (if he signs a contract and is active). These three players are going to be key for Ghana’s success not only for what they can do on the pitch but also for their leadership. Age is a state of Mind. Take some of the Spanish player Xavi, Iniesta for example, these guys were over 30 but they still won the Euros. Take older experienced athlete from other teams, the English had John Terry, who performed well.The Italians had Pirlo who played in the finals, the Germans brought back Klose etc. Players such as John Paintsil, Laryea Kingston and Richard Kingson have to earn the right to return to the Stars by getting contracts and become active 90 minute players to earn a call up. Laryea has been working hard to rehabilitate his career but I think he had his opportunities but he pissed on it. Not only with the Black Stars but with every team he has played for all over Europe. His compatriot Derek Boateng is another character who should take time to reform his approach to the game, to become a real gentleman on and off the pitch. Learn how to be humble and a role model and a true Ghanaian ambassador. Playing for the National team is an honor, it is embarrassing to watch a game with some of these players being very disrespectful while in National team colors. Gyan, Dede and Muntari with their shots hanging low and showing their underwear on international television. The Ghana FA President ought to bring some discipline to the team. No wonder we are losing to teams such as Zambia. Zambia is captained by Katongo, a military guy who would not let his team-mates behave in such a manner. When Stephen Appiah was captain of the team he also maintained discipline among his team-mates. These guys were real patriots and took pride in Ghana. These days anybody who can kick a ball is being recruited to play for Ghana when they don’t even have any love for the country.