Chelsea's Champions League exit bitter pill to swallow - Joe Addo
Posted On Sunday, 2nd September 2012
Disheartened Berekum Chelsea team
By Ameenu Shardow
Berekum Chelsea official Joe Addo has described the side’s exit from the Caf Champions League as a ‘bitter pill to swallow’.
The dethroned Ghana Premier League champions were unable to make the last four in their maiden campaign in Africa after raising expectations with an explosive start.
The Blues were however unable to sustain their good start especially in the two-legs against Al Ahly and had to bow out even before the final round of Group A matches are cleared.
And International Relations Manager Joe Addo admits Chelsea’s exit from the continental showpiece is a hard one to take but draws some positives from the experience gathered.
“It was very disheartening, we had our destiny in our hands but we couldn’t make it and it is always difficult to let someone do your work for you,” he told Accra-based Radio XYZ.
“We had the opportunity to go through but it didn’t happen and that is what is disheartening, it is a bitter pill to swallow.
“We however take on board the experience and I am sure if we do our homework well, and we have everything in place am sure we’ll do better next time.”
The Chelsea team will arrive in Ghana on Monday to begin preparations for their meaningless final group game against TP Mazembe.
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Nxt stop is the AFCON qualifiers…we wil see.
WE SHALL GIVE YOU CHLOROQUIN, MAY BE YOU WILL FEEL MUCH BETTER AND NOT THAT BITTER PILL YOU SWALLOWED. THE BOYS HAVE BEEN SEPARATED FROM MEN.
THE WHIPPING BOYS OF BEKERUM HAVE FINALLY BOW OUT.
Boys are NOT Men. remember this for always.
I want to tell all the fans and board members of Berekum Chelsea that “an elder with nothing, has an elbow”. They must try next time. Better luck next time.
Ghanians u should learn to listen. we told u that T.P.Mazembe is a better team that yo berekam whatever, u never listened. now have u seen how your boys have crushed out. please don’t use juju,otherwise u will continue losing . remember Malawi and Zambia are coming to finish up. hahahahahah!
Champs league is not for school boys like awako, sowah, opoku, asante and kpodo
@ndolaman or wateva u kal urself can’t u mind ur own business? Kwasia kwa
African soccer is no joke..period
GET RID OF THE COACH. THIS CLUB HAD EVERYTHING NEEDED TO REACH THE FINAL. THE COACH IS JUST TERRIBLE. ONLY CLOTTEY WAS SCORING FOR THE CLUB. MIDFIELD WAS LUKEWARM OR NON EXISTENT THROUGHOUT THE COMPETITION, AND THE DEFENSE DI33..BOO BOO…GET RID OF THAT OBESE COACH WITH CONSTIPATED BRAIN AND HIRE OPEELE. OPEELE HAS TACTICS, HAS IT IN FOR KOTOKO FOR FIRING HIM AND CAN MENTALLY PSYCHE UP THE PLAYERS TO ACHIEVE RESULTS.
it was our first time in the competion and a good experience, and have to learn from it. I belive that the downfall was the money that was invested on some of the players who did not perform at all. Also the coach tactics were very poor most of the time during the season. Lot of money invested and nothing to show for it at the end of the day. League position 7th, knocked out of FA cup and champions league. Now we have to wait 2 more years before we can try again, that is of course if we qualify. Changes need to be made.