Coach Opeele Boateng prefers Inkoom to Opare for right back position
Posted On Friday, 31st August 2012
Coach Opeele Boateng claims Inkoom is better than Opare
By Patrick Akoto
Coach Isaac Opeele Boateng claims Samuel Inkoom is streets ahead of Daniel Opare for the right back position in the Black Stars.
The two players will fight for the position after being named in the 24-man squad released by head coach Kwesi Appiah for next month’s 2013 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Malawi and the international friendly Liberia.
With the experienced John Pantsil absent, the two budding stars will slug it out for the position for the crucial first leg at the Accra Sports stadium on September 8.
Inkoom call-up has raised eyebrows since he is yet to feature for his Ukranian top flight side Dnipro this season but the assistant coach of the National Under-17 team insists coach Kwesi Appiah should not scratch his head in picking Inkoom over Opare for the position.
“Pantsil is out and I think the right player to replace him is Inkoom,” Boateng told 90 Mintes newspaper
“To me, comparing Inkoom and Opare is a non-starter. Inkoom is more valuable player because he can play natural 2, 3,7or 11,”
“He is more versatile and ambidixerous, and that is the word used to describe Arsenal’s new player Santi Carzola,”
“Inkoom is far ahead of Opare, he has U20 World Cup and senior World Cup experience,”
He added: “Opare has been on the fringes of European football but Inkoom has played in European competitions,”
“Opare did not play at Real Madrid, he was with their second team before he moved to Belgium but Inkoom has played at the top level of his career,”
“He has played at Kotoko and came to the Black Stars through Kotoko.”
In-form Tunisia-based Harrison Afful is likely to get the nod after he featured for the Black Stars during 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Zambia and Lesotho.
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ya but opare is a better defender. so let the coach decide ok? thanks
Am 100% sure that inkoom has giving u money to speak out this rubbish because we ghanaians have eyes and we’ve seen the two of them play. OPARE is far more better then inkoom so shut up.
I THINK YOU HAVE A POINTT BRO
Opeele or what ever u call yourself, you are a disgrace to Ghana football am so much disappointed in your useless talk. Get a life and stop taking bribe from the U17 boys.
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Inkoom is no more da efficient playe we knew last 2yrs ago and i think da best advice u can gv as a coach is 2 encourage him 2 train hard nd regain his best form dat made him inkoom yrs bk…..Opeele stop da cheap promo!!
because afful has joined virtus, all is being made to fix him but we saw how lost he was in the 3 games
Inkoom has a good record than Opare. drazzy read, shitty like u
Opeele, i didnt expect to hear that from you at all,well inkom is a good plåyer who has contributed a lot positively for the nation bt currently cannot compare the two, opare is physically, technically better than our bro inkom bt in a way also i like wat u are doing, creating a competition to motivate them to work hard and bring their best out of them. God bless u all
Against people, Inkoom sacrificed for Meteors and Coach Kwasi Appiah to lose his position at his club. Don’t compare rubbish Opare to inkoom,
Inkoom the best…long live Kotoko
Opeele is my fan and he is right. Magnum u shd have a life. who knws u? u cant achieve half of what my senior Santa has. fools like u.
Inkoom is the best
Inkoom just happen to be in the form @ the under 20torney so the coch has no order option than to pick him ahead of Opare.becuase he was coming from long time injury @ the time,oare was brought into the black stars during the can 2008 to be a back-up for JP and he stared gaining international exposure ahead of Inkoom right from under 17 then into black stars.Now Opele pls come again ghanians have eyes to see and we have also judged between the two of them we all no the potential of opare is made of but here is the situation that you are talking about two technical gifted players competing for the same place in the black stars team,whiles we have all seen their performance for their respective clubs abroad and country.And we have the eyes to see so we have agreed on the common thing that everyone saying is that Opare should be selection ahead of Inkomm period
l have not see any rubbish player like lnkoom .All game lost against Zambia ,it was through inkoom. He dont fit to be called into national team.Bar bribe he pay nothing good comes from him
Opare has played nothing than Inkoom for the Black Stars. Opare had RED card when we played Brazil.
Samuel Inkoom must play for the BS today and forever
Sellas Tetteh chose inkoom ahead of opare at U20.Milo and Plavi also choose inkoom ahead of opare.Why did all this prefer Inkoom to Opare?
we r talking abt right back n u r talking of 2,3,7 n 11. Inkoom was a better player bt nt dis time
Opeele ‘ll alwayz be anti Opare. Coachie wise up.
Hahahahahahaha……….That is the best lnkoom can do by bribing this moron to speak for him. Aaba meni sani? Comparing former Real Madrid player to lnkoom who cant even cross ball! …..i understand why opele failed and was sacked
Prof, no wonder u are rubbish prof. who told u Opare played for Real Madrid. Rubbish Prof indeed. u guys knows nothing. bush secondary skul prof. kwasia
INKOOM IS TOO SHORT! have we forgotten the recent afcon when inkooms height prevented him from defending a simple airball which led to a goal. I’m not too sure if that was our game against tunisia. we must learn! if we want John Paintsil’s replacement then he must be tall. Short players dont make good right backs. Thank You
Fyah bon Opeele! U kan neva match Nkoom 2 Opare. Opare made a big mistek 2 madrid wch haunted him. Ur 4syt is dead! CRISIS! CROSSES! OBEAH!
First of all, who’s this Opeele guy and his credibility? F.O.H and find somewhere to sit. We’re not interested in your biased comments. Inkoom gave up $10 Grand to motivate the U23 players not long ago, so what makes you think he’s not extending the same offers to coaches and the media? Opare’s game against Brazil was phenominal and the Ref hated on him becuase Neymar was flopping all over the place. Watch Opare and you’ll see reflections of a Real Madrid player.. He didn’t get the exposure he needed simply because of the star-studded team at Real.. Opeele shouldn’t speak football ever again.. Find some kenkey and shito and sit your faggot ass on your back pocket..
FUCK U ALL. OPARE NEVER PLAYED FOR REAL MADRID. YOU GUYS ARE NAIVE, RUBBISH AND STUPID.
INKOOM IS FAR FAR FAR BETTER THAN OPARE
The BLACK STARS is not for one player so if he is not in a good form, someone needs to be given the opportunity; enough of the insults
No doubt Inkoom is a good player but being better than Opare mmmmmmmm i’ll disagree with u on that one. Inkoom has the exposure but Opare is naturally more talented than Inkoom. N again, Opare’s decisions in the opposition half i dare say are almost always better than Inkoom’s. Anyway they are both good players n we need to encourage them.
“He has played at Kotoko and came to the Black
Stars through Kotoko.”
I stopped reading right there. I can’t believe opele said that.
And u guys are horrible at arguing out points. We’re talking about curren form and people are bringing out previous achievements and tripe like that. Base ur argument on current stats and technicalities. Howw come inkoom lovers can’t see he lacks ideas up front, he can’t even go forward on his own anymore, like he used to. Immediately he realises there is no one there with him, he either crosses the ball, which even goliath will fail to connect, or turn back when he could still push forward and probably stall so others could come in, like he used to. I’m sorry guys but the inkoom u knew is nomore