David Duncan brands players 'unfit' to wear Hearts jersey
Posted On Monday, 31st December 2012
David Duncan has implied his players are unfit to wear the Hearts of Oak jersey
David Duncan has implied his players are ‘unfit’ to wear the Hearts of Oak jersey after they slipped into the relegation zone on Sunday.
Hearts were beaten 3-1 at home by Medeama as their misery in the Ghanaian top-flight was compounded on Sunday.
The disappointing display has angered many of their fans who have accused the recruitment committee of doing a slapdash job.
Duncan, who took over from CK Akunnor was left utterly frustrated after the defeat and implied his players do not merit putting on the rainbow jersey.
“You need to pick them up from where they have fallen and that’s the difficult part. Trying to psyche the players up and get them back into the desire to play and all of that,” Duncan said
“What I need to work on in terms of the regimen to get the result remains the same.
“It’s just that sometimes the exposure and experience of players are found wanting. You have to do it over a long period of time.
“This is really a team that needs lots of work. But you see some quality in them.
“But talking about the typical Hearts of Oak materials, you will say they (players) don’t make the cut.
“We all started the league from ground zero so it perhaps down to the quality that was recruited.
“It depends on what task you set-up youself to. If it’s a project that you are looking out for in the next two, three years then you would say yes.
“But if you are talking about an Accra Hearts of Oak that must produce results week-in-week out, your target of players will be completely different.
“But because I didn’t start this project, I don’t know what they had in mind. Because I don’t know the kind of target that was set for the previous coach.
“Now that I know that it was the Accra Hearts of Oak team that needs results week-in-week-out then perhaps we need to do what we have to do to get the needed results.”
Duncan has recorded a single win, drawn three times and lost four since he took charge of the club last month.
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So its not coach CK Akonnor incompetence after all.Shame to Haruna Futa.Hearts management should buy quality players for Duncan before the 2nd round else they will join Oly & Okwahu united to make division one exciting next season.
It started like this with Olympics,If nothing serious is done to get the needed results in the 2nd round, then never rule out relegation.
YOU PEOPLE SHOULD GO AND GET RASHADINHO FROM DEPORTIVO KUMASI.THE TEMA MATE OF JOSEPH GOEDING THE BOY WHO SCORE THE NICE GOAL YESTERDAY AGAISNT HEARTS.
Especially Ashitey Olenu
But Duncan must explain the continued use of Tetteh Lugard in the Hearts post. He was the team’s third choice keeper and was used ahead of the best two especially in the match against Kotoko.Then all of sudden he became the first choice keeper. Has Luggard got the same experience and courage as Sammy Adjei ? To what extent has he been able to organise the Hearts defence as a keeper? Luggard can’t be our no. one keeper if he is conceding so many goals over the last seven or eight matches. Duncan you have no excuse.
Barbaric, Shame on to the execurtives and the playing body.After all it is not the Coach.Once again SHAME!!!
Thank you Nii. I have consistently questioned the use of Tetteh Luggard and the answers i get each time we meet at the stadium is that both Sammy Adjei and Philemon Mcarthy have embroiled themselves in some spiritual attacks against eachother thus his usage of Luggard. I am appalled with the level of stupidity in such beliefs if its true and if the coach really believes in these nonsense. I think Damba who happens to be the Goalkeepers coach should be blamed. Wish you were at the stadium to see the goals that beat luggard yesterday. I swear sammy adjei could have saved 2 if not all the 3 goals that beat Him.
The management should also be held accountable for all this nonsense. How come they bought this novices for Akunnor. For me, Akunnor deserved the sack because he should have resigned honourably when the players he personally requested for were not signed for him. The players dont deserve to don the hearts jersey and that is the simple truth.
we need quality players. we do not have CEO to sperhead the administrative aspect of the team. i blame Fred Crenstil for poor mismanagement