DR Congo coach Leroy aims at Ghana upset
Posted On Friday, 26th October 2012
DR Congo coach Claude Leroy
By Ameenu Shardow
DR Congo coach Claude Leroy is relishing the prospects of beating Ghana at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
The Frenchman comes face-to-face with his former employers in the opening Group B game in Port Elizabeth on January 20.
Leroy spent two years as coach of Ghana where he led the Black Stars to a bronze medal feat at the 2008 Nations Cup hosted on home soil.
The 64–year-old was responsible for giving some members of the current Ghana team their first game at senior level – notable of them is Juventus midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah.
And judging from the fact that Ghana was undone by another ex insider; Herve Renard (who was then Leroy’s assistant) at the last edition in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, the ‘White witch doctor’ is seemingly confident another upset is on the cards.
“Ghana FA president Kwesi Nyantakyi told me the one team he did not want to face was DR Congo!” he said.
“It is a very interesting draw for us, tactically, technically and psychologically.
“So many of their players were given their first international game with me – a young and new generation of players that have come through.
“It will be a difficult, difficult first game. We are not favourites in this group, we know we are ranked behind Ghana and Mali – both were 2012 semi-finalists.
“But it’s a good position for us, I like this kind of position.”
Ghana will play its second group game on against Mali four days after its first before rounding up its group campaign with Niger on January 28.
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Defeat those Big mouth Ape.
Will kick dem asses da Zambian way.
Leroy be careful oo,only time will solve all these wishful thinkings.
Yes Leroy make sure you prepare the best attacking Leopards with Mbokani, Matumona and Mputu upfront to unlock and defeat these big mouths of west Africa again. Like we done in past plainty times.
If Ghana wants to win the tournament. Early Camping and preparation is what will do it for us. There is no minnows in African soccer. I repeat EARLY CAMPING will lead to fluid play.
That is our biggest problem. We do not have the luxury of convening an early Black Stars camping. Our players are mostly unavailable, as they are scattered around the world playing club football. But I agree with you that, though we have no problem with talents, our ability to deliver depends on adequate camping time, to build team cohesion that will minimize faulty passes. Teams that depend on local players have the advantage of camping early.
Thats true but an idea is GFA can set up early camping for those who can be released earlier and the others can blend into the team when they arrive depending on their performance on the pitch as usual.
leroy jux braggin wai
We wont allow another insider to beat us n brag about it
GFA chairman is nt a player so if he is afraid, we down here know that DR Congo is Nothing to GHANA.
DONT TAKE THINGS FOR GRANTED! LE ROY KNOWS WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT.HE WAS THE BOSS OF RENARD.RENARD IS NOW GIVING US HEADACHE…WHAT WILL THE MASTER OFFER?OTTO PFITER TOLD THE PRESS IN GHANA THAT HE WILL PARALYSE GHANA TACTICALLY AND INDEED CAMEROUN WON IN GHANA!WHOW SAYS DR KONGO MEANS TP MAZEMBE PLAYING TOGETHER FOR MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS WHILE WE STRUGGLE FOR COHESION.KOFI WILL PLAY TODAY AND WILL NOT THE NEXT DAY…IS IT COHESION? WE NEED APPIAH ELEVEN IE GHANA XI TO WIN THE CUP!
He is lying by saying that so many of Ghana players plays their debuted game with him as a coach. A big lie. It’s only Dede Ayew, Quincy and Anthony Annan. This is the coach that refused to play Kwadwo Asamoah and Barruso when he gave them call up, now he saying he played them?
We came back from 2012 World Cup with fantastic squad he inherited yet he couldn’t win the 2008 AFCON hosted by Ghana.
I think this coach is afraid of facing Ghana. DRC team is full of TP Mazembe guys who couldn’t beat Berekum Chelsea with few professionals. We are going to trash them.
2006 World Cup not 2012.
Looks like Ghana will be bowing out in the group stages….enough respect 4 African football n total disrepect for wherever you ply our trade!!!ask Samuel Eto’.
tactically in Ghana right now we have no first xi team. our players had not been playing together” due to ; these ball pases is a huge problems for us. our midfield is now weaking” our defensive too is poorest.
moving on we have no problems with our forward” we have Waris Majeed Asamoah Gyan and lucks of former kotoko Emmanuel. But Jordan Ayew is not a good striker. Rahim Ayew should be call into the team. he is a strong player and can hold onto the ball.