Ex-Ghana defender blasts Hearts, Kotoko over spending policy
Posted On Wednesday, 19th September 2012
CK Akunnor was given US$ 2.5 million to spend during the transfer window
By Patrick Akoto
Ex-Ghana international Frimpong Manso has criticized Kotoko and Hearts for their ‘unreasonable’ signing spree ahead of the upcoming season.
The two biggest clubs in Ghana have augmented their squad with the acquisition of top notch players in a bid to make a significant impact this term.
Kotoko have brought in as many as 17 players while their sworn rivals forked out thousands of dollars to bring in 11.
The big-spending Ghanaian League champions have gone ahead to sign the likes of Richard Mpong, Kwabena Edusei, Rashid Sumaila, Ransford Osei, Issah Yakubu, Joseph Ochaya and Ben Adama amongst others.
Hearts coach CK Akunnor was given a financial warchest of US$ 2.5 million during the transfer window and wasted no time in bringing on board the likes of Emmanuel Ansong, Seth Owusu, unfit Gilbert Fiamenyo, Richard Addai and Papa Hayford to the capital-based side.
But the former Ghana defender is flabbergasted with how the two clubs embarked on such a spending spree and claims it’s waste of resources.
“It really baffles me to see a club that has just won the league signing almost 20 players and Hearts of Oak which didn’t do badly last season also doing the same.” Manso told Sunyani-based Storm FM.
“Some of the coaches of these clubs did not even see some of these players before they were bought.
“Some management members for whatever reasons went ahead to buy them and then dumped them at the training grounds.
“For what I know, a club that has qualified for the Caf Champions League should have made strategic signings of just about three or four players.
“And those players should even be experienced and not all these new guys.”
Kotoko are keen to hold onto their Premier League crown while Hearts want to mount a serious challenge for the title.
A proposed Super-2 clash between the two heavyweights fell through at the eleventh hour after organizers failed to secure sponsorship from giants telecommunication outfit MTN.
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With CK Akunnor’s experience abroad, he never ceases to disappoint me! The german’s are used to effective football, character building thru mentoring..what has Akunnor done so far? And then you hear of a useless pre season camp!!! Then you buy a whole team of 11 players for a new season most of whom were not even tried!! Coaches like this give local coaches a bad name!!! With his exposure in football i expected so much from him but he has proved that no matter where you raise a monkey, it will still be a monkey!
Sir, how much do you know about German Football, ever heard of Felix Magath? Or do you know what happens year in year out with the various club transfers!? Ever heard of Bayern München and their transfer-policies??? Please don’t talk about things you have no idea about!!! Even the season has not started and you are condemning the coaches and clubs!By the way do you have any idea about coaching and club/team management?
At times I wonder how some people reason to criticize. Has Frimpong Manso or any other person thinking like him taken into consideration the fact that, these same teams have transfered or released some key players to other teams. Kotoko had to release about fifteen players including Awal, Abdul Rahman, Nat Asamoah, Stephen Oduro etc. We would not have the services of Ahmed Toureand others. We are going to compete in the Champions league, Premier League, FA Cup and other competitions that the calender may allow. Shouldnt we beef up the team? For his information, Didi, the coach saw all the players that were recommended before management signed them. People like Frimpong Manso are the types who would like confusion to reign so they become important. If Kotoko had not recruited players, he Frimpong Manso would NEVER had had a chance to play for this Great Club and win laurels. Others also need that opportunity, especially when they fit into our scheme of things like they do now. Has he checked the number of players Brekum Chelsea has bought? He should go and check Ashgold, Medeama, New Edubiase etc before talking. These same people will say, why didnt they buy player X or Y.
Massa, maybe Frimpong Manso needed to broaden his argument before you could come to terms with him.A team like Kotoko, which won the league and intended to participate in the CAF champions league should have done everything possible within its means to maintain it players instead of selling them and going on a player shopping spree.
He did not say what you are saying in the interview, even if that nwas his reasoning, it would not hold because you have to sell some of your top stars to bring in others and pay the bills. Why do you think Man U sold C Ronaldo? Why did Chelsea sell Drogba? Why did Arsenal sell RVP? why would Brekum Chelsea sell Emmanuel Clottey – because they need the cash and to create space for others. When the Kotoko Youth Academy concept matures in three years time, all of these will be avoided.
@terror,thank you,its not only frimpong manso who has such unfortunate mindset,take a listen to those radio presenters who always praise brekum chelsea of being a proffessinal club just because of the number of so called big name players they have n how they[chelsea] r rubbing shoulders with kotoko n hearts in the transfer market instead of them[presenters] to advise chelsea n medeama thems to take a cue from the likes of lions,liberty n obuasi goldfields how their fortunes have dwindled after they doled out monies in the transfer market like no ones business sometime back.
ahh who is Frimpong Manso?? my friend get some rest!!