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Feature: The silent but ruthless Appiah does the chopping

Posted On Tuesday, 2nd October 2012

Ghana coach Akwasi Appiah

By Ameenu Shardow

I sat in that post-match press conference where for the very first time coach Akwasi Appiah sold out his true feelings through his demeanour.

The 51-year-old was clearly bitterly disappointed in the performance of his team in particular some players in the 2-0 win over Malawi last month in Accra.

Some of the players failed to come through for the ex Ghana international himself that he decided to drop them there and then.

Appiah’s voice was so shaky after accepting to do the press conference which he initially refused to carry on after a very rude interjection by a hidden journalist in the sea of media men and women at the Press Center of the Accra Sports Stadium that Saturday.

This was not because Appiah is not confident and assertive during presser’s – he has actually acquitted himself very well in his interactions with the media so far.

But like I said earlier, the ‘gentleman’ felt massively let down by his team and in particular some players who failed to come to the party though well dressed for it against the Flames.

The very conservative Appiah in shielding the non-performing players mildly said ‘they were tactically indisciplined.’

For a player like Jordan Ayew and Daniel Opare, it is a game (against Malawi) to be easily forgotten.

Unfortunately for them, they did not escape the ‘wrath’ incurred after their stinking performance.

Am sorry for being quite harsh but by the power vested in me by my football-loving deceased grandmother, it’s purely the truth.

It is however also very true that between September 8 and now, a lot of things has happened which proves that the exclusion of Jordan Ayew in particular is probably the wrong move.

It goes a long way to buttress where and when the chopping was decided to have been carried out.

The young Ayew has gone on to score twice in four for Marseille in Ligue 1.

A bit but not quite similar to Majeed Waris’ who is in my candid opinion the best Ghana striker at present scoring record in the month of September.

Ayew’s recent goalscoring record based on current form is by far better than my personal favourite Emmanuel Clottey who is in the 21-man squad.

But I leave that because like ‘they’ eloquently ask: ‘Are you a coach’?

My humble response to borrow the words of the current Asante Kotoko chairman, Dr Sarpong (literally); “If you know how to coach, we also know how to watch.”

For Derek Boateng and Samuel Inkoom, the message is quite clear so no brainer there.

However am very happy for Mubarak Wakaso and David Addy as their consistent hardworking faced with recent problems appears to be paying off.

It remains to be seen if the new guard as it appears will repay the faith reposed in them otherwise, trust me, there will be another chopping by the very silent Akwasi Appiah.

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READERS COMMENTS

zambians are pigs says:

October 2, 2012 at 11:09 am

So many of our proffessional bench warmers take the national team for a joke.
They have soon forgotten that Ghana made 99% of them.
Top class players in Europe,South America etc do not make the cut of their national teams yet some deadwoods are given opportunity to play for the Black Stars and instead of seeing it as an opportunity to excel,they come as if they in the likes of Messi Ronaldo etc.
Samuel Inkoom and Opare should be ashamed of themselves for not taking the opportunity to cement their authority on the right back position.
Whereas the likes of Ronaldo,Dani Alves etc,spend hours shapening their skills our players stay indoors after normal training, glued on their play station,twitting,shagging and listen to stupid music.No wonder 97% of them are bench warmers.
The impact of Tony Yeboah still vibrate in England and Germany.
If Akwasi Appiah wants to succeed,he should be more ruthless to send a message to each one of the black Stars that no one has a permanent position in the team.

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- KWAME PITO formerly Kwame naagbewa says:
  
  October 2, 2012 at 1:20 pm
  
  I wonder if some of our players do personal training and shooting practice after their normal team practice. Just like you mentioned, listening to music and remaining average players is all some of them want. This is an advice. All excellent do extra. Let them KNow.
  
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Adamu Muftawu says:

October 2, 2012 at 11:20 am

Kwesi Appiah has really stamped his authority in the selection of players into the national tam and this is what some us have been looking for the past years.Our own man is capable indeed of doing the job but I pray he will continue the way he has started.Keep up Kwesi and Max.

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kaiseer john says:

October 2, 2012 at 1:24 pm

i think akwesi appiah is confused. What maake him not to call adomah.what is clottey is doing in that team..anyway we pray for him to succed.

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kantoose says:

October 2, 2012 at 1:58 pm

GFA NEEDS TO MAKE AN ATTEMPT AT CONVINCING MEMPHIS DEPAYY, THE GUY CAN DECIDE HE WANTS TO REPRESENT GHANA INSTEAD OF HOLLAND. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yIOa9IkG2o

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- kantoose says:
  
  October 2, 2012 at 1:59 pm
  
  GOAL SCORING INTELLIGENCE BE WHAT?
  
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selfmade says:

October 2, 2012 at 7:21 pm

What’s the meaning of this article… sometimes is ridiculous how some people spewed garbage on this site as articles!!! What’s the content of this piece? U started by saying that some players like jordan etc didn’t come to the party leading to their exclusion and then u tend around to say say otherwise… this article is baseless!! Viva the revolutioncion!!!

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GH FUO, THINK BIG!!! says:

October 3, 2012 at 3:05 pm

AMEENU, ARE U BLIND…..NOTHING AGAINST APPIAH, BUT ON WAT GROUNDS DOES HE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH OPARE? OPARE, RIGHT FOOTER IS ALWAYS USED ON THE LEFT. IS THIS SENSIBLE? WATCH A RIGHT HANDER EAT FUFU WITH THEIR LEFT HAND AND SEE HOW EFFECTIVE THEY ARE? OPARE STARTED AGAINST MALAWI AT RIGHT BACK AND WE WON 2 NIL. SO WETIN BE APPIAH’S PROBLEM? INKKOM DESERVES TO BE LEFT OUT. HE HAS BEEN HORRIBLE FOR A WHILE AND CURRENTLY INACTIVE WITH HIS CLUB.

SECONLDY, JORDAN IS NOT MATURE FOR GBSTAR. HE HAS HAS HAD CHANCES AFTER CHANCES AND STILL CANT TAKE OR GRAB THE OPPORTUNITY. HE SHOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH HIS CLUB AS A STRIKER N HELP MARSEILLE WIN CONSISTENTLY. IF HE CAN, HE WILL BE ASSURED A SPOT OF GBSTAR. RIGHT NOW, ACCAM OR PETROJET AND BOAKYE YIADOM ARE BETTER STRIKERS THAN JORDAN AYEW.

WARRIS IS A USELESS STRIKER. I DONT UNDERSTAND NOR SEE WAT APPIAH SEES I HIM. U CANT PLAY COLTS SOCCER, SCORE IN BUNCHES AND ALL OF A SUDDEN CLAIM TO BE MESSI. WARRIS PLAYS IN A VERY USELESS SWEDISH LEAGUE. THE LEAGUE IS WORSE THAN THE MLS OR EVEN SAUDI LEAGUE. HOW MANY TIMES HAS WARRIS BEEN CALLED TO PLAY FOR GH? HOW MANY GOALS HAS HE SCORED? MEANWHILE, WE HAVE ABLE BODIED STRIKERS LIKE ACCAM AND BOAKYE YIADOM. SWEDISH LEAGUE IS VERY VERY WEAK.

“STYLE OF PLAY”
BARCELONA ARE NOTHIG EXTRAORDINARY. ALL THEY DO IS THIS…
EACH PLAYER IS LIMITED TO 2 AT MOST 3 TOUCHES ON THE FIELD. PASS, BREAK AND PASS ETC. THEY DO THIS THROUGHOUT THE GAME. THEY PASS THE BALL TO
WHOEVER IS ON THE LEFT, RIGHT OR INFRONT AS THEY ATTEMPT TO SCORE. THE ONLY TIME U SEE ANY BARCA PLAYER HOLDING THE BALL IS WHEN THEY R IN
THE 18 YARD BOX. WATCH THEM VERY CAREFULLY. THIS IS HOW THEY BEAT OPPONENTS. THE MINUTE AN OPPOSING PLAYER ATTEMPTS TO HOLD UNTO THE BALL, ITS
TAKEN AWAY IMMEDIATELY, AND THE CYCLE CONTINUES ALL OVER. THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO HOLD BALL POSSESSION.
WAT DO MEAN BY “STYLE OF PLAY” IN AFRICA? SPAIN HAS WON 2 EURO CUPS AND REIGNING WCUP CHAMPS WITH THIS STYLE. WOMP3 WEI NA WOP3 WHAT?
IM PROLLY SURE THE SPANIARDS COPIED THIS FROM THE BRASILIANS.

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Sabato says:

October 3, 2012 at 5:51 pm

GH FUO THINK BIG, why ar contradictin ur self. U say swedish league is sub standard bt u’ve 4gotn Accam nd waris ar playin in sweden

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