Ghana coach Appiah admits to Malawi difficulty
Posted On Saturday, 8th September 2012
Ghana coach Akwasi Appiah
By Ameenu Shardow
Ghana coach Akwasi Appiah concedes he was given a real game by Malawi in the 2013 Nations Cup qualifier on Saturday.
The Black Stars managed to record a vital 2-0 win over the Flames at the Accra Sports Stadium but were far from convincing.
And coach Appiah who must simply qualify Ghana for next year’s finals in South Africa admits to a difficult game against a side the Black Stars were supposed to have trounced.
“Malawi is not an ordinary team that we can walk over, tactically they were very disciplined,” he said at the post-match press conference.
“And when that happens then you don’t rush the ball, you change position and try to create spaces for strikers to score.
“We tried to do that but it was difficult because like I said they are a good team.
“They had some bit of possession and they could have even scored.
“We needed to change our tactics and the second half we saw a big difference and I believe we can do better in Malawi.”
The Black Stars now simply have to avoid defeat against Malawi in the return game next month in Blantyre to make the finals that kicksoff in January next year.
But this is not a forgone conclusion on account of play in the first leg encounter at the Accra Sports Stadium.
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U WILL LEARN. NEXTTIME, DONT SEND NONE TO MONITOR GIVE U. GO N MONITOR YOURSELF. IF U GO TO MALAWI N PLAY LIKE THIS, GH WILL LOSE. MY ADVICE TO YOU. PLAY MORE LOCAL OR AFRICAN BASED PLAYERS OVER FOREIGN ONES ESP WHEN U PLAY AFRICAN OPPOSITION. WHY LOAD THE ENTIRE SQUAD WITH FOREIGN BASED PLAYERS? WE ARE PLAYING AN AFRICAN NATION, SO THE MAJORITY OF YOUR STARTERS SHOULD BE MADE UP OF MOSTLY LOCAL OR AFRICAN BASED PLAYERS. WHY START JORDAN OVER CLOTTEY? WHY DIDNT U START SOLOMAN ASANTE OR EVEN THE AFRICAN DEFENDERS? OPARE N AFFUL ARE AT THEIR BEST WHEN THEY PLAY THE 2, CANT U SEE? INKOOM, DEREK BOATENG N JORDAN ARE LIABILITIES. DONT CALL THEM BACK UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
The Coach had a good line up with the exception of Jordan. Derek is a very solid midfielder. I had my doubts about him and Vorsah because of the red cards but they proved today that they are both quality players that can help the Black Stars.
The reason why the team looked sloppy and disjointed is because the coach keeps calling different players for every tournament. Now that he has had a few games under his belt as the head Coach it is time to retain a consistent core of players so they can learn to play as a team and not just a collection of quality foreign based players.
U said it all, Coconut man.