Ghana coach Appiah plays down coach Le Roy factor in DR Congo clash
Posted On Saturday, 19th January 2013
Kwesi Appiah (far right) will lead the Black Stars against his former boss Le Roy
Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has played down talk that DR Congo’s Claude Le Roy has an advantage due to his knowledge of the Black Stars, ahead of the clash between the two sides at the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday.
Le Roy departed Ghana in 2008 with Appiah serving briefly under the Frenchman and he admits that it’s good to reunite again but for opposing sides.
“I have total respect for him,” Kwesi Appiah said at a press conference on Saturday ahead of Sunday’s clash.
“It’s good that we are competing at the same level but the most important thing is making sure I raise a team that can compete at the highest level.”
After two more appointments following Le Roy’s exit, Appiah eventually took over the national team last year and believes the Frenchman’s familiarity with the Black Stars squad would not play any influence in the outcome of Sunday’s Group B clash at the Nations Cup.
“I actually worked under Claude Le Roy when I came to join the national team. For me, the team that he knew is not the team we have at the moment,” the Ghana coach said.
Appiah concedes that Le Roy might have an idea about the workings of some players but said it offers no extra influence.
“The only thing I can say is that he knows our mentality and the way we do things. But I can also say that during his days, it’s left with a few players. A player may play some kind of tactics today and the next time, if another coach is there, his tactical play may also change.
“I don’t believe that he being in Ghana before will make any difference. The most important thing is making sure that we go out there with the right attitude and being tactically disciplined, playing our roles that have been assigned to us and we should be fine,” he added.
Both sides have meet four times with Ghana having an upper hand, winning three and losing once.
Source: GhanaFA
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WHY CANT WE HAVE POLO JERSEYS AS OUR AWAY JERSEYS? THESE SHIRTS WITH COLLARS ARE NICE N MUST BE OUR AWAY JERSEYS…RED TOP, WHITE SHORTS…AH GHFUO. TOO PRIMITIVE …..LOL
CLOTTEY ALONE BEAT TP MAZEMBE. AA SHOULD START CLOTTEY, AFFUL, ASANTE N KISSI BOATENG IN THIS GAME AGAINST CONGO….AA, SAVE YOUR BEST FOR LAST!
MENATLITY!
AA MUST TAKE HEED TO MY ADVICE IF HE WANTS TO LIFT THE TROPHY
1. Get your tactics right
2. keep clean sheets in every single game.
3. attackers win you a match, defenders win you a tournament.
4. Make sure youR TEAM N PLAYERS are disciplined
5. Treat your players with respect. motivated all the players like their big brother.
6. Get the best out of your most talented players. PUT IN MORE WORK. MORE TRAINING, MORE LIFTING METAL
7. Don’t complain about the facilities
8. TRUST EACH OTHER
WE NEED TO ADOPT THE MENTALITY OF SCORING AND NOT BE SCORED ON. NO GOALS AGAINST PLS…..
AA, PREPARE FOR THE WORST POSSIBLE SITUATION AT THIS AFCON
LETS USE THE FIRST 3 GAMES TO TIGHTEN OUR DEFENCE. NO GOALS AGAINST. ALL WE NEED ARE THE FULL 3 POINTS.
JUS BEAT UR OPPONENTS BY 1 GOAL N DO NOT CLAIM ANY GOALS
NO COMPLACENCY/TIRI MU D3, PLS…..
Appiah really talked well. Great speech. Great confidence. And No inferiority I like this.
He’s damn right, now the ball is in your court Mr. Coach. We (Ghanaians) are patiently waiting for the outcome of tomorrow’s game, we gotta start on a very good note.
nice talk by okatakyie akwasi appiah
Ayew brothers on target for Marseille in their 3-2 win over defending champs Montpellier in the French Ligue 1, is GSN gonna report that or not.
My goodness! watching the 2 matches of the AFCON it’s really too physical and all the teams are underestimated,I’ can’t believe almighty South africa will be drawing with cape verde, all the same, I wish the black stars all the best and good luck as the face Congo 2moorow.
NO U SEE WHY I KEEP TELLIN THE PLAYERS TO LIFT SOME METAL?
EVERYONE SHOULD LIFT METAL LIKE AKAMINKO. AA, THIS IS GOING TO BE A DISCIPLINED AND PHYSICAL TOURNAMNT.
I DONT BELIEVE IN NO WEAK PLAYERS. THE GAME HAS CHANGED FROM WAT IT USED TO BE IN YOUR TIME.
LOOK AT AKAMINKO? HW3, THE ZAMBIANS, NAIJA AND IVORIANS PLAYERS WILL ALL BE LIFTING METAL. WHY ARE U LOOSING GUARD?
U HAVE SEEN THE FIRST 2 GAMES AND HOW PHYSICAL IT HAS BEEN. SOMETIMES, WHEN PPL TALK, FOOLS JUST BRUSH THINGS ASIDE.
WE NEED EVERY LITTLE EDGE WE CAN GET. IF U DONT LIFT METAL, AND U MAKE LIKE BROOM. HOW DO U EXPECT TO BE POWERFUL N WIN LOOSE BALLS?
sorry all the teams are not underestimated
U ARE A FUNNY GUY. I HVE AN ABTIDOTE FOR YOUR SHIT. BE PREPARED FOR YOURS NIGGA. SLEEP WITH 1 EYE OPEN.
Ghana will crush Congo on sunday.Ghana will score more than three goals
Dream on. Everybody has the right to dream, but you have to be realistic.
What Congo are you dreaming of crushing?. Nonsense!.What Happened with Zambia?.
Talk is cheap, rendezvous tomorrow on!, we Will all witness the main tacticians on pitch?..
Tell your defenders to be prepare for rallies.(Paris-Dakar).
EVERYONE SHOULD LIFT METAL LIKE AKAMINKO. AA, THIS IS GOING TO BE A DISCIPLINED AND PHYSICAL TOURNAMNT. I DONT BELIEVE IN NO WEAK PLAYERS. MAKE SURE THE PLAYERS ARE INCORPORATING METAL LIFTING INTO THEIR GAME. THE GAME HAS CHANGED FROM WAT IT USED TO BE IN YOUR TIME. LOOK AT AKAMINKO? HW3, THE ZAMBIANS, NAIJA AND IVORIANS PLAYERS WILL ALL BE LIFTING METAL. WHY ARE U LOOSING GUARD? U HAVE SEEN THE FIRST 2 GAMES AND HOW PHYSICAL IT HAS BEEN. SOMETIMES, WHEN PPL TALK, FOOLS JUST BRUSH THINGS ASIDE.
Even his(Leroy) assistant has beaten the BS in 2 “back to back” matches (due to his knowledge of the ghanaian football), how much more the “master” himself? I would have prefered AA kept quiet on this issue, then by revealing what he thinks Leroy might have known about the BS, he is indirectly telling him(Leroy) what he should now watch out for and prepare against! It’s a pity how our people easily fall into such “petty” traps!!! All the same , ALL THE BEST BLACK STARS!!!