Ghana coach pats 'improved' players for Mali win
Posted On Friday, 25th January 2013
Kwesi Appiah says his side were tactically disciplined
Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has praised his players for their improved tactical discipline in Thursday’s 1-0 win over Mali at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Appiah lamented his side’s momentary loss of concentration after their Group B opener against DR Congo where they surrendered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2.
Mubarak Wakaso converted a 38th minute penalty and that brightened their chances of making it to the knock-out stage.
“Tactically, the team was much disciplined and there was no loss of concentration during the game,” Appiah said in a post match press conference.
“I will say that we have still got much to offer and can do much much better than what they did today.
“We just hope that we keep going and we will see more of them.”
Ghana will be in action on Monday evening against Niger in the final Group B match in Port Elizabeth.
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GH VS MALI!
WE MUST BUILD MORE ON OUR 2 TOUCH AND PASSING ACCURACY. ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THE 18 YARD BOX.
our PLAYERS LACK DISCIPLINE
TOO MANY UNECESSARY TACKLES. TOO MANY YELLOW CARDS. IT WILL HAUNT US LATER OOOOO
IN 2 GAMES, WE HAVE 6 YELLOW CARDS. IF WE BAG 3 YELLOW CARDS PER GAME IN THIS TOURNEY, WHERE WILL IT END US?
AA IS TOO HARDHEADED. CONTINUING TO USE AFFUL AT LEFTBACK IS A BAD IDEA.
IF AND WHEN WE MEET A BETTER OPPONENT, GH WILL PAY DEARLY
PAINSTIL SHOULD NOT BE STARTED ON THE RIGHT. BOYE, BOYE…WAT WAS HE THINKING? I TOLD U AA, NOT
TO START BOYE. DEFENDERS PROTECT THEIR GOALIES FROM HARM. WAT BOYE DID WAS VER VERY STUPID…
USE AFFUL ON THE RIGHT. WAKASSO OR KISSI ON THE LEFT/3. KASA AT THE 11. KASA HAS BEEN INACTIVE AND
USELESS IN MIDFIELD. USE HIM ON THE WING AT THE 11. LET HIM AND ATSU OVERLAP…
THE TEAM SHOULDNT BE TOO EXCITED. WE COULDNT SCORE FROM OPEN PLAY BUT THRU A PENALTY
GYAN WAS USELESS. EVEN THE WHITE COMMENTATORS SAID THEY WERENT IMPRESSED WITH GYAN THIS FAR.
KASA IN MIDFIELD WAS ALSO USELSS. THE SOLUTION: START CLOTTEY AHEAD OF GYAN. USE KASA ON THE 11,
ATSU ON THE 7 AS A SUB FOR ADOMAH
AA MUST STRIVE FOR PERFECTION!. STRIVE FOR PERFECTION!
GFA, CHAANGE THE SMALL LETTERED NAMES ON THE JERSEYS….
WHITE VS BLACKMAN…JAMES AA VS WHITE COACH….LOL
HW3, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BLACKMAN N WHITE MAN IS RESEARCH N NYANSA.
THIS IS HOW STUPID THE BLACK MAN IS…LET THRE BE A ROAD WITH NAILS IN IT. THE WHITEMAN WILL SAY. WAIT. LETS GET OUT ALL THE NAILS BEFORE
WE PROCEED WITH OUR VEHICLE BECAUSE WE DONT WANT OUR TYRES TO BUST. THE BLACKMAN ON THE OTHERHAND WILL PERSIST ON THIS SAME ROAD UNTIL HIS
TYRES ARE DESTROYED. THEN, HE WILL SPEND MONEY TO BUY NEW TYRES AND MORE MONEY TO REMOVE THE NAILS.
THIS IS THE SAME SCENARIO WITH THE NUMBER 2, NUMBER 3 NUMBER 7 AND NUMBER 11 SPOTS. I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY AA IS HELL BENT ON USING KASA AT THE 3,
AFFUL AT THE 3, ATSU AT THE 11. WAKASO AT THE 3. WAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT AA? EITHER HE IS VERY STUPID AND CONSTIPATED MENTALLY OR HE SIMPLY DOES
NOT KNOW WAT HE IS DOING. AFFUL NEVER PLAYS 3 WITH HIS CLUB. HE ALWAYS PLAYS THE 2. WAKASSO WAS A LEFT BACK FOR GH AT THE YOUTH LEVEL AND EXCELL
ED. KASA PLAYS LEFT MIDFIELD FOR JUVE AND OVELAPS ON THE LEFT, WITH CROSSES FOR GOALS AT JUVE. ATSU HAS EVEN PLAYED THE RIGHT FLANK FOR FC PORTO
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL. THEREFORE, WAT AA SHOULD DI IS THIS. PLAY AFFUL AT THE 2. WAKASSO AT THE 3. KASA AT THE 11 AND
ASTU AT THE 7. THIS IS THE SIMPLE SCIENCE, JAMES AA.
U R AN IDIOT,STOP TALKING OUT UR ASS,U SELLOUT SELF HATING BASTARD,GO N MARRY A WHITE MAN IF U THINK THEY R SO GREAT N SMART,DICKHEAD
GOD BLESS U TOO
Listen you dirty filthy dog… Stop flooding our site and go find something better to do with your time! you are a chronically unemployed Boga who can’t buy a ticket back home!! Just SHUT UP and stop posting trash on here!!
GHMAN. U ARE SUCH A FOOL. IM SURE U GHMAN ARE NYANTAKYI., I SAW U AT MY UNCLE PASRTY ON DEC 31, 2010….DR TAYLOR’S RESIDENCE. I WAS THIS CLOSE TO COMING OVER TO UR TABLE N SLAPPIN U IN THE FACE. KURASINI…AND IF U GHMAN ARE NOT NYANTAKYI. THEN U ARE EQUALLY AS DUMB AS HIM. U CALL ME BOGA? GYIMIFUO..YU DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ME, BUT U CHOOSE TO MAKE ASSUMPTIONS. RULE NUMBER 1. DONT ASSUME…GO ANS ASK UR MOM WHERE SHE REFUSED TO SWALLOW UR FATHERS SPERM, INSTEAD OF QUIETLY OPENING HER L;EGS FOR IT. WHEN U COME HERE WITH THE ANSWER. I WILL THEN STOP POSTING WHAT U CALL “TRASH” ON THIS SITE. IDIOT MONKEY!…OUR SITE? KWASIA, DO U OWN SHARES IN GHSOCCERNET TO CALL IT YOURS? NIGGA, I HAVE MY OWN BUSINESS. U SEE NANA WHO WORKS BEFORE? KURASINI
GREAT ONE THERE
WHEN THE CONGO COACH SAID GHANA WAS STILL THE POWER HOUSE OF THE GHANA,DIRTY ZAMBIANS WERE LAUGHING AT THE WRONG SIDES OF THEIR MOUTHS,NOW HERE WE GO……….NOW THEY MUST BE PREPARED TO LAUGH WITH THEIR ANUS.
Ghana only lucky to score from the spot ,Mali was definitely a better team . Your skill art of insults is well perfected from your family and we cannot compete in those circles.
You are lower than a donkey!
sumbitch
GHMAN, WO Y3 GYIMIFUO GARGANTUAN. U SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABORTED. USELESS IMBECILE FULL OF SHIT!
MALI WAS A BETTER SIDE BUT GHANA IS ALWAYS BEST IN AFRICA AND IT WILL TAKE ANOTHER 100 YEARS FOR ZAMBIA TO REACH THIS LEVEL.ZAMBIANS ARE THE LOWEST SKILLED TEAM IN AFRICA SOIL AND WITH SOME SACRIFICES THEY WERE ABLE TO WIN ONE TITLE DUBIOUSLY LAST YEAR BUT THEY ARE EXPOSED THIS TIME AROUND AS THEY CANT CONTINUE SUCKING BLOOD.THEY WANTED TO BE FAST AS ZAMBIAN MEN RESORTED IN MATING WITH CHICKEN TO DEATH.MARK MY WORDS,ZAMBIA WILL NEVER MAKE IT OUT THE GROUP STAGE BECAUSE NIGERIA IS DANGEROUS.THEY ARE TOO BIG FOR YOU.IT TAKES TEAMS LIKE YOUR MASTERS ETHIOPIANS TO HANDLE THEM. FINALLY,YOUR COMMENT IS SARCASTIC .YOU SMELL THOUGH.
I dont understand how Mali was possibly the better team when Ghana had more possession, shots and shots on target as opposed to Mali who only had 1 shot on target…you dont have to like Ghana but come on dude, tell it like it is
BOYE, BOYE…WAT WAS HE THINKING? I TOLD U AA, NOT
TO START BOYE. DEFENDERS PROTECT THEIR GOALIES FROM HARM. THE BEST THING FOR BOYE TO DO IN THIS SCENARIO
WAS CLEAR THE BALL TO HIS LEFT/RIGHT…CLEAR!
Coach I don’t agree that your team was ever tactically indisciplined I think you were playing some of them out of position. You made the necessary adjustment today and it helped. You brought K Asamoah out of his left full back purgatory and brought in Afful that made the team formation more balanced and there were no holes for Mali to exploit.
You could do better against Niger bring back Akaminko, that Pk against DR Congo was not his fault, if it was he would have been given a red card. Do not destroy his confidence let him come in for Paintsil against Niger. Paintsil did a better job with his short passes instead of the long balls today.
This is a tournament and you must rest your players otherwise it will catch up with them latter in the tournament. If you overplay them there will be more mental mistakes and it could be disastrous. As we found out in todays game, with John Boye and Dauda. The teams are so evenly matched that just one error could cost a team the game.
I am glad Afful is on the team, the guy can flat out play soccer. i hope some bigger Clubs were watching him he deserves better than the Tunisian league.
Niger are a very physical side so AA should beware not to start Atsu.We cant afford to lose him to injury.
WE CANT BEAT NIGER EASILY. THEY ONLY HAQVE 3 DECENT PLAYERS. THEIR ATTACK N MIDFIELD ARE NON CONSISTENT. THEIR DEFENCE HAS LOOPHOLES. DANKWA, MOUSSA, AND THIER RASTA HAIRED DEFENDER ARE THEIR ONLY DECENT PLAYERS. IF U NEUTRALISE THEIR CAPTAIN IN ATTACK, AND CONCENTRATE ON NEUTRALIZING DANKWA IN DEFENCE, NIGER ARE IMPOTENT. AA SHOULD START ASANTE ON THE WING AND KISSI AT LEFT BACK. PERFECT TIME FOR AA TO USE AFFUL ON THE RIGHT AND KASA ON THE 11
WE CAN….
@Ghanafuo think big.This platform is not all about you.If you come on,write your views about the article(story),and stop your inept analysis.You have your opinions so has coach AA.What is this narcissistic way of presenting your arguments.I have been reading your comments and it appears someone had written everything you have so u dont even make any sensible comments regarding the article.Change your bring him down attitude and your myopic thinkings on white and black man. You are not in the BS camp to know the performance of players per every training session and team tactics so why won’t you shut up for the coach to do what he thinks is right?I can even say with all confidence that your so called technical suggestions are stupid in the sense that Wakaso adds more to attack than playing him on defence.Afful,I can say authoritatively has played as a left back on many occasions by esperance.We all know the game so one person has to call the shots at a time and this time it’s coach Kwesi Appiah.Shut up and put up!