Ghana FA must employ world class coach- Polo
Posted On Thursday, 22nd March 2012
Marcel Desailly has been linked with the Black Stars coaching job
Ghana legend Mohammed Polo is demanding a world class replacement for sacked coach Goran Stevanovic.
The Ghana Football Association terminated the contract of the former Partizan Belgrade trainer on Monday after he failed to win the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.
A host of names have been linked with the vacant position with the 2013 Nations Cup and 2014 World qualifiers ahead this year.
Ex-France-born Ghanaian defender Marcel Desailly is touted as the man likely to replace Stevanovic.
2009 FIFA Under-20 World Cup winning coach Sellas Tetteh has also been strongly linked with the job.
Three-time African footballer of the year Abedi Pele is rumoured to be interested in the top-job.
A number of expatriate coaches are believed to be monitoring the situation.
The 1978 Nations Cup winner wants a top-notch replacement for the dismissed Eastern European.
“I wanted the coach to stay due to the time factor but if they have decided to sack him, then we need a quality replacement,” Polo said.
“We don’t have time to gamble with the interest of a selected few by going for the best man for the job.
“Time is running out for us because we have crucial matches ahead and so we need a top-notch coach to handle the national team.
”We cannot afford to play with the emotions of people by going for substandard coaches.
“We need someone with a proven track record who can take us to places.”
Ghana are without an African title since winning the Nations Cup 30-years ago in Sudan.
Source: MTNFootball.com
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ANY SUGGESTIONS ? AND WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN TO HIM IF HE FAILS TO WIN AFCON 2013?
For once l agree with Polo.
Ghana needs a coach with a proven tract record.
Enough of people coming in to use Ghana to launch themselves for bigger purse.
It will be unwise in my opininon to sack Plavi who has coaching experience only to give it to MARSEILLE with zero experience.As l have always said if football managent is judged on the basis of ones past football pedigree then MARADONNA would have won the 2010 WC.
Even CAPELLO with his vast success at club level was rubbish with ENGLAND.
To me given the B.S job to the likes of ABEDI,TETTEH ,AKWASI APPIAH ETC would be a disaster.
Another important fact is, before they appoint a new coach,that stupid man ANAGBLAH must be sacked first.
Abedi led Narnia to win the FA cup. I think he needs to accomplish a bit more to coach Ghana and it will be nice if he could go coach in South America or even a second league team in Europe and win a couple of cups. Nevertheless, I would prefer him to Marseille who has absolutely no coaching experience and therefore no winning track record as a coach.
Polo,ur right.We dont want any molemole coach like akwasi appiah who knows nothing rather dan selfishness
This guy talks too much. I have seeing comments from him in the past few week. Where was he hiding before the 2006 World cup. He is just annoying
@aa–We all know Polo talks too much.
However on this subject,l think he is spot on.
The name on the lips of 80% of the populace’s is Marseille.
The question l ask myself is,if he is any good or sincerelly believe he has got what it takes to manage a team,surelly he will be coaching by now.
At least Abedi Pele has shown some glimpse of his management persona.
I will be gutted to see THE BLACK STARS go back to the bad days through negligence and naivity of those morons at the GFA.
Seriously which world class coach would agree to take this B/S Job to be humiliated in this manner.
World class coach ha!ha!ha!ha!ha that’s a joke, look for as long as we have this “mickey mouse” GFA exec’s who cannot differentiate their left from right, signing useless contracts to bind themselves and the poor nation, please don’t talk of a world class coach. Let us stay with the local coaches we have the AA’s and Abedi’s etc
Personally I would hate to see another foreign coach made a scape-goat by GFA due to their own incompetence and IN-FIGHTING. They had the time and money to appoint a world class coach after “MILO” then they messed up, in the end they embarrassed the whole nation. I wonder who is that world class coach who is so hungry to be disgraced by these thugs, MAY GOD HELP US
Give the job to a Ghanaian and provide all the resources to succeed. Who knew Sellas Tetteh could win a world Championship?
Ghanaians love their country, therefore let us take charge of our games. No foreign has ever won anything for us. The only credit from foreign coaches are qualifying us to our first and second World Cup.
I agree with him somewhat I think Dunga would be my first choice or Deschamps if he’s interested otherwise I think we could go with a ghanaian preferably Sellas, Abedi, Tanko or Desailly in that order. I think Sellas can handle the team because he coached the likes of Dede, Badu, Opare and our new generation of players so he does have some rapport with them and will command their respect his only challenge might be the older generation but I think that can be overcome. Abedi I think has shown glimpses of ability with what he was able to achieve with Nania he has potential and could be a hit and he’s also an accomplished footballer. Tanko has had good coaching training especially in Europe which gives him a unique perspective but doesn’t really have much of a record so it will be harder to evaluate him and same goes with Desailly but they could thrive given the necessary support. This is a dicey situation and I hope gfa get it right.
There he goes again with his big mouth!!what was the track record of klinsman.frank bakenbauer , pep G etc,when they were given the german national team and barcelona?did they dissapoint?rafael benitez,capello and andre villa boas were flop with inter,chelsea and england upon all their so called track records.players of today,play for their coaches.no wonder,wenger,fergusson,mourinho and pep G are the best coaches in the world today.does joachim löwe,keshi,stuart pearce etc need to show mikel obi,muller,gomez,iniesta,messi,rooney,ashley cole how to play football?every formation a coach play goes with its requirement and tactics and nobody can tell me that desaily fall short of that,after been in and out of the game.if opeele who haven’t pass in the hands of any best coach in the world or neither has he play a club level football,called himself mourinho and an assistance coach of ghana.how much more desaily?
I think we should go in for Capello or Sammy Kuffour
GIVE IT ABEDI.. IF HE DOES NOT WIN WE BAN THE AYEW FAMILY FROM THE BLACK STARS..
For those advocating for Desailly, show me his track record of coaching any minor and major league soccer. Black Stars is a big team with reputation in Africa and other parts of the world. We don’t want someone just to use Black Star to learn how to coach. Please note, coaching and playing are two different thing all together.
So we have illiterates on this forum. Why do you call Marcel MARSEILLE. The name is printed uner his picture above but still they make mistakes. Is it blindess of “tiwiie”. Ah I thought I am in the mist of human beings but not knowing some are goats.
Ghanaian are at it again, and possible would end up employing a third class Europe.This is the time for Ghana not only to respect, but to unite their legends and avoid all this jealous stuff.
Abedi Pele should be given the Job and Akwasi Appiah should be the assistant! Do the right thing for once!