Inexperience cost us win against Ghana - Malawi coach Phiri
Posted On Saturday, 8th September 2012
Malawi coach Kinnah Phiri
By Ameenu Shardow
Malawi coach Kinnah Phiri has bemoaned his team’s lack of experience in the defeat to Ghana in the 2013 Nations Cup qualifier on Saturday.
The Flames managed to hold their own for most parts of the game against a relatively star-studded Black Stars team despite going down 2-0.
Ghana failed to translate their superior ball possession into goals though not thoroughly convincing in front of their home crowd at the Accra Sports Stadium.
Malawi on the other hand rarely threatened the Ghana goalpost and in the few moments they managed to get into good positions, their strikers just lacked the experience to make it count.
And Phiri reckons it is an area which needs massive improvement if they are to pip Ghana to the qualification slot for the finals to be hosted by South Africa early next year.
“What I can say is Appiah has put up a good team. He is a lucky man because he has got a lot of professional players with experience. We lost today because of experience,” he said at the post-match press conference.
“But I think our boys played well, they kept the ball and were running throughout but lack of experience in front of goal cost us.
“But anyway we don’t have to complain because Ghana is still coming back to Malawi.”
Malawi will host Ghana in the second leg game in Blantyre next month.
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Mr. you did not talk of experience before the match,all we heard was you were coming to beat Ghana,even your captain said he will not even be happy with a draw forgeting that Ghana is not a walk over team.If Zambia have succeeded in beating Ghana twice all with one lucky goal projection it does not mean you can follow us at home and beat us.I hope that next time you will be aware of Ghana.
Mr Phirri Kindly Prepare another Excuse after we are finally done with you at your Back yard
COACH PHIRRI IS RIGHT. ITS NOT ESY TO GO TO RIO AND WIN NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE. GH ESCAPED BCOS OF EXPERIENCE PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS. GH TEAM LACKED STRATEGY AND WERE ENCOURAGED BY THE FANS. IF THIS GAME WERE TO BE PLAYED IN MALAWI, I DOUBT GH WILL WIN. PHIRRI WILL WATCH THE TAPE WELL, AND WILL TRY TO BEAT GH AT HOME. APPIAH HAS NOT TACTICAL STRATEGY IN HIS ARSENAL/PLAN LIKE COACHES THE CALIBRE OF SHEHATA, THE ZAMBIAN COACH, MOURINHOI, FERGUSON OR GUARDIOLA.
IN THE RETURN LEG, I HOPE HE CALLS N STARTS STRIKERS LIKE BAFFOUR, CLOTTEY. MIXES THE MIDFIELD WITH FOREIGN N LOCAL BASED PLAYERS N LEAVES MORE FOREIGN BASED DEFENDERS IN DEFENSE. PLAY THE COUNTER ATTACK. IF HE DOES THIS, GH WILL WIN N WIN IN STYLE.
The return leg is our final game for AFCON, and we play better when it is needed. Do not judge our standard by the Zambia games with us. This squad of today can beat Zambia soundly. Is it not the same Malawians that beat the so-called African Champions recently? Malawi cannot beat Ghana even at their backyard, we will use our experience to put them away.
Now he is eating a humble big fufu with tilapia and goat meat!!! Now he is talking about luck here!!! When i said Ghana is 25 million years ahead of malawi,people didn’t understand
HAHAHAA
Well, lets give the Malawian coach a break. What do you expect him to say “We are going to loose to Ghana?” No. I wouldn’t nor will Akwesi Appiah say the B/S would loose to Malawi before a game. That is why we play the game. You have to play to know how experience or inexperience your team is. He just found out how inexperience his team and players are, period. His bravado did not work. A lesson learnt and he admitted it truthfully.
Mojahadine,you have to understand that Appiah never underrated Malawi,it is they that said they will not even accept a draw,claiming they will shock Ghana.They should have known that Ghana is not a walk over right from history,and that they will battle for a win.But not coming to tell the whole world that they will shock Ghana and that they will even accept a draw,what a childish talk.
I mean Malawi said they will NOT even accept a draw.
@GH FUO, THINK BIG NWA STRATEGIC COACH. WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT GHANA THINKS THAT GHANA LACK STRATEGY . I BET YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE VAMPIRES WHO DOESN’T WANT THE NATIONAL TEAM TO QUALIFY BUT YOU WILL NOT SUCCEED I TELL YOU.
WHY ARE U GHANIANS MENTIONING ZAMBIA ON THIS SUBJECT.THIS ONLY GOES TO SHOW HOW UNCOMFORTABLE U ARE WT US.