Tunisia midfielder Msakni wants aggressive play against Ghana
Posted On Thursday, 2nd February 2012
Youssef Maksni wants to play Ghana like a final
Tunisia midfielder Youssef Msakni has described their quarter-final opponents Ghana as the most formidable team in the tournament.
Msakni, one of seven Esperance players in the Tunisia set-up, says they must overwork themselves to oust Ghana.
“Don’t joke with Ghana. They are the team with the best compact play in the tournament. They are very focused and precise in front of goal. That is what makes Ghana very dangerous,” Msakni told Goal.com on Thursday.
“Don’t let the Black Stars score against you first or you are dead. They know very well how to conserve their spoils.
“And again, they’ve got strength and stamina. It’s very hard to mark a left-footer in football and most of the Ghanaian players are left-footed. You pounce on Andre Ayew, you cause your side a fatal free kick,” he added.
Playing Ghana in the quarter-finals will entail strategy and inspiration, but Msakni said it would be up to the coach to handle the situation.
“I don’t know what will happen or how we’ll play against Ghana. Our coach will try to draw up something. All I can say is that playing Ghana that day will be like playing the final of the 2012 AFCON.’
The 21-year-old has scored two of the Eagles of Carthage’s four goals in the competition so far.
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He is right Ghana has the best team period I don’t know what the complaining about our game is for. A good team is a team which can get results even when they don’t play well and that’s what we’ve done so far. Guinea played very well all three games and they are on the plane back home. We are bound to start clicking on all cylinders soon and that will be bad news for any team that has to play us. In the u20 world cup we won our ugliest game was against Brazil but the most crucial.
You are a fool Mukmin or monkey or whatever you call yourself.Ghana is plaing badly and you are happy.Infact you are very stupid.
You are an imbecile I don’t blame that’s what marijuana does to people Mr rasta resort to insults instead of constructive dialogue your brain cells are fried your skull is a waste of space u dumb fuck since insults are the only way u know how communicate.
denm!!! as a rastamam i expect u 2 talk some wisdom but ur comments are very negative.football is not boxing, ur boys are doing fine and they need our sopport.talk wisely or chenge ur name,or maybe u should smoke(LIKE ME,blow ur head off )b/4 u start writing.ONE LOVE.
well said mukmin. I cannot understand why our sports writers and some of our fans and analysts do not understand this.
Msakni, tell your coach to play hard and shoot the balls outside the 18 yards
that is the myth.. we told our guys if they fail to bring the cup… they will be manhandled at KIA, meaning blows and body slaps….they have ORDERS to return the cup to its rightful place in Accra but these guys do not seem serious…we shall see
jb or whatever you call yourself I can assure you that black stars will come home without any cup.
my guy fuck off. what has u n any member of your family won for this nation. sia!!
You are damn right,but dont worry ghana will just score 2 goals
Never maind about that ghana will win by 2goals to nil
you are right man you just look at what john paintel did yesterday , this is uncalled for , i think we have to look at our left back , i mean that guy is not at all , we need opare in the next game , please lets put senior issue aside and bring in force in the term , we dont need any lazy playe like john paintel , abeg make e sit down and let the younger ones play ,better display on sunday , wish you boys all the best , go for the kill guys , ghana you dey be keke
Eiiiiiii!!! then It is not easy ooo.This people will try very hard to frustrate as.CHALLE our coach must strategize very well for us to be able to beat them.This people realy knows our players and how we play besides this particuler playe is very quick and skillful.
Yes,without dis cup;blows,slaps,kicking of legs etc.DIS CUP MUST COME TO GHANA.
THE EAGLES WILL SURELY SUCCUMB ON THE DAY.
Oh! Rastafari! U are for all! The tunisians just won the cup 8 yrs ago! We ‘ve waited 3o yrs! Surely their tym will also come but this trophy is for GH.Amen.
This guy is the dangerous tunisian number 7 I admire I am shocked they know everything about us they know we have left footed players they know ayew wins a lot of freekicks and they also know if we score first we are likely to win they are really coming prepared.
@ mate, Common man, they watch films, they watch the games, u should know that.
Tunisia is gonna beat Ghana legoooo Tunisia.
I was very glad when i saw your comment cus it’s always the opposite…Thanks dawg..
The Tunisian midfielder is a funny guy. I think he speak like this to let our players feel big. We got our guns high and aimed at bringing the cattage eagles Down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Their wing will be broken by the blackstars.
ghana go lose if we dont improve on our game.
let us all pray the coach knws wat he is doing,since he played differently in the qualifiers,may be its a strategy. Our full backs are not working and we dont cross balls,playing and defending too deep in our own half making it imposible 4 the lone striker to be fed….lets hope its the coaches tournament plan. Up gh
If Gabon could beat Tunisia then, Ghana will kill Tunisia. If Gabon was better than Tunisia then, Ghana will be too strong for Tunisia. Guinea has given us a wake up call. This is knock out stage, you lose you are out, count on Ghana to show case real football. Every Ghanaian would laugh and feel proud on Sunday. That is the truth.
Is unfortunate that,FARRAI MUNGAZY and his friends soccer analys at bbc did not see dat,they rather tip cote de voir,tunisia,and gabon.as de teams dat can win the cup.please, blackstar, prove dem wrong, in de name of Allah.ghana 4 gold.
dont mind that player his playing mind games with our players and tell him that it aint gonna work on us.
PLEASE, rasta and mukmin, avoid personal attack and criticise constructively. Black stars, make ghana proud.
ghana will surely com bak home empty handed if they kp playing like dey did against guinea,gyan 2heavy,paintsil slugish,muntari match rusty,dede dwells ond ball 2much,keeper kwareysey shaky and unconvincing,need 2buckle up or we ond flight bak 2 accra monday morning.let d better team win.
msakni knows wat he is talking about.even here in europe the soocer pundits are praising ghana for making it to the next round.
but as for our countrymen,they will always stay negative becuz they are negative minded.
as somebody just said,as agood team u also have to win the games in which u play bad football n thats a mark of agood team.
u dont always have to win spectacular wins,a win is a win.
All of you should keep mute. Who the hell invited these goal keeper into the squad and sideline Kinson,Quincy Abeyie to bring in Tagoe.
If birds have learnt how to fly without perching(tunisians)we(blackstars) wil also learn to shoot without missing. In Jesus or Allah name we shal win over them