World Cup 2010: Fifa expert claims Ghana has bright future
Posted On Thursday, 24th June 2010
Leodegar Tenga is a member of the FIFA World Cup Study Group
Tanzania Football Federation chief, Leodegar Tenga, a member of the Fifa Technical Study Group at the World Cup finals has predicated a bright future for Ghana.
Tenga wrote his expert views on the Ghana team after squeaking to the last 16 stage of the tournament on Wednesday.
“It was very pleasing to see an African team in Ghana progress to the Round of 16. All of us Africans are looking for the teams from the continent to do well and show the strength of African football.
It is extremely important we can show the world that we can do well here, and it is important for the tournament as well. And of course it is always important that the host continent and nation does well and performs with pride.
I am very happy that Ghana did well as they a young team with plenty of promise. They are an attacking team and they look for goals.
I’m very proud of this team and they can do well in the future. Certainly, they are one of the bright hopes for African football.
They are technically very good, they are capable of fast passing and good movement in attack, though of course being a young team they are inexperienced at this level. For me the fact they employed positive tactics is a revelation as not all teams at the tournament have done that. It will be a great contest against USA and a very tough match but I have confidence in their ability.
I saw the way all the African teams played and mostly they put up excellent performances. They fought extremely hard and had some great moments in attack.
They fought hard, but I think they could have done better if they were mentally prepared a little better. Mostly they played very good final matches, unlike the first two group matches. They struggled a little with the pressure, but more so the mental preparation. You need to be prepared to concentrate for 90 minutes at this level.”
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Rearly ghana have a bright future to concore the world in 2014.We need good strickers to bang in goals .The expert have said it so let do something now.
GHANA HAVE THE PLAYERS TO SCORE GOALS BUT THEY ARE SITTIN ON THE BENCH.QUINCY AND ADIYA WILL SCORE GOALS FOR GHANA.
Dont mention adiyiah to come play this game. He sucks. He only played better in the U20′s cos he was older than them.
Ghana practise very good football. They have to learn the tactic of USA and do the job. That is the strengh of the team. If they are confident they can beat USA.
this coach needed ghana to crash out what a shame !!
Rajevac extends sympathy to Serbia
Posted: 2010-06-24 14:51
Ghana’s Serbian coach Milovan Rajevac has expressed feelings of sympathy to his homeland after having plotted their downfall in the World Cup.
Serbia, making their first appearance at the World Cup as an independent nation, have booked an early flight back home after being knocked out in the group stages. Rajevac’s Black Stars beat his homeland 1-0 in the opening group match before the Serbs beat Germany, but then lost to Australia.
“Of course I am sorry that Serbia is out because of Ghana. They came here with hopes of doing well after doing incredibly in the qualifiers. I think they should not have underestimated Australia because all teams at the World Cup deserve respect and are good. If they weren’t good enough, then they would not have qualified in the first place.
“The reality is that Serbia had a chance of qualifying at the expense of us, but they just let it go. I haven’t watched their match against Australia, but I would want to believe Australia fought hard for the victory,” says Rajevac.
The 56-year-old adds that he would not offer specific advice to Capello ahead of the England’s match against Germany.
“Capello is an expert in what he does. He is experienced enough and I am sure he will look at this match and draw his own conclusions. I have no advice for him because I am sure he will make the right decisions himself ahead of their match against Germany. For me, I am focused on the game against USA,” adds Rajevac.
No every body sees he wanted ghana to lose against germany on intention
he must be fired on immediate effect
What are you saying succus? Adiyiah is great! He’s the best clinical finisher. Ghana became world champion because of this combinaton:
Ayew, the tireless worker and fighter, together with
Adiyiah, the smart clinical finisher. For example watch this clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUl96j04kmE
This pair is dangerous ooo!
even foreigners are respecting us,how much more our own ppl?it is very sad to see fellow ghanaians wishing ghana bad luck,so that if they fail they can be doing their devilish acts as usual.
Goal Scoring needs mental training. It seems easy looking fron outside but when you’re on the field, its a different ball game altogether. If Gyan does not train his mind and focus, it will be difficult for him to score.
@keith from germany, Hmmm you know most Ghanaians does’nt know the meaning of the word football cum Soccer. Ey3 school Asem…Infact some Ghanaians re a total disgrace to our Nation.
Its hard time people stop this arguement about Adiyah. What has Adiyah done after that under 20 tournament? He got his luck during that tournament and that doesnt mean he can excel at any level. All the same, his height does not even favor him in the Ghana starting line up. Those who have been saying Adiyah can play better than Asamoah Gyan should bow their heads in shame because they dont know football. The only thing this team needs is sharpness in front of goal. I believe in this team and will hopefully beat USA.
gyan is the right guy for the one man role cuz he has got the height n he is good in the air.asamoah gyan hasnt get a hundred percent chance in this tourney sofar thats why but im telling u,things will change at the knock out stages.
asamoah gyan is the number striker in ghana,even the european commentators are aware.