Thursday, February 9, 2012

Don’t blame Asamoah Gyan; sack the lazy coach- Christopher Opoku

Sports Analyst, Christopher Opoku has called on Ghanaians not to blame Asamoah Gyan for Black Stars defeat to the Chimpolopolo (Copper bullets) of Zambia.
He says Coach Goran Stevanovic should be blamed for ill-preparation ahead of the tournament. The coach does not spend time to watch the local talents in the country but always focus on the international players who sometimes cannot play well, he stressed.
According to him, Ghana should not have qualified to the semis finals considering the poor preparations and the caliber of players that were selected for the tournament.
Speaking in an interview with Adom news, Christopher Opoku also blamed the FA head by Kwesi Nyantekyi for the lack of foresight. He says the coach went in the competition with virtually no striker went in the competition with virtually no striker because Asamoah Gyan was half fit and there was no replacement for him.
Comparing both sides, he says 50 per cent of the Zambians have played together since 2008 Nations Cup, this consistency has helped developed the team all round, he added.
According to him, the Chipolopolo team is reaping the benefit of consistent team building and coercion.
Metro TV sports Editor stated that lack of adequate preparation by the Black Stars was also a contributing factor to the abysmal performance of the stars.
On the way forward, Christopher Opoku says the FA should appoint a local coach for the senior national team because the foreign coach have not succeed with the national team in terms of winning tournaments.
He stress that with financial and moral support to the local coach, the black stars win trophies.