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appiah papa 11 years ago

nope

nope
Papa Appioah 11 years ago

Thanks for enlightening us with this nice article to help whip up our anticipation of the tournament. Once again we are back to the good old argument about foreign/local coaches. We could debate this all day. At a time when a ...
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Thanks for enlightening us with this nice article to help whip up our anticipation of the tournament. Once again we are back to the good old argument about foreign/local coaches. We could debate this all day. At a time when all our best players leave for Europe or failing that to Egypt or Tunisia, it is difficult for me to attempt to even compare the standard of our local football with these other countries. Again if you saw the training facilities available to Kotoko, you would appreciate why our standard of training and coaching is nowhere near that of Europe or even Egypt. We still have to send our coaches on attachment to European Clubs to learn new methods. It is fair to say, that at this point in history, the standard of a GOOD foreign coach who has coached in European leagues is way above our indigenous coaches who have coached just in Ghana. And we are not merely preparing for the African Cup, we intend to go to the World Cup as well.
It is not merely a question of black coaches against white coaches, in our example. We need to start from the basics, invest in our local leagues, improve training facilities to world standards, establish a West African College of Coaching to offer top class coaching badges to our local coaches to improve their confidence and professionalism and so on.
When we do decide on indegenous coaches, then at least one hopes they are selected through a competitive process so we can get the very best. This said, I hope our coach is able to deliver the goods, for after all, when it comes to tournament football tit is not all about professionalism and competence - history, tradition, good luck, spiritetc all come into play. I wish the Black Stars all the best
Papa Appiah 11 years ago

Can't spell my own name

Can't spell my own name
mensah abrampa 11 years ago

Sooner than later Papa Appiah will be calling for a foreign president to rule Ghana. Let's be proud of what we have and make improvements where necessary.

Sooner than later Papa Appiah will be calling for a foreign president to rule Ghana. Let's be proud of what we have and make improvements where necessary.
Kwaku 11 years ago

YOUR POINTS AND THOSE OF ARTHUR'S ARE WELL RECEIVED. I GUESS THE NEED FOR CONTINUITY MUST ALSO BE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED. GROWING UP IN THE 70's, BLACKSTAR SELECTIONS WERE KNOWN WAY BEFORE PLAYER CALL-UPS. THEY WERE KNOWN BE ...
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YOUR POINTS AND THOSE OF ARTHUR'S ARE WELL RECEIVED. I GUESS THE NEED FOR CONTINUITY MUST ALSO BE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED. GROWING UP IN THE 70's, BLACKSTAR SELECTIONS WERE KNOWN WAY BEFORE PLAYER CALL-UPS. THEY WERE KNOWN BECAUSE TRANSPARENCY AND COMPETITIVENESS AFFORDED THE NATION THE NEEDED CONTINUITY IN THE PLAYING AND COACHING BODIES. A FEW CHANGES HERE AND THERE DID NOT AFFECT EFFECTIVENESS AND CONTINUITY. THERE WAS A SYSTEM THAT YIELDED RESULTS.

GHANA LOST ITS FOOTBALL FOCUS AFTER THE 1978 ACN. THE CONTINUITY ABATED AND WITH IT THE EFFECTIVENESS. 1982 WAS JUST AN ABERRATION. KOFI BADU AND ASAASE'S GROUP WERE, WHAT WE USED TO CALL, "FRÈ FRÈ KOBO". BECAUSE THE SYSTEM HAD BROKEN DOWN AFTER 1978, THE '82 TEAM COULD NOT BE EFFECTIVELY RE-ORGANIZED.

THE EXCITING OBSERVATION RECENTLY HAS BEEN THE MANNER IN WHICH AKWASI APPIAH IS USHERING IN A SYSTEM THAT COULD RE-INTRODUCE THE CONTINUITY AND, RESULTANTLY, THE EFFECTIVENESS TO SUSTAIN ITSELF. APPIAH KNOWS HOW OUT OF KILTER THINGS HAVE BEEN FOR GHANA FOOTBALL, AND I AM HOPING, WITH BATED BREATH, THAT THE OLD EFFECTIVE SYSTEM WOULD BE RE-INTRODUCED. WIN OR LOSE, BRINGING BACK THE SYSTEM OF CONTINUITY AND EFFECTIVENESS MAY BE APPIAH'S BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT.
Watchdog 11 years ago

For heaven sake. It is too early to start making comparisons and argument about foreign coaches and what have you. After the cup has not been won yet. The tournament has not even started. Mr editor can you please spare us thi ...
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For heaven sake. It is too early to start making comparisons and argument about foreign coaches and what have you. After the cup has not been won yet. The tournament has not even started. Mr editor can you please spare us this digression and let us concentrate on how to win the cup. Then those who think they know best can then come and show off to Ghanaians. We must be careful not to count our chickens before they are hatched.
Kelele 11 years ago

Watchdog,can you make any constructive counter argument without casting slurr on the author?This gentleman did well to collate evidence to argue his points out,you should do so to counter him and not tell him to stop his nons ...
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Watchdog,can you make any constructive counter argument without casting slurr on the author?This gentleman did well to collate evidence to argue his points out,you should do so to counter him and not tell him to stop his nonsense.U should be ashamed of yourself.
abc 11 years ago

keep your day job

keep your day job
Watchdog. 11 years ago

Kelekele or whatever, you can please yourself. Don't think trying to praise your own work will convince Ghanaians who think well. Ask your self what is the purpose of your article? To tell Ghanaianas the African coach is alr ...
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Kelekele or whatever, you can please yourself. Don't think trying to praise your own work will convince Ghanaians who think well. Ask your self what is the purpose of your article? To tell Ghanaianas the African coach is already a success. Ghana can win this tournament. But we cannot win it if people start making comparisons based on 2 friendly matches.
G-FORCE 11 years ago

The two friendly matches were statement from the coach,is to silent all his critics and those of you who oppose local coaches.

The two friendly matches were statement from the coach,is to silent all his critics and those of you who oppose local coaches.
Trust Jesus Centa. 11 years ago

What would you have said if we have lost those friendlies.We have to commend the coach and players and urge them on to carry this winning spirit into the competition.Beating the All-time best National Team in Africa and Tuni ...
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What would you have said if we have lost those friendlies.We have to commend the coach and players and urge them on to carry this winning spirit into the competition.Beating the All-time best National Team in Africa and Tunisia is no mean achievement.My prayer for the team is that they will excel in this tournament.
Skains 11 years ago

A solid management team looks for coaches that are deemed the best in terms of strategic and cultural competence as well as commitment. At a specific point in time, one of these points, two or all of them may serve as the maj ...
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A solid management team looks for coaches that are deemed the best in terms of strategic and cultural competence as well as commitment. At a specific point in time, one of these points, two or all of them may serve as the major criterion for selection - and depending on the situation at hand. It may well be that a local coach may fit the cup or not - but not necessarily a local coach; so, Mr. Kennedy, don't root unnecessarily too much for a local coach when the need for it doesn't arise though I personally support the claim that the present Ghanaian coach is ripe for the job.
G-FORCE 11 years ago

Foreign coaches are opportunist and gold diggers who come to Africa in search of riches.They should be chase out of Africa.Chase those bald head out of Africa.

Foreign coaches are opportunist and gold diggers who come to Africa in search of riches.They should be chase out of Africa.Chase those bald head out of Africa.
Africanus 11 years ago

Professionally one would want the team you coach to win, to enhance your professional career. But for the sake of national pride, you would want your country to win. Either way its a win for the foreign coach.

Professionally one would want the team you coach to win, to enhance your professional career. But for the sake of national pride, you would want your country to win. Either way its a win for the foreign coach.
No Name, USA 11 years ago

Good analysis. The author could also have added that even some highly homogenous and nationalist society have foreign coaches. For example, both Japan and Saudi Arabia are both highly homogenous societies with no visible ethn ...
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Good analysis. The author could also have added that even some highly homogenous and nationalist society have foreign coaches. For example, both Japan and Saudi Arabia are both highly homogenous societies with no visible ethnic and cultural differences among them. Yet, both of these nationalistic societies have foreign coaches without feeling inferior. I guess, if you have nothing to prove, there is no place for inferior complex.

On that note, if someone were to ask me, I would take foreign coaches such as Pep Gardiola, Del Bosque,Tito Vilanova over any local coach anytime, no matter what. Well, we can't have them so Appiah is okay.

Good Luck Coach Appiah and the Black Stars.
Trust Jesus Centa. 11 years ago

I can only root for Gardiola as a great coach when he is able to use ordinary players to win a competition.Reserve players at Barcelona will be regulars in most top teams in the world.LOOK AT David Villa,Sanchez and others w ...
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I can only root for Gardiola as a great coach when he is able to use ordinary players to win a competition.Reserve players at Barcelona will be regulars in most top teams in the world.LOOK AT David Villa,Sanchez and others who are warming the bench in the team.Do you realize that the same players except a few play for the Spanish National team who remained undefeated until recently.Look at the way the Stars play these days, its beautiful to see them play without any player exhibiting selfishness.
appiah papa 11 years ago

FOREINGN COACHES ARE OPPORTUNISTS

FOREINGN COACHES ARE OPPORTUNISTS
Warrant Officer Opou Agyei 11 years ago

What do you know about soccer my friend? If it were to be just grammar, I bet you, this article will be adjudged the best. But in the house/community/field of football you are very far from right.

You are simply tying to ...
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What do you know about soccer my friend? If it were to be just grammar, I bet you, this article will be adjudged the best. But in the house/community/field of football you are very far from right.

You are simply tying to behave like the NPP lawyers who attempted to question the integrity of Justice Atuguba only to back down after realizing their stupidity. Please be reasonable. Thanks, Arthur Kennedy.
Mr Ghana 11 years ago

He presupposes that coaches have more allegiance to their home country than their livelihood and pocket. These days if a coach does not win a cup he is fired...ask Ghana

He presupposes that coaches have more allegiance to their home country than their livelihood and pocket. These days if a coach does not win a cup he is fired...ask Ghana
OH GHFUO, WE R SO FAR BEHIND! 11 years ago

SINCE 2006, I HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR THIS. WE R BLESSED TO WITNESS THIS REALIZATION TODAY. GFA/MIN OF SPORT SHOULD ENGAGE IN COACHING CLINICS/SCHOOLS FOR GHFUO.(NAMED AFTER THE THE WINNINGEST GH COACH IN OUR SOCCER HISTORY) ...
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SINCE 2006, I HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR THIS. WE R BLESSED TO WITNESS THIS REALIZATION TODAY. GFA/MIN OF SPORT SHOULD ENGAGE IN COACHING CLINICS/SCHOOLS FOR GHFUO.(NAMED AFTER THE THE WINNINGEST GH COACH IN OUR SOCCER HISTORY) SO WE CAN ALSO START EXPORTING COACHES ALL OVER AFRICA AND THE WORLD. LIKE WE HAVE DONE WITH GHFUO PLAYERS. LOOK AT BRASIL? THANK YOU
Trust Jesus Centa. 11 years ago

I bet you that all those who root for foreign coaches,have their interest and they are racist.Apart from the Dede Ayews case which bothered on discipline,who can tell me for instance that players in camp don't deserve to be t ...
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I bet you that all those who root for foreign coaches,have their interest and they are racist.Apart from the Dede Ayews case which bothered on discipline,who can tell me for instance that players in camp don't deserve to be there.A lot of presenters have never kicked a ball and talk as if they are the best coaches in the world.In the past we have seen players invited who become the subject of discussion in the media.When Kwasi puts Asamoah Dian in the reserve bench to ensure he does not get injured before the tournament,they complain.When Kojo Asamoah is deployed at the left back to ensure that he lends support to the attack on the left they complain.Which foreign coaches have ever won us a cup?Coach Appiah ,God be with you.You took a little close to two weeks to select a team to win the Africa games in South Africa without the Ayews who failed to turn up.May be you are jealous or some of you who are agents would have wished your players to be there,but this time its no.LEAVE KWASI IN PEACE

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