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Golden Boy: Blame players, not Appiah

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  • kweku O 11 years ago

    Well, who selected these uncommitted and not ready players for the tournament? The coach did, unless you tell me it was President Mahama or Nyantakyi. I don't think it's the right idea to fire the coach but the coach has to b ...
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  • Sarskoberta 11 years ago

    I hear you pal.
    We do not know as of now as to whether MRAA is fully charged the running of the team or not. But by your opening statement, it appears somebody must have dictated to him.
    He could be remote controlled.

    Bu ...
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  • Abeiku - SW2 London 11 years ago

    Thank u bruv ... well said end of story ...

  • NPP Cocaine Pusher 11 years ago

    Before we played the semi final match Nyantekyi was dreaming of beating the Nigerians in the final. Kwasi Appiah also dreamt that same way. That is why he changed Wakaso and Rabiu to rest them for the match against Nigeria. T ...
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  • GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 11 years ago

    WHO RECRUITED THESE PLAYERS? GFA MUST BE DISSOLVED. USELESS!

  • A concerned citizen 11 years ago

    Coach Appiah made some tactical errors and needs to be blamed for that. The players themselves can not score penalty kicks as professionals..What a shame...lack of commitment too..

  • BAM 11 years ago

    A BAD WORKER ALWAYS BLAMES HIS TOOLS

  • Chiga 11 years ago

    The Coach told the whole nation these were the players to bring the cup to Ghana. No one can now turn around to blame the players!

  • Sarskoberta 11 years ago

    I share the same feeling with you on that one, Yellowman.

    There was a very privy discussion POW and I had plunged ourselves into the night before the AFCON.
    "Our boys are too nyati-nyati"
    "We want Twinkle-Twinkle Bigger ...
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  • POW, The Prince of Walewale 11 years ago

    The coach chose the players and concluded somewhere along the line during their camping era that he's very much satisfied with the level of commitment and play in camp. We had 2 friendlies, playing against the likes of Egypt ...
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  • Sarskoberta 11 years ago

    You can force the horse to the riverside but may not be able to force it to drink the water.

    These boys are professionals. They eat scoccer, drink soccer, talk soccer and above all, get paid good for having fun.
    It should ...
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  • POW, The Prince of Walewale 11 years ago

    We want you recupurate properly and bounce back into your chambers with full vim.

  • Slimzay**The Unshakable Shaker** 11 years ago

    I'm there with you POW on who selected these players and also the comment the Apiah gave when they were at camp. Here is where I don't get Razak. According to the article, Razak is also saying that he can't tell whether the c ...
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  • POW, The Prince of Walewale 11 years ago

    Slim, I dont know the answer for everybody on this case but for me I think we're retaining him bços no Ghanaian has had the opportunity to handle the B/Stars in a very long time as such it pays to give him the chance to work ...
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  • Slimzay**The Unshakable Shaker** 11 years ago

    POW, for his price and the savings are a making by having him instead of a foreign coach, I do agree with you. It is a huge savings there.

    Yes, many of the local coaches may apply for the job if Appiah steps down. However, ...
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  • Mr.N 11 years ago

    POW you not have point you do not have to keep someone because he or she is a Ghanaian we tried it right after 1957 that was called "Africaization" where we were putting Ghanaians every where.

    The question here is when wo ...
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  • Quabby Joe, USA 11 years ago

    I agree that players win games,BUT then, who blends the players together?Who maps the winning strategy? Who reads the game and makes the necessary changes when possible? When it comes to the blame game,put the GFA and AA firs ...
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  • DESTINY 11 years ago

    Well said, my broad-thinking learned friend. It is a matter of degrees of apportionment of blame, and I agree with the order of blame. First GFA, Then AA, the technical team, and finally the players. This is the problem with ...
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  • Sarskoberta 11 years ago

    In a situation where the coach have employed all the above 'tricks' but the player refuse, OOPS! fails to apply/score, who do you blame?

    Know that whilst you and I sweat it hard for our pay, these our boys are professional ...
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  • J. O 11 years ago

    There a lot who don't understand the game. If you see the way the boys took care of the defence, squandered chances and shot the penalties then you should not blame the coach alone. even without a coach these guys should have ...
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  • Chiga 11 years ago

    A coach who could not see what his players are capable doing is not a good coach. Pure and simple!

  • George 11 years ago

    Golden Boy, what do you mean by we should not blame the coach? First and foremost, AA is no a coach material. Secondly, he wants copy Milo by bringing on board young players. But he is far from comparing himself to Milo. ...
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  • Abeiku - SW2 London 11 years ago

    True

  • respect your salf 11 years ago

    Razak it is very very very nice to sack Appiah after just one tournament, Appiah as been with this taem for more then six years, and for his frist tournament he as fail, and this is a big SHAME for him as a coach so let him g ...
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  • Kenneth Osei-Afriyie 11 years ago

    Much as the views of one of the icons of Ghana football should be treated with respect it is unacceptable for the Golden Boy to blame the players for the debacle in South Africa. If anything the players were playing above the ...
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  • Mr.N 11 years ago

    Thank you Sir and well said we are hitting the side of the drum and not hitting the face.

  • WOFA WOHOO 11 years ago

    I have high respect for you,but to suggest that the players are to be blamed if I understood you(RAZAK) very well,except if it was just a crazy media report,to me is not true.The blame should go squarely and roundly to the co ...
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  • tito 11 years ago

    I think akwasi appiah is just a moron, period. he could be whatever or whoever, he's just a stupid person. he has no idea about coaching in soccer. GFA must drop this punk as a coach. he,s only gonna disgrace and embarrass t ...
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  • Agyaku 11 years ago

    Facing the fact, Golden boy, you have said it all. Coach Appia is incapacitate for the job. For basic instant is the coach who selected such a weird squad to SA while leaving some quality ones behind due to his arrogant there ...
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  • Chiga 11 years ago

    Who selected those players the Razak wants us to blame?

  • DESTINY 11 years ago

    The answer is NOT TO SACK AA. TURN THINGS AROUND, PUT KONADU IN CHARGE AND THEN MAKE ABEDI AND AA, ASSISTANTS. END OF STORY. WE CAN TRY KONADU, based on his experience, and also Abedi has also proved that he can be a mentor. ...
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  • Joe 11 years ago

    Did the players select themselves? If you say they were not up to the task then the coach wasn't up to the task by calling those players. This is a stupid argument.

  • Sir Kofi Mumui 11 years ago

    Razak was quoted as saying that the cosch should be fired if he fails to qualify the Stars for the World Cup. This suggests he is eyeing the coach as the cause of the poor performance of the Stars. Now in an about turn, he sa ...
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  • soccer mantse 11 years ago

    Blame the players? Come again Razak. I respect you but youu are dead wrong. The coach who picked the players with conviction that they are the guys for job showed bad judgment. Second, knowing the kind of players he had to wo ...
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  • kokoih john kennedt 11 years ago

    i like that.

  • Ekwaw Mensah 11 years ago

    Dear Razak,
    Most horses do not run on their own: It is the ability of the Jockey,in the saddle that counts, Okay?

  • Papa Dey 11 years ago

    As much as I love you I disagree with you on this one.Take Nigeria in their first game.They played terrible but after each game they showed a lot of improvements thru the coahes adjustments.Thats a good coach.Appiah did not d ...
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  • Alah 11 years ago

    Players like you Abdul Razak should come out and help Ghana NOT Appiah. He (Appiah) needs help even though he is the head coach. Mr. Razak, please with the help of some of your colleagues, tell the GFA what you guys went th ...
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