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Soccer News of Thursday, 1 July 2010

Source: ghanafa.org

No need to alter style - Milo

Milovan Rajevac does not intend to vary Ghana’s style of play for the quarter-finals meet against Uruguay as the Black Stars look to become the first African nation to reach the World Cup semi-finals.

Both sides clash at the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg on Friday as the competition nears the business stages.

Ghana won’t have the services of midfielder Andre Ayew and defender Jonathan Mensah, with each suspended due to accumulation of yellow cards.

Uruguay remain a threat to Ghana's hopes of reaching the last four as coach Oscar Tabarez can count on the talented strike pair of Diego Forlan and Luis Suarez but coach Milovan Rajevac says his side will not change the style of play that has seen them reach this stage of the tournament.

"Uruguay have been very impressive. They are a South American nation with players playing in the best leagues in Europe.

"They have to be one of the best teams in the world. They deserve every respect and Forlan is a fine player. But we will play the way that has brought us success so far. We are not going to adjust our style and we will try to use whatever weakness we can find in our opponents.

"What is very important is to be able to change your system as the match demands. The team that is able to manage that in the match, it is better for that team. You cannot play the whole match with just one system."