How I coped being on bench - Edwin Gyimah explains

Ghana midfielder, Edwin Gyimah has explained how he coped with being relegated to the bench when he joined Orlando Pirates.

Gyimah, 24, admits that the team of full of stars and excellent players who always give the coach difficulty in choosing who to play.

In an interview with kickoff.com in South Africa, the midfielder who has now reverted to his center-back position lauded the coach for his decisions.

“[Tinkler] takes his own decisions and sometimes I feel that he cannot make each and every player happy because when I sit down I ask myself that if I am to be in his shoes how I will cope considering that every player wants to play.

“When we started the season I didn’t play for four games and he spoke to me nicely after I went to him to ask about what I need to do to improve my game. He told me that I should work hard. I didn’t drop my head and I kept on pushing at training and I was given a chance.

“So it is not about who plays because anybody can play at Pirates. It is just that when you are given a chance you need to keep on improving yourself. When you are coming to the team people will talk negatively, but for you as a player you know what you want.

“So to be a part of Pirates is a good thing and I just want to work hard and be there for the team. To play for Pirates is a big motivation,” he explains.

The in-form Gyimah is expected to be named in Coach Avram Grant’s call-up for the Black Stars ahead of the 2017 Afcon qualifier with Mozambique.