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kojo 9 years ago

Am not sure what he is saying

Am not sure what he is saying
the truth 9 years ago

I really feel sorry for appiah for taking up the job he has no idea how to execute. When many teams were gelling and building up chemistry, Mr appiah wasn't sure about his underestimated the U.S. Why put debutant instead of t ...
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I really feel sorry for appiah for taking up the job he has no idea how to execute. When many teams were gelling and building up chemistry, Mr appiah wasn't sure about his underestimated the U.S. Why put debutant instead of talented and experience
Mr.N 9 years ago

Primitive tactics aside Akwesi Appiah you do not keep your best on the bench hoping upon hope that your oppornent would get tired that is very primitive and bushman tactics.

Primitive tactics aside Akwesi Appiah you do not keep your best on the bench hoping upon hope that your oppornent would get tired that is very primitive and bushman tactics.
Starboy 9 years ago

A bunch of illiterate egoistic undisciplined and poorly dressed players who spend more time in the hair dressing salon than the training field and more time buying ear rings than the Black Queens. Gays can not be role models ...
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A bunch of illiterate egoistic undisciplined and poorly dressed players who spend more time in the hair dressing salon than the training field and more time buying ear rings than the Black Queens. Gays can not be role models for our kids. we have culture. I hope they are not paired in the Hotel rooms, it will reduce their performance on the field after long nights of gay activity.
Nkae 9 years ago

These players need to think about games with all possibilities in their sub-conscious mind before the day of the game arrives and stop worrying about what kind of hair style to present.Off course, what the mind cannot conceiv ...
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These players need to think about games with all possibilities in their sub-conscious mind before the day of the game arrives and stop worrying about what kind of hair style to present.Off course, what the mind cannot conceive the eye cannot see it. You can not win a gain when your focus is your hair style;we are not in for a salon contest.
Whatever 9 years ago

For Ghana, there will be no margin for error. We will need all our full-house of firepower and killers on display. The Germans are humble but have a highly functional sense and are down-to-earth workaholics, feeds on detected ...
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For Ghana, there will be no margin for error. We will need all our full-house of firepower and killers on display. The Germans are humble but have a highly functional sense and are down-to-earth workaholics, feeds on detected mistakes and errors of their opponents with goals in the boots of all their 11 players. The movements of their build-up is slow but when they get to the last third they make up for it with dangerous meandering, dash-into-space runs, body swings, pin point tall shots, crosses and their sometimes individual or combo moves that opens goal scoring chances out of nothing. In their execution they are cold and heartless. They also have the ability to skillfully and intelligently switch play from defense into offense in a split second, producing deadly outcomes.

Their players are efficient and tidy in their passing which is intended to be trickery and direct as it progresses… their intention is to have the chance to score for themselves. They have some experienced players in midfield and attack that always want to knife you for their team. Ghana must take no chances at the back and be tidy in their passing as much as possible.

In spite of all these, the Germans will come into this game with a well-oiled strategy. They always have a 2 GAME PLAY STRATEGIES. The first STRATEGY is to make sure your attack is neutralized by their team, individuals or the last man by relying on their experience, composure and psychological edge. (Ghana should not show its wild card in the early moments but we must press, chase and fight for every bouncing ball ball and attack hungrily, powerfully and clinically. The Germans won’t sit back like the US. They will modulate their attacks along similar and dissimilar lines based on the level of your defensive organization and will harass you with all sorts of attacks till they score or you manage to smash one in at their end. The second STRATEGY they will employ is to throw caution to the wind and press high thus if they are losing. (Here, Ghana must make sure they hit them with lightening, whisking counter attacks when the ball falls to them)

Into the look of the proceedings… From the blast of the whistle, The Germans will fan out of their half with an unmistakable intent and will seek to establish the upper hand in the game but be warned that one or two of their players will like to attempt a bolting early goal like Montenegro, the Dutch and the USA did to us. As the clash progresses, they will seek to press themselves into attacking positions or withdraw into defensive positions depending on how dangerous and pressurizing Ghana is but even in those moments, they’d fully maintain the abundant intent to hurt you the more through counter-attacks and surprise play from innocuous situations. This is what sets Germany apart from other teams. This is what make Germany, Germany.

But Ghana should not lose heart because there’s a strategy to beat such a wily deceptive, trapping system which gives you the impression that you’re in the game but in reality you have been trapped and it is only a matter of time for you to become one of their victims. Ghana team is traditionally a fighting, fast counter-attacking team. Only the inclusion of Waris makes it possible for us to hold the ball upfield for long and mount attacks from there. Though we have the potential to build teams that overrun opponent’s defence, for now we must focus on playing to our strengths.

German team is innovative, like to defeat opponents their own way and it always succeed. Their efficiency is between 90-98% but the pillars in the team are not the strongest around. It can be over-powered by the forces in our team and a scoring blow delivered. That is the first strategy Ghana can apply. The second strategy which represents an option is that Ghana can be highly tactical-minded and be ruthless as individuals and as a team at the same time, both in defense, midfield and especially in attack when we are exploiting weak spots over there. The third strategy is the most common strategy thus, Ghana will respect their opponent with an incredible amount of defensive resistance that translates into lightening, bolting counter-attacks ultimately called ‘smash and grab’. The fourth and last strategy is what most young players in this Ghanaian team are used to...the high pressing, not giving room for the opponent to breathe on the ball or having time on the ball, threading passes, tightening the noose around the opponents defence from all corners, choking teams to break their backs. This require incredible amount of energy but it normally works.

All the strategy in the above are highly effective. Whichever one we choose, the players must be shrewd and ruthless in its application. The sport of Football is almost like a war except that there are no arms and weapons used in there. Ghana must go into the match prepared to lay it all there from the blast of the whistle. I would like to caution that Ghana should not play into the hands of the German’s strategy. We must be fundamentally disruptive to their play. In set pieces we should be the first to ball when it comes even though prior to any crossing we should not lose sight or marking of our man. Overall, Ghana must go into the match and show they mean business, they must let the Germans feel it in their bones. It is time to clear the rubbish
Whatever 9 years ago

read my comments above

read my comments above
MENSAH. 9 years ago

If he selects the best to play the GERMANS,then we would see the kind of balls these GERMANS have.

I still believe we can still pull a surprising win.
We need chemistry,devoid of any strife,confusion,but seriousness,playi ...
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If he selects the best to play the GERMANS,then we would see the kind of balls these GERMANS have.

I still believe we can still pull a surprising win.
We need chemistry,devoid of any strife,confusion,but seriousness,playing with one accord, from our players.
GHANA CAN STILL MEAN HEAVY,BIG AND A CONFUSION,PROBLEM TO THE GERMANS,IF WE STICK TOGETHER TO PLAY LIKE MEN.

YES,WE CAN!
Appletus 9 years ago

This coach is clueless. He knows nothing.
We just won the previous matches by dint of luck.
He has no trategy. He has no plan.
Why did we hire the video analyst to analyse our matches and we can not put that to good use?
...
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This coach is clueless. He knows nothing.
We just won the previous matches by dint of luck.
He has no trategy. He has no plan.
Why did we hire the video analyst to analyse our matches and we can not put that to good use?
How come we did not polish up our defense after the friendly matches?
That is why I do think the coach is a moroon. HE does not understand English to do analysis and make permutation for the game.
Why did he bench KP,Essien and Warris or Agyemang Badu?
The young lads are good but come in as subs
Appletus 9 years ago

This coach is clueless. He knows nothing.
We just won the previous matches by dint of luck.
He has no trategy. He has no plan.
Why did we hire the video analyst to analyse our matches and we can not put that to good use?
...
read full comment

This coach is clueless. He knows nothing.
We just won the previous matches by dint of luck.
He has no trategy. He has no plan.
Why did we hire the video analyst to analyse our matches and we can not put that to good use?
How come we did not polish up our defense after the friendly matches?
That is why I do think the coach is a moroon. HE does not understand English to do analysis and make permutation for the game.
Why did he bench KP,Essien and Warris or Agyemang Badu?
The young lads are good but come in as subs
Appletus 9 years ago

This coach is clueless. He knows nothing.
We just won the previous matches by dint of luck.
He has no trategy. He has no plan.
Why did we hire the video analyst to analyse our matches and we can not put that to good use?
...
read full comment

This coach is clueless. He knows nothing.
We just won the previous matches by dint of luck.
He has no trategy. He has no plan.
Why did we hire the video analyst to analyse our matches and we can not put that to good use?
How come we did not polish up our defense after the friendly matches?
That is why I do think the coach is a moroon. HE does not understand English to do analysis and make permutation for the game.
Why did he bench KP,Essien and Warris or Agyemang Badu?
The young lads are good but come in as subs
Appletus 9 years ago

This coach is clueless. He knows nothing.
We just won the previous matches by dint of luck.
He has no trategy. He has no plan.
Why did we hire the video analyst to analyse our matches and we can not put that to good use?
...
read full comment

This coach is clueless. He knows nothing.
We just won the previous matches by dint of luck.
He has no trategy. He has no plan.
Why did we hire the video analyst to analyse our matches and we can not put that to good use?
How come we did not polish up our defense after the friendly matches?
That is why I do think the coach is a moroon. HE does not understand English to do analysis and make permutation for the game.
Why did he bench KP,Essien and Warris or Agyemang Badu?
The young lads are good but come in as subs
Nemesis 9 years ago

Tweaaaa!!! Foolish coach, don't waste our ears with your rubbish talk. You think it's just "mouth-mouth". You sat down for USA which is not a great football nation, to whip you. Losing those 3 points, is really going to cost ...
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Tweaaaa!!! Foolish coach, don't waste our ears with your rubbish talk. You think it's just "mouth-mouth". You sat down for USA which is not a great football nation, to whip you. Losing those 3 points, is really going to cost Ghana. For it won't be easy to beat this skillful side, Germany.
Antiochus - London 9 years ago

It's all over guys.

It's all over guys.
Prince Otis 9 years ago

Massa we don't want good game...we want goals and eventually win the game against USA. Giving Germans good game is ambiguous and I want u to come clear on that. Dr AA shop have the mindset of winning games and not giving oppo ...
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Massa we don't want good game...we want goals and eventually win the game against USA. Giving Germans good game is ambiguous and I want u to come clear on that. Dr AA shop have the mindset of winning games and not giving opponents good game.Don't keep your best players on the bench and tell us u want to bring them on when your opponents are tired...that is primitive thinking.Dr.AA performed worse against the USA and he has to accept any criticism.
Prince Otis 9 years ago

we want goals and eventually win the game against Germany.
Dr AA should have the mindset of winning games and not giving opponents good game.

we want goals and eventually win the game against Germany.
Dr AA should have the mindset of winning games and not giving opponents good game.
Asem! 9 years ago

Akwasi Appiah sold the march to the USA for big dollars that is why he camped the boys at usa. Stupid man where does he come from? May be he came from those region of whom when you put money alongside with bomb they will take ...
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Akwasi Appiah sold the march to the USA for big dollars that is why he camped the boys at usa. Stupid man where does he come from? May be he came from those region of whom when you put money alongside with bomb they will take the money for the bomb to blast them. Corrupt people shame onto them!
Dr john aboagye 9 years ago

Ghana is out for sure

Ghana is out for sure
agyakyere 9 years ago

stop bragging.

stop bragging.
charles 9 years ago

Appiah can not read notes. He is the most stupiest coach in this world.

Appiah can not read notes. He is the most stupiest coach in this world.
zambia 9 years ago

no juju in Brazil,Germany will give u serious injuries u will never forget, it will be Germany 8 Ghana 1 and then u come back home, hahahahahaaaaaaa

no juju in Brazil,Germany will give u serious injuries u will never forget, it will be Germany 8 Ghana 1 and then u come back home, hahahahahaaaaaaa
Kofi 9 years ago

Please, dont blame the players. The coach and the technical team must be blamed. You have no excuse! The bench is clueless!They didnt learn from the test matches.

Please, dont blame the players. The coach and the technical team must be blamed. You have no excuse! The bench is clueless!They didnt learn from the test matches.
ffonky 9 years ago

Please reserve your energy in concentrating on the rest matches and stop talking. That cost a lot of energy

Please reserve your energy in concentrating on the rest matches and stop talking. That cost a lot of energy
Harrison 9 years ago

What are the terms and conditions of AA's contract? Ghanaians deserve the right to know. The BS head coach job should be given to a more competent person, not a novice. GFA should tell us what is binding in the contract.

What are the terms and conditions of AA's contract? Ghanaians deserve the right to know. The BS head coach job should be given to a more competent person, not a novice. GFA should tell us what is binding in the contract.
Dr Akaminko 9 years ago

You said we gonna give USA a good game which we infact did but failed to win.

You said we gonna give USA a good game which we infact did but failed to win.
CEREBRAL 9 years ago

Play direct against Germany, no showboating (exhibition) football. Don't waste your energy!!!
FANCY FOOTBALL WITHOUT GOALS IS USELESS.

Play direct against Germany, no showboating (exhibition) football. Don't waste your energy!!!
FANCY FOOTBALL WITHOUT GOALS IS USELESS.
Whatever 9 years ago

The Germans always have a 2 GAME WILY PLAN STRATEGIES. The first STRATEGY is to make sure your attack is neutralized by their team, individuals or the last man by relying on their experience, composure and psychological edge. ...
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The Germans always have a 2 GAME WILY PLAN STRATEGIES. The first STRATEGY is to make sure your attack is neutralized by their team, individuals or the last man by relying on their experience, composure and psychological edge. (Ghana should not show its wild card in the early moments but must attack and press more hungrily, powerfully and clinically with caution. The Germans won’t sit back like the US. They will modulate their attack along similar and dissimilar lines based on the level of your defensive organization and will harass you with all sorts of attacks till they score or you manage to smash one in at their end. The second STRATEGY they will employ is to throw caution to the wind and press high thus if they are losing. (Here, Ghana must make sure they hit them with lightening, whisking counter attacks when the ball falls to them)

For Ghana, there will be no margin for error. We will need all our full-house of firepower and killers on display. The Germans are humble but have a highly functional sense and are down-to-earth workaholics, feeds on detected mistakes and errors of their opponents with goals in the boots of all their 11 players. The movements of their build-up is slow but when they get to the last third they make up for it with dangerous meandering, dash-into-space runs, body swings, pin point tall shots, crosses and their sometimes individual or combo moves that opens goal scoring chances out of nothing. In their execution they are cold and heartless. They also have the ability to skillfully and intelligently switch play from defense into offense in a split second, producing deadly outcomes.

Their players are efficient and tidy in their passing which is intended to be trickery and direct as it progresses… their intention is to have the chance to score for themselves. They have some experienced players in midfield and attack that always want to knife you for their team. Ghana must take no chances at the back and be tidy in their passing as much as possible.

Into the look of the proceedings… From the blast of the whistle, The Germans will fan out of their half with an unmistakable intent and will seek to establish the upper hand in the game but be warned that one or two of their players will like to attempt a bolting early goal like Montenegro, the Dutch and the USA did to us. As the clash progresses, they will seek to press themselves into attacking positions or withdraw into defensive positions depending on how dangerous and pressurizing Ghana is but even in those moments, they’d fully maintain the abundant intent to hurt you the more through counter-attacks and surprise play from innocuous situations. This is what sets Germany apart from other teams. This is what make Germany, Germany.

But Ghana should not lose heart because there’s a strategy to beat such a wily deceptive, trapping system which gives you the impression that you’re in the game but in reality you have been trapped and it is only a matter of time for you to become one of their victims. Ghana team is traditionally a fighting, fast counter-attacking team. Only the inclusion of Waris makes it possible for us to hold the ball upfield for long and mount attacks from there. Though we have the potential to build teams that overrun opponent’s defence, for now we must focus on playing to our strengths.

German team is innovative, like to defeat opponents their own way and it always succeed. Their efficiency is between 90-98% but the pillars in the team are not the strongest around. It can be over-powered by the forces in our team and a scoring blow delivered. That is the first strategy Ghana can apply. The second strategy which represents an option is that Ghana can be highly tactical-minded and be ruthless as individuals and as a team at the same time, both in defense, midfield and especially in attack when we are exploiting weak spots over there. The third strategy is the most common strategy thus, Ghana will respect their opponent with an incredible amount of defensive resistance that translates into lightening, bolting counter-attacks ultimately called ‘smash and grab’. The fourth and last strategy is what most young players in this Ghanaian team are used to...the high pressing, not giving room for the opponent to breathe on the ball or having time on the ball, threading passes, tightening the noose around the opponents defence from all corners, choking teams to break their backs. This require incredible amount of energy but it normally works.

All the strategy in the above are highly effective. Whichever one we choose, the players must be shrewd and ruthless in its application. The sport of Football is almost like a war except that there are no arms and weapons used in there. Ghana must go into the match prepared to lay it all there from the blast of the whistle. I would like to caution that Ghana should not play into the hands of the German’s strategy. We must be fundamentally disruptive to their play. In set pieces we should be the first to ball when it comes even though prior to any crossing we should not lose sight or marking of our man. Overall, Ghana must go into the match and show they mean business, they must let the Germans feel it in their bones. It is time to clear the rubbish
dk 9 years ago

You always going to give them a good game! U dump Fuck! Why don't u shut the Fuck up and just resign ? The world cup is beyond what you know..you ain't smart! U just a dumb corrupt Motherf**ka! Just quit nigga!

You always going to give them a good game! U dump Fuck! Why don't u shut the Fuck up and just resign ? The world cup is beyond what you know..you ain't smart! U just a dumb corrupt Motherf**ka! Just quit nigga!
JH New York 9 years ago

Funny Coach !
You could not handled US team and now you
aim to beat Germany !
I have known from the Ivory Coast experience
when Drabo came in as a substitute to turn events in their favour in this world cup match.
The s ...
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Funny Coach !
You could not handled US team and now you
aim to beat Germany !
I have known from the Ivory Coast experience
when Drabo came in as a substitute to turn events in their favour in this world cup match.
The same thing was exhibited by KP Boateng
for Ghana when he came into the game, late.
Therefore a Single experience player makes a good and needed difference.
So,why should Coach Appiah kept these experienced players like Essien,Boateng, Badu,Waris etc on the bench,for what reason !
Do I have to teach Appiah that or,he as a Coach should know better !
Again, did the Coach learned any lessons from the Netherlands goal against Ghana in the friendly to correct and psychic the defence players! That mistake by the defender which earned Netherlands the only goal,is the same mistake that Boye committed for U.S. to capitalized on , to get the fastest goal ever in World Cup history.
It is always better to win the first game to get you a good standing to boost the confidence of players,than the neckline task of survival.
Choose the right player at the right time to get the desired effect or results,please.Anyway.
MENSAH. 9 years ago

If THE BLACK STARS,BEATS THE GERMANS,what will you people say?

I remember,when OBAMA started his campaign,there were not many BLACK SUPPORTERS,on his side,until he won 11 straight states.
THEN,ALL THE BLACK FOLKS SHIFTED ...
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If THE BLACK STARS,BEATS THE GERMANS,what will you people say?

I remember,when OBAMA started his campaign,there were not many BLACK SUPPORTERS,on his side,until he won 11 straight states.
THEN,ALL THE BLACK FOLKS SHIFTED FROM CLINTON TO SUPPORT HIM.
I see the same photograph,light,success,breakthrough at the end of the tunnel.
LOSERS ALWAYS WANT TO SEE,BEFORE THEY BELIEVE,BUT JESUS SAID:

BLESSED ARE THOSE THAT HAVE NOT SEEN,YET BELIEVE.

I see a brighter stars shining from the horizon.
Believing it or not,
THE GHANA BLACK STARS WILL COME BACK TO SHOCK THE WORLD,BY BEATING BOTH GERMANY & PORTUGAL,
PERIOD.
Manbungo 9 years ago

The 4-2-3-1 formation that AA has been deploying is not very effective. It lets you keep possesion a lot and score against weaker teams, but it doesn't allow for goal-scoring against good teams or even teams with the same abi ...
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The 4-2-3-1 formation that AA has been deploying is not very effective. It lets you keep possesion a lot and score against weaker teams, but it doesn't allow for goal-scoring against good teams or even teams with the same ability as yours. In this world cup, I have noticed that most the teams who have used 4-2-3-1 have lost their matches--even the good teams. These teams include Ghana, Brazil (a different formation would have beaten Mexico), Croatia, Australia, Spain (used it for match against Chile and lost), Japan, England, and Bosnia-Herzegovina. The only exceptions are Colombia and Switzerland, who won against weaker opponents, and Nigeria who were evenly matched by Iran and tied. Appiah should use a different formation, but alas, we're already at the world cup so there's no room for experimentation (not that AA won't find a way to experiment).

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