Blaming coaches for team's failure is not always the case - Odartey Lamptey

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Akwasi 7 years ago

He's right

He's right
Nana Aba 7 years ago

Dearest Odartey if that is so then why do we need a coach in the first place?and why are they paid so much money for the job that the players are supposed to do for them?

Dearest Odartey if that is so then why do we need a coach in the first place?and why are they paid so much money for the job that the players are supposed to do for them?
Jorotara 7 years ago

You are right

You are right
KYI 7 years ago

I think people will now understand me, I said this and I got insulted on this site, Stars overpowered Egypt, its unfortunate they couldn't executes their chances.

I think people will now understand me, I said this and I got insulted on this site, Stars overpowered Egypt, its unfortunate they couldn't executes their chances.
owuo 7 years ago

Egypt is not all like that we are talking about,Ghana played far better than them in their own home ground with with all the suporters in their side. Soccer is the only game that you can play better and at same lose the game ...
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Egypt is not all like that we are talking about,Ghana played far better than them in their own home ground with with all the suporters in their side. Soccer is the only game that you can play better and at same lose the game. This is exactly what happened to ghana. The chance is not over .Let get confidence and hoje. Hope is the last to die. Where is life there is Hope.
$aint Ghfuo: Black Excellence !!! 7 years ago

This is why grant should have gone to egypt with a strategy.grant didn't prepare, no strategy. Even kenkey is made with a formula. We pound fufu with a strategy. There is a science to everything. U don't just assembled player ...
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This is why grant should have gone to egypt with a strategy.grant didn't prepare, no strategy. Even kenkey is made with a formula. We pound fufu with a strategy. There is a science to everything. U don't just assembled players and tell them to go and play. FUCK grant! He didn't have one. Look At the caliber of forwards he called. All short and not in form, bench warmers or playing with lower division teams.Grant is duping and taking advantage of us he thinks is ghanaians are fools. We even saw gh players playing Balls and crosses in the air and who is tall enuff to head the ball into the net? Jordan ayew or jesus christ or the fucking holy Ghost and all this while grant was sitting there like a fool. More directions nothing just sitting there. The way I bore sef..fucking avram Grant wo maame tw3!
Once Govina KojoLee 7 years ago

Well Ghananiba, you made a good that Grant should have gone to Egypt with a strategy.

Well said.

Well Ghananiba, you made a good that Grant should have gone to Egypt with a strategy.

Well said.
Jay 7 years ago

We are paying this coach and we are having negative result why?? we will be better off paying a local coach less with negative result and be patient and that will makes sense..please we are going down ..

We are paying this coach and we are having negative result why?? we will be better off paying a local coach less with negative result and be patient and that will makes sense..please we are going down ..
anokwale 7 years ago

We are paying money to a foreign coach who is really not adding anything. Use a local coach.

We are paying money to a foreign coach who is really not adding anything. Use a local coach.
say 7 years ago

We will still blame the coach because it is his duty to pair good players to get win so don't talk you never play ball before.

We will still blame the coach because it is his duty to pair good players to get win so don't talk you never play ball before.
Twum Barimah 7 years ago

Ghanaians are unnecessarily and wickedly disturbing Grant for nothing.
The players should blame themselves instead of the Coach.

Ghanaians are unnecessarily and wickedly disturbing Grant for nothing.
The players should blame themselves instead of the Coach.
samuel azumah 7 years ago

yes,my man.ga mantse

yes,my man.ga mantse
$aint Ghfuo: Black Excellence !!! 7 years ago

It is the coaches responsibility to assemble the right players and feed them with the right strategies needed to win the game. Anything less n the coach deserves to be fired. The players didn't call themselves. This is not "m ...
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It is the coaches responsibility to assemble the right players and feed them with the right strategies needed to win the game. Anything less n the coach deserves to be fired. The players didn't call themselves. This is not "munchangi" with no coach. Grant is paid top dollar to do all these and when he fails. Caput!
loomi 7 years ago

you so stupid to react negatively.The coach is a teacher but is students fail to learn and work harder,who is to blame?

you so stupid to react negatively.The coach is a teacher but is students fail to learn and work harder,who is to blame?
$aint Ghfuo: Black Excellence !!! 7 years ago

Kwasia, if Felix Trinidad can get knocked down 3 times in a fight and come back to knock u out. What is ur problem? In life, if u don't try hardest in anything. Ur talent alone won't take u far. Talent is an accumulation of ...
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Kwasia, if Felix Trinidad can get knocked down 3 times in a fight and come back to knock u out. What is ur problem? In life, if u don't try hardest in anything. Ur talent alone won't take u far. Talent is an accumulation of practiced ability. If the teacher can get 1 student out of 200 to understand the course material. Then he needs to try harder and devise methods to get the other 199 on the same Page. If he fails to.do.so, don't blame the students. Blame the teacher. If u are selling tomatoes And no one is buying ur tomatoes. Will u kill urself? No, sit and think and come up with ways to change ur fucking fortunes. Maybe go now see what a neighboring tomato seller who is successful is doing and learn from them. Looking, what is ur level of education? I'm sure it's very low and dats why u speak like an ignorant son of a bitch
SOCCERMAN 7 years ago

Not everyone can think as deep as Odartey. Great guy, Odartey is.

Not everyone can think as deep as Odartey. Great guy, Odartey is.
$aint Ghfuo: Black Excellence !!! 7 years ago

Well,he shouldn't blame his former wife.for giving him odartey someone else's kids. He should blame himself...

Well,he shouldn't blame his former wife.for giving him odartey someone else's kids. He should blame himself...
Ben 7 years ago

You seem very educated that's why you're insulting someone for not agreeing with you. Well done!

You seem very educated that's why you're insulting someone for not agreeing with you. Well done!
$aint Ghfuo: Black Excellence !!! 7 years ago

Go and read loom's response and you will see that he threw an insult at me.so I simply retaliated. Plus, if mahama drags the economic fortunes of the country to the pit. Who should we blame? Juju or.jesus? Who did u blame.fo ...
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Go and read loom's response and you will see that he threw an insult at me.so I simply retaliated. Plus, if mahama drags the economic fortunes of the country to the pit. Who should we blame? Juju or.jesus? Who did u blame.for.dumsor? Mahama or mami water? I don't mind ppl.disagreeing with me but when ur point of.contention is so dumb and lacks common sense. Then you deserve to be insulted....jay...u hire a ceo to run your father's company. The guy bankrupts your fathers business and makes sure your company is unworthy of any available credit.from banks. Suppliers and customers are suing yokr company. Who will u blame? Some.juju or.ur dead father? U are smarter than that Jay. Look at how much we pay grant for giving us such lousy results and u don't want to blame him but jesus or some juju? Must be in the water u folks are drinking over there bcos I think the business of the ordinary Ghanaian is mentally decapitated
Jay 7 years ago

Comparing senior national team players to students is not smart enough..

Comparing senior national team players to students is not smart enough..
COURAGE 7 years ago

THANK YOU ODARTEY FOR THIS TRUTHFUL AND FACTUAL STATEMENT! FOR INSTANCE, IS IT AVRAM GRANT WHO SHOULD CLEAR THE DANGEROUS BALL FROM THE PENALTY AREA WHICH EVENTUALLY RESULTED IN THE FIRST GOAL AGAINST THE BLACK STARS AT ALEXA ...
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THANK YOU ODARTEY FOR THIS TRUTHFUL AND FACTUAL STATEMENT! FOR INSTANCE, IS IT AVRAM GRANT WHO SHOULD CLEAR THE DANGEROUS BALL FROM THE PENALTY AREA WHICH EVENTUALLY RESULTED IN THE FIRST GOAL AGAINST THE BLACK STARS AT ALEXANDRIA, OR HARRISON AFFUL, A DEFENDER FOR THAT MATTER! THANKS, AGAIN!
$aint Ghfuo: Black Excellence !!! 7 years ago

o who should we blame for Ghana debt,.struggling economy, lack of infrastructure and unemployment? The President of the republic or ourselves? Why are some personal so stupid. If there is carnage on our roads, our economy ...
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o who should we blame for Ghana debt,.struggling economy, lack of infrastructure and unemployment? The President of the republic or ourselves? Why are some personal so stupid. If there is carnage on our roads, our economy is trash, our schools and hospitals are terrible, our borders are porous who should we blame? The citizenry or the president or in this case Grant whom wehave tasked to put things in order? In this case both mahama and grant have failed and some unscrupulous sons of bitches want to shift blame? Eeiii! Blame God
Unite Africa 7 years ago

You are absolutely RIGHT Odartey....The players hanged on balls too much and are afraid to penetrate Egypt defense and you can't blame that on any coach. We don't have the right talent period nothing to blame the coach for

You are absolutely RIGHT Odartey....The players hanged on balls too much and are afraid to penetrate Egypt defense and you can't blame that on any coach. We don't have the right talent period nothing to blame the coach for
$aint Ghfuo: Black Excellence !!! 7 years ago

Who called these players who hang unto balls and are scared to penetrate defenses? Ur mother or father? Wow...muahahahahaaaaaaa

Who called these players who hang unto balls and are scared to penetrate defenses? Ur mother or father? Wow...muahahahahaaaaaaa
amadu 7 years ago

GFA and the sports ministry is behind the poor performance of black stars, they're killing the spirite if football with iwn selfish tendencies

GFA and the sports ministry is behind the poor performance of black stars, they're killing the spirite if football with iwn selfish tendencies
Ogya 7 years ago

If what Odartey Lamptey said is true, then we should give the coaching job to our local coaches. At least they would have a "national stake" in the success or failure of our teams. It would be waste of money to hire more co ...
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If what Odartey Lamptey said is true, then we should give the coaching job to our local coaches. At least they would have a "national stake" in the success or failure of our teams. It would be waste of money to hire more competitive coaches at a higher cost to the nation.
loomi 7 years ago

I know you hold a PHD in your village mother language as a colonial language English.Idiot

I know you hold a PHD in your village mother language as a colonial language English.Idiot
JAY 7 years ago

Yes very true,in the match against Egypt Ghana had to 2 clear chances, Agyemam Badu and Wakaso,you can't blame the coach in situations like that.

Yes very true,in the match against Egypt Ghana had to 2 clear chances, Agyemam Badu and Wakaso,you can't blame the coach in situations like that.
PITO 7 years ago

Now I understand why odartey lampteys wife mothered kids with another man. Hahahaa you are afraid to smack a hammer!

Now I understand why odartey lampteys wife mothered kids with another man. Hahahaa you are afraid to smack a hammer!
A concerned citizen......... 7 years ago

Leave the coach alone to complete his assignment. The scenario surrounding the national team recently has caused the decline. The sports minister's negative utterances demotivated then to lose concentration.The banning of the ...
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Leave the coach alone to complete his assignment. The scenario surrounding the national team recently has caused the decline. The sports minister's negative utterances demotivated then to lose concentration.The banning of the key players not to play for the national team is a self inflicted wounds. Forgive and forget and manage their egos for we need their huge talents to excel. Players like K P Boateng, Sulley Muntari, Michael Essien [Half fit is even better than some of these midfielders], Inaki Williams, Phil Ofosu Aryeh,Kwadwo Asamoah[when fit][invite some of the Ghanaian strikers in Egypt] Please drop Jordan Ayew from the starting line up.Drop the goalkeeper too. Drop Afful or shift him to no.3 to compete with Baba Rahman. Avram Grant as a foreign coach can manage their egos well well
Papa Alajo 7 years ago

Well said Odartey some of these old players act like unprofessionals...

Well said Odartey some of these old players act like unprofessionals...
Toffey 7 years ago

To a great extent I will blame Grant not for losing in Egypt but not strategizing to pick a point and keep us reasonably within reach of the leaders in our group. Personally I said before the match that there was always a fir ...
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To a great extent I will blame Grant not for losing in Egypt but not strategizing to pick a point and keep us reasonably within reach of the leaders in our group. Personally I said before the match that there was always a first but I did not remember the last time Ghana won a WC qualifier away from home in North Africa. Grant should have strategized for a drawn game with a win as bonus. We must be realistic, we cannot top the group and personally I cannot see us winning again Congo and Uganda away, Grant-ed or Grant-less!
Allys 2 7 years ago

For get about ghana coaches, ghana need top quality coach, and also I think the players,are the problem

For get about ghana coaches, ghana need top quality coach, and also I think the players,are the problem
Mercy 7 years ago

Odatey, I strogly agree with you, Idont know how many coaches Ghanaians want to have since the time of Otto Fister. We waited till we lost the match with Egypt before blaming the coach. I am a lady soccer fan and I saw this c ...
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Odatey, I strogly agree with you, Idont know how many coaches Ghanaians want to have since the time of Otto Fister. We waited till we lost the match with Egypt before blaming the coach. I am a lady soccer fan and I saw this coming. How do you leave out Muntari and PKBoateng in such an international match because of nepotism and politics, then blame the poor coach for this loss. We are going to loose matches like these irrespective of who the coach is . So firing coach Avram does not make sense. May have to employ all the coaches in world then.

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