thats goods news boost for ghana we should not fear any team we will progress
thats goods news boost for ghana we should not fear any team we will progress
Kwadaso 9 years ago
WHY DO WE ALWAYS FREL THE NEED TO PUBLISH ALL SECRETS IN THE MEDIA.THESE DAYS WE DON'T GIVE OUR OPPONENTS AND EVEN ENEMIES A CHANCE TO DO THEIR OWN RECONNAISSANCE.WE DO IT FOR THEM AND PUBLISH IT SO THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE TO EM ... read full comment
WHY DO WE ALWAYS FREL THE NEED TO PUBLISH ALL SECRETS IN THE MEDIA.THESE DAYS WE DON'T GIVE OUR OPPONENTS AND EVEN ENEMIES A CHANCE TO DO THEIR OWN RECONNAISSANCE.WE DO IT FOR THEM AND PUBLISH IT SO THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE TO EMPLOY TRAITORS.COMMON GHANA GROW UP!!!!!!!!
mugu yaro 9 years ago
what shall i say? blessed be the name of the lord he is worthy to be praise and adore amen, now bring it on USA in short Adjoa yankee, Ghana will teach you spoon to know better, heaven knows where are going we know we will, w ... read full comment
what shall i say? blessed be the name of the lord he is worthy to be praise and adore amen, now bring it on USA in short Adjoa yankee, Ghana will teach you spoon to know better, heaven knows where are going we know we will, we will get there heaven knows that we will get there we know we will, worya hei worya worya. Ghana eleven is a mighty team to be continued after the USA team suffers defeat in the hands of the victorious black stars. go and possess your possession in the mighty name of Jesus amen.
NII GYATA 9 years ago
GO GHANA GO!!
GO GHANA GO!!
GOOD NEWS? 9 years ago
Are they being rushed?
Can the manage 90 minutes against Uncle Sam without aggravating the injuries?
Are they being rushed?
Can the manage 90 minutes against Uncle Sam without aggravating the injuries?
julu 9 years ago
Warris recovered from a muscle tear within a week? ei Ghana.. !!!! was that even a muscle tear?
Warris recovered from a muscle tear within a week? ei Ghana.. !!!! was that even a muscle tear?
Kwesi Brenu 9 years ago
So far we have not witness any primitive dancers on the pitches of Brazil , Recovered or not their mission is to score a goal, dance on the pitch and go back home not accomplishing any mission .
So far we have not witness any primitive dancers on the pitches of Brazil , Recovered or not their mission is to score a goal, dance on the pitch and go back home not accomplishing any mission .
TRUTH HURTS 9 years ago
WARRIS IS GHANAS HOPE. ASAMOAH CAN ONLY PLAY MAXIMUM OF 70 MINIUTES. ASAMOAH HAS TO SHARE HIS ROLE WITH JORDAN AYEW. IN GHANAS LAST GAME HE KEPT STANDING AND CATCHING HIS BREATH. SERIOUSLY, OLDAGE THE CATCH OUR DEAR GYAN.
WARRIS IS GHANAS HOPE. ASAMOAH CAN ONLY PLAY MAXIMUM OF 70 MINIUTES. ASAMOAH HAS TO SHARE HIS ROLE WITH JORDAN AYEW. IN GHANAS LAST GAME HE KEPT STANDING AND CATCHING HIS BREATH. SERIOUSLY, OLDAGE THE CATCH OUR DEAR GYAN.
SANTACLAUSIAN, Croydon 9 years ago
A gentleman posted sometime last week that Ghana is going out in the group stages simply because we are the least seeded team in the group. Well Mr Ignorant, Holland seeded 18 I think thrashed Spain seeded no 01 5 goals to 1. ... read full comment
A gentleman posted sometime last week that Ghana is going out in the group stages simply because we are the least seeded team in the group. Well Mr Ignorant, Holland seeded 18 I think thrashed Spain seeded no 01 5 goals to 1. So you see, FIFA rankings mean jack. It is all politics. America ranked 15 above Holland and poor old Ghana? Come on. On a different note, so glad Warris is back because he is going to be a game changer for us. The Old German back line will not be able to seal with his pace. Nice one
BBC 9 years ago
Walking alone with slumped shoulders, a bowed head and weary eyes, Xavi exited Arena Fonte Nova wearing the look of a man who knew exactly how profound Friday's 5-1 defeat by Netherlands could prove.
None of the assembled ... read full comment
Walking alone with slumped shoulders, a bowed head and weary eyes, Xavi exited Arena Fonte Nova wearing the look of a man who knew exactly how profound Friday's 5-1 defeat by Netherlands could prove.
None of the assembled journalists even attempted to pose a question; there was no point. He was staring at the floor, seemingly oblivious to outside influences.
Others stopped to talk but not Xavi, nor Andres Iniesta. Two of the greatest midfielders the game has ever seen now down and despondent, humbled and humiliated, fatigued and forlorn.
For Spain's defeat by the Dutch was not normal. La Roja lost their opening match four years ago before recovering to become the first side to win a Fifa World Cup having done so.
But this was different.
Thierry Henry says Dutch total football is back.
Switzerland in 2010 scored a goal and closed ranks - it can happen.
Netherlands in 2014 subjected one of the finest teams of all time to an absolute savaging - that does not happen.
Spain have suffered two heavier defeats in their competitive history, but the most recent came in 1950, and neither are likely to have been as unexpected or potentially damaging as the one the World Cup favourites were subjected to in Salvador.
They did not trail at any stage of an unbeaten qualifying campaign in which their defence was breached on just three occasions, had lost only eight of 85 matches under coach Vicente del Bosque, averaged 60 caps per man and have not conceded in 10 knockout matches spanning the last three major tournaments, all of which they lifted.
Recall Del Bosque's news conference on Thursday when he bullishly rejected a suggestion that his is a "veteran squad", arguing: "We are mature, at our best".
He appeared irritated at the subject being raised, perhaps aware deep down that there is actually an element of truth in it.
His post-match verdict told a rather different story. "I feel sick," said the 63-year-old - and if Spain are indeed at their best then, on current evidence, they are also in trouble.
Iker Casillas of Spain concedes a goal to Netherlands.
Spain keeper Iker Casillas is the most capped player at the tournament with 155 appearances for his country
Del Bosque described Netherlands' physical approach in the 2010 final as "brutal", but the only brutality on show in Salvador was a Dutch display that tore Spain to shreds.
Troubled against Italy in last year's Confederations Cup semi-final and dispatched by hosts Brazil in the final, there were indications that the Spanish might be losing their way.
Xavi claimed before the match that Spain would "win or die" by their famous tiki-taka style of play and although Friday indicated the latter was more plausible, it is surely unfair to pass judgement over an approach that has generated such success on the basis of one match.
From speaking to a number of Spanish journalists, the overwhelming feeling is that the philosophy is tried and trusted, has become a part of the national identity and is here to stay.
What is clear, however, is that Del Bosque's existing crop are possibly losing the ability and hunger to execute their methods to the level that has brought them many accolades and admirers over the past six years.
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World Cup 2014: Netherlands' Robin Van Persie heads spectacular equaliser
World Cup 2014: Robin Van Persie scores with a superb header
Seven of the 14 players who featured against Netherlands endured a disappointing season with Barcelona, while there was just one representative from La Liga champions Atletico Madrid.
Moreover, none of Real Madrid's key attacking players are Spanish, and seven of the squad are aged 30 or over. Could this be the beginning of the end for the protagonists, if not the project?
So long the standard bearer for club and country but now the oldest at 34, Xavi was uncharacteristically lax in possession and a rare miscontrol led to the second Dutch goal.
Spain enjoyed 63.8% of the ball and made 618 passes to Netherlands' 339, yet managed only four shots on target to 10 for their opponents and lost 124 balls to 114.
All over the pitch there was cause for concern: keeper Iker Casillas made some important saves but otherwise had a torrid evening, right-back Cesar Azpilicueta was run ragged by Daley Blind, centre-backs Sergio Ramos and Gerard Pique could not contain Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben, and striker Diego Costa was unspectacular in the 62 minutes he was given.
When Van Persie scored his second goal to make it 4-1, the television cameras cut to the Spanish dugout as they watched a replay on the big screens. The players and staff were visibly shell-shocked, likewise their supporters dotted throughout a gobsmacked stadium.
Did you know?...
*Stats from Opta
This was the first time Spain conceded more than five goals since losing 6-2 to Scotland in June 1963.
A four goal margin is the biggest losing margin by a defending champion at a World Cup.
Spain conceded as many fouls as goals in this game.
The last team to beat Spain after conceding the first goal were Northern Ireland in September 2006.
This is the third time the Netherlands have scored five goals in a World Cup game.
The contrast could not have been more vivid as the Dutch catapulted off their bench in wild celebration, the orange-clad spectators giddy with unforeseen delight.
Expectations around Netherlands were low: they fell at the group stage of Euro 2012, are the eighth-youngest squad in Brazil, had concerns over their defence and were relying majorly on the 'Golden Triangle' of Van Persie, Wesley Snijder - both of whom have had fitness issues - and Robben.
Valentijn Driessen, chief football writer for Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, explained that the estimated 2,500 fans who have travelled to Brazil are markedly down on the 4000-5000 usually present when Netherlands compete in a major competition. Hopes were not high.
The loss of Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman to injury saw coach Louis van Gaal controversially scrap the traditional 4-3-3 formation in favour of a supposedly defensive-minded 5-3-2.
But during an open training session in Rio on Tuesday, full-backs Blind and Daryl Janmaat were essentially operating as wingers and the pair played a key role as Netherlands went on to produce an attacking masterclass that conjured memories of the 'Total Football' they pioneered in the 1970s.
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World Cup 2014: Arjen Robben scores fifth Dutch goal
World Cup 2014: Arjen Robben scores fifth and final Dutch goal
"Credit to the Dutch," said former Arsenal and France striker Thierry Henry, a BBC pundit for the World Cup.
"They took it from Spain. You have to own it, they went out there and they had no fear. I was questioning if they would be fazed but they weren't. I'm speechless.
"Tonight the Dutch got their style back."
Former England captain Alan Shearer added: "Some of the performances - Robben, Van Persie and Blind - were absolutely brilliant. I have never seen that Spain defence pulled around as much as they were tonight."
If it continues, Manchester United followers will be beside themselves with excitement at the thought of Van Gaal taking over as manager later this summer.
The 62-year-old was never fazed by Spain's greater experience - they named 16 survivors from 2010 compared to six for Netherlands and had 1,375 caps to 645 - and he is sure to take great satisfaction at helping develop a new generation of Dutch talent.
This was only a group game, nothing has been won or lost and both coaches will preach calm, but it was impossible to escape the notion - and you could sense it inside a buzzing arena - that we may have been witnessing a changing of the guard in world football.
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H.M.M 9 years ago
alhamdulillah!!!
alhamdulillah!!!
DISCIPLINE HOLLAND 9 years ago
LETS SEE TOMORROW WHAT FOR TACTICS APPIAH IS GOING TO INTRODUCE OR THE PLAYERS MUST COME OUT WITH SOMETHING. GOOD LUCK GHANA .
LETS SEE TOMORROW WHAT FOR TACTICS APPIAH IS GOING TO INTRODUCE OR THE PLAYERS MUST COME OUT WITH SOMETHING. GOOD LUCK GHANA .
Lixo 9 years ago
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
OBOONI 9 years ago
what a good news !!!go Ghana -go for the cup !!!!
what a good news !!!go Ghana -go for the cup !!!!
DAVID 9 years ago
VIM FOR THE NATION AND ALL THE AFRICA COUNTRY PARTICIPATING IN THIS WORLD CUP
VIM FOR THE NATION AND ALL THE AFRICA COUNTRY PARTICIPATING IN THIS WORLD CUP
C Gariba 9 years ago
Thank Allah
Thank Allah
JETMONEY 9 years ago
We thank u God
We thank u God
COMMON SENSE 9 years ago
COACH APPIAH TRY TO TELL ESIEN NOT GOING TO GIVE RESPECT LIKE HOW HE PLAY WITH DUTCH,I WAS THERE AND I SAW HOW HE RESPECT THE DUTCH,AMERICANS ARE AGGRESIVE PEOPLE,THEY DONT NEED RESPECT.
COACH APPIAH TRY TO TELL ESIEN NOT GOING TO GIVE RESPECT LIKE HOW HE PLAY WITH DUTCH,I WAS THERE AND I SAW HOW HE RESPECT THE DUTCH,AMERICANS ARE AGGRESIVE PEOPLE,THEY DONT NEED RESPECT.
Yaw 9 years ago
Essen by nature is very respectful, he needs to heed your advice u cannot respect someone who is about to do u harm. U harm them first.
Essen by nature is very respectful, he needs to heed your advice u cannot respect someone who is about to do u harm. U harm them first.
Asokwa 9 years ago
I hate to bring this up again but I still can not find the rational behind David Accam's exclusion.Granted he was a little overwhelmed during the friendlies but anybody who has taken the time to check him up can recognize imm ... read full comment
I hate to bring this up again but I still can not find the rational behind David Accam's exclusion.Granted he was a little overwhelmed during the friendlies but anybody who has taken the time to check him up can recognize immediately what this chap is capable of and what he would have brought to our team.I would have picked Accam over Essien,Adoma,Jordan,Wakasso and Dauda(not100%)for this world cup.It is a shame Coach Appiah didn't take time to learn how to deploy and fully utilize Accam for this World Cup.I hope he has better plans for after the world cup.
Akamai 9 years ago
You cannot say Jordan AYEW any more... And ADOMAH mom and AA mom are friends in UK so he will not cut him... So who should be cut?
You cannot say Jordan AYEW any more... And ADOMAH mom and AA mom are friends in UK so he will not cut him... So who should be cut?
Okusie 9 years ago
Hey folks, I told you so. There was something fishy about Warris injury, there is no way a torn quadricepts muscle will heal in a week. Hope he is not been rushed back. Ghana let's do it again!!!
Hey folks, I told you so. There was something fishy about Warris injury, there is no way a torn quadricepts muscle will heal in a week. Hope he is not been rushed back. Ghana let's do it again!!!
Siisi 9 years ago
Gracias a Dios por este buen noticias... Adelante companeros Ghanesas... Venceremos!
Gracias a Dios por este buen noticias... Adelante companeros Ghanesas... Venceremos!
matzcrorkz 9 years ago
z7BrBh Thanks for the article post.Really looking forward to read more. Really Great.
z7BrBh Thanks for the article post.Really looking forward to read more. Really Great.
matzcrorkz 9 years ago
cGt0o9 Thank you ever so for you post.Really thank you! Much obliged.
cGt0o9 Thank you ever so for you post.Really thank you! Much obliged.
thats goods news boost for ghana we should not fear any team we will progress
WHY DO WE ALWAYS FREL THE NEED TO PUBLISH ALL SECRETS IN THE MEDIA.THESE DAYS WE DON'T GIVE OUR OPPONENTS AND EVEN ENEMIES A CHANCE TO DO THEIR OWN RECONNAISSANCE.WE DO IT FOR THEM AND PUBLISH IT SO THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE TO EM ...
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what shall i say? blessed be the name of the lord he is worthy to be praise and adore amen, now bring it on USA in short Adjoa yankee, Ghana will teach you spoon to know better, heaven knows where are going we know we will, w ...
read full comment
GO GHANA GO!!
Are they being rushed?
Can the manage 90 minutes against Uncle Sam without aggravating the injuries?
Warris recovered from a muscle tear within a week? ei Ghana.. !!!! was that even a muscle tear?
So far we have not witness any primitive dancers on the pitches of Brazil , Recovered or not their mission is to score a goal, dance on the pitch and go back home not accomplishing any mission .
WARRIS IS GHANAS HOPE. ASAMOAH CAN ONLY PLAY MAXIMUM OF 70 MINIUTES. ASAMOAH HAS TO SHARE HIS ROLE WITH JORDAN AYEW. IN GHANAS LAST GAME HE KEPT STANDING AND CATCHING HIS BREATH. SERIOUSLY, OLDAGE THE CATCH OUR DEAR GYAN.
A gentleman posted sometime last week that Ghana is going out in the group stages simply because we are the least seeded team in the group. Well Mr Ignorant, Holland seeded 18 I think thrashed Spain seeded no 01 5 goals to 1. ...
read full comment
Walking alone with slumped shoulders, a bowed head and weary eyes, Xavi exited Arena Fonte Nova wearing the look of a man who knew exactly how profound Friday's 5-1 defeat by Netherlands could prove.
None of the assembled ...
read full comment
alhamdulillah!!!
LETS SEE TOMORROW WHAT FOR TACTICS APPIAH IS GOING TO INTRODUCE OR THE PLAYERS MUST COME OUT WITH SOMETHING. GOOD LUCK GHANA .
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
what a good news !!!go Ghana -go for the cup !!!!
VIM FOR THE NATION AND ALL THE AFRICA COUNTRY PARTICIPATING IN THIS WORLD CUP
Thank Allah
We thank u God
COACH APPIAH TRY TO TELL ESIEN NOT GOING TO GIVE RESPECT LIKE HOW HE PLAY WITH DUTCH,I WAS THERE AND I SAW HOW HE RESPECT THE DUTCH,AMERICANS ARE AGGRESIVE PEOPLE,THEY DONT NEED RESPECT.
Essen by nature is very respectful, he needs to heed your advice u cannot respect someone who is about to do u harm. U harm them first.
I hate to bring this up again but I still can not find the rational behind David Accam's exclusion.Granted he was a little overwhelmed during the friendlies but anybody who has taken the time to check him up can recognize imm ...
read full comment
You cannot say Jordan AYEW any more... And ADOMAH mom and AA mom are friends in UK so he will not cut him... So who should be cut?
Hey folks, I told you so. There was something fishy about Warris injury, there is no way a torn quadricepts muscle will heal in a week. Hope he is not been rushed back. Ghana let's do it again!!!
Gracias a Dios por este buen noticias... Adelante companeros Ghanesas... Venceremos!
z7BrBh Thanks for the article post.Really looking forward to read more. Really Great.
cGt0o9 Thank you ever so for you post.Really thank you! Much obliged.