Daniel Amartey paying the price for playing in the AFCON at Leicester

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• 4 Year Old 8 years ago

  Don't attribute Amartey's lack of play to AFCON 2017. If his current form of play surpasses that of his mates, he will definitely be selected. Amartey is a good player but remember that his position at Leicester is competitiv ...
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  Don't attribute Amartey's lack of play to AFCON 2017. If his current form of play surpasses that of his mates, he will definitely be selected. Amartey is a good player but remember that his position at Leicester is competitive. Continuous maintenance of physical fitness and skill is always in demand. Unlike Ghana, where we can rely so much on the past performances of players, Leicester's selection of players is based on what you can do now.
  Amartey should do better.

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• anokwale 8 years ago

  I think Amartey's style of play will be great in the Italian league. He is an athletic central defender/defensive midfielder. I believe Leicester sort of see him as a back up utility player. He was getting some playing ti ...
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  I think Amartey's style of play will be great in the Italian league. He is an athletic central defender/defensive midfielder. I believe Leicester sort of see him as a back up utility player. He was getting some playing time for awhile but now things are going backwards for him.

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• Datus 8 years ago

  So easy for you to say, the player who replaced him was bought specifically for Amartey's position because he was leaving for a month. And if the player they bought is doing well you are not going to get your spot back unles ...
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  So easy for you to say, the player who replaced him was bought specifically for Amartey's position because he was leaving for a month. And if the player they bought is doing well you are not going to get your spot back unless you're a top tier player. All other major football continents play their competitions during the off seasons so their players won't have this problem.

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• Asempa 8 years ago

  AFCON affects only average players. Mane was picked up by a private jet to allow him start playing for Liverpool right after he played for Senegal, you know. Ndini is just better. AFCON hastened Amartey's replacement but his ...
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  AFCON affects only average players. Mane was picked up by a private jet to allow him start playing for Liverpool right after he played for Senegal, you know. Ndini is just better. AFCON hastened Amartey's replacement but his being benched was inevitable because he didn't impress that much with all the playing time he got. Many of us Ghanains refuse to acknowledge that a lot of our football players are average and the main reason they are on benches in Europe.

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• darius99 8 years ago

  I kinda agree with you. Amartey's game is nothing to write about. It is too basic and predictable; with nothing standing out. Ndidi is a much better player; sorry, but that's the truth.

  I kinda agree with you. Amartey's game is nothing to write about. It is too basic and predictable; with nothing standing out. Ndidi is a much better player; sorry, but that's the truth.

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• Damm 8 years ago

  Agreed as well. He partly contributed to the losses.

  Agreed as well. He partly contributed to the losses.

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• OKOROMANSA 8 years ago

  NO NEED TO WOORY, JUST TAKE YOUR TRAINING SERIOUSLY AND YOUR TIME WILL STILL BE FINE AT LEICESTER

  NO NEED TO WOORY, JUST TAKE YOUR TRAINING SERIOUSLY AND YOUR TIME WILL STILL BE FINE AT LEICESTER

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• Just me 8 years ago

  Whoever blames AFCON for this change of fortunes at his current club is really doing a Amartey was lucky to be used by Ranieri as a DM because I don't think that's why they bought him. The new coach changed the team using Ndi ...
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  Whoever blames AFCON for this change of fortunes at his current club is really doing a Amartey was lucky to be used by Ranieri as a DM because I don't think that's why they bought him. The new coach changed the team using Ndidi at that position and has since seen positive results so it is only expected that he keeps playing that guy ion that position. Everybody who follows that club will know that that is the only change which has brought these good results just as the loss of Kante led to their disastrous form.
  Amartey was too defensive minded and most of the time out of position.

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