Kwesi Appiah gets chance to avenge USA defeat

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0543746237 7 years ago

ZIKO

ZIKO
PASTOR OGOGLO QUARTER,,,, 7 years ago

THIS BOATENG GUY AT LA GALAXY ( MLS) MUST BE INVITED ASAP.HE IS FAR FAR FAR BETTER THAN MOST OF FORWARDS .

THIS BOATENG GUY AT LA GALAXY ( MLS) MUST BE INVITED ASAP.HE IS FAR FAR FAR BETTER THAN MOST OF FORWARDS .
ST. GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 7 years ago

AA BLOOPERS & MISQUOTES:
1.James Akwasi Appiah has blamed nature for his side’s inability to qualify to the next stage of the Caf Confederations Cup. LOL..Al Khartoum were compelled to finish the game while it was raining ...
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AA BLOOPERS & MISQUOTES:
1.James Akwasi Appiah has blamed nature for his side’s inability to qualify to the next stage of the Caf Confederations Cup. LOL..Al Khartoum were compelled to finish the game while it was raining and lost the game by a lone goal. WAA LOOK. REALLY, SO WHY DID THE THE OTHER CLUD NOT BLAME THE RAIN FOR THEIR WIN? DID GOD TELL THE OTHER TEAM TO PREPARE FOR A RAINY GAME? https://ghanasoccernet.com/former-black-stars-coach-akwasi-appiah-blames-rains-for-al-khartoums-confederations-cup-slump
2.Ghana Assistant coach Kwesi Appiah blames ill-luck for their lone goal loss to Zambia in the semi final clash of the 2010 Orange Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday in Bata. REALLY..ILL LUCK? WHAT ABOUT U FAILED TO PREPARE WELL. SO U THINK ZAMBIA GAVE CREDIT TO LUCK FOR BEATING GH 1 NIL? SO HAD AA WON, WOULD HE HAVE GIVEN CREDIT TO TB JOE SHUA OR LUCK OR PREPARATION?
3.In an interview with German television network Eins shortly after Ghana lost to USA, an obviously angry Boateng in answer to why he came on late into the game retorted If Akwasi Appiah thinks the first selection was better than him then he should continue on that path. Meanwhile German football analyst have also questioned why Essien and Boateng were kept on the bench during the first half of the game.
4.A number of people however believe the former Black Stars captain is not up to the task and failed to deal with the disciplinary problems within the team that have also been blamed for Ghana’s early exit.
5.The Bankroller of King Faisal Football Club Alhaji Karim Grunsah says Ghanaians must stop deceiving themselves and admit to the fact that Akwasi Appiah needs technical help. “Football is not joke, it’s not a joke at all, we Ghanaians we are joking…we are not being sincere to ourselves…AKwasi Appiah needs help”
6.Kwesi Appiah was involved in an altercation with Kevin-Prince Boateng yesterday after Appiah thought that a comment Boateng made to Sulley Muntari was aimed at him. According to reports, Appiah swore at Boateng, who questioned why the head coach was shouting at him in front of every body. Appiah later on broke down in tears when the Black Stars entourage was having dinner and he had to be escorted out of the dining area by Prof. Kwame Mintah.
7.Sacked Ghana national team coach James Kwesi Appiah blames assistant coach Maxwell Kondu for stabbing him in the back. members of the technical team feel betrayed by the action of Maxwell Konadu, whom they have christened as ‘Nyantakyi’s doodle’. “For instance, Maxwell never opposed the idea of bringing in a technical advisor for the Black Stars. “Maxwell shockingly granted an interview before the World Cup and seemed to have questioned Kwesi Appiah’s decision of not calling up Awal Mohammed. Whilst in Brazil, a lot happened when Maxwell was rumoured to be giving different training instructions to the players instead of what the coach had given out. “Maxwell seemed to be eyeing the Black Stars job from day one and the Coach Appiah is now beginning to fully understand some of the things that happened in Brazil.
8.I had concerns with his starting XI especially with the decision to play two natural right-backs in Samuel Inkoom and Daniel Opare in the right and left back position respectively. My concern was simply why a coach won?t be confident enough to give a chance to the natural left-backs he called into the team.
9.'There was an incident at practice yesterday,' Boateng told SportBild. 'Sulley Muntari and I were joking around after a one-on-one. We both started laughing. The coach immediately stopped practice and asked why we were laughing. 'We said that everything was okay and he sent us to the locker room. I went to the coach after practice and asked whether I could talk to him for a minute. 'I asked him what he had against me, then he started shouting at me. He also insulted me. He said things like “f*** off”. Appiah insists he does not hate the player and that Boateng must examine his own conduct. “I do not habour hate against any human being and I will rather wish he does an in search to find out why out of 23 players he was the only one who had problems with both the technical team and officialdom,” Appiah said. TWEA, SOMEONE DIDNT PAY DATS WHY....
10.AFTER PLACING 5TH IN SUDANESE LG. APPIAH SAYS..AFTER LEAVING GH JOB FOR 2 YRS, HE HAS IMPROVED AS COACH.
11.“My ambition was to build a team that the nation will depend on for the next 10-15 years and if you recollect I was being criticized for not having a regular team because my team had new faces. Former Black Stars coach James Kwesi Appiah has revealed to Starr Sports his main ambition was to groom players for the senior national team for the next 10 to 15 years. REALLY? NAME 1 LEGENDARY NATIONAL TEAM COACH WHO HAS BUILD A NATIONAL TEAM FOR 10-15YRS? U DONT HAVE A CRITERIA FOR NATIONAL TEAM SELECTION. UR AMBITION IS TO WIN TROPHIES, NOT TO BUILD A LONGTERM TEAM...
K. Anderson 7 years ago

I'm a strong advocate for the appointment of our own people as coaches for the national team, the Black Stars, and our local teams generally. I was therefore delighted when Kwasi Appicah was appointed to coach the Stars. I su ...
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I'm a strong advocate for the appointment of our own people as coaches for the national team, the Black Stars, and our local teams generally. I was therefore delighted when Kwasi Appicah was appointed to coach the Stars. I supported him until the Stars' fiasco in Brazil 2014.

I strongly believe that the Stars lost their first match against the United States not because the U.S. were better and stronger than they but because of the poor selection of players for the match. One will recall that in the post-match interview the coach Kwasi Appiah was asked why he waited until the last 20 minutes before he introduced the most senior and experienced players, he responded that he wanted the U.S. players to become tired before doing so. How childish! No efficient coach would do that; a good coach would always want to field his best players to win the match first.

Long before the tournament in Brazil, the Americans had been expressing their determination to defeat Ghana to avenge the two previous world cup defeats they had suffered in the hands of Ghana and yet the Ghana's Technical Staff, including the coach, did not seem adequately prepared for the Americans. Worst of all, the selection was very poor, especially as they failed to introduce the most experienced and better players. Why in the world did Appiah select a poor player like Daniel Opare as a defender who allowed a U.S. attacker like Dempsey to score the first goal within the very first minute of the match? While Dempsey was racing with the ball from the midfield towards Ghana's goal, Opare simply cleared the way for him instead of challenging him.

Regarding the Americans' second goal against Ghana, Opare again simply stood by without challenging the American substitute player who headed the ball into Ghana's net from a corner they had earned. This attitude on Opare's part prompted a BEIN American commentator to wonder aloud whether Opare had been bribed by the Americans, given the way he easily allowed Dempsey's first goal and his failure also to defend properly to stop the Americans from scoring the second goal.. No wonder Opare has since the World Cup in 2014 not featured in any of the Stars' matches again.

I was also disappointed in coach Appiah as he made no effort to protest against some of the referees' biased decisions against Ghana, as other coaches do when they see that they're being cheated. For example, in the Ghana-Germany clash, Ghana's captain Asamoah Gyan raced with the ball into Germany's 18, but before he could shoot, a Germany defender literally glaringly held Gyan's shirt and pulled him down. One would expect that the referee would penalize the offender with a penalty, but he merely ignored that. I'm sure if it were the other way round, the referee would have awarded a penalty against Ghana. But our coach, Kwasi Appiah, merely stood quietly there with a coat and a tie in that kind of heat and showed no sign one way or another. Or, the GFA should have protested to FIFA, but they did not do any such thing.

It was because of the above reasons that when Kwasi Appiah was relieved of his coaching job, I did not regret for him. It is also for the same reason that I do not support those who are agitating for his return.
JJ 7 years ago

My friend, our coach Appiah chopped bribe for the first match against Americans.
We had a match in Brazil, yet we went and camped in Florida for American spies to see us. Then strangely the senior players were benched for ...
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My friend, our coach Appiah chopped bribe for the first match against Americans.
We had a match in Brazil, yet we went and camped in Florida for American spies to see us. Then strangely the senior players were benched for the match.
JJ 7 years ago

Now you are so embarrassed after Kwasi Appiah was named coach that you have become an imposter. What a dolt !! Kwaaasia jimijimi you are also a xenophobic bigot. Go bury your stupid face in dirt. Akwasi Appiah is our Messia ...
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Now you are so embarrassed after Kwasi Appiah was named coach that you have become an imposter. What a dolt !! Kwaaasia jimijimi you are also a xenophobic bigot. Go bury your stupid face in dirt. Akwasi Appiah is our Messiah !! Aboabida Go back to your mental hospital
KENNEDY AGYAPONG 7 years ago

Fuck off another JJ. Your face like BORFROT

Fuck off another JJ. Your face like BORFROT
Pallas 7 years ago

Please we have had enough of your thesis, and so we don't need you here anymore.Appiah is our man and we like him.My friends will soon attack you.They are Maame Yaa and Oko.

Please we have had enough of your thesis, and so we don't need you here anymore.Appiah is our man and we like him.My friends will soon attack you.They are Maame Yaa and Oko.
Maame Yaa 7 years ago

Now you are so embarrassed after Kwasi Appiah was named coach that you have become an imposter. What a dolt !! Kwaaasia jimijimi you are also a xenophobic bigot. Go bury your stupid face in dirt. Akwasi Appiah is our Messia ...
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Now you are so embarrassed after Kwasi Appiah was named coach that you have become an imposter. What a dolt !! Kwaaasia jimijimi you are also a xenophobic bigot. Go bury your stupid face in dirt. Akwasi Appiah is our Messiah !! Aboabida
DIAMOND 7 years ago

I agree with everything you said, except this:

"But our coach, Kwasi Appiah, merely stood quietly there with a coat and a tie in that kind of heat..."

Appiah wore a suit against the US, but not against Germany or Portug ...
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I agree with everything you said, except this:

"But our coach, Kwasi Appiah, merely stood quietly there with a coat and a tie in that kind of heat..."

Appiah wore a suit against the US, but not against Germany or Portugal.

So the jersey-pull non-call must be referring to either the USA game (with suit) or the Germany game (with T-shirt).

In recollection, I think it was the former, but I'm not sure; I'll have to re-visit the games.

ST. GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 7 years ago

gfa dont care about trophies. they only care about bribes and monies. this is a secret.....why do u think gyan missed the penalty at the wcup? muahaahhaaaa

gfa dont care about trophies. they only care about bribes and monies. this is a secret.....why do u think gyan missed the penalty at the wcup? muahaahhaaaa
MAAME YAA 7 years ago

aponkye idiot always fabricating lies

aponkye idiot always fabricating lies
Johnny, Atlanta USA 7 years ago

The United States called for this friendly with a view to getting even with Ghana. Ghana beat them twice; they have beaten Ghana once, and now they have the better team for their second win.

The United States called for this friendly with a view to getting even with Ghana. Ghana beat them twice; they have beaten Ghana once, and now they have the better team for their second win.
paul Kwao 7 years ago

He ain't got a chance to win, Team USA is stronger than before

He ain't got a chance to win, Team USA is stronger than before
Richard 7 years ago

Team USA is stronger where????

Team USA is stronger where????
Our players are not discipline 7 years ago

Friendly encounter won't take us anywhere no matter how the coach avenge his defeat. He needs to win a tournament and that's what Ghanaians are looking for. Our team has to be a fearsome one that should not pick and choose wh ...
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Friendly encounter won't take us anywhere no matter how the coach avenge his defeat. He needs to win a tournament and that's what Ghanaians are looking for. Our team has to be a fearsome one that should not pick and choose which country they can beat or avoid. They should have the mentality like the German team to win all games at a tournament period.
Friendly game, are are kobo mean nothing to Ghanaians if we cannot qualify for the World cup and win it.
kofi adu 7 years ago

sorry guys. usa has moved forward, and don't forget usa plays with Spanish teams which are far better than Africans.

sorry guys. usa has moved forward, and don't forget usa plays with Spanish teams which are far better than Africans.
Ghanaba 7 years ago

It is time for Appiah to rebuild the decrepit team.It is not by chance that the Americans have chosen this time to ask for a friendly.They see that the team has been slowed down by age and injury but still have the big name a ...
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It is time for Appiah to rebuild the decrepit team.It is not by chance that the Americans have chosen this time to ask for a friendly.They see that the team has been slowed down by age and injury but still have the big name and could be a great boost to their prestige and confidence if they can pull off a quick easy win.If I were Appiah I wouldn't accept any friendlies until I have had the team in my care for at least 6-8 months.
Happiness Mawulitegbe 7 years ago

Kwesi Appiah is technically and tactically deficient. He knows it himself that is why he isn't enthused about his appointing. Ghana, oh Ghana, wake up!

Kwesi Appiah is technically and tactically deficient. He knows it himself that is why he isn't enthused about his appointing. Ghana, oh Ghana, wake up!
Victor A. Young 7 years ago

Please don't invite bogus goalkeepers to the Black Stars. Our problems have been the result for poor goalkeeping. I don't want to mention names, but Ghanaians already know what I'm saying.

Please don't invite bogus goalkeepers to the Black Stars. Our problems have been the result for poor goalkeeping. I don't want to mention names, but Ghanaians already know what I'm saying.

Competence 7 years ago

This will help our ranking when we beat U.S #23 and Mexico #9 in the world

This will help our ranking when we beat U.S #23 and Mexico #9 in the world
ST. GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 7 years ago

ALLOWING COACH AKWASI APPIAH TO RUN THE BSTARS AND CHAN IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER. THIS IS TOO MUCH WORK FOR 1 PERSON...ALIGNING CHAN TO BSTARS DOES NOT REQUIRE YOU TO GIVE APPIAH THIS DOUBLE DUTY JOB. I KNOW GFA WANTS TO CUT ...
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ALLOWING COACH AKWASI APPIAH TO RUN THE BSTARS AND CHAN IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER. THIS IS TOO MUCH WORK FOR 1 PERSON...ALIGNING CHAN TO BSTARS DOES NOT REQUIRE YOU TO GIVE APPIAH THIS DOUBLE DUTY JOB. I KNOW GFA WANTS TO CUT COSTS AND PAY THEMSELVES...RATHER THAN PAYING A LOCAL GH COACH TO RUN THE CHAN TEAM....IDIOTS...SANI, WO MAAME TW3. U THINK U ARE TOO SMART. EVERYTIME SANI OPENS HIS MOUTH ON RADIO. THE FIRST THING HE SAYS IS....3NY3 NOKWARE...ITS NOT TRUE. DABIAA, ITS NOT TRUE...
JJ 7 years ago

AKWASI APPIAH IS OUR MESSIAH AND HATERS AND DEMONS LIKE EMPEROR RASHEED HAVE BEEN THROWN OUT OF HERE. THEY WISH GHANA BLACK STARS DOWNFALL. NOW HE IS HIDING BEHIND OTHER NAMES. RASHEED IS A COWARD IN REAL LIFE AFRAID OF ME. A ...
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AKWASI APPIAH IS OUR MESSIAH AND HATERS AND DEMONS LIKE EMPEROR RASHEED HAVE BEEN THROWN OUT OF HERE. THEY WISH GHANA BLACK STARS DOWNFALL. NOW HE IS HIDING BEHIND OTHER NAMES. RASHEED IS A COWARD IN REAL LIFE AFRAID OF ME. AKWASI APPIAH RULES !!
jj MAAME YAA 7 years ago

WHER IS THAT EMPEROR APONKYE GOAT RASHEED THE AKWASI APPIAH HATER RASHEED ENVIOUS GOAT. COME HERE LET ME PUMP SOME SENSE INTO YOUR KWASHIA HEAD. YOU WILL BOW TO AKWASI APPIAH OUR BEST COACH IN TOWN !!

WHER IS THAT EMPEROR APONKYE GOAT RASHEED THE AKWASI APPIAH HATER RASHEED ENVIOUS GOAT. COME HERE LET ME PUMP SOME SENSE INTO YOUR KWASHIA HEAD. YOU WILL BOW TO AKWASI APPIAH OUR BEST COACH IN TOWN !!
Owuo 7 years ago

And what were you expected in that match than lose? The foolish Nyantakyi keep the time in united states Whiles ghana open game was exactly with them. This like of inteligents that the ghana exacatives did nt n have. This ...
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And what were you expected in that match than lose? The foolish Nyantakyi keep the time in united states Whiles ghana open game was exactly with them. This like of inteligents that the ghana exacatives did nt n have. This cause the lost of ghana to Usa. It was like inteligente for ghana and also respect for the americans .Next you think wisely and consider respect too, foolish gfa.
Obrefoo 7 years ago

Good to have you back Mayele.Put your foot down and don't allow outside interference in your job.Wish you good success.

Good to have you back Mayele.Put your foot down and don't allow outside interference in your job.Wish you good success.
Casablanca 7 years ago

is now time for U to build our teamoo, a person who never make mistake never tried anything new` all Ghanaians eyes on U· May Allah bee wit u!!

is now time for U to build our teamoo, a person who never make mistake never tried anything new` all Ghanaians eyes on U· May Allah bee wit u!!

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