Cote d’Ivoire’s coach lauds Stars

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• Mars1 10 years ago

  Who wouldn't, them Black Stars, they were simply great; and as someone said they just were unlucky. Now, we all can comfortably say, watch out Africa, watch out world, the Famous Ghana Black Stars are on a roll. This is a tea ...
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  Who wouldn't, them Black Stars, they were simply great; and as someone said they just were unlucky. Now, we all can comfortably say, watch out Africa, watch out world, the Famous Ghana Black Stars are on a roll. This is a team that finally has reached the right combination for winning; and GFA, please, please don't blow this one...

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• Saint Ghfuo: nyantakyi must GO! 10 years ago

  I REMEMBER THIS ONE PASS DEDE HAD IN THE 18. INSTEAD OF TURNING AROUND AND BLASTING THE BALL AT THE GOALIE. HE SIMPLY BLASTED THE BALL WITH HIS LEFT WHICH RICHOCHETS OFF THE IVORIAN DEFENDER. I HOPE THESE GH PLAYERS CAN GO BA ...
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  I REMEMBER THIS ONE PASS DEDE HAD IN THE 18. INSTEAD OF TURNING AROUND AND BLASTING THE BALL AT THE GOALIE. HE SIMPLY BLASTED THE BALL WITH HIS LEFT WHICH RICHOCHETS OFF THE IVORIAN DEFENDER. I HOPE THESE GH PLAYERS CAN GO BACK N REWATCH THEIR MISTAKES AND CRY SOME MORE. THEY WILL FIND THEMSELVES AT THE NEXT AFCON FINAL AGAIN IN 2 YRS. N I HOPE THEY DONT MAKE THE SAME NERVY, UNAGGRESSIVE MISTAKES. THIS TIME, THEY WILL GET TO THE FINAL AND BEAT THEIR AND SEE IT AS A DO/DIE GAME. ALSO, I HOPE ALGERIA GETS TO HOST THE NEXT AFCON. I WANT GH TO WIN THE TROPHY ON THE ROAD.

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• Nii 10 years ago

  Its true they did well. Their defence was solid and for so many years I had the feeling we can beat any team. I don't think we should judge or remember them of their mistakes all the time. A white person will always focus on ...
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  Its true they did well. Their defence was solid and for so many years I had the feeling we can beat any team. I don't think we should judge or remember them of their mistakes all the time. A white person will always focus on the good side and encourage players to do more. I am proud to be a Ghanaian

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• KDI 10 years ago

  They did well , we should all praise them for him all for their nation , even though they lost .

  They did well , we should all praise them for him all for their nation , even though they lost .

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• Frank 10 years ago

  Class is permanent, luck is fleeting. One cannot rely on luck all the time. Renard may be lucky for once, twice but without any major technical ability his luck would run out, and he would not have a team to coach. See what h ...
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  Class is permanent, luck is fleeting. One cannot rely on luck all the time. Renard may be lucky for once, twice but without any major technical ability his luck would run out, and he would not have a team to coach. See what happened to Zambia after the lucky penalty win in 2012. The same happened to Black Stars after the lucky penalty win of 1980. We struggled there on, 1984, we could not make it from the group. !986, 1988, 1990, we could not make it to the AFCON. So you see, since Ghana started doing things right, we have been consistent in the AFCON,CHAN, and World Cup tournaments. That is what class is about. No one can overlook us anymore at any tournament. Cote D'Ivoire are yet to make it from the group stage in any World Cup. Let us be thankful for our consistent showing at these tournaments even if we are unlucky to win them.

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• Jt 10 years ago

  I like you Mr Renard,infact you are one of great coach that i admire,your determination and tactics is simply the best,i hope you will oneday coach Ghana,i see your love for Ghana team and players,all the best coach

  I like you Mr Renard,infact you are one of great coach that i admire,your determination and tactics is simply the best,i hope you will oneday coach Ghana,i see your love for Ghana team and players,all the best coach

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• jobling castro 10 years ago

  This coach Herve Renard head of the Cote d Ivoire this coach use his brain chop Africa money next Africa cup of nation coach another country

  This coach Herve Renard head of the Cote d Ivoire this coach use his brain chop Africa money next Africa cup of nation coach another country

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• Egya Amochie, Pius U.S.A 10 years ago

  When I hear this statement of "He promised his mother he was not going to kick penalties again...", I get lost and feel dizzy. Can our soldiers who defend our homeland Ghana from foreign invaders, say they promised their pare ...
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  When I hear this statement of "He promised his mother he was not going to kick penalties again...", I get lost and feel dizzy. Can our soldiers who defend our homeland Ghana from foreign invaders, say they promised their parents not to defend Ghana again so they too are going to stay away from defending Mother Ghana until our country is defeated? This is nonsense. Soccer is Gyan's profession, and he has to do it with all his might, will, strength and even to the extend of losing his life as a soldier will do. Soldiers lost their lives for Mother Ghana for the freedom you and I enjoy today. I don't care if Gyan had taken the kick and missed it. I would have loved it that way and I was going to be the first person to praise him for that courage. But running away from it, makes him now a coward warrior. And it is true "Cowards die many times before their real death..." I don't care how you spin it, toss it, or turn it, Asamoah Gyan is a coward warrior who allows the fear of a penalty kick to go under his skin and intimidate him, in spite of all the "Azonto dance"he had graduated in. Keeper Barry of Ivory Coast was scared in taking the penalty but he allowed his tremendous fear to become his only courage. So he played all those tricks by pretending he had a lot of Lactic acid build up in the muscles of his legs. Instead of performing "Azonto dance", he rather went in for the "Bee dance", falling onto the pitch and doing all those funny stuff to drive away his fear, until he gathered himself and kicked and became the unthinkable hero the world has ever had. Unlike a whole captain running away, and could not dance that Azonto dance to shake off his fear. He failed that test that day. I do appreciate all that he has done for the Black Stars (both good and bad) and he is a human just like us all, but the fact is, he could not cut it on that day. Please get over that fear and come out and become a perfect penalty-kicker and stop that fallacy of "I promised my mom ..." We will all be accountable to our Almighty God in the end and not our "Moms". Do your nation a big favor because God has given you that strength and life and not be intimidated by fear of the unknown, Gyan please. Be a man and warrior and stop running away from your ownself.(Bob Marley reiterated).

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