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Ghana vs Zambia - Ratings and Analysis

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  • Dr. Kwame Nkrumah is my hero 10 years ago

    Your Iron Boye stood there and left the Zambian guy unmarked and allowed him to score.

  • POW@Time 4 Herve Renard 2 be fired. 10 years ago

    Eeeeeiiih, was John Mensah invited for this match at all? Hmmmmmmm

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  • Gaseous Jupiter! USA!!!! 10 years ago

    Why is AA being called Mayele? The writer forgot Mayele besides Mali, also lost to Burkina Faso albeit a penalty shoot out!!

  • K Milla 10 years ago

    You are a baby when it comes to Ghana soccer, young man. Mayele was Akwasi Appiah's nickname in his playing days. It was a name given to him after DR Congo player who was a thorn in the flesh of Ghana each time we played them ...
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  • yyyyy 10 years ago

    He played so well that he pocketed Mayele that day. And Ghana won.

    I believe it was same day that Abedi played a heroic match (his first?) for the Black Stars

    But why call him Mayele? Cheap and inferiority complex Ghana ...
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  • Mr. B 10 years ago

    In my opinion this ratings is fair. Let's go Ghana!

  • Manny-Orpington 10 years ago

    Akwasi it's a very good team you put out yesterday but please you don't have to play D Opare. He consistently gave the ball away. Please watch the match and you will see what am talking about. Throughout the last 80 min he co ...
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  • GHFUO, change ur thinking 10 years ago

    WAT DO U KNOW ABOUT SOCCER? ZAMBIA TRIED GOING THRU HIM NUFF TIMES TO SCRE. IT DIDINT WORK. THE THEY WENT THRU THE LEFT BACK/AFFUL. IT ALSO PROVED LESS FUTILE. THE BEST CHANCE THEY HAD WAS WHEN THE DEFENCE GOT COMPLACENT FROM ...
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  • Manny-Orpington 10 years ago

    Ghfuo you don't have to swore at me. Opare might be a good player to you. Which is fine but from the u20 tournament he prove that he can't complete a pass. Please go and watch the game again. Afful had most ball through his s ...
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  • GHFUO, change ur thinking 10 years ago

    OPARE N AFFUL ARE OUR BEST RIGHT BACKS AT THE MOMENT. THE ENTIRE TEAM DIDNT PLAY WELL. THEY LACKED COHESION, COULDNT STRING TOGETHER PASSES FOR LONG PERIODS. OUR ATTACKING/STRIKERS WERE WOEFUL. WITHT HE EXCEPTION OF DEDE, NO ...
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  • Isaac Hammond 10 years ago

    Ghana also need to play 4-4-2 formation in every game because that is effect. To play one striker, you need to be someone like Didier Drogba who is very strong on the ball. Asamoah Gyan is not that strong so for me our long b ...
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  • Isaac Hammond (UK) leytonstone. 10 years ago

    Manny I totally agree with you that the Ghana players need to keep possession of the ball better. Most of our players play abroad so they should know this. A better team than Zambia would have beaten Ghana.

  • paa joey 10 years ago

    Afful most useless player

  • CHE ANDREW 10 years ago

    I agree with you that Dan is a good player but he nearly let us down. His runs at the flanks were great but as a defender he chickly gave the ball to the opponent on several occasions

  • yyyyy 10 years ago

    It is the master game right, Ghana people prefer 'whack the ball away' in crucial situations.

    Opare should keep it simple, he is defender, that's what fans want. Heck, send the ball to the Zongos and stay away from blame

  • Anokwale 10 years ago

    Opare is an aggressive right back. He creates an offensive threat when he comes up. This dynamic puts pressure on the opponent. As long as we have the rangy Boye and Mensah we can get away with that. Inkoom just is not ph ...
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  • yyyyy 10 years ago

    Isn't possession which you're advocating too much over-elaboration?

    Release the ball early to a mate (Andre needs to improve upon this quick quick)

    Back to Opare, if we were playing an away match, he might have cost us ...
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  • Ama Buoh 10 years ago

    he lost the first leg match against zambia

  • Isaac Hammond 10 years ago

    I was not impressed with the overall performance of the Black stars because they gave possession away cheaply and a better team would have punished Ghana. Most of our players play in Europe and I expect the players to keep po ...
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  • GHFUO, change ur thinking 10 years ago

    DONT BLAME THE PLAYERS. BLAME TIMID, CONFUSED AA AND HIS TACTICS. U KNOW THE ZAMBIANS WIL MARK OUT GYAN, SO WHY START HIM? U BRING HIM ON AS A SUB. AA KNEW OTOO N THE OTHER STRIKERS HE CALLED WERE NOT UP FOR THE GAME, SO HE D ...
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  • Mekyiri nkontompo! 10 years ago

    The Black stars have got all the talents and ingredients to be a great team.All we need is consistency,establishing a BRAND and mentaining an identity. With the players at our disposal, if we get the chance to train together ...
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  • GHFUO, change ur thinking 10 years ago

    NO ONE HATES AA. THE GUY HAS SERIOUS PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUE. HE NEEDS TO BE SIMPLE WITH HIS TACTICAL APPROACH. OUR RIGHT WING N LEFT BACK ISSUES STILL HAVE BEEN IRONED OUT. THE NEXT STAGE WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT THAT THISONE WE J ...
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  • Rocket 10 years ago

    YOU ARE AN IDIOT

  • GHFUO, change ur thinking 10 years ago

    IT TAKES 1 TO KNOW ONE...

  • ghanaba 10 years ago

    you are an I D I O T fr reallll gosh......ur such an empty barrel

  • GHFUO, change ur thinking 10 years ago

    U SOUND JUST LIKE U WRITE. LIKE AN EMPTY BARREL BEING SHIPPED TO GH. HOLLOW....WITH 1 CAN OF MILK

  • ST SIMON 10 years ago

    COACH WHO??? TO ME AYEW SHOULD SCORE AN 8

  • Tino 10 years ago

    He has also lost against Zambia on two occasions.

  • Kwame Adu-Gyamfi 10 years ago

    Yeah your right he lost two official matches. One against Zambia and one against Mali. But the first game against Zambia in the AFCON was under Stevanovic not Appiah. The Liberia game was also unofficial.

  • William Akuffo.....Ocean 1 10 years ago

    MICHEAL ESSIEN WAS THE ONE THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING....THE MIDFIELD WAS DEAD BEFORE HIS ARRIVAL....ASAMOAH GYAN'S INJURY HAD A SERIOUS TOLL ON HIS PERFORMANCE YESTERDAY.....PLEASE SULLEY MUNTARI SHOULD BE BROUGHT BACK...THE CO ...
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  • Manny-Orpington 10 years ago

    I agree with you on Essien,but he still have to start from the bench.

  • CHANGE THE COACH 10 years ago

    For all you ostriches out there who love burying your heads in the sand, wake up and call a spade a spade. Appiah is not the coach for the Black Stars, period.
    He was totally outcoached by our former so-called “PE instru ...
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  • Mekyiri nkontompo! 10 years ago

    Spewing thrash just for the sake of it!
    You call zambia a "mediocre team"? They won AFCON just a year ago by defeating Ivory coast. And by the way, they beat us in the semis with your so called 'better white coach' in charge ...
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  • J.O 10 years ago

    Be objective and recognise the good performance of the coach.
    No one is perfect. You don't understand Africa and national footballu. Study our history and would know it is right decision Ghana has made.
    Akwasi should be c ...
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  • CHANGE THE COACH 10 years ago

    If you are happy with clueless Appiah handling the Black Stars in Brazil, then prepare for some rude awakening. The World Cup is not buga-buga AFCON, where practically any African team could win at anytime.

    In my opinion, ...
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  • Mekyiri nkontompo! 10 years ago

    Quoting; "Mas-ud Didi Dramani and Sellas Tetteh have more vision than this Appiah". I guess GFA should hire this duo to take the Stars' to the next level. They lose their first game and you'll be the first person to call for ...
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  • K. Prah, Texas 10 years ago

    It looks like we may end up playing against Egypt, and with this type of coaching, we cannot beat Egypt.

  • GHFUO, change ur thinking 10 years ago

    WHY DID HE EVEN START GYAN. U KNEW THE ZAMBIANS WOULD BE ON HIM LIKE WHITE ON RICE. AA SHULD HAVE USED GYAN FROM THE BENCH. DEDE ON THE RIGHT WING? WAT A DUMB MOVE. KASA AS A DEEP LYING DEFENDER? ANOTHER DUMB IDEA BCOS KASA I ...
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  • esi atta 10 years ago

    your saying that Gyan shd not start because the Zambias were going to mark him is difficult to understand...every credible striker is going to be marked...Ronaldo and Messi start all games
    knowing that they are going to be ...
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  • GHFUO, change ur thinking 10 years ago

    U ARE DUMB BUT U BLAME UR INEFFICIENCIES AS A STUDENT ON UR TEACHER. BLAMING HIM FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO TEACH. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE U SEEN MESSI, DROGBA BEEN USED AS A SUB? THIS IS PURELY STRATEGIC. GYAN WILL BE MARKED BY THE Z ...
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  • @GHFUO 10 years ago

    WRONG. IF YOU KNOW FOOTBALL YOU WILL KNOW THAT STRIKERS ARE ALL MARKED BY HOOK AND CROOK. THE POINT IS, AND AS THE AUTHOR POINTED OUT, GOOD STRIKERS DRAW THEIR MARKERS TO THEMSELVES IF THEY CANT ELUDE THEM, THEREFORE MAKING S ...
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  • Nyorkopio 10 years ago

    I am with you on your analysis GHFUO. Spare the guy the insults though. It is clear that anytime two or more players police one man (Asamoah Djan in this case) you are going to have one or more players that are free to cause ...
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  • *Eug 10 years ago

    The comment was not made by GHFUO it was made by me to GHFUO. GHFUO's solution to that problem is to put Gyan on bench. Read the tread. At least you can be reasoned with.

  • Nyorkopio 10 years ago

    I stand corrected. You know I obviously agree with your viewpoint.

  • *Eug 10 years ago

    Much respect to sir. No worries. This site needs more people like you. All you ever see here is people who cant be reasoned with. Up to their chin in insults, blind politics and tribalism.

  • Nyorkopio 10 years ago

    EUG, we have to separate the flowers from the weeds. This website is a big garden full of flowers and weeds. Each time we get to the garden, we have a choice to water the flowers or to focus on the weeds. You are one of the i ...
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  • GHFUO, change ur thinking 10 years ago

    U HAVE A POINT BUT THIS WASNT EVEN THE GAME PLAN AA HAD. GYAN COULD HAVE MADE THE TRANSITION Y DRAWING DEFENDERS TO HIMSELF. N PROVIDING PASSES TO WARRIS. THIS WASNT HE GAME PLAN. GYAN MADE NO PASSESFOR WARRIS TO SCORE. GYAN ...
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  • *Eug 10 years ago

    Just a few things
    1. Your star striker will always be marked so putting him on bench because u know he ll b marked tightly is wrong. Otherwise the likes of messi, Ronaldo will always start on bench. 2. Good wingers can switc ...
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  • ghanaba 10 years ago

    Good job.....ur are just making statements tht vindicates your nonsensical interpretations .....

  • nana-benyin Amonoo akosombo utd f/c c 10 years ago

    it was a very good performance..but the zambians were better than us with their slickery passing of the ball..they are well organised side..it would have been a hell of a problem for us had their two skrikers been fit..opare ...
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  • SANTACLAUSIAN, Croydon 10 years ago

    I was really worried about KA's pedigree
    when he was appointed and I had little hope if any that he could do the job. I am glad to say he has proven me wrong and has produced the goods. He has also managed to successfully w ...
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  • kotoua selira 10 years ago

    Ghana is just lucky that we have good players but we have no coach yet. Appiah has no vision for football.I know people will argue about this and may even think am stupid but that is the truth:)))

  • MARK 10 years ago

    YOU SPEAK THE TRUTH.APPIAH WAS A WORLD CLASS PLAYER BUT NOT A WORLD CLASS COACH. FOR SOME TIME NOW OUR PLAYERS HAVE BEEN TALENTED ENOUGH TO WIN THE WORLD CUP. WE JUST HAVEN'T FOUND A COACH LIKE JONES TO TAKE US THERE. QUESTIO ...
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  • KOFI BONSU 10 years ago

    To m this Kwesi Appiah was bankrupt we need more brain men on our bench he alone and his asistant cant do it. I was expecting Rabiu,Essien,Asamoah and Wakaso in midfield and Gyan in attack supported by Ayew.Anyway he won the ...
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  • Amed 10 years ago

    I disagree on most of your analysis after watching the matching and reading and listening to others especially about the coach I feel you are being blinded by the scoreline. But I like your style Keep it up.

  • MARK 10 years ago

    THE BIG QUESTION IS WHO IS QUALIFIED TO PLAY BS? THE BEST PLAYERS.
    WHO SHULD COACH THE BS? THE BEST GHANAIAN COACH.
    IS AA THE BEST GHANAIAN COACH?

  • Kofi 10 years ago

    Gyan always take the back seat when Dede is on the team. Dede likes to impress by hanging unto the ball far too long while an unmarked player is waiting for the ball to score. He falls back to help the defense and does many p ...
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  • afrikan 10 years ago

    Thanks for this piece. This is the kind of writings we want to see eften.

  • Nyorkopio 10 years ago

    Very much agree with your observation.

  • Nyorkopio 10 years ago

    Nii, this is a great piece, well thought out, balanced and a breath of fresh air in terms of imagery and style. In particular I was impressed with your analysis of Iron Boye and Asamoah Djan's contributions. I think a pointer ...
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  • GORDON YEBOAH,USA 10 years ago

    is there any player by name iron boy in the black stars?

  • Nyorkopio 10 years ago

    Iron Boye is John Boye (#21 kingpin in the heart of the Stars' defesive set up. Most of the Stars have nicknames. John Boye is Iron Boye.

  • Dr.Frank Kwakwa,London 10 years ago

    I am totally agree with the ratings and analyista gave name to Boye as IRON. It is very immpressive to me is that Iron can be a full of motivations to Boye to have his eyes on strikers seriously so that we believe Ghana can w ...
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  • pala 10 years ago

    obviously fatau,afful,rabiu, warris could not be starters when thegoal keeper from spain, kissi, essien, mahatma are around

  • Tuts 10 years ago

    He has lost twice; One to Mali and the other to Zambia

  • wigit guit 10 years ago

    eh kwasi apiah is taking ghana to the world cup can he ?

  • ckGhana 10 years ago

    Opare was losing balls, couldn't connect passes or give accurate passes.Do you give Gyan 6.5 because he didn't score? I will give him 8.5/10.The Zambians restricted him, yet he contributed effectively. I will give Andre Dede ...
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