CK Akonnor jumps to the defence of Jordan Ayew

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$aint Ghfuo: Black Excellence !!! 8 years ago

Analysis: unintelligent players (gh vs. Uganda )
Nyantakyi should tell us why he has refused to secure insurance for playefs of national teams. Always using unforseen player injuries to collect heavy bonuses. Research shows ...
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Analysis: unintelligent players (gh vs. Uganda )
Nyantakyi should tell us why he has refused to secure insurance for playefs of national teams. Always using unforseen player injuries to collect heavy bonuses. Research shows that heavy bonuses does not influence performance.
1. Grant is not a good coach. His starting lineups, choice of subs are weak and he is incapable of dispensing corrective advice to the players off the bench.
2. Braimah sucks! Everytime the ball goes at him I'm finnin to get a heart attack. Look, right after rahman got subbed and Uganda got a fastbreak on the left. Braimah was completely beaten. The Uganda player didn't shoot accurately on net. If he had he would have scored. He missed by inches. Braimah has no guts like olele 1 on 1. Braimah has weak reflexes and his anticipation is very weak. Opposing teams must shoot at him constantly if they want to score. Braimah can't even hit the ball past centerline Ebei!
3. Franchise acheampong is not a defender. He should be told to play ZONE if he comes on for baba. Frank is attack minded and we saw how he continually left the left back area open time after time..a better, more technical team will punish ghana
4. Why use an experienced attack minded player like partey as 6? Partey confidence and soccer IQ is very high. He can score and deliver intelligent passes to gyan, dede and atsu to score. So why play him all the way back there, grant Ebei! Play partey as 8 and let wakaso sub him after 65/70min. We need more scoring threats.
5. Did anyone realise that our midfield was widely open? Badu and acquah must play the 6 always. They have energy and can operate in the pocket. Why can't grant see this? Oh jesus christ of mogadishu..
6. Atsu was the beat from the start. He did everything well except: nigga,.U must shoot the ball into the lower or upper corners of the post, not str8 at the goalie. No goalie is scared of ur diminutive figure or shots so be intelligent and beat them with your technique. Love the ball over them, shoot the ball on the ground but into the lower and upper corners instead. Grant and all these useless bstar coaches were sitting there watching atsu make such mistakes over and over Ebei gyimifuo
7.wakasso is not a starter. He didn't have 1 shot on goal. Drop him to the bench and let him sub partey. He will learn if he is punished. Too much potential to be a passenger for 90min. Jordan can't shoot, lacks confidence and his mentality for this tournament is weak. How can u play like this? Like a girl. Jordan gets the ball on the flanks and instead of cutting in and making a 45degree pass for wakasu8 or gyan to shoot from up top the 6yard box or 18. This stupid boy jordan will dump the ball 90degree angle straight infront of the opposing goalie. Ebei jordan! Jordan! Are u a fool? Jesus fuckin christian of mogadishu this boy jordan and braimah I swear are not ghanaians bcos their. Stupidly IQ is too great. How can a gh be this stupid? Drop jordan and replace Jim with assifuah or tetteh. We don't hve time to babysit if u don't produce right away. Others must get the chance. Sit jordan down now let him watch his mistakes. He should be ashamed of himself. Consistently making mistakes over and over? Why, do u hate ghanaians or wat?
8.so if gyan gets injured or forced into an injury by our opponents. How will we score or threaten opponents 18 6yd area? If I'm an opponent, that's exactly wat I will do. Ghana is like a deflated balloon without gyan. Had gyan not had the presence of mind to force himself on the ugsndan defender to win a foul in the box. We would have ended the game with a draw! Not good. Grant must diversify his attacking options like a smart stock investor. Don't put all ur hopes and dreams in gyan alone.
9. The team must be taught to play 2 or 3 touches, triangle and build upon these as the enter the 18 and 6 yard box from the wings or thru the middle. Break, control and pass and keep it simple. U grant should have selected intelligent players like ati zigi, kpb, nii Adjei, nkum, Nana poku, schlupp, blessing, john antwi, Adomah, Dwamena, nuru Sulley, Sumaila, attamah and your job would have been easier. Now, look at this substandard play from these riff raff players. Mali and egypt are waiting like kakai....muahahahahaaaaaaa
10. John boye was rusty but played decent. Against Mali and egypt he will be exposed.
Koshi 8 years ago

This man is really a coach? Doesn't he understand he is burning up all his credibility? We all saw the match, and even Jordan himself will not defend his performance so why is Coach Akkunor trying to convince the world that w ...
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This man is really a coach? Doesn't he understand he is burning up all his credibility? We all saw the match, and even Jordan himself will not defend his performance so why is Coach Akkunor trying to convince the world that what all Ghanaians saw in the match did not happen?
Jon 8 years ago

I think Wakaso was the weakest link but not Jordan. To me, the midfield was where we had the problems, and defence at left side when Rahman was substituted. Also, I have never appreciated Atsu in any games played for Ghana, n ...
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I think Wakaso was the weakest link but not Jordan. To me, the midfield was where we had the problems, and defence at left side when Rahman was substituted. Also, I have never appreciated Atsu in any games played for Ghana, never! He doesn't play like a professional. He plays like a high school player. Just my opinion.
Osei Boakye 8 years ago

Sound like you are the coach: nothing but a tribal bigot & a habitual Jordan hater. CK Akonnoor is perfectly right, idiot. Typical Jordan Hater!

Sound like you are the coach: nothing but a tribal bigot & a habitual Jordan hater. CK Akonnoor is perfectly right, idiot. Typical Jordan Hater!
Amos 8 years ago

I thought I was the only one who saw the good display of Jordan in the first half.

I thought I was the only one who saw the good display of Jordan in the first half.
Maubs 8 years ago

I think ck is righgt on this one. The second half performance was not good but jordan alone cannot be blamed like that as the whole team played rather poorly. As for frank acheampong playing left back i have seen play it effi ...
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I think ck is righgt on this one. The second half performance was not good but jordan alone cannot be blamed like that as the whole team played rather poorly. As for frank acheampong playing left back i have seen play it efficiently in the champions league so an off day cannot surely be the basis to condemn him? Take victor moses at chelsea soon as he has off day people remember that he is only a make shift wing half.lets condemn where it is fue but lets give our boys a chance. I am finding a prospect of amartey, partey and a ayew midfield a real possibility in some games jonathan mensah fitness and form permitting such formation. Things dont look so bad yet. Lets give a grant and his boys the chance.
Kwaku 8 years ago

Ghanaians are just like a lame duck, doesn't use their heads n all they know is scapegoating people !!!!

Ghanaians are just like a lame duck, doesn't use their heads n all they know is scapegoating people !!!!
Steve US 8 years ago

I love the contribution from coach CK that makes him a good coach and that is true good for your speaks out

I love the contribution from coach CK that makes him a good coach and that is true good for your speaks out
Amartey DC 8 years ago

He was the bright side in the first half. I watched the match again and realized he was doing the back tracking as well cos pressure was on ghana. Definitely he got tired but he did good job.

He was the bright side in the first half. I watched the match again and realized he was doing the back tracking as well cos pressure was on ghana. Definitely he got tired but he did good job.
anokwale 8 years ago

Jordan is a good player but as I see it, he is a winger, not a forward. This is the frustration we are facing. I believe that Grant should learn to substitute up front a bit more and let us see Assifuah and Tekpetey sometime ...
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Jordan is a good player but as I see it, he is a winger, not a forward. This is the frustration we are facing. I believe that Grant should learn to substitute up front a bit more and let us see Assifuah and Tekpetey sometimes. Gyan is not going to save us every game.

FREEMAN 8 years ago

Warris was excluded and heavens did not fall. He's has scored two goals in one match at this same time when the one replacing him in B. Stars is lazied about in a match. Truly, Jordan is NOT A REAL STRIKER. PERIOD. May be a w ...
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Warris was excluded and heavens did not fall. He's has scored two goals in one match at this same time when the one replacing him in B. Stars is lazied about in a match. Truly, Jordan is NOT A REAL STRIKER. PERIOD. May be a winger or a midfielder-fine. We need a young fast running, and agile striker- a "Peter Lamptey type" in the team to cause surprises, counter-attacks; thorn in opponents defence. Atsu who has some of these, lacks finishing skills. He shoots without tricking the Goalkeeper. Essentially we must put in ONE of the other strikers who can run fast with the ball, and can dribble. (Well, they have assured us that they have every thing in camp - so they have. Prepare such a person for counter attacks etc. Noting that Rahman's replacement is not the same as Rahman who has speed and able to turn defending into attacking with urgency and swiftness. What about the SET-PIECES - No formulae, No surprises. The team must create options and surprises.

But our Defence, against the force of 4 UGANDAN REAL STRIKERS - BRAVO-O-O-O-O-O-O!!!!
Abeiku SW2 London 8 years ago

True

True
Abeiku SW2 London 8 years ago

Point

Point
Abeiku SW2 London 8 years ago

Yes Anokwale

Yes Anokwale
Amartey DC 8 years ago

Watch a replay of the match again. He did a lot of back tracking and a lot of crosses too. His crosses should just be targeted at one player at a time. That's it. Allah bless Jordan. Bravo

Watch a replay of the match again. He did a lot of back tracking and a lot of crosses too. His crosses should just be targeted at one player at a time. That's it. Allah bless Jordan. Bravo
Grace 8 years ago

Jordan really did play well. Putting da ball in da net is important, yes, but assisting to get da ball to others to score is equally important. Had Jordan tried to score all da balls he passed on he wld hv been called selfis ...
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Jordan really did play well. Putting da ball in da net is important, yes, but assisting to get da ball to others to score is equally important. Had Jordan tried to score all da balls he passed on he wld hv been called selfish n not a team player. Well done Jordan, u played better than I ever witnessed
Edmund 8 years ago

C K Akonor is a wise and Intelligent man RESPECT

C K Akonor is a wise and Intelligent man RESPECT
maestro 8 years ago

the whole team was wanting in the second half but why keep fielding Jordan for 90 mins when he is unproductive as a second striker he should perform where Gyan fails, and if both strikers under perform, from where will the go ...
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the whole team was wanting in the second half but why keep fielding Jordan for 90 mins when he is unproductive as a second striker he should perform where Gyan fails, and if both strikers under perform, from where will the goals come????
anokwale 8 years ago

We are playing Jordan as a forward when he is really a winger so we are not getting the goals. In certain games, Grant needs to know how to sub the forwards quickly when we need goals.

We are playing Jordan as a forward when he is really a winger so we are not getting the goals. In certain games, Grant needs to know how to sub the forwards quickly when we need goals.
K O Y Nash 8 years ago

Acono shut up he didn't do nothing he is a lazy player ,he need to sit out the nest game.

Acono shut up he didn't do nothing he is a lazy player ,he need to sit out the nest game.

Kareem Starboy 8 years ago

CK come on be objective here and fair with Ghanaians. Black Stars is not a place for training and you of all people should know that. Afcon is the biggest stage for football. Ghana doesnt have to go there with kindergarten ki ...
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CK come on be objective here and fair with Ghanaians. Black Stars is not a place for training and you of all people should know that. Afcon is the biggest stage for football. Ghana doesnt have to go there with kindergarten kids but matured men ready to play for the nation. Tell me CK, former Capt, would you drop Majeed and go with Jordan as a coach?
Joonjo Winner 8 years ago

instead calling a spade a spade you choose sympathy. oh Ghana

instead calling a spade a spade you choose sympathy. oh Ghana
CHRIS 8 years ago

Did Jordan not demanded first place in the Black Stars line up ad a condition for his return and the Traditional, Political and Sports elite kowtowed to him? He got what he DEMANDED. He must PERGORM No excuses for poorbperfor ...
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Did Jordan not demanded first place in the Black Stars line up ad a condition for his return and the Traditional, Political and Sports elite kowtowed to him? He got what he DEMANDED. He must PERGORM No excuses for poorbperformance
With God 8 years ago

Is only pple who are bias who do not c d gud In pple.majority of pple says he Jordan did well but only haters dat dt c anything gud wt ma kid brother .but is normally if u are liked by everybody u die in time so bro don't w ...
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Is only pple who are bias who do not c d gud In pple.majority of pple says he Jordan did well but only haters dat dt c anything gud wt ma kid brother .but is normally if u are liked by everybody u die in time so bro don't worry at all d family is behind u kk .lost of love .kisses
Abeiku SW2 London 8 years ago

Get off his back all u Haters ... if u could do better u would be representing Ghana ... Good Luck Guys ...

Get off his back all u Haters ... if u could do better u would be representing Ghana ... Good Luck Guys ...
Knockout 8 years ago

Not one person,Asamuah Gyan is old and lazy .

Not one person,Asamuah Gyan is old and lazy .
david 8 years ago

what pains me most is that those who are calling for jordan head can not score an empty goalpoles,god bless our homeland ghana.

what pains me most is that those who are calling for jordan head can not score an empty goalpoles,god bless our homeland ghana.
Koo Nimo 8 years ago

That is why he was selected ahead of us and so he must deliver as expected of him.

That is why he was selected ahead of us and so he must deliver as expected of him.
Kwesi 8 years ago

Stop the jealously! !!!!he performed better than the captain.

Stop the jealously! !!!!he performed better than the captain.
solomon quansah 8 years ago

jodan should be excluded in blackstar team he stupid player

jodan should be excluded in blackstar team he stupid player

Ben 8 years ago

please Jordan &Dede stop playing for these ungrateful Ghanaians.

please Jordan &Dede stop playing for these ungrateful Ghanaians.
Kofi 8 years ago

well said lift up your game guys. J Ayew is good in positioning himself right to get the ball but he need to work on his finishing.

well said lift up your game guys. J Ayew is good in positioning himself right to get the ball but he need to work on his finishing.
kwame 8 years ago

ck kindly shut up bcus we all know your are their camp. a lot players out there who are far better than these 2 guys...ghanaians should be very careful and open their eye

ck kindly shut up bcus we all know your are their camp. a lot players out there who are far better than these 2 guys...ghanaians should be very careful and open their eye
The only thing that would you do not 8 years ago

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STEVE 8 years ago

He must not start the match against Mali. Ghana must present a strong midfield to be able to beat Mali, and Jordan is not an option. Agyemang Badu must start.

He must not start the match against Mali. Ghana must present a strong midfield to be able to beat Mali, and Jordan is not an option. Agyemang Badu must start.
Guest post 8 years ago

ghanaians are full of hate . They just hate the boy for no reason. Some you need to take off your wooden spectacles and watch the game again.

ghanaians are full of hate . They just hate the boy for no reason. Some you need to take off your wooden spectacles and watch the game again.
paulans 8 years ago

hahaaaaa, wooden spectacle ke,,,pls I can't laughoooi

hahaaaaa, wooden spectacle ke,,,pls I can't laughoooi
Matete 8 years ago

Jordan has been a liability to the black Stars ever since he played. He's not good enough to play for Ghana. There are better players out there. Open wide your eyes coach Grant.

Jordan has been a liability to the black Stars ever since he played. He's not good enough to play for Ghana. There are better players out there. Open wide your eyes coach Grant.
General 8 years ago

Yes CK I agree with u the boy did well

Yes CK I agree with u the boy did well
GeoJo 8 years ago

Have you ever heard Akunor against the Blacks Stars selection, coaches tactics, player poor performance or GFA management committee decision. Everything is normal when it comes to these things. He is waiting for his appointme ...
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Have you ever heard Akunor against the Blacks Stars selection, coaches tactics, player poor performance or GFA management committee decision. Everything is normal when it comes to these things. He is waiting for his appointment as deputy coach of the black stars soon
josh 8 years ago

These two players have something in common. Who can recall?

These two players have something in common. Who can recall?
dallas 8 years ago

Enough is Enough Jordan have been given enough chance to proof or defend his position in de team but never learn.he shd be shown de exit out of de team.

Enough is Enough Jordan have been given enough chance to proof or defend his position in de team but never learn.he shd be shown de exit out of de team.
Odeneho Nana Yaw Owusu Mensah 8 years ago

That's y we are where we are as Ghanians,of all this childish games Jordan is playing,u are in support of him as a coach right CK,no wonder we are always going for expatriates coaches,fire-burn burn uuuuuuuuuu.....

That's y we are where we are as Ghanians,of all this childish games Jordan is playing,u are in support of him as a coach right CK,no wonder we are always going for expatriates coaches,fire-burn burn uuuuuuuuuu.....
Ozer 8 years ago

Jordan u are blessed...... People just hate u... Remember dey did same to asamoah gyan.. Dey won't talk abt the real liabilities lyk wakaso bcos dey can only see the goal post and just think strikers are to score from every o ...
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Jordan u are blessed...... People just hate u... Remember dey did same to asamoah gyan.. Dey won't talk abt the real liabilities lyk wakaso bcos dey can only see the goal post and just think strikers are to score from every opportunity. Shame!!!
paulans 8 years ago

pls leave Jordan alone. too much mouth coaches.. go there n play and let's see.. some Ghanaians can really talk...what matters is a win irrespective of one play..some countries were playing good football fails to win, what a ...
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pls leave Jordan alone. too much mouth coaches.. go there n play and let's see.. some Ghanaians can really talk...what matters is a win irrespective of one play..some countries were playing good football fails to win, what abt DAT too

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