Ghana boss defends predictable lineups
Head coach of the Black Stars, Avram Grant, is not amused by the constant need to prove he is not lazy.
It’s become normal to hear complaints in local Ghanaian media about the predictable callups to the national side and unchanging style of play since the Israeli took over almost two years ago.
But the boss has pushed back, just over a week after his latest squad to face Egypt on Sunday featured similar names from many squads named in the past year. This time, only two new names were seen – Andy Yiadom (Barnsley, England) and Alhassan Wakaso (Ario Ave, Portugal).
“First of all, if I was not in Ghana it would be a compliment. In any other country if there’s stability, the people are happy,” Grant said.
“You need to create stability. How can you succeed when you don’t have stability? When you are shaking the team every week, you cannot succeed not in a team, not in a club and not in national team.”
“One of things we wanted to create is the stability. Unfortunately we don’t have stability that we want because [Asamoah] Gyan injured alot, Dede [Ayew] was injured a lot, Kwadwo Asamoah, Rabiu [Mohammed] is injured, Kwasi Appiah is injured so we didnt have stability like I wanted when everyone was there.”
“If people say this, I take it as a compliment. If you have stability it means we are doing a good job. In every organization when there’s stability people are happy.”
Avram Grant willl be hoping to get Ghana’s World Cup qualifiers back on track with a win in north Africa crucial now. Otherwise, Ghana will trail Egypt by at least five points.
source:supersport.com
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