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Sports News from Monday, March 25, 2019
Source: footballmadeinghana.com
2019-03-25
Captain for Black Stars with Kenyan captain and match officials
The Ghanaian Black Stars managed to influence their Kenyan counterparts in the last F Group matchup of the AFCON 2019 qualifier at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday, in a game that robs spectators of a bady football .
Newbie Caleb Ekuban went on a late strike that separated the two teams and catapulted Ghana to the top of the table, leaving the Harambee Stars of Kenya in second place.
The game, although not boring, was not imbued with a nice football demonstration and unconfessed goals; Fans were left indifferent to the sweat of the Black Stars to record the victory alone.
Many who were unhappy about the Black Stars' inability to bail out their Kenyan counterparts complained about the poor quality of Ghana's football, although they did not applaud Kenya for a good show.
But was Ghana really poor that day or was Kenya just better? Was Kwasi Appiah made helpless on the pitch by Sébastien Migne or was Kenya lucky to not have conceded too many goals?
Let the drawing board of the sheikh decide.
Ghana Static Training 4-4-2
The Ghanaian player Kwasi Appiah approached the meeting with a 4-4-2 Orthodox system with a game plan to score without conceding.
Richard Ofori, as usual, was placed between the sticks with the late invitations Daniel Opare and Lumor Agbeyenu playing respectively on the right and left sides of the defense, while the defender of Hoffenheim Kbadim Nuhu and the star of Metz John Boye play at the heart of the defense.
Mubarak Wakaso and Thomas Partey were placed at the heart of the midfield to form the Ghanaian team, while Andre Ayew and Christian Atsu played on the flanks, with Jordan Ayew and Emmanuel Boateng at the helm of the team. ;attack.
Static Training of Kenya (4-2-3-1)
Sébastien Migne approached the match with a very cautious strategy, knowing that Ghana were determined to aim for the goal after the Black Stars suffered a lone defeat against Nairobi wine last year.
Patrick Matasi was appointed head of positions at Otieno brothers Philimon and Erick deployed one of the right and left sides of the defense, while Joash Onyango and Musah Mohammed held central defensive positions.
Victor Wanyama and Dennis Odhiambo were placed in front of the defense to provide them with the considerable shield they needed while Omolo played in the midst of a trio of offensive midfielders, Kahata Kahata and Erick Omondi, left and right. right, leaving Masud's only striker. Juma at the front.
L & # 39; s badysis
Since their static formations, the intentions of both teams were clear as to what they were about to do. Kwasi Appiah's game plan consisted of scoring without being scored, probably more than a goal in the match, while Migne had different ideas. The French coach had a game plan that consisted of keeping the white sheet and catching the Ghanaians with quick counterattacks to score a goal or two before the end of the match.
This explains the game system of Kenyans with two supporting midfielders to mitigate any threat from Ghana. Wanyama and Odhiambo had to play a very defensive game, without mistakes, Ghana quickly capitalizing and punishing Kenya.
While Munarak Wakaso had to provide long strokes to his Ghanaian attackers and strikers, which he did perfectly, Migne ensured that his men outnumbered Ghana in midfield just to thwart the game. Kwasi Appiah's boys and force them to lose their concentration and punish them.
Partey seemed to have lost track of his role in the match, trying to always walk with the ball and trying to make his way through the Kenyan midfielder, who was almost collapsing on all occasions.
With Kenyan's style of defending the bus deeply and parking the bus, Ghana had four options to win the match.
* Count on long balls
* Individual brilliance
* Excessive wing play
* Perfect use of basic parts
Kwasi Appiah and his men used the first option, which was quickly countered by Kenyans. Wakaso and Kbadim Nuhu often raised the ball for Atsu and Andre Ayew, and on some occasions Emmanuel Boateng ran to space for the ball. But Kenyans have doubled the men on Atsu and Andre, which destabilizes them every time long balls are sent. Atsu was right on a few occasions but was easily closed.
The second option – individual brilliance – was not seen that day, only Atsu showing signs of trying to create something from scratch. Knowing how dangerous Andre Ayew was, Erick Otieno and Odhiambo always closed it and did not allow him to show his personal talent.
Ghana could have explored much of the wing play that Kwasi Appiah saw but was too small and too late. Appealing to Ernest Asante for Andre Ayew, Kwasi Appiah understood that it was necessary to be smart on the wings to be able to reach his goal, but it was too late for the plan to work. Atsu managed a few times to make his mark, to send crosses but there were too many men on him.
So Kwasi Appiah could have engaged Caleb Ekuban earlier in the match by withdrawing Emmanuel Boateng, attacking Andre Ayew to attack behind Jordan (No. 10) and playing Asante right from the midfield to allow Ghana to change the lead. Wing plays successfully.
With the way Kenyans played, being too cautious and with Ghana not winning too many free kicks, it was difficult to get the goals scored. The only way could have been to have two or three slippery players on the ground to force Kenyans to be brutal and to attract the stopped plays to exploit this option. But did Ghana have the men to do it?
For me, I saw a different game unlike what many have seen. I witnessed a tactically played match by both coaches, namely that Ghana's timing to replace them was bad. The options purchased were, however, the right options brought by Kwasi Appiah.
However, Sébastien Migne was at the top with his tactics and his changes. A promising future for Kenya.
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