REPORT: MANAGEMENTS MEETING WITH THE COACHES Posted on: Fri Jan 23, 2015 - Report by Jerome Otchere The management and technical team of Kotoko have resolved to end the team’s unimpressive outings in the 2014/15 First Capital Plus Premier League. They say it is imperative that, Kotoko performs well and win their league matches not just to make stakeholders of the club happy but to also establish itself as a true defending champion. The club’s leadership reached this resolution at Thursday’s decisive and peaceful meeting held at the secretariat. The hearty and purposeful exchanges at the meeting ensured fruitful discussions on the team’s performance in their last two matches and the way forward. Coach Mas-ud Didi Dramani explained that, the technical team’s objective in the last two matches has been to play “progressive and possessive” football with the sole aim of winning. Management however expressed deep concern over the ease with which the “team concedes goals” and their apparent inability to score more and win. Management pointed out how they have been witnesses to the team’s hard work at training sessions but wondered why things take a different turn in match situations. While there was absolute unanimity that, the team’s strike force has changed with five new strikers and that it would take some time to get the best from them, the technical team was tasked to ensure the best from the attackers regardless of the harsh reality facing them. The technical team was additionally encouraged to continue their “mock defensive drills” at training until the team understood the concept of defending. Management further urged the players to lift their performance and singled out Owusu Jackson for praise in his debut game. Without making excuses for the poor results, management in unison with the technical team, appealed to the supporters to be more patient, stressing that, they as leaders were committed to changing the recent disappointing trend. The meeting closed with the Kotoko managers expressing firm hope that, results in the upcoming matches would be different starting with B. A. United on match day three at the Sunyani Coronation Park on Sunday. Present at the meeting were General Manager, Opoku Nti; Operations Manager, George Kennedy; Head Coach, Mas-ud Didi Dramani and his deputy, Michael Osei; Goalkeepers’ Trainer, Joe Baah and Head of the Medical Team, Dr. Kwaku Boateng-Arthur. The rest are member of the communication team, Alhaji Ali Maradona and the in-coming Communications Manager, Kwaku Ahenkorah.
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 10:24:42 +0000