Ronaldo won’t be a threat to Ghana at the World Cup – Yaw Preko
Former Black Stars winger, Yaw Preko has warned Ghana to look beyond Cristiano Ronaldo in their World Cup tie against Portugal in November.
Former Black Stars winger, Yaw Preko has warned Ghana to look beyond Cristiano Ronaldo in their World Cup tie against Portugal in November.
He said the Portuguese team has some very good players and those ones should garner the attention of the Black Stars and not Ronaldo.
Preko, who is also the assistant coach of Premier League club Accra Great Olympics said Ghana shouldn’t underrate Ronaldo but he is not as dangerous anymore.
“We shouldn’t underrate Portugal. I don’t see Ronaldo as a threat but the players around him. Since he came to Manchester United, you can see that physically and psychologically, he is not the same but the players around him are dangerous”, he said.
He also said the national team has a good chance against Group H rivals Portugal, South Korea and Uruguay provided the technical handlers fall on the right players.
"We chance make an impact only if Otto Addo, or whoever becomes head coach, invites players who can do the job for him," he told the Graphic Sports.
The former Anderlecht star said it was very important that Ghana's players approached the game with a strong mindset, and with measured expectations.
He maintained that going into such a tournament with a relatively inexperienced squad, it was important that Ghanaians' expectations were managed in order to ease the pressure off the players as the underdog tag could work to Ghana's advantage.
"They should not raise the expectation of the nation too high and put so much pressure on the young players. Let people know that this team is still new and young. We should let the players take it one match at a time then we see how it goes.
