Former head coach of Liberty Professionals, Joseph Emmanuel Sarpong, has admonished BetPawa Premier League defending Champions, Medeama SC, of complacency in their game against Horoya AC at the General Lansana Conte Stadium in Conakry, Guinea on Saturday at 4:00 pm GMT.
According to him, there is no home and Away advantage playing in this preliminary qualifying games because teams put on consistent performance in every game.
In a recent interview with Radio Gold Sport, coach J.E Sarpong has tasked the team to put their passes together and be more composed in front of goal.
Medeama SC are going into the game with a 3-1 advantage from the first leg at the Cape Coast Stadium and are hoping for fair result to help qualify to the group stage of CAF champions league for 2023/24 season.
“In Africa we don’t have advantage at home or away, the way you approach the game tactically and the approach you adopt when you are going away to play" he said.
“If you go there and you try to sit back, you are in trouble. So I expect Medeama SC to open up and play and face them one on one" he said continued.
The veteran coach advised the team to play a more open game rather than to sit back and defend and absorb the pressure.
“They will be able to qualify and come back but when they sit back and try to absorb pressure with the view that they will go on counter, you don’t know the Arsenal of those people you are going to play".
The veteran coach has also coached Ghanaian giants Accra Hearts Of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko.
Story by: Salisu Sani
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