My Players Were Too Individualistic On The Field – Coach Ogum On Defeat To RTU

Asante Kotoko's head coach, Dr. Prosper Narteh Ogum has said his lads in their matchweek 25 fixture against Real Tamale United (RTU) on Sunday weren't failed to play as a unit.

The Porcupine Warriors lost 2-1 to RTU earlier in the afternoon in the matchday 25 encounter of the ongoing Ghanaian top-flight league campaign.

Speaking to StarTimes after the away defeat, Coach Ogum noted that his players did not play as a team.

According to him, that caused the team’s defeat to the Tamale-based club today.

“I think they [players] lost their focus on the field. Most of the things that they were doing especially with the ball were not the things that they were supposed to do. They were too individualistic on the field; most of the players didn’t play as a unit and as a unit, and I think that actually affected us,” Coach Prosper Narteh Ogum shared.

The Asante Kotoko coach added continued, “If you look at the penalty we conceded it was not necessary, the tackle from Asmah was not necessary, and if you look at the way Danlad also came out, it was not necessary because [Samuel] Appiah was with him, so once you had the defender with an attacker yours was to keep your line of movement in line with the ball so that if he misses you can react, and if he gets the ball and he takes the shot at goal you would be able to save it.”

Whiles today’s defeat is a minor setback, Asante Kotoko remains top of the Ghana Premier League table with a healthy eight-point lead.

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