Coach Bogdan Korak has told Kotoko Express that he is sure his side would emerge victorious in Sunday’s titanic clash against rivals Hearts of Oak at the Ohene Djan Sports Stadium.
The Kotoko coach says his team’s 3:0 win over defending league champions Aduana Stars last Sunday did not come as a surprise to him because the team worked for it and that a much better performance in Accra this weekend would definitely give them another desired result.
He says he has watched tapes of some Hearts of Oak’s matches and knows exactly what to do to plot their defeat.
“They are good but we will be there to beat them. I have seen them and everything is okay for me. I am sure Kotoko will win because we know what to do†said Bogdan Korak.
The Kotoko trainer expressed deep satisfaction with the result chalked by his team against Aduana Stars but quickly added that there is more work to be done at the training ground.
“We did well to score but we still have more work to do†said Korak.
The Serbian trainer admitted though that not everything was right with Kotoko’s performance against Aduana Stars.
“They had their minds on the Hearts game. That is why they could not perform well in the first half. We came back strongly in the second half and everything was right. This week, we have more work to do before going to Accra. We will go to Accra to win†the coach stated.
Coach Bogdan Korak continued that he has identified some weaknesses in the performance of his players and promising that he would work on those weaknesses immediately.
Against Aduana, Kotoko’s performance was fraught with mistakes particularly in defence and attack. The pair of Awal Mohammed and Henry Ohene Brenya did not work to expectation.
There was also poor coordination between the two as they mostly lost the ground battles but luckily had goalkeeper Isaac Amoako coming in to save some of the dangerous situations.
That aside, the attack was also not efficient. The support from midfield was not there, leaving the pair of Alex Asamoah and Nathaniel Asamoah less effective in the game.
At the time that Hearts of Oak themselves are rising from their slumber, Kotoko definitely have to do their home work well to have any real chance of making things difficult for their opponents in Sunday’s big game. Any more mistakes in this clash could be costly.
By:Â Jerome Otchere, Kotoko Express