{"id":466371,"date":"2011-07-22T18:31:08","date_gmt":"2011-07-22T18:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/22\/barnes-%e2%80%98gyan-not-yet-a-finished-product%e2%80%99\/"},"modified":"2011-07-22T18:31:08","modified_gmt":"2011-07-22T18:31:08","slug":"barnes-gyan-not-yet-a-finished-product","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/22\/barnes-gyan-not-yet-a-finished-product\/","title":{"rendered":"Barnes: \u2018gyan Not Yet A Finished Product\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"49\">\n<p><strong>By Ameenu Shardow<\/strong><\/p>\n<div readability=\"7\"><strong><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-36370\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanasoccernet.com\/barnes-gyan-not-yet-a-finished-product\/gyan-in-goal-celebration-at-world-cup-3\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36370\" title=\"Barnes: 'Gyan not yet a finished product'\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanasoccernet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Gyan-in-goal-celebration-at-World-Cup2-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"Barnes: 'Gyan not yet a finished product'\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gyan in goal celebration at World Cup<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>John Barnes believes Asamoah Gyan is no where near matching up to the best strikers in the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Liverpool legend however conceded to the improved performance of the Sunderland hitman but urged him to do more in order to reach the level attained by Didier Drogba or Samuel Eto\u2019o.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAsamoah Gyan is not yet at the level of a Dider Drogba or a Samuel Eto\u2019o but it doesn\u2019t mean he can\u2019t get there,\u201d Barnes told GHANAsoccernet.com.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is young and works very hard for the team but must do even more to match-up to the best strikers in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ex Jamaican coach is currently in Ghana to partake in several charity and developmental projects.<\/p>\n<p>Paramount of the tasks to be fulfilled is to help raise funds to cater for deprived ex Ghana internationals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanasoccernet.com\/barnes-gyan-not-yet-a-finished-product\/\" title=\"Barnes: \u2018gyan Not Yet A Finished Product\u2019\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barnes: \u2018gyan Not Yet A Finished Product\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Ameenu Shardow Gyan in goal celebration at World Cup John Barnes believes Asamoah Gyan is no where near matching up to the best strikers in the world. 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