{"id":407773,"date":"2017-08-01T11:40:31","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T11:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/08\/01\/hearts-defender-richard-akrofi-impressed-with-coach-nuttalls-work-ethics\/"},"modified":"2017-08-01T11:40:31","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T11:40:31","slug":"hearts-defender-richard-akrofi-impressed-with-coach-nuttalls-work-ethics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/08\/01\/hearts-defender-richard-akrofi-impressed-with-coach-nuttalls-work-ethics\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearts defender Richard Akrofi impressed with coach Nuttall&#8217;s work ethics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Tuesday,  1 August 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>GHANAsoccernet.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-08-01<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/67499103.295.jpg\" alt=\"Richard Akrofi Happy\" title=\"Richard Akrofi Happy\" width=\"295\" height=\"157\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Richard Akrofi<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=150106940086186\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=150106940086186\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/1501587631_979_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Hearts of Oak defender Richard Akrofi says coach Frank Nuttall&#8217;s strong approach to discipline makes the team tough to beat.<\/p>\n<p>The English gaffer has guided the Phobians to the semifinals round of the MTN FA Cup after pipping second-tier side Danbort FC at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday via Vincent Atinga&#8217;s second half penalty strike.<\/p>\n<p>The Phobians are also in the hunt to clinch the Ghana Premier League title as they sit 3rd on the standings with 39 points after 24 matches.<\/p>\n<p>And Akrofi has attributed their impressive form in the campaign to the astuteness of coach Frank Nuttall and credited him for changing their attitudes toward matches.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Coach Nuttall understands things quickly and we are trying to improve in all aspects of our game. It&#8217;s crucial that we are more positive and have a different mentality at every stage of the game. He has been able to send positive values to the team. We are changing our attitudes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With him, distractions are not allowed because the focus is on the game, the approach and how to stay though for the entire 90 minutes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hearts will travel to the Baba Yara Sports Stadium to play Asante Kotoko in an outstanding fixture of the Ghana Premier League on Sunday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-size: 90%; background-color: #eeeaea; padding: 5px; width: 60%; margin-top: 10px;\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/96124592.jpg\" style=\"padding-right:2px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0;width:100%; vertical-align:middle; font-size:11px;\">Courtesy of <b>GHANAsoccernet.com<\/b> &#8211; Ghana&#8217;s leading football news website. 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