{"id":609986,"date":"2019-04-25T05:52:08","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T05:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Thursday, 25 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>sportsworldghana.com<\/p>\n2019-04-25\n\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/04\/1"},"modified":"2019-04-25T05:52:08","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T05:52:08","slug":"buy-big-names-building-a-youthful-side-wont-help-harry-zakour-tells-hearts-of-oak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/25\/buy-big-names-building-a-youthful-side-wont-help-harry-zakour-tells-hearts-of-oak\/","title":{"rendered":"Buy big names, building a youthful side won\u2019t help &#8211; Harry Zakour tells Hearts of Oak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Thursday, 25 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>sportsworldghana.com<\/p>\n<p>2019-04-25<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/18803626.295.jpg\" alt=\"Hearts Of Oak Kwadwo Asamoah\" title=\"Hearts Of Oak Kwadwo Asamoah\" width=\"295\" height=\"196\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Accra Hearts of Oak players<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Former Hearts of Oak chief Harry Zakour has advised to club to sign players with names in their bid to restore the Phobians glory rather than focusing on building a youthful team not capable of winning trophies.<\/p>\n<p>He says Hearts as a big club should always be buying players who have made names for themselves with huge experience for the betterment of the club.<\/p>\n<p>He holds the opinion that building a youthful team won\u2019t give the Phobians an instant result hence should learn from their rivals Asante Kotoko who have always lured big players to the club.<\/p>\n<p>The Lebanese-born business mogul guided the Accra-based giants to clinch several league successes as well as their first and only CAF Africa Champions League in 2000 before switching into the political adventure.<\/p>\n<p>With the Rainbow Club inability to win a league trophy in the last ten years, the club have undoubtedly lost its glories memories with many questioning the direction of the club under the leadership of Togbe Afede XIV<\/p>\n<p>\u201dHearts and Kotoko are the big teams in the country so they always have to look for big names and buy big names but if Hearts has taken a different step, let\u2019s play the league and see where they will end up.\u201d Harry Zakour said on Kumasi FM 104.1MHZ<\/p>\n<p>\u201dIf you have a youth team, it won\u2019t work. How experienced are these players and where are they coming from.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201dIt\u2019s not easy wearing a Hearts jersey is not easy. 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