{"id":1054499,"date":"2022-04-13T03:26:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T03:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/13\/2022-wc-dont-focus-on-ronaldo\/"},"modified":"2022-04-13T03:26:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T03:26:06","slug":"2022-wc-dont-focus-on-ronaldo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/13\/2022-wc-dont-focus-on-ronaldo\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 WC: Don&#8217;t focus on Ronaldo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2882888-59365768-2560-1440-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Ronaldo\" title=\"Ronaldo\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ronaldo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>John Paintsil has urged the Black Stars players not to focus on\u00a0Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana has been\u00a0drawn into Group H\u00a0alongside Uruguay, South Korea, and Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>With the tournament set to kick off later this year, Ghana is scheduled to play the Selecaos in their first group of the competition which takes place in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>But Paintsil, who was part of Ghana\u2019s squad for the 2010 World Cup, believes the Manchester United forward should not be the focal point for the players.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey don\u2019t need to focus on Ronaldo. They need to focus on their game plan because as a player going into a game you don\u2019t look at an individual,\u201d the ex-Black Stars right-back told <em><strong>Graphic Sports.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo, who has netted 115 international goals for his country, has not shown any signs of slowing down for both club and country.<\/p>\n<p>At age 37, the attacker has 12 League goals for Manchester United since signing for the Reds Devils in the summer of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRonaldo is still good, but he can\u2019t run but when he receives the ball before you get to him, he can use it so it\u2019s only close marking,\u201d Paintsil added.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament will be played between November 24 and December 18 in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana after exiting the group phase of the Mundial in 2014 in Brazil will be hoping to improve its performance in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"7xIgM8OP8vQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Operation Paari: Police warn arrested riders to refrain from crossing red lights \u2013 Adom TV (12-4-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7xIgM8OP8vQ?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ronaldo John Paintsil has urged the Black Stars players not to focus on\u00a0Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. 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