{"id":754607,"date":"2022-01-18T02:07:57","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T02:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/18\/we-dont-have-a-player-like-asamoah-gyan-milovan-rajevac\/"},"modified":"2022-01-18T02:07:57","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T02:07:57","slug":"we-dont-have-a-player-like-asamoah-gyan-milovan-rajevac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/18\/we-dont-have-a-player-like-asamoah-gyan-milovan-rajevac\/","title":{"rendered":"We don\u2019t have a player like Asamoah Gyan \u2013 Milovan Rajevac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"444\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FIwpBxBXMAE7jUb.jpg\"   alt=\"Asamoah Gyan\" title=\"Asamoah Gyan\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Asamoah Gyan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Head coach of the Ghana senior national team, Milovan Rajevac, has admitted the absence of a player with the abilities of Asamoah Gyan has been a worry for him in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n<p>Gyan was an influential figure during Rajevac\u2019s first spell in charge of the Black Stars, as he guided the team to a final in the 2010 AFCON as well as advancing to the quarter-final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup held in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>However, upon his second coming, the team has struggled in their opening two games in the ongoing AFCON in Cameroon, failing to win any of their matches.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking ahead of Ghana\u2019s last group game against Comoros, the Serbian says he has come to meet a completely different squad compared to the 2010 team.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have the same team like 2010. Not enough time for preparations. We don\u2019t have a player like Asamoah Gyan,\u201d the gaffer said in his press conference.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/image-14-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"'We don't have a player like Asamoah Gyan' - Milovan Rajevac\" class=\"wp-image-10031994759\" title=\"'We don't have a player like Asamoah Gyan' - Milovan Rajevac\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The Black Stars have found it difficult to play collectively in the opening games in the competition. Addressing concerns about cohesion, Rajevac added, \u201d Sadly, we need to do something at short notice. I\u2019m trying to implement these things and we\u2019re on the right path. We lost the first game in 2010 AFCON. We will definitely improve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ghana needs a win against Comoros at all costs to give themselves a chance of finishing as one of the best-placed third teams to advance into the knockout stages.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Eq. Guinea beating Algeria means <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TeamGhana?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TeamGhana<\/a> will need a win with at least a 2-0 margin to definitely qualify as one of the best third placed teams (if Gabon finishes 2nd)<\/p>\n<p>There is a scenario in which Ghana could possibly qualify with a draw but 7 other games have to go our way\ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Owuraku Ampofo (@_owurakuampofo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_owurakuampofo\/status\/1482820712461221896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\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=\"lohmB3UX4e0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"One Million Waste Bins Project: Jospong Group entreats MMDAs to support distribution (17-1-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lohmB3UX4e0?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asamoah Gyan Head coach of the Ghana senior national team, Milovan Rajevac, has admitted the absence of a player with the abilities of Asamoah Gyan has been a worry for him in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. 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