{"id":80329,"date":"2023-07-01T10:27:20","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T10:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/01\/asamoah-gyan-slams-black-meteors-boys-who-feel-bigger-than-the-team-following-small-hype-and-fame\/"},"modified":"2023-07-01T10:27:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T10:27:20","slug":"asamoah-gyan-slams-black-meteors-boys-who-feel-bigger-than-the-team-following-small-hype-and-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/01\/asamoah-gyan-slams-black-meteors-boys-who-feel-bigger-than-the-team-following-small-hype-and-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Asamoah Gyan slams Black Meteors boys who feel bigger than the team following small hype and fame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_33\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has delivered a harsh assessment of the Black Meteors\u2019 poor performance in the present U-23 African Cup of Nations in Morocco.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Ibrahim Tanko\u2019s squad exited the competition with four points after drawing with Guinea in a game they needed to win. Ghana gained the lead but was pushed back by fellow West Africans, forcing them to leave at the group stage.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the 1 \u2013 1 result against Guinea, Gyan tweeted: \u201cWhat I saw in this Black Meteors team is some players think they are bigger than the whole team. Small hype and fame ? SHM.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cModern football is not about only what you do with the ball. It\u2019s about what you do without the ball. I see players thinking the can play alone. It\u2019s about time we wake up and defend when we lose the ball. SMH\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ezoic-autoinsert-video ezoic-under_second_paragraph\"\/><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-under_second_paragraph-640x360-999997-clearholder --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-under_second_paragraph-640x360-999997-nonexxxclearxxxblock --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-under_second_paragraph-426x240-999997-clearholder --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-under_second_paragraph-426x240-999997-nonexxxclearxxxblock --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-under_second_paragraph-384x216-999997-clearholder --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-under_second_paragraph-384x216-999997-nonexxxclearxxxblock --><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong>\u00a0Black Meteors Blown Away By Young Atlas Lions, Olympic Hopes in Limbo<\/p>\n<p>Ghana got off to a good start, defeating Congo Republic 3 \u2013 2 before being humbled 5 \u2013 1 by the hosts, Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>Social media users have chastised the squad for their poor performance, which means Ghana will have to wait longer to qualify for the Olympics because the best teams at the AFCON receive automatic qualifying.<\/p>\n<p>Historically, Ghana last competed in the Olympics in football in 2004.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See Gyan\u2019s tweet below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What I saw in this Black meteors team is some players think they are bigger than the whole team. Small hype and fame ? SHM. Modern football is not about only what you do with the ball. It\u2019s about what you do without the ball. I see players thinking the can play alone. It\u2019s about\u2026<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ezoic-autoinsert-video ezoic-mid_content\"\/><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-mid_content-640x360-999996-clearholder --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-mid_content-640x360-999996-nonexxxclearxxxblock --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-mid_content-426x240-999996-clearholder --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-mid_content-426x240-999996-nonexxxclearxxxblock --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-mid_content-384x216-999996-clearholder --><!-- ezoic_video_placeholder-mid_content-384x216-999996-nonexxxclearxxxblock --><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ASAMOAH GYAN (@ASAMOAH_GYAN3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ASAMOAH_GYAN3\/status\/1674912989500121089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.72.1 --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; &#8211; Former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has delivered a harsh assessment of the Black Meteors\u2019 poor performance in the present U-23 African Cup of Nations in Morocco. 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