Patrick Osei Agyeman, popularly known as Countryman Songo, is a sports writer who thinks Black Stars coach Otto Addo lacks the guts to bench Dede Ayew and Jordan Ayew.
Andre Ayew, he says, is no longer physically capable of starting Black Stars matches, but coach Otto Addo cannot bench the Al-Sadd player because he has the will to do so.
“I hear Ghanaians say Dede Ayew is now old, but if it was an experienced coach, he would have known how to use him to start from the bench or start and get substituted, but he doesn’t have the courage,” Songo said on his show on Adom TV.
He explained that Ghana needs a coach as confident as Erik Ten Hag who can bench world-class players like Ronaldo and wouldn’t budge if he is criticized.
“Before you make calls that Dede should be benched check if your coach is experienced like Manchester United’s coach who was courageous enough to bench Ronaldo,” he stated adding, “I dare this trainer scout bench, Dede.”
Dede Ayew and Jordan Ayew have been consistently named in Ghana’s matches despite their sub-standard performance.