Sports News of Saturday, 18 November 2017

Source: ghanacrusader.com

Avram Grant is not a ‘proper’ coach – Palmer

Wilfried Osei Kweku Palmer, Black Stars Management Committee Vice Chairma Wilfried Osei Kweku Palmer, Black Stars Management Committee Vice Chairma

Black Stars Management Committee Vice Chairman, Wilfried Osei Kweku Palmer, believes former Black Stars coach, Avram Grant, isn’t a typically coach but regarded him as a technical director.

The former Chelsea boss propelled the Black Stars to wining silver at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) but resigned from his post after a dreadful outing in the 2017 AFCON that was staged in Gabon.

Speaking on the Football Legends Night Show on GH ONE TV yesterday, Palmer adjudged Grant as a technical director and need few coaches around him to make him excel in his duties.

“I didn’t see Grant as a typical coach as we use in our local dialect, he is more like a technical director, thus he need some few coaches around to be able to achieve results.

“You can put Grant as a proper coach at the helm of affairs because in 2015 we had one Gerald Nus who was in charge of the coach likewise in 2017. So when I say he’s technical director and not a coach I know what am saying, “Palmer on the Football Legends Night Show on GH ONE TV.