Former Ghana coach Mariano Barreto says Sulley Muntari\u2019s disciplinary issues have been a regrettable defect in an otherwise \u201cfantastic player\u201d.<\/p>\n
The 58-year-old Portuguese manager handled the Black Stars between 2003 and 2004, during which he laid a sound foundation for Ghana\u2019s historic qualification to the 2006 Fifa World Cup in Germany.<\/p>\n
Barreto left the outfit after leading Ghana to the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, during which Muntari was expelled for breaking camp rules.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a player, Sulley is fantastic but sometimes he has problems with respecting the rules,\u201d Barreto told Starr FM.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat dismissal from Athens 2004 was the last mistake he made during my time.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was not only one mistake. When he made the first mistake, I called him, advised him and warned he would be expelled from camp if he broke the rules once more.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you remember, he came crying and apologising. I never kill my players in the media.\u201d<\/p>\n
At the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil, Muntari was sent home before Ghana\u2019s final group match with Portugal for an \u201cunprovoked physical assault\u201d on a Ghanaian official over appearance fees.<\/p>\n
\u201cI like Sulley as a player but he did not improve in Brazil and I will leave it to people to evaluate,\u201d Barreto added.<\/p>\n
\u201cI cannot accept a professional player who cannot be an example for the younger ones.\u201d<\/p>\n
The former AC Milan midfielder is still serving an indefinite suspension imposed by the Ghana FA in the aftermath of the Brazil 2014 debacle.
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\nBy: Yahoo Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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