Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has said that his side will not focus entirely on stopping the threat of Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of their all-important game against Portugal on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The Black Stars face Portugal on Thursday needing a win, while hoping Germany and USA do not draw in the other game, to stand any chance of progressing from the group.<\/p>\n
Despite the fact that Ronaldo is yet to score in the tournament and has only two World Cup goals to his name, Appiah concedes that the two-time FIFA Ballon D’or winner, remains a major threat.<\/p>\n
“He’s the best player in the whole world – everyone recognises that.” he said.<\/p>\n
“You can only stop Cristiano Ronaldo, the best player in the world, by working as a team.<\/p>\n
“We can’t let him show what he can do.”<\/p>\n
He, however, maintains that the Portuguese are more than just Ronaldo and have other good players who could hurt the Stars.<\/p>\n
“It’s about teamwork, I don’t believe in the individual,” Appiah added.<\/p>\n
“It’s important that we don’t allow Ronaldo to play his game.<\/p>\n
“We will study their game, but it’s not only him, it’s the whole team.<\/p>\n
“It won’t be easy to reach the round of 16 because we’ve only got one point. It’ll be tough, it is possible.”<\/p>\n
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By: Edwin Kwakofi\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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