{"id":358438,"date":"2017-10-02T12:05:22","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T12:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=358438"},"modified":"2017-10-02T12:05:22","modified_gmt":"2017-10-02T12:05:22","slug":"quaos-monday-moanings-phobia-glory-liverpools-unlocked-back-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/quaos-monday-moanings-phobia-glory-liverpools-unlocked-back-door\/","title":{"rendered":"QUAO\u2019s Monday Moanings: Phobia glory, Liverpool\u2019s unlocked back door"},"content":{"rendered":"
Citi Sports editor Nathan Quao pens his column and today, his attentions are on the MTN FA Cup semi-final and round 7 of the Premier League starring Liverpool\u2019s defence.<\/em><\/p>\n Rainbow day in Obuasi<\/strong><\/p>\n For Hearts of Oak, the last few weeks have been very pleasing.<\/p>\n Five of their players were very instrumental in Ghana\u2019s success in the 2017 WAFU Cup of Nations and those five- Patrick Razak, Winfull Cobbinah, Vincent Atingah, Thomas Abbey and Kwame Kizito- were back in the team for the MTN FA Cup semi-final against Wa All Stars.<\/p>\n Hearts of Oak walked away with a 2-1 victory and it could have been heavier, to be honest. Hearts looked very dangerous every time they went on the attack.<\/p>\n Razak found his goal with no difficulty while defensive uncertainties helped Kizito grab the second. Another opportunity for Hearts hit the post when the Wa All Stars rearguard went to sleep.<\/p>\n All Stars were simply flat for large portions of the game and their late awakening just could not save them. The industry was great but they had given themselves too much to do.<\/p>\n Hearts are back in an FA Cup for the first time in 17 years and that in itself is huge.<\/p>\n I thought that their decision to prioritise the competition ahead of the league was a wrong one simply because they were not out of the league race.<\/p>\n They still had a good chance in my opinion and matches against Wa All Stars, Dwarfs, Medeama and Inter Allies would not be hurdles too high to surmount.<\/p>\n But it seems Frank Nuttal and his men believe that they have a good chance of beating either Medema or Kotoko in the final on October 29.<\/p>\n We wish them well and we also say congratulations to the organisers of the MTN FA Cup. They have done really well to get create the right buzz in Obuasi and to get the fans to appear.<\/p>\n Massive thumbs up to AshantiGold for pitching in and giving their ground out for the semi-finals. Their CEO, Cudjoe Fianoo, told me that they were very happy to host the teams and their fans and they did a great job.<\/p>\n I get the feeling the final in Tamale will even be better.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Liverpool\u2019s leaky walls and Conte\u2019s error<\/strong><\/p>\n