Former Ghanaian football player, John Paintsil, has advised players of the Ghana Black Stars team not to make Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suarez their main focus when they get to meet with Portugal and Uruguay at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
According to him, the team should not approach the match or competition with their minds full of revenge as it could distract them from playing the game. He said, they should rather focus on their game plan.
“They don’t need to focus on Ronaldo; they need to focus on their game plan because as a player going into a game you don’t look at an individual”, he said.
He added that, Ronaldo is still good but he can’t run but when he receives the ball before you get to him, he can use it so it’s only close marking”.
The Black Stars Ghana open their campaign against Ronaldo-led Portugal on November 24 at the 40,000-seater Stadium 974 in Doha and take on Uruguay in the final group clash on December 2 at Al Janoub Stadium in Al-Wakrah.
Ghana lost 1-2 to Portugal at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil with Ronaldo scoring the winning goal for the Europeans and effectively ended Ghana’s campaign.