IS KLOPP THE RIGHT MAN FOR LIVERPOOL?

For the past twenty seven years Liverpool fans have been persevering and sometimes agitating for a manger who would win the Premier League title. Two years ago, Fenway Sports Group, owners of the club, recruited one of the best football managers in the world in the person of Jurgen Klopp.

A dawn of new era it was to many Liverpool fans. Klopp is known for his successful spells at Main 05 and Borussia Dortmund where he won and defended the Bundesliga with the latter. This aroused the Kopites.

If Klopp's words on the first day of his interview are something to go by then, he wanted to change the attitude of Liverpool supporters. Changing them from "doubters to believers". In fact, he actually thrived in winning the hearts of Liverpool fans.

Liverpool indeed are a joy to watch when they are on top from under Jurgen Klopp. Last season, the Kop really believed when they were second on the Premiere league table getting to December. Then in January things went from bad to worst with Liverpool losing and drawing here and there in that month.    

This season was one of which Liverpool had much expectations due to how they finished last season in style. But it has turn to be  one of those seasons again with Liverpool losing 5-0 against Manchester City and just last week Klopp's side suffered their second heaviest defeat of the campaign against Tottenham Hotspurs. A Harry Kane double and a goal each from Son and Dele Ali was all Spurs need to thrash Liverpool. 

Then comes the question, "is Klopp the right  man for the job"?

Some Liverpool supporters have started calling for his sack while others believe he should be given time. Whether he be sacked or given some time, time will in itself tell. 

Considering the potential move of Klopp's star man Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona, Liverpool are really in for another battle. Should he leave whether in January or the summer, Liverpool needs to replace him. Would it mean Klopp would be building his side again?

If so, Kopites are patient people, most of them would like to wait but till when? Liverpool fans desperately want and need the premier league trophy. Unfortunately, this season won't bring them that they have to wait for another season. 

For how long would they have to wait?

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THE FALL OF THE GHANAIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE

I probably was too young to follow football in Ghana in the late 80's and early 90's but not the 2000's. In as much as I was just a boy in the early 90's, I have been very fortunate to have my dad and other elderly of society who tells me stories of Ghana football of the early 90's.

The Ghanaian League was so attractive in the 90's that not even the flair and panache of the

 then Italian soccer and German football could sway Ghanaian football fans from watching the local league.

There were exciting players who graced the Ghanaian football turf in the 90's and the early 2000's. Players such as the current Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah, Mohammed Gago, Frank Amankwah and Samuel Johnson. to mention a few were scintillating and joyous to watch.

                                                                                  Frank Amankwah

Coming into the 2000's, then came to light players like Emmanuel Osei, Charles Asampong Taylor, Jacob Nartey, Joe Hendricks and Godwin Ablordy.

                                                                             Charles Taylor in Hearts of Oak colours.

Ghana football ,in fact the local league to be precise was like a movie which always keeps its viewers in suspense. One could not predict the results of the league matches in those days not even that of GHAPOHA versus Okwahu United or that of bitter rivals Sekondi Eleven Wise nicknamed "the Western show boys" versus Sekondi Hasaacas who go by "HASMAL....we go do".

The local league was watched with both excitement and anxiety since one cannot tell whether his team would win even with the team ahead until the final whistle is blown.

Just a little over a decade and the local league is a pale shadow of its former self hence finding it difficult to compete with even some of the leagues on the continent talk of that of the world.

What has changed?

 Many believe football is a science and if so then it must be abreast with its technological advancements. 

To start with, whilst we are in the 21st century, our football pitches look like that of the 19th century.
The famous Accra Sports Stadium which is nicknamed "the nations Wembley" appears to as be though it has been their cattle to overgrazed the pitch. The pitch looks like that of a division one league training pitch.

Players struggle to control balls and passes laid to them, talk of showing of their dazzling skills and flair. 

                                                                                        The famous Accra Sports Stadium

As the pitch has been an issue, officiating is worst. To err they say is human but Ghanaian officials keep erring week in week out. Something that has raise many eyebrows of Ghanaian football fans. 

Teams, players and supporters alike keep complaining and lodging complaining about the officiating of referees. Even players and fans shout and show gestures of dismays on the field of play whiles clubs keep lodging their complaints to the Appeals Committee of the Football Association.

This and other factors have contributed to the fall of the Ghanaian football league with either little or no patronage from our supporter.

What can be done?

For every problem there is a solution. The Football Association must ensure our football pitches are up to the standard of the best leagues in the world which would do for the start.

Referees must be punished when found guilty of poor officiating either by demotion to lower leagues or receiving ban for some months if possible years.

Doing the above would not only start to attract despondent fans to watch our matches but will also woo sponsors to our local league.