The Black Stars technical team, headed by Coach Otto Addo, have adopted a tactical scouting process which will see the team’s three Performance Analysts playing the role of scouts at the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
The three are Abass Adjei-Grant and Awal Salifu from Ghana and Jose Martinez Alfonzo from Spain.
Criteria for appointment
Assistant Black Stars coach, Mas-Ud Didi Dramani, who disclosed this to the Daily Graphic yesterday, explained that the technical team settled on the Performance Analysts for the scouting job in line with the modern trends of the game.
“Things have changed these days ––we are using a tactical scouting process. All our three Performance Analysts are working as scouts and are responsible for the various teams we will play against.”
“They are to bring along data and visual evidence and different playing styles and also provide possible suggestions to play which will influence our planning and preparation,” he pointed out.
Support staff
He said apart from the three, all the coaches of the team –– Otto Addo, Chris Hughton, George Boateng, Richard Kingson and himself (Dramani) –– were all additions to scouting duties.
It will be recalled that both coaches Otto Addo and Mas-Ud Didi Dramani played the role of scouts for Coach James Kwasi Appiah at the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup.
While Addo was assigned to the eventual champions, Germany, who drew 2-2 with Ghana in their second group match, Dramani was responsible for Portugal, who beat Ghana 2-1 in the last group match after the appearance fee brouhaha.
