Bashir Hayford admits there is pressure on Legon Cities ahead of Liberty game

Head coach for Legon Cities FC, Bashir Hayford has admitted that there is pressure on his team ahead of their clash against Liberty Professionals in the Ghana Premier League.

The two sides will go head to head on Sunday, January 3, 2021, at the Carl Reindolf Park at Dansoman to fight for the available 3 points on Match Week 7 of the ongoing campaign.

The Royals have been struggling since the commencement of the league and are languishing at the bottom of the 18-club league table after 6 games with a paltry 3 points.

Speaking ahead of the all-important fixture, Hayford indicated that Sunday’s game is an opportunity for his side to redeem themselves.

“Yes, the pressure is that our position on the league table is so bad for us and that is not where we want to be. We need to lift our game. We thought that in our last game, we will come out with the maximum points but it was unfortunate, Sunday is another opportunity for us to redeem ourselves, ” he told the club’s website.

“We have spoken to the boys and psyche them up to put the past behind them and focus on what’s to come. We may be down now but if we win games, we will rise, so this is not the end. We will take it one game at a time.

He also mentioned that they have prepared adequately for the game.

“Well, the boys themselves know the task that is ahead of us. Also, judging from the fact that our position on the log is very bad and so this will be a wake-up call for them.

“This week, we have worked very hard in training and we hope it will pay off. We know that Liberty Professionals are a tough side and they will come at us but we have prepared well for that task. We hope that the day will be for us.

The two-time Ghana Premier League winning coach also talked about how he is working on the team’s goal-scoring.

“Yes, we are working on all of them since my arrival. I am trying to convert some midfielders into strikers and also give the midfielders the freedom to shoot from behind the strikers.

“We don’t want to rely on our strikers only for goals, so that will be the plan going forward. So far so good and I think they are picking up gradually. I hope that will score goals from open play and not that from penalties.”

The game is scheduled for 15:00 GMT.