“He is a no-nonsense coach” – Yusif Chibsah warns Kotoko players about Mariano Barreto – Footy Dreams

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“He is a no-nonsense coach” – Yusif Chibsah warns Kotoko players about Mariano Barreto

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Former Ghana midfielder, Yusif Alhassan Chibsah has sent a word of caution to Asante Kotoko players following the appointment of Portuguese coach Mariano Barreto as the club’s new coach.

According to Chibsah, the Kotoko players must follow the strict instructions of Barreto on and off the pitch or face being axed from the Reds’ side entirely.

Chibsah was a member of the Ghana U-23, the Black Meteors squad that Barreto last qualified to the Olympics Games in 2004 at Athens.

The former Black Stars trainer penned a one-and-a-half-year contract with the Porcupines Warriors on Friday, March 26, 2021.

However, the former Asante Kotoko midfielder who was one of the biggest beneficiaries of Barreto’s arrival in Ghana when he managed the Black Stars and the Black Meteors has advised that the players must stay discipline if they want to have a place in the Portuguese’s team.

“Mariano Barreto is a no-nonsense coach. He’s very strict,” Chibsah said in an interview with Kumasi-based Nhyira FM.

“He selects his team on merits and his values are hard-work and discipline. He wants both disciplines on and off the pitch and will fine and punish all indiscipline players. He always wants his players to be fit. He doesn’t discriminate and has no favourites.”

The 64-year-old has also managed former Russian and Lithuanian topflight sides, Kuban Krasnodar and FC Stumbras respectively, and the Ethiopian national team.

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