Slavko Matic, the head coach of Hearts of Oak, wants his players to run with the ball. When his team had the ball during their match against Kotoku Royals in match week five, Matic was not pleased.
Daniel Afriyie Barnieh scored the game’s sole goal, converting a penalty to earn the Phobians their first back-to-back victories of the year.
Hearts of Oak moved up to seventh place in the league rankings, but coach Matic was not pleased with his team’s performance in a post-match interview.
“We must play more with the ball like we did in the first half. We created more chances in the second half but we sat back a little we should have changed the system and formation but we did what is necessary for the team,” he said after the game.
“We did what is good which is to keep a clean sheet, but for a better performance for the team, I think we should run more with the ball.”