Black Stars head coach, Chris Hughton, has acknowledged that the team will encounter challenging moments, exemplified by the 4-0 loss to the USA, with the aim of emerging stronger.
During the international friendly at the Geodis Park in Nashville, Ghana endured a comprehensive dismantling within a mere 39 minutes, primarily due to subpar defending and individual errors. This marked their second defeat in the October international break.
Hughton, reflecting on the game, drew upon his extensive experience in the sport and asserted his confidence in the team’s potential to rebound with favorable results following disheartening losses like this.
“It is my responsibility to build this team. I have to work around some of the issues we’ve always had regards some players missing from the squad, trying to get consistency in the team and we will continue to strive to get the right formulas,” he told the press.
“I’ve also been involved in the game long enough to know that sometimes you go through what we regard as bad periods to come out better.”
The USA surged ahead in the 10th minute when Giovanni Reyna seized on a subpar clearance, and shortly after, Christian Pulisic extended their lead by converting a penalty awarded due to a foul by Gideon Mensah.
The third goal for the USA, which arrived in the 22nd minute, was handed to Florian Balogun on a silver platter, courtesy of another string of defensive lapses.
Ghana’s woes deepened as they conceded a fourth goal in the 39th minute, the result of a cleverly executed indirect free kick converted by Reyna, marking his second goal of the match.