I Am Used To Pressure - Duncan

David Duncan, head coach of Kumasi Asante Kotoko is adamant he can only conjecture what is meant by pressure.

Asante Kotoko lost their opening 2015/16 Ghana Premier League fixture against West Africa Football Academy in Sogakope, courtesy of Charles Boateng and Samuel Tetteh’s goals.

And with huge expectations hovering around the team to wrestle back the Premier League trophy they lost to Ashanti Gold last season, Duncan must start winning games now.

But the former Hearts of Oak boss has downplayed the pressure on him and his team to meet expectations.

“In football, when we talk about pressure, you have got to be specific but I can conjecture what people mean by pressure in the sense that, I can hazard a few words as it were to describe their concerns; are they talking about being anxious, are they talking about we being edgy or nervy,” Duncan said in a pre-match press conference.

Duncan continued: “And under the circumstances that other clubs have won the matches but I have always maintained even off-season when there’s not supposed to be any competition, a coach will definitely be under pressure because at every turn of the profession, there’s some work to be done.

“If it’s the off-season, you are talking about recruitment; if it’s in the season, you’re talking about upcoming game so as a coach, you leave your daily lives under it so we are used to it”, he said.

Duncan will be boosted by the return of six key players who were ruled of the opening day loss to WAFA.

I Am Used To Pressure - Duncan