Robin Gnange - We Cannot Be Happy With One Point Lead

Captain of Accra Hearts of Oak, Robin Gnange said his side cannot be happy with their one point lead at the top of the Ghana Premier League (GPL) after 11 games.

The Phobians returned to the summit of the league with a slim 1-0 victory over Berekum Chelsea on Sunday, and, now lead Wa All Stars by a point heading to the midway point of the season.

But Gnange said the team cannot be happy with the point difference and want to do more for the club as they chase a first league title since the season of 2008/09.

“We want to be winning all of our games as that will carry us to our target of winning the championship at the end of the campaign,” Gnange said after they win on Sunday.

“Last time, we fought to get the victory but unfortunately we did not get the three points though our game was not bad,” he added, in reference to their defeat to Asante Kotoko in Accra last week.

“The spirit was there and motivation too so we worked very hard at training and we supported each other to get the result here,” Gnange continued.

“We are happy we are on top of the table but it is not over because there’s only a point difference between us and Wa All Stars,’ the Ivorian noted.

“We are not too much happy [at the moment] because we need to create a gap between us and the second-placed team before we can be happy,” he charged.

“But this match is past and gone and so we are going back to correct our mistakes and to work very hard so that the next game, we can get the three points as well,” he said.

Accra Hearts of Oak will next play Sekondi Hasaacas at the Accra Sports Stadium in their next GPL game, and, will be favoured to win this one as the visitors have lost all their away games.

Robin Gnange - We Cannot Be Happy With One Point Lead

Our Target Is To Continue Winning - Robin Gnange

Accra Hearts of Oak captain Robin Gnange has said the aim of the team is to win every match they go into and believes they are good enough for the Ghana Premier League title.

The Phobians continued with their impressive away run this season as they posted a slim 1-0 victory over Berekum Chelsea at the Golden City Park.

Samuel Yeboah scored the only goal of the game to hand Hearts a first ever win over Chelsea in their own backyard and, at the same time, end their four year unbeaten record at home in the league.

Speaking after the game, Gnange said the team has no secrets when it comes to away games but rather target to win every game they go into.

On the win over Chelsea, the Ivorian said, “The game was a good game. Chelsea is a good team and we are a good team as well. We prepared very well for the game and we went there to get a victory by fighting very hard. We are very happy with the victory”.

“We motivated ourselves and the coach talked to us and that motivated us as well to give of our best in this difficult game,” he added.

“Our target is to win every match; it is not any secret [that we are performing better away] but it is just that we are working hard for the victory.”

With the win, Hearts moved to the top of the Ghana Premier League (GPL) with 21 points after 11 games, one point better than former leaders Wa All Stars who lost 1-3 to Techiman City also on Sunday.

They will next play Sekondi Hasaacas at the Accra Sports Stadium in their next GPL game, and, will be confident of posting another win to maintain top position on the log.

Our Target Is To Continue Winning - Robin Gnange

Defeat Is Part Of The Game, We Will Respond – Robin Gnange

Accra Hearts of Oak captain, Robin Gnange says his team will respond to their first league defeat of the season insisting that they should be countered among the favourites for the title at the end of the campaign.

The Phobians lost 1-3 at home to Wa All Stars last Sunday in their Match-Day Six encounter of the Ghana Premier League (GPL) to concede top spot to the northern club.

But Gnange says defeat is part of the game and do not expect any club to go undefeated of the 30 matches each that they will play.

“It was not a good game for us, we came all out for victory but unfortunately we did not get it,” the Ivorian said after the game, adding that defeat is part of football.

“We are not down because we have more matches to play and we will go back to correct our mistakes and I believe in our next game, we will bounce back,” he added.

Hearts will travel to the Brong Ahafo region to play Techiman City in their next GPL game on Sunday and Gnange believes it is the perfect opportunity for them to respond.

“Our next game is away and we hope to deliver on Sunday to make our fans happy, he said, adding that they are determined to place Hearts of Oak in pole position at the end of the season.

 

Defeat Is Part Of The Game, We Will Respond – Robin Gnange

Dwarfs Cannot Be a Hindrance To Hearts – Gnange

Accra Hearts of Oak captain, Robin Gnange has told Sportscrusader .com that Ebusua Dwarfs cannot be a hindrance to them winning three points as they go in search of their third Ghana Premier League (GPL) win on Sunday.

The Phobians will trek to Cape Coast on Sunday to play Dwarfs in a match-day three fixture of the GPL and, Gnange is sounding positive ahead of the game.

“We are leaving nothing to chance in this game as we aim for the three points and our target is a win on Sunday,” he said after the team’s training on Thursday.

“We will not be complacent against them despite them losing their opening two games of the season,” he said, adding that “we are focused on victory”.

A win for Hearts of Oak on Sunday will see them maintain their hundred per cent start to the season after winning their opening two games against New Edubiase United and Medeama SC.

And Gnange said, “That is our target for now as we take the games as they come, our next game is against Dwarfs on Sunday and that is what we are thinking about and nothing else”.

Dwarfs Cannot Be a Hindrance To Hearts – Gnange