It is inevitable, in a tournament as large as the World Cup, that some negative situations, some 'unexplained incidents', some missed calls, missed goals occur..... but this is a great opportunity for the players in our state to learn and grow from some of these situations.......for example.... one big lesson to be learned is the importance of teamwork as France so clearly failed at........lack of, or no communication, and egos, and lack of control and disrespect of authority...will bring teams down.....if they are U-9 or U-19......
And then there is the lesson as this article states that the Premier League actually hurts the England side..... so you must decide what you hope to accomplish as a club..
One other lesson for our youth is conditioning and strength.....that 2nd goal displayed Gyan's superior strength as he fought off 2 defenders and still placed a strong left foot into the goal.......our youth players can learn to be in top condition and strong enough to compete against any team before you......
Both teams see chances to win it come and go before the 90 minutes are up. But it's still 1-1 – extra time beckons. Again it's a wonderful start for Ghana as after only three minutes Gyan gets on to the end of a ball over the top. As he chases it he gets a huge shove in the back from Carlos Bocanegra but rather than go down he displays his immense strength and carries on chasing the ball into the area.
And lastly, learn to be aggressive and attentive to the ball at all times.........this ball should never have gotten past Howard.........
It's an unbelievable start for the Black Stars as Kevin-Prince Boateng gets on the end of a knock down and sprints to the edge of the area before rifling home a shot that beats Tim Howard at the near post
