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Mensah to fight for Stars place
Accra, May 20,
Ghanadot/GNA – Black Stars Deputy captain, John
Mensah will have to battle for a place in the team when
invited for subsequent matches.
The 28-year old has been plagued by consistent hamstrings
since featuring for the Stars in a 2010 World Cup/African
Cup of Nations qualifier against Lesotho last October, and
Stars coach Milovan Rajevac maintains he will have to fight
his way through.
Coach Milovan told GNA Sports that Mensah’s place in the
team is not automatic but dependent on his output at
training.
“He has not played for sometime as he’s been in and out. I
will therefore have to observe his current form before
making a final decision.
“I have not seen him for sometime and need to observe him
critically.”
In the Olympique Lyon defender’s absence, South Africa-based
Jonathan Mensah have served a seemingly perfect replacement
through his partnership with Eric Addo.
Milovan was however specific that Mensah still remains a key
figure in his plans for the 2010 World Cup/Africa Cup of
Nations qualifiers with his vast knowledge and experience.
Mensah has not played at his favourite central defence role
at the Stade Gerland-outfit, but Milovan remains coy on a
similar fate in the Black Stars.
“I have no intentions of trying him for other positions in
the Black Stars. His place in the Black Stars will remain in
central defence.”
The well-built defender nicknamed “Rock of Gibralter” is
expected to be part of the squad for the Mali and Sudan
clashes next month.
GNA
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