Hearts of Oak head coach Samuel Boadu has given a tactical insight into their 3-0 win over Accra Lions in the Ghana Premier League on Friday.
A brace from Daniel Afriyie Barnieh and a goal from Isaac Agyenim Boateng propelled the Phobians to secure all three points at the Accra Sports stadium
The win lifts the defending Premier League champions to 4th on the league table with 40 points after 26 matches played so far.
"It was a big game as you compare the way the used to possess the ball but we also came with a mindset that if we allow them to possess we will struggle so I told my boys that any moment they see them with the ball we should give them high pressing and take the ball back but we should let them chase the ball when we will get the ball back."
"Per what we said before the game, I think the boys did it perfectly today that’s why we secured the victory," coach Boadu told StarTimes after the game.
"Tactically we know that they were playing five midfielders, 3-5-2 so they were many at the midfield but I told Barnieh and Suraj to block their laterals who can operate whenever we lose the ball so that our midfielders can contain the numbers of midfielders operating at the middle."
Hearts of Oak will host Dreams FC on match week 27 of the Ghana Premier League.