Andre Ayew beleives the perceived lack of passion from some Black Stars players is due to the different career paths of players in the team.
The senior national team has gone through tough times in recent years. Having made it to the 2006, 2010 and 2014 World Cups, the Black Stars have failed to amass decent results.
In the Mundial in Qatar, the team exited at the group phased in the last two editions of the AFCON in Cameroon and Ivory Coast, the Black Stars were crashed out of the group stage.
These failures have raised concerns among fans who believe the current crop of players lacks the commitment to represent the nation.
Despite this, Ayew believes the dedication and commitment within the team remain unchanged since his debut.
He suggests that the career paths of the new generation have had a different impact on the team, as these players do not get the same exposure to the cultural values that staying in the country demands.
Speaking about psychological effects on humans and how to handle them at the Legon Sports Psychology class on Friday, the Le Havre forward said, “We are patriotic, the Ghana Black Stars I know are always patriotic, the team is patriotic and wants to win.
“But we are in a phase where we have different people so we cannot compare the players in the early 2000s to the current generation.
“We have a young squad who are now understand what it means to play for the team, they started early, it’s not like the old guns who started playing in the local league before leaving.
“These current young ones leave the shores of Ghana very early, so they tend to cope more with what they’re experiencing in abroad.
"So coming back to Ghana to readapt to our culture and values is not easy,” he said.
Ayew was quick to also lay out what he thinks would help curb it.
“What we can do is psychologically, everybody needs to understand what Ghana means, what Ghana football means to the people. The young ones would need more support to be able to focus on what playing for the country means,” he added.
The Black Stars last month recorded back to back wins against Mali and Central African Republic in the 20226 World Cup qualifiers.