The burden of leading Hearts and Kotoko makes it impossible to succeed as a coach, seasoned coach JE Sarpong admits.
Coach Sarpong who has been in the hot seat for both clubs previously revealed that statements from people who support both teams put extra weight on the coaches and the players.
“The pressure of playing any of the two is still huge from each of the support base. The utterances of people who support those two clubs puts a lot of pressure on the coach and the players,” he told footballmadeinghana.com.
“If you are the coach of Hearts of Oak and you beat Kotoko, you are taken to be the best in the country. Otherwise, if you are the coach of Kotoko and you beat Hearts, you’re hailed as the best. It’s been a dicey situation for them all over the years,"
“Until the game is over, the Coach is not safe. I always pity those coaches now who are handling these 2 teams. The amount of pressure they’ll go through and the torture (should they lose),” he ended.