Hearts of Oak tactician David Ocloo says he was never scared of relegation prior to the final day games of the Ghana Premier League.
The Phobians were neck-deep in the relegation battle on the final day of the season, however, the Ghanaian giants managed to survive relegation and stay in the Ghanaian top-flight.
Hearts of Oak played a pulsating goalless drawn game against Berekum Chelsea on Sunday at the Golden City Park.
Prior to the game, the Phobians had suffered six defeats in their last seven games of the top-flight.
Speaking after their game against Chelsea, Ocloo heaped praise on his players for the descent performance against Berekum Chelsea whiles he claims he was never scared of relegation.
“I think my boys worked very hard today and they were very discipline, I’m so proud of them”
“The players play to plan, in football, you can control the game by possessing and you can control the game by defending and we controlled the game by defending, being compact and making sure we glide and shift and we are always compact. It was a great game and am proud of them”
“I was never scared of relegation because it is Hearts of Oak and history was behind us, so I was never scared”
Hearts of Oak finished 12th place on the league standings at the end of the Ghana Premier League campaign.