Kumasi Asante Kotoko interim coach, Michael Osei, has hit back at his fellow coaching colleague, Manuel Zacharias over his criticism on him after he labelled him as an inept manager.
The Portuguese tough-talking tactician claimed that, Michael Osei, lacks the requisite knowledge to lead his side to success after their 0-0 draw game with Kotoko on Sunday at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.
This criticism did not go down well with the soft spoken gaffer, and has therefore launched a stinging potshot on his rival.
"There is no doubt that; coaching Kotoko involves a lot of tension and pressure," Osei admitted on Kumasi-based radio station Silver FM.
"But, i'm somebody who is able to withstand such pressure," he affirmed.
The irate gaffer continued: "I know him (Manuel Zacharias) to be a tough-talking coach, but all what he said about me are bogus and they're nothing to me at all," he fumed.
"If he's a good coach, he wouldn't have been in Ghana coaching. If he's to stay in his country, Portugal, he won't even get a fifth division side to coach not to even talk about managing a second-tier club.He has made himself as a controversial person who always tries to provoke his opponents with useless and nasty antics when playing against them,"
"He said when Kotoko is given to him, he will take the club to another level and i don't have to waste my time to worry about this useless comment on my coaching job. I'm keeping focus and looking forward to bring back success to my club as things are not going on well for us at the moment," the former New Edubiase manager remarked.
Kotoko will play Ebusua Dwarfs at the Robert Mensah Sports Stadium tomorrow of matchday 20 of the GPL.
