Kotoko Board member backs under-fire coach Mariano Baretto

Board member of Asante Kotoko, Kwadwo Baoteng Genfi has thrown his weight of support behind coach Mariano Baretto.

The Portuguese manager has come under heavy criticism for his approach during the club’s 1-0 defeat to Hearts of Oak in a crucial matchday 31 encounter over the weekend.

Daniel Afriyie Barnieh scored the only goal of the match in the 66^th minute to give the Phobians a three point lead on the league table with three games to end the season.

“When you want to use one match to assess a team or the technical aspect of a team, I think it not too far, the reason been that Kotoko, as we speak, is at the second position with 56 points, others (hearts of oak) has done well that is why they’re on top,” Genfi told Kumasi FM.

“This doesn’t mean your team or technical handlers is poor, no.

“Then, those that he won over them, what would they say about their coaches, there are 18 clubs battling for the league title, and we are at the 2nd position, so we have done well, we would have been happy if we are at the top spot and do anything possible to win our remaining matches same as our other opponents, so one cannot say the technical team is poor and must be sack based on the assessment of one match, we have to be fair to them as well,” he concluded.