Former Ghana international John Paintsil says he has high hopes for the Black Stars at the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
The Black Stars have not been convincing leading up to the World Cup, having only won two of their last 12 matches, which included a disappointing Africa Cup of Nations.
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Despite the mixed bag of results, the former Fulham defender still has belief in coach Otto Addo and the squad.
"My expectation for Ghana is very, very high," Paintsil told BBC Sport Africa.
"Otto Addo and his staff know what they are looking for. The coaches must stand firm and believe in their abilities.
"Every coach should know his 1st XI at this time. The little time they will have with the boys, they will do their best to blend them and become one team."
The Black Stars fell to a 3-0 loss to Brazil and beat Nicaragua 1-0 in the last international break before the World Cup.
"Brazil came with a game plan by building up from the back slowly and when they reach the final third, they go with speed. They are a team that are well-prepared," the 41-year-old said.
"When you look at the Ghana side, our build up was very fast, we didn't make the right passes and we didn't know when to counter-attack.
"The second game was against a country that Ghana don't know much, so the performance was raw. That does indicate some of the problems that the coaches will be working on.
"Those friendly matches will have given the coaches ideas how they can control the boys and how they can pick up a system they will go with [in Qatar]."
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