Sacked Hearts of Oak coach, Charles Akonnor has branded his current predicament torrid but says even more difficult was life as trainer since the league began.
Hearts has hauled a paltry four points from a possible 15 and Akonnor who was shown the door late Wednesday by the Management says �it was always difficult without the needed support�.
Akonnor who becomes the league's first casualty after only five games told GNA Sports �Obviously, I feel very bad because I didn't see this coming. It is very bad for my career because I wanted to achieve something special here.
�But this is the nature of our trade; today you are here, tomorrow you are gone. I thought we will play Real Tamale United and I will seek to turn things around. Suddenly, see what has happened. I have been surprised indeed.�
The former Eleven Wise trainer has refused to shoulder the blame for his exit, insisting �this is too bad because am not the problem. Only time will tell. Soon we will all know if I was the problem or not, which I so well know I wasn't�.
The Phobians opted to terminate their two-year marriage despite more than a year left on Akonnor�s contract citing poor results. Defeats to Dwarfs, Wa All Stars and Berekum Chelsea had made Akonnor�s spell at Hearts untenable and the supporters� front led the crusade to have him axed.
He told GNA Sports �Hearts was a work in progress. We were working very hard and gradually, we had moved from the team none respected when the preseason began when we were losing and playing poorly to a team that was gradually gaining respect.
�Drawing the first game and beating Edubiase convincingly in the second, I naturally expected support and encouragement. But all I got was negative vibes and that surprised me. Suddenly, the team slammed again and that was shocking.�
Akonnor took charge of Hearts in March after Serbian trainer Nebojsa Vucicevic was sacked by the former continental champions.
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