By: Jerome Otchere

Date: 17-10-11

Newly promoted Premier League side, Bechem United maybe planning well to avoid their third successive defeat in the 2011/2012 Glo Premier League.

However, against Asante Kotoko – a team that has vowed to overcome any side that comes its way, the league debutants probably must come another time as trouble awaits them in Sunday’s league encounter in Kumasi.

Kotoko technically will play away from home because the Brong Ahafo team decided from the start of the season to use the Baba Yara Sports Stadium as their home.

Against the backdrop that Kotoko’s support base, needless to say is overwhelmingly bigger than what Bechem United has, coupled with the increasing fine performance being exhibited by Coach Maxwell Konadu and his players, the talk already in town is that trouble awaits Bechem United who are yet to win a game and not surprisingly are also languishing at the bottom of the 16-team league table.

Answering questions on the apparent weaknesses of his next opponent, Kotoko coach Maxwell Konadu told Kotoko Express on Sunday that he and his players would not underrate their opponents. “We do not want to think that they are not strong. I will not even buy that. They are a Premier side. And we are going to treat them as such” he maintained.

The Kotoko coach however predicted a win for his side saying: “We will be cautious in our approach. We will see what we can do. I believe that we will work hard to beat Bechem United”. Kotoko did not train yesterday but are scheduled to resume training this morning and the training sessions will continue at the Adako Jachie training field throughout the week.