Assistant coach of Asante Kotoko, Johnson Smith maintains he will only work with four players in the current squad if he is made permanent boss.
Kotoko ended the 2020/21 season without a trophy, raising doubts about the quality of the current players.
Head coach Mariano Barreto has been in the media in the last few days ranting about the team and the management of the club including the board of directors.
He even criticised the club for signing Brazilian forward Michael Vinicius.
His deputy, Johnson Smith believes the players are not up to the standard of Asante Kotoko.
“If I am to be allowed to do my own recruitment and assessment with this current Kotoko team, only four (4) of the current players excluding the goalkeepers will stay,” he said on Westgold FM.
Asante Kotoko finished second in the Ghana Premier League and were kicked out of the MTN FA Cup by Berekum Chelsea in the quarter-finals.