Percy Tau remains underfire from scores of Bafana Bafana fans but coach Hugo Broos praises him like Mohamed Salah in the team, he is influential.
The former Mamelodi Sundowns and current Bafana leading striker failed to rise to the occasion at Afcon but Broos praises his influence.
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Tau only scored one goal as they demolished Namibia and was criticised for missing a penalty against Mali yet Broos says Bafana still need him like Salah.
Speaking as Bafana are back in Mzansi from the Afcon tournament in Ivory Coast, Broos says Tau is influential just like Egypt and Liverpool’s Salah.
This also comes as scores of fans are still not happy with Tau’s performance in the Bafana team which finished third at Afcon.
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BAFANA COACH PRAISES UNDERFIRE TAU, AND COMPARES HIM TO SALAH
Despite playing for Al Ahly and as one of the most experienced players in the Bafana squad, Tau didn’t show his quality at Afcon but Broos is impressed.
“You expect too much from Percy. Percy is a very good player. But all South Africans think he’s a man who can decide the game,” says Bafana coach Broos on Tau.
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“Percy cannot decide the game. When Percy plays with full confidence the level of the South African team is high because he’s a good player.
“But he will not be the player who decides the game. For example, not [Mo] Salah from Egypt.
“Tau is not [Victor] Osimhen from Nigeria. He’s not that sort of player.”
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WHY BAFANA COACH STILL HAS CONFIDENCE IN TAU
The Belgian mentor, Broos adds that he still has confidence in the former Brighton & Hove Albion striker, Tau.
“Percy is a very good player for my team and he played a good game against Namibia and Morocco,” adds Broos on Tau who is like Salah.
“He had chances that he didn’t score and this is Percy.
“So don’t make him a guy who will win games for Bafana Bafana … this is not true [possible].
“A good Percy just puts the level [of Bafana] higher when he plays for Bafana.
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“And when he’s not in good shape everyone says ‘look how is Percy’. OK, but for me I still have confidence in Percy. I know he can bring us a level higher.
“But you need to judge him fairly, but that in South Africa doesn’t happen. They want miracles from him. Percy can’t give you miracles, he can’t.”
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