Percy Tau Is No Salah Or Osimhen – Hugo Broos

Bafana Bafana manager, Hugo Broos has come out to defend Percy Tau after the attacker endured a lacklustre Africa Cup of Nations campaign. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, he personally believes that Percy is a good player, but South African fans somehow see him as their own Salah or Osimhen, which is clearly not the case.

Broos added that supporters should stop making Tau the guy who must win all the games for Bafana Bafana.

His words, “I still have confidence in Percy Tau.

I think people expect too much from Percy. For me personally, he is a very good player. But all South Africans think that Percy is a man who can decide the game, and no, Percy cannot decide the game all alone.

Percy, when he plays with full confidence, the level of the team is high because he is a good player. But he will not be the player that will decide the game. He is not Mohamed Salah from Egypt or Victor Osimhen from Nigeria; he is not that kind of player.

In SA, when you talk about Tau, people get excited. I once said in the media that your best player [Tau] does not play at Al Ahly. Think about it. Again, I am going to repeat, Percy is a good player, and I always wanted him on my team. He played against Namibia, and he played a great game.

He also had a good game against Morocco, but he was not decisive; he had chances, but he did not score. So, do not make him the guy who must win all the games for Bafana Bafana. People expect miracles from him.

When he is not in good shape, everybody is complaining, but for me, I still have confidence in Percy Tau. I know he can take us a level higher.”

If you are going to judge him, you have to be fair. South Africans just want miracles from him; he cannot give you miracles all the time.”