Bafana Bafana captain Ronwen Williams has urged supporters to rally behind under-fire striker Lyle Foster as he is facing difficult times.
Foster is currently the number one Bafana striker and has been good but in recent games he has been a victim of football supporters calling for him to be substituted as they get frustrated by him missing chances.
Williams dived deep on Foster’s situation stating the difficult times that the Burnely striker is facing with his team fighting for survival in Premier League and he has to lead there as well.
The Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper asked the South African football supporters to rally behind Foster and not criticize him.
“Lyle is a big boy. You don’t play in the Premiership for so many years if you don’t have quality, and that’s what you’ve just reminded him of – that you are quality. Yes, he’s probably in a difficult moment, not only with the national team but also with his club team,” Williams told the media.
“So, it is a difficult moment for him, and people need to understand that when you look at where his team is and how difficult it is for him. But for him to wake up every day, show his face, show up, try and go again, miss chances, and look for the next one, keep running, keep working for the team – that’s all we can ask of him.
“Eventually, the ball will go in the back of the net because he’s got the quality. You know, he’s still the same person he’s always been, bubbly.
“I’ve been trying to keep an eye on him, and he seems like he’s okay, so there isn’t too much going on at this moment. I just think he needs that goal, just to get his confidence back. Because strikers, like everyone, when the ball is in the net, then they’re confident, then they forget about all their problems.
“So hopefully tomorrow [tonight] night, the chances he gets, he can bury them, and he can go back to England happy, especially these last two months of the league, to go and push and fight and come help us, because we need him.
“He’s our powerhouse up front. He’s been amazing for us. He scored wonderful goals at AFCON for us. So, we need Lyle in good spirits. And you know the country must support him. You know he’s our player, and he’s done wonders for our country, so get behind him. Support him in good and bad moments, because he will bang goals.”
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