Al Ahly head coach Pitso Mosimane admits Percy Tau has not been clinical in front of goal this season but says the rest of the team hasn’t been either.
Tau, 27, has now failed to find the net for six successive games in the Egyptian Premier League and after the 0-0 draw to El-Gaish, the Bafana Bafana forward has come under major scrutiny amongst supporters and local media.
The draw leaves them three points behind league leaders Zamalek, albeit holding two games in hand over their fierce city rivals but Mosimane has come to defend Tau’s performances by stating he alone can not be shouldered for the lack of goals in recent weeks.
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“You can judge Hossam Hassan, I’m happy I played him because it’s okay to play him and he deserved a chance I gave him. Percy Tau is playing good, but he’s missing chances, he’s just missing chances to score.
“That’s why I put Hossam Hassan in, even he can score and I played [Mohamed] Sherif today, he also missed a chance, I brought in Salah Mohsen and he also missed a chance. So where am I going now, maybe I must play you?
“Sherif has been playing all the games and missing [too]. Percy Tau is missing chances, we can’t run away from that, okay… Hossam Hassan was playing – no chance okay. Sherif has been playing all the games, don’t drive me to one point, I’m giving references. Sherif played seven games and didn’t score okay….”
The former Mamelodi Sundowns and Brighton and Hove Albion forward has scored six goals and registered three assists in 20 games across all competitions.
