Orlando Pirates co-caretaker coach Fadlu Davids has defended striker Kwame Peprah after their win over TS Galaxy.
The Buccaneers returned to winning ways on Saturday after claiming a comfortable 2-0 win over the Rockets at Orlando Stadium in Soweto.
Peprah is yet to score a goal for his new club after 10 times so far since joining the Sea Robbers in August from King Faisal – where he netted 12 goals in 32 games last season.
However, Davids has since come to the defence of the Ghanaian striker, saying he has done well for the club in terms of what is expected from him so far.
“We must not forget that he is young, he is coming from a different league, a different environment,” Davids told reporters after the game. “And of course in the first when he joined us, it was not about really putting him in.
“It’s really about trying to understand how we play, and he adapted well for a player coming from a different league where it’s not so quick, it’s not so intense, it’s not so physical, to be able to settle the way he did.
“We really, really happy with that and there is no pressure on him to score because, there’s so much contribution that he does with his movements, with his link-up play, with being that focal point.
“The goal will come, [there was a] perfect moment for him today, hitting the post, unfortunately. But we [are] behind him, we support him and we sit with him after each game to work on his movement.
“It’s a work in progress in terms of him understanding how we want to play, but we are happy with his progress so far, but he can only get better. He has so much potential, and I don’t think we have even seen half of what he can really do.”
