Mosimane rues missed chances and concerned by Tau’s workload
Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane is disappointed by his players' lack of composure in front of goal.
Percy Tau celebrates his goal with Pitso Mosimane, coach of Mamelodi Sundowns. (Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix)
Sundowns were held to a goalless draw by Polokwane City on Tuesday night at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium.
Mosimane’s men squandered a number of chances, with Percy Tau missing three excellent opportunities, but the forward wasn’t the only footballer in Sundowns colour who was wasteful.
“What can you do, the infrastructure is there, the organisation is there, the play is there … but you must put the ball in the net. We just kept missing all the time. Open goals. It’s difficult when you don’t score,” the African Coach of the Year said.
“They [Polokwane] parked the bus, everybody behind the ball. The only thing we managed to do was get in behind the defence. But then we had the anxiety [in the box].
“You must remember that they [his players] are human beings, the expectation is there for them to win every time. We have won our last two games, but today we drew. It’s football.
“In front of the goal they don’t have those cold nerves because of the pressure and anxiety.
“But we are still in for three cups and we just won a cup [African Super Cup], so we just have to see how it goes.”
The former Bafana Bafana mentor cut into his senior players for not showing leadership leaving young Percy Tau to do all the work.
“Hopefully Khama comes back soon because the load is heavy on Percy and he shouldn’t be leading us. The senior players should be taking over and putting Percy on the side, but at this point in time that is not the case.”
