Tau hopes to make El Hadji Diouf proud
Mamelodi Sundowns striker Percy Tau was not surprised by El Hadji Diouf's comments about him.
Percy Tau of Mamelodi Sundowns (Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix)
The former Liverpool forward was quoted in the media as saying Tau can plan anywhere in the world.
“Look‚ I spoke to Diouf in Senegal. And he expressed his views on my game‚ and what he feels‚” Tau told TimesLIVE.
“So I wasn’t surprised by what he said [this week].
“It only shows the good work that I and Sundowns do. And also how the coaches are helping us develop as players because we can easily be compared to European players.
“But then that’s always going to be the thing. Whenever you mention a certain [African] player people are going to be looking for comparisons there.
“Sometimes it’s just to give the player confidence and to show him that he’s actually doing more.”
Diouf said he had also asked Tau why he was still playing in the Premier Soccer League.
“I don’t know. The future will always reveal itself. I will see with time‚” Tau said in response to that comment.
“I hope one day he [Diouf] will be happy with what he said. I hope one day he’ll be proud that he said those words to this boy and look at him now.
“But we’ll always see with time. Even if I don’t get to play overseas.
“It’s not easy – you see a lot of players who have not.”
Meanwhile, Sundowns will play Maritzburg United in the Nedbank Cup semifinal at Harry Gwala Stadium on Sunday.
