With Percy Tau having made a second-half cameo against Orlando Pirates on Saturday, the Al Ahly star has now been accused of playing individually and only thinking about himself.
Pirates and Al Ahly played out a 0-0 draw in their second group match of the CAF Champions League at Orlando Stadium in Soweto.
South African star Tau did not start the match and only came on in the 63rd minute to replace striker Wessam Abou Ali.
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Tau has evidently been unable to impose himself in Marcel Koller's team this season, as he has only managed to play 452 minutes in all competitions this term, according to Transfermarkt.
Former Al Ahly coach Ahmed Ayoub has now noted that something has changed regarding Tau's mentality of late.
"I see that Reda Slim and Percy Tau have recently been not focused on Al Ahly," Ayoub told Plus 90.
"Tau has started playing individually and thinking about himself, and it is clear that he is psychologically suffering from a clear crisis while the Moroccan winger is a good player but he has not yet tied the team down, and he plays periodically.
He added: "If the mental state of Reda Slim and Percy Tau continues, Koller may request to change the duo and include others."
Ayoub also remarked that Al Ahly approached the Pirates game with caution as the manager also had his attention on the impending FIFA Intercontinental Cup match against the winner between Botafogo and Pachuca.
"I think that the Orlando match was a rehearsal for Al Ahly before the Intercontinental match, and therefore there was defensive memorisation."
With two group matches having been played, Al Ahly remain on top of Group C of the Champions League, with Pirates sitting second on joint four points with the leaders.
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By Lukhanyo Mtuta
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