Stubborn Broos can't be moved from his Mailula overseas move stance, but, what if he be right?

Bafana Bafana coach, Hugo Broos, has remained adamant on his views about Cassius Mailula's readiness to ply his trade overseas.

The Belgian believes Mailula still needs to gain more experience, especially through Caf Champions League football.

"When I look at him, his behavior in the group is very good," the Belgian tactician said as quoted by iDiski Times. https://www.idiskitimes.co.za/dstv-premiership/broos-praises-mailula-but-maintains-europe-stance/

"He’s a guy that has his two feet on the ground, but there are a lot of things to do about him. He’s a young player that is scoring goals at Sundowns when he wants, and that is very cool.

"So I like that very much."

"Secondly, I said it already a few days ago when somebody asked me if he’s ready for Europe, I’ll repeat again, no, Mailula is not ready for Europe.

"He needs to gain more experience and therefore I hope for him that he stays at Sundowns and plays again in CAF Champions League next year. But his experience is also good. But he has something already now that is very important, he is scoring.

"Once he is in the 16 area and he gets a chance, it’s a goal. He has it already. But if he can have a little bit of experience by playing good games, games of high level, I think we can have a very good striker, certainly."          

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Why Broos could be right about Mailula:

Cassius's football talent is beyond any reasonable doubt, he is a top footballer with a lot of highly sought after qualities in modern football.

His talent alone, if it was all that matters in football, can take Mailula to the best leagues in Europe.

Unfortunately, talent is not enough.

For Mailula to succeed in the European game, he will need his mental muscles to be as strong as his physical ones.

To develop those strong mental muscles, Mailula needs to be tested more in highly demanding games, and for now, he can get such experiences in the Caf Champions League.

With Sundowns also set to take part in the Caf Super League, Mailula will have more opportunities to test himself under extremely difficult conditions, which will develop his mental strength, something you can't survive without in Europe.

Broos's opinion might be unpopular, as country, we are desperate to see our best talent playing abroad, but he could be right.

Another season with Downs in the CAFCL, coupled with more Bafana caps, can do Mailula a world of good before he moves abroad.

If he goes now, and he finds the going tough, the very same people who say he is ready, will be on his back, calling him a flop!

Maybe, just maybe, Broos is right.

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