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I've seen plenty of posts singling out others as well. Connolly and Trossard most frequently, but also Lallana (although I think he tends to get let off the hook because he's never been an accurate goal scorer at any club, so we all kinda expect it from him). Bissouma's attempts at worldies that...

Yup, absolutely not saying we need to get rid or anything like that. I actually firmly believe he can be a really strong asset for the team. Just not leading the line. He needs to play alongside a lead striker that he can feed (and feed off). Maupay making 8-12 per season alongside someone else...

Yup, also true. Still doesn't excuse Maupay for being bad this season. Heading into hypotheticals for a moment, it's possible that the poor returns from the rest of the team are a consequence of Maupay's poor returns. Maupay's clearly stuck in a no-confidence spiral at the moment. The rest of...

Absolutely true. But it doesn't excuse the fact that Maupay's return is a lot lower this season than it should be. He should be towards the top of the table. Our struggles in front of goal are: 1. Maupay, as first striker, is not getting the returns he should be. 8 is not enough, he should be...

Based on that, Maupay is roughly level with what midfield and second/third strikers are scoring. Problem is, he's our lead striker. Yes, it's accurate to say that our 2nd/3rd strike options and midfield are also below par, but Maupay's return of 8 goals so far this season is well below what we...