If he does well, it may affect us, but you have no way of knowing how.
- he does well. and we get additional money in potential clauses? Hooray
- he does well, and it results in Everton finishing above us? Booo
- he does well, scoring against our other rivals? Yaay
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Potter's current preference for Wellbeck over Maupay has nothing at all to do with Maupay's conversion rate.
Wellbeck misses just as many good chances as Maupay does. (Even in the Leeds home game, that people like to use as an example of NM missing an 'open goal', DW missed a header in the...
I think my tone may have come across wrong. I really like Maupay, and personally would rather he stayed with us. He's an absolute handful, his movement is excellent, and he scores some great goals. But he can't look after the ball, and bring others into play - its just not his strength. And he...
Put simply - because Maupay CAN'T (effectively) play up top on his own. It's exactly why he is being moved out of the Albion. If he went to Everton, its what would be asked of him - it wouldn't succeed and their fans would be on his back within weeks.
If Maupay himself has the pick of Forest, Everton or Fulham, he'd be mad to go anywhere other than the Cottage - discounting different wage offers, obviously.
Everton - massive pressure on whatever striker they sign, to perform. Unrealistic, miserabilist fanbase. Unproven, one-dimensional...