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[Albion] Neal Maupay...SIGNED FOR EVERTON.



poidy

Well-known member
Aug 3, 2009
1,842
Can someone please help me with this?

25 attempts on goal, 77% possession and our leading striker has offered up absolutely NOTHING.

Doesn’t find space for chance creation, can’t hold the ball up, first touch lately has been on a par with CMS and he wins nothing in the air.

What does he actually do?
 


dwayne

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
14,860
London
DREADFUL. Needs an extended time out. Wayyyy too arrogant for his lack of top level ability.

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lhughes

New member
Nov 27, 2012
28
Toronto, Canada
Just going through a bad bit of form. I've been calling for him to be left out for a while now though.

May do him (& us) some good for someone else to be given a run.

Welbeck done so much more in half the time tonight & that's what bothers me right now, he doesn't add much at all, not just the goals
 


hoof hearted

New member
Sep 14, 2019
591
He's not a bad player, but in terrible form and therefore low on confidence. That said, his decision making and composure has never been particulary good, not even when at Brentford. Still, he'll be better with another striker up alongside him if he's to stay in the side. He's not a forward that is suited to playing the lone striker role imo.
 


cheesy77

Well-known member
Feb 18, 2009
442
I've never known a player to make so many bad decisions in and around the box. Literally every time when he should pass, he shoots and when he should shoot, he passes.

Touch of a pinball machine as night as well.

Wtf has happened to him this season

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Shooting Star

Well-known member
Apr 29, 2011
2,794
Suffolk
GP, in my opinion, is playing the best XI out there in a formation that largely suits them, but as a result I don’t think he’s getting the best out of Neal. Have always, always felt he does better with Connolly up top with him. He played as part of a front three at Brentford didn’t he? Trossard and Ali Mac, for all their qualities, aren’t strikers.
 


blue-shifted

Banned
Feb 20, 2004
7,645
a galaxy far far away
Very poor.

Others should be getting opportunities now
 


BN41Albion

Well-known member
Oct 1, 2017
6,356
As I said on the match thread. Imagine Maupay with the chance Mateta scored. He'd have taken one touch to control it, one to try and turn, and a third to shoot, which would have either been blocked, or he'd have had the ball nicked off him.

We simply need to upgrade if we're going to go the next step. I miss Murray's finishing so much right now
 




saafend_seagull

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
13,883
BN1
Can tell you something he doesn’t do. Hasn’t scored in open play at the Amex since the last minute winner against arsenal.


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Lethargic

Well-known member
Oct 11, 2006
3,456
Horsham
Defenders have learnt to close him down quick as his first touch is lacking and from that point on he is struggling, although it doesn't help playing him up top on his own he is not that type of playing.
 






Swansman

Pro-peace
May 13, 2019
22,320
Sweden
Excellent link play and movement is what he do, giving his team mates multiple chances to score every game. A good Premier League forward though just like everyone else I'd like to see him score a bit more.
 


Pavilionaire

Well-known member
Jul 7, 2003
30,522
Maupay is still the man most likely to bag the 4 or 5 goals we need from a striker to keep us up.
 


razer

Well-known member
Mar 10, 2019
756
Ormskirk, Lancashire
As has been said above I don't think Maupay performs to his best as a lone striker and we rarely play two out and out strikers for a full game. I would like to see a run of games where we try that and lose a midfielder. There may not be as many chances created but with two strikers there would be double the chance of converting them (in theory of course).
 






PILTDOWN MAN

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Sep 15, 2004
18,608
Hurst Green
As I said on the match thread. Imagine Maupay with the chance Mateta scored. He'd have taken one touch to control it, one to try and turn, and a third to shoot, which would have either been blocked, or he'd have had the ball nicked off him.

We simply need to upgrade if we're going to go the next step. I miss Murray's finishing so much right now

He undoubtedly would have turned in to the defender and lost it
 





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