Remaining on the bench during OM-PSG (0-3), Neal Maupay should reappear on the pitch against Nantes this weekend. The team even thinks he could be a starter. His former trainer, Manuel Pires, also explained on a daily basis the situation surrounding his red card taken against Angers and described his character: “He doesn't want to hurt the Angers player, but he acts like in training, where there is no referee. He has probably already forgotten his first yellow card. He doesn't necessarily know how to defend well, he wants to recover the ball, but he must control his movements better, especially in Ligue 1. He has always been ahead in his football career, since he was very young, and has never wanted to show the slightest mental weakness. So, we will never completely change him, he will never take his foot off the gas or calculate. He plays like he knows how to do.”he declared.
“Neal serves his partners much more than himself”
Manuel Pires sees an area of progress for the 28-year-old: “Neal is a good teammate, who serves his partners much more than himself. But as Cavani showed, combativeness does not prevent punishing the opponent, by controlling his efforts and positioning himself even better in the area. It's up to Neal to vary his game, to look for combinations, to not forget himself to increase his own counter. He has an excellent ball strike, he rolls very well, but I don’t see him shooting much from distance…”he continued.
Since the start of the season, Neal Maupay has scored 1 goal in 5 appearances, for a total of 154 minutes spent on the pitch.
