Starting against Nantes, Neal Maupay showed some very good things. On the OM side, it is Elye Wahi who will pay a high price.
By winning on Sunday evening in Nantes (1-2), Olympique de Marseille got off to a good start in Ligue 1, with OM even returning to the level of AS Monaco in the standings. A week after the rout against PSG, Roberto De Zerbi and his men were smiling again when they left Beaujoire. The architect of this victory, Neal Maupay not only opened the scoring for OM, but he also offered numerous offensive solutions. A huge contrast with the various performances of Elye Wahi, replacing against the Canaries and who has not left the Marseille bench. Obviously, this calls into question the number 1 role that the former Lensois striker had since the start of the season. And this Monday, Roberto De Zerbi is praised for this decision to make Neal Maupay his starter. In the After, on RMC, we estimate that this time there is no longer any doubt for the OM coach.
Maupay sends Wahi to the OM bench
Speaking about this competition between the two attackers who arrived at Olympique de Marseille during the last summer transfer window, Florent Gautreau is very direct. “ In the current OM squad, it is obvious that Maupay is the best choice. When De Zerbi said that Wahi was number 1, we suspect that there were the leaders who told him to still try to give him confidence. But at OM, there is an additional dimension of psychological pressure that Maupay is ready to face. But even technically, in the gestures of an attacker, today, he is better than Wahi. Maupay has gained muscle on the Premier League side, in circuits, in intelligence, he is above », Remarks the RMC journalist, who is not the only one to have this fairly definitive opinion on the competition between Elye Wahi and Neal Maupay.
In L'Equipe, the 28-year-old striker received a rating of 7 out of 10 after his performance in Nantes with an assessment that says it all: “ He did what Wahi does too little “. And as if that wasn't enough to make Neal Maupay the darling of OM supporters, the latter, faithful to his habits when Marseille wins, chastised Nicolas Pallois who had confided on DAZN that Maupay was ” short on legs “. A few hours after the final whistle, the man who opened the score against Nantes posted a famous video of Tyson Fury mocking his opponent, notably calling him stupid. Enough to delight Marseille fans, while on Elye Wahi's side, we have probably understood that nothing will be simple for this first season at OM.
