In search of last-minute offensive reinforcement, OM turned to the profile of Neal Maupay last summer. The French striker, who will return to his former club, OGC Nice, this Sunday, was compared to a great striker among the Aiglons. Indeed, Manuel Pires, the former director of the Nice training center, saw in him qualities similar to those of Carlos Tevez.
LOON experienced a very hectic summer transfer window marked by the arrival of twelve new players, including Neal Maupay. Formed and revealed on the side of l'OGC Nicethe French striker did not hesitate to join the Marseille club. On the side of Eaglets, Maupay was compared to Carlos Tevez.
“He understood faster than the others”
Manuel Piresthe former director of the Nice team, indeed found similarities between Neal Maupay – The Best Of Neal Maupay et Carlos Tevezthe popular striker of the time. “ He was very precocious, outclassed in all categories at the training center. He understood faster than the others. He is intellectually brilliant and already at the time, he seemed to us to be the most intelligent of his generation and the one above “, first confided Pires in an interview given to Provencebefore continuing.
“It was the time of Carlos Tevez, he had a bit of the same style”
« On the pitch, he always made the right choice in front of goal, he was smart, he anticipated. He was also fast, with a good start, and very energetic, with a fairly low center of gravity. It was the time of Carlos Tevez, he had a bit of the same style », added Manuel Pires.
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