The Olympian striker responded to the Nantes defender who criticized his size in a post-match interview on DAZN.
Scorer against Nantes, Neal Maupay was a real poison for the Nantes defense during OM's victory at La Beaujoire on Sunday evening (1-2). In the duel with Nicolas Pallois, the striker, who played for Brighton and Everton, spared no effort to help Olympique de Marseille achieve another victory, both in attack and defense.
Asked about his duel with cutter Maupay, the rough Nantes defender reacted on DAZN microphone after the meeting. “The coach asked us to follow him as soon as he (Maupay) stalled. Afterwards, he is 1.60m (1.71m in reality), he is short on legs. He's a very good player. On the goal, he is behind my back, I see him but I think there is also Nico (Cozza) who is close to him. Basically, we have to try to cut off the action from the start, there are four of them for the crosser, that's a shame, but it's a great goal.»
In the mixed zone, the first scorer of the match did not lose his frankness by tackling his opponent in return for the evening. “I just heard on TV that he said I was short. But hey, there's no point being big if it's to get moving. For me it was a quiet evening.” An outing which punctuates a great evening for the 28-year-old player.
