Arriving at OM in August as Elye Wahi's understudy, the 28-year-old Tricolore seems to be gradually winning over the former Lensois, who did not come into play against the Canaries, after being replaced from the 45th against PSG (0-3) the previous weekend.
On DAZNWalid Acherchour said all the good things he thought of Neal Maupay: “I think he won a lot of points tonight (Sunday). He makes a teammate match, a number 9 who can connect with others. He already scores a goal. When you are number 9, you are asked to be decisive and he was. And afterwards, with his back to the game, I find that facing a client like (Nicolas) Palois, he was very solid on his supports, managed to rezone, to take the Nantes defense a little higher so that certain players could incorporate in this area. I really liked Neal Maupay's match. (…) In the overall palette of a No. 9, Neal Maupay showed that he was relevant for the game of Olympique de Marseille”.
In six appearances with OM this season, the Frenchman has scored twice, against Nice (2-0) and Nantes (2-1). This is as much as Elye Wahi, but with much less playing time – 461 minutes of playing time compared to 244.
