Overall, we’re expecting more from OM’s forwards. Elye Wahi shows difficulty adapting to Roberto De Zerbi’s game and Neal Maupay has also failed to impress since the start of the season. The former Everton striker, who joined the club as an understudy at the end of the summer transfer window, needs to show more of a killer face in front of goal.

Sent off in the match against Angers on October 4 (1-1)Maupay missed a great opportunity to impress his coach and establish himself as a serious contender for the starting berth. Accustomed to pressing high up on defences and playing with his opponents based on trash-talk like an American basketball player, the Franco-Argentinian is a hard-working team-mate who likes to give his all for his team.

Second start against Nantes?

Announced as a starter this weekend by L’EquipeNeal Maupay has another chance to shine, a month after his last match. “Neal Maupay is an experienced player with character. That’s a guarantee, because you know what he can bring to the table. He’s an important player. But after that, you always have to look match by match, and above all see what a player can bring to the pitch at any given moment.“declared Roberto De Zerbi about his striker at a press conference on Friday.

The striker position is a real headache for the Transalpine, who saw Wahi sparkling against Montpellier then ghostly in the following match. This uncertainty and lack of consistency can be a real asset for Maupay, who can take advantage of this moment of uncertainty to score points.

Patience for better performance

On the subject of his former Brighton player, Graham Potter said he wasn’t worried about him in the columns of L’Equipe. “Neal has always had a big heart and stamina, but he had managed to adapt to the Premier League in his first season (2019-2020)We had to go faster, be harder, make deep runs in certain sequences, bring up the team block in others by winning duels against the opposing hinge.”

After making a mistake against Angers at home, Maupay knows that the best way to make amends would be to rattle Alban Lafont’s goal this Sunday evening and give OM another victory. In any case, a single goal and a few celebratory trolls will no longer be enough to win over the Marseille fans. Now it’s up to the pitch.