When Cal-Lewin is fully fit and that bit sharper as well, Maupay will get his run anticipating the flick ons and knock downs into the box, it's this part that we'll yearn for a Baines or Digne for some accurate crossing from deep, as the right ball knocked down will cut a lot of defences instantly, in against the keeper or the final defender we'll get to see if he's composed to finish or not....
tbf, maybe he was back of the queue for Dyche, because if he can turn around the fortunes like with others nearly instantly we might have a Romario clone on our hands...
He was put on to do a dirty job. Winding up and niggling the Arsenal defence. Stopping them building from the back. He did that really well. Hence the hand bags in added time. I agree as a player to score loads of goals he's not going to do it, but did exactly what we needed. For the time he was on the pitch.
This.
Nobody who has watched Simms play could argue that he is anywhere near the same level as Maupay, let alone good enough for the premier league yet. He's a good finisher, but his all-round game is way off.
To be fair I reckon if we had to rely on Maupay for a batch of games then Dyche would also play to his strengths, as he did with Mykolenko, Doucoure and Mcneil yesterday with great results.
He was totally the wrong profile of forward. They only needed to look at who he was replacing Richy who had pace, threat and pressing or DCL who has height, pace and can bully defenders, our forward option needed some of these attributes instead we bought more of a number ten to be our target man. Absolutely maddening decision. Would personally start Simms on Monday, let Maupay come on with twenty to go. I thought it was interesting Dyche mentioned Simms.
I think technically as a split striker he isn't bad but as a target man or line leader he is poor. I think he worked in the Brighton system because they are a passing team who build up and play one twos we rely on direct balls and hold up play he hssnt the pace or ariel ability to fulfill that role it's not his fault he was the wrong profile of forward. It's compounded by the clubs insane mismanagement of the window.
