2022/23 Neal Maupay

[TheBlueGibbon]

Whats niasse up to these days.
(Asking for a friend)

Currently not with a club after scoring 3 in 12 appearances for Burton in League 1.
So he's available.

 

[Blast_of_Cannock]

Currently not with a club after scoring 3 in 12 appearances for Burton in League 1.
So he's available.

Bring a blue home.

 

[billyblue80]

What I don't get about the Maupay signing is why didn't they look at his profile and how it fits with our style of play? Brighton look at how each player they recruit fits their play style? We don't and is it any wonder we end up with a 5 7" striker who we are launching balls up to when that's not his game. He's a tidy forward who can take the odd chance and link up with others on the floor he didn't fit the profile of what we needed if you play him he's more a Naismith who plays off a target man not up on his own. We needed pace and threat from out wide and or a number nine to rotate or replace Dom we brought in neither.

 

[Lawrence]

In all honesty it shows our condition as a club when we squad players from south coast football teams. Bit of the Bernie Wright syndrome.

 

[Muggins]

Currently not with a club after scoring 3 in 12 appearances for Burton in League 1.
So he's available.

That can’t be true surely…

 

[billyblue80]

In all honesty it shows our condition as a club when we squad players from south coast football teams. Bit of the Bernie Wright syndrome.

Shows you how far we have fallen doesn't it. Brighton a team that only got promoted a handful of years ago are so many miles ahead of us that we are taking their deadwood

 

[Davideeyore]

Wouldn't surprise me if he went back down to the south coast at the end of the season.

 

[Gilbert..]

What I don't get about the Maupay signing is why didn't they look at his profile and how it fits with our style of play? Brighton look at how each player they recruit fits their play style? We don't and is it any wonder we end up with a 5 7" striker who we are launching balls up to when that's not his game. He's a tidy forward who can take the odd chance and link up with others on the floor he didn't fit the profile of what we needed if you play him he's more a Naismith who plays off a target man not up on his own. We needed pace and threat from out wide and or a number nine to rotate or replace Dom we brought in neither.

Even worse. When calvert lewin was available. Maupay was benched. Must admit that confused me a bit. Mind you just added to the list of Everton stuff thats confused me over the past 5 years.

 

[MACCA75]

Wouldn't surprise me if he went back down to the south coast at the end of the season.

Dover Athletic?

 

[billyblue80]

Even worse. When calvert lewin was available. Maupay was benched. Must admit that confused me a bit. Mind you just added to the list of Everton stuff thats confused me over the past 5 years.

Lamps seems to think he's a number nine but we would have to change our entire playing style and formation for him to play/be effective there in my view.

 

[twoblue]

What I don't get about the Maupay signing is why didn't they look at his profile and how it fits with our style of play? Brighton look at how each player they recruit fits their play style? We don't and is it any wonder we end up with a 5 7" striker who we are launching balls up to when that's not his game. He's a tidy forward who can take the odd chance and link up with others on the floor he didn't fit the profile of what we needed if you play him he's more a Naismith who plays off a target man not up on his own. We needed pace and threat from out wide and or a number nine to rotate or replace Dom we brought in neither.

Scrapper that comes off the left and scores 8-10 goals. He was bought to replace richarlison not Dcl

 

[Sadken]

What I don't get about the Maupay signing is why didn't they look at his profile and how it fits with our style of play? Brighton look at how each player they recruit fits their play style? We don't and is it any wonder we end up with a 5 7" striker who we are launching balls up to when that's not his game. He's a tidy forward who can take the odd chance and link up with others on the floor he didn't fit the profile of what we needed if you play him he's more a Naismith who plays off a target man not up on his own. We needed pace and threat from out wide and or a number nine to rotate or replace Dom we brought in neither.

Sums up our scouting system, more jobs for the boys ?

 

[PhilM]

Scrapper that comes off the left and scores 8-10 goals. He was bought to replace richarlison not Dominic Calvert-Lewin

Aye. I know @billyblue80 talks about our lack of direction and foresight in recruitment, but I think we've bought as part of a strategy within the summer.

The issue is that the loss of Dom has meant we should adapt how we play, but we ain't.

 

[twoblue]

Aye. I know @billyblue80 talks about our lack of direction and foresight in recruitment, but I think we've bought as part of a strategy within the summer.

The issue is that the loss of Dom has meant we should adapt how we play, but we ain't.

Dom is so central to the strategy that it’s unworkable without him on the pitch

 

[PhilM]

Dom is so central to the strategy that it’s unworkable without him on the pitch

So, if we don't have a suitable replacement to meet his characteristics and our setup, the strategy has to change.

It's like when we'd play Michael Keane as a ball playing defender, who'd come out from the back, and wonder why it didn't work - square peg, round hole.

If you can't change the peg, change the hole.