[Albion] Neil Maupay - has he had the credit he deserves yet?

[Palacefinder General]

Love the guy, and so does GP for his selfless contribution and work rate (see official site interview). No dickhead policy bears more fruit.

 

[Icy Gull]

Love the guy, and so does GP for his selfless contribution and work rate (see official site interview). No dickhead policy bears more fruit.

But he’s FRENCH, of course he must be a dickhead

 

[dazzer6666]

Loved the fact that he did not celebrate scoring the penalty, but run to pick the ball up and returning to center spot, asking the ref how long was left. He knew we could go on and get another.

Who did he also have a go at when he ran back?

Not only that, he quite clearly called Holgate a 'prick' as he ran past him with the ball back to the centre spot as well.

Love him

 

[Surf's Up]

It needs to happen - we must get Trossard, Connolly and Maupay in the same side

.....and Mooy

 

[Saladpack Seagull]

My daughter and I were watching him from the NS on Saturday as he took part in the shooting practice run by Bruno and thought his efforts were wayward to say the least. Come the match, however, and we're looking at a totally different guy who's not intimidated by the Billy Big B*ll*x attitude of the opposition and whose contribution to the win (and not just the penalty) was outstanding. So glad he's on OUR side!

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

We were watching him Saturday, his workrate is unreal. A bit different from Locadia.

 

[dazzer6666]

We were watching him Saturday, his workrate is unreal. A bit different from Locadia.

Potter has called that out in the Argus article this week.....

Graham Potter has praised Neal Maupay's composure on the penalty spot.

But Albion's head coach says the Frenchman's finish to make it 2-2 was not the only thing that impressed against Everton.

Potter is pleased with how Maupay is adapting to Premier League life after a summer switch from Brentford.

The process is being helped by his willingness to do the dirty work for his team.

Potter said: "It was a long wait for him to take the penalty with all that was going on.

"He had the courage and the quality to take it but that’s not in doubt from our perspective.

“What I was really pleased with as well was his work for the team. It was amazing.

“His out-of-possession work, his defensive work when we were up against it. He gave everything."

Potter said four-goal Maupay has taken top-flight life in his stride.

He added: “He isn’t fazed by it all. He is desperate to play for us in the Premier League, desperate to play for Brighton and proud to be here.

“He wants to be part of the team, do his work for the team.

“It’s not just about Neal Maupay and whether he scores or not “It’s about how he takes his role with the rest of the boys and he does it really well.

“And then, with his quality, he can finish, he can drop in, he can run in behind, he can hold defenders off.

“It’s just the step that you have to go through, from the Championship to the Premier League.

“But, when you have got his personality, it’s no problem.”

 

[Withdean11]

I love him already. Perfect striker for Potterball with a high press.

 

[Knocky's Nose]

We were watching him Saturday, his workrate is unreal. A bit different from Locadia.

Locadia would struggle to be a ball boy for us at the moment - such is our improvement as a squad.

I know we moan and slag players off on here, but I often wonder what it must actually be like for the player when he fails. Arrive to a big fanfare, everyone slapping you on the back telling you this is the big move and you can be a Premier League star, then you find out that for one reason or another you're just not good enough and end up either on the bench or not in the squad because someone who plays in your position is quite simply better than you. For someone who gives a toss this must be soul destroying, and for someone who doesn't give a toss it must be embarrassing at least?

 

[The Tactician]

Love the guy, and so does GP for his selfless contribution and work rate (see official site interview). No dickhead policy bears more fruit.

Completely right of course, but it reveals an interesting element to what our so-called 'no dickheads' policy is about. Contrary to popular belief, it doesn't include players with an emotional side, players with personality on the pitch. Maty Ryan reappropriated the phrase from the All-Blacks, and it is operated to mean that your motivations cannot be selfish, it has to be for the team.

NZ Coach, Gilbert Enoka:

"The point of the policy is to wean out inflated egos and make everything about the team, with his central belief being you can’t “be a positive person on the field and a prick off it”.

“A dickhead makes everything about them,” he told Adidas’s Gameplan A.

“They are people who put themselves ahead of the team, people who think they’re entitled to things, expect the rules to be different for them, people operating deceitfully in the dark, or being unnecessarily loud about their work."

Maupay is clearly a 'dickhead'. Look at the way he reacted to Holgate after the defender tried to put him off before the spot-kick, or the way he held his ground and gleefully antagonized Pickford after we scored our winner. Everton fans watching may have been fuming, "What a little prick, taking the mick out of our loudmouth goalkeeper, making his thoughts known to Holgate after he tried to mess with his head before an important penalty."

Our 'no dickheads' policy doesn't try to neuter the players' natural aggression - it ensures that their motivations are right, that they are tenacious and irritating and desperate to win FOR THE TEAM. Players who don't buy into this philosophy will not be carried, Andone's aggression, Locadia's self-confidence, Knocky's emotional intensity aren't traits the club takes issue with, it's when players don't accept that the team goal is far more important than individual glory. Duffy has a big personality on the pitch, Stephens, Ryan, Maupay too. Players who have a bit of edge, who really care, are exactly what the club wants - but if their motivations are selfish, then they are a 'dickhead' who won't help the team achieve the best it can as a group, and will be sent on their way.

 

[The Tactician]

Completely right of course, but it reveals an interesting element to what our so-called 'no dickheads' policy is about. Contrary to popular belief, it doesn't include players with an emotional side, players with personality on the pitch. Maty Ryan reappropriated the phrase from the All-Blacks, and it is operated to mean that your motivations cannot be selfish, it has to be for the team.

NZ Coach, Gilbert Enoka:

"The point of the policy is to wean out inflated egos and make everything about the team, with his central belief being you can’t “be a positive person on the field and a prick off it”.

“A dickhead makes everything about them,” he told Adidas’s Gameplan A.

“They are people who put themselves ahead of the team, people who think they’re entitled to things, expect the rules to be different for them, people operating deceitfully in the dark, or being unnecessarily loud about their work."

Maupay is clearly a 'dickhead'. Look at the way he reacted to Holgate after the defender tried to put him off before the spot-kick, or the way he held his ground and gleefully antagonized Pickford after we scored our winner. Everton fans watching may have been fuming, "What a little prick, taking the mick out of our loudmouth goalkeeper, making his thoughts known to Holgate after he tried to mess with his head before an important penalty."

Our 'no dickheads' policy doesn't try to neuter the players' natural aggression - it ensures that their motivations are right, that they are tenacious and irritating and desperate to win FOR THE TEAM. Players who don't buy into this philosophy will not be carried, Andone's aggression, Locadia's self-confidence, Knocky's emotional intensity aren't traits the club takes issue with, it's when players don't accept that the team goal is far more important than individual glory. Duffy has a big personality on the pitch, Stephens, Ryan, Maupay too. Players who have a bit of edge, who really care, are exactly what the club wants - but if their motivations are selfish, then they are a 'dickhead' who won't help the team achieve the best it can as a group, and will be sent on their way.

Potter has called that out in the Argus article this week.....

Graham Potter has praised Neal Maupay's composure on the penalty spot.

But Albion's head coach says the Frenchman's finish to make it 2-2 was not the only thing that impressed against Everton.

Potter is pleased with how Maupay is adapting to Premier League life after a summer switch from Brentford.

The process is being helped by his willingness to do the dirty work for his team.

Potter said: "It was a long wait for him to take the penalty with all that was going on.

"He had the courage and the quality to take it but that’s not in doubt from our perspective.

“What I was really pleased with as well was his work for the team. It was amazing.

“His out-of-possession work, his defensive work when we were up against it. He gave everything."

Potter said four-goal Maupay has taken top-flight life in his stride.

He added: “He isn’t fazed by it all. He is desperate to play for us in the Premier League, desperate to play for Brighton and proud to be here.

“He wants to be part of the team, do his work for the team.

“It’s not just about Neal Maupay and whether he scores or not “It’s about how he takes his role with the rest of the boys and he does it really well.

“And then, with his quality, he can finish, he can drop in, he can run in behind, he can hold defenders off.

“It’s just the step that you have to go through, from the Championship to the Premier League.

“But, when you have got his personality, it’s no problem.”

I'll add this to my thoughts, as it is perfectly relevant. According to Potter, he has the perfect attitude to be a success for us.

 

[Springal]

I like him - somewhat flying under the radar and building his goal tally nicely. Actually Fantasy Football recommended him as a shred option a few weeks ago but not seen much in the media. I'd be interested to hear how his goal tally compares to Murray in the last 2 seasons up to this point?

 

[The Tactician]

I like him - somewhat flying under the radar and building his goal tally nicely. Actually Fantasy Football recommended him as a shred option a few weeks ago but not seen much in the media. I'd be interested to hear how his goal tally compares to Murray in the last 2 seasons up to this point?

Maupay has 4 League goals so far this season. He didn't start the first two games, and didn't play as a central striker until the 4th game away at Manchester City.

After 10 games last season, Murray had six goals. The season prior, he had 3 ( taking up until game number 9 to notch his first 2 goals of the campaign)

For his first season of PL football, and considering his age, Neil has started very well. Not just regarding goals, but his overall contribution has been exemplary.

 

[Machiavelli]

Completely right of course, but it reveals an interesting element to what our so-called 'no dickheads' policy is about. Contrary to popular belief, it doesn't include players with an emotional side, players with personality on the pitch. Maty Ryan reappropriated the phrase from the All-Blacks, and it is operated to mean that your motivations cannot be selfish, it has to be for the team.

NZ Coach, Gilbert Enoka:

"The point of the policy is to wean out inflated egos and make everything about the team, with his central belief being you can’t “be a positive person on the field and a prick off it”.

“A dickhead makes everything about them,” he told Adidas’s Gameplan A.

“They are people who put themselves ahead of the team, people who think they’re entitled to things, expect the rules to be different for them, people operating deceitfully in the dark, or being unnecessarily loud about their work."

Maupay is clearly a 'dickhead'. Look at the way he reacted to Holgate after the defender tried to put him off before the spot-kick, or the way he held his ground and gleefully antagonized Pickford after we scored our winner. Everton fans watching may have been fuming, "What a little prick, taking the mick out of our loudmouth goalkeeper, making his thoughts known to Holgate after he tried to mess with his head before an important penalty."

Our 'no dickheads' policy doesn't try to neuter the players' natural aggression - it ensures that their motivations are right, that they are tenacious and irritating and desperate to win FOR THE TEAM. Players who don't buy into this philosophy will not be carried, Andone's aggression, Locadia's self-confidence, Knocky's emotional intensity aren't traits the club takes issue with, it's when players don't accept that the team goal is far more important than individual glory. Duffy has a big personality on the pitch, Stephens, Ryan, Maupay too. Players who have a bit of edge, who really care, are exactly what the club wants - but if their motivations are selfish, then they are a 'dickhead' who won't help the team achieve the best it can as a group, and will be sent on their way.

Note also that Holgate was going ape at Maupay on the final whistle. He had to be restrained by his teammates.

 

[redoubtable seagull]

Note also that Holgate was going ape at Maupay on the final whistle. He had to be restrained by his teammates.

Everton seems to be a club that has chosen a different path with its recruitment. The ‘yes, okay, we’ll accept a dickhead’ policy seems popular with clubs too keen to splash the cash. The team seems full of ‘em. Hence might explain why they’re doing so well this season.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I thought Maupay was excellent on Saturday, in a game that was far from ideal for strikers and which left him lacking service at times, especially in the first half.

Where he really came into his own was when we levelled it, and started to chase the win. Balls were played out of defence which, last season, would have resulted in Murray holding them up, but lacking other options, and it immediately being lost. Maupay is surprisingly strong in holding it up, and played a couple of superb and very intelligent passes to team mates coming up around him.

That's not a dig at Murray, and I fully appreciate that the team in general is offering far more options to somebody like Maupay, which will inevitably make him look a better player. But I do think he has a really good football brain, he makes intelligent runs behind defenders, he's pretty quick, he will score goals, and he will wind the hell up out of opponents and their fans on the way.

Frankly, j'adore LPS (le petit shithouse).

 

[Perkino]

The idea that a players character is the most important attribute is a positive message. Understanding what is best for the team and being willing to play your part is vital

 

[Triggaaar]

Everton seems to be a club that has chosen a different path with its recruitment. The ‘yes, okay, we’ll accept a dickhead’ policy seems popular with clubs too keen to splash the cash. The team seems full of ‘em. Hence might explain why they’re doing so well this season.

Palace also seem like a club happy to have dickheads in the team (well it would be a bit odd for them to have a no dickheads policy, when the club is run by them), but they're doing well so far.

 

[dazzer6666]

Palace also seem like a club happy to have dickheads in the team (well it would be a bit odd for them to have a no dickheads policy, when the club is run by them), but they're doing well so far.

It’s more like a prerequisite there isn’t it ?

 

[dwayne]

Not good enough for me. Great that he's scored 4 but with the current team we have I don't think that's anything special.

Jury's out

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