[Albion] Will Maupay still have a future with Potter after this?

[macbeth]

Yep....one goal in 16 games is proof positive of that.

And yet he's still our too scorer. I thought the idea was to add goals to our team this summer, not take them away?!

 

[Johnny RoastBeef]

Calm, but fairly strong words from GP in the post match interview:



Potter doesn’t seem to have much tolerance for players who have emotional or disciplinary issues. See Andone and Knockeart.

Maupay has also been struggling most of this season, certainly in terms of chances missed. He’ll now miss most of the season to compound that.

What happens to Maupay now?

This is his first disciplinary issue this season, so I doubt that will be a problem for the manager, but his terrible goal scoring record will be.

This is a breakdown of his goals this season.

4 goals in the opening four matches.
Penalty v Newcasle
One touch finish from 6 yards v Newcastle unchallenged.
Penalty v Man Utd.
Tap in from 5 yards v Everton after Jordan Pickford drops the ball at his feet.

Then nothing for 10 matches before scoring 3 in 5.
One touch swivel shot from 8 yards v West Ham.
Penalty v Wolves.
One touch tap in from 4 yards v Leeds

Since then he has scored just 1 in 16.
A decent one touch finish from 10 yards v Newcastle.

So apart from penalties, he has only scored one touch finishes all of which stood directly in front of goal when a teammate (or Jordan Pickford) has put it on a plate for him.

I don’t think we'll sell him, but I would be amazed if he is our first choice striker next season.

 

[blue-shifted]

Yep....one goal in 16 games is proof positive of that.

This in a team which is generally dominant in most matches

The numbers back up what they eyes have been telling us for a long time.

Maupay has had an extraordinary amount of faith placed in him and not repaid it

 

[blue-shifted]

This is his first disciplinary issue this season, so I doubt that will be a problem for the manager, but his terrible goal scoring record will be.

This is a breakdown of his goals this season.

4 goals in the opening four matches.
Penalty v Newcasle
One touch finish from 6 yards v Newcastle unchallenged.
Penalty v Man Utd.
Tap in from 5 yards v Everton after Jordan Pickford drops the ball at his feet.

Then nothing for 10 matches before scoring 3 in 5.
One touch swivel shot from 8 yards v West Ham.
Penalty v Wolves.
One touch tap in from 4 yards v Leeds

Since then he has scored just 1 in 16.
A decent one touch finish from 10 yards v Newcastle.

So apart from penalties, he has only scored one touch finishes all of which stood directly in front of goal when a teammate (or Jordan Pickford) has put it on a plate for him.

I don’t think we'll sell him, but I would be amazed if he is our first choice striker next season.

I thought it was a very nice finish against Newcastle (h) and decent against West Ham ... but all the others you'd expect a goal from. One or two goals where he mildly overperformed expectations is nowhere good enough. Nowhere near.

And the rest of his game? meh.

Pace = decent but not spectacular
Strength = spent most of the second half today on the floor (ok a few rough ones, but he never looked like riding a challenge)
Hold up play = Well, just think today if we had a Muzza to control a clearance and draw a foul. He didn't hold it once today and this contributed to the waves of pressure.
Ball striking = May as well be wearing carpet slippers.

Hold up play

 

[Johnny RoastBeef]

I thought it was a very nice finish against Newcastle (h) and decent against West Ham ... but all the others you'd expect a goal from. One or two goals where he mildly overperformed expectations is nowhere good enough. Nowhere near.

And the rest of his game? meh.

Pace = decent but not spectacular
Strength = spent most of the second half today on the floor (ok a few rough ones, but he never looked like riding a challenge)
Hold up play = Well, just think today if we had a Muzza to control a clearance and draw a foul. He didn't hold it once today and this contributed to the waves of pressure.
Ball striking = May as well be wearing carpet slippers.

Hold up play

If you analyse his 8 goals and only count the ones that have affected the result, he has directly earned us 8 points.

3 points v Newcastle
1 point v West Ham
1 point v Wolves
3 points v Leeds

 

[Justice]

I watched his Brentford goal reel the other night to see what was going wrong. 10 goals scored from championship keeper fumbles that rarely happen in the PL, the rest a load of pens and defensive mistake tap ins. Not sure I would of signed him tbh based on that. Interestingly Watkins looked the most likely to adapt to the PL who also picked up a red today.

 

[blue-shifted]

If you analyse his 8 goals and only count the ones that have affected the result, he has directly earned us 8 points.

3 points v Newcastle
1 point v West Ham
1 point v Wolves
3 points v Leeds

Not so bothered about that. That's just the way it's turned out.

The thing that has bothered me is the lack of composure in the box that has blighted his season

I'm certain the sending off was as a result of all that frustration

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

I think he’s one of Potters favourites, and let’s face it, whilst he’s not the best player he is still probably one of the best two forwards.


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[Justice]

Doubt Potter is worried only three games to go and then he will have Harry Kane up top

 

[NooBHA]

He just wanted to go on his holidays a few weeks early. Don't see the problem. The bottom 3 will be lucky if any of them get 30 points never mind catch anyone up in the final 3 games

 

[dazzer6666]

Wouldn't say Potter's words are 'fairly strong' at all. Maupay had a bit of a rant at the fat tosser who then took exception to it....got a red so of course GP is 'disappointed' (even though he probably agrees with what Maupay said). Nothing much to see here - his goalscoring record is a much bigger issue to address.

 

[SweatyMexican]

Irrespective of his red card, I thought he had a poor game. If Potter can’t magically turn him into a 12+ goal scorer next season who can do all the holdup work, we’ll need a better striker in the summer.

And I’m a Maupay supporter. I love the bloke I really do. I want it to work out for him...but...he’s slowly starting to lose me.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Irrespective of his red card, I thought he had a poor game. If Potter can’t magically turn him into a 12+ goal scorer next season who can do all the holdup work, we’ll need a better striker in the summer.

And I’m a Maupay supporter. I love the bloke I really do. I want it to work out for him...but...he’s slowly starting to lose me.

Yes, he is exposed because we need a better striker alongside and (at times) ahead of him. At this stage in his career he is not good enough to be our main goal threat but that does not mean he should be sold.

 

[Muzzy]

I hope not.
I’m convinced that he’s a disruptive influence on the rest of the squad. He is no where near as good a player as he thinks he is. I’d have no problem with him being sold.

 

[Biscuit]

Seeing as Maupay was excellent today I'd say yes, he does have a future.

Unlike Moss who should hang up his whistle tbh.

 

[Biscuit]

Irrespective of his red card, I thought he had a poor game. If Potter can’t magically turn him into a 12+ goal scorer next season who can do all the holdup work, we’ll need a better striker in the summer.

And I’m a Maupay supporter. I love the bloke I really do. I want it to work out for him...but...he’s slowly starting to lose me.

Game of opinions but I thought he did really well today. Especially after the red when he was putting himself on the line and trying to win fouls up the pitch.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

I imagine playing Widow Twanky in GraPott’s end of season panto could be his curtain call, unless GraPott decides to stage an AmDram production of Krzysztof Kieślowski‘s Three Colours Red trilogy as next season’s team bonding curtain opener.

 

[Rookie]

I have a feeling that he might be off in the summer. Not because of today or his season generally but more a change for him. Wouldn’t be surprised if he went abroad

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

This is his first disciplinary issue this season, so I doubt that will be a problem for the manager,.

Didn’t he get dropped earlier in the season for another misdemeanour?

 

[Swansman]

People who want to bench him or replace him in the starting eleven with something better or different, I understand that.

But selling him? Garbage idea.

With Maupay you know you have a hard working striker who scored a reasonable number of goals in the Premier League and who is pretty much never injured.

Its him, Danny Welbeck (injured for probably 50% of his career), Connolly (unproven and out with injuries x number of times this season), Florin Andone (injured for about 1,5 years) plus Percy Tau and Zeqiri who may or may (unfortunately more likely) not be the world beaters we want them to be.

Maupay is the closest thing you'll get to a guarantee that you always have at least one decent (and yeah some of you dont think he is but you dont score 8-10 goals in the best league in the world without being at least decent) forward available. Thats worth a lot in case you get injuries or if it turns out the new striker recruit is not able to bang in the 20 he'd be expected to.