Elye Wahi’s two tenures against Montpellier and PSG were therefore only temporary. Against Nantes, Sunday evening at the end of the 10e day of Ligue 1, the Olympian striker returned to sit on the bench for the benefit of Neal Maupay, back from suspension. And Roberto De Zerbi, who reframed the former Lensois after the Classic (0-3), this time did not even see fit to bring him into play. A snub for the one that OM bought for 25 million euros this summer.
Can the situation be reversed? The Italian coach may say that he believes in his potential, but the Marseille number 9 is today very far from being able to find his place in the starting lineup. Even less after the last performance of his direct competitor up front, who opened the scoring with a cross from Jonathan Rowe at La Beaujoire (0-1, 24e) and then did not count his efforts throughout the match to allow Ciel et Blanc, second in Ligue 1, to win (1-2).
Elye Wahi dubbed by Neal Maupay
“I think he won a lot of pointsanalyzed Walid Acherchour on DAZN. He made a teammate match, a number 9 match who can connect with others. He already scores a goal. When you are number 9, you are asked to be decisive and he was. And afterwards, with his back to the game, facing a client like (Nicolas) Pallois, I found that he was very solid in his support, he managed to rezone (…). He is a player who will really compete with Elye Wahi this season. »
If he thinks that Neal Maupay has perhaps won his starting place in the medium term, the consultant believes that nothing is over for the ex-Montpellier. “It’s not over because Elye Wahi has other qualities. There was a big investment and it has potential, he added. But I find that in the overall palette of a number 9, Neal Maupay once again showed that he was relevant for the game of Olympique de Marseille. » An opinion shared on X by a good number of observers.
“Not about to see his name on the board again at the pre-match chat”
“I’m thinking of Elye Wahi: not about to see his name on the table again in the pre-match chat”posted on X the host of Winamax FC, Thomas Bonnavent, while Marseille supporters blurted out: “Maupay, 100 times holder. Plus, in an interview, he’s really intelligent”, “I hope Wahi watches Maupay’s match carefully”, “How could OM have done without Maupay all this time to let this Wahi fraud play out? » Mass is said.
