‘So unnecessary’ – talkSPORT pundit slams Everton loanee live on air after ‘ridiculous’ incident
Pundit slams Neal Maupay live on talkSPORT after ‘ridiculous’ incident involving Everton loanee
It was “so unnecessary” for Everton loanee Neal Maupay to pick up a “ridiculous” yellow card for Brentford against Chelsea, according to talkSPORT pundit Scott Minto.
The striker was warming up for the Bees early in the second half of their Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge on Saturday (28 October) when he received the card.
Maupay stepped onto the pitch and kicked the ball away to prevent Chelsea attacker Cole Palmer from taking a free-kick.
“It’s ridiculous, so unnecessary,” Minto said live on talkSPORT, as quoted by the publication’s website. “Why are you putting a foot in there and getting booked before you’re even on the pitch? Surely that will change Thomas Frank’s mind about even bringing him on!”
Gamesmanship
The decision from Maupay to step onto the pitch and slow the game down to help his own team out will surely be appreciated by Frank.
The Toffees loanee, however, angered the majority of Stamford Bridge with his antics, with the game then finely poised at 0-0.
Brentford defender Ethan Pinnock netted the opening goal just two minutes later, with Maupay then helping his team score their second in the closing stages.
Frank opted to bring the attacker into the fray in the 76th minute, with Maupay breaking free in the 96th minute following a Chelsea corner, with the ball then finding the feet of Bryan Mbeumo who made it 2-0.
Maupay could have undoubtedly scored himself given how Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez was not in his goal, but the striker is clearly very short of confidence.
Still, he will get the assist for that goal, while his cheeky incident earlier in the half may have also just played a key role in the superb win.
