He needs to show a lot more desire, in my opinion. Just seems quite passive.
McNeils cleared effort yesterday is a great example. He should be breaking his neck to get into the 6 yard box there, but he never even breaks out of a jog. Not good enough, and I’m a bit worried that’s a bit uncoachable, more down to mentality and character.
That said, he’s still big, with a half decent touch and pace. He gives defenders a lot more to worry about than Maupay did and this helps us get up the pitch. We don’t win that game with Maupay, so he’s a big upgrade in that sense and, in the circumstances, there’s no way we were getting anyone better in.