“Maupay Slams Toxic Fan Abuse Following Everton’s Heavy Loss to Spurs”
Neal Maupay has criticized a group of Everton supporters who verbally abused their own players at London Euston train station after the team’s loss to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.
Everton has had a rough start to the Premier League season under manager Sean Dyche. They currently find themselves at the bottom of the league standings with a goal difference of -7.
Following a 3-0 defeat against Brighton at Goodison Park the previous week, the team struggled once again during their match against Tottenham in North London.
Yves Bissouma scored the first goal with a powerful shot, followed by two goals from Son Heung-min and another from Cristian Romero, leading to a dominant 4-0 victory for Spurs.
Everton, on the other hand, continued to perform poorly for much of the match.
After the game, some fans gathered at Euston Station in London to express their frustration with the team. Jordan Pickford and Mason Holgate were seen acknowledging the angry fans, while Neal Maupay was caught on camera responding to one of the hecklers.
One fan then shouted an expletive-laden insult at Maupay, criticizing his salary.
As the video gained attention on social media, Maupay addressed the situation, stating: “Imagine if it were normal to get this kind of abuse in any other job.”
He continued by criticizing the fans who waited at a train station to shout at players who were doing their best.
Maupay, who joined Everton from Brighton for £15 million and has scored just one goal in 32 appearances, recently returned to Goodison Park after a season-long loan at Brentford.
In February, the 28-year-old spoke about the “disturbing” abuse he had received on social media following his match-winning goal for Brighton in their 2020 game against Arsenal.
In an appearance on BBC Radio 4’s “Why Do You Hate Me?” podcast, Maupay shared some of the hateful messages he had received, including one that threatened his loved ones, warning they would “suffer” and that his family would be attacked later that day.
Maupay recalled: “I got home and received a call from the club advising me to deactivate my social media accounts due to the online threats. It was very disturbing. I contacted the club and said, ‘We need to take this seriously. What if that person actually comes to my house?'”