Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe said that he would speak with Allan Saint-Maximin following a training ground incident. The Magpies star parked his Ferrari in such a way while arriving at the training ground that annoyed his teammates. Allan is one of the few favourite players of the fans but his falling out with his own teammates is a matter of concern now for Eddie Howe and the rest of the Newcastle management.
Despite the Saudi Arabia Public Investment’s takeover of the club, they could make only 3 additions this summer. But those only reinforced their defence and not the attacking threat. Saint-Maximin once again has to take the load and Eddie Howe also understands how crucial he can be.
Teammates view on Allan Saint-Maximin
While asked to speak on the recent fallout between ASM and his teammates, Howe said:
“That is something we will be addressing with him. We’ve worked really hard with Maxi during pre-season. He’s in a really good place, I think.”
“He looks happy. He’s trained well. He’s delivered everything that we’ve asked him to deliver. You know, we’ve pushed him physically. He responded. So, I’m hoping for a very, very good season.”
“My big message to him at the end of last season was, physically, we need to try and get more. And that’s in every area of his game, so that’s more forward runs, getting in more goalscoring positions. Obviously, he’s devastating when one v one. I wouldn’t say there’s a better player one v one, from an attacking perspective, than Maxi in world football. So, we need to get him the ball more in better areas.
But the expectation of Maxi is that he’s got to be able to deliver the physical effort that I want the team to deliver. So, there’s been a lot of individual work towards that. I’m expecting a great season from him.”
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