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I can't believe what I'thou reading about Allan Saint-Maximin…withal once more – Suspend belief

It was back in Dec (2021) when I commencement saw information technology really building upwards a head of steam with (some fans) in regard to Allan Saint-Maximin.

At the time I wrote something on The Magazine about it, alee of the Man City home match (xix December 2021), dorsum then Newcastle United struggling in the middle of a tough run of fixtures.

Then I saw like in February and wrote another article virtually Allan Saint-Maximin and these 'fans' that was published by The Mag.

At present I discover myself feeling obliged to do the same, every bit very very bizarrely, for me at least, a sizeable minority of Newcastle United fans want to make Allan Saint-Maximin into some kind of scapegoat.

The theory seems to be that the squad nether Eddie Howe has / had put a decent run together based largely on hard work / teamwork and ASM somehow doesn't fit into this 'success' in terms of performances and results.

Eddie Howe asked what the situation is / was with Allan Saint-Maximin named on the demote once again at Everton:

"Maxi wasn't close to starting [against Everton].

"He has had simply two grooming sessions in four weeks and when you have had an intense spell of games like nosotros've had, it'south very difficult to get that load into him.

"The trouble is, if you lot beginning him without that base [of training behind him], there's a high run a risk he gets injured.

"No, we decided to utilise him from the bench again. I thought that he did well when he came on.

"He gave the states an outlet and did what he e'er does, he is a threat one on i and dribbled with the ball very well."

Even though Eddie Howe has explained the state of affairs as to why Allan Saint-Maximin hasn't been named in his starting elevens and indeed, the articulate reasons why ASM isn't able to play to the best of his power, that still hasn't stopped the stupidity from some Newcastle fans, equally seen by these comments below, many of them since Everton.

Newcastle United fans commenting on Allan Saint-Maximin various places online, including Twitter:

'We've been a better team without Allan Saint-Maximin, anybody rolling their sleeves upwardly and fighting for results. No space in team for lazy players.'

'You have to wonder if Saint-Maximin'south heart is still in information technology?'

'F.ck Allan Saint-Maximin, stupid pr.ck.'

'I would rather have Jacob Spud than ASM, works hard and you know what you lot get."

'He's a bohemian. I good game in 10. A luxury we can't beget.'

'Cash in on him in the summer.'

'If he passed the ball when 3 other players overlap him perhaps we would score more than goals.'

'A show pony. How near he kicks the ball in the internet a few times and wins some games.'

'Ask him why he's such a lazy b.stard.'

'Allan Saint-Maximin plays for himself, not Newcastle United.'

'Leave him on bench. Been awful this season.'

'Absolutely no end production as far equally I can tell.'

Honestly, where do yous start? If you call back that the biggest problem for Newcastle United is Allan Saint-Maximin this season, then the only problem is you.

This idea that he is lazy, disinterested, doesn't care, can't be bothered etc etc, is absolutely crazy. The vast majority of matches this season, it is Allan Saint-Maximin who has put the near graft in. I can simply assume that well-nigh Newcastle fans slagging him off, accept never played much football themselves. It is by far the almost tiring part to play in a team, when yous are the actor that carries the ball more than than any other, gets the team team upwards the pitch more than any other, gets NUFC into the opposition box more than than any other, more carries into the opposition box than whatever other…and and so on.

You almost become the feeling that many of this sizeable minority of NUFC fans, volition only be happy once they take driven the Frenchman away to another gild. Sadly, the news clearly reaching him from this minority, particularly as he is very active online, Allan Saint-Maximin posting this on his social media in reaction to these clown comments he is seeing:

How embarrassing is it, that one of the very few positive and uplifting people of the last few years of Ashley and Bruce, has felt the demand to answer these self-appointed judges of his performances and commitment.

Allan Saint-Maximin stayed at Newcastle United under Mike Ashley and Steve Bruce and never tried to jump transport despite the butchery the society was. So…now (some!) fans desire to drive him out, would exist better without him and would rather have Jacob Murphy in the team???

Wait at the Newcastle United players and their directly goal involvement in this 2021/22 Premier League season:

8 Allan Saint-Maximin (5 goals, 3 assists)

vi Callum Wilson (6 goals, 0 assists)

5 , Ryan Fraser (2 goal, three assists)

iii Javier Manquillo (1 goal, 2 assists), Joelinton (two goals, 1 assistance) , Fabian Schar (one goal, two assists), Jonjo Shelvey (ii goals, 1 assist)

2 Joe Willock (2 goals, 0 assists), Kieran Trippier (2 goals), Jacob Murphy (1 goal, 1 assistance), Sean Longstaff (ane goal, 1 assistance), Matt Ritchie (two assists)

1 Lascelles (i goal), Woods (1 goal), Bruno (1 goal), Krafth (ane assist), Hayden (1 goal), Hendrick (i goal), Clark (1 aid), Fire (1 assistance)

The idea that Allan Saint-Maximin is only some kind of show pony with no end production is laughable, certainly compared to the other options Newcastle United currently have.

The team has looked far more than solid BUT that has been massively down to bringing in Trippier, Burn and Targett at the back, which has then given Schar the opportunity to prove how proficient he can be aslope meliorate defenders / players, with Dubravka also improving to an extent because of that. You then have Joelinton equally a big factor in that comeback in his new position, whilst the likes of Fraser, Willock and Shelvey accept all bucked their ideas up under Eddie Howe.

However, reality is that in many contempo games we still haven't created many chances in the absence of ASM and the positive results take overwhelmingly been downwards to ameliorate and more disciplined defending.

Nobody can tell me that adding a fully fit and tuned up Allan Saint-Maximin to that now defensive solid base, wouldn't be a bonus, rather than some kind of supposed negative.

I'm using some updated tables from the first-class 'Other14' (they specialise in stats for the 14 clubs non office of the 'big six') to evidence the Allan Saint-Maximin case,

This ane as well….

…and this

Every bit you tin can encounter, Allan Saint-Maximin the only Newcastle histrion in the height two lists when information technology comes to how many chances on average created for teammates in matches AND when information technology comes to average number of shots on target in matches.

Equally for his dribbling ability, we all know information technology is good BUT this above simply shows how he does it against every club / team / opponent, having dribbled successfully by an amazing 112 different opponents and so far this season, an astonishing 47 more than any other player in the other xiv Premier League clubs.

Allan Saint-Maximin clearly at a low indicate at the moment, conspicuously struggling with injury and fitness, as he tries to get back to 100%.

He needs the support of Newcastle United fans at this time, not fashion over the acme criticism!

Eddie Howe has explained, Allan Saint-Maximin hasn't even been able to train properly this month, apart from a couple of sessions. Forget all the daft conspiracy theories and this idea that nosotros are improve without him, remember instead just how skillful Allan Saint-Maximin tin be and what we take seen so often before in a Newcastle shirt, despite being surrounded past a pretty poor group of players in the main.

Simply imagine how good he can exist with a solid defence backside him who tin can too play a chip of football, Joelinton and a fully PL up to speed Bruno G, plus some other quality players signed to play in the attacking half and really give the opposition something to think nigh, playing alongside Allan Saint-Maximin.

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Source: https://www.themag.co.uk/2022/03/i-cant-believe-what-im-reading-about-allan-saint-maximin-yet-again-suspend-belief-newcastle-united/

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