Newcastle United told what Allan Saint-Maximin’s problem is

Newcastle United have certainly had to worry about Allan Saint-Maximin in recent weeks. On top of his game, there is no doubt that he is a great player to have on your team. He is just one of those stars who can make something happen almost out of nothing. And as football has shifted to a more tactics-based game, there are not a lot of those players left any more. Thus, a talisman like the French winger is important.

But at the same time, there is no hiding from the fact that Saint-Maximin has struggled to make an impact for Newcastle United in recent times.

Now, to be fair to him, Saint-Maximin has been struggling with an injury problem in recent weeks and is not even fit enough right now to start. As a result, he has had to be content with making appearances off the bench.

He has not managed to have an impact on games after coming on as a substitute though, and has even been frustrating to watch at times. Noel Whelan has pointed out what the problem with Saint-Maximin is right now, as he told Football Insider:

"“With Saint-Maximin, I think the problem with him is he knows that he’s their star player and he tries to do everything by himself. We love the darting runs, we love those powerful runs that he makes.“But sometimes when you come off the bench and you’re not properly warm, you’ve not got yourself into the game, those touches can be a little bit too heavy. They can run away from you like not long after you’ve started the game.“Some people can adapt to coming off the bench and getting into a game easier than others. I think he’s struggled because he tries to do too much himself at times. He doesn’t need to.”"

Newcastle United told what Saint-Maxmin’s problem is right now

When it comes to Saint-Maximin, at times, it does feel like he is trying to make too much happen or trying too hard, to dribble past three or four people at once instead of trying to make the right decision.

Yes, he is a player who is known for his ability to do that and is someone who is expected to bring the fans off their seats.

But at this point of time, he is not at the peak of his fitness and has not played consistent football for a while. Thus, it might be better for him to do the simple things right instead of trying for something complicated and getting it wrong.