Allan Saint-Maximin: Eddie Howe took over as the manager of Newcastle United on 8 November 2021. He signed a contract until the summer of 2024. However, many felt that it would be a short term fix for the club who were favourites to get relegated at that point in time.
With that being said, Eddie Howe managed to turn things around significantly as the club is now 10th in the league. Allan Saint-Maximin has praised his manager when he appeared on So Foot.
“When he arrived, he gave us a piece of paper and asked us to write down what we loved in life, the names of our kids, things like that. I must have had a minimum of seven or eight managers. And I’ve never seen someone do something like that,” Saint-Maximin said.
“He also instilled moments where each player must speak in front of everyone and tell their life story, talk about their childhood. There have been very moving moments. We learned a lot of things about our team-mates and staff that we had no idea about. It allowed us to be more together.
“Eddie Howe is really strong at building relationships and you can feel it on the pitch. Without that, I don’t think we would have managed to climb back up the table like we did.”
