Newcastle United winger Allan Saint-Maximin is excited playing for new manager Eddie Howe.
After scoring in their 3-3 draw with Brentford, Saint-Maximin says he has already seen enough from head coach Eddie Howe to be convinced Newcastle can dig themselves out of trouble.
Asked about the former Bournemouth manager's absence due to self-isolation rules, the Frenchman told NUFC TV: “It was bad because we need him.
“He's a good coach for me – I don't need one year with him to see if he is a good coach or not – he's a great coach. They have a nice philosophy, a nice idea and you can see that from the first game.
“We played more in attack, we had more chances to score and it was more difficult to defend against us, so we just have to keep going like this and to concede fewer goals and I'm sure we're going to win more games."
The former Nice frontman, who admitted the club “will go down for sure" without the support of their fans, was able to take positives from a more progressive display – if they can tighten up at the back.
He said: “With the way we played, for every defence it could be a difficult game. But it's still the same: when we score, we have to do the best things and stay together to not concede a goal because if we score and they score, we score, they score again, it's impossible to win a game like this."
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