A lot of Newcastle United fans have responded to the club’s tweet of Allan Saint-Maximin with the Frenchman said to be making good progress in his recovery from a hamstring injury.
Newcastle have seriously missed the Frenchman and have only won one match without him all season.
What should Steve Bruce do with Saint-Maximin?
Get him involved as soon as possible
Ease him back in
However, the last time that Steve Bruce tried to bring Saint-Maximin in, it proved to be too early, and the 22-year-old suffered a setback.
This time these Toon fans want Bruce to take his time with Saint-Maximin.
? @asaintmaximin has also been back out on the grass this week as he makes good progress in his recovery from a hamstring injury! ??#NUFC pic.twitter.com/1GHfZjXVL3
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) January 7, 2020
Saturday: Steve Bruce starts him and he re-tears his hamstring.
— Sport Social (@TheSportSocial) January 7, 2020
Please, don’t push him to much. Let him have a couple of training sessions first.
— Robin Verhagen (@robinnufc) January 7, 2020
Don’t rush him back, we need him fit
— Jord???? (@jordooo_01) January 7, 2020
Pleeeeeaaase don’t rush him back ?
— chris (@CDJ_45) January 7, 2020
Other Newcastle supporters, though, are delighted to see Saint-Maximin back.
— Tom Bell-Green (@tombellgreen) January 7, 2020
We desperately need him back, vital player for bruceys system
— noway (@samwilliamclay) January 7, 2020
@lukehenry9 there he is ?
— Danny Boy (@dannysomers1988) January 7, 2020
God, have we missed him. Not the same team without him.
— Beam me up Scotty??? ? (@garvieg) January 7, 2020
What do we think?
Without Saint-Maximin, Newcastle have struggled to offer any real threat in a few games and now find themselves on a poor run of three Premier League defeats in a row.
The Toon will want to have him back on the pitch quickly, but they must make sure that he is fully fit and ready to return.
Saint-Maximin’s injury came from playing too many games in a short period of time, and Bruce chose to play the Frenchman when he was not fully fit.
The 22-year-old is explosive and causes teams problems, but Newcastle can’t make the same mistake that they did last time.