Allan Saint-Maximin is a very different football player from those who have come before him. He has the air of someone who plays purely for his own enjoyment.
His speed and dribbling ability has caught the eye in the Premier League and also on the FIFA 22 video game where he has become a heavily used player.
Saint-Maximin is by far the player who has completed the most dribbles [150 out of 252] in the five major European leagues.
Offensive performance of Saint-Maximin vs. other Premiership left wingers. Source: Comparisonator.
Duels performance of Saint-Maximin vs. other Premiership left wingers. Source: Comparisonator.
The former St-Etienne, Monaco, Hannover, Bastia and Nice player comfortably beats other forwards according to Opta: Kylian Mbappe [109], Rafael Leao [95], Sofiane Boufal [91] and Vinicius Jr [90].
The Magpies winger also has a considerable dribbling success rate of 59.52%. Here he also beats Mbappe [49.55%], Leao [53.07%], Boufal [42.33%] and Vini [40.36%].
The best dribblers in the 5 major leagues according to Opta
Comparison with Jordan
His overly individualistic style has earned him plenty of criticism, but Saint-Maximin defends it to the hilt. The Newcastle winger plays for fun.
"I want to do things that impress, that change the rules, that's my goal. I want to achieve what Michael Jordan did in his day, which changed some people's lives. That's where the real beauty lies," Saint-Maximin said in an interview with So Foot.
"Those who have played with me know very well that, in terms of pure quality, I have nothing to envy Sadio Mane," Saint-Maximin confessed.
What's more, Saint-Maximin added: "The day I have a player capable of finishing off my moves, I'll give 10-15 assists a season and change the perception people have of me in their heads."
This season, the former Nice man has contributed to Newcastle's resurrection with five goals and four assists in 34 Premier League appearances.
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Maximin you better be a runner than a footballer
Mishaelinho10
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I will go for SaKa. SM dribbles Alot including his own Team Mates😎
No Allan Saint-Maximin is better than Saka
gestid
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Newcastle is the Engineer of this post. this is a plot to sell him at a higher cist
Emmauche
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I will go for SaKa. SM dribbles Alot including his own Team Mates😎
fatbikorst
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He is so fun when he's playing. If he uses his pace and quality to score goals definitely it would be make him so high which he never imagined
hinaknotu
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he can do amazing things
PeepsClips
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you are not giving assists, good ones assist even defenders to score - that is called - serving it on a plate.
Xanny10
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Dude is all showboat with no end results. He needs to do beta with all that dribbling.
ArtaSTONE
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Decent season, but keep it humble because MJ was all about end product. This lad has enough pace and talent to get himself into scoring positions himself. Fantastic player to watch .👌🏾