Jordan Ayew - THREAD. LOCKED.

[Larry_LCFC]

He has a role to play, and I don't blame him for being generally shite. It's Cooper completely misusing him. He's what we need to see out a game, can hold the ball well but also offers an attacking threat in small doses. I don't think even he thought he'd be starting every match 

[funkyrobot]

2 minutes ago, Fox 4 Life said:

I don't like him personally but that is the definition of a Premier league player,.does the hard work, holds it up. Wins freekicks etc. I'd rather play fatawu but he's not doing a bad job 

I think there’s a very large number of Premier League footballers who would say they offer significantly more to their team than the your definition tbh 😂

[oz was my hero]

22 minutes ago, Will1981 said:

much better than BDCR

Fuvk me ,that's set the bar high. 

[funkyrobot]

1 minute ago, Jimmy said:

yes he does, but you've clearly decided Ayew can't have a good game for us, probably just as another stick to beat the manager with, its pathetic. 

 

Still I guess there has to be at least 1 player getting undue stick at all times on here

I’ve not, I’m just responding to some of the remarkable praise he’s had on here today. He played well against Palace, but today he wasn’t outstanding, he was pretty average, didn’t look dangerous and he didn’t press well. I don’t dislike the guy, he’s miles better than BDCR for a start!! 

[Tommy G]

2 minutes ago, funkyrobot said:

I’ve not, I’m just responding to some of the remarkable praise he’s had on here today. He played well against Palace, but today he wasn’t outstanding, he was pretty average, didn’t look dangerous and he didn’t press well. I don’t dislike the guy, he’s miles better than BDCR for a start!! 

Chill, it’s a saturday - have a beer or something. 10 posts on why you hate Jordan Ayew so much is a strange hill to die on.

 

+3 today let’s not forget.

[funkyrobot]

8 minutes ago, kyleolly said:

He created a couple of chances so Mavadidi was crap today how many chances did he create?

Where have I stated that Mavididi played well today? He didn’t. If you want my thoughts on him in this Ayew thread though, I’d say Cooper’s system doesn’t help him as he plays as the only wide winger, making it easier to mark him out of the game. I’d still select him over Cooper’s other fave left sided player (BDCR) every day of the week though. 

[funkyrobot]

Just now, Tommy G said:

Chill, it’s a saturday - have a beer or something. 10 posts on why you hate Jordan Ayew so much is a strange hill to die on.

 

+3 today let’s not forget.

10 responses not 10 posts tbf. It’s even more strange to die on the Ayew has been great hill too. For those on that hill I’d suggest cutting down on the beers. 

[kyleolly]

4 minutes ago, funkyrobot said:

Where have I stated that Mavididi played well today? He didn’t. If you want my thoughts on him in this Ayew thread though, I’d say Cooper’s system doesn’t help him as he plays as the only wide winger, making it easier to mark him out of the game. I’d still select him over Cooper’s other fave left sided player (BDCR) every day of the week though. 

Just find it strange that Ayew is the scapegoat when others have played worse e.g the golden goose’s Mavs and Vardy 

[Paninistickers]

Decent bench player. His general arrogance/swagger is good to have around too. That's it.  

[Spiritwalker]

21 minutes ago, funkyrobot said:

Okazaki pressed and pressed, defended from the front and ran himself into the ground. Ayew does not press. 

Yeah, anyone comparing him to Okazaki needs to watch some old games back and watch the shift that Okazaki

puts in.

[roblcfc84]

He did well today, ok he didn’t create anything but if you actually watch the game countless times he won the ball, or held it up, must have won 7 or 8 free kicks. We are not in a position to play teams off the park so he does a valuable job. I do agree 65 mins in he was spent and needed to be switched. And against teams around us and home games we should win, I’d rather see Fatawu on, but he definitely offers something. 

[kyleolly]

He actually got in to positions in the first half where defenders had to follow him which allowed Buonanotte space to drive forward

[The Doctor]

he was crap. literally all anyone can say for him is "he wins free kicks" but is that actually a good thing? he's got the first touch of a cart horse and on the press he arrives 5-7 business days after the ball has gone. first half everything good in our attack avoided him, second half his ambling about, making Soumare look like a reincarnation of Iain Hume, played a huge part in allowing Bournemouth the freedom to just keep attacking 

[Pliskin]

7 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

Decent bench player. His general arrogance/swagger is good to have around too. That's it.  

Apart from when he tells Mads to kick it to him, and he loses the header. 

[gurru991]

Whoscored rates Jordan Ayew !!!

 

 

[honeybradger]

1 hour ago, gurru991 said:

Whoscored rates Jordan Ayew !!!

 

 

That cant be right? Foxestalk has decided that because he doesn't offer much going forwards then keeping possession must be a strength of his but here it says that holding onto the ball is a weakness. How odd.

[Jimmy]

very weak discipline? in what sense? 

[whoareyaaa]

On 05/10/2024 at 21:56, The Doctor said:

he was crap. literally all anyone can say for him is "he wins free kicks" but is that actually a good thing? he's got the first touch of a cart horse and on the press he arrives 5-7 business days after the ball has gone. first half everything good in our attack avoided him, second half his ambling about, making Soumare look like a reincarnation of Iain Hume, played a huge part in allowing Bournemouth the freedom to just keep attacking 

 

[Dahnsouff]

29 minutes ago, Jimmy said:

very weak discipline? in what sense? 

Saw that and thought it very odd. Maybe he has a potty mouth?

[HankMarvin]

We brought a free kick specialist 

unfortunately it’s not the type that scores goals 

[Ric Flair]

Never seen an attacking player have less shots or create chances since Okazaki. He did extremely well because we had high output machines like Vardy and Mahrez but given Cooper's system attacks with only 4 players going forward, rather than 5 like we did under Enzo and one of them is a master at hiding then it's no surprise we prop up the table on shots and chance creation.

 

He should be nowhere near this starting eleven. Impact player at best. Exactly what I called out in the summer is happening, he was never going to be just a squad player. 

[Sly]

9 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

Never seen an attacking player have less shots or create chances since Okazaki. He did extremely well because we had high output machines like Vardy and Mahrez but given Cooper's system attacks with only 4 players going forward, rather than 5 like we did under Enzo and one of them is a master at hiding then it's no surprise we prop up the table on shots and chance creation.

 

He should be nowhere near this starting eleven. Impact player at best. Exactly what I called out in the summer is happening, he was never going to be just a squad player. 

I’m not sure what sort of impact I’d expect from him. 
 

It’s like watching a firework you’ve lit, that then doesn’t go off. I’m not angry, I’m disappointed.

[The Doctor]

2 hours ago, Jimmy said:

very weak discipline? in what sense? 

probably to do with the rate at which he gets yellow cards (man had more yellows than goals for Palace)

[brookfox]

1 hour ago, The Doctor said:

probably to do with the rate at which he gets yellow cards (man had more yellows than goals for Palace)

Great; xY > xG + xA, just what we needed!

[pmcla26]

Last season 90% of the players fitted into Maresca’s system. Our window meant we got the right profile to have two of each player in nearly every position that could slot seamlessly in. 
 

This is one of Rodgers’ squad building faults where we ended up having a disjointed team in 22/23. 
 

Players like Ayew, Edouard and BDCR who aren’t like for like/similar to others in their position, but in fact completely different, upsets the balance once again.