Jordan Ayew - sold to Swansea

[Des Little]

I'd like to know what his key attributes are. So far all I know is he's rather partial to playing offside, and not on the pitch.

Des he doesn't even look like a footballer.
More like a boy band member playing in a charity match type player.

If he's not careful Gabby will clobber him.

Well so far he's only going in One Direction.

[Rudy65]

He's been crap so far.  He might not stay crap, but he shouldn't be in the squad at the moment.

Hopeless so far. I cant recall one thing he has done well.

Early days, but....

[silhillvilla]

Inaugural member of Bomb Squad III which is shaping to be a big one

[LukeJames]

Inaugural member of Bomb Squad III which is shaping to be a big one

You don't half spout some melodramatic nonsense.

[silhillvilla]

Inaugural member of Bomb Squad III which is shaping to be a big one

You don't half spout some melodramatic nonsense.

The truth hurts

[Villa in Denmark]

Inaugural member of Bomb Squad III which is shaping to be a big one

You don't half spout some melodramatic nonsense.

The truth hurts

Go on then, name Bomb Squad III.

This should be easier than the who should the manager be type questions, as it's a pretty limited pool to chose from.

[Villa in Denmark]

There's no way all our signings are going to come off. It would be a problem if the two worst were the two strikers though!

Unfortunately I think the worst 2 players we're signed are the 2 strikers...on the evidence so far, Ayew and Gestede aren't good enough. I'm not an Austin fan but he'd have been a better signing than this pair.

I'd agree with that, the important bit being based on the evidence so far.
Also not a fan of Austin, but starting wonder why we, or any other lower half / mid table team didn't try and get him.

With regards Ayew, whilst we're not quite at Tommy Docherty levels of assessment for a striker new to the league yet, it's starting to look like it might be appropriate.  See how he does over the next couple of months.  Hopefully he'll start to show something that looks like a glimmer of hope.

[Ads]

Inaugural member of Bomb Squad III which is shaping to be a big one

You don't half spout some melodramatic nonsense.

The truth hurts

Not half as much as reading your posts Coopers Injury.

[mr underhill]

Ayew needs until Christmas before an objective assessment can be made. If he is then as he is now, then loansville beckons to try and boost his playing opportunities/ confidence

[KRS]

There's no way all our signings are going to come off. It would be a problem if the two worst were the two strikers though!

Unfortunately I think the worst 2 players we're signed are the 2 strikers...on the evidence so far, Ayew and Gestede aren't good enough. I'm not an Austin fan but he'd have been a better signing than this pair.

I'd agree with that, the important bit being based on the evidence so far.
Also not a fan of Austin, but starting wonder why we, or any other lower half / mid table team didn't try and get him.

With regards Ayew, whilst we're not quite at Tommy Docherty levels of assessment for a striker new to the league yet, it's starting to look like it might be appropriate.  See how he does over the next couple of months.  Hopefully he'll start to show something that looks like a glimmer of hope.

Austin was on SSN last week and mentioned that he was approached by 2 or 3 PL clubs but he declined as they weren't suitable for him or his family...which pretty much suggests he doesn't want to move out of London (if these approaches actually happened).

I would also agree with mr underhill that Ayew could do with a loan spell somewhere as we simply don't have and can't afford time for him to find his feet in PL games. He clearly must have something about him to be an international player, but he hasn't shown anything to suggest he is either settled or ready to make the step up to the first team yet.

[CT Villan]

Ayew is so early on in his Villa career it is unfair to be so judgmental...and I would say that Ayew is an example of the rule rather than the exception. By that I mean it seems that many foreign imports take time to settle and contribute in a meaningful way, rather than the one or two exceptions who are instant successes. Just off the top of my head...Benteke, Petrov, Angel...examples of top foreign players for us who didn't settle quickly and there are many more.

[passitsideways]

Has he played through the middle for us at all so far? Seems like that's where he's most comfortable but I guess it's understandable for Sherwood at this stage to be skeptical about his ability to lead the line for a PL side.

When we signed him, the major weakness which people seemed to highlight was his tendency to give the ball away a lot, regardless of how well he was playing otherwise; so it's no surprise that that's exactly what's been happening so far, as he's tried to fit in here and probably not very confident.

[KRS]

He's also supposed to be pretty crap at staying onside according to reports before we signed him.

[supertom]

It is early days and I want him to succeed. But I struggle to think of too many players who have looked as hopeless, even in their early games for us. Certainly not players who eventually turned it round for a modicum of success. He's honestly looked like a bad Ali Dia impersonator.

[eamonn]

We're due a Balaban (Bosko, not Bob) this decade. Ayew has potential for the role.