Jordan Ayew - sold to Swansea

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Ayew strikes me as a massive confidence player and also a bit of a nutter.

He really seemed to embrace the atmosphere yesterday and played very direct and with a good amount of aggression and swagger. As others have said, hopefully that is the springboard for him.

[peter w]

he grew into the game and looked decent out wide. I said before that he could become a Vassell or even a Joachim type player for us. Not a conventional forward but one that does his work around the fringes of the last third and picks the ball up from anywhere across the pitch and has a run at defenders. Some games it won't come off, others it will.

[Chris Smith]

He really seemed to embrace the atmosphere yesterday and played very direct and with a good amount of aggression and swagger. As others have said, hopefully that is the springboard for him.

Thought the same, he even threw his shirt into the crowd at the end.

His close control impressed me, a marked contrast to any other forward we have.

[paul_e]

He really seemed to embrace the atmosphere yesterday and played very direct and with a good amount of aggression and swagger. As others have said, hopefully that is the springboard for him.

Thought the same, he even threw his shirt into the crowd at the end.

His close control impressed me, a marked contrast to any other forward we have.

The best bit for me was that he started trying tricks, there was one right on the line where he tried to flick it over the defender and it went dead but at least he was happy to give it a go, I like strikers who are willing to do something different to try to make a chance for themselves.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

First time I've seen him and was impressed

Quick and direct and willing to try something different

He also dropped deep to help the midfield out

For me he has to start above gabby any day of the week

[Percy McCarthy]

Made a big difference when he came on, had an excellent half. He seemed determined to take control of his own destiny as a footballer by dropping deep as soon as he came on and demanding the ball, as if trying to build his own confidence. With money being pretty tight, I'm delighted that he didn't look like the £10m dud he has up to last night. Also nice to see Rudy get the winner and show he can be useful too with the right service.

With those two and Veretout doing okay last night, I think we have now seen glimpses of ability from  nearly all our signings that give us hope at least, with Gana, Richards and Amavi being especially good. Lescott was pants though.

[tomd2103]

Looked much more comfortable on the right last night.  Made a real difference when he came on.

[Dave]

He really seemed to embrace the atmosphere yesterday and played very direct and with a good amount of aggression and swagger. As others have said, hopefully that is the springboard for him.

Thought the same, he even threw his shirt into the crowd at the end.

His close control impressed me, a marked contrast to any other forward we have.

The best bit for me was that he started trying tricks, there was one right on the line where he tried to flick it over the defender and it went dead but at least he was happy to give it a go, I like strikers who are willing to do something different to try to make a chance for themselves.

What makes it better as well is that he's still trying that sort of thing in spite of a bit of a ropey start to his Villa career - he'd be forgiven for just trying to play it simple and not try anything too fancy.

Good for him.

[l_mckay]

Hopefully a massive confidence boost for him. Give him a start Saturday now if gabbys an injury doubt.

[Dante Lavelli]

Was really impressed with Ayew when he came on. The wide right role really suits him. There is a player in there somewhere.

Ditto.  The fact that we also have Adama as a similar type of player (but very raw) means that they can fight it out for one position.  Similarly I think Gil and Grealish (similar players) can duel for the other position.  The problem is who you play in-between them...

Three solid midfielders behind them, one with license to push forward (Vertout?) and - I think - you have the basis of a good team with a good mix of pace/skill and bodies in the right places to stop us being over-run.

[FailsworthVillan]

Hopefully a massive confidence boost for him. Give him a start Saturday now if gabbys an injury doubt.

Give him a start even if Gabby not an injury doubt.

[paul_e]

What makes it better as well is that he's still trying that sort of thing in spite of a bit of a ropey start to his Villa career - he'd be forgiven for just trying to play it simple and not try anything too fancy.

Good for him.

Yeah that's what I was getting at, he certainly didn't play within himself which is what you often see from someone who's struggled to settle in and is what we're seeing from Gabby right now. If he'd got the goal he deserved when their keeper turned one away from the top corner I think he'd definitely be starting at the weekend.

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I thought Veretout looked much better with a couple of players like Ayew and Grealish willing to move for him.

[Des Little]

Much, much better.  Hopefully he's finding his feet now. 

[Ryu]

I was impressed with his work rate. Wasn't sure where he was playing at first as he was all over the pitch wanting the ball.

He really improved our shape I think.  When he got the ball he went down the wing with it when we've been relying on the full backs for width a lot lately. With Rudy as our centre forward we really need crosses from the touchline coming in so it was good to see.