Jordan Ayew - sold to Swansea

[AV82EC]

I love him, I love the fact he sulks and throws tantrums and is never happy either with himself or the inadequacies of his team mates. He's a superb dribbler and inside forward and too good for this league. He's going to bend one in the top corner from 30 yards in the last minute at an away game soon, I can't wait.

[achilles]

Good good player when he gets going , its getting him going that appears to at issue. 

He has bags of skill if a bit selfish and by far our most skillful player in the squad. 

My old man can't stand him, he thinks he's a sulker and plays for himself not the team. I have tried to convince him how good he is and that his body language is frustration but at nearly 80 his opinions are pretty firmly entrenched. It might be that he doesn't go to games anymore so is only seeing him on the box that gives him that opinion.

In the first half he was awful, petulant and sulking, not wanting the ball and Amavi was totally confused with him in front of him as Ayew just kept on getting in the way!
However in the last 30 minutes of the second half he came to life and proved what an important player he could be to Villa, as he was superb.

In a decent PL side he would have been substituted way before he decided to actually start to play, he has to learn to play for 90 minutes and for the team!

[olaftab]

It is a fact that when Ayew is focussed and not being silly we  dominate other teams. When he is behaving badly we struggle. So either he needs to apply himself better for longer periods or we do without him.

[mr underhill]

Trouble is I don't think he's capable of applying himself for more than a percentage of any particular game ; if he were, he would be playing for a top six club.

[chrisw1]

It is a fact that when Ayew is focussed and not being silly we  dominate other teams. When he is behaving badly we struggle. So either he needs to apply himself better for longer periods or we do without him.

Just because he can't carry the team for a whole 90 minutes doesn't mean we should do without him.  It is for the other 10 players to contribute too is it not?

[Bottom Right 89]

The way he's started the season if he starts chipping in with a few goals you could see a Premier League side coming in for him in January. He shines like a lighthouse in this division.

[john e]

Jordan Ayew is the best player in this league,
I think a lot of his frustration comes from playing alongside numpties

I don't want him to leave but he really could be playing at a higher level

[not3bad]

It is a fact that when Ayew is focussed and not being silly we  dominate other teams. When he is behaving badly we struggle. So either he needs to apply himself better for longer periods or we do without him.

Just because he can't carry the team for a whole 90 minutes doesn't mean we should do without him.  It is for the other 10 players to contribute too is it not?

I agree with Chris. The one thing I would like Ayew to do more of is to look to play the killer ball when he's on one of his runs. It's the final ball that is so often lacking when Villa are looking dangerous.

[KevinGage]

Jordan Ayew is the best player in this league,
I think a lot of his frustration comes from playing alongside numpties

I don't want him to leave but he really could be playing at a higher level

I have a horrible, nagging feeling he will be away in Jan.

Ably abetted by numpties spamming Dr Tone about how he doesn't look happy enough playing for the club.

[oldhill_avfc]

Admittedly I've only seen him at home, but in those 5 games he's put together 2 halves of good performance.  Ok he's hit the woodwork but hasn't scored in 10.

That sort of form doesn't even make him the best player in the Villa team let alone this 'best player in the division' stuff.

If anyone wants to buy him January I'd happily cash in as it might at least allow us to balance the midfield.

[chrisw1]

Admittedly I've only seen him at home, but in those 5 games he's put together 2 halves of good performance.  Ok he's hit the woodwork but hasn't scored in 10.

That sort of form doesn't even make him the best player in the Villa team let alone this 'best player in the division' stuff.

If anyone wants to buy him January I'd happily cash in as it might at least allow us to balance the midfield.

You don't balance your midfield or indeed progress generally by selling your best player.

[oldhill_avfc]

Like I said, he's not our best player.

Yet, even if he was, there's nothing to say you couldn't  improve your overall team by selling him.

[not3bad]

If anyone wants to buy him January I'd happily cash in as it might at least allow us to balance the midfield.

Absolutely. We should make it a policy to always get rid of our skillful or unpredictable players. This isn't some sort of entertainment business.

[KevinGage]

Like I said, he's not our best player.

Yet, even if he was, there's nothing to say you couldn't  improve your overall team by selling him.

Well it has worked for us in the past, so why not.

[oldhill_avfc]

You're right.

All the excitement we've had in recent times got me confused. 

Maybe now's a good time to make it a results business.