Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira heaps praise on 'versatile' Jordan Ayew

Published on: 16 October 2022

Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira has showered praises on Ghana forward Jordan Ayew for versatility this season.

Ayew has been deployed in a number positions including a central role for the Eagles so far this term, having made  nine league appearances and provided one assist.

The 31-year-old has been one of the standout players for Palace this season and was instrumental in their goalless draw at Leicester City on Sunday.

"Jordan is the type of player that is happy to be on the field regardless of his position,” the former Arsenal midfielder said as quoted by club website. “He is going to be giving 100 percent to the team.

"He is one of those players that you call a team player. On the pre-season tour, we tried him for around 15-20 minutes in central midfield and he did really well.

"We had a bit of a conversation on that and he liked to be around those positions as well, so that gave us a bit more tactical flexibility – but I like to have players in their best positions and his best position is on the right-hand side."

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