Jordan Ayew has acknowledged the huge impact Roy Hodgson has made since he took over the reins of Crystal Palace.
After Crystal Palace’s recent match against, Ayew, who assisted on the Eagles’ third goal, was all praise for coach Roy Hodgson. Ayew highlighted his happiness with the team’s performance in a post-game interview.
“Pleased with the goal and the four goals, but not so pleased with the ones we conceded. Overall it was a good day, we are happy, have three points and now we need to keep on pushing to win more games.”
Ayew also spoke about the team’s attacking mentality and their desire to be decisive on the pitch.
“We enjoy playing together, we want to score goals, get assists and be decisive, that is important and something we are trying to do more. Sometimes it works and sometimes not, but that is something we are trying to improve.”
The Ghana striker also had words of praise for manager Hodgson, who has brought a wealth of experience and calmness to the team.
“Roy has come in and done a really good job, he has experience, calmness and we knew him before. He has given us belief to believe in our qualities and to express ourselves. Patrick (Vieira) did a good job but this is a ruthless business. But Roy has come in and done a really good job.”
Tru News Report previously shared that Jordan Ayew etched his name into the history books after he became the first Ghanaian to directly contribute 50 Premier League goals following his sublime goal against West Ham on Saturday.
Additionally, Jordan’s international teammates Jeffrey Schlupp also got his name on the score sheet to augment Crystal Palace’s survival quest in the 2022/23 premier league. The game’s equalizer was scored by Jordan in the 15th minute at Selhurst Park after the Hammers had grabbed an early lead.
He has also scored three goals in his last five games for the club after only doing so once in his previous 29. The attacker sprinted after receiving a feed from Michael Olise before beating the West Ham goalie with his effort.
Five minutes later, Wilfried Zaha gave Palace the lead, and Schlupp made it 3-1 to give the Eagles a commanding lead in the match. West Ham attempted a late comeback, but they were unable to gain anything from the game as Palace won 4-3 at home.
Andre Ayew and Jordan Ayew
Jordan Ayew is the younger brother of Andre Ayew who plays for Nottingham Forest. They are both the sons of Maha Ayew and Abedi Pele. Jordan’s father, uncles Kwame and Sola, and brothers Ibrahim are all current or former professional footballers as well as a sister, Imani. Ayew is a practising Muslim. He is married to Denise Acquah and they have two children.
