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Crystal Palace manager, Patrick Vieira has praised Ghana forward Jordan Ayew following his impressive display vs Newcastle United at St. James’ Park in the Premier League.
Ayew was one of the standout players for Palace as they held Newcastle to a goalless draw at St James' Park on Saturday.
The 30-year-old had to take the centre-forward position after the introduction of Michael Olise and Vieira believes the Black Stars forward brought balance to the team.
“It is looking at the situation of the game and when Jordan went centrally when Olise came on and [Nathaniel] Clyne went on the left, this is the flexibility of the players," Vieira said.
“Jordan played that role when we went on tour so knows the responsibility of the position, and that gives me good options.”
“There is an option on the table to play him there. He was fantastic when he played there, is an intelligent player, and is prepared to sacrifice himself for the team. When he went centrally that gave us a really good balance.”
“We knew they [set pieces] were going to be challenging. Looking at the physical aspect and every set piece was a challenge,”
“I believe we defended well in the first contact, were present for the second contact and of course you expect them to make chances because this is their strength.”
“We work on set pieces because we knew we needed to improve that side of the game. Today we defended really well.”
Ayew was one of the standout players for Palace as they held Newcastle to a goalless draw at St James' Park on Saturday.
The 30-year-old had to take the centre-forward position after the introduction of Michael Olise and Vieira believes the Black Stars forward brought balance to the team.
“It is looking at the situation of the game and when Jordan went centrally when Olise came on and [Nathaniel] Clyne went on the left, this is the flexibility of the players," Vieira said.
“Jordan played that role when we went on tour so knows the responsibility of the position, and that gives me good options.”
“There is an option on the table to play him there. He was fantastic when he played there, is an intelligent player, and is prepared to sacrifice himself for the team. When he went centrally that gave us a really good balance.”
“We knew they [set pieces] were going to be challenging. Looking at the physical aspect and every set piece was a challenge,”
“I believe we defended well in the first contact, were present for the second contact and of course you expect them to make chances because this is their strength.”
“We work on set pieces because we knew we needed to improve that side of the game. Today we defended really well.”