{"id":418307,"date":"2017-09-14T12:30:27","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T12:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/14\/andre-ayews-consistency-offers-promise-for-west-ham-united\/"},"modified":"2017-09-14T12:30:27","modified_gmt":"2017-09-14T12:30:27","slug":"andre-ayews-consistency-offers-promise-for-west-ham-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/14\/andre-ayews-consistency-offers-promise-for-west-ham-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Andre Ayew\u2019s consistency offers promise for West Ham United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Soccer News of Thursday, 14 September 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Goal.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-09-14<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/77555660.295.jpg\" alt=\"ANDRE AYEW 23\" title=\"ANDRE AYEW 23\" width=\"295\" height=\"155\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Andre Ayew<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385178506\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385178506\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1505392227_415_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Andre Ayew found the net again on Monday as West Ham United beat Huddersfield Town 2-0 to get their season off the mark, with the Ghana international\u2019s consistency a genuine reason for optimism at the London Stadium. <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nAyew\u2019s strike\u2014an effort from six yards in the 77th minute\u2014may prove vital as the season wears on. <\/p>\n<p>Admittedly, the Irons already led through Pedro Obiang\u2019s deflected strike five minutes beforehand\u2014with Ayew providing the assist\u2014but Huddersfield enjoyed more of the possession on the day, registered a better pass accuracy and were threatening a resurgence. <\/p>\n<p>Indeed, David Wagner keeps his side so fit and so well drilled, that it was surely imperative that the Londoners bagged a second goal to kill off the contest and ensure the Yorkshiremen returned up north empty-handed. <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nIn the context of the match, the assist and the goal were vital in securing the win. <\/p>\n<p>In the context of the season\u2014and in the context of Slaven Bilic\u2019s apparently diminishing job security\u2014they may prove transformative for West Ham, particularly considering the fate that befell Frank de Boer earlier on Monday. <\/p>\n<p>Some may complain that Hammers fans haven\u2019t yet seen the best of Ayew since his big-money move from Swansea City last summer, and while there\u2019s some truth to that, he continues to be a player who can step up when his teams need him most. <\/p>\n<p>According to Opta, the Black Star has now been directly involved in four goals in his last five Premier League matches, with his goal and assist against Huddersfield matching the two decisive contributions in the victory at Burnley in May. <\/p>\n<p>There was a much more menacing look about West Ham\u2019s forward line in the victory over the Terriers, with Bilic opting to use Andy Carroll as point man, with Chicharito (on the left) and Michael Antonio in support. <\/p>\n<p>The trio offered an able blend of aerial power and physicality, movement and finishing excellence, and pace, yet in all honesty, they struggled to find a way past Huddersfield\u2019s defence before the introduction of Ayew for Javier Hernandez just after the hour mark. <\/p>\n<p>Andre Ayew | 2016-17 Stats <\/p>\n<p>It was a change that reinvigorated the home side, and less than 15 minutes later, they were two goals to the good\u2014with Ayew\u2019s influence critical in the turnaround. <\/p>\n<p>Bilic\u2019s seeming wealth of attacking riches\u2014he can also call upon Manuel Lanzini (injured), Marko Arnautovic (suspended), Diafra Sakho (indifferent)\u2014should ensure the Irons climb up the table over the coming weeks, but despite the competition, it\u2019s unlikely that he won\u2019t find a role for Ayew, who continues to impress as the Hammers\u2019 ace up the sleeve. <\/p>\n<p>The Ghana international now has 11 decisive contributions in 1,696 minutes of Premier League action for the Hammers\u2014which translates as just under 19 matches.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a decent return considering the side\u2019s struggles to adapt to their new home and the forward\u2019s injury woes, but expect Dede to improve as the season wears on. Whoever else Bilic can turn to, Ayew\u2019s habit of making himself invaluable looks set to continue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-size: 90%; background-color: #eeeaea; padding: 5px; width: 60%; margin-top: 10px;\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/53372278.jpg\" style=\"padding-right:2px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0;width:100%; vertical-align:middle; font-size:11px;\">Courtesy of Goal.com &#8211; the world&#8217;s largest football website.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Comments:<\/strong><br \/>\nThis article has no comments yet, be the first to comment\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 58 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer News of Thursday, 14 September 2017 Source: Goal.com 2017-09-14 Andre Ayew &#13; 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