Ayew: We’re playing with intent, energy and confidence

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17 Apr 2023

Jordan Ayew says Crystal Palace’s recent mentality has been behind their three Premier League wins in a row.

After an assist against Leicester and a brace against Leeds, the No. 9 delivered another excellent display in the 2-0 win over Southampton on Saturday.

Ayew observed: “It’s amazing to win three games [in a row] in the Premier League.

“We’ve done it, but we need to keep going. We’re working well. We play with intent, energy and confidence, and this way we’ll be successful.

“It’s not easy in the Premier League to win three games. We did it and we need to keep going. We played a good game and played really well. I think we deserved to win. If we keep playing like this, we’ll get more points.”

Ayew praised the influence of manager Roy Hodgson, who has recorded wins in all three of his matches since returning to Palace.

The forward explained: “Working with him [Hodgson] has given us belief and confidence.

“He didn’t change too much. He kept the structure and gave us more confidence, more belief, and that’s why we are doing how we are at the minute. We need to keep going.

“He gives everyone the confidence. He’s been here before so he knew everyone, even though there’s a lot of new players. He didn’t change too much – it was more belief and confidence – and we’ve been successful.

“He doesn’t want us to sit back. He wants us to press high with intent and energy, and that’s what we’re doing. We are happy and we just need to keep going because in the Premier League, things can change really quickly.”

As for his own role in those recent successes, Ayew smiled: “I always give my best and try to do my best to win games for the team. We’ve been more decisive and played with more intent.

“My role is a bit different and I’m really happy, but it’s not the end – I need to keep pushing, keep going, and hopefully there will be more to come.

“Ebs [Eze], Michael [Olise], JP [Mateta], [Odsonne] Edouard, Wilf [Zaha] – for me, we have a lot of quality.

“If we are on it, we are literally unstoppable. We need to try and do it for 90 minutes. When we are on it, we need to try and punish the opponent.”

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