Marseille star Andr? Ayew believes he ?can still do better? despite playing a lead role in his club?s excellent Ligue 1 campaign.
The Ghanaian international may have been ignored by his country for the on-going Africa Cup of Nations, but the Black Stars? loss is Marseille?s gain with the elder of the Ayew brothers having struck a rich vein of form.
A tally of four goals in six games, embellished by a strike and an assist in last weekend?s 3-2 defeat of Montpellier H?rault SC, has helped move Marseille to within a point of league leaders Paris Saint-Germain, but the 23-year-old expects there is even better to come.
?I had a very difficult start to the season, but I knew that it would come back little by little,? said Ayew, who did not score the first of his six L1 strikes until OM?s 2-0 win at AC Ajaccio in Week 11.
?Since November, I?ve been on the same upward trajectory. But I can still do better.?
The reason for Ayew?s slow start to the campaign was the rustiness accrued during a three-month lay-off following a shoulder operation in late April.
Though the problem meant he could do nothing to help OM end last season on a more positive note, it did have some benefits.
?To keep the ball, I used my arms a lot when I was dribbling. When you can?t do that, you adapt,? he said.
?I?ve watched myself play a few times. Now, I play more simply, it?s helped me improve.?
