West Brom-focused Twitter account @BaggiesHQ recently posted a tweet asking the club’s supporters whether or not they think Semi Ajayi will be good enough to start for the Baggies in the Premier League, should they achieve promotion to England’s top-flight for next season.
This post caught the attention of plenty of Baggies fans who flocked to have their say on Ajayi, with many of those who responded to this post taking this opportunity to claim that Ajayi is good enough to start in England’s top-flight. One Baggies fan went so far as to describe Ajayi as the Baggies’ “best defender since Jonny Evans”.
Read the reactions of some West Brom supporters to @BaggiesHQ’s recent post about Ajayi in the tweets below.
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https://twitter.com/BaggiesHQ/status/1259752687299674114
He’s a premier league player
— Jack (@Jackmaywba) May 11, 2020
Easily
— Baz (RT Pinned) (@ftblchaz) May 11, 2020
Yes he would work well with a fellow centre back with premier league experience
— Ger casey (@Gercasey9) May 11, 2020
Is Semi Ajayi good enough to play in the Premier League?YES
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He is worth a shot , he won’t get good enough without experience
— Daniel Tudge (@DanJTudge) May 11, 2020
Best defender since jonny evans so yes 100 percent
— Chris washbrook (@Chriswashbrook1) May 11, 2020
Not even a question, yes
— LivermoreSZN (@wba_luke) May 11, 2020
Definitely he is more than good enough.Virgil step aside cause “Big Semi” is on his way ???
— Love 2 party (@1toowatch) May 11, 2020
200%
— Arjun Kang (@ArjunKang5) May 11, 2020
What do we think?
Considering that Ajayi only joined West Brom last summer from Rotherham United, it may be fair to say that the 26-year-old has made a fairly significant impact for the Baggies throughout the 2019/20 campaign. The defender has earned an average overall rating of 6.90 from his 35 Championship appearances this term according to WhoScored.
Only six other Baggies players have earned a higher average overall rating than Ajayi has in the Championship this season and none of those players have played more minutes than the defender has played in the league this term. With that in mind, it may be understandable why these Baggies fans have been impressed by him this season.