Ollie Watkins

[Small Rodent]

He just wants to score. A lot of the goals we score are because of his good movement pulling players out of position with a good viable run and our excellent number 10s spotting a better placed player instead to score. Watkins is just disappointed not to get the chance to score.

Same happened to Morelos at Rangers when they adopted the new system. (I read it somewhere).

As long as the team score, there is nothing to worry about.

[caster troy]

It's clear that Ollie hasn't been as good this season. Maybe it is the pressure of Ings being there, I don't know. In fairness he scored a lot of goals last year with Ratboy and Traore on the wings, this season we have barely ever played with two proper wingers creating those sorts of chances.

Last night I felt his link up play was ok, and his movement/pressuring did lead to chances or the opposition conceding possession. My biggest complaint was that two or three times decent balls came into the box for him and he was a yard off the right position to knock them in. I'm totally guessing here but maybe the lack of service has meant he's lost faith the ball will come into those areas, and he's lost that cutting edge to get on the end of those crosses. Fingers crossed with Digne being a much better crosser than Targett, and Cash seemingly improving his crossing too we will see Ollie back among the goals.

[Risso]

I think Watkins benefited from having Grealish last season. Grealish’s dribbling naturally pulled defenders out of position giving Watkins more space and time on the ball, and the extra seconds he seems to need to finish a chance. The stats seem to back this up, of his 14 goals last season, 11 were with Grealish in the team, 3 were without. He’s showing no signs of getting used to Gerrard’s style, so he needs to get with it, or move on. He was terrible last night, I’d have subbed him on the hour and brought Ings on.

[supertom]

It might be purely a form thing. He's too good and too young to write off and I like Ollie a lot.
But right now, he's not doing the things he's probably in the side to do, which is keep the ball, run the channels and bring our midfield into play and do that as much as scoring himself. He has made some space, but Ings would do that just by making runs.

For me Ings could potentially be having a field day playing ahead of Beundia and Countino. In theory you don't need the front man holding things up effectively, if one of our attacking mids does that. Ings is wily when he gets between CH and FB. He makes good runs and will finish a chance. He'll also make more intelligent runs. He'll touch the ball a lot less than Watkins (generally) but right now, Watkins isn't getting much of the ball either.

Ings' turn. In theory he could be fired up and a bit more determined to take his chance. Likewise Watkins when he gets a shot again. Ings' last start up top by himself was his best game for us.

[Richard E]

There were a couple of balls last night that went all the way across their six yard box which I would have fancied Ings to have got himself on the end of.
 

[JUAN PABLO]

There's no chance we would get 50 million off arsenal , he's looking a 15 million player .he needs dropping and Ings to start next game ,it would do them both good .

[Rigadon]

It might be purely a form thing. He's too good and too young to write off and I like Ollie a lot.
But right now, he's not doing the things he's probably in the side to do, which is keep the ball, run the channels and bring our midfield into play and do that as much as scoring himself. He has made some space, but Ings would do that just by making runs.

For me Ings could potentially be having a field day playing ahead of Beundia and Countino. In theory you don't need the front man holding things up effectively, if one of our attacking mids does that. Ings is wily when he gets between CH and FB. He makes good runs and will finish a chance. He'll also make more intelligent runs. He'll touch the ball a lot less than Watkins (generally) but right now, Watkins isn't getting much of the ball either.

Ings' turn. In theory he could be fired up and a bit more determined to take his chance. Likewise Watkins when he gets a shot again. Ings' last start up top by himself was his best game for us.

Agree with all of this and I'd be amazed not to see Ings start v Newcastle

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

Ollie made a great run bringing the defender with him to open up the space for Ramsey's second last night.

[Lastfootstamper]

There were a couple of balls last night that went all the way across their six yard box which I would have fancied Ings to have got himself on the end of.
 

I said as much to my brother at the time, that if Ings had been on the pitch, one or both of those two would have been put away.

[Toronto Villa]

For me it has to be Ings. He's a proven PL goalscorer and the one who can best take advantage of Digne's crossing and Coutinho's creativity.

[Ads]

Shouldn't start against Newcastle. He's been poor for too long.

[ez]

I expect Ings will start the next game but he really needs to step up.

[N'ZMAV]

Ings needs half a dozen starts up front. Watkins is struggling for form, you can see him getting frustrated.

[London Villan]

Another one missing the space created by the Rat.

[Brazilian Villain]

We really have some numpties following us. https://twitter.com/DG_Reformed/status/1493273702523412486

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