Ollie Watkins

[Dave]

I suppose Southgate was there to watch Johnson.

Welsh international Brennan Johnson?

[Risso]

I suppose Southgate was there to watch Johnson.

Welsh international Brennan Johnson?

Probably!

[LeeB]

Probably there for Shelvey, the twat.

[PeterWithesShin]

Ollie has only had a decent claim to being picked for England once this season, and that was the last 2 games. The bloke picked instead of him has scored more goals this season so it was hardly a shocker of a decision.

[eamonn]

Probably there for Shelvey, the twat.

To have afternoon tea with Purslow and Windsor.

[Dave]

Ollie has only had a decent claim to being picked for England once this season, and that was the last 2 games. The bloke picked instead of him has scored more goals this season so it was hardly a shocker of a decision.

Yup. Until Emery arrived the broad opinion on here was that he should be shipped out in the summer because he wasn't good enough, following a bit of a lukewarm season in 21/22 (during which he was still getting picked for England). There wasn't really any reason to pick him for most of the last year or so.

If he keeps up this form until the end of the season he's a shoe-in for the next squad.

[not3bad]

I was just thinking, given Watkins' hit rate since Emery came on board can we extrapolate what his tally might be for a season (on this form)? It's been done with premier league points.

[Somniloquism]

I suppose Southgate  was there to watch Johnson.

Nope, more then likely he was there to angle for the knighthood. Hopefully Willy told the hossface to fuck off.

[PeterWithesShin]

I was just thinking, given Watkins' hit rate since Emery came on board can we extrapolate what his tally might be for a season (on this form)? It's been done with premier league points.

22 I think, based on 10 goals in the 17 league games Emery has been here. I think Ollie missed one of those games.

[Villa in Denmark]

I was just thinking, given Watkins' hit rate since Emery came on board can we extrapolate what his tally might be for a season (on this form)? It's been done with premier league points.

22 I think, based on 10 goals in the 17 league games Emery has been here. I think Ollie missed one of those games.

Didn't he miss the Brighton game when Ings scored in his place?

[OCD]

Or extrapolating his form of 9 goals in 11 games, would give him 31 goals over a season.

[eamonn]

Yeah, but no one except Haaland can maintain that rate. Watkins is in a purple patch. He'll get back in his (six yard) box soon. If he's at 1 in 2 come December, we should all be happy.

[john e]

He’s changed as a player in more ways than one,
 I was one of his main critics on here saying he runs around a lot, but this was when he just ran around a lot and didn’t score many goals.
Emery has changed all that he runs around a bit less now especially in areas of no consequence but is getting goals and lots of them

The other thing was when he scored the goal away at Leicester He had defenders both sides of him and managed to slot the ball away
Now in the past he would have been nudged off the ball through not being strong enough, but not this time it’s actually my favourite goal of his so far because he basically kept his head and outmuscled the two defenders and goalkeeper to score a great goal,
there have been times in the past when I wouldn’t have believed he could have done that, so fair play to him I love it when I’m proved wrong in these situations

Now I know he’s always been a fit lad but my Son noticed when he took his shirt off against Forest that he was absolutely ripped He reckons he’s been working out and got loads more muscles and physical strength
So I’m just thinking, maybe that has something to do with not being so easily knocked off the ball anymore

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Yeah, but no one except Haaland can maintain that rate. Watkins is in a purple patch. He'll get back in his (six yard) box soon. If he's at 1 in 2 come December, we should all be happy.

I don't see why it has to be a purple patch, if he's getting the service you've got to fancy him to put them away.

[chrisw1]

Yeah, but no one except Haaland can maintain that rate. Watkins is in a purple patch. He'll get back in his (six yard) box soon. If he's at 1 in 2 come December, we should all be happy.

I don't see why it has to be a purple patch, if he's getting the service you've got to fancy him to put them away.

Because even the best strikers in the world would struggle to keep up with his current strike rate.  Don't forget, the likes of Haaland probably get 4 or 5 times more chances than Watkins does at Villa.