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Offline darren woolley

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #765 on: January 24, 2021, 02:00:00 PM »
I'm glad he scored he played well.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #766 on: January 24, 2021, 02:15:44 PM »
I noticed a really interesting stat earlier, Watkins has played 17 league games and got 7 goals but if you split that into games with and without Barkley in the team it's 7 in 7 and 0 in 10. It might be a coincidence but it does seem that having another player breaking into the box and occupying defenders is key to getting the most out of Ollie in terms of goals.

Offline Goldie.7

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #767 on: January 24, 2021, 02:49:35 PM »
I noticed a really interesting stat earlier, Watkins has played 17 league games and got 7 goals but if you split that into games with and without Barkley in the team it's 7 in 7 and 0 in 10.

Another reason why we must do everything we can to keep Barkley with us for next season regardless of his injury history.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #768 on: January 24, 2021, 02:53:08 PM »
I'm glad he scored he played well.

same here Darren, I really like him as a player...

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #769 on: January 24, 2021, 03:13:57 PM »
His finish for the offside goal was excellent.

He's very Vardy like in my opinion. He plays off the shoulder and for 90 minutes he runs the centre halves and the full backs. Down the channels, left or right, through the middle, he is a non-stop nuisance.

Vardy is obviously become very prolific, but the man has more devilment than Ollie. If he can add that to his game, then he will improve further.

The worry is, he is so crucial to how we play, that we need somebody as dogged as him as back up. Yes goals count and 7 in 17 is good and puts him on 15 for the season, but the effect his running has cannot be ignored.

The great thing is we are not solely reliant on him. He should have a few more this season but his hold up play and intense running creates spaces and opportunities for others. We are such a threat now because goals can come from anywhere.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #770 on: January 24, 2021, 07:04:28 PM »
He may need to work on his timing a little. He's on the shoulder so much that he seems to be borderline offside all the time.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #771 on: January 24, 2021, 07:21:59 PM »
Let’s face it he’s becoming the player that we all wished for.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #772 on: January 24, 2021, 07:29:11 PM »
Let’s face it he’s becoming the player that we all wished for.

Yeah I love him.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #773 on: January 24, 2021, 07:31:16 PM »
Let’s face it he’s becoming the player that we all wished for.

Yeah I love him.

Agreed Percy. Everything just feels 'right'.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #774 on: January 24, 2021, 07:42:29 PM »
He's the perfect striker for the 4-5-1 Era. It's cheating, really. We are basically playing 4-5-2, maybe even 4-5-3. He works so hard. Fantastic player.

Offline aj2k77

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #775 on: January 24, 2021, 07:47:24 PM »
He's much more physical than I thought he'd be.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #776 on: January 24, 2021, 08:09:57 PM »
He may need to work on his timing a little. He's on the shoulder so much that he seems to be borderline offside all the time.

Might have got away with it a bit more in the championship perhaps with no VAR. Really shouldn't have been caught offside for the second one yesterday, looking across the line. Same v West Brom. But he is getting in the right positions anyway, something we didn't have at all last season.

Offline frank black

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #777 on: January 24, 2021, 08:47:34 PM »
He's much more physical than I thought he'd be.

Unless he feels a slight touch in the box, of course.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #778 on: January 24, 2021, 09:08:17 PM »
He's much more physical than I thought he'd be.

Unless he feels a slight touch in the box, of course.

Yep, actually got annoyed with him yesterday for going down way too easily.  Gave up good potential scoring opportunities trying to cheat.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #779 on: January 24, 2021, 09:09:58 PM »
Bit strong.

 


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