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Offline Rigadon

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #1350 on: September 11, 2021, 07:55:11 PM »
He is great and would be my first name on the team sheet.  But he misses lots of chances.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #1351 on: September 11, 2021, 08:04:43 PM »
Adds a bit of composure in front of goal he's £80 million. Great player, needs a bit of ruthlessness.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #1352 on: September 11, 2021, 08:22:32 PM »
Adds a bit of composure in front of goal he's £80 million. Great player, needs a bit of ruthlessness.
That's for sure - his final product tonight was poor.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #1353 on: September 11, 2021, 08:52:31 PM »
Adds a bit of composure in front of goal he's £80 million. Great player, needs a bit of ruthlessness.
That's for sure - his final product tonight was poor.

Mendy made some good saves from Watkins, I'd be more worried if he wasn't getting in the right positions to get a shot off or not getting any chances at all.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #1354 on: September 11, 2021, 08:54:33 PM »
Adds a bit of composure in front of goal he's £80 million. Great player, needs a bit of ruthlessness.

Yep, his shooting doesn't quite measure up to the rest of his game. Overall I thought he was really good though.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #1355 on: September 11, 2021, 08:55:09 PM »
Adds a bit of composure in front of goal he's £80 million. Great player, needs a bit of ruthlessness.
That's for sure - his final product tonight was poor.
Mendy made some good saves from Watkins, I'd be more worried if he wasn't getting in the right positions to get a shot off or not getting any chances at all.
Oh, I agree - in the end, what defines the great strikers is their ability to make it count when given the chance. But I totally agree that Watkins is a class act and will get better.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #1356 on: September 11, 2021, 08:57:27 PM »
I love him, but you've got be scoring chances like the one where he'd rounded Mendy in big games. I know that Silva defended well but the best players (like Lukaku) find a way.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #1357 on: September 11, 2021, 09:07:19 PM »
In a weird way he is at his best when the opposition have the ball, either through pressing high up the pitch or sprinting into the channels if there’s a quick transition.  For that, he is world class.

His finishing could definitely improve but he’s only in his second season at the top level so that might come. 

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #1358 on: September 11, 2021, 11:26:32 PM »
I love Ollie. Him and McGinn work so hard.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #1359 on: September 11, 2021, 11:29:26 PM »
McGinn was different class. Best player on the pitch, I thought.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #1360 on: September 11, 2021, 11:54:31 PM »
Adds a bit of composure in front of goal he's £80 million. Great player, needs a bit of ruthlessness.

Yep, his shooting doesn't quite measure up to the rest of his game. Overall I thought he was really good though.

It was his first full 90 of the season not forget

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #1361 on: September 13, 2021, 04:30:46 PM »
Adds a bit of composure in front of goal he's £80 million. Great player, needs a bit of ruthlessness.

Yep, his shooting doesn't quite measure up to the rest of his game. Overall I thought he was really good though.

It was his first full 90 of the season not forget

It was his first full game and yet he immediately brings such positivity to our attack; I love his energy.
Really looking forward to seeing how he dove-tails with Bailey and Buendia this season.
The Bailey cameo on Saturday gave me much cause for optimism.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #1362 on: September 13, 2021, 07:47:41 PM »
Gonna be difficult to get Buendia, Bertie and Bailey in to the same side but with Watkins, that is very dangerous as an attacking side. Would mean only two in the centre of midfield.

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #1363 on: September 30, 2021, 10:20:32 AM »
There's talk Ollie Watkins or Ings could be called up to the England squad according to the guardian .
Or /And Tammy Abraham

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Re: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa & England)
« Reply #1364 on: September 30, 2021, 02:08:17 PM »
Watkins and Mings both called up.

 


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