Ollie Watkins

[Drummond]

Ollie has so many attributes and is one infectiously likeable guy, but that pure talent? I'm just not totally sure it's there.

Likeable? I'd put that right at the very bottom of his attributes to be honest. Not that it's that important, of course.

I agree with Monty on this. Think Ollie and Matty Cash are for me the two most 'likeable' players in our squad along with McGinn (with his daft ways) and Emi M (professional and determined but with a bit of divilment in him).

My lad's two favourite players

[Drummond]

Called up for England.

[chrisw1]

Called up for England.

Hopefully it will give his confidence a boost as it clearly needs it.

[eamonn]

Seriously?! Yikes...

[Smithy]

Southate clearly likes Ollie's work-ethic in pressing from the front, which he often seems to place ahead of the requirement for natural talent.  But I am surprised to see him get the nod ahead of Sancho and Rashford.

[eamonn]

Rashford has been in desperate form all season.

[Pete3206]

Congratulations Ollie

[N'ZMAV]

I thought Southgate was meant to pick players on form?

[brontebilly]

I thought Southgate was meant to pick players on form?

Greenwood, Rashford, DCL, Antonio...not many forwards kicking down the door to be selected. Someone like Toney at Brentford surely in better form than Watkins. Watkins last two performances were dreadful for us, hard to justify any kind of inclusion in an England squad on that basis.

[RamboandBruno]

I thought Southgate was meant to pick players on form?

Greenwood, Rashford, DCL, Antonio...not many forwards kicking down the door to be selected. Someone like Toney at Brentford surely in better form than Watkins. Watkins last two performances were dreadful for us, hard to justify any kind of inclusion in an England squad on that basis.

Greenwoods future may well be behind bars not in the England squad.
Watkins has been off form, but Southgate seems to picking players to do  certain jobs. Toney, until recently hadn’t scored for months.

[eamonn]

Toney takes a penalty like a bully. Or like Hot Shot Hamish from Roy Of The Rovers. Still hard to believe Roy Race's career was cut short by that helicopter crash 😕

[paul_e]

There's not many legitimate options up front for England after the handful of players already picked. DCL is half fit, Bamford isn't even that, Sancho, Rashford and Greenwood are all legitimately nowhere near the squad right now. Vardy and Toney are the only 2 English strikers with more goals than Watkins this season who weren't already called up, Vardy is probably too old to be a legitimate option which leaves you with a coin flip of Watkins who's been in and around the squad regularly for the last year and Tooney who's in better form.

For me if I was picking the original squadand had to choose I'd have gone with Toney but as a late call up I think the experience and familiarity with the setup makes a difference so, like Southgate, I'd have gone with Watkins.

[eamonn]

I don't think Vardy's age counts against him, when fit he's still as dangerous as ever. But I think he retired from international football a couple of years ago.

[kippaxvilla2]

Ironically Tooney used to play for the jawdies as well. 

[Hookeysmith]

I thought Southgate was meant to pick players on form?

Greenwood, Rashford, DCL, Antonio...not many forwards kicking down the door to be selected. Someone like Toney at Brentford surely in better form than Watkins. Watkins last two performances were dreadful for us, hard to justify any kind of inclusion in an England squad on that basis.

Greenwood should be out for a while
Sancho all fart and no shit only mentioned as he plays for red filth
Rashford is shite
DCL not much better
Antonio...Jamaican international

Vardy injured and getting a bit old now
Bamford not good enough
Tony - still raw

Not a lot of other choices i'm afraid rather than Ollie being in due to form