Ollie Watkins

[LeeB]

Calvert Lewin is shite, Robert Rosario in a school girls dress. Ollie's twice the fucking player he is even with his faults, same goes for that snidey shitbag Bamford.

Wilson however I do like, he's a proper centre forward, just seems very injury prone.

Toney looks OK but lacks pace, relies on a lot of pens to boost his numbers, I'm not convinced.

[Toronto Villa]

Plus Toney is a complete Zulu sign making wanker.

[Dogtanian]

I think Ollie is going to have a much better season this year. He only scored 2 goals in 11 under Smith, then 9 in 26 under Gerrard. That would equate to about 13 goals in a full season, but with an improved team behind him and the focus work with a finishing coach he’s done, he should build on that.

[LeeB]

I think Ollie is going to have a much better season this year. He only scored 2 goals in 11 under Smith, then 9 in 26 under Gerrard. That would equate to about 13 goals in a full season, but with an improved team behind him and the focus work with a finishing coach he’s done, he should build on that.

Me too.

[astonvilla82]

Plus Toney is a complete Zulu sign making wanker.

wondering why he's not at Birmingham then,oh because they are (put any word you like in)

[Drummond]

I think Ollie is going to have a much better season this year. He only scored 2 goals in 11 under Smith, then 9 in 26 under Gerrard. That would equate to about 13 goals in a full season, but with an improved team behind him and the focus work with a finishing coach he’s done, he should build on that.

Me too.

Me three. In fact I think him and Ings will do really well this season, Ings will get plenty of assists I think too.

[Risso]

I think Ollie is going to have a much better season this year. He only scored 2 goals in 11 under Smith, then 9 in 26 under Gerrard. That would equate to about 13 goals in a full season, but with an improved team behind him and the focus work with a finishing coach he’s done, he should build on that.

Me too.

Me three. In fact I think him and Ings will do really well this season, Ings will get plenty of assists I think too.

I honestly can't see them playing together that often, it'll be one or the other.

[ChicagoLion]

I think Ollie is going to have a much better season this year. He only scored 2 goals in 11 under Smith, then 9 in 26 under Gerrard. That would equate to about 13 goals in a full season, but with an improved team behind him and the focus work with a finishing coach he’s done, he should build on that.

Me too.

Me three. In fact I think him and Ings will do really well this season, Ings will get plenty of assists I think too.

I honestly can't see them playing together that often, it'll be one or the other.

I hope so.
Playing them both and dropping Buendia did not make much sense to me.

[cdbearsfan]

People seem to have forgotten how good Watkins was the season before last, and he was nowhere near as bad last season as some people like to make out. The evidence suggests that he is far better on his own up front than when we try to shoehorn two centre-forwards into the same lineup. So I hope we pack that in and are brave enough to just pick our best player, ie Watkins, rather than trying to keep them both happy. By all means try two up front if there's twenty minutes to go and we need a goal.

[eamonn]

Or if we're 3-0 up at Leeds again.

[cdbearsfan]

Let's hope so, mate.

[Dante Lavelli]

That's better than I thought, to be fair. Still a no for me, though. I don't feel his all-round game is as good as Watkins'. If we are replacing him I want a Coutinho-level world class player in his place. Same if we are bringing in a new centre-half. Quite good isn't going to get us into the top four.

His all round game improved dramatically last season. He (or mourinho) made it a priority to develop that aspect of his game.

Source: Tammy in an interview so might be slightly biased.

[chrisw1]

Airshot by Watkins followed by a goal from Archer.  Says it all about these two right now.

[Clampy]

I think some people have already got their scapegoat for the coming season sorted and it's not even the end of July yet.

[chrisw1]

I think some people have already got their scapegoat for the coming season sorted and it's not even the end of July yet.

Well he made a pretty good fist pushing for the roll last season tbf.

I'd love Watkins to come good.  I've said on other threads I think he probably will.  Just waiting to see it now.