Ollie Watkins

[Toronto Villa]

Conceding a lot fewer goals and keeping more clean sheets probably influences things.

Plus he probably could give a fuck given the serious haul medals he’s collected these past few years.

[Accent Guy]

Well done Ollie!

Starting to think he is going to be even better than we ever imagined. Absolutely brilliant player and about as close to irreplaceable as anyone we've had at the club in a very long time.

[Olneythelonely]

Conceding a lot fewer goals and keeping more clean sheets probably influences things.

Plus he probably couldn’t give a fuck given the serious haul medals he’s collected these past few years.

FTFY

[Villa Lew]

Well done Ollie fully deserved, will be in contention for player of the season this season, what a player we've got.

[Dogtanian]

Interview with him now on VillaTV.

It seems he picked up an injury towards the end of the season chasing that 20th goal. It’s lasted through the euros and was the reason he didn’t play the final friendly.

https://www.avfc.co.uk/video/6256f101-2d06-4e6a-9502-26394aff821a

[pauliewalnuts]

Anyone else wonder whether there has been some sort of potential transfer talk over the summer?

I know it is only two games, but he looks off it, he also just looks, I dunno, not entirely engaged.

In mitigation, he didn't have much pre-season with the team, and I appreciate he set such high standards last season that not looking quite there yet is not too much to worry about.

I am still finding myself wondering, though.

[PeterWithesShin]

No. He often starts seasons slow for us. He didn't score until the 6th league last season. Season before scored in 1 of the first 11 league games.

[Sexual Ealing]

With the lack of pre-season, he's playing on instinct. I don't have much faith in his instincts.

[SoccerHQ]

Anyone else wonder whether there has been some sort of potential transfer talk over the summer?

I know it is only two games, but he looks off it, he also just looks, I dunno, not entirely engaged.

In mitigation, he didn't have much pre-season with the team, and I appreciate he set such high standards last season that not looking quite there yet is not too much to worry about.

I am still finding myself wondering, though.

Who's he going to?

He's currently playing for a World class manager, fully established and about to play in CL for the first time and potential to become an all time legend here by helping winning a serious trophy in next few years.

Seems better to me than keeping Grealish company on the Man. City bench.

I think all his two performances have shown so far is how important pre season is. I'm not sure what happened that made him not feature for a single minute but you can see in the moves he's a step off the other players and that simply wasn't the case last season so it's a clear fitness issue.

[Astnor]

He usually need three big chances to score a goal and had only two today. Not in top form yet but still gives more to the team performance than Duran.

[pauliewalnuts]

I've not said he's going anywhere, I am just wondering why he looks so, I dunno, not quite right, and wondering if he's had noise in the background this summer.

It's not like we don't have a history of this sort of thing with our players and England.

[Rigadon]

Isn’t match fit. 

[Sexual Ealing]

Isn’t match fit. 

Then he shouldn't be playing.

[PeterWithesShin]

Hardly anyone can both afford him and actually need him so who is going to whisper in his ear?

[rougegorge]

Yes he isn't,  but he should be really. Also he didn't have much exertion in the Euros.