Ollie Watkins

[Clampy]

It’s two games, I really wouldn’t worry too much.

Agree. He'll be fine once he gets going again.

[OCD]

I imagine Ollie just thought he had to connect with it and make sure it was on target. He must have thought the keeper was out of the equation and he had a tap in. It's not a miss, it's a save. One that looks great like any certain goal save does.

[Monty]

Not playing preseason was weird . And he now looks sluggish and low on confidence.

He was away on international duty the maximum possible then was carrying an injury from which he needed to recover, how is him not playing pre-season in those circumstances even remotely weird?

[The Edge]

I imagine Ollie just thought he had to connect with it and make sure it was on target. He must have thought the keeper was out of the equation and he had a tap in. It's not a miss, it's a save. One that looks great like any certain goal save does.

A save that would not have been possible if Ollie had directed the ball out of the keeper's reach. Like he really should have.

[martin o`who??]

Harsh to blame Ollie for that - it was a great save and the ball came back to him rapid rate and he had to be quick. Didnt he start off slowly last year and look what happened there....

[Brend'Watkins]

He should have scored, yes, it came at him quick but he’s a striker and should have allowed for it. A foot further to the right and he scores.

[Monty]

He should have scored, yes, it came at him quick but he’s a striker and should have allowed for it. A foot further to the right and he scores.

Too central and also too low, often these rebound headers get looped in.

[ChicagoLion]

He reacted but he had more time to finish.
They were 2 very poor finishes.

[The Edge]

Harsh to blame Ollie for that - it was a great save and the ball came back to him rapid rate and he had to be quick. Didnt he start off slowly last year and look what happened there....

I'm not having go at Ollie I love him but that was a bad miss in my view. It did not come back fast it was looping up off the bar. He got himself in the perfect position to nod it in and he was in acres of space. He's been completely out of sorts so far this season and I can't wait for him to return to form. He's a massive part of what we are about now we need a fit and firing Ollie.

[ozzjim]

It was a miss. He had the time to not give the keeper any chance at all. Even going lower if goes in, but he just did nothing with the header.

[Ads]

He rushed it. Scores the one in the first half, he scores that, we roll them 2-0 and convince ourselves we're going to win the league.

[ozzjim]

Yep. We need him to bag one soon to get his confidence up, we know he can get stuck in a rut, he seemed to be stuck on 19 for ages last season too.

[SoccerHQ]

I imagine Ollie just thought he had to connect with it and make sure it was on target. He must have thought the keeper was out of the equation and he had a tap in. It's not a miss, it's a save. One that looks great like any certain goal save does.

It was very similar to the goal he scored v Leicester in Feb 2023. Just got the header on target and it went in so probably assumed the same would happen and Raya wouldn't spring back back up so quickly.

The inexcusable one was in the first half. I can't believe how poor he was at finishing that as he could've taken two touches to steady himself and just slot it in the corner.

[kippaxvilla2]

Great saves are the one Emi produced at Arsenal last season.  This one was a bad miss. You simply don’t give the keeper a chance to make the save.

[The Edge]

Great saves are the one Emi produced at Arsenal last season.  This one was a bad miss. You simply don’t give the keeper a chance to make the save.

Exactly.