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Author Topic: Ollie Watkins  (Read 1226252 times)

Offline PaulWinch again

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #7455 on: March 09, 2025, 11:24:36 AM »
Wasn't really in the game, but you can't underestimate his work rate off the ball.

Overestimate. Underestimating him is what people are doing.

Oh, I think he's being estimated quite accurately by some of us.

Not sure he is.

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #7456 on: March 09, 2025, 12:18:58 PM »
Think he had Arsenal last season at the Emirates running through his head - a near carbon copy move and attempted finish.

Yeah, I said the same on the match thread. And I reckon Flekken will have been told if Watkins came through 1-1 with him to just stand him up.

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #7457 on: March 09, 2025, 12:33:11 PM »
Lee Hendrie asked him post-match on Sky Sports why he decided to chip it with salt and vinegar. Watkins said he saw Flekken begin to commit so it made up his mind. Are we saying that he's telling fibs?

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #7458 on: March 09, 2025, 12:36:10 PM »
Especially as his first goal came from going through Flekkens legs, it did seem a strange decision. Although Lineker said he would have tried to chip him as well as more goals are scored that way.

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #7459 on: March 09, 2025, 01:21:42 PM »
Wasn't really in the game, but you can't underestimate his work rate off the ball.

Overestimate. Underestimating him is what people are doing.

Oh, I think he's being estimated quite accurately by some of us.

Maybe. I’m just fed up of hearing and reading people saying or writing the opposite of what they mean. It’s an epidemic.

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #7460 on: March 09, 2025, 01:34:08 PM »
Through the keepers legs was crying out to be executed. I’ve long ago accepted that one on ones are not Ollie’s forte. As has been said many a time before if he was a natural finisher he wouldn’t be playing for us.

Offline ADVILLAFAN

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #7461 on: March 09, 2025, 01:51:13 PM »
He's clearly a very good centre forward, but I cannot remember a player that I'd have less faith in when through one on one.

Reo-Coker. You could see the fear in his eyes when he was ome on one with the GK.

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #7462 on: March 09, 2025, 02:51:12 PM »
Yeah but he was a CM who was a better footballer when he didn't have it. Vass shat himself cos he was a shy lad, Gabby cos he was a bit thick.

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #7463 on: March 09, 2025, 06:29:25 PM »
Wasn't really in the game, but you can't underestimate his work rate off the ball.

Overestimate. Underestimating him is what people are doing.

Oh, I think he's being estimated quite accurately by some of us.

Maybe. I’m just fed up of hearing and reading people saying or writing the opposite of what they mean. It’s an epidemic.

I assumed you'd been married for a while mate!

Offline danno

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #7464 on: March 09, 2025, 07:32:52 PM »

Offline Olneythelonely

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #7465 on: March 09, 2025, 07:35:11 PM »
Shit bastard needs to get better at saves.

Offline edgysatsuma89

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #7466 on: March 09, 2025, 07:50:04 PM »
Who was the red card against? Mind has gone blank.

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #7467 on: March 09, 2025, 08:31:26 PM »
A late second yellow for simulation against Man Utd in the Dean Smith days.

Offline edgysatsuma89

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #7468 on: March 09, 2025, 10:29:01 PM »
A late second yellow for simulation against Man Utd in the Dean Smith days.

Cheers.

Offline edgysatsuma89

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Re: Ollie Watkins
« Reply #7469 on: March 09, 2025, 10:34:14 PM »
Can anyone remember Gabby's without Googling? You're scum if you lie.

 


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