Ollie Watkins

[Steve kirk]

The penny has mostly dropped on here then, albeit after the title is long gone and CL qualification looks to be going. I said we'd pay for it months ago if he was still our starting striker. Sad that it's ended up happening.

Weird that he's 'injured' yet still being started every game when we've not long bought a new striker.

Welcome back home Smirker, you’ve been missed.

[Somniloquism]

It’s a total mystery as to why he has lost his first touch and ability to kick it into the net.
He still gets into great positions and pulls defenders all over the place. 
I wonder if they have had him talking to sports psychologists. 

This is why Tammy isn’t getting a start. Ollie is key to the team tactics, but also currently awful when trying to do the main part of his job. Unai will have to keep playing him through this, I reckon he’ll come good too. (No evidence to back this opinion up mind)

He hasn't come good consistently for nearly 18 months.

Seems Smirkers stats are spreading. He still got 16 goals last season when playing a lot less minutes then the season before. He has been poor this season yes, but not sure why last season is being used against him still.

[Ozzjim]

It’s a total mystery as to why he has lost his first touch and ability to kick it into the net.
He still gets into great positions and pulls defenders all over the place. 
I wonder if they have had him talking to sports psychologists. 

This is why Tammy isn’t getting a start. Ollie is key to the team tactics, but also currently awful when trying to do the main part of his job. Unai will have to keep playing him through this, I reckon he’ll come good too. (No evidence to back this opinion up mind)

He hasn't come good consistently for nearly 18 months.

Seems Smirkers stats are spreading. He still got 16 goals last season when playing a lot less minutes then the season before. He has been poor this season yes, but not sure why last season is being used against him still.

Because, as I've said previously, he was generally poor in his all round game and rightfully dropped for Rashford who was much more effective at stretching teams than Watkins was. The idea that he was anywhere close to the season before is mad, plus his misses last season were genuinely terrible.

[Somniloquism]

Because, as I've said previously, he was generally poor in his all round game and rightfully dropped for Rashford who was much more effective at stretching teams than Watkins was. The idea that he was anywhere close to the season before is mad, plus his misses last season were genuinely terrible.

And yet he still more goals per minute played then he did the 23/24. And actually had less misses then that season as well. Yet one season was "brilliant" and the next was "poor". I would also mention that Rashford had 4 league games where he replaced Watkins, scoring twice. Most of the others they were playing together. Of those we still still scored more goals with Watkins on the pitch. Although I think Asensio was more of a reason then either Watkins or Rashford for playing so well the second half.