Ollie Watkins

[Sexual Ealing]

I wonder whether Tuchel's given him the wink for the World Cup and it's eased the anxiety.

[cdbearsfan]

He has looked half a yard quicker in his last two appearances. Maybe the injury story was true and he's recovered now?

[brontebilly]

Confidence I suppose. He hardly looked PL standard at Old Trafford a week ago. Good performance off the bench during the week and flying from the first minute today. Delighted for him with the goal as he did everything but score in the first half.

[PeterWithesShin]

Watkins gives Tuchel timely reminder as World Cup hopes still alive

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cvg3lxd74zjo

[PaulWinch again]

Whatever it is he’s starting to look like a top Premier League forward again, needs to keep it going.

[Smirker]

He has looked half a yard quicker in his last two appearances. Maybe the injury story was true and he's recovered now?

The story was that he was managing his minutes because of it. If that were true then Tammy would have started more games.

[aj2k77]

If we are to win the Europa this season we need Watkins firing. It's an extremely positive turn of events to see him sparking back to life the last game and a half.

[Mellin]

You could see he was going to have a good game today by the first time he ran with the ball. I don't know if it's his gait or the way he carries it. There's just something tangiable about Watkins' style that means you can SEE if he's at it or not.

Either way, more than welcome. Would love to have him back in consistent form.

[dorsetvillian]

Great to see Ollie back at it. His pressing was good but also his tracking back and putting pressure on players deep in our half. A very decent finish for the goal and could have had another couple. His contribution is going to be crucial in the remainder of the season.

[tomd2103]

You could see he was going to have a good game today by the first time he ran with the ball. I don't know if it's his gait or the way he carries it. There's just something tangiable about Watkins' style that means you can SEE if he's at it or not.

Either way, more than welcome. Would love to have him back in consistent form.

I find that his first touch is a key indicator of the kind of form he's in.  When he's on form l, his first touch is generally good and the rest comes naturally after that.  When it's not good, he's then trying to rectify that and ends up losing the ball more often than not.