Ollie Watkins

[cdbearsfan]

Are we back to castigating players for not having pre-approved facial expressions, again?

[Ian.]

Are we back to castigating players for not having pre-approved facial expressions, again?

Ridiculous ain’t it?

[wittonwarrior]

As well as a poor first touch, even some really good players lack that, is his lack of bottle in going for 50/50s

[Drummond]

As well as a poor first touch, even some really good players lack that, is his lack of bottle in going for 50/50s

Eh?

[Clampy]

Are we back to castigating players for not having pre-approved facial expressions, again?

Ridiculous ain’t it?

I think it's something he needs to work on after training obviously.

[nigel]

Are we back to castigating players for not having pre-approved facial expressions, again?

Ridiculous ain’t it?

I think it's something he needs to work on after training obviously.

Haven’t we got a specialist coach for that sort of thing?

[Villan82]

When Watkins is good, villa are good. When he's poor, villa are poor.

[ChicagoLion]

Awful today, he needs to work on his first touch and passing the ball to a team mate.

[Ads]

Spent more time on his arse than anything else. Not his day at all.

[Monty]

It's a tricky one, because if anyone's coming out of the team for Buendia (and a change of system) it'd be Ollie on form, but he also does things that nobody else in the squad practically does.

[Steve67]

Spent more time on his arse than anything else. Not his day at all.

Far too many of those this season.

[PaulWinch again]

We do seem to have a tendency to pick out a player who’s a problem and single out everything wrong he does - I’m guilty of it too. Earlier in the season people were saying Buendia was hopeless, Ings doesn’t work hard, Mings can’t do anything etc. Not criticising people for being frustrated at times, as I say I’m absolutely the same, but Ollie is a good player and we’re better for having him.

[ROBBO]

He is not a player that can hold the ball ala Keith Leonard, why we keep kicking long balls to him I don't understand, always seems to be off balance. We won three straight before this but I still don't like having the two strikers play together.

[ChicagoLion]

Last season one of his strengths was getting to the ball quickly and putting his body between defender and ball. This season he arrives late, off balance and seems to lose every physical challenge.
He is also failing to execute simple passes when in possession.

[tony scott]

He’s a good player runs the channels wel, but is quite easy to disposes, so he needs to lay-off or shoot really quickly obviously needs more goals but teammates closer to him will help.