Ollie Watkins

[robleflaneur]

What we are seeing is his level.He still misses  more chances in comparison to Kane and perhaps even Toney.
He always had the strikers instinct to get in those positions but he  also seems stronger,holds the ball up better and can shrug off better some defenders and with his pace can create his own chances.
I think he's fine mentally for Villa.England is different,he has to  take that one goal scoring opportunity that comes along,the pressure is bigger.
If we were building  for the future I would bet on Duran to be a better value replacement.However,with the crazy money on offer in the PL and the Champions League,you have to be focused on the present .

[Olneythelonely]

I don’t know who people are expecting us to buy to replace him. Where it also makes it worth our while from a financial point of view. Absolute madness. The closest we have to irreplaceable at the moment, along with Emi.

[Ads]

I think some people need to take the rest of the day off to watch our 2nd at Arsenal on repeat and consider whether they have the casual mentality required to watch football.

[LeeB]

You couldn't build a better centre forward for the way we play than Ollie.

[Sexual Ealing]

You couldn't build a better centre forward for the way we play than Ollie.

Edited for clarity: You could build one that doesn't lose his shit at the thought of Danny Ings tending to his bald spot on our bench.

[eamonn]

You couldn't build a better centre forward for the way we play than Ollie.

You could build one that didn't mind having other strikers in the squad.

You've never been keen on him have you? 

[LeeB]

You couldn't build a better centre forward for the way we play than Ollie.

You could build one that didn't mind having other strikers in the squad.

There's no actual evidence that this is the case though is there?

[Sexual Ealing]

You couldn't build a better centre forward for the way we play than Ollie.

You could build one that didn't mind having other strikers in the squad.

You've never been keen on him have you? 

I'm plenty keen on him, I just think that if we need to raise money he's our most overvalued player.

[eamonn]

Jesus!

In a swap for Ollie? Nah. Arsenal fans say he does the approach play and assists bit that Watkins does but doesn't do the scoring bit that Ollie does.

[Sexual Ealing]

You couldn't build a better centre forward for the way we play than Ollie.

You could build one that didn't mind having other strikers in the squad.

There's no actual evidence that this is the case though is there?

He said it himself.

[Risso]

I don’t know who people are expecting us to buy to replace him. Where it also makes it worth our while from a financial point of view. Absolute madness. The closest we have to irreplaceable at the moment, along with Emi.

That's my view too. Nobody's completely irreplaceable, but if he left the one proper striker we've had for three years and main source of goals is gone. All the players used to basing their games around getting the best out of him and knowing instinctively what runs he's making etc have got to learn to play with somebody else. And we have to hope that the new bloke whoever it is can chip in with getting on for a mixture of 30 goals/assists from the word go.

[Clark W Griswold]

No, i can see the logic behind it. And if you ask me about replacements i think Patrick Bamford should top the list.

Nurse !

[darren woolley]

I really hope we don't lose Ollie he's too important for us.

[Ian.]

We really shouldn't be selling any of our top players, ie; Ollie, Dougie, Ramsey. Hopefully we won't have too. If they want to leave, then that's different, but having too? I really couldn't pick, all too valuable to us.

[Nunkin1965]

We'd seriously regret selling him, and I'd say theres no chance of it happening.
Unless he wants to leave , f course , which isn't the case either, I'd imagine.