Ollie Watkins

[AV82EC]

That shot he dragged miles wide was piss poor though. He's maybe not getting as many chances as he'd like, but the ones he is getting he's stuffing up with annoying regularity.

And that's fair criticism Risso, but when all the creative players are playing so badly he's going to suffer and end up snatching at the few chances he does get. 

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I think the criticism is harsh personally. He's getting no service from the woefully out of form Rogers and Bailey and is suffering as a result. He isn't playing particularly well himself but when you've got absolutely no service and he's constantly having to beg players to square balls across the box whats he supposed to do? 

And yet he misses sitters. Maybe Unai has to realise we have a striker with very limited capacity but play to his strengths and he'll score for you. Maybe Rogers driving through the midfield is not the answer unless he plays it wide but then we don't have a player that can cross a ball to feed Watkins the type of ball that he can react to on instinct. As I said, I'm struggling to understand his very poor form.

[AV82EC]

I think the criticism is harsh personally. He's getting no service from the woefully out of form Rogers and Bailey and is suffering as a result. He isn't playing particularly well himself but when you've got absolutely no service and he's constantly having to beg players to square balls across the box whats he supposed to do? 

And yet he misses sitters. Maybe Unai has to realise we have a striker with very limited capacity but play to his strengths and he'll score for you. Maybe Rogers driving through the midfield is not the answer unless he plays it wide but then we don't have a player that can cross a ball to feed Watkins the type of ball that he can react to on instinct. As I said, I'm struggling to understand his very poor form.

I don't think its a mystery that the team is playing poorly offensively and with little creativity then your main striker is going to suffer with lack of chances. Its a shame Unai took him off because we when we did start to stretch them in those last 20 we had Duran plodding about not having a clue how to link the play as well as I think Watkins would have. You're right on the Rogers driving runs though that has to be looked at.

[Risso]

I thought Duran did OK to be honest, was more involved in the game than Ollie was.

[ChicagoLion]

It’s not just his finishing, his overall game is terrible.

[Mister E]

Part of the problem for Watkins particularly is that the ball is being passed out from the back at glacial speed; an opponent-defender's wet dream in terms of managing a sole striker. Emery appears to want his fullbacks to add width but that really ain't happening either; so, we're stuck in a midfield minefield of quicksand.
Not that I'm not seeing Watkins' misses and weakness currently: something is not right, that's for sure!

[Tony Daleys Shorts]

I thought Duran did OK to be honest, was more involved in the game than Ollie was.

Duran’s one touch link up play was much more productive than anything Ollie did in our build up play.

[Demitri_C]

Apparently starting tonight. Has to be a lit better than what he has for us as he he plays as bad as he has been for england the media can be brutal

[VillaTim]

Hopefully not a Greek Tragedy

[Brend'Watkins]

If he starts tonight we have to hope he gets plenty of chances to score because if he screws up the media will devour him. There's nothing like a non London/ManU/Liverpool player to feel the full force of their wrath if England stutter. With Kane coming over all England first the pressure will be on Ollie.

[kippaxvilla2]

They don't start him when he is in the middle of a 19 goal scoring season and then start him when he is in the worst form of his time with us.

[VillaTim]

Is Kane unfit ? Otherwise it will surely be Kane starting

[Dave]

They don't start him when he is in the middle of a 19 goal scoring season and then start him when he is in the worst form of his time with us.

England play with one striker and the guy ahead of him was in the middle of a 48 goal scoring season.

[edgysatsuma89]

I think that whenever we buy a striker we should then put a bolt in their head abattoir style, just so Ollie knows he is the main man. That goal at the Euros seemed to make people in the media state that he was this ultra clinical striker but he never has been, I've never understood it. I can't fault his effort, though, I still think he'll get a decent haul.

[LeeB]

I think that whenever we buy a striker we should then put a bolt in their head abattoir style, just so Ollie knows he is the main man. That goal at the Euros seemed to make people in the media state that he was this ultra clinical striker but he never has been, I've never understood it. I can't fault his effort, though, I still think he'll get a decent haul.

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