Ollie Watkins

[LeeB]

Of our players I'd fancy Ramsey as the one that could just drill it hard into the top corner, but he's never bloody fit so it's a moot point

[Dave]

Of our players I'd fancy Ramsey as the one that could just drill it hard into the top corner, but he's never bloody fit so it's a moot point

Until a couple of weeks ago I'd have said Tielemans as well.

[Drummond]

Digne I reckon would be the one.

[Rigadon]

I was thinking just before he took the penalty: "just smash it".  I don't understand why players who aren't confident penalty takers don't do this more often.

Because just smashing it generally means putting it closer to the keeper and usually at a nice height. Even if he doesn't take lots in games he'll still take them in training and will know that going for the corners with a little less power works for him more often than just whacking it.

What I don't understand is why more players don't place it into the top corners. It's technically more difficult but with nothing else to do but train I'd like to think that, if I were the main penalty taker or in with a decent chance of having to take one, I'd take a bit of time practising every week. If nothing else it must surely help with your finishing to be able to nail one into the top corner on demand.

Watkins would probably score 95 out of 100 in training - all pro footballers could I'd imagine.  It must be quite different with the pressure of a full stadium and the weight of expectation.  Great that it went in anyway, and it certainly wasn't the worse penalty ever.

[cdbearsfan]

Would love to see Martinez twat one in. I imagine he'd be quite respectful and restrained with his celebrations.

[usav]

Would love to see Martinez twat one in. I imagine he'd be quite respectful and restrained with his celebrations.

Indeed.  Unless it's saved of course and then we would concede on the breakaway, which would be a new flavour to conceding from our own corner.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Would love to see Martinez twat one in. I imagine he'd be quite respectful and restrained with his celebrations.

Emi would probably go for a panenka.

[dcdavecollett]

Remarkable that Ollie has the gold standard of one goal every two games, along with assists and his other qualities, yet some on here were calling for him to be dropped/sold after the Chelsea game!

[Percy McCarthy]

Remarkable that Ollie has the gold standard of one goal every two games, along with assists and his other qualities, yet some on here were calling for him to be dropped/sold after the Chelsea game!

I’m not one of them, but you have to see those calls in the context of Ollie having an extremely promising understudy who has out-scored him this season. Nobody wants him dropped so we can give Simon Stainrod a go.

[Brend'Watkins]

Would love to see Martinez twat one in. I imagine he'd be quite respectful and restrained with his celebrations.

Emi would probably go for a panenka.

He’d almost certainly get booked for pre penalty posturing.

[Richard E]

Remarkable that Ollie has the gold standard of one goal every two games, along with assists and his other qualities, yet some on here were calling for him to be dropped/sold after the Chelsea game!

I’m not one of them, but you have to see those calls in the context of Ollie having an extremely promising understudy who has out-scored him this season. Nobody wants him dropped so we can give Simon Stainrod a go.

Let’s not be too hasty about this. Based on his performance against Exeter, Simon Stainrod has got to be worth a punt.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Would love to see Martinez twat one in. I imagine he'd be quite respectful and restrained with his celebrations.

Emi would probably go for a panenka.

He’d almost certainly get booked for pre penalty posturing.

Then sent off for his goal celebration.

[Percy McCarthy]

Remarkable that Ollie has the gold standard of one goal every two games, along with assists and his other qualities, yet some on here were calling for him to be dropped/sold after the Chelsea game!

I’m not one of them, but you have to see those calls in the context of Ollie having an extremely promising understudy who has out-scored him this season. Nobody wants him dropped so we can give Simon Stainrod a go.

Let’s not be too hasty about this. Based on his performance against Exeter, Simon Stainrod has got to be worth a punt.

I thought about that game as I posted. His ‘Aspinall at West Brom’ game.

[cdbearsfan]

Would love to see Martinez twat one in. I imagine he'd be quite respectful and restrained with his celebrations.

Emi would probably go for a panenka.

He’d almost certainly get booked for pre penalty posturing.

He'd be trying to put himself off, out of habit.

[RamboandBruno]

Remarkable that Ollie has the gold standard of one goal every two games, along with assists and his other qualities, yet some on here were calling for him to be dropped/sold after the Chelsea game!

I’m not one of them, but you have to see those calls in the context of Ollie having an extremely promising understudy who has out-scored him this season. Nobody wants him dropped so we can give Simon Stainrod a go.

Let’s not be too hasty about this. Based on his performance against Exeter, Simon Stainrod has got to be worth a punt.

I thought about that game as I posted. His ‘Aspinall at West Brom’ game.

Taking into account tricks of memory, Stainrod scored a great overhead kick at the north stand end against Leicester, in 85-86. Great goal from one of the worst forwards I’ve seen down the Villa