Ollie Watkins

[Dave]

Two assists and a goal but a dreadful display of finishing. Don't care if people don't like hearing it.

We won, finished in the top 8 of the group and Ollie played a massive part in the result, don't care if people don't like hearing it.

That must mean criticism is banned then.

Peter Withe could have hit it a bit cleaner.

[taylorsworkrate]

Two assists and a goal but a dreadful display of finishing. Don't care if people don't like hearing it.

We won, finished in the top 8 of the group and Ollie played a massive part in the result, don't care if people don't like hearing it.

That must mean criticism is banned then.

Watkins should have had 5 tonight I agree his finishing was poor.

However, if Duran plays tonight we don't create anything like the amount of chances we did. Watkins ran them ragged and created so much time and space for others.

[PaulWinch again]

Not banned, you can say it it’s just a bit sad you’re looking for the negative in a player who contributed to 3 of 4 goals and got us into the Champions League last 16.

[eamonn]

Love the bloke. Kept going all game, didn't let the pen get to him. His persistence and vision for the fourth just shows what he brings. Martine McCutcheon? Nah, he's Joan Baez.

[PhilVill]

He goes from the sublime to the ridiculous in the space of minutes. He worked that centre back superbly. He could easily be sat on 25 goals this season already. Interesting few days ahead if he wants to go.

He isn't going anywhere.

Indeed, absolutely no chance.

I hope you are right but as I said, if 'he' wants to go, no one at Villa will want him to go.

[PaulTheVillan]

The best and worst of Ollie tonight.

Not a chance we’re selling both strikers this window.

[Smirker]

Two assists and a goal but a dreadful display of finishing. Don't care if people don't like hearing it.

We won, finished in the top 8 of the group and Ollie played a massive part in the result, don't care if people don't like hearing it.

That must mean criticism is banned then.

Peter Withe could have hit it a bit cleaner.

Not the same. That's one finish, I'm talking about a habit. It's a massive flaw in is game regardless of the ones he does score.

[Stu82]

Ollie leaving would be like the Diaby transfer on steroids. The people who don’t rate him really don’t see how critical he is to us. Diaby was just ok but we can see what we’ve lost in terms of output. Ollie would be a disastrous loss.

Work rate is massively important, you'll find people frustrated with his patchy finishing, but I'd be shocked if you found any Villa fan who didn't rate him.

Lennon on commentary was lauding him as a nightmare to play against.


Should have had four, but still a brilliant performance.

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

Excellent all-round play again from Ollie! Shame about the pen miss, but he certainly did more than enough, along with Rogers to ensure last 16 in the competition, we were involved in 40 odd years ago. Oh btw f**k off tarquins!

[Smirker]

Not banned, you can say it it’s just a bit sad you’re looking for the negative in a player who contributed to 3 of 4 goals and got us into the Champions League last 16.

The criticism is valid. He needs to be more clinical.

[villa for life]

Not banned, you can say it it’s just a bit sad you’re looking for the negative in a player who contributed to 3 of 4 goals and got us into the Champions League last 16.

The criticism is valid. He needs to be more clinical.

An understatement if ever there was one!

[PeterWithesShin]

Why focus on a negative a few mins after we beat Celtic and are into the last 16 of the CL? If people can't just enjoy that then what's the point?

[PaulWinch again]

Not tonight he didn’t. We won 4-2 and he was directly involved in 3.

[Beard82]

Ollie misses chances!  If he didnt he would probably be the Englands leading all time scorer.

Lets not bemoan what he's not, and enjoy what he is.  Today sealed it for me.  The idea of losing Duran I could live with, the Idea of losing Ollie I cant.

[taylorsworkrate]

Not banned, you can say it it’s just a bit sad you’re looking for the negative in a player who contributed to 3 of 4 goals and got us into the Champions League last 16.

The criticism is valid. He needs to be more clinical.

Danny Ings was more clinical than Watkins for us. We always scored more goals and created more chances as a team when Watkins played though