Ollie Watkins

[Dante Lavelli]

Let’s be honest he had a shocker in front of goal but as his excellent self elsewhere. He ran his socks off, terrorised their CBs and still managed a goal and two assists.  His Villa career in a nutshell.

[Flamingo Lane]

I think I recall another game when he scored a penalty - but only just - when he slipped in the act of shooting.

[villa for life]

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?

Because like Unai, we are never satisfied. Aim high. Aim for perfection. In Unai, we trust

[Somniloquism]

I think I recall another game when he scored a penalty - but only just - when he slipped in the act of shooting.

Against Lille last year in the Conference.

[PaulWinch again]

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.

Exactly - got us to the Champions League last 16. If people still want to moan about it, well you’ve got excessively high expectations.

[paul_e]

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.

but he does score plenty. Part of the problem now is that any chance he doesn't take is a sitter than anyone in the world should score according to a bunch of people which means nothing else he does will ever be good enough and it's fucking exhausting seeing so many people slagging off a guy who's well on his way to being our top scorer for the 5th season in a row in a period where we've gone from finishing 17th before he arrived to being in the last 16 of the champions league.

[eamonn]

I kinda hope he doesn't get more clinical. If so, he'll become Billy Big Balls, do a Durán and want to force through a move to his boyhood team*

*Assuming that Jhon had posters of Al Nassr on his wall as a tearaway tween

[Smirker]

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

And missed five sitters.

[villa for life]

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

And missed five sitters.

Tonight it was a bit like Liverpool with Nunez. Misses loads but better than opposition so can still win..it won’t always be like that

[PeterWithesShin]

What's impressive for me is that after a chance that isn't scored he doesn't hide. He's there for the next one, still harries, still improves the team.

[Beard82]

What's impressive for me is that after a chance that isn't scored he doesn't hide. He's there for the next one, still harries, still improves the team.

yes I have said that so many times.  If he misses a big chance it doesnt effect him.  The only time his head seemed to really drop was under Gerrard.

[Behind Bluenose Lines]

Hope getting that first Champions League goal at last will give him a boost now for the rest of the season.

And fuq off Arsenal!

[PaulWinch again]

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

And missed five sitters.

They weren’t all sitters, but in any case you said he “needs” to be more clinical. He didn’t tonight - we won we’re in the last 16, enjoy it.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

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

And missed five sitters.

They weren’t all sitters, but in any case you said he “needs” to be more clinical. He didn’t tonight - we won we’re in the last 16, enjoy it.

Indeed and congratulations to your lad, Paul. You must be well proud.

[Olneythelonely]

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.

Spread it around a bit though. It’s weird if you only pick on our best striker in a generation after having a part in 3 of our 4 goals.