CVByrne Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 I think Watkins is now our best player, along with Martinez. We need those 2 on the pitch for the remainder of the season. Watkins is how Villa play, the midfield 3 are better when we have Watkins in the counter press. Without his workrate the midfield isn't able to be as impressive as they were in first half on Sat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 On 12/09/2021 at 08:43, AVTuco said: Ollie is so good at every other aspect of his game, if only he was more clinical. Without Jack, we'll have less chances and Ollie can't be so wasteful. I'm confident that once up to speed, Buendia will provide just as many chances for Watkins than Jack did. On 12/09/2021 at 10:02, villalad21 said: Ollie scored more goals than him last season He was talking about Jack creating chances for Ollie so this makes absolutely zero sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 On 11/09/2021 at 20:55, May-Z said: He takes the chances if he was fully match sharp. His first touch was noticeably off today and increased the difficulty of each chance he ended up with. That's nothing to do with match sharpness. As good as he can be, his touch often lets him down. Lead to a couple of goals against last season IIRC because he couldn't get it under control. Not hating on him in any way but it's something he needs to improve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 5 hours ago, CVByrne said: I think Watkins is now our best player, along with Martinez. We need those 2 on the pitch for the remainder of the season. Watkins is how Villa play, the midfield 3 are better when we have Watkins in the counter press. Without his workrate the midfield isn't able to be as impressive as they were in first half on Sat Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tomav84 Posted September 16, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 16, 2021 3 hours ago, Phil Silvers said: congrats and all that.......but does that mean he's not playing saturday?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 4 minutes ago, tomav84 said: congrats and all that.......but does that mean he's not playing saturday?? Crikey, didn't think about that. I'd say he plays, Players have missed the actual births in the past, surely he pop out for a few hours for the Cazoo derby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MaVilla Posted September 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2021 6 minutes ago, tomav84 said: congrats and all that.......but does that mean he's not playing saturday?? in the words of Roy Keane...... "he didnt have the baby, unless he's breast feeding, he should be alright". 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 (edited) He will not only play. He will score and do the Bebeto celebration. Edited September 16, 2021 by Vive_La_Villa 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted September 16, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 16, 2021 10 minutes ago, Phil Silvers said: Crikey, didn't think about that. I'd say he plays, Players have missed the actual births in the past, surely he pop out for a few hours for the Cazoo derby Yeah think if it's like the day before maybe they miss the game. Home game too it's not like he's up in Newcastle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tomaszk Posted September 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2021 (edited) Friend of mine is professional gambler and has shown me before the huge success of new parents in sport. Hopefully can be the case here. Thought he was incredible against Chelsea. Keep working on that finishing Ollie, the goals will flow. Edited September 16, 2021 by Tomaszk 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sne Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 17 hours ago, Phil Silvers said: Baby doesn't look tall enough to play DCM, Watkins out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 15 hours ago, MaVilla said: in the words of Roy Keane...... "he didnt have the baby, unless he's breast feeding, he should be alright". Haha, all I can hear is "she did her job"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 When was the last time we had 2 England strikers up top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Ollie must bring him up as a Villa Fan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 I'm wondering if anyone else is feeling a bit sorry for Ollie? Last season's top scorer, started the season injured and Ings took his chances well. System change seems to have taken the spotlight off Ollie a bit. I hope it doesn't affect his game/spirit and he starts firing the goals in again soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 52 minutes ago, Villarocker said: I'm wondering if anyone else is feeling a bit sorry for Ollie? Last season's top scorer, started the season injured and Ings took his chances well. System change seems to have taken the spotlight off Ollie a bit. I hope it doesn't affect his game/spirit and he starts firing the goals in again soon. Nah he’ll get plenty of chances, he’s still getting in the right positions. Bailey could have squared for him today when he lashed in the third, Ramsey could have put him through, Mina got a great foot in to stop him when he was about to get a shot off. I do think he’s better up front solo but I think he’s more than smart enough to adapt to multiple systems and it’ll be to his benefit long term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 4 hours ago, Villarocker said: I'm wondering if anyone else is feeling a bit sorry for Ollie? Last season's top scorer, started the season injured and Ings took his chances well. System change seems to have taken the spotlight off Ollie a bit. I hope it doesn't affect his game/spirit and he starts firing the goals in again soon. 3 hours ago, Adam2003 said: Nah he’ll get plenty of chances, he’s still getting in the right positions. Bailey could have squared for him today when he lashed in the third, Ramsey could have put him through, Mina got a great foot in to stop him when he was about to get a shot off. I do think he’s better up front solo but I think he’s more than smart enough to adapt to multiple systems and it’ll be to his benefit long term. We have made ourselves way less predictable, Villa can get the job done any which way they want now and this will only get bigger. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 3 hours ago, Phil Silvers said: We have made ourselves way less predictable, Villa can get the job done any which way they want now and this will only get bigger. I totally agree with you. Ollie won't have to run himself into the ground so much now as it's clear to see we're more of a team now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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