JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 44 minutes ago, djdabush said: Whilst I generally agree with you, it's not like Watkins really did anything in the game either. Forwards were living off scraps tonight. Thing is, Ollie often also lives off " scraps " but people don't acknowledge that. Just slag him off for not scoring regardless of circumstance lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 Thought he was crap tonight . Big chance for him to shine , but was too easily dealt with. We looked more dangerous when Watkins came on for a short while, but overall very frustrating night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermon Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 He had no service whatsoever today 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rightdm00 Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 3 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Thing is, Ollie often also lives off " scraps " but people don't acknowledge that. Just slag him off for not scoring regardless of circumstance lol Or makes his own chances from nothing due to his pressing and incessant running. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 5 hours ago, Keyblade said: Hope all the boomers on Twitter suggesting he's better than Watkins because he's a "true striker" or whatever have been humbled. He's very raw, and can't really shoulder much of a burden yet, especially as a lone striker. His pressing also needs serious work. Had Diaby doing 2 jobs. Do boomers use twitter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 36 minutes ago, LondonLax said: Do boomers use twitter? You'd be surprised. Musk's Twitter feels indistinguishable from Facebook nowadays 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 7 hours ago, Rightdm00 said: Or makes his own chances from nothing due to his pressing and incessant running. Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV82 Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 Still seems like a bit of a headless chicken to me, some of his attempts at challenging for the ball in the air when we did eventually lump it forward was downright hilarious. His strength is coming off the bench and causing a bit of mayhem with his unpredictability when we're chasing a game or the opponents are tired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 12 hours ago, Rugeley Villa said: Thought he was crap tonight . Big chance for him to shine , but was too easily dealt with. We looked more dangerous when Watkins came on for a short while, but overall very frustrating night. The entire 11 were utter dog. Pele would have looked shite last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 14 hours ago, WooJung said: For a lad his size you'd expect his hold up play to be a bit better. Hopefully that will come with coaching and experience At 19, he hasn’t filled out his frame and as a result, his center of gravity is much higher so he can be pushed off when contesting for the ball. Look at the difference between him and Zaniolo, who is of a similar height but a much bigger build and is able to win a lot of these duels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 14 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Thing is, Ollie often also lives off " scraps " but people don't acknowledge that. Just slag him off for not scoring regardless of circumstance lol Sometimes sure, sometimes his lack of instinctive running means he's part of the problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted September 28, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 28, 2023 On 27/09/2023 at 23:02, Rugeley Villa said: Thought he was crap tonight . Big chance for him to shine , but was too easily dealt with. We looked more dangerous when Watkins came on for a short while, but overall very frustrating night. 23 hours ago, supermon said: He had no service whatsoever today Yep. I lost count of the number of runs he made and the midfielder failed to attempt any kind of through ball leaving him stranded arms outstretched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted September 28, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 28, 2023 (edited) On 27/09/2023 at 22:09, Keyblade said: Hope all the boomers on Twitter suggesting he's better than Watkins because he's a "true striker" or whatever have been humbled. He's very raw, and can't really shoulder much of a burden yet, especially as a lone striker. His pressing also needs serious work. Had Diaby doing 2 jobs. WTF is this constant reference to BOOMERS for anyone who has a different view? It's getting tiresome. You know BOOMERS are like 80 now? Those who aren't dead already are mainly not that tech savvy (yeah, I know I'm over generalising boomers) So what the **** would a raw snotty nose kid like you know any better about strikers anyway? Learned it off a computer game? See, it's dead easy to be insulting and encourage generation wars innit? Edited September 28, 2023 by sidcow 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 5 minutes ago, sidcow said: WTF is this constant reference to BOOMERS for anyone who has a different view? It's getting tiresome. You know BOOMERS are like 80 now? Those who aren't dead already are mainly not that tech savvy (yeah, I know I'm over generalising boomers) So what the **** would a raw snotty nose kid like you know any better about strikers anyway? Learned it off a computer game? See, it's dead easy to be insulting and encourage generation wars innit? I don't obviously mean literal Baby Boomers. It's a colloquialism that refers to people with outdated views and are generally out of touch. They tend to be older and maybe even actual Baby Boomers, yes, but that's neither here nor there. It's the opinion that I'm insulting not a group of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiezels Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 18 hours ago, sidcow said: WTF is this constant reference to BOOMERS for anyone who has a different view? It's getting tiresome. You know BOOMERS are like 80 now? Those who aren't dead already are mainly not that tech savvy (yeah, I know I'm over generalising boomers) So what the **** would a raw snotty nose kid like you know any better about strikers anyway? Learned it off a computer game? See, it's dead easy to be insulting and encourage generation wars innit? Lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rightdm00 Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 I'm early 40s and my kids call me a boomer. Just a different way of calling old people out of touch which kids will do tomorrow, next year and a century from now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 25 minutes ago, Rightdm00 said: I'm early 40s and my kids call me a boomer. Just a different way of calling old people out of touch which kids will do tomorrow, next year and a century from now. I call myself a boomer sometimes when I'm stuck in my ways and I was born in the 90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 20 hours ago, sidcow said: WTF is this constant reference to BOOMERS for anyone who has a different view? It's getting tiresome. You know BOOMERS are like 80 now? Those who aren't dead already are mainly not that tech savvy (yeah, I know I'm over generalising boomers) So what the **** would a raw snotty nose kid like you know any better about strikers anyway? Learned it off a computer game? See, it's dead easy to be insulting and encourage generation wars innit? It's not anyone with a different view. It's people over about 40 with stupid views which are prejudice. They have their idea and will stick to it despite all the evidence in the world they are wrong. Example: Steve Bruce is great because he's a real football man -> Dean Smith is small time. Not good enough -> Steven Gerrard, now there's a winner -> Unai Emery? The arsenal failure? Hmm yeah he's won some games but he's still foreign and plays a high line, so I don't like him. Boomer, Brexit, thicko view. Can't say I've seen the "constant references" though? It was an internet gag about 5 years ago to use it as an insult. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted September 30, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 30, 2023 11 hours ago, Tomaszk said: It's not anyone with a different view. It's people over about 40 with stupid views which are prejudice. They have their idea and will stick to it despite all the evidence in the world they are wrong. Example: Steve Bruce is great because he's a real football man -> Dean Smith is small time. Not good enough -> Steven Gerrard, now there's a winner -> Unai Emery? The arsenal failure? Hmm yeah he's won some games but he's still foreign and plays a high line, so I don't like him. Boomer, Brexit, thicko view. Can't say I've seen the "constant references" though? It was an internet gag about 5 years ago to use it as an insult. *prejudiced Oh, the irony! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 1 hour ago, il_serpente said: *prejudiced Oh, the irony! Gutted. I've been unlucky there if that's grammatically incorrect - reads OK. Could even have thrown prejudicial in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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