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Watkins 19:35 - Sep 29 with 3517 viewsbsw72

First time I have seen Ollie Watkins play in the flesh. His strength and movement is excellent, certainly a really high quality forward. Interesting that a couple of the reports say that he was unmarked for his header, I was directly in line with it and his movement to find that yard of space combined with a peach of a cross was a brilliant bit of football. I think that would have lead to a goal against 90% of defences.
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Watkins on 19:38 - Sep 29 with 3457 viewsWickets

Not seen the replay as yet but I thought same as you and how well did he do the find space between our central defenders. Top player .
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Watkins on 19:47 - Sep 29 with 3366 viewsITFC_Forever

He was bigger and stronger than I thought.

He was a class act.

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Watkins on 19:48 - Sep 29 with 3348 viewsredrickstuhaart

He was just behind oshea and drifted off him. I think Oshea was expecting Axel to deal with it, behind him but there was no clear passing on.
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Watkins on 19:48 - Sep 29 with 3338 viewsChurchman

Not seen it properly - I’m at the other end of the ground, but yes, he’s a smashing player. I’d have put him in the England team ages ago instead of Kane.
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Watkins on 19:54 - Sep 29 with 3260 views_clive_baker_

Yep, frighteningly good in the flesh. I was young last time we were in the premier league but remember seeing these top players off the telly up close and thinking how outrageous their movement and technique is. Reminded me of that today with Watkins. I don’t really remember him making his way up through the leagues tbh, but can only assume he’s hit totally different levels at Villa as he’s proper. Rutter was probably the closest we saw at PR last season, but nothing on Watkins. I’ll always respect that moment he gave us against Netherlands this summer too.
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Watkins on 19:59 - Sep 29 with 3192 viewsYou_Bloo_Right

A couple of things on his goal that I don't think detract from your point.

Meybe we should have been better at stopping the cross coming in.

Maybe Muric can come to claim the ball before it reaches Watkins.

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Watkins on 20:08 - Sep 29 with 3102 viewsrickw

Watching the goal back I think they all started more in the goal and went back to the far post so O'Shea couldn't get there. If Tuanzebe would have held his position Watkins would have bumped into him and the ball would have gone over him

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Watkins on 20:16 - Sep 29 with 3048 viewsGarv

Proper handful. We all talk about how good the PL is in a technical sense, which it is, but so much of it is about athleticism. He isn't the biggest or particularly built, but he's got a brilliant spring on him and can clearly hold his own physically.

Absolute travesty he didn't get more minutes for England in the summer. Sadly that will probably continue.

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Watkins on 13:10 - Sep 30 with 2333 viewsSharkey

His goal celebration was quite nice (as on MOTD2). He just seemed to be smiling at one person in the crowd.

I first saw him play in September 2016. He wasn't as good as Szmodics in that game (they both scored), but Exeter won 3-2.
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Watkins on 13:54 - Sep 30 with 2135 viewsNthQldITFC

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Watkins on 14:00 - Sep 30 with 2097 viewsFrimleyBlue

Exactly why I want him to have a run of games for England.

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Watkins on 14:33 - Sep 30 with 1969 viewsFreddies_Ears

He's a decent Premier League striker, but I'd take Delap over him even now, with Delap still having much to learn.

Watkins is way short of being international class, let alone being any kind of option instead of Kane.
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Watkins on 14:39 - Sep 30 with 1926 viewstractorboy1978

Watkins on 14:33 - Sep 30 by Freddies_Ears

He's a decent Premier League striker, but I'd take Delap over him even now, with Delap still having much to learn.

Watkins is way short of being international class, let alone being any kind of option instead of Kane.


You must be joking? He's the second best striker in the PL. Quality player and massively underrated.
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Watkins on 14:52 - Sep 30 with 1849 viewstextbackup

Watkins on 20:16 - Sep 29 by Garv

Proper handful. We all talk about how good the PL is in a technical sense, which it is, but so much of it is about athleticism. He isn't the biggest or particularly built, but he's got a brilliant spring on him and can clearly hold his own physically.

Absolute travesty he didn't get more minutes for England in the summer. Sadly that will probably continue.


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Watkins on 17:40 - Sep 30 with 1562 viewsVaughan8

I like Watkins but his goal was all down to the cross, he barely had to do much. I think the defenders were not great either lets be honest.

But he has to be there and for me is the second best striker in the PL. He probably offers a bit more "range"/attributes than Haaland, but you can't despite his goals
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Watkins on 17:48 - Sep 30 with 1530 viewsSwailsey

Watkins on 14:33 - Sep 30 by Freddies_Ears

He's a decent Premier League striker, but I'd take Delap over him even now, with Delap still having much to learn.

Watkins is way short of being international class, let alone being any kind of option instead of Kane.


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Watkins on 18:38 - Sep 30 with 1406 viewsGeoffSentence

It's not the first time he's played at FPR though, he is yet to record a win here. He played for Brentford in 2017 when we on 2-0 and again the next season when we drew 1-1, I think he got an assist in that game Neil Maupay scored after an Ollie Watkins attempt.

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