Tag: Ollie Watkins

The two underrated strikers Unai Emery has asked Ollie Watkins to model his game after
4Nov By Joe SorianoNo Comments
Premier League

The two underrated strikers Unai Emery has asked Ollie Watkins to model his game after

Aston Villa have one of the most enviable striker tandems in world football, as Jhon Duran has broken out as a lethal goal-scorer off the bench behind starter Ollie Watkins, who was a Premier League Player of the Season candidate in 2023/24. Duran has scored four goals in just about 250 Premier League minutes so far in the 2024/25 campaign, while Watkins is sitting at five goals in ten games with two assists for good measure. But it's fair for Unai Emery and Aston Villa to want even more from their 28-year-old star man, because he is at the peak of his athletic powers and can still develop his decision-making. Last season, Watkins scored 19 goals with 13 assists, and while he's at a similar pace so far in 2024/25, the name of the game for Emery is constant improvement. Emery has s...
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Ranking the 10 best strikers in the world in 2024
3Oct By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Champions League, Features

Ranking the 10 best strikers in the world in 2024

Who are the best strikers in world football right now? With two months of action in the books in the 2024/25 league seasons, let's take an updated look at the best No. 9's on the planet, ranking them from tenth to first. Where did Robert Lewandowski and Harry Kane land? How does Ollie Watkins stack up with the elites? 10. Andrej Kramaric, Hoffenheim For years, Andrej Kramaric has been one of the best strikers in the Bundesliga, setting records as a goal-scorer for Hoffenheim without showing any desire to leave the German side. Kramaric makes this list over bigger names like Alvaro Morata and Dusan Vlahovic, because he honestly outplayed both of those guys significantly last season and has already been better to start the 2023/24 season. The problem with world football these days is...
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Euro 2024 Takeaways: You already knew about Ollie Watkins, Kylian Mbappe’s hunger, farewell to Cody Gakpo
10Jul By Joe SorianoNo Comments
Features

Euro 2024 Takeaways: You already knew about Ollie Watkins, Kylian Mbappe’s hunger, farewell to Cody Gakpo

Here are the biggest takeaways after the Euro 2024 semifinals in which Spain defeated France 2-1 and England took down the Netherlands 2-1. Ollie Watkins was always this good With a bit of individual brilliance and a perfectly-tucked finish into the far corner, Ollie Watkins wrote his name in the history books by firing England back into a European Championship Final with a 90th-minute winner against the Netherlands. After Jude Bellingham unforgettably played the role of the hero with his late bicycle kick against Slovakia, it was now a more underrated player's turn to prove the Three Lions' proverbial "clutch gene" in the semis. Watkins didn't have the over-the-top Adidas commercial and wasn't hyped up as some sort of a savior or a Ballon d'Or candidate before the Euro 2024 tourna...
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EPL Player of the Season Rankings: Tottenham rate highly; Bukayo Saka or Mohamed Salah No. 1?
1Mar By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features, Premier League

EPL Player of the Season Rankings: Tottenham rate highly; Bukayo Saka or Mohamed Salah No. 1?

With 26 Matchdays in the books, it's time to take an updated look at the top 10 contenders to win the Premier League Player of the Season award in 2023/24. 10. Tottenham ST Son Heung-min Son Heung-min was one of the biggest disappointments in the 2022/23 Premier League campaign, as Tottenham failed to qualify for Europe despite a sensational season from current Bayern Munich man Harry Kane. The South Korean superstar has been back to his superstar status in 2023/24, leading the way for a Spurs side that still has an outside shot at qualifying for the Champions League under new manager Ange Postecoglou. Son has really stepped up as the main man up top, scoring 12 goals to place himself among the league leaders. He's been so effective all-around, notching six assists and an avera...
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The 10 best Premier League strikers you need to know right now in 2023/2024
19Nov By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features, Premier League

The 10 best Premier League strikers you need to know right now in 2023/2024

Who are the best Premier League strikers right now in the 2023/2024 season? From the elite goal-scorers to the all-around playmakers, from the ones at title contenders to those in the bottom half, we take a look at the 10 best strikers you need to know right now in the English top flight. Strikers are not ranked but rather tiered based on their relative current quality and historic accomplishments. That means if a young striker is already in Tier 1 or Tier 2, they have already shown a great deal of quality at the highest level, whether that is in the Premier League or another league of note. Goals are not everything, so each section attempts to highlight other key stats showing a striker's impact. Tier 1 Erling Haaland, Manchester City Current Stats Erling Haaland has score...
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