"Trick shot" Ollie Watkins
The Premier League's top striker caused a strong disappointment in the Three Lions' defeat against Brazil.
Ranked second on the list of top scorers in the EPL this season is Ollie Watkins, who has a total of 16 times penetrating the opponent's net. Not only that, the Aston Villa star also has 10 successful passes - an achievement that helps him lead the list of "King of assists" in the Premier League. Even Watkins has been somewhat superior to Haaland recently.
Specifically, after the last 8 appearances in the Premier League, Watkins has scored 7 goals and contributed 2 more assists. Meanwhile, Haaland only contributed to a total of 5 goals for Man City (4 goals, 1 assist). Obviously, Watkins completely deserved to be called up to the England team during this national team gathering, but in the end, the 28-year-old striker disappointed coach Gareth Southgate.
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| Watkins is ranked 2nd on the Premier League scoring list |
Despite having home advantage, the Three Lions just opened their international series with a defeat against Brazil, a result that ended their 10-match unbeaten streak in all competitions. Overall, the two teams created a relatively balanced match, but the Selecao appeared superior in the number of truly dangerous opportunities (big chances). As for England, data from Fotmob shows that they only created one chance in this match, and it was missed by Watkins.
In the 18th minute, Watkins appeared in the penalty area after a classy pass from Conor Gallagher. Almost in a position facing the goalkeeper, it seemed that Watkins would easily put his name on the scoreboard. However, in the end, his shot went over the crossbar. Obviously, if the Three Lions had taken the lead early, the match could have ended with a completely different result, but Watkins "kicked away" the home team's chance to win.
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| Watkins disappointed on the England team |
It is important to know that that was also the only shot of the Aston Villa striker during his 90 minutes on the field. Data from Fotmob shows that he was also the player who touched the ball the least (24) in this match, made only 12 accurate passes and achieved a 100%... loss rate in duels (2 /2) - worst performance in the match. At the same time, Watkins is also the player with the lowest score according to Fotmob's rating (6).
After this poor performance, it wouldn't be too surprising if Watkins had to sit on the bench in the match against Belgium and cede the starting spot to Ivan Toney.
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