Ollie Watkins was left stunned by Aston Villa’s performances this season. After his late winner against Bournemouth kept the club’s hopes of a Champions League place alive.
Last weekend was Watkins’ 116th game for club and country since the start of last season.
The 29-year-old was barely able to move, even pointing to the bench as he walk off the pitch after helping Villa secure victory with 10 men.
Unai Emery’s side are fighting to return to the Champions League after sitting 10th. เล่นบาคาร่า UFABET เว็บตรง ค่าคอมสูง At the end of February. And seven wins from eight league games have put them in the top four.
Villa need two more wins at Tottenham and Manchester United. With both sides distracted by the Europa League, but Watkins is already proud of what the team has achieved this season.
“If you tell any Villa fan we are going to play the Champions League, “The quarter-finals. The FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley and a last-gasp top-four finish for the Champions League again, they can give you a real kick in the nuts,” he said.
“Two seasons ago we came to Bournemouth on the first day, we got beat. And everyone felt like the world was ending. Football changes so quickly and I think it’s been an incredible season. “
We had such a quick change between games in Europe that we didn’t have much time to recover, but we don’t play until Friday night so we’ll have a couple of days off and we can bring all that energy into the game against Tottenham.”