{"id":291698,"date":"2023-10-22T20:24:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T20:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=291698"},"modified":"2023-10-22T20:24:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T20:24:04","slug":"jamie-carragher-insists-ollie-watkins-is-englands-harry-kane-back-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/jamie-carragher-insists-ollie-watkins-is-englands-harry-kane-back-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Carragher insists Ollie Watkins is England&apos;s Harry Kane back up"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Jamie Carragher insists Ollie Watkins is England&#8217;s Harry Kane back up, as in-form Aston Villa striker reveals his target for the Euros and opens up on relationship with former boss and &#8216;dad&#8217; Dean Smith<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ollie Watkins is in fine form, scoring five Premier League goals so far this season<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jamie Carragher thinks Watkins should be England&#8217;s choice as Kane&#8217;s backup<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Coming Up!&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jamie Carragher has insisted in-form Aston Villa striker Ollie Wakins must be the deputy for England captain Harry Kane.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Watkins&#8217; excellent near post finish during Villa&#8217;s 4-1 win over West Ham takes his goal tally to five in the Premier League this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His performances have been impressive, earning him an England call-up during the most recent International break.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The striker bagged the only goal during England&#8217;s friendly with Australia, and former Liverpool defender Carragher has named him as the next in line should Harry Kane fall foul of injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Watkins himself also opened up about his relationship with former manager Dean Smith, describing him as his &#8216;dad&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/22\/19\/76866127-12659537-image-a-15_1698000793413.jpg\" height=\"383\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ollie Watkins beautifully finished from a difficult angle to take his goal tally to five in the league<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/22\/19\/76866315-12659537-image-a-16_1698000831408.jpg\" height=\"321\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Watkins spoke with former manager Dean Smith after the game, showing Smith much love<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/22\/20\/76866137-12659537-image-a-18_1698001212383.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jamie Carragher spoke very highly of Watkins and tipped him to be a Harry Kane replacement\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Sky Sports Carragher insisted: &#8216;Even when he doesn&#8217;t score he can play a big role and you can see that. As the game has gone on he runs in behind. When he stand alongside him, I thought he was taller. He has that presence and the pace.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If Harry Kane is injured, he is England&#8217;s centre-forward&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Him and [Moussa] Diaby look like they&#8217;re trying to combine. The set up means he doesn&#8217;t need to come deep, you can see it all and it&#8217;s all about getting it central. He doesn&#8217;t need to go deep, he can create space between the lines.<\/p>\n<p>The Villa striker also spoke on Sky Sports after the game, and highlighted his own ambition to keep improving as a player as well as his affection for former boss Smith.<\/p>\n<p>Watkins joked: &#8216;I always text Dean and say that I owe it to him because I wouldn\u2019t have been at Bretford and then Villa.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I feel like Dean is my dad! I want over 20 goals and go to the Euros. That\u2019s what I want to do and are my goals. It\u2019s what im working towards but I know my club form has to be good.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;[The] Christmas period is tough, we have a lot of games in Europe and a few injuries but we have to keep ploughing away, it\u2019s not how you start, it\u2019s how you finish.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On his former player Smith remarked: &#8216;He\u2019s a great kid and well liked in the dressing room. He\u2019s selfless and that\u2019s what everyone likes about him.&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/22\/19\/76866131-12659537-image-a-17_1698001186068.jpg\" height=\"441\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Smith also spoke with current manager Unai Emery, who has transformed this Aston Villa side<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12659537\/Jamie-Carragher-insists-Ollie-Watkins-Englands-Harry-Kane-form-Aston-Villa-striker-reveals-target-Euros-opens-relationship-former-boss-dad-Dean-Smith.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jamie Carragher insists Ollie Watkins is England&#8217;s Harry Kane back up, as in-form Aston Villa striker reveals his target for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291697,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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