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Aston Villa striker Watkins: We must stop conceding silly goals

Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins says they must improve their game management.

Watkins was bitterly disappointed after their 3-3 draw with Brentford yesterday.

"Two-nil is always a dangerous scoreline," he admitted to Sky Sports. “We came out in the second half and scored and then we seemed to relax as a team. I don't know if it's the scoreline or what, but we always come out slow. I said to the boys at the start of the second half that we needed to start quick.

"It's poor. It was too easy for them to get in and score. It's really disappointing because it could have been a really massive three points. We've been 2-0 up against Manchester United away and conceded silly goals. We have done it here today.

"We've got a point but it should have been three. These are the games we need to be winning. That's what the top team do. They finish it off, kill it off. They are smart. Maybe we just don't have that maturity yet or game intelligence."

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