Stress and Pie:
GAME 39. APRIL 2nd, 2016
CITY GRAHND
FOREST 0 BENTFORD 3
The only thing Mister Dug did wrong was reach 45 points. Somebody whispered in his ear that Forest were safe now, safe enough to be a bit more ambitious, a bit more entertaining. Add to this Fawaz's wildly misguided view that we could still make the play-offs, and the pressure to play a more open game became insupportable. So, abandoning the "dour" football which had got us to 45 points in the first place, Mister Dug tried to appease his critics. The result? Forest fell back into a style of play which did not suit the rump of players he had available and was therefore neither coherent nor successful. It would have been better if Mister Dug had been given the time to get Forest playing properly boring football again - you know, the stuff that picked up the odd point here and there.
The match against Bentford showed the stupidity of Mister Dug's sacking at that stage of the season. Nothing at all has changed. The "freedom" which was supposed to have characterised the new Forest has dwindled into an undisciplined mess. All creativity has gone, so that Forest resemble little more than a slug negotiating a sandhill.
Today they looked unclear and uncoached. They looked like representatives of a club which has no sense of purpose or direction. There were too many clones in the middle of the park, the injury to Mancienne reduced the central defence to dithering rubble, and the threat up front was as potent as a soft boiled egg.
Did I say nothing had changed? Well it has. It has somehow managed to get worse. At this rate, anybody smug enough to assert that "we have nothing to play for" will be feeling distinctly uncomfortable. This is becoming a season where not only have we lost too many players, we've also lost our bottle too many times. Sacking Mister Dug was the last time Fawaz lost his bottle, and it could cost him and us dearly, unless, of course, he lets slip another one in the not too distant future.
Sod it, time for a malt whisky.
Nottm Forest v Brentford
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posted on 11/4/16
posted on 11/4/16
Lowlights:
http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/teams/nottingham-forest/10227386/nottm-forest-0-3-brentford
posted on 11/4/16
posted on 11/4/16
Stress and Pie:
GAME 39. APRIL 2nd, 2016
CITY GRAHND
FOREST 0 BENTFORD 3
The only thing Mister Dug did wrong was reach 45 points. Somebody whispered in his ear that Forest were safe now, safe enough to be a bit more ambitious, a bit more entertaining. Add to this Fawaz's wildly misguided view that we could still make the play-offs, and the pressure to play a more open game became insupportable. So, abandoning the "dour" football which had got us to 45 points in the first place, Mister Dug tried to appease his critics. The result? Forest fell back into a style of play which did not suit the rump of players he had available and was therefore neither coherent nor successful. It would have been better if Mister Dug had been given the time to get Forest playing properly boring football again - you know, the stuff that picked up the odd point here and there.
The match against Bentford showed the stupidity of Mister Dug's sacking at that stage of the season. Nothing at all has changed. The "freedom" which was supposed to have characterised the new Forest has dwindled into an undisciplined mess. All creativity has gone, so that Forest resemble little more than a slug negotiating a sandhill.
Today they looked unclear and uncoached. They looked like representatives of a club which has no sense of purpose or direction. There were too many clones in the middle of the park, the injury to Mancienne reduced the central defence to dithering rubble, and the threat up front was as potent as a soft boiled egg.
Did I say nothing had changed? Well it has. It has somehow managed to get worse. At this rate, anybody smug enough to assert that "we have nothing to play for" will be feeling distinctly uncomfortable. This is becoming a season where not only have we lost too many players, we've also lost our bottle too many times. Sacking Mister Dug was the last time Fawaz lost his bottle, and it could cost him and us dearly, unless, of course, he lets slip another one in the not too distant future.
Sod it, time for a malt whisky.
posted on 11/4/16
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