Nottingham Forest - Cardiff City

[BadDog]

Grabban out now please.

[Reds73]

Dont know what was said at HT but it should've been said last week.

This is Sabri's chance now to start Talylor either instead or alongside Grabban. Will he take it though?

Will he be sacked?

TBH I think Taylor would work better playing off Guerrero

[Paplane]

Dont know what was said at HT but it should've been said last week.

This is Sabri's chance now to start Talylor either instead or alongside Grabban. Will he take it though?

Will he be sacked?

TBH I think Taylor would work better playing off Guerrero

Yep, if its a straight swap then he'll be isolated just as much as Grabban has been since mid Feb.

[ozzyten10]

Worrying from Sabri regarding lolley...

Lamouchi (on Lolley substitution): “For me it was not enough. Not ready. Just a tactical choice, because I didn’t want to wait until the break. We probably needed to do more and to be more solid.” #NFFC

Think he’ll be on his way - not looked happy for ages and don’t buy his injury

[Paplane]

Not sure if the 2 striker formation will work straight from the off. Cardiff started the 2nd half content to concede possession and backed themselves to defend the lead. At Huddersfield that wont be the case and the full backs will get pushed back and then if we play 2 up top we'll be short in midfield. You have to dominate the game and this 2nd half is the first time we've done that in quite a while.

[Tricky]

Samba- 5
Yuri-6 at least tried
Figgs - 1 - schooled by Moore - needs to be dropped
Worrall -6 ok
Jenkinson - everything that is wrong with the club epitomised
Colback- 5 - needs to step up
Yates-8 our only player to do anything positive - can’t believe others couldn’t see it today- won every 50-50 and tried to get forward- should have scored though
Freeman 6 - felt for him first half
Grabban - 3 - not a captain and missed another sitter in the most important phase of the game
Ameobi- 5 gallant display but not a number 8 where he played second half
Lolley 2 - either injured or wants out

Taylor -7 excellent
Mighten - 7 ditto.

Pretty much exactly how I saw it

How many chances does Grabben have to miss before the twitter brigade turns?

I think we remember the old Colback and expect that- he hasn’t played for a year. We should be seeing Sow or Fred or even Johnson until he’s fit. 

If Lolley does have shin splints I think it’s unreal that they’re playing him, we need him flying not limping

I said in a post elsewhere that I felt we had seen the best of Lolley, and if someone were to come around sniffing to buy, we should seriously consider that offer. Ok, so nobody made any formal approaches for him, but my opinion hasn't changed. I do not think we will see Joe Lolley play like he has done previously for us again, or if he does, not with any consistency

[Paplane]

Worrying from Sabri regarding lolley...
Think he’ll be on his way - not looked happy for ages and don’t buy his injury

He looks injured to me. I said before the start of the season we'd be better resting lolley for the 1st month. We run the risk of losing him for half the season. Wonder if he's just playing games and not training?

[Paplane]

Samba- 5
Yuri-6 at least tried
Figgs - 1 - schooled by Moore - needs to be dropped
Worrall -6 ok
Jenkinson - everything that is wrong with the club epitomised
Colback- 5 - needs to step up
Yates-8 our only player to do anything positive - can’t believe others couldn’t see it today- won every 50-50 and tried to get forward- should have scored though
Freeman 6 - felt for him first half
Grabban - 3 - not a captain and missed another sitter in the most important phase of the game
Ameobi- 5 gallant display but not a number 8 where he played second half
Lolley 2 - either injured or wants out

Taylor -7 excellent
Mighten - 7 ditto.

Pretty much exactly how I saw it

How many chances does Grabben have to miss before the twitter brigade turns?

I think we remember the old Colback and expect that- he hasn’t played for a year. We should be seeing Sow or Fred or even Johnson until he’s fit. 

If Lolley does have shin splints I think it’s unreal that they’re playing him, we need him flying not limping

I said in a post elsewhere that I felt we had seen the best of Lolley, and if someone were to come around sniffing to buy, we should seriously consider that offer. Ok, so nobody made any formal approaches for him, but my opinion hasn't changed. I do not think we will see Joe Lolley play like he has done previously for us again, or if he does, not with any consistency

I just think he has to feel 100% to play well and he's clearly not that atm.

[ozzyten10]

Mick McCarthy nail on the head.

“If you play a negative style and don’t press the ball, the fans will only accept it if you’re winning games, it’s not a easy watch”

Last 8 games epitomised in one quote

[Marinakis Red]

Yep McCarthy hit the nail on the head. Negative approach and mindset will only breed negativity. Sabri has mastered it though.

[ozzyten10]

I also think hefelump would be bullied like figgs for last 2 games. I wonder if EM has had enough...

[stirred]

Not sure if the 2 striker formation will work straight from the off. Cardiff started the 2nd half content to concede possession and backed themselves to defend the lead. At Huddersfield that wont be the case and the full backs will get pushed back and then if we play 2 up top we'll be short in midfield. You have to dominate the game and this 2nd half is the first time we've done that in quite a while.

That's where 3 at the back can help. Allows 2 up top and numbers in midfield.