Nottingham Forest - Wigan

[Strawberry Avenger]

The manager has to take portion of the  blame too. Teams like Barnsley and wigan have dominated us.  Sheff wed destroyed us. We just have no support whatsoever for grabban . I find it hard to watch to be honest. Their keeper only had 1 save.

We beat derby via a poor mistake. Our home form vastly needs Improving.

I think 'The Coach' has cost us points.  More than 3.  More than 6.  He hasn't been blameless in that barren run of 7 games.  Shocking about of points to lose.  Could have seen us easily 3rd and closing the gap with Leeds.  Points just tossed away.

There were a couple of games (maybe 3) where he's gone with a radical starting line up and cost the match (funnily enough, I think one of those was against Wigan...)  They score then you're up hill for the 2nd half.

You have to wonder what's going on when Barnsley and Wigan are dominating Forest.  Usually in midfield.  Not that we 'should' be beating them.  But why aren't we earning the right to be them?  Or the naive tactics to concede those last minute goals vs Millwall and Boro' and the poor 'sit back' and defend football that was played.  Forest just seemed lifeless and lost...waiting for some spark to bring them to life.

Sheff Wed' destroyed 'us' because that result in a Forest side minus Sow has been coming a long while.  Forest had been leading a somewhat charmed life without him.  But that also turns us back to recruitment.  Perhaps The Coach 'can't' change things up.  He muted that re: the 'no' subs gamesmanship vs Wednesday.  There aren't the players on the bench to change it.

If that's true.

It's critical that Forest, The Coach highlight some Samba, Sow and Grabban style quality in January.  It has to be ready to hit the ground running.

SA.