Nottingham Forest - Bournemouth

[Strawberry Avenger]

The first goal went across Samba to the back post.

Both goals were as a result of our full-backs getting beat in behind them, with totally free efforts on goal.

Same happened vs Coventry too for their equaliser.

Samba would like the 2nd goal yesterday back for sure, but maybe you should go stand in a goal with someone powerfully striking the ball with no man in-between and try and save it.  If he stood tall at his near post and didn't go across goal and it went in across him, he'd still be criticised.

Not sure there's much understanding or empathy of how difficult it actually is to be a keeper at the top level, especially when the opposition's 4 goals thus far have all come from less than 10 yards away from the net.

There's been precious little empathy for former legends.

But maybe?  If's Samba's job.  For which he is paid many thousands of pounds.  A week.  No maybe about fans turning up to have a go instead of Samba.  He was well beaten in goal.  Though he shouldn't have for either.  And he was well stuffed from the same position TWICE at Coventry.  Bang average.

You're right about the fullbacks being well beaten.  Utterly skinned 'in behind' and burned by overlapping pace.

SA.

You expected him to save their first goal?!

And the 2nd.  And both at Coventry which were, again...straight at him.  In the same spot.  He's crap at his near post.  To be honest.  He's been pretty crap so far.

Not a top Championship keeper.  Currently a bottom 8 one.  Because that's where his sloppy performances have put Forest. (Yeah, the fullbacks got burned, both sides but as the last line of defence? Samba was well beaten at his post. Mobile as a lamp post.)

Drop to the bench and bring Horvath in.  

SA.