02-04-2019, 05:13 PM
(02-04-2019, 01:42 PM)Robbos Desert Boots Wrote:(02-04-2019, 11:40 AM)wassy04 Wrote: Yeah sadly I think he’s going to need to show it this year to convince Martin. Also for reference I won’t turn on Martin if he chooses to get rid of Carv I will just be disappointed
It will depend on who Martin decides to spend the money on for me.
If MON has made up his mind and Carvalho is going to struggle for game time then there is no point in him staying surely?
At the minute, everything points to this being the case.
Car' may well do ok in the Premier...(and why didn't somebody else pay £13.5 million for him, then?) but Forest's leadership want promotion now.
Which makes me wonder why they signed 'one for the future...' in the Summer doubling our transfer record.
The leadership made a mistake in putting £16.5 million (and the rest) into Soudani, Car', and the other two Portuguese. That's a lot of 'non-proven' in the Championship.
And so it's come to pass. Dias. Gone. Gonzo. Out. (Whether he's here or not.) Car'? 'Caved' as soon as Winter came as many had predicted. And hasn't demonstrated the strength in stature or character to start under Martin.
Forest might not be sexy in CM. But Forest are tougher.
And that's what you have to be in the Championship. Robust. And under Warburton and Aitor? Forest were brittle and easily bullied by the usual contenders.
It may be painful to watch (and well done to you who pay 'good' money to watch it...) but the stat, the one that counts, is that Forest beat Swansea (and it's been a long time coming.)
We Cardiffed their pure game.
Martin has made the admission as such. That we're at the beginning. His interview is worth listening to closely. He's not saying we're the finished article. First we need to be tough to beat. Then we'll play. But that takes time.
Why will it take time? Because £16 million+ worth of transfers evaporated. No Dias. No Gonzo. Car' is a different player to the one that started the season (Nov', Dec', Jan', Feb', March, nearly April...that's a long time for £13.5 million not to be holding up play, assisting or scoring goals and that, folks, is his job. And he aint doing it. And yes, he's been given chances and he is lightweight.) Soudani is injured.
Four players Forest signed in the Summer. Our attacking midfield line up? Where is it? Where are the goals? The assists? The holding up play. Four 'premium' transfers haven't done it.
Yet Martin gets booed for bringing on the 'non-sexy' Murphy who gets the win for us? Cash and Grabban are injured. Tendon injuries. (And good luck with those, folks, because they stay forever...as my left adductor reminds me every day and twice when it's cold...) Boo all you like. But booing won't make Martin responsible for the Summer transfer business. He's given the portuguese players chances in training and on the pitch.
The result was?
SA.