Nottingham Forest - Wigan

[ThePromisedLand]

As for Ryan Yates, he just is not good enough.

Hey, if Yates has had a crepe day then he's had a crepe day.  Singling out a DCM/CM from our Academy over the abundance of blame in our front line is harsh.  From the comments Samba and Grabban got mentioned along with Fig', the goal scorer.  That's 3 players out of 11.  If Yates 'isn't' good enough, he had a lot of company today.  (I, personally, think in a year's time, Yates will be as good as Worrall or Cash if not better.  They're been in the squad under several managers over several seasons.)

But let's look at all the players in attack (who aren't graduates of our excellent Academy system...who have cost real money.)

So, let's say Yates was the 'headless chicken' today that has been muted...what were our wingers doing?  eg. Ameobi.  Or Car (our 'star players?')  Or Lolley?  Or any of the forward players to impose themselves on the game?

Worrall, Cash have had it in the neck when they were introduced to the side.  Worrall had to do Rangers and got a lot of it in the neck up there. 

Yates is probably a year or so behind them.  So, to be in the midfield at his age is impressive.

He's recently scored a goal i.e. doing the forward's job for them.

I'd say it's like this with youth.  You introduce them amongst a team of battle ready players.  And when their form dips, you drop them to the bench.  And go again finding the time to introduce them.  But if Sow gets injured (again) who do we play their instead?  We haven't really got one who is better than Yates as back up.  So Yates continues his apprenticeship alongside the ageing legs of Watson.

Jan'.  Jack Colback.  We can only hope.  It shouldn't be on Yates to carry Forest's promotion hopes.

That's recruitment's job.  And they didn't do it 'that well' in Summer.  But they did it well enough to secure Sow.  Without him, Forest would be mid-table this season.  And he's been missing for the other half of the 1st half of this season.

SA.

You’re right - it shouldn’t be ‘on Yates shoulders’.
The fact that he is an academy product is totally irrelevant.
If you’re not good enough I don’t give a toss where you came from.
And as for him being ‘a year behind’ he’s the same age as Worrall, Cash & Carvalho.