Joao Carvalho

[Strawberry Avenger]

This thread was started more than one year ago and we are still waiting...

I think we have waited long enough now. it's not going to happen is it?

Time to move him on in the summer.

'Still waiting...'

The Coach is still (after reforging Ben Watson into the Battle General we (or I) always knew he could be) trying to harness Car's abilities.  And he's got plenty of natural ability.

Problem?  You could go into a bar and take his drink off of him.  Try doing that to Yates.  Yeah.  He can play a bit.  But he's not robust enough mentally or physically for life in the Championship.

And that's what the Championship is all about.  Muck and nettles.  Being able to play is great an' all...but you have to handle the right to play vs Millwall and Forest didn't.  The two midfielders that came in, Semedo and Car' didn't handle it all.  It led to two goals. People can say Yates isn't a great football (actually, he CAN play a bit...) but even as a developing player he's got in the 1st team a lot this season. His mentality and desire and will to win and character aren't in question. But for me, that question or those questions hover over Car'. Has he got the stomach for life in the Championship?

Try taking Kenny's, Larry's, Archie's, Bomber's drinks off them.  What do you think you were going to get?

*(Use imagination for the above scene.)

I know how Clough's golden miracles handled 'Keegan.'  And you have to do that side of the game against the Millwall's and that's were Forest lost their auto spot.

Car' is merely symptomatic of that reality.  Forest may yet keep him for longer and live in hope. 

Forest started with Semedo and Car vs Millwall. And the team collapsed. (The back line wasn't blameless...and the keeper didn't pull over any world class saves either to stop all 3 goals.)

Semedo and Car out.

Silva and SOW in.

Yates and Car' are both 'from the bench' players at this moment in time.

SA.