Nottingham Forest - Norwich City

[stirred]

Derby outplayed in first half last night - Rooney makes 3 changes.

We’re totally outplayed - but happy to leave it as it is.

Makes me wonder...

I'd have made changes, because it's the natural instinct to change something that isn't working, but tbf looking at our bench any change would be like pissing in the wind.

Until we have the players & team capable of competing with the likes of Norwich it won't really matter who we pick, the outcome would probably be the same.

It's not like we have any secret weapons, or superstars we're keeping in reserve, our squad, one or two aside, are much of a muchness with barely a fag paper between most of them.

+1

Ffs
If we were all in the stands now there is no way Hughton could wait for so long to make a sub

The stands would be half empty by now.

[Knocker West]

Thank god for that

You know it's been shite when the only thing to celebrate is a substitution

Especially when it took 7 minutes for those subs to get to their 2nd touch of the ball & it made no real discernible difference to the match

[Knocker West]

Ffs at least give mighten and Taylor a run...

Or just wait until 85th min

It's a guess, & a tad defeatist, but I'm guessing with little to no difference available from the bench he opted to get as many minutes in Freeman & Grabban as possible, as they both lack their peak match sharpness at the moment.

[ThePromisedLand]

Our pressing has been spasmodic - individuals without any clear strategy.

How many players have bust a gut tonight?

I’ve see no one at least put a foot in.

Too many in red just strolling around.

If that’s what we’ve become then I fear for our future.

Wonder how many current season card holders would renew having watched the last 90 minutes of garbage.

[stirred]

Thank god for that

You know it's been shite when the only thing to celebrate is a substitution

Especially when it took 7 minutes for those subs to get to their 2nd touch of the ball & it made no real discernible difference to the match

That’s because they’re drilled to defend and try to nick one from a set piece. The players have been coached out of attacking, so once it’s 0-2 it’s pretty much game over. 

Even Derby came back from 0-2 against Brentford last night, but with us it’s game over with the approach Hughton has instilled in the players.

[ozzyten10]

Well done to Figgs and mckenna -

[Knocker West]

I wonder if Lee Bowyer would be interested in Lyle Taylor?

I know they fell out because Bowyer felt Taylor deserted Charlton at a critical point of the season, but that's kind of not an issue now, is it?

[TheGreenMan]

Our pressing has been spasmodic - individuals without any clear strategy.

How many players have bust a gut tonight?

I’ve see no one at least put a foot in.

Too many in red just strolling around.

If that’s what we’ve become then I fear for our future.

Wonder how many current season card holders would renew having watched the last 90 minutes of garbage.

I’m seriously considering not renewing....A change of manager could save it for me....

[ozzyten10]

Norwich light years ahead. At least a correct score prediction!

[wassy04]

Our pressing has been spasmodic - individuals without any clear strategy.

How many players have bust a gut tonight?

I’ve see no one at least put a foot in.

Too many in red just strolling around.

If that’s what we’ve become then I fear for our future.

Wonder how many current season card holders would renew having watched the last 90 minutes of garbage.

Cafu was a bit of a one man pressing machine

[Knocker West]

That’s because they’re drilled to defend and try to nick one from a set piece. The players have been coached out of attacking.

You make it sound like Forest were set up to attack at some point in the last 3 years.

Apart from those that were born here in the academy I don't think we have any players here from the last time we coached a team to lead from the front.

[Plymouth red]

How many times have we come from behind this season and got something out of a game?

There seems so little fight in this side the moment they fall behind.

Tonight they offered nothing and it was a very easy 90 minutes for Norwich who were professional and got the job done.

I don't expect this side to win every game but I would love to see some fight. I would love to see a side that puts pressure on the opposition when trying to find a way back into the game. That is prepared to get players into the opposition box and try to get back into it.