Nottingham Forest - Luton Town

[ThePromisedLand]

We’ll beg to differ Sniff.
Play him - if appropriate - as the left sided centre back or as one of three at the back.
But I thought we’d stopped trying to put round pegs in square holes.
We are still looking for a left back - and Ribeiro may still be the player we’ve been looking for.

Edit: someone on the transfer thread suggesting he’s gone - in which case end of discussion.

[Strawberry Avenger]

Chema injured?
And categorically not a left back.

Chema has done a great job. There is no basis to drop him.

Same applies to  Cash who is not categorically a right back, well he wasn't but he is now.

Really Sniff?
And our attacking threat down our left has been virtually eradicated.

And so have the goals being easily conceded by Jack Robinson being out of position or ball watching.

SA.

[Strawberry Avenger]

We’ll beg to differ Sniff.
Play him - if appropriate - as the left sided centre back or as one of three at the back.
But I thought we’d stopped trying to put round pegs in square holes.
We are still looking for a left back - and Ribeiro may still be the player we’ve been looking for.

Edit: someone on the transfer thread suggesting he’s gone - in which case end of discussion.

If that is the case, we can look forward to our left side being a colander again.

SA.

[Strawberry Avenger]

Chema injured?
And categorically not a left back.

Chema has done a great job. There is no basis to drop him.

Same applies to  Cash who is not categorically a right back, well he wasn't but he is now.

Really Sniff?
And our attacking threat down our left has been virtually eradicated.

I wouldn't go that far TPL but we have definitely been better from a defensive point of view with Chema in the team in my opinion.

True.



SA.

[Strawberry Avenger]

Chema injured?
And categorically not a left back.

Chema has done a great job. There is no basis to drop him.

Same applies to  Cash who is not categorically a right back, well he wasn't but he is now.

Not only that, I'd say he's the best right back we've had in ages. Better than Gunter IMHO.

Absolutely Pap.

I'd agree with that.

But he was one of three failure points for Reading's goal (a collective team switch off instead of street smarts.)  'Stop the cross.'

So, we got a 'RB' for nothing.  Can't complain.  He's proved the doubters wrong this season.

SA.

[ThePromisedLand]

Since when did Ribeiro become not fit for purpose?

[Strawberry Avenger]

Hopefully Rib will show some of the form before he got injured against Barnsley. I thought he was doing alright.

Seemed decent going forwards.

SA.

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

I think Lolley will be back for this one with Ribeiro dropping to the bench otherwise unchanged.

Samba, Cash, Figgy, Worrall, Chema, Watson, Sow, Silva, Lolley, Grabban, Ameobi.

Looks like it will be Ribeiro for Chema and jobs a good un.

[optimistic_red]

Ribeiro and Cash are both good enough to play as wing-backs with 3 central defenders, should Lamouchi want that option. However Watson would have to stop dropping so deep when we are in possession.
Anyway defo not going to happen for Luton.

Ribeiro playing as a winger says alot more about the other options Lamouchi has in that position!

[ThePromisedLand]

8/13 on offer with the bookies - surely good value.
Or it would be until you look at our home form.

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

8/13 on offer with the bookies - surely good value.
Or it would be until you look at our home form.

Won our last two at home against Wigan and Blackburn.

I think we'll make it 3 on Sunday.

Forest 2-0 Luton.

[Strawberry Avenger]

I think Luton will be a difficult match.

They will need to win the midfield battle.

Forest need to be more clinical in front of goal.

They need more service and precision of crossing.

SA.