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James McAtee action map for #NFFC v #ITFC
For me he was easily Forest's best player on the night. McAtee was fabulous in all phases and continues to grow into this role. His vision and passing range was great, but more impressive is the defensive work that he's getting through.
Yet again McAtee covered the most ground for Forest tonight, and combined that with 22 defensive actions.
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Thoughts on #NFFC today.
It's not quite the same old story tonight as Forest do come away with a point, which was the least they really deserved. Again though it's a bad individual error, this time from Milenkovic, that has cost Forest more points.
It was a really good start where Forest showed absolute control over Ipswich, before the hosts gained a foothold after Forest's well worked goal. In the first 15 minutes, Forest had 78.7% true possession, but from minute 15-30 it was just 10.9%, and then 32% from 30 through to half time.
After Milenkovic's very poor error, Forest regained complete control in the second half. Having 11 consecutive shots before giving up the final shot of the game in injury time, Ipswich's only one of the second half.
Glasner has again set the team up really well and hasn't been rewarded with the points he and the team deserved, but again the signs are there that Forest are playing some pretty good stuff and just not able to be clinical enough to change the game.
Tonight I thought Forest were pretty good at set pieces, with Ipswich's only shot in this scenario coming from Enciso's direct free kick. Forest had 7 shots from set pieces, with good corner delivery, whilst also taking advantage of Dara O'Shea constantly playing everybody onside at free-kicks.
My biggest worry tonight actually comes from the lack of impact from the bench. Hudson-Odoi's performance against Arsenal was bright, but Forest were really pushing then and I felt it was never a serious option that he would come into the starting lineup.
He did however earn some extra minutes off the bench, but his final action tonight was really poor and I felt Forest were less of a threat from the left flank after Ndoye departed.
Netz also came on in slightly different circumstances but didn't settle into the game well and didn't stake a claim for the starting berth next week if Williams is indeed injured.
I'm also a bit baffled by the criticism of Ndoye I've been seeing tonight. He created Forest's best chance of the night for Gibbs-White, and also created the space for Neco's goal with an intelligent near post run.
Brentford away is next up for Forest, Glasner has a couple of decisions to make in the back line. Will it be the left-footed Netz, or Aina who comes in? And will Diomande, who hasn't really deserved to come out of the lineup, come in for Milenkovic, who essentially cost Forest an extra 2 points?
Either way, there's no reason why Forest can't continue their decent performances and come away with a positive result. An extra couple of days rest might also come in handy too!
Glad we go in at HT without conceding again
OG needs to earn his dough and get the win #NFFC
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𝙊𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙣 2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣0️⃣! 🗓️
Sixteen years ago today, Lewis McGugan scored the GREATEST Championship free-kick of all-time to help Nottingham Forest beat Ipswich Town 2-0 at the City Ground! 🚀
"𝙊𝙃 𝙈𝙔 𝙒𝙊𝙍𝘿!" 🤯🤩
#NFFC
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🚨 Jamie Carragher on Liam Delap’s performance for Nottingham Forest against Arsenal:
“People will see the scoreline, see Arsenal winning 1-0 and say Forest were poor. But I completely disagree. I thought Arsenal were the disappointing team in this encounter. Forest had some of the best attacking moments, the better movement of the ball and opportunities to hurt Arsenal, but they failed to take their chances.
And I want to talk about Liam Delap because I genuinely enjoyed watching that young man tonight. Looking at how his career has gone, I think he might have found the right environment at Nottingham Forest.
At Chelsea or Manchester United, every performance comes with enormous pressure. One bad game and people are questioning your ability, your transfer fee and your future. Sometimes, young players need a club where they can develop without that constant attention.
Brighton could also be a good club for him, considering how they develop young players, but Forest are giving him an opportunity to grow and become an important part of the team.
Tonight, his touch, movement off the ball, link-up play and willingness to take on Arsenal’s defenders were impressive. He kept asking questions, kept making runs and gave Forest an attacking presence. He didn’t simply wait for the ball; he worked to create opportunities for himself and his teammates.
For me, he deserves serious consideration for the man-of-the-match award, although I doubt he’ll get it because Forest lost.
That’s the problem with football sometimes: people allow the scoreline to determine how they judge individual performances. If Forest had won 1-0, we’d be talking about Delap as one of the outstanding players of the match.
Arsenal should be relieved to take these three points because Forest gave them plenty to worry about. This wasn’t a game where Arsenal completely dominated and Forest had nothing to offer.
Forest made them work, created dangerous situations and showed that they could compete with them. The difference was that Arsenal took their opportunity while Forest didn’t take enough of theirs.
Ultimately, Forest have themselves to blame for the missed chances, and they’ll need to be more clinical moving forward. But Delap has plenty to be encouraged about.
He’s still developing, and there are areas of his game he must improve, particularly his finishing, but the qualities are there.
Sometimes, the team loses, but a player wins a little more belief in himself. Liam Delap can take that from tonight, and Nottingham Forest should continue building around the qualities he showed.”
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A younger Jeffrey Archer would be much more successful in politics in a post-truth age
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Noise levels at the City Ground that were standard for a long time. Let’s get them back @Forza_Garibaldi @NFFCTrust @forestfocuspod @TalkingRedsPod @ohmistrolling @nottm_forest @redsidetrentpod #NFFC
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"Possesses a fearsome strike... like that!" 💥
Stuart Pearce with a rocket against Manchester United #OnThisDay in 1990. 🚀

















