29 Feb 2024 05:10:52
We lost lastnight not because of VAR or a dodgy offside call. We lost because we failed to convert our chances. There is no support going forward, no midfield getting beyond the strikers and not once when we shot and keeper parried did we have anyone busting a gut to knock in the rebound. Our dead ball crosses are woeful, aimless floated nonesense from big ears. Even when we beat Newcastle away, and I said at the time, Chris Wood was the only Forest man in the box when he bagged his hatrick. The same people on here who banged on about the so called brilliant mangala eulogise about Danilo, he's crap, headless chicken a ghost. Going back to the goal, Elanga did the most stupidest thing you could ever want. Approaching the 90th minute he puts his arm out, what an idiot. Gives utd a dead ball situation in the most dangerous of areas and Fernandez delivered a killer ball. Nuno would be gutted by this. Anyone who relies on VAR to chalk off a goal is just desperate and anti football. I saw that goal as excellent delivery and imagination. Brave from chasmiro and utter stupidity from us. You cannot defend a cross running back towards your goal, just one person coming off the post to attack that ball and it's a different story. To defend by running away to create an offside is even worse. As soon as Elanga committed that foul I thought goal coming, you just knew it.
Yes Fernandez is a whinging cheating sod, but he's clever and can deliver. Over the 90 minutes utd were the better team, direct, neat build up, piled forward with plenty of options. I feel for Turner, he had a solid game and to blame him for the goal is criminal. And for the record I thought our full backs were excellent where we lack is midfield, their all over the shop with no control or class.
29 Feb 2024 07:14:26
I think Williams looks a different player under nuno. Excellent game.
When is someone going to tell MGW he's crap at dead balls.
What's with the annoying Ali shuffle every time he runs up ?
He's nicked that of Mbappe. The difference is Mbappe can play ?.
29 Feb 2024 07:23:27
We lost the game because a goal situation that var officials deemed offside Sunday is not offside on Wednesday, they set the precedent, how can you plan how to defend if the rules change from game to game? We played a player offside and var cheated us yet again,
29 Feb 2024 08:55:52
Stevie what a load of tosh. The only player offside was in the right position. If he blocked our players from getting into the right position then he’s done his job. And we all know the ever changing rules with offside and the term interfering with play. Remember the expression when defending, GET GOALSIDE? Chasmiro timed his run to perfection and the fact that was even looked at was pathetic. Just like with toneys free kick we go to sleep and don’t have the intelegence. Funny how you fail to mention the comedy challenge that led to the free kick. There’s a lot of over rated idiots in this squad and lastnight showed it.
29 Feb 2024 09:20:53
Nunos system of 4, 2, 1 3 doesn't allow us to dominate midfield, it's not possible to ask two holding midfielders to get beyond the strikers and join in
The system is to win a tackle and swiftly pass to MGW or one of the wingers
Basically we are set up to counter attack, that's the way nuno has his sides playing
Two midfielders can't control a game against three.
29 Feb 2024 09:34:34
79 you’ve just destroyed your own argument. If we’re set up to counter then we should be compact from the back to midfield. Cloughie was the master at counter attack but the difference was that players bust a got streaming forward supporting, over lapping heading for the box in numbers.
Problem seems that Yates and Danilo are lacking in pace and guile and mgw is simply all over the shop trying killer passes it’s a good job Murrilo can spread a decent ball.
29 Feb 2024 09:52:00
Who is arguing?
Danillo put some sublime passes out to the wings, the players aren't playing for clough, they are playing under nunos instructions, if the players weren't doing what he asked of them he would drop them
You keep going on about the old days, move on its now that matters.
29 Feb 2024 10:04:08
79 Danilo may have put some sublime balls out wide, but it shouldn’t stop there. Getting up and trying to get on the end of the crosses and supporting the strikers should be a given. That’s why we didn’t convert chances, simply no follow up or options in the box.
Last 5 mins captain would be saying nothing stupid don’t give away any cheap free kicks, knowing our ability at dead balls, then Alanga does that!
29 Feb 2024 10:08:07
Rutland if he’s blocked the defenders he’s not doing his job he’s interfering with play, offside.
29 Feb 2024 10:13:27
Down the pub spot on, the ‘ prem’ manager plays a system that leaves us outnumbered in midfield against quality teams,
29 Feb 2024 10:38:39
Oh I see it’s Nuno bashing already. Fair enough stevie. So we have to rely on officials and Var to protect us. You’re very naive to think that is how football should be played. We have to take responsibility for our actions on the pitch. VAR is a calamity. If it wasn’t for the constant replaying of that free kick no one would have said a word. It was a decent goal to the naked eye, we fluffed it, we don’t learn and that’s the worrying thing.
We blew it at villa because Nuno got it wrong for sure, he won’t make that mistake again, I wish I could say the same for the players.
29 Feb 2024 10:45:43
I know he was paraphrasing, but at the end when Shearer said 'WE SCORED LATE, WON THE GAME etc, I did feel that it was a poor choice of language. That, along with the camera taking more shots of Ferguson than Nuno made me wonder if the Beeb has another agenda apart from loving Liverpool. Any way they got the dream tie they wanted (and got home early).
Sorry folks Utd were poor -Forest poorer!
PS. Well done JJ for pointing out to Lineker that Forest were the home team and need some attention before the game!
29 Feb 2024 19:29:22
Rutland I’m not asking anyone to protect us all I’m asking is for the laws to be implemented consistently, and not changing from Monday to Wednesday, as for nuno bashing not really, agreeing with a stone cold fact, the way he sets up can leave us light in midfield, unlike you I can’t be bothered to write war and peace every post to explain it,
29 Feb 2024 23:49:29
Pretty sure Liverpool had a goal disallowed on Sunday for exactly the same thing in normal time.
We had enough chances to be fair but just didn't take them unfortunately.
Concentrate on staying up now and all that, still think we will be ok.