Forest v Villa Post-Match Thread

[andyh]

The mentality of the club is not suited to the championship.
I think we have this mindset that we are too big for where we are and our approach is that of a premier league team.

Sit back, try and play tippy, tappy football and hit teams on a break, or (try to) pass, pass, pass until we walk the ball into the net.

Whereas, as we have seen so often this season, fast, quick moving, up and at 'em football is much more effective.

We have been given lessons in how to play football so many times this season by teams such as Brentford, Wolves, Cardiff, Brighton, Huddersfield, Preston and others.

The lesson has been how to play CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL, but we aren't heeding the lesson.

That's my theory anyway.

[Rudy65]

Elphick missing 2 absolute sitters at 1-0 was a massive factor in us not winning the game.  I'm not sure if he was ever any good, but he's been hopeless for us. 

It occurs to me that we might have gone from having no leaders to having too many.

Not sure about sitters particularly the header. He did at least have more efforts on goal than Gabby has had in 2 months

[oldtimernow]

It's that magic word gel again.

Looks like we could do with some Viagra gel except we would need to rub it into their backbones in an attempt to stiffen them.

[in exile]

Thanks Jack

[andyh]

The mentality of the club is not suited to the championship.
I think we have this mindset that we are too big for where we are and our approach is that of a premier league team.

Sit back, try and play tippy, tappy football and hit teams on a break, or (try to) pass, pass, pass until we walk the ball into the net.

Whereas, as we have seen so often this season, fast, quick moving, up and at 'em football is much more effective.

We have been given lessons in how to play football so many times this season by teams such as Brentford, Wolves, Cardiff, Brighton, Huddersfield, Preston and others.

The lesson has been how to play CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL, but we aren't heeding the lesson.

That's my theory anyway.

Sorry for quoting myself, but I just read the Doc's tweets.
I reckon I'm right !!!!!!

[four fornicholl]

The mentality of the club is not suited to the championship.
I think we have this mindset that we are too big for where we are and our approach is that of a premier league team.

Sit back, try and play tippy, tappy football and hit teams on a break, or (try to) pass, pass, pass until we walk the ball into the net.

Whereas, as we have seen so often this season, fast, quick moving, up and at 'em football is much more effective.

We have been given lessons in how to play football so many times this season by teams such as Brentford, Wolves, Cardiff, Brighton, Huddersfield, Preston and others.

The lesson has been how to play CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL, but we aren't heeding the lesson.

That's my theory anyway.

Sorry for quoting myself, but I just read the Doc's tweets.
I reckon I'm right !!!!!!

I totally agree with all that Andy. Although we lost to Spurs in the cup, and they rested plenty of players, we somehow looked more on a par with them than we did with the likes of Brentford, Preston etc.

[Chris Jameson]

Seemingly every day on here there is a post saying somebody watched *insert team name here* v *insert team name here* and both teams were fucking terrible and we'll beat them easily.

I haven't seen a team worse than Villa this season.

Maybe we should get the Huddersfield manager in.

Do you have a file containing comments made by posters that you refer to in order to prove them wrong in the future? Yes, I was happy for Bruce to be our manager, he's not doing a very good job. The Huddersfield manager is doing a good job but as I said at the time (possibly, I'm sure you know more than me), I doubted anybody had heard of him until this season so was unsurewhy so many were certain he'd sort our basket case of a club out.

I'm more than happy to say I was wrong about Bruce as and when.

[Dave]

Seemingly every day on here there is a post saying somebody watched *insert team name here* v *insert team name here* and both teams were fucking terrible and we'll beat them easily.

I haven't seen a team worse than Villa this season.

Maybe we should get the Huddersfield manager in.

Do you have a file containing comments made by posters that you refer to in order to prove them wrong in the future?

Nope, just a vague recollection that you seemed to bring him up every time Huddersfield lost a match.

And I'd hardly say you've been proven wrong anyway. Wagner might still turn out to be rubbish and Bruce might still turn out great.

[TopDeck113]

I think there is an element of truth in what you say, andyh, but I can't square it with the experience brought by the manager and many of the players we've brought in.  And that's ultimately the most frustrating aspect of the last month or so. Yes, players need to settle and understand a system, but in reality everything should now be in place for us to be, if not exactly tearing up this division, winning consistently and playing half decent football.

[Ads]

In both halves we looked like we were comfortable against a team carrying as much attacking threat as the Swiss army and then shot ourselves in the foot. I thought we did more than enough to win that game and a draw was the least we deserved. Hogan looks like he will be a very good signing.

Agreed Richard. It's was promising. We've not looked like scoring away from home in a long while.

[Pete3206]

Should have won that, but we let teams push us around.

Grealish is a buffoon.

[Tony Erdington]

the two up front look like they may well be able to work together, midfield looks like it maybe able to work together, why are we giving the manure gk experience to improve him for them, and their third team, is he really all that much better than Golini??

[auntiesledd]

I decided to go out for an early-doors libation when we were still leading yesterday. However, I did check my phone on 3 occasions before the end of the game...

Check #1: Forest have equalised

Check #2: Grealish has been sent off

Check #3: Game over: & Forest have grabbed a last-gasp winner

None of the above surprised me one iota -  because frankly it's how it's been for as long as I care to remember. A late push for the play-offs? We're far more likely to be playing in L1 next season.

Bag o' shite.

[Clampy]

I didn't see the game so I may be talking bollocks. However, having read SB's post-match comments, I think he's forgotten where he is.

We played well on the break?! Against a relegation-threatened Division 2 side?

He needs to sort his shit out very fucking quickly.

We did play well on the break, we caught them a few times. I don't see a problem with that regardless of who you're playing if it works now and again, which it nearly did.

[Tony Erdington]

I decided to go out for an early-doors libation when we were still leading yesterday. However, I did check my phone on 3 occasions before the end of the game...

Check #1: Forest have equalised

Check #2: Grealish has been sent off

Check #3: Game over: & Forest have grabbed a last-gasp winner

None of the above surprised me one iota -  because frankly it's how it's been for as long as I care to remember. A late push for the play-offs? We're far more likely to be playing in L1 next season.

Bag o' shite.

well yes we are our own worst enemy, but I don't think we'll be playing in Div 1 next season.