Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa Match Thread

[JUAN PABLO]

I actually think diaby and Watkins have been shit , zan was involved in alot more . 

Digne has been good .  Cash shit .   the defence hopeless .   

[LeeB]

Yeah need to get Bailey on, feels weird typing that but it's to his credit.

[wolfman999]

Every so often, when ever we are on a good run, we still pull a shit performance out of the blue. This certainly falls into that category.

[CT Villan]

Zaniolo, Cash and to a lesser degree Pau have been poor today. No urgency and not enough pressing either, other than Luiz we look like we don't care.

Bailey for Zaniolo and push SJM to the left. Or maybe Moreno for Zaniolo if he's fit.

[stubbsyandy]

Lack of energy all round, Forest have got a plan that frustrates but we need to be much quicker and stop being knocked off the ball

[Skerra]

The most passive we’ve looked in a long time. Really need to inject some pace into our play. No good winning our home matches if we can’t beat teams like Forest.

[Rigadon]

It’s like the Newcastle game at the start of the season.  No aggression and losing every 50/50 complaining to the ref.  This is this team’s Achilles heel at the moment: physical sides that want to play on the break. 

Zaniolo looks completely lost half the time.  Is he playing completely out of position or something?

[Whiney MacWhineface]

I have no idea what a foul is these days.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Forest beating us all over the pitch using strength and speed on the break. Our midfield are not in it, both Kamara and Dougie sitting deep, SJM has done okay but he's been drawn into the centre where he's completely outnumbered. Zaniolo on the left is working with Digne but not doing much himself.

Diaby is every where and no where. Watkins has had very little service. Very poor half overall but the midfield is the problem.

[Rigadon]

Zaniolo at fault for the goal too. 

[Goldenballs]

I want to love Zaniolo, but he's just not doing anything of any note.

[Bad English]

The first half. WTF? FFS! Sort it out Emery!

[ChicagoLion]

Luiz has been awful and his lack of effort to close down cost the goal.

[Goldie.7]

Bailey has to come on - it's all far too slow and pedestrian. Cash is too scared to beat his man so keeps passing back and Digne looks more likely to get sent off than actually put in a decent cross.

[brontebilly]

Zaniolo shocking for their goal, failed to track their goal scorer. i want to see Luiz going to the ball too rather than his star jump on the spot that did nothing but block Martinez view.

Bailey for Zaniolo will be the switch. Maybe Tielemans for Kamara too.