You have to laugh, don’t you?
Just as things were looking good, so we go and lose to a team that on paper suggests that we shouldn’t have.
I think it might have been the God Clough who first said we don’t play on paper and whoever it was, was totally correct, as proved today.
I have to hand it to Forest, they were incredibly well disciplined and totally frustrated us.
You know things aren’t going your way when we have so many players that looked anonymous.
John McGinn is one and Diaby was another. While they’ve been great this season, neither hardly had a look in. Watkins was another, but even when he did have chances, well I don’t know if he was just rubbish or it was just one of those days.
It’s incredibly difficult to criticise players when they’ve done so well previously and I don’t think I’m going too.
I predicted that we’d win this 2-1, but had a feeling that it would be a really tough game and so it proved.
One of the commentators suggested this was the best Forest have performed this season and I found myself thinking “how many times have we heard that before?”
Make no mistake about this. For all our possession and corners, Forest were by far the better side today and it was something I felt as early as 10 minutes into the game.
I’m not happy, but sometimes you just have to say we were beaten by a side that quite simply outperformed us.
I do have one complaint though.
Since when were two handed pushes in the back okay? Right in front of the ref too on one occasion.
Oh well, onwards and upwards. As my missus has just said.
You can’t win ’em all.
UTV
My posts take an age to appear! Hopefully they will be on before Fulham game 😉
VAR choking the life out of the game we used to know as football. Again. (Insert own expletives here).
Any idea what channel we’re on tonight?
TNT, Bum Bum…
Playing ok but lacking intensity. I think we are risking losing a game we should put to bed
I’d agree with that, DS. Watkins gets criticised but how much did Diaby cost? Do we need more or is it me?
No penalty? (Insert own expletives here).
Tielemans having a dreadful match…
…yet the female commentator on TNT says his range of passing is “sublime”. Righto…
Why won’t anyone f****** shoot!!!!?
And he’s offside!!!!
Sometimes, Martinez would do well do absolutely bollock his defence, like Schmeichel used to, rather than the wry smile. Give em a bollocking, Emy!
Struggling now. Need to regroup and reorganise!
AZ getting more confidence – don’t like the way this is going.
Looking more like our (poor) performance on Sunday against a low block.
Agreed, Hitch…
WTF was that first half? Emery does not have a plan B for massed defences. The selection out there has not got a powerful, accurate shot from 20+ yards between them – but that is where the chances lie unless AZ gift one by a muddle, though they have come close.
Our offside goal – no way! The ball is deliberately played out of the box towards him by a defender, it did not deflect off the defender.
Cavalry needed.
VAR enjoying their power to re-referee games rather than looking at ‘clear and obvious errors’.
That was a very technical and borderline decision – certainly not a clear error.
Started well but AZ growing in confidence and finished most likely to score. Bring Luiz on for either Kamara or Tielemans.
So slllllloooowwwwww. Is Gerrard back or something???
The high line doesn’t work without someone like Mings who is quick enough to get back if the offside doesn’t go our way.
He was offside, Holte. Regardless, looks a very useful centre forward we could be having a look at…
There’s no way we’re winning this tonight. They seem to have our number. Have the proverbial skids been hit?
Fair play to them, they’re battling for the win.
We’re going to lose this – we’re playing absolute shite now – and we can’t keep a clean sheet.
Overplaying Villa’s chance of winning this cup.
Warsaw now favourites to win this group
We’re falling apart
F****** get in.
Lucky to get the corner BFR – but we’ll take it!
Too pedestrian for me. We have the ability to steamroller these but the attitude is wrong. A bit similar to Forest
That’s three yellow cards the ref has failed to show to AZ players – perhaps he’s bet against himself issuing any!
Yep.
Time Zanuck’s delivered
Zaniolo needs to step up. He’s done f*** all since he arrived. Diaby still in second gear for me as well.