Match Thread Nottingham Forest vs Everton - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[Nightman]

If Garner can come in a pick a pass from deep into Gray, McNeil and Iwobi like Shelvey was doing to Johnson all game, that would be great.

 

[Sheedy's right knee.]

Was stunned when Doucoure picked out Gray with that cross as we seem to find a defender every single time we get in behind out wide.

He could have walked that in. If that happens the other end it’s a goal.

 

[COYBL25]

Awful second half, and what's with the running straight to the corner flag when we have a decent chance to take them on a counter attack? Don't the team want to score more goals? I'm also rather dissapointed with the input from the manager. Forest made 3 substitutions and got rewarded almost at once. We made two when the game was nearly over and they didn't have any impact at all. It's going to be a long season.

It’s already a long season mate.

 

[NathDogg]

We needed a little bit of luck today but we have to go again on Saturday. Quality was lacking in the final 3rd but what I seen today was the team stand up to a Forest team that unbeaten in 9 at home so it’s not all negative.

We still bottled way too many 50-50s, but fight and commitment much better.

Just no football intelligence at all in the side - kept hoofing the ball to anyone second half, and the midfield can’t pass 10 yards.

 

[Drico]

Oh yeah it's a big opportunity spurned but I guess on the plus side we scored twice away from home against team who are unbeaten in 9 games even if is astounding that they haven't lost in all that time.

Our standards and expectations are so low that we settle for a point anywhere or against anyone and call it good. But 12 more draws this season probably wouldn't keep us up. We need wins. This was a wonderful chance to get it, drag a rival into the mire, and get out of the bottom three. We missed that chance. We couldn't really afford to having cheerled for Frank Lampard until January.

I don't want to be a downer, but I think we're goosed after today. Watch the sheer panic when we fail to beat Brentford at home...

 

[johnjoeefc]

Its astounding to me that Tom Davies has played over 100 times for the club. Just...insane. I don't know what he possibly does well enough in training to get picked by just about every single manager.

He came on the pitch, ran around a bit. Lost the ball and pulled back a player and got booked and that was it

 

[MACCA75]

They were rubbish but that 2nd goal was a peach of a finish. They normally finish in row Z

Why had we dropped so deep? Should never have an acre of space like that

 

[johnjoeefc]

Our standards and expectations are so low that we settle for a point anywhere or against anyone and call it good. But 12 more draws this season probably wouldn't keep us up. We need wins. This was a wonderful chance to get it, drag a rival into the mire, and get out of the bottom three. We missed that chance. We couldn't really afford to having cheerled for Frank Lampard until January.

I don't want to be a downer, but I think we're goosed after today. Watch the sheer panic when we fail to beat Brentford at home...

The reverse fixture against Brentford we got the luckiest point you'll ever see. They should have won by 3 or 4 so I'm not expecting much. That's why today was a terrible result. The only teams we are capable of beating I feel are those immediately around us

 

[NewRadical]

Because of their record at home I just wanted us to avoid defeat today.

We were the better team but once again the issue known to all caused a problem. It's not just a lack of striker but how we attack as a team, they don't know how to do it. We had plenty of promising breaks during the second half but never got the ball in the box - I wasn't sure whether we were time wasting with 25 minutes left just wandering towards their corner flag.

I thought that even just the threat of pace with Gray starting made us look more dangerous. We are running out of time to put points on the board. I can't fault the effort of most but their quality is poor.

 

[HalfTimeSayers]

Some frankly incredible positive interviews post match from players. They have all been hypnotised by Mystic Woan in the changing room that it’s a start of an away form resurgence rather than 2 points thrown in the toilet. What a crazy club we are.

 

[Drico]

The reverse fixture against Brentford we got the luckiest point you'll ever see. They should have won by 3 or 4 so I'm not expecting much. That's why today was a terrible result. The only teams we are capable of beating I feel are those immediately around us

And truth be told, we have taken two draws from Forest, but lost at home to Wolves, Southampton, and Leicester, and been beaten at West Ham and Bournemouth. This is a trend now - and means we will drop unless we are beating the likes of Spurs and United to have any chance.

 

[Dixie1sixty]

Such a frustrating afternoon. Largely a very good performance but once again, individual errors cost us.

 

[MACCA75]

We are top of the league for squaring up to opponents when the ball is out for a throw in. Less so for winning 50/50 balls.

 

[overkill]

Cannot understand bringing Davies and Maupay on ( 2 big pieces of mediocrity) when had Garner and Simms there.

Garner will.be brutally rusty, Simms is just as trash as Maupay

 

[Drico]

Some frankly incredible positive interviews post match from players. They have all been hypnotised by Mystic Woan in the changing room that it’s a start of an away form resurgence rather than 2 points thrown in the toilet. What a crazy club we are.

Probably for the best. We need the players to believe in themselves...because I and many others sure as hell don't.