Match Thread | Notts Forest vs. Manchester City (27/12/25)

[.db.]

None of our midfielders have taken any responsibility in possession. They’ve all just been happy to play with little intensity or confident purpose. They’ve just dinked the ball about in the hope someone else makes something happen or they’ve just given it away.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Right snoozefest that.

 

[paulsimpson]

Ruben interviewed. He thinks we can get through second half. Game is tight. We shall see.

 

[Norbert D]

I would have liked to see Lewis ratting in the middle, seems to have bulked a bit. Maybe for Silva who’s been dire, Foden has been shite but he does have a goal threat. Also maybe Savinho for Reijnders.

 

[wattle]

So many shitting on Rejinders, he has done no worse than Phil Foden today. No need for hate.

Haters got to hate someone

 

[SamBlue]

Another half of football totally wasted on everybody. I am not sure where we are going to with creative output equal to 0. Pep is trying to win with purely attacking system with no individual output against the very defensive system that had a week to prepare to counter it.

 

[heslops barnet]

Reindeers dismal.

Nico and Bernie no presence there

Don’t even see many solutions on the bench aside from Savinho and a rusty rodri

No player has been decent so far……

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

Most of the success has come this season with the uncertainty created by wide players drifting in and outside; ineffective for nico and Nunez with there fullbacks able to stay stationary

Get sav on for reijnders, and at least it becomes less congested

 

[69FACUPfinal]

How come when other teams have a throw in they throw it to one of their own players but our full backs can't.

I ask for the millionth time this season, what does our set piece coach actually do??

 

[Blu1]

Same team comes out I expect no difference in game. Crying out for a winger. Pls pep just get savio on & I never thought I’d say that

 

[SWPISHOME]

1 nil and 3 points will do perfectly.

It definitely will, improvement needed for the second half, if we up the tempo we'll win this.

 

[Luke The Blue]

Reindeer’s wank I’m afraid

Get savio on & reijnders off then move Nunes. It will make a big difference.

I just don’t get how reijnders even starts

He is so slow at releasing the ball. One of them mysteries, like how the fuck did Savinho get in the team, earlier this season? He is shit most games and goes missing but still somehow gets in the team.

 

[PragueBlue]

Not been at our best that half. A bit too passive on and off the ball.

Really struggling to play through a packed central area but we don't seem willing to try and attack down the wings.

That Igor Jesus up front for them is a bit of a nuisance. Charges into our defenders, falls over and nearly every time the ref gives them a free kick.

We need to step it up a bit 2nd half and try and use a bit more width. If we can do that, we should win this.

 

[cookster]

Bet your fun at parties….

Why, is this the jokes thread...

 

[Alexia_Ko]

So many shitting on Rejinders, he has done no worse than Phil Foden today. No need for hate.

At least Foden has a reason to be crap. He’s a left footed player playing LW. Reijnders is playing as an advanced 8 with little to no defensive contribution and has remained largely anonymous in his favoured position.

 

[IcriedwhenTueartleft]

A bit frenetic that half and they have done their job well on us so far. We need got be much smarter in the 2nd half if we are to come away from this with anything. Midfield not really in the match and are not creating anything, people having a pop at Bernie but at least he is retaining the ball and not giving it away like Cherki/Foden.
Shaping up like the match here last season when we lost 1-0. Does this team has the smarts to win here?

 

[christened at st marks]

Foden who has looked in excellent form in the past month, scoring 6 goals? That one is being destroyed by Pep?

I'm talking today this 45mins fuck off

 

[.db.]

Reindeers dismal.

Nico and Bernie no presence there

Don’t even see many solutions on the bench aside from Savinho and a rusty rodri

One fit Rodri would have more presence and do more than those three players have combined.

 

[wolviedinho]

Most of the success has come this season with the uncertainty created by wide players drifting in and outside; ineffective for nico and Nunez with there fullbacks able to stay stationary

Get sav on for reijnders, and at least it becomes less congested

Lose a lot of defensive cover with that swap. Gamble is suppose.

 

[wattle]

Playing in a Dyche team must be soul Destroying.

Playing AGAINST a Dyche team is soul destroying