Nottingham Forest v Leeds Utd Match Thread

[The Subhuman]

Better team apart from the defensive errors ..

[whiteswan]

Reminds me a bit of our match v Millwall last season when we went from 2-0 down and down to 10 men before going 3-2 up and then seemed to run out of steam. Think it is a mentality shift when you go in front after working so hard with 10 men, you think the job is done and the energy levels just drop.

I thought that once we went 2-1 up we seemed to lose momentum as well Weasel

[leedsalex]

Best team lost. We have only ourselves to blame.

[gessa]

You do have a point ges. But Philips going in recklessly in the first half didn't help. Our players had to work doubly hard for a lot of the game....we probably could have got something from this game had he not

Phillips, shouldn't have been playing there to make that challenge imo Swannie.

[Chilli D]

This won't be popular but I lay this one firmly at the feet of Bielsa it was obvious from the Hull game, that Ayling and Forshaw were off the pace, Phillips is no CB, yet he continued with them.

For me Gessa, Bielsa got his tactics right after the sending off and then horribly wrong after we took the lead.
Once in front he should have brought Halme on to protect the lead. We were all over the place at the back and Forshaw was shocking sitting in front of the defence.
Incredibly the results, apart from Sheff Utd, went our way

[danhirons]

Again Roofe gets on the end of things other CH. strikers can only dream of ...

It was literally just a simple cross into the box... Makes no difference when he misses most of them anyway

[SG90]

Disappointed with the ease of the goals. The first was just embarrassing, then two easy goals from set pieces. Surely deluded Radz can wake up now and see we need a GK, no excuses. Although they should've had a red.

I'd have brought Halme on when it was 2-1, it was obvious Jansson needed help.

Thankfully WBA lost, although they'll get their red rescinded as usual. Point for Norwich, so still in a good position.

Klich, Jansson, Alioski, Roofe, Hernandez all must be rested for the cup. Coops should be back for Derby, although sadly KP ban means Forshaw will be guaranteed to start, yipee.

[SG90]

For me Gessa, Bielsa got his tactics right after the sending off and then horribly wrong after we took the lead.
Once in front he should have brought Halme on to protect the lead. We were all over the place at the back and Forshaw was shocking sitting in front of the defence.
Incredibly the results, apart from Sheff Utd, went our way

Agreed. That was the obvious choice to make.

[Chilli D]

Hopefully most of the first team will get a much needed rest next weekend and be ready for Derby.

[Cjay]

Phillips, shouldn't have been playing there to make that challenge imo Swannie.

Phillips isnt as good as some of our fans think imo, will always see that in moments, that was one of them, poor control and then lunging in, better players dont miscontol it and if they do they have the intelligence to not dive in.

Not popular opinion i know since some of our fans think he is the Yorkshire version of Busquets

[whiteswan]

Phillips, shouldn't have been playing there to make that challenge imo Swannie.

Absolutely ges. I did say at the time of the sending off that he wasn't a CB. But it was a stupid and reckless challenge from the young man, and as I said, you do have a point

[NorfolkWhite]

Best team lost. We have only ourselves to blame.

Very true - shot ourselves in both feet this afternoon.

[whiteswan]

The result may not have come our way, but I've enjoyed everyone's company on here this afternoon, so thanks one and all for that....

[pembswhite]

This won't be popular but I lay this one firmly at the feet of Bielsa it was obvious from the Hull game, that Ayling and Forshaw were off the pace, Phillips is no CB, yet he continued with them.

Agree - but it’s one game - what he’s done with our meagre squad has been brilliant. He’s made the team better than the sum of its parts - and we’re still top of the league !

A lot of us me included are crying out for a new keeper and I don’t think Jansson has any confidence in BPF either if body language and facial expressions are anything to go by.

[becchio bear]

Best team lost. We have only ourselves to blame.

^^^
This

We played the better football. Clarke is amazing, we had better not sell him. Forshaw is shite, first goal completely his fault and spent too much time for their fourth goal calling for offside and not doing his job. In the first half Harrison going for goal, their player should have been sent off so with Phillips' red we should both have been down to 10 men imo.

Alioski had another great game, I know he isn't popular but I've always liked him. Pablo was also amazing as usual, my favourite player at the club.

Still not sure about BPF

At the end of the day we are still TOP of the table

[BGwhite]

Totally agree. His choices baffle a lot of people and it's backfiring now. Why keep playing forward when 2-1 up away ? Play it out with a proper defence and midfield and play on the break which Leeds are good at. Forest didn't win that game, Leeds lost it .

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[Cjay]

Bielsa: "When we scored the second goal I thought about putting a defender on but I didn't take the decision because I couldn't find anyone who could be useful at that moment." #lufc

So he has no faith in Halme and refused to allow the club to sign a cb.

Sorry but he has pissed me off with that, stubborn streaks cost promotion.

[SG90]

Surely now Radz can see we need a GK, a CB and a Saiz replacement. No excuses.

[BGwhite]

For me Gessa, Bielsa got his tactics right after the sending off and then horribly wrong after we took the lead.
Once in front he should have brought Halme on to protect the lead. We were all over the place at the back and Forshaw was shocking sitting in front of the defence.
Incredibly the results, apart from Sheff Utd, went our way

Bang on correct.

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[pembswhite]

Bielsa: "When we scored the second goal I thought about putting a defender on but I didn't take the decision because I couldn't find anyone who could be useful at that moment." #lufc

So he has no faith in Halme and refused to allow the club to sign a cb.

Sorry but he has pissed me off with that, stubborn streaks cost promotion.

Totally agree- how we played at 2-1 defied belief - primary bloody school stuff