Certainly wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. My thoughts on the game:
- Forest had a lot of joy down the flanks, with our fullbacks regularly exposed. Doubt we'll encounter opposition like them in the league though.
- Ameobi is a beast. Great player at L2 level. But perhaps him and Stead are too similar. Why not play Forte for his pace and rotate Stead and Ameobi?
- Hawkridge looked alright. Got in a few decent crosses and looked fairly comfortable on the ball. Should be fine in L2.
- Our lack of strength in depth was really exposed last night. We don't want to find ourselves in a position where substitutions weaken the side.
- Despite having no pace upfront and not much possession, we created a decent amount of chances and should really have scored 3.
I don't think Stead and Ameobi are the same type of striker at all. Stead is best when running towards goal, he's a great finisher. But he's not good in the air and seems weak at times.
Ameobi is good as a hold up man and can play effectively with his back to goal. He has some lovely touches to put other played in beyond him. He is a a beast and will be important for us.
Forte has plenty of pace, but we all saw last night that his finishing is poor. I guess that's why he keeps getting played on the wing? He did put a couple of nice crosses in.
I think we need another finisher and another target man. #greedy
Thoughts of Chairman Nolo post Forest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bufuOK_6w
We won. How boring...
But you'll get Grant and that's good.
Lewis Alessandra, (don't call me Sandra), post match.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFK_4QSw-Hg
So now we know.
http://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/...e-notts-221670