Hampton
Vital Football Hero
Fully agree with Williams and Macleod points above, they really drove the team first half especially. We hung on a bit second half but closed out a deserved win despite the bizarre tactical antics of Cook.Yup, I was there.
Forest did look average, but I've seen them play a few times (highlights) this season, not to mention their league position speaking volumes about their quality.
I think the performances of Williams and Macleod had a lot to do with how average we made them look. Those two in particular were fantastic at pressing and harrying; never gave the Forest players space or time to play their game, and consistently forced mistakes from the Forest players. Add to that that the partnership of Dunkley and Mulgrew seems to be getting stronger, and the clean sheet against a team with some real attacking talent is a credit to them.
Basically, I think we made them look average rather than them being an average side.
I'm a big fan of Morsy but I think by rights he will have to really work to get back into the team, because after the games Williams and Macleod had today, you couldn't justify dropping either of them for the next game.
Would also agree they should both start at Derby but they won't as the genius that thought keeping Jacobs on for 90 mins along with bringing on Naismith then playing him on the wrong flank were good ideas will select Morsy to start.