Thornburyswan said:
He did & got a tad lucky in the handbags incident down in the North-East corner where he brought his head towards the Forest player, who actually helped Downes by ridiculously over reacting by throwing himself to the floor & thankfully the officials remained calm.
That said Downes, as you’d expect, stepped forward well in the first half & helped create space for others. If we had better pace at the back in our CBs Downes as a sweeper would have some attraction.
I agree with that last sentence although the sight of Downes and Grimes playing keep ball on the edge of the area is just a little nauseous :lol:
Too often in the game - and this is going off on a slight tangent - we do get people who run into space but then have to check as the players don't see it quick enough so the check is to remain onside and then they receive the ball as they are heading backwards
With a game that we are - allegedly - trying to play then the players have got to become more streetwise in anticipating a run -sometimes it won't happen but when it does the desired space will have been created.
I would also add that streetwise is something Grimes needs to pick up -a couple of free kicks kicked at the opposition player in front of him will earn a few yellow cards and change the dynamic of the game. Forest managed it well in both halves with some well timed Connor Roberts-esque free kicks won.
