03 Mar 2024 21:10:51


Seano_ has written an article entitled, Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool: brief review

1.) 04 Mar 2024
04 Mar 2024 05:21:54
Good review Seano, thanks.

I was just curious about one thing. You rightly mentioned that Elliott looked very much a midfielder, but later suggested trying him out in the #9 slot? It doesn't follow logically, in my opinion. I think he's the most effective coming in from the bench in one of the midfield positions. He gives tremendous energy when he walks on, but some of his passing is still wayward, and that is something he should work on. He's a tremendous plus to the squad, but he's not "Messi" (as some have described) just yet.

2.) 04 Mar 2024
04 Mar 2024 08:22:44
I have to agree with that assessment too ArAy. Elliott is just a bundle of energy and I think that affects his passing occasionally as they seem to have that extra zip that is not necessary sometimes. But he is amazing coming on against tired legs and gives the whole team an extra lift when he does. Amazing to think that he would only be turning 21 in a few months' time actually. Feels like he has been with us for ages.

And good review too Seano! Enjoyed reading it.

3.) 04 Mar 2024
04 Mar 2024 11:03:40
A good review, Seano.

My biggest issue on Saturday was that Cody kept coming deep when we needed someone to run in behind. With MacAllister, Elliott and even Clark, we have enough progressive midfield players to not need Cody to drop in.

Perhaps we could have asked Cody to play on the left and have Lucho run in behind. Lucho can do a pretty good Darwin impression when played as a no9.

We saw an immediate change in threat behind the Forest defence with Darwin coming on. However, we did lose something with Bradley going off.

Lastly, we didn't make the most of the numerous corners we got.

4.) 05 Mar 2024
05 Mar 2024 04:25:37
@ArAy - I suggested Elliott play the false 9 as it allows him to drop deeper to collect the ball and then get his head up to play the pass. He has good movement and good vision and I think would help link up the play. If played like that he’d also have Szobozlai making ribs ahead of him as well as Gakpo and Diaz cutting in. I just see both Elliott and Gakpo underwhelming a bit as right winger and forward respectively, and think we might get more out of them with a change. Still might not work with Elliott, but I think his skill set gives him a better chance of success in that position. The obvious downside would be it would congest central areas further, and that would then require more tactical tweaks (fullbacks overlapping more for example) to best teams that sat as deep as Forest.