Big weekend for #FOREST ….

I have been a bit lost for words lately when it comes to #NFFC who seem set to sack #cooper especially as I can’t see us getting a win at Wolves today. Also, if we do win, does that really mean he is safe. If the owner and board have lost faith in him, then it means the next match is just as much of a win game. Part of me wants to give him all the time he needs. He deserves it and god forbid we go down, he is as good as anyone to get us back up. But it is clear the owner is thinking that after all the money he has invested, why risk going down. I love #Forest but lets be honest, we are pretty awful at the moment. We just don’t look as fit as other teams, we lack the intensity needed at that level and do any of us recognise our style or purpose. Lets be honest, we got lucky last year and we look a little lost at the moment. Obviously, it doesn’t help that Cooper is under pressure. Surely some of the players will know this and as much as they will like and respect him, they like us fans are almost waiting for the inevitable. No Forest fan can deny that Cooper deserved the credit and respect he gets, but we need to see a drastic change at Wolves today for him to stay in charge and for Forest to look like a team who will improve. I know that injuries have really not helped, and losing Taiwo really hurts Forest. Not just his goals, its his work rate and presence. It almost inspires the rest of the team. Seeing Wood up front instead, just frustrates me. Yes, he is a different type of forward, and as a professional footballer he is obviously a very good player. But he looks lacklustre compared to Taiwo and I feel the team play like it with him trying to holds the ball up. Origi is showing why he was only ever a sub at Liverpool and why they were always willing to let him leave. After that, we are stuffed upfront. I love Elanga’s work rate and I am delighted to see Callum back. MGW needs to find some confidence again and then maybe those three rotating around the front will work until Taiwo is back, but none of them are lethal enough in the final 3rd. Even if Cooper finds a way to get them playing better, we will struggle to find the back of the net. On top of all the problems Cooper has on the pitch, we now read that Worrall and McKenna are playing up off it. I will go out on a limb and say I appreciate the enormity of what they both did to get us up, but they are very good championship players at best. Worrall is Forest to the core but he is simply not a premier league defender. It may change but I cant see how. McKenna wins some great battles and puts himself on the line every match, but he gets caught out too often and is clumsy at just the wrong moment. We have plenty of options at centre back now, although I wouldn’t rely on Felipe as Cooper seemed to want to. I would go for Murillo alongside the new lad Omobamidele and have Niakhate as the back up or 3rd of a three. I would cash in on Boly if the Saudi’s want him and feel the same about Kouyate and Aurier. Forest may be facing a relegation battle but it looks like they might get lucky again as there seems to be three teams who will face an even tougher battle to stay up. With that in mind, lets really sort the squad out and lose some of the players who will struggle to play for any prem team next season. I feel all three I have mentioned are border line prem players right now, let alone moving forward. Then as I am typing I see the team news for today and see that for some MAD reason Koutaye is in the team. Obs we don’t see them in training but the 5 at the back and defensive players chosen for today suggests Cooper has bottled it. He is looking to not lose, rather than go out to win. I REALLY DO NOT want to see him go and ABSOLUTELY want Forest to win, but knowing he is on his way out and knowing that #Lopetegui is waiting in the wings, lets get on with it. There is no doubt that Lopetegui had the right impact at Wolves when he went in there and they definitely played a more upbeat and attractive style of football than we did and do. If Cooper gets a win today and by chance we look like a more confident and more able team, great, we crack on. But I fear we will lose today and then I feel something has to change. In that way I finally agree that the time has come and maybe the owner will be right to think someone new is needed. Back to today, I am delighted to see Williams back in the team. That is one good change as I feel he has been unlucky to miss out so much this season. Like Toffolo, at least we know that he will run until he stops and will get forward when he can. Lets hope that the wing backs counter attack at pace and somehow we manage to nick a win. #COYR no matter what happens. As always the fans will always be there anyway.