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Yahoo
23-05-2025
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Forest 'style of play suits against a team like Chelsea'
Here is what our Nottingham Forest fan Saveena Johal had to say on questions set by our Chelsea supporter Ross Mooring. Are you confident you can win on Sunday? I am. The atmosphere will be cracking for the final home game, and we are going into the game off the back of a pivotal, and long-awaited win at West Ham. Our style of play suits us against a team like Chelsea, so I'm hoping for ample opportunity for us to sit back and hit them on the break. With the likes of Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ola Aina back from injury, the team will be up for it - this is a game that we can really go for and ultimately qualify for Europe, be that Champions League or Europa League. Who is the player most likely to unlock Chelsea's defence? Morgan Gibbs-White has been great at breaking down defensive lines. As a talented all-round player, he has the ability to drift through the opposition and heavily influence games. He has performed well recently, with goals and assists in our past two matches. He has ounces of creativity both in and out of possession, smart tactical play and gets stuck into the deeper areas. If Gibbs-White is at his peak on Sunday, there is no doubt the team as a whole will play well. Which area of the Forest team could the Blues exploit, if any? Ibrahim Sangare sometimes lets players drift past him in midfield, and he is lacking the fitness to get back. As he has not had regular game time, we have not been able to see his potential. He could therefore be a weak-link if he does play on Sunday. Aside from that, we have conceded in the past three home games due to defensive errors. Matz Sels has been phenomenal, however, and with him I'm optimistic that he will help to boost the confidence in our back-line for the final game. Find more from Saveena Johal at Punjabi Forest
BBC News
23-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Forest 'style of play suits against a team like Chelsea'
Here is what our Nottingham Forest fan Saveena Johal had to say on questions set by our Chelsea supporter Ross you confident you can win on Sunday?I am. The atmosphere will be cracking for the final home game, and we are going into the game off the back of a pivotal, and long-awaited win at West style of play suits us against a team like Chelsea, so I'm hoping for ample opportunity for us to sit back and hit them on the the likes of Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ola Aina back from injury, the team will be up for it - this is a game that we can really go for and ultimately qualify for Europe, be that Champions League or Europa is the player most likely to unlock Chelsea's defence?Morgan Gibbs-White has been great at breaking down defensive lines. As a talented all-round player, he has the ability to drift through the opposition and heavily influence has performed well recently, with goals and assists in our past two matches. He has ounces of creativity both in and out of possession, smart tactical play and gets stuck into the deeper Gibbs-White is at his peak on Sunday, there is no doubt the team as a whole will play area of the Forest team could the Blues exploit, if any?Ibrahim Sangare sometimes lets players drift past him in midfield, and he is lacking the fitness to get back. As he has not had regular game time, we have not been able to see his potential. He could therefore be a weak-link if he does play on Sunday. Aside from that, we have conceded in the past three home games due to defensive errors. Matz Sels has been phenomenal, however, and with him I'm optimistic that he will help to boost the confidence in our back-line for the final more from Saveena Johal at Punjabi Forest, external
BBC News
23-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Caicedo will 'lead the charge' against Forest
Here is what our Chelsea fan Ross Mooring had to say on questions put by our Nottingham Forest supporter Saveena the recent trajectory of Chelsea, how confident are you that you can secure a Champions League spot on Sunday?Even with the uptick in results over the past couple of months, performances have not reached the heights of the form in 2024 and, without a recognised striker available on Sunday, it is going to be even harder for the feels as if Forest possess more self-confidence as a unit, while Chelsea are probably going to need a bit of magic from Cole Palmer or a wildcard like Marc Cucurella, Enzo Fernandez, or even Tyrique me more hopeful than confident, but anything can happen in what is sure to resemble a cup final at the City Blues player has impressed you the most this season?Moises Caicedo - a devastating mixture of N'Golo Kante and Michael Essien - has had a dominant season from start to finish and deservedly won both the fans' and players' player of the season Palmer's dip in form has been somewhat overstated as, even in his own dry spell, he has continued to churn out chances, of which team-mates have not taken trio in the first answer have all enjoyed strong ends to the campaign too, but if the Blues are going to keep Forest out and attack at pace, Caicedo will be the one leading the would you rate your season, as 10 games in you were considered title contenders?At the moment, six out of 10 seems right. A win on Sunday and in the Conference League final would probably push it to a seven, while the less said about two potential defeats the a title challenge was probably not a realistic target, but the messaging at the time from Enzo Maresca did the team no have been a lot of missed opportunities throughout the campaign, including two dismal domestic cup defeats away from home. Many players have also struggled to perform in Maresca's system, resulting in just as many bad performances as bad more from Ross Mooring at Chelsea Fancast, external
BBC News
03-05-2025
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- BBC News
Would missing out on Champions League be a failure?
Nottingham Forest's 2-0 defeat at home by Brentford left them outside the Champions League qualification spots, but would reaching an alternative European competition count as a success?Forest fan Saveena Johal tells The Football News Show why they can still make the top five, and why a Europa League spot would not be a bad consolation. Watch The Football News Show on BBC iPlayer
BBC News
17-04-2025
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- BBC News
'Now is not the time to feel dejected'
Nottingham Forest's chances of European football might have been statistically higher a few weeks ago but we are a club excellent at breaking the norms when it comes to statistics. Sitting in the top four with such low possession per game is a reflection of fanbase appears largely divided, though. Some seem despondent about recent games, others remain hopeful while holding on to the perspective gained from recent seasons. My thoughts sit within the latter European football in any capacity would still be a huge success in my eyes. That said, we continue to strive for a Champions League record against Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United this season deems us players are under a different sort of pressure than they have grown accustomed to; fighting for the top five following a relegation escape one season prior. That, in itself, is something that still feels unfathomable, and is all the more reason we should be proud of how far the team has narrative this season has been the scarily slim gaps at the top end of the table. With just three points separating us and seventh place, every game matters. Letting go of a point in the dying minutes of a game hurts far more for this up points on the road will be crucial, and there is nothing to say this can't be done on Monday against Spurs. In their current form, Tottenham should not be a loss in concentration cost us over the weekend, there is always a period of rejuvenation with Forest - the famous bounceback we should be more than familiar with now, especially after the Brighton is not the time to be feeling dejected. We have an FA Cup trophy and a Champions League place yet to play more from Saveena Johal at Punjabi Forest, external
