Nottingham Forest ace Joe Lolley will be looking to prove a point against Reading

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Nottingham Forest winger Joe Lolley is hopeful that the Reds can get back to winning ways against Reading at the City Ground this afternoon.

Sabri Lamouchi’s men saw their 10-match unbeaten run in the Championship come to an end at Wigan Athletic last weekend, before they suffered a second consecutive defeat against Hull City at the City Ground on Wednesday.

There’s no doubt that the Reds have made a very promising start to the season. They’ll be slightly disappointed that they haven’t been able to maintain the same level of performance since returning from the international break.

The good thing about the Championship is that the Reds don’t have to wait long for a chance to put things right. Having been beaten by Wigan and Hull, they have the opportunity to bounce back against Reading this afternoon.

It’ll certainly be interesting to see how Lamouchi approaches the game. He has opted to make five and four changes respectively in the last two games, both of which resulted in disappointing performances.

Frustrated

One player who has been heavily criticised for his recent performances is Joe Lolley. The 27-year-old winger responded to a supporter on Twitter recently who felt he had been found out by the rest of the division.

He was on pre-match press conference duty ahead of this afternoon’s game against Reading. He believes that the recent performances have been down to the team, rather than him as an individual.

Speaking ahead of this afternoon’s game, he told the club’s official site: “As a team we have lost the last two games; I don’t think that is down to me or any individuals, it is down to us as a team.

“Before the international break I think I found my best form of the season, the Stoke, Blackburn and Brentford games were, for me, three good performances.

“As an individual and as a team, we are frustrated with the last two games and if I look at those games, I haven’t been at the level I want to be at, but it is just two games and as a team, we all think the same.”