Lee Dixon delivered a brutal criticism of Nottingham Forest at half-time of their draw at Brighton.
The Reds toiled on the south coast and were second-best throughout the contest.
Still, Forest claimed a vital point and left the AMEX Stadium with a share of the spoils.
It was quite something that Forest weren’t behind at the break and the inevitable didn’t come in the second half.
Dixon used a pretty brutal analogy, to sum up, the Reds in the first 45 minutes.
He told the live coverage on Amazon Prime: “That first half wasn’t good enough from Forest.
“For Brighton, it was like a practice match the manager would perhaps put on during a Thursday training session.
“It was really, really poor.”
Forest did hang on in the first half and at times they perhaps played some football that was promising.
There is still lots of work to do, however, with Brighton offering them a lesson in how good things can be if a settled side can become evident.
The Seagulls have been an asset to the Premier League since they were promoted.
Under Graham Potter, they had started this season in great fashion.
Now, Roberto De Zebri will hope to continue that job and achieve good things during 2022/23.
Dixon delivered brutal criticism of Forest and he’s got a point
Forest aren’t going to have possession in every game in the Premier League.
After signing 22 players in the summer there was always going to be a cohesion issue with the new signings.
But, the first half wasn’t good enough from a Forest point of view.
They have to be braver to get on the ball and try their hardest to make things happen.
For 30 minutes of the first half, Forest were passengers and had Brighton nicked one it would have been deserved.
Dixon played in a sound Arsenal team for many years and he knows how unforgiving the Premier League can be.
He was spot-on with his assessment of Forest in the first half at Brighton.
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