Nottingham Forest were forced to settle for a point against Wolves with the 1-1 draw on Saturday probably the fairest outcome.
Chris Wood opened the scoring for Forest after just 10 minutes but Jean-Richer Bellegarde equalised with an absolute worldie just moments later.
Forest have to be reasonably happy with five points from three games, however, and will head into the international break pretty happy with the start they’ve made.
Nuno Espirito Santo is now able to call upon a number of quality players and yesterday there were a few standout performances.
What Stephen Warnock said about Anthony Elanga
Elanga was subject to a bid from Newcastle on deadline day but ultimately it ended in disappointment for the Magpies.
Yesterday, he was back in the Forest team and he showed some promise – particularly in the first half.
In the build-up to the goal scored by Wood, Elanga was on hand to prevent the goalkeeper from making any kind of save.
He earned praise for this act and he lauded the 22-year-old Forest speedster during live BBC radio coverage.
He said on BBC 5 Live: “Anthony Elanga does well. He comes from being on Sam Johnstone, he then steps away from him but Elanga stays in his eyeliner and that catches Johnstone out.”
Forest must keep standing firm on Elanga after Newcastle interest
It’s claimed that the Reds value Elanga at £50 million and ultimately the club are right to hold that valuation.
The player claimed 14 goal contributions last season and that has ensured his £15 million price tag looks extremely good value from a Forest perspective.
Now the Reds have to continue valuing their players in such high regard as the football club continues to progress.
Elanga hasn’t quite hit his straps completely just yet this season but as Warnock points out, he did play his part in the goal yesterday.
At 22-years-old there is more to come from Elanga and hopefully he can start hitting top form once again after the international break.
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