David Prutton has taken aim at some of the star players at Nottingham Forest, with the threat of relegation now becoming a reality.
Forest face Manchester City tonight, knowing that a defeat, coupled with a win for West Ham at Fulham, will drop the Reds into the relegation zone.
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Vitor Pereira is staring down the barrel of a fourth straight defeat in all competitions, and there hasn’t really been a new manager bounce that Evangelos Marinakis would have hoped for.
After the latest defeat to Brighton, Prutton has noticed some really worrying form changes from last season, with four players in his sights for criticism.
David Prutton names four Forest stars who are struggling
The four players in the sights of Prutton are Matz Sels, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo and Elliot Anderson.
The quartet of players were standout performers last season, but this season all four have struggled for a consistent run of form in the Forest team
Murillo has struggled with injuries, whilst Anderson and Milenkovic look completely spent after being forced to play pretty much every minute in the Premier League and Europa League.
Prutton told the Forest Focus podcast: “Elliot Anderson is a tremendous footballer, he’s a phenomenal footballer, and will just get better and better and better.
“But I would say with a great respect to him, the likes of Murillo, going back to the players there, the lads were saying about you could hang your hats on Milenkovic, Murillo, players like that, Sels, collectively.
“That level has just come down a little bit at the toughest part of the season when what makes essentially these players go on to be a bit more figurative, socks are pulled up, making sure that what comes next isn’t disaster for Forest.”
Forest stars have to stand up to be counted
Prutton is spot on, and although he’s only a fan these days, some of the star players need to hear these criticisms that are blighting the club’s season.
The likes of Milenkovic, Anderson, Murillo and Sels need to roll up their sleeves and ensure the team doesn’t become rooted inside the relegation zone.
Yes or No? You decide…
Let us know your verdict in the comments…
Forest are the team in the mix to be relegated who just don’t seem capable of putting two or three good results together and frankly, things have to change.
Fans are sick and tired of players talking the talk, and now it’s time for the Reds stars to walk the walk and put some wins on the board.
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