Steve Hodge critical of Nottingham Forest boss Vitor Pereira after Fulham draw

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Steve Hodge took aim at Vitor Pereira after Nottingham Forest were held to a 0-0 draw against Fulham at the City Ground.

The Reds came the closest to breaking the deadlock, with Dan Ndoye scoring a second-half goal only to find his effort ruled out thanks to a ridiculously tight VAR check.

Ndoye would also have been awarded a penalty had his shoulder not been offside in the build-up and it proved a very frustrating day for Vitor Pereira, who awaits his first Premier League win.

Steve Hodge was covering the game for BBC Radio Nottingham, and after the game, he had some harsh words for Pereira, despite the improved performance by Forest.

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Steve Hodge thinks Vitor Pereira could be sacked

The Forest head coach has seen an improvement in performances, but ultimately, at this stage of the season, results are more important than any performance levels.

Scoring goals is a huge problem for Forest, especially on home soil, and Hodge took aim at Pereira after yesterday’s draw with his comments, which were pretty scathing.

He said: “I think if he doesn’t win either game this week against Midtjylland or Tottenham, then I think he could easily get the sack from this owner!

“His interview there, he’s said a lot about not much, hasn’t he? I don’t know, I just feel like we’ll look back on that being a game that we just really needed to win.”

Forest are on the right track under Pereira but it could be too late

The City Ground chaos could cost Forest their Premier League status this season, and it won’t be the fault of Pereira if that does prove to be the case.

Sean Dyche, before him, and Ange Postecoglou before that were both pretty drab, with Edu’s bust-up with Nuno Espirito Santo starting the ball rolling.

Pereira now has to fight fire, and with West Ham picking up a fantastic point at home against Manchester City, their fixtures do seem to suggest that they will get out of their predicament.

Forest have to find a win from somewhere, but Hodge is completely wrong to suggest that Pereira is on the cusp of the sack, and the challenge now is to try and win games against Midtjylland and Tottenham this week.