Nottingham Forest took on Bournemouth on the final day with all of the focus on how Morgan Gibbs-White would perform.
Gibbs-White was omitted from the England squad for this summer’s World Cup on Friday, in a hammer blow to the player’s aspirations of ever featuring at that tournament.
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Gibbs-White offered a reminder to Thomas Tuchel with a stunning strike to open the scoring against the Cherries in the first half.
Ahead of kick-off, Gibbs-White was also praised by Chris Sutton, who sent a message to Tuchel following the decision he made to omit the Forest captain.
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Gibbs-White pointed to his chest and held 10 fingers in the air when scoring against Bournemouth.
The hot topic ahead of the game was around Tuchel’s decision not to include him in the World Cup squad and Sutton thinks the England boss has made a mistake.
He said on Sky Sports: “He’s been phenomenal this season, and he will be massively disappointed not to be going to the United States – I think he should be going.
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“His goals and assists have been brilliant and maybe he will want to show Thomas Tuchel exactly what he’s missing today.”
From a selfish point of view, it’s great that Gibbs-White will get a summer of rest, ready to come back and help Forest kick on in the Premier League again.
However, it’s hard not to feel sorry for the player who gives so much to the cause and who has covered every blade of grass to try and make the squad.
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Gibbs-White will be integral to Forest’s fortunes again next season, and with Elliot Anderson likely to leave this summer, it’s vital that Evangelos Marinakis puts his foot down again and keeps the number 10 too.
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