What makes a winning team into a losing team?

[a1canary 0]

I''ve watched quite a lot of Forest earlier in the season and i thought they looked like Brazil on occasions! Some really impressive performances, full of flair and full of goals. None more impressive than a 5-0 win over QPR around the time we beat ColU by the same score.

But after that, they lost their derby game to Derby, managed a very late winner in their next game, then lost back to back games to Doncaster and Coventry, then back to back 1-0 wins.

So since a big 5-0 win, they''ve had late winners, narrow 1-0 wins and a couple of defeats. And today got spanked by Leicester.

Sounds familiar doesn''t it!?

Really does show that the game is played in the head. We know we''re a very decent team with very good players (in this league at least) and Forest are the same. So what''s changed? Over-confidence leading to nagging doubts?

Funny old game eh!

[Boyo 0]

When you look at it like that it could well be complacency and then because of that we have had to work a little harder and therefore become tired.

However I think games like Brentford and Hartlepool were a bit complacent, but since then I would put it down to tiredness.  Smith is the prime example, he usually covers every blade of grass but has looked very tired.  Also Wes hasn''t been the smae for a long time (I think not since boxing day).  And neither Lappin.

I think it may be worth to give some players a rest like Lappin and Smith, maybe even Hoolahan but the on tuesday night agaisn''t Southend we really missed Smith and when he came he changed the game for us.

Overall I would put it down to tiredness and I think we should rest a few players, but not all at once.

[Chris. 0]

Simple. Players reading all of the negative posts on message boards !!!!!!!

[Arthur Whittle 0]

The opposition team scoring more goals???

[a1canary 0]

People don''t put negative things in the first place unless the team starts losing or under-performing.

What makes them go from being able to beat anyone to struggling to beat anyone?

Obviously too subtle a question for you Arthur!

[Syteanric 1]

the press/media do.. if you win one then draw 3 games they say its a good run.. lose the next match and its a "4 match run without a win, 3 points from 12, relegation form!" even though 1 defeat in 4 games isnt bad.

[Graham Paddons Beard 2,791]

Losing key players is the main one. Keep Drury, Rusty, Holt in the team all year without missing a game and we win more comfortably. I don''t know for sure but I wouldn''t be surprised if Forest have lost a few players since their successful run.

[I am a Banana 0]

41 points from a possible 45, was then turned into 2 loses in 3 - media change the wording (true) but not the full story!