Forest player ratings

[Kolin Kob 0]

Ruddy 6 - looked a bit low on self-beliefFox 6 - anonymous I thought. though I didn''t see him do too much wrongWhitbread 7 - strong performance, though one or two slightly shaky performancesTierney 8 - another sterling effort. poor adam druryWard 7 - see WhitbreadHoolahan 8 - so good to have him back!Holt 8 - a Grant Holt Performance (TM)Jackson 8 - excellent performance. always made problems for forest, and Surman 9 - excellent. needed to be after last gameCrofts 7 - bustlingR Martin 8 - good going forward, but also great at the back this time, unlike v. watfordLappin 6 - no real impact; not enough timeLansbury 7 - got into good positionsEdwards

7 - one last ditch clearance. I think that was him at least. Don''t

think he did anything else, but that was all he needed to do.Forest 8 - a good side! surprised they''re not up there with us right now.Lambert 8 - right decisions at the right times - although I wanted to see McNamee!!Referee 9 - allowed the game to flow, meaning this was one of the most exciting games i''ve seen norwich involved in for a while

[ricardo 8,109]

[quote user="Kolin Kob"]Ruddy 6 - looked a bit low on self-beliefFox 6 - anonymous I thought. though I didn''t see him do too much wrongWhitbread 7 - strong performance, though one or two slightly shaky performancesTierney 8 - another sterling effort. poor adam druryWard 7 - see WhitbreadHoolahan 8 - so good to have him back!Holt 8 - a Grant Holt Performance (TM)Jackson 8 - excellent performance. always made problems for forest, and Surman 9 - excellent. needed to be after last gameCrofts 7 - bustlingR Martin 8 - good going forward, but also great at the back this time, unlike v. watfordLappin 6 - no real impact; not enough timeLansbury 7 - got into good positionsEdwards

7 - one last ditch clearance. I think that was him at least. Don''t

think he did anything else, but that was all he needed to do.Forest 8 - a good side! surprised they''re not up there with us right now.Lambert 8 - right decisions at the right times - although I wanted to see McNamee!!Referee 9 - allowed the game to flow, meaning this was one of the most exciting games i''ve seen norwich involved in for a while[/quote]Surman, yes, spot on Kolin, he was superb tonight.

[bundo 0]

I agree about Ref the he had a great game, let the game flow whenever poss.

[GJP 79]

[quote user="Kolin Kob"]

Fox 6 - anonymous I thought. though I didn''t see him do too much wrong
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Perhaps worth a 7 if only for the fantastic ball he delivered for Holt''s goal.

[N.C.F.Chapman 0]

Spot on with pretty much everything except whitbread would be an 8 for me

[ron obvious 1,732]

I thought Hooly was a bit off tonight, in that a lot of his clever stuff didn''t come off - a lot did, just not up to his usual amazing success rate. Probably needed this game to fine tune his passing. Also, Forest were giving him a lot of attention; obviously very worried about what he could do to them.

[Morisons Prozac 0]

Ruddy - 6

R Martin - 7

Ward - 8

Whitbread - 7

Tierney - 8

Fox - 7

Crofts - 6.5

Surman - 9

Hoolahan - 8

Holt - 8

Jackson - 8

 

All Subs - 6

 

 

[Wings of a Sparrow 1,716]

Holt showed just why he is the talisman he is. Without running about as much as usual he seemed to be everywhere - holding the ball up well up front and then tracking back to defensive duties. Scored a typical Holty goal and great pass for Surman''s effort.

 

Hoolahan - just makes things happen - shows how much we''ve missed him.

 

Jackson deserved his start, was a problem for the Forest defence all night unlucky not to be on the score sheet at least twice.

 

Ruddy still makes me kind of nervous - not because of the goal - but when he fanny farts about with the ball at his feet. Nearly got caught out on a couple of occasions.

 

Rest of the team were on top form also against a very good side. Fox did seem a bit anonymous as mentioned.

 

We have a good squad that we can chop and change without too much disruption. Especially when you have the likes of Pacheco and Lansbury on the bench. 

 

 

[Pabs 0]

For me, Surman was man of the match and must also mention good performances from Jackson, Holt and Fox.

I also felt Hoolahan played well but maybe a little short of his absolute best, probably still carrying a slight knock...but we need him!

Amazingly, we could afford to leave the likes of Pacheco, Vokes and McNamee on the bench last night! What a luxury!

[Canary_on_the Trent 0]

Ruddy - 6, harsh to blame him for the goal, dealt with everything else without fuss.

R.Martin - 7, up and down all night

Ward - 8, rock and cut out the usual moment of sloppiness

Whitbread - 8, class act

Tierney - 8, amazing that Drury doesn''t get a look in

Fox - 7, not his usual self, credit to Forest for the pressing

Crofts - 7, steady

Surman - 9, fantastic movement, touch and creativity

Hoolahan - 7, quiet by his standards, good to get 85mins under belt

Holt - 8, nothing needs to be said

Jackson - 8, tireless running and movement, deserved a goal.

Lansbury - 6, sloppy.

[Fromage Frais 14]

All good :-)

The forest number 8 was a really good player one for the summer if promoted ;-)

[ZLF 342]

At the back I thought Ruddy Tierney & Martin were very solid, in the middle surman and Hoolahan were impressive and up front holt immense with only one really working leg.

I thought crofts & fox were below par and were bettered by their midfield while whitbread & ward had some individual solid moments in amongst the number of opportunities the forest strikers made for themselves.

Up front Jackson gave his all, best performance I have seen from him.