A top stat from Sir Colin of West Bridgford ahead of KO: Forest have the 3rd best all time record in Europe for keeping clean sheets. Blimey. And so taking a 3-0 lead into the second leg at home to Fenerbahçe, you know what you need to do. History repeating itself, etc. BC bloody loved clean sheets. Not so Ange the Clown.
KO came, and so did the flares from the Lower Bridgford. Yes, they were a little exciting, adding some Euro hoolie ‘glamour’ to the World Famous. They were also bloody annoying causing the game to be disrupted, not to mention dangerous. SHOUT OUT to the Fenerbahçe fella who showed his D***y kit underneath his home shirt.
Forest won’t fuck this up, right? Erm… The first Fenerbahçe goal was a right cock up. No surprises that Morato was involved. I love the masculinity, I love the neck tattoos. I don’t love the AWOL defending that led to a two on one breakaway.
Murillo meanwhile is no left back. We missed the stability of Sangare in midfield holding it all together. Lucca should either be sent back to Italy, or on a season end loan to Grimsby. We’re playing with ten men whilst he is on the pitch.
HT came, and it was time for the Big Boys. FOUR subs after the break suggested that the home dressing room at HT must have been a bit lively. I liked the reaction and immediate change. I didn’t like the pen given to Fenerbahçe before I even had the chance to finish my second half rendition of Mull.
I had a very bad feeling about this. You could feel the nervousness in the crowd come across on the telly. Cliche, cliche - the next goal was vital. Thank chuff for CHO stepping up and putting an end to the tie. This should have been a stroll for Forest at the World Famous. With PL relegation also heavy on our mind, I can’t but help think that Europe is going to continue to stretch us, rather than excite us.