Mattoon

The biggest factor for me is what I mentioned above, our wingers energy levels, like it or not fatigue has played a huge part in how we capitulate. When we lose the ball high up the pitch we'd usually have our wingers tracking back and covering defence (remember Gordon running the full width of the pitch to retrieve a ball he lost or the number of times Miggy runs the full length of the pitch to nick the ball back in our 3rd?). Without that extra cover we are vulnerable to the counter, they simply can't do the yards right now. At least for the short term we 100% need a no.6 to help cover the CBs.

Exactly this, our high press is reliant on our winger's energy and its non-existant at the moment, can't remember the last time Gordon won a take-on and his ability to get round the back caused the opposition so many problems. Same with Miggy, his relentless tracking of the ball has won us possession high up the pitch so many times last season and earlier this season, they've got nothing in the tank. Almiron has never been the greatest with his decision making and has never used his right foot, but it's obvious the mental fatigue he's suffering has made him 10 times worse, everyone ready to write him off, I just want him well rested, no he's not the answer long term but I guarantee people will be singing his praises again once Myrphy is back and he can get some rest.

Absolutely gutting that, not just the result but it really feels like we've been derailed now, weak at the back, toothless up front and disorganised throughout the team. A week until our next game should give us time to get some decent rest and reset our tactics, work on passages of play and formations because at the moment we're all over the shop.

They're hitting us with pace giving them numbers, we're just walking it up the pitch leaving us needing to break down a low block, we're not opening them up at all.

We're getting Olè'd by Foresr

We're broken, hope PIF kept the receipt

The worst part about this is its not just one thing we're doing, mistakes all over the pitch, we're not doing anything right.

Embarrassing

Miley is just incredible

MAKE SOME CHANGES

Pathetic defending

Ffs

Miggys first shot on target all game

Tino needs to come on Burn is getting rinsed

We're ar our most vulnerable when we start trying to play too many intricate passes with everyone pushed up, all Forest are going to do when they get a foot in is hoof it forward and rush. Need to be better at making those chances and not overcomitting to the attack.

Hopefully Big Joe comes on for Longstaff soon as we need his dynamism in CM but I've got a feeling it'll be Miley that makes way.

Reading on here anyone would think we're 2007 Derby, we've not been terrible, we've controlled the game, forest are dangerous on the counter, we need to be wiser to that and we need to be more clinical up front as we've had the chances.

Considering what we're leaning into after this, it has to go down as a must win and I think we will. We're a different animal at home and we're wounded and cornered, someone is about to take a thrashing, hopefully it's here.

It's the worst run we've had since he first came in and was steadying the ship. Completely different set of circumstances obviously but no less difficult for him, he's trying to turn an oil tanker with most of the rudder missing. Having said that, it's clear that the current tactics with the current personnel isn't working away from home and yet he will not divert. We will tear it up again when he has options and players aren't being run into the ground, but you can't stick a time stamp on that or even presume we get a clean bill of health between now and the end of the season.

We're not getting anything here are we?

Such a poor half of football, need to wake up here, yeah sure we're tired but the passing is so lacklustre. Need fresh legs, even if they're a standard below.

It's not disparaging him as a player, he's clearly class but it's not unfair to suggest that he has been a liability in the last few games in the fact that he has been liable for 5 or 6 goals conceded. That's not to say as a player he's a liability, just that in his current frame of mind/fitness he has been a liability. Give him a rest, time to recover from whatever is ailing him and he will be back better then ever.

He looked forlorn, whether it's an illness, injury or psychologically dealing with something, he's not right, he's not himself.

The silence is deafening

Feels like this window is just as important as PIFs first one, we are at a pivotal point with a depleted squad, extremely low on moral and fitness. For European aspirations we desperately need backup options and first team replacements in a few positions.