Nottingham Forest 3-1 Brighton (Gross og 45+3′, Danilo 68′, Gibbs-White Pen 90+1, Johnson misses Pen 12′ | Buonanotte 38′)
CITY SQUARE – Steve Cooper fell to his knees, as if his limbs were made of relief that had just erupted from every pore of his being.
Nottingham Forest missed a penalty and you don’t always get a second chance in this league; they know it better than most. Previously, in this area they believed in miracles, as a well-known documentary tells. This season you will achieve incredible things.
Cooper’s team scored four points for the entire season after the first missed. When it’s most dangerous, when you’ve just advanced, they’ve turned the cliché on its head. But it seems that something has really changed in their minds. They rebuffed Brighton in spite of themselves, and then because of the qualities they showed. The goalless streak is over. There is hope, this cruel friend who never calls when he promised.
Each club, slowly rolling into the abyss of relegation, is unique, but they have common features. They don’t take advantage of the good times, either by missing out on opportunities or simply because they’ve lost faith in things. They are punished for their sloppy moments so it seems like the pitch is against them and the gods of misfortune are on the list. They have bad luck that makes things worse, either through failures due to injuries or through decisions that don’t go their way.
In the first 40 minutes at the City Ground on Wednesday night, Nottingham Forest were the biggest sensation of the season. Brennan Johnson converted a penalty and missed the chance to go one on one. They lost Moussa to Niakhate due to a suspected knee injury; What’s new this season? Keylor Navas continued the theme of his short career with Forest, making the most unlikely saves and then throwing less dangerous shots. The rebound was clearly made by Facundo Buananotte of Brighton. It could have been a good night in Forest’s survival in the Premier League.
Minutes after that goal, as Forest panicked with the ball and struggled to tie passes, the crowd turned around for the first time this season. They remained bullish for most of the season as a shaky start gave way to a calm mid-season and then a sharp relegation. But finally there was a groan. They know the emotional loss they’ve suffered in 20 years in the wilderness and they don’t want to come back without seeing a fight.
Brighton might be the worst team to play under the circumstances. They pass the ball around their baseline with almost comical lethargy, put a stupid opponent in a hasty lunge position, then snap between passes and exploit the space. If the home crowd encourages players to take the bait, so much the better.
But they are forgiven their own emotional exhaustion. On Sunday, Brighton played 120 minutes at Wembley and lost under demoralizing circumstances, losing a shoot-out to a team whose goalkeeper failed to save a penalty. They looked lethargic, battered and ready for a break. Not this season boys; Football always goes on.
games with changing goals; They also change the season. After missing three representative chances in those 40 minutes, the obvious joke was that they might need Brighton to score a goal for them. The spirit of relegation grants your first wish: a tame-looking Renan Lodi cross hit at least one Brighton defender and hit Steele at the near post.
Forest changed this and the rest. Finally, they stepped forward instead of flinching from the pressure, and the city ground shook. Danilo, a young Brazilian who had every reason to need more adjustment, became a man, and not only because he scored the second goal. Joe Worrall, who has been doing very well lately, was unexpectedly forced and clean. His strikes after every block and grab are enough to get the same reaction from the 25,000 people who love him.
Who knows if that’s enough; You have already seen the false dawn on the banks of Trento. But the hugs on the pitch between all the parties concerned – Cooper and his staff, the players with each other, the fans with those who accompanied them here – are suggestive enough. You still believe. They have tried the Premier League and want to stay.
Source: I News
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