Scores a 96th minute winner and there’s still people slagging him off here, there and everywhere.
No wonder he barely celebrated.
Maybe he was told to stay high and not come back as his pace would be a key weapon against a tiring defense on the counter?I can see why some may think he's not trying as when a full back runs past him he does the bare minimum to track them. (and often less) you say about busting a gut to get to that back post, i'd like to see the same gut busting to get back when Porro is left 2 Vs 1...
Also a few passes into him today where he didn't even try as his marker got ahead of him.
I like the fact he brings something different in he's a more direct option with a bit of pace on either side but for me he looks unfit.
Pleased for him (and us) if he keeps on scoring though...
You don’t sound it.I'm happy he's getting the goals and assists
Love him for that. Great run, great finish.
But it seems like he only really does well on counters tbh. I hope he can get some confidence on the ball in open play, cause he looks like a scared rabbit most of the time out there. I don’t get it.
Why's it important to criticize any player just because they have made a mistake?Why is it wrong to criticise a player despite him scoring the winner?
Agree.Why is it wrong to criticise a player despite him scoring the winner? He was abysmal today and barely did a thing right, the worst of which was almost costing us a goal by leaving Porro to deal with a 1v2 (watch who Porro and Romero have a word with after Fati just puts his shot wide).
Kulusevski was great whilst on today and as others have noted we lost a lot of control when he went off. Not only did he retain possession whenever we got it out to him, but he also rolled Estupinan multiple times and provided the assist for Sarr. Johnson came on and we lost that pressure release on that flank.
I'm happy he's getting the goals and assists but I don't think Johnson could've offered us all that Deki did in that first hour. I also don't think Deki has the legs to make that run and put the ball in at the end of the game. Both players give us something different and I think I prefer seeing Johnson as an impact player where his pace can really make a difference against tired legs.
I agree with your first point, the chance to jump on Hoijberg anytime he has a poor spell in a game, but Bentancur hasn't been at it since being back, but we let it go.My biggest problem is that some players get more criticism than others. For example, if Hojbjerg played like Bentancur did vs Brighton some of our fans would want him out of the club. The same goes for Johson. Some people loves a scapegoat.
Johnson and Deki both have the same amount of points this season. The difference is that Deki have played 800 more minutes than Johnson (almost 9 whole games). He also scored some very important goals (vs Brentford and Brighton).
He’s doing better in his first season with us than Son did in his first season.Maybe he was told to stay high and not come back as his pace would be a key weapon against a tiring defense on the counter?
I'm just saying this kid can't do anything right with sections of our fanbase and it's tiring to see after every single game. Son has off games then scores with his one shot on goal. It's like you're all expecting him to be this world class flawless player when he's still a young kid who moved permanently away from Forest for the first time in his life and career. He has had a stop start first season with us, while we as a club are going through a first season with a new manager and a new play style. We have been massively disrupted by suspensions and injuries.
Honestly he's doing as well as anyone could have hoped for at this point.
Brennan Johnson haters can just piss off. Match winner.
Lovely goal but not much else. Needs to up his all round game if he is to be a regular starter.Fuck the haters. Get in (at the back post again) Brennan!
Criticism is fine, if it’s us having a discussion on here and not personal. If he’s outed on social media or bored in the stadium then it’s out of order.