Nottingham Forest claimed a huge win at Brentford on Saturday to make it three wins on the bounce since losing to Manchester City earlier this month.
Brian Laws hailed Nuno Espirito Santo for getting his tactics spot on against Brentford – with the Forest head coach going with three central defenders.
Anthony Elanga claimed he’s been speaking to Jermain Defoe for advice after he scored for the second successive week.
It was a real team performance as Forest defeated the Bees who lost for the first time on home soil this season.
Prior to yesterday, Thomas Frank’s team had won seven and drawn one on home soil but Espirito Santo was in the mood for smashing records in West London.
Morgan Gibbs-White wowed by Nottingham Forest star
Lots of players were worthy of praise yesterday with Gibbs-White himself among the top performers from a Forest perspective.
Gibbs-White was in fine form throughout and he displayed a real captain’s performance in he absence of Ryan Yates.
Football these days is a squad game though and it was the performance of a rarely-seen player who Gibbs-White chose to heap praise on.
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Harry Toffolo got a rare cameo at the end of the game and it was great to see the left-back get on the pitch again.
The defender is clearly a good character behind the scenes and Gibbs-White posted on Instagram: “Best guy in football.”
Morgan Gibbs-White stats vs Brentford
Gibbs-White was deployed as a central midfielder against Brentford and it was a position that he thrived in throughout the contest.
The 24-year-old was a real menace to the Brentford midfielders and he was proving difficult for the Bees to get near him.
Morgan Gibbs-White stats vs Brentford Total
Pass accuracy 88.9%
Tackles 8
Clearances 2
Touches 63
Gibbs-White will be hoping to impress new England boss Thomas Tuchel in the New Year and these types of showing will go a long way.
Gibbs-White will be hoping to add numbers to his goals and assists this season but it’s fair to say he’s now showcasing truly superb form.
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