Nottingham Forest face Wolves tonight, knowing that anything less than all three points will be a complete disaster.
In recent weeks, the walls have closed in on Forest. Since a win over West Ham in January moved the Reds seven points clear of the Hammers, Nuno Espirito Santo has overseen a resurgence and now the gap stands at just two points.
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The football under Sean Dyche has been abhorrent at times, given the squad he’s got at his disposal and if he loses tonight, the heat on his position will intensify.
Dyche got his team selection badly wrong for the 3-1 defeat at Leeds as the Reds were blown away by a team embroiled in the relegation dog fight with Forest.
Kelvin Wilson couldn’t believe what he was watching on Friday, and ahead of tonight’s match against Wolves, he’s bemoaned one player who continues to play under Dyche.
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What Kelvin Wilson has said about Morato
The Brazilian defender has been the first man up should anything be wrong with Nikola Milenkovic and Murillo, but the time is coming for his place to come into question.
Wilson doesn’t understand the fascination with picking Morato and has now slated him for his efforts during the clash against Leeds last week.
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Wilson told the Forest Focus podcast: “When it comes to Morato, I’m not one to really pick out players and have a dig, but he’s been given more than enough chances to prove his worth and prove he should be playing, but for me, he hasn’t and for me, he weakens the team dramatically. He’s not reliable.
“I hate saying you need to be tough and hard to be a defender, but you do, you have to put your body on the line and do some things sometimes that are going to hurt. I just don’t see that he has that in him, and he’s proved on many occasions that he’s not got it.”
Forest should have sold Morato
It’s not ideal that Morato keeps getting in the team when Murillo is injured at the expense of the extremely talented Jair Cunha.
Forest signed the defender with one eye on the future, and he can’t possibly be any worse than Morato has proved when he’s started games.
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Morato was the subject of a bid in the January transfer window, and it’s an absolute mystery why Forest didn’t cash in on him and try to get another central defender through the door.
Wilson is spot on with his assessment of Morato and the more he keeps playing, the more points Forest will continue to lose in the fight against relegation.
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