Gyros Peter
Sauce salad?
His returns from left wing are good, so I think he competes for that spot. Whether he's thought of as a starter remains to be seen - he hasn't been recently at Dortmund.
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Giovanni Alejandro Reyna
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Dortmund play much more of a physically pressing game, and they didn‘t think he was up to that as much as they needed, which was one reason they brought back Sancho, who will do the physical stuff.
Reyna is a player with excellent potential, and for me, he will probably start from the left side for Forest, in place of CHO, who may become more of an impact sub.
Reyna-MGW-Elanga behind „Big“ Taiwo is a tidy front-four, in my book.
Now, if Forest could only sort out a goalkeeper, and their €37m midfield General actually start to play like one, they might be alright.
JohhnyM
Viv Anderson
So he’s swapped a German bench for an English one.
Or we bin off an English youth with potential who’s on our books, for an American youth with potential who’s on some Germans’ books (and has only started one game this season).
Given our current context of FFP and league position I don’t get this one, but will be happy to be proven wrong if he starts pulling up trees.
Rubics
Bin VAR!
He’s here to share the load with elanga and cho - plenty of games.
youreds1986
Geoff Thomas
CHO.
And he backs up MGW at 10 as we look dreadful without someone in that hole.
........,...Taiwo.............
Reyna...MGW...Elanga
That's a nice attacking line.
Malwood
Geoff Thomas
Hmmmmm. I think Dominguez should be starting instead of CHO. I don't see how Reyna plays, unless a) he's really good or b) MGW gets injured
EmmersonForest4
Steve Chettle
We need depth on the wings, I expect plenty of game time between CHO and Reyna. Also we need 4 wingers at the club and we only have 3. So we are short in this area.
Dominguez isn’t a winger though. He has slotted in as a makeshift and done a job because a) we have a surplus of midfielders b) we have no wingers.
If we do sell Mangala he will be needed in CM again
I feel the same. I really feel like the team is one player short for the run in attack.
Still feel like there is a lot of burden on Elanga to stretch teams. Reyna and CHO as our only other wingers are going to play in front of the defenders.
Adding someone like Sarr would give us options
Gyros Peter
Sauce salad?
Well competition is good, as are fresh legs in a position we are short in, as well as cover for Morgan (which is the role he sees himself as best in).
I can see the logic, but I was much more keen when we had an option - without that it's just profile play. Hopefully he raises it winning us some points (though I'd be starting CHO in the LW spot as he's ours).
Col Steve Austin
Viv Anderson
He's American, he'll land in Meadow Lane and manage to accidentally kill someone in the process.
Col Steve Austin
Viv Anderson
On the left in a 4-2-3-1 will be good, but when we want to be a bit more compact seeing him and MGW in a narrow 2 behind Big T could also be interesting....
...or they could spend the whole match stepping on each others toes
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Farmer Jack
Stuart Pearce
If he's not starting, I hope his parents haven't got any dirt on the Gaffer...
Redemption
One less gobshite...
I'm just reading a fluff piece on The Athletic.
Comparisons so far are to Iniesta, Odegard and De Bruyne. Certainly enough to whet the appetite.
It will be interesting to see how this works with MGW.
Comparisons so far are to Iniesta, Odegard and De Bruyne. Certainly enough to whet the appetite.
It will be interesting to see how this works with MGW.
Col Steve Austin
Viv Anderson
This one?
What kind of player can Gio Reyna become? It's time to find out
A loan move to Forest from Dortmund, where he once ranked among football’s best prospects, is a chance to get the fairytale back on track
theathletic.com
He sounds more like a possession player than someone who will fit into a counter-attacking team, and as you intimate he doesn't seem a natural fit with MGW. However we can't expect MGW to play every minute of every game and Reyna does appear to give cover across a few positions and tactical flexibility.
Mind you, Messi wasn't quick either and he did alright (and reading the Athletic, Reyna could be mistaken for a young Messi
).That 15 second dribble referred to doesn't seem anything particularly special to me though, the Mexicans weren't exactly pressuring him...
Gyros Peter
Sauce salad?
I've seen a few dribbles like that in his highlights - seems he's one of those that have the natural ability to beat people while making it look effortless. (Something I've never been able to do!)This one?
What kind of player can Gio Reyna become? It's time to find out
A loan move to Forest from Dortmund, where he once ranked among football’s best prospects, is a chance to get the fairytale back on track
He sounds more like a possession player than someone who will fit into a counter-attacking team, and as you intimate he doesn't seem a natural fit with MGW. However we can't expect MGW to play every minute of every game and Reyna does appear to give cover across a few positions and tactical flexibility.
Mind you, Messi wasn't quick either and he did alright (and reading the Athletic, Reyna could be mistaken for a young Messi
That 15 second dribble referred to doesn't seem anything particularly special to me though, the Mexicans weren't exactly pressuring him...
Redemption
One less gobshite...
Yes, that's the one.This one?
What kind of player can Gio Reyna become? It's time to find out
A loan move to Forest from Dortmund, where he once ranked among football’s best prospects, is a chance to get the fairytale back on track
It could work in a 3 with MGW, Reyna and CHO|Elanga... that would have a lot of interchange in it
Definitely getting crunched in the EPL.
Redemption
One less gobshite...
Rafael Honegstien in The Athletic
^^^^That was my concern (as posted yesterday). Reyna couldn‘t get a sniff at Dortmund as he was never going to get in ahead of Marco Reus or Julian Brandt, and he didn‘t seem to fancy playing wider.
However, he has played a wider attacking role before, and he can do it. He could of course also play alongside MGW in a narrower formation behind Taiwo, which might work, but would need width from the full-backs, and there, you are probably leaving out Elanga, which would be desperately unfair on him as he has been very good so far this season.
So for my money, Reyna replaces CHO, who becomes more of an impact sub.
However, he has played a wider attacking role before, and he can do it. He could of course also play alongside MGW in a narrower formation behind Taiwo, which might work, but would need width from the full-backs, and there, you are probably leaving out Elanga, which would be desperately unfair on him as he has been very good so far this season.
So for my money, Reyna replaces CHO, who becomes more of an impact sub.
Gyros Peter
Sauce salad?
I think it might be the other way around, because we know from Dortmund Reyna can make an impact from the bench. And CHO is ours of course.
Monkman
Grenville Morris
Also we don't always play on the counter attack. We've struggled a little to break down the weaker teams at home when they give us plenty of possession. Reyna may come into his own in those situations.
Captain Sinister
Senior doom Monger
Reyna looks like a miss-fit to me...
Bob Fossil
Nottingham's dirty secret
He's going to smash it. I guarantee.
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valspoodle
Steve Chettle
If he's good enough, he'll play. And he sounds good enough.
Though I do like to see football on grass rather than the printed page (or what passes for the printed page in this digital age). So I'll wait for a bit.
Though I do like to see football on grass rather than the printed page (or what passes for the printed page in this digital age). So I'll wait for a bit.