Nottingham Forest told to complete striker signing after Nuno shock - fans react

Nottingham Forest fans are demanding the club sign a new striker this summer after seeing the lineup Nuno Espirito Santo put out v Elche. Forest’s... The post Nottingham Forest told to complete striker signing after Nuno shock - fans react appeared first on Football Insider.

Jul 30, 2024 - 07:00

Nottingham Forest told to complete striker signing after Nuno shock - fans react

Nottingham Forest fans are demanding the club sign a new striker this summer after seeing the lineup Nuno Espirito Santo put out v Elche.

Forest’s pre-season tour of Spain continued with a 1-0 defeat to Elche, but fans noticed both Taiwo Awoniyi and Chris Wood were left out of the side.

Instead, the boss opted to start 31-year-old Hwang Ui-jo as a false nine.

This has led to suggestions that he was sending a message to the board about the lack of attacking reinforcements.

Awoniyi’s seemingly constant fitness issues have been a source of frustration for Forest, leaving Wood as the only option to lead the line.

Earlier this month, Football Insider reported that fans were calling for the club to cash in on the Nigerian after his latest absence.

Nottingham Forest told to sign new striker after what Nuno Espirito Santo did v Elche

The lack of attacking options for Forest is viewed as the main weakness in their squad ahead of the new Premier League season.

Football Insider revealed on 22 July that the club had joined the race to sign former Leicester striker Kelechi Iheanacho, but they now look likely to miss out.

As a result, fans are demanding the club enter the transfer market immediately to find a new striker, with less than two weeks before the season kicks off.

Reckon he might have played no striker tonight for two reasons;

A: Load for Chris Wood and Taiwo Awoniyi

B: To highlight that we need another striker#NFFC— Phil Schneiderlin (@PhilSchnei13690) July 26, 2024

Nuno making a point that we need a striker? #nffc https://t.co/QWm1h75N5K— isma adino (@AdinoIsmath) July 26, 2024

No sign of Awoniyi pre-season.. Leaves just Wood????..
Desperately need another top striker! #NFFC— ???? (@NFFCRED) July 26, 2024

Seems we don't have a striker lads…— Lango (@WillLang0) July 26, 2024

Striker and winger needed quickly. Lack of depth clear to everyone. The false 9 doesn’t work. We’ve created a few chances and enough to draw but both halves we’ve missed a proper focal point. Richards lively as was Bowler to be fair. Sangare stand out for me— NFFC 1865 ⭐ ⭐???? (@Rich_NFFC) July 26, 2024

Another pre-season friendly in the bag for Nottingham Forest. Notable missing was Chris Wood & Taiwo Awoniyi against Elche. Hopefully nothing serious, Hwang made some good attempts on goal. But surely we need to be looking for another forward for this season. #NFFC ???????? pic.twitter.com/wQPgyq3mAu— Matthew (@prowlerthedevil) July 26, 2024

Need bloody striker!!!!!#NFFC https://t.co/MgXk2GLwvR— ???? (@NFFCRED) July 29, 2024

I think we need to invest all our money in a striker, so if we really must get a new GK, it makes sense to loan one in, I guess. #nffc— Hannah Forest????⚪⚽ (@hannahforest) July 28, 2024

Going to be a long season if we don’t get a striker in, the way things are looking we can only rely on Wood #NFFC— WollatonRed (@RunswickRed) July 27, 2024

We need a striker. There is no debate about that#NFFC— Forest Fan TV (@OfficialFFTV) July 26, 2024

In other news, Newcastle could look to cash in on some of their long-serving stars.

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