An away draw at Forest doesn’t look the best of results, but they’ve been in good form recently and it showed. The defensive solidity we’ve rediscovered stood us in good stead and we ground out a point that keeps us in the playoff spots for the time being. While Forest had much of the play, I felt we defended strongly as a unit, making some great last ditch tackles and dealing comfortably with numerous corners. When they did get in, Gilks was in fine form, although when he went down in the first half with what appeared to be a bad injury, you did worry for what it might mean for the rest of the season. His reappearance at the start of the second half was one of the highlights.
For whatever reason, we just never got our usual flowing football going, frequently taking an extra touch, or checking back when it seemed a shot or opportunity to run was there. The end result was that we failed to score for the first time in 2012, but managed our third clean sheet in four games and maintained our position in the table, with another round of games gone.
It’s all to play for now in the two remaining home games, starting with the game against Leeds on Tuesday evening. They will be bursting for revenge after the mauling we inflicted in November, but I feel we have enough about us to get a vital win.
Congratulations to Fleetwood Town for their success.
STAR MAN: Matt Gilks
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