Look, it’s only a preseason game, and Olympiacos are a Champions League outfit.
That’s why I don’t think it’s all that important if a few Forest fans aren’t too impressed after the game last night, in which Sabri Lamouchi’s men were on the wrong side of a 3-0 scoreline. Whilst a lot of players will obviously receive a lot of negative comments after the match, there is one man, in particular, who is coming in for more of it than the others.
Arijanet Muric seems to be the player that’s getting the majority of the attention last night. With him coming to the club with significant praise from Pep Guardiola, to see three goals fly past him in the first half an hour didn’t fill Forest fans with confidence.
The second and third goals particularly have raised a few eyebrows, after he parried the initial effort right into the path of Miguel Guerrero for the former and flapped at a Giorgos Masouras shot in the build-up for the latter.
I personally would cut him some slack, it couldn’t have been easy to see the ball in the conditions last night, but it appears as if these Forest fans aren’t in such a forgiving mood…
Let’s be honest, this Muric’s been brought in to make Pantilimon look like Shilton ain’t he? #nffc
— B. (@TheBala10) July 16, 2019
Muric having a game to forget. #nffc
— Jake (@jakeadkinsport) July 16, 2019
Not sure on Muric. Positioning & handling all seemed off
— 2020Plodder (@Marathon_Tardis) July 16, 2019
I know it’s only a friendly but….???? yes there’s a but, Muric doesn’t start ahead of Pantillimon for me ????????♀️
— Claire (@LilMissRedDog) July 16, 2019
Muric.
3 goals conceded tonight. For me all his fault. Trying (and failing) a cruyff turn in 6yard box resulting to corner that we concede. Easy saves making look difficult. Dropping the ball at strikers feet. Scares me to say but Pantilimon looked better.#nffc #mcfc— Paddy Reston (@PaddyReston) July 16, 2019
Yes a bad result but it’s only a friendly. Muric looking a bit shaky but tends to be the case early on! Plenty to be happy and positive about, don’t write us off yet! #NFFC
— Topic of Forest. (@TopicForest) July 16, 2019
I hope whoever recommended Muric to go on loan to @NFFC is suitably embarrassed, that was an abysmal performance by him no harm to the kid. ????
— Andy Gormley (@gormley_andy) July 16, 2019
I hope whoever recommended Muric to go on loan to @NFFC is suitably embarrassed, that was an abysmal performance by him no harm to the kid. ????
— Andy Gormley (@gormley_andy) July 16, 2019