“Out of form”, “been downhill”- Lots of Forest fans with a controversial take on key figure
Don’t think he was going to escape that easily.
Whilst he may have got the assist for Nottingham Forest’s winner on Tuesday night, that doesn’t mean that he was going to be free from criticism for his display in front of goal. Despite being the club’s top scorer, Lewis Grabban has been on an incredibly baron run in recent games, having not found the back of the net since the game against Reading back in January.
And whilst his display in other areas of the pitch has earned him some praise, there is a large part of the Nottingham Forest fan base that isn’t quite as happy with how he’s performed recently, best exemplified by this miss in the first half of the game against Cardiff City.
Are you OK with Grabban's work rate even if it doesn't produce goals?
So it was no surprise that after going yet another game without finding the back of the net, that Reds fans were ready to tear into him for his efforts, or indeed lack thereof.
Might not be popular, but the amount of ‘easy’ / clear chances Grabban has missed in recent weeks has cost us
— Blads (@84Blads) February 25, 2020
Out of form…😖
— Henrik NFFC Johansen (@henjohansen1) February 25, 2020
He is not in form
— Jamie (@jhx34) February 25, 2020
Grabban looks like he’d rather be elsewhere to me. Lolley and cash the only ones creating anything. It’s not very good is it #NFFC
— Rich (@RichardWhite21) February 25, 2020
Grabban needs a goal, been downhill since that peno miss at brum #nffc
— LowerBridgMart (@martsparts) February 25, 2020
Forgot grabban was even there. Bring on Walker #NFFC
— Kaelem⚽️🔴 (@kaelemnffc) February 25, 2020
Unfortunately Grabban has chosen a bad time to morph into Silenzi #NFFC
— Paul Harrison (@scarletone77) February 25, 2020
I don’t think Grabban is fit #nffc
— Egor The Red (@EgorTheRed) February 25, 2020
As I said, whilst he’s contributing in other areas and the team is winning games, this stuff might seem like small potatoes, it’s when the team starts losing or he isn’t pulling his weight elsewhere that it might start to become a problem.