Forest 2 Fulham 3 - Tactical analysis
Forest’s tough adjustment to The Premier League continued last week with a disappointing 3-2 defeat at home to Fulham. Steve Cooper persevered with the 3-4-1-2 system that earned promotion. He made interesting changes in personnel which altered the way The Reds would play the game; Taiwo Awoniyi was brought in to add strength up front, and Willy Boly was preferred to club captain Joe Worrall in defence. Fulham lined up in a 4-2-3-1, spearheaded by the dangerous Alexander Mitrovic. They have been willing to sit off and hit on the counter-attack so far this season, seeing much less of the ball than they became used to in The Championship, however this was to change at The City Ground. Forest’s main problem this season has been the unfamiliarity within the squad. Cooper has a lot of new players to work with – good players, but they have been struggling for cohesion, particularly when out of possession. This prompted a change of strategy. A classic sign of players not knowing the syst