

"A month will go by really quickly in the Premier League and you haven't won - and it can spiral a little. "You don't know how well you are all going to stick together and the group just is not tight. "When tough times come, you look around the dressing room and you don't know enough about your team-mates," he said. Promoted with Swansea, Taylor knows what it's like to build off a stable base of players, but also has experience of an overhaul of playing staff from his time at Villa Park.Īfter watching Forest get dismantled 5-0 at Arsenal, he explained on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast how difficult a job boss Steve Cooper faces to turn their fortunes around. Nottingham Forest must "get back to basics" to try to discover their identity as a team, says former Aston Villa and Swansea full-back Neil Taylor. Nottingham Forest 'need a DNA' published at 09:18.Listen to all from Campbell on BBC Sounds from 02'21'00 "If they can get four points from their next two home games, even six points, that would be very good." The fans are right with the team and their home form is going to be so crucial to Premier League survival. They have to get points there and the crowd will play a big part in that. "There will be bumps in the road but they have just drawn at Brighton and beaten Liverpool. "The most important thing for Forest is to get 17th at the end of the season," he said. Need points from Palace and Brentford or we're dead in the water in my opinion.Įx-Nottingham Forest forward Kevin Campbell was not too perturbed by a thumping defeat at Arsenal and says Steve Cooper must target points in upcoming home games against Brentford and Crystal Palace.įorest's latest heavy loss left them marooned at the foot of the Premier League table, but Campbell told BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast a rollercoaster season is to be expected for the league newcomers. If you're not at your best, you get punished, simple.

Against every team in this league, you have to be at your best and hope they make a mistake. Onto next week - Arsenal are top for a reason, a masterclass in Premier League football.ĭave: Arsenal are brilliant but you can't pick and choose which games you turn up for. How can they knit together in so short a time to become a strong team?Ĭlairey: From the high of last week’s win to this… we were never going to win giving the ball away like that and I have no idea why Lingard is still being played, he’s a shadow of his former self. Phil: Too many players brought into the club in a very short time. Well-taken goals despite some poor finishing.

Arsenal are well and truly in the title race this season. We showed there is no need to panic over a few recent performances. Ben White once again having another masterclass defensive game. Great atmosphere in the stadium and superb goals from the boys in red.Īlex: Partey slowly proving to be the Rolls Royce midfielder that he really is. Unfortunately Saka went down early in the game but the boys did not let that effect their game. Superb effort from all from start to finish. We arrived an hour before kick-off to watch the team train. He looked sharp on Sunday though.Ĭharlie: My son and I went to the match. Some players looked tired against PSV, especially Party. I do think we need to strengthen the squad in January. Great game for us, team effort and Nelson with a brace. Simon: I was saying after Thursday's game against PSV, we need more goals. We asked for your thoughts after Sunday's game at Emirates Stadium.
