Injuries and absences have hampered Nottingham Forest at various times this season. And it has been argued the loss of Willy Boly has been felt more than most.
The centre-back suffered an injury while on duty for Ivory Coast last month and has not featured for the Reds since. Head coach Nuno Espirito Santo has said he does not know when the 33-year-old might return
Boly’s unavailability was a point of discussion on NottinghamshireLive’s Garibaldi Red podcast this week as the topic of set-pieces cropped up. It came after Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers, when Matheus Cunha scored his second goal of the afternoon from a corner to make it a league-high 22 goals conceded from dead-ball situations for Forest.
Regarding the Reds’ weakness, Reds supporter Max Scott stated: “Everyone involved has got to take responsibility.” Coaches should undoubtedly handle that, but if you’ve given up that many goals, there comes a time when you just have to take charge of the game. You go man-to-man or vice versa if they’ve instructed you to defend it zonally and you know it’s not working.
