NafisaNottingham Forest went in at 0-0 at half-time of their Europa League clash with FC Utrecht, before eventually winning 2-1.
It was largely the Reds doing all of the chance creation, however, and certainly in the first 25 minutes, Forest should have been ahead.
The returning Oleksandr Zinchenko went close, whilst Morato saw a header cleared off the line by a Utrecht defender.
Still, Sean Dyche will have been relatively content at half-time, and in the TNT Sports studio, former Forest favourite Michail Antonio heaped praise on one star player.
Michail Antonio lauds Forest star Callum Hudson-Odoi
The former Forest fan favourite was covering the game for TNT Sports and he was quizzed on the first half performance and singled out the former Chelsea winger for praise.
He said on the live coverage: “Callum Hudson-Odoi has been on fire, he’s been a real livewire and everything that’s positive about Forest has been through him, he’s been really good.”
Hudson-Odoi was starting a game for the first time in a little while, and with Dan Ndoye once again struggling for form, he must be hopeful that a Premier League run of games is coming for him.
As a winger, Hudson-Odoi’s stats in terms of goals and assists should be better but ultimately, it was great to see him attacking his full-back during this game.
Hudson-Odoi in contention to play vs Tottenham
The beauty of Hudson-Odoi and what he brings to the team is that he carries the ball extremely well up the pitch, and in a counter-attacking unit, that is most useful.
The player clearly loves playing football, and it will hurt him that he’s not started many games yet under the new boss, although that has largely been down to injuries.
Hudson-Odoi might be needed on Sunday, and it will be very important for him to get the much-needed minutes ahead of a big Premier League clash.
It would be great for him to rediscover some of his form from last season and the hope will be that this showing can put him back on track.
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