Nottingham Forest fans enjoyed the perfect Boxing Day as they watched their side beat Tottenham 1-0 in the Premier League.
Forest’s win over Tottenham was enough to see Nuno Espirito Santo’s side rise to third in the Premier League table, above their opponent’s rivals, Arsenal, in the race for European football.
Anthony Elanga scored once again for Forest, in what was the only goal of a game that was dominated by the strength of the Forest squad’s defence against their free-scoring opponents.
Murillo was praised by Patrick Rowe for his role in the Forest backline who faced up against top stars such as Heung-Min Son and Dominic Solanke at the City Ground.
Another of Spurs’ attacking threats was former Forest man Brennan Johnson, but his new fans made it very clear that they weren’t too impressed with his performance against his old club.
Spurs fans criticise Brennan Johnson’s performance vs Forest
Taking to social media throughout the match, Spurs fans were very disappointed with the performance of Johnson, who is a former Forest Acadamy graduate.
One Spurs fan said: I’ve said this for a long time, I’ve never rated Brennan Johnson,” whilst another added: “We used to watch Gareth Bale but now we’re watching Brennan Johnson.”
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Another Tottenham fan said: “It’s very, very painful watching Brennan Johnson.” With another saying: “Brennan Johnson is really not that good.”
More Tottenham fans continued to voice their displeasure, with one saying: “Tottenham are a much better team when Brennan Johnson isn’t in it,” Whilst another added: “Brennan Johnson doesn’t start for Forest right now by the way.”
Brennan Johnson struggled against Neco Williams
It was clear to see why Spurs fans were frustrated with Johnson given that he missed their best opportunity in the first half, which Matz Sels managed to save.
Other than that miss, Johnson didn’t complete a single one of his three attempted crosses and contributed nothing with his five touches in the Forest box.
He also lost seven duels against fellow Welshman Neco Williams, who had the better of Johnson throughout the match.
What was likely most frustrating for Spurs fans but most satisfying for the Forest supporters was that whilst Johnson struggled, both Elanga and Callum Hudson-Odoi starred in the match.
Johnson may have been a fan favourite at Forest, but performances like today’s in comparison to Forest’s current wingers, show that the club made the right call in letting Johnson go.