We asked for your views on Nottingham Forest’s Chris Wood edging closer to a return to first-team action after more than five months out injured, and how much of an impact the striker could have in the closing weeks of the season.
Here are some of your comments:
Joshy: I hope he can hit the ground running. But I’m not going to hold my breath – he’s been out for a long while so it might take some time for him to get up to speed and scoring again.
Simon: We’ve needed a decent forward all season. If we scored goals per chances created, we’d be nicely positioned in mid-table or so. Igor Jesus is OK but not prolific in the Premier League and Lorenzo Lucca… well, I’ll say no more. Give Woody a chance and he’s more than likely to put it away or at least hit the target.
Shaun: Sadly, Wood will need at least four games to get up to speedand it could be too late by then. I hope I’m wrong but he has been a valuable player to the team and the club.
Chris: How can we not miss our top goalscorer? Hopefully he will return for the last few games. If so, we are definitely staying up!
David: Hope they don’t force him into a full Porto game and we ruin our chances when we have Aston Villa at home. Give him the last 30 minutes of Porto to stretch his legs and rest him ready for Villa.
Michael: He’s been a huge miss this season. It’s obvious in terms of goal contributions, but also in other ways, such as leadership and knowledge of the game. Given all the drama at the club, a wise and respected head in the dressing room could really have helped.
Sean: It’s been an obvious theme this season, making so many chances but failing to score. How many of those chances would Wood have scored? We’d probably have been in a better position in the league if he’d been fit, but we can’t really focus on the what ifs. Jesus has done his best to lead the line, with a great return in Europe and a not-so-great return in the Premier League, despite a really strong, consistent work-rate. It’s been good to see Taiwo Awoniyi get a few goals this season after what he’s been through with injury recoveries. It’s baffling that since Wood last played for us, we’ve been through a couple of managers, but now he’s coming back he could have a huge impact on our survival battle. Fingers crossed.