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Nottingham Forest midfielder Samba Sow picked up a hamstring problem in the victory over Brentford before the international break.
Speaking on the injury, Forest boss Sabri f said they may lose him ‘for a bit’, although he couldn’t give a more accurate time frame.
Whilst the international break will take care of some of the time he’s going to be out, that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth talking about who could potentially replace him in the Forest line-up.
Just in case it is either worse than first imagined, or it is the type of problem that could end up being a recurring issue for Sow further down the road, let’s explore the options.
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The biggest factor in replacing Sow is working out who can replace him in terms of his defensive work. Sow is averaging 4.2 tackles per game, as well as 2.1 interceptions and 0.6 blocks.
As has been touched on in a previous edition of the Chalkboard series, Alfa Semedo has found game time rather hard to come by because of the impressive form of Sow.
Given that he has operated predominantly as a defensive midfielder throughout his career it wouldn’t be out of the realm to push him into that slot.
Although he’s going to have to show more of a willingness to put in a tackle, 1.3 per game isn’t going to do a lot of good.
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Another interesting figure that could come in handy is journeyman John Bostock.
The midfielder has bounced around a lot during his career, but he’ll have to return to the sort of form he was putting in when he was at Bursaspor when he averaged 2.5 tackles per game, which will put him ahead of Semedo when it comes to that department.
Perhaps the most intriguing option in all of this is Sow’s current partner in defensive midfield Ben Watson.
He has been putting in the most effort when it comes to the defensive side of the game, averaging 2.5 tackles per game and 1.5 interceptions, which puts him above both Bostock and Semedo. Therefore, it wouldn’t be unreasonable to suggest he should just carry on what he’s doing.
Going with just Watson could require a change in formation from 4-2-3-1 to a 4-3-3 and although Watson has worked well in a partnership, at the age of 34 it can be argued that he wouldn’t have the legs to hold down the fort all on his own.
Consequently, that would make it tough for Lamouch to replace Sow.