With exclusive insight from Nuno Espirito Santo, we assess Elliot Anderson's impact at Nottingham Forest since leaving Newcastle in the summer.
It was only last season that Eddie Howe was talking of his 'high hopes' for Elliot Anderson but when Newcastle visit Nottingham Forest this coming weekend, the young midfielder will be lining up in Garibaldi red. He already looks a smart signing. Anderson, 22 on Wednesday, has been involved in every Forest game, winning the club's player of the month award for August, filling in where required and flourishing of late.
But I believe that Elliot is a player who is able to start in different positions and still be able to play his own game. I think that makes him better.' That tendency to roam, wherever Nuno chooses to deploy him, brings some opportunities and complications for the Forest coach. When Anderson creates an overload in one zone of the pitch, he is vacating another. Finding ways to make it work is the challenge. Nuno offers an example from the draw at Chelsea.
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