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Lamouchi must ditch 5 ft 10 man and start Bostock to benefit Forest's long-term plans - opinion

This article is part of Football FanCast’s The Chalkboard series, which provides a tactical insight into teams, players, managers, potential signings and more… 

Nottingham Forest are finally back in action this afternoon after some time off for the international break.

Sabri Lamouchi’s men will have been hard at training considering it is the first time he’s had any significant involvement with his squad as he was appointed so late before pre-season got underway.

It means he’s had time to fully instil his gameplan and tactics without the distractions of playing two matches a week.

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The Reds’ fixtures appear much more comfortable this month, but it does begin with the tough trip to league leaders Swansea City.

It may be the perfect opportunity to implement a change that needs to happen to benefit Forest not only in the short-term but hopefully in the long term too.

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Currently, Lamouchi deploys Ben Watson in defensive midfield, but fans haven’t been overly keen on him this season, and at 34, he can’t be far off retiring considering this is the twilight of his career.

The 5 foot 10 midfielder hasn’t done a great deal wrong if you’re fair, but his legs are starting to go a little bit – not that it is a problem for the role he’s required to play.

He’s averaging just 0.7 key passes per game, as well as 0.2 dribbles per outing which maybe proves the previous statement.

They signed John Bostock on loan this summer, and he’s an ideal candidate to replace the former Wigan midfielder.

He was once courted by La Liga giants Barcelona when he was a teenager and at one stage earned a move to Tottenham, so there had to have been some talent there.

He’s since lost his way, playing in Belgium, Turkey and France but maybe the French boss can be the one to get the best out of him.

There were definitely glimpses of that against Derby in their Carabao Cup demolishing where he was arguably one of the best players on the pitch. He completed 96% of his passes and also won three aerial duels according to SofaScore.

To do it against opposition of the same tier as Forest surely only strengthens his argument on why he should be given a start.

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