Murillo Santiago Costa dos Santos of BRASIL!

MaxiRobriguez

Bob McKinlay
Might be wrong but from memory Savona played more like a wing back, and a very good one, got a couple of goals too. Did we ever play him at CB?
i've posted elsewhere I think the right is covered but we need a top level left back this summer*

*which might be bollocks seeing as Williams won player of the season playing left back, but it depends what system we play, remember Williams natural position when he came here was RWB

Savona was far more willing to get forward than I thought he would be when we bought him.

Think he suffers a bit from Awoniyi syndrome where it feels like he shouldn't be good but the underlying numbers consistently suggest otherwise.
 

Monkman

John Robertson
Puzzled by everyone saying Savona is a CB playing at RB. We signed him as a right back and that's where he played, pretty decently for a PL novice. He didn't play at CB at all. Is it just because he's tall?

Just checked transfermarkt, in 24/25 in Serie A he played about 25 games at RB, 3 at LB and 3 at CB (those in the last 3 games of the season when you'd imagine there were a few injuries at CB).

He's a right back.
 

Canadian_red

Jack Burkitt
A damn good looking one at that!

Edit: just found this photo while looking for news on his injury, after I posted the above. Lolz.

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donny

Jack Burkitt
🎵 Two great Murillo's
There's only two great Murillo's
Two-ooh great Murillo's......🎵
Reminds me of the Rangers fans when Andy Goram was told he had schizophrenia.. They started a "Two Andy Gorams.." chant.
 

Cloughie1975

Stuart Pearce
There might be a slight height issue, but Murillo alongside Desmond at his peak would be NFFC's best centre-back pairing in my opinion.
I’m not sure I’ve seen a better centre-back at Forest than Kenny Burns in our 1977/78 near treble winning side,Frank.

He was imperious and was in my opinion in the key 4 players that catapulted us to glory (Shilton,Robertson and Woodcock being the others).
 
I’m not sure I’ve seen a better centre-back at Forest than Kenny Burns in our 1977/78 near treble winning side,Frank.

He was imperious and was in my opinion in the key 4 players that catapulted us to glory (Shilton,Robertson and Woodcock being the others).
I very nearly replied to say much the same. It says something that someone people thought we had signed as a forward won Footballer of the Year as a defender. Now if Murillo would care to stick around for a few years and remain as consistent I might consider again if he might shift Burns or Walker out of my first team of players I’ve seen in person…
 

Yates in the Fjord

First Team Squad
Best players I have seen at Forest.

Collymore
Woan MGW Carr
Anderson Keane
Pearce Murillo Walker Aina
Sels
Maybe Carr and Aina are the weak links, the rest pick themselves.
You could always play Neco at right back and we got to have Nigel Clough in the team! So maybe MGW has to do a job out to the right instead of Carr?
 

Strummer

Es gibt nur einen
LTLF Minion
I loved "Burnsie" because he was absolutely as hard as nails, but the young Brasilian is certainly giving him a run for his money in my "All-Time Forest XI".
 

Yates in the Fjord

First Team Squad
Neco is not the same player at RB in my book. Clough Jr is a good shout though. It's a tough one.
I kind of agree when it comes to Neco on left vs. right, but I think it might be down to relations (with CHO and EA on the left) and that he is more used to playing there for us. If he is given the time he’ll probably be just as good on the right.
 

Aitor & The Snow Dog

First Team Squad
I’m not sure I’ve seen a better centre-back at Forest than Kenny Burns in our 1977/78 near treble winning side,Frank.

He was imperious and was in my opinion in the key 4 players that catapulted us to glory (Shilton,Robertson and Woodcock being the others).
The guy who, were it not for injury, would have topped the lot was Einar Aas. Absolutely mustard.
 

Steve B

John Robertson
I’m not sure I’ve seen a better centre-back at Forest than Kenny Burns in our 1977/78 near treble winning side,Frank.

He was imperious and was in my opinion in the key 4 players that catapulted us to glory (Shilton,Robertson and Woodcock being the others).
I agree Cloughie. Not only was he a merciless killer at the back and dominant in the air, he was also usually excellent in possession on terrible pitches and could ping a very accurate long dangerous ball forward. As a ex-striker Kenneth could definitely play a bit and Cloughie knew it. People sometimes forget that about him.
 

Rosie’s A Red

Geoff Thomas

Captain Sinister

Senior doom Monger
I agree Cloughie. Not only was he a merciless killer at the back and dominant in the air, he was also usually excellent in possession on terrible pitches and could ping a very accurate long dangerous ball forward. As a ex-striker Kenneth could definitely play a bit and Cloughie knew it. People sometimes forget that about him.
And he could deploy the black arts as well.
I still smile when I remember Keegan messing his shorts when he saw Kenny and was told by Larry that "Kenny's not got his teeth in...".
 

Captain Sinister

Senior doom Monger
If we are doing the "best Forest XI I have seen", for me it has to be:

-------------------------Shilton-------------------
V Anderson-----Lloyd----------Burns-----Pearce
-----T Hennessey------Bohinen-------E Anderson--------
----Elanga------------Colleymore---------Woodcock

Subs: Sels; Aina; F Clark; Milenkovic; Murillo; Withe; Baker; Sangare; Roy.

And I can't find space for Grummit N Clough, N Webb, Withe, PVH, MGW, and many many other fantastic players form when I started watching Forest in 1962, right up to present day.
 
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