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da bet sport： Nottingham Forest manager Martin O’Neill handed Pele his full debut in the 3-0 win against Hull City on Saturday, and his brilliant performance has given the Irishman a big dilemma – not one that he should mind though.
On the chalkboard
Well, the Reds have had plenty of central midfield options to select from for most of the season with the likes of Ben Watson and Liam Bridcutt missing out on the 18-man squad altogether at times this term, although the former has come back into favour since O’Neill was appointed.
Currently, the 66-year-old has the aforementioned duo, Pele, Jack Colback, Ryan Yates and Adlene Guedioura – not to mention Saturday goalscorer Joao Carvalho – to select from for three spots, which is surely giving him a selection headache every week.
The former Republic of Ireland boss decided to throw the dice with the loan addition from Monaco in the defensive midfield spot against The Tigers, and he produced an outstanding display of strength, power and confidence on the ball.
What does O’Neill do against Villa?
Given his performance against Nigel Adkins’ men you would expect the 27-year-old to retain his spot in the starting XI, but it might not be that simple.
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The Guinea-Bissau international visibly tired in the latter stages against the Yorkshire outfit but remained on the pitch for the 90 minutes, and given his lack of football this term it remains to be seen whether he can do the same just a few days later.
O’Neill will know what the midfielder is and isn’t capable of right now, and rather than dreading picking his options in the centre of the park for the visit of the in-form Aston Villa, he should be relishing it.