Morgan Gibbs-White aims to become Nottingham Forest’s first senior England player since 1997 this week, and with Elliot Anderson at the City Ground, the club may not have to wait as long for the next one.
Although Anderson’s skill is well known (during a loan stint at Bristol Rovers, Joey Barton even likened him to Diego Maradona), the 21-year-old appears to be the real deal thus far this season. Even though Anderson had no desire to leave his hometown team Newcastle in the summer, the club’s problems with Premier League spending regulations were somewhat resolved by the transfer cost of up to £35 million.
Reassurances about playing regular first-team football and enticing personal terms helped seal the deal, and Anderson is settling into his new house nicely. The next task is to achieve the breakthrough on a global scale. Anderson appears to be leaning towards England, even though he is also qualified for Scotland and has played for them at the Under-21 level. He was called up for the Under-21 team for games against Northern Ireland and Austria later this month.
He was playing in a deep midfield partnership at Forest under Nuno Espirito Santo in the early stages of his career. Anderson is allowed to charge forward and combine with Forest’s other creative players while Ryan Yates or Ibrahim Sangare are occupying the central position in front of the back four. In addition to playing a significant defensive role versus Wolves, he had the opportunity to score at least once. His precise corner produced the opening for Chris Wood, and his set-piece delivery is an additional string to the bow. Although Barton is not beyond making outrageous remarks or bestowing praise, it is nonetheless worthwhile to review his evaluation of Anderson from March 2022. “I was listening to recordings of (former Liverpool manager) Bill Shankly,” the man stated. He
Although Barton is not beyond making outrageous remarks or bestowing praise, it is nonetheless worthwhile to review his evaluation of Anderson from March 2022. “I was listening to recordings of (former Liverpool manager) Bill Shankly,” the man stated. He spoke extensively about the 19-year-old Diego Maradona and how, like Elliot Anderson, he slows down in the penalty area. Elliott is incredibly gifted. You get excited about him. He is an excellent player. A bright future lies ahead. Anderson most definitely has the lineage. He began his playing career at Wallsend Boys Club, whose alumni include Michael Carrick, Peter Beardsley, and Alan Shearer. Anderson has been shown the way by Gibbs-White. After a bright beginning at Wolves, Gibbs-White’s career was taking a dip, so he moved to Forest.
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