Nottingham Forest picked up a vital three points against Leeds on Saturday but it is very possible that they would not have done so without Brice Samba.
The goalkeeper has been one of the signings of the summer given he came to the City Ground as a relative unknown from Ligue 2 Caen and has now kept 12 clean sheets in 29 games for the club. His double save against Leeds was a fine example of the quality he possesses, first showing brilliant reactions in the second half to get down and save Liam Cooper’s free header before punching the ball clear on the line when it seemed goal-bound.
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It may have been unorthodox but the 25-year-old displayed brilliant improvisation to keep the ball out and he was positive throughout in coming to collect the ball, which also proved crucial to the clean sheet. Forest have lost just six out of the 27 league games in which he has featured, another statistic which highlights Samba’s effectiveness and indicates that Forest may be able to achieve promotion.
Many fans were very impressed with his showing against Leeds, with a few of their reactions to his save shown below.
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To get that much power on the punch in that position is incredible, some keeper we have🔥
— Dan (@nffcdzn) February 10, 2020
What a save put me in mind of Peter shilton he was a keeper
— Lindsay McDonald (@Lindsay44340937) February 10, 2020
What a find!! best keeper in that division!! U reds
— Christopher young (@Christo51424401) February 10, 2020
Class https://t.co/Z8ytXTu2IC
— Sharpy (@MarkAGSharp) February 10, 2020
Who needs trident he’d stop any nuke and throw it back to the front door of the Kremlin with pinpoint accuracy #nffc https://t.co/EiVE4EMYar
— William Nolan (@WillNolanNFFC) February 10, 2020
You were brilliant. Total command of your area. Best in the league!
— Tom Swarbrick (@TomSwarbs) February 9, 2020
Just how good has Samba been Forest fans! Tell us all about him in the comments below and whether he can help the team to promotion…
