Taylor Twellman has explained why Nuno Espirito Santo isn't playing Giovanni Reyna at Nottingham Forest, amid claims he "doesn't rate" the USMNT ace.
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Reyna has yet to start for ForestOn loan from Borussia DortmundBenched against Tottenham in 3-1 lossWHAT HAPPENED?
Reyna has yet to make a start for Forest since joining the club on loan from Borussia Dortmund and was limited to a nine-minute cameo in their 3-1 defeat to Tottenham on Sunday. In total, he has accrued 90 minutes worth of playing time, but those minutes have come across six substitute appearances instead of one start.
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Twellman, a former USMNT international himself, has responded to a tweet from asking if Nuno simply "does not rate" Reyna, and he has claimed that the club are in a risk-averse situation due to their ongoing relegation battle. Their defeat to Spurs leaves them 17th, level on points with 18th-placed Luton Town, and only ahead of them on goal difference.
WHAT TWELLMAN SAID
Twellman wrote on X: "A team struggling for survival will not "experiment" with anything… that said… they aren't scoring a ton of goals either."
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Forest are next in action on Saturday against Nuno's old club, Wolves, but then they face a remarkable run-in packed with six-pointers. They will also face relegation rivals Everton, Sheffield United and Burnley before the season is out; it remains to be seen if Reyna will get a chance to shine.