Steve Cooper faces a few selection dilemmas ahead of Nottingham Forest’s return this weekend against Luton Town at the City Ground.
Players such as Odysseas Vlachodimos and Matt Turner have both enjoyed successful performances during the international break, but his main headache may come at centre-back.
Scott McKenna has played 90 minutes during both of Scotland’s games this international break, with the 26-year-old impressing.
The Reds defender produced a solid performance against Spain, before displaying a respectable outing in the 4-1 defeat to France last night.
Murillo and Boly still deserve to start against Luton
Despite McKenna’s solid displays for his nation, Murillo and Willy Boly should both start against Luton on Saturday afternoon.
The pair have formed a solid partnership in rapid time, after clinching a clean sheet away at Crystal Palace before the break.
Both have exceeded all expectations, with Murillo making an immediate impact on the first-team after his £13 million move from Corinthians this summer.
The Brazilian demonstrated his quality on the ball against Roy Hodgson’s side with his passing range and his mazy run which nearly saw him grab his first Forest goal.
If it isn’t broke, don’t fix it
One thing Cooper’s side have struggled with since promotion back to the Premier League is keeping clean sheets.
The combination of Boly and Murillo kept one in just their second outing together as a pairing, with a massive opportunity arising for them both to secure consistent first-team places.
After their performances at Selhurst Park, the pair both deserve an opportunity to make it two clean sheets in a row this Saturday.
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