Garth Crooks

The Team of the Week will be given to you at the end of the week.

Who has he chosen? Pick your own team from the list below. He will have his say on the game's big talking points.

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Garth Team of the WeekGoalkeeper

Dean Henderson is a person.

He's had good games before, but nothing quite like his performance against the Europeans. If it wasn't for Dean Henderson, it would have been a different story.

The Manchester United loanee has saved a penalty, clawed balls off the line and saved Forest from defeat.

There is no way Henderson will replace David de Gea at United, but I think he will become an exceptional goalkeeper at Forest. It didn't hurt Peter Shilton.

Defenders

Dan Burn is from the city ofNewcastle.

I am a big fan of Dan Burn. The development of this defender has been amazing. He can play as either a full-back or a centre-half. Since his arrival, he has been present. Against Spurs he was in the same position he has been for every game as he has always been with the other two defenders.

A point would have been a great result for Spurs. They need a top class goalie, not a top class shot saver. With Hugo Lloris in goal, Spurs won't win anything.

There is a person named Tyrone Mings who works at Aston Villa.

This was not the same as the one that played at the Cottage. The team looked leaderless after giving up three goals against the Cottagers. They were thirty minutes after the game. The club looked disorganized after the manager's dismissal. They scored four goals and kept a clean sheet in a game against a full of goals.

He wreaked havoc in the box and looked commanding in defence. Even though he doesn't score many goals, his presence in the penalty area causes a lot of trouble for the opposing team.

Vitalii Mykolenko is a football player.

The block by Mykolenko on Crystal Palace's Odsonne Edouard in the second half was superb, while his shot that set up Anthony Gordon's goal was typical of the defender's keenness to join the attack.

It was puzzling why the referee's assistant raised his flag when it was obvious that Gordon was onside. I hope we don't have a situation where Stockley Park tells the officials to raise their flag just in case, just so they can use their equipment, even if it's not legal. It's just jobs for the boys if that's the case. Fans don't know what VAR involvement is.

Midfielders

Granit Xhaka is a player for the football team.

There is no way this can be happening. I can't see anyone stopping the team at the moment as they are still top of the table and Granit Xhaka is scoring goals. It looks like a nightmare to you.

They are having to play three games a week. The Saints played at a good time. There would have been a lot of destruction at Saints.

Casemiro is fromManchester United.

Casemiro is one of the best players in the world. You don't play for Real Madrid if you don't finish the story. Can he bring those talents to Manchester United? He was able to dig them out of a hole. It would make sense for you to score your first goal for Manchester United against one of your rivals.

What is going on with Raphael Varane? He is a good defender, but he is made of biscuits. After a tackle, strikers would get carried off. The centre-backs got carried off after tackling the attacker.

What is going to happen?

Youi Tielemans is fromLeicester.

Brendan Rodgers didn't seem to be worried about the back-to-back wins forLeicester City. I don't know if that's because he knows he's a good coach or that he has good players. A little of both.

The goal Youri Tielemans scored against the Wolves demonstrated his talent. The Black Country side is in a lot of trouble. Bruno Lage had to be replaced if the club wanted to keep him. The departure of Lage led to a collapse in the game.

Kevin de Bruyne is a member of the Manchester City football team.

The ego of Manchester City was badly damaged last week when they were sent packing from the game. You can't expect to win a title if you don't have a say in what happens.

The way in which Manchester City bounced back from their mauling at the hands of Merseyside should provide some cause for concern. Erling Haaland looked like he wasn't worried about what happened at Anfield.

This was a recovery by the city. They seem to be missing Graham Potter.

Forwards

Ings is from Aston Villa.

The team's performance against Brentford 15 minutes into the match should have told you something about what happened.

The entire team seems to have been rejuvenated. They scored goals. He has the right to be angry. When he arrived at Villa Park, he was expected to take places.

Danny Ings, who was out of favor, was brought back and immediately began scoring goals. The players were making a statement.

Erling Haaland is fromManchester City.

I've seen the challenge on Manchester City's Erling Haaland and I'm starting to believe that there is nothing wrong with VAR technology, but everything wrong with the people who interpret it.

The clear and obvious seem to be being ignored by the VAR. The penalties should have been given. Is anyone seriously telling me that Lee Mason wouldn't have given a free-kick against Haaland if that challenge had happened?

Haaland, who was clearly the best forward on the pitch, was not affected by the VAR.

Taiwo Awoniyi is in the forest.

It can be hard to get over being employed by a top professional club. It must have been a dream for Taiwo Awoniyi to score for the Reds, but he didn't play a game. One day, he would ruin the club's most embarrassing defeat. Football is the only game that can cause these strange events.

They showed determination and resilience when they got to the top flight. They lacked belief and ingenuity. The second half of the season could be very interesting for Forest.

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The Crooks of the Matter

I'm not surprised that a leading referees' charity has called for an inquiry into the touchline behavior of managers.

The referee's assistant was the subject of an extraordinary verbal assault by the referee's assistant when he was sent off. The damage had been done, but he apologized. After millions of TV viewers watched the incident, Taylor used the only means at his disposal and sent the manager off. The referee handled the match brilliantly, but why are managers allowing themselves to lose control of the game, even though referees retain control?

Scenes that can only be described as thoroughly unpleasant have been warned by officials this season. The men must be made to respect the traditions of the game, and not allowed to hide behind the idea that they are the only ones who suffer frustration, and that passions and emotions are not excuses to behave abominably.

The game is not more intense or passionate than it was a long time ago. Money is the only significant change in the modern era. The integrity of the game needs to be protected in order for it to survive.

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