Fans of Nottingham Forest have been reacting to training ground images of Tobias Figueiredo and Alex Mighten, which the official Forest club account posted on Twitter.
26-year-old Figueiredo, who signed for Forest from Sporting Lisbon in 2018, has played 18 times for the Reds this season, scoring two goals.
In the image posted by the club, the Portuguese defender and Alex Mighten are challenging for the ball, with Figueiredo appearing to push the 17-year-old Mighten over.
Fans of Forest have reacted light-heartedly to the post, with many stating that the challenge reminded them of the controversial performance by referee Keith Stroud in their 2-2 draw with West Brom last Saturday.
? No messing about from @tobiasfoficial! #NFFC pic.twitter.com/R2ScVV9zNA
— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) February 18, 2020
Mighten doing a good impression of Pereira there
— Sarcastic Forest (@SarcasticForest) February 18, 2020
Needs more practice catching matty cash?#nffc
— matt (@matt0675) February 18, 2020
Poor Alex ?
— dylan jackson (@DylanJackson02) February 18, 2020
Stroud says no foul???
— ???? ???? (@Ady_T22) February 18, 2020
Keith Strouds on his way to send him off.
— Luke Webster (@LukeWebster94) February 18, 2020
The hit man.
— Neil Blake (@NMBLAKE) February 18, 2020
Love Toby
— The Big Red Bear (@pauloonechop) February 18, 2020
What do we think?
Having played infrequently at the start of the season, Figueiredo has made the centre-back position his own since the turn of the year, missing only two games in the last 12 matches.
In those fixtures, Figueredo and the Forest defence have kept four clean sheets, with the 26-year-old scoring once. The defender has averaged a 6.92 WhoScored match rating throughout the season – something that he may need to maintain if Forest harbour hopes of promotion this season.