Both the fans of Everton and Nottingham Forest must be having mixed reactions about their teams this season. Nottingham Forest barely made it to secure survival in the English Premier League last season but they have not lost a single game after 4 matches played and they even managed to beat Liverpool at the stadium of Anfield. On the other hand, Everton secured survival from relegation comfortably last season but they had already lost 4 games played this season and I think Everton are in deep trouble if the manager are still unable to fix their poor defense with a good solution.
In the end the situation remains the same where although they can always surprise and even win with the big clubs but in the end consistency for small clubs is always a difficult problem to solve.
We know that in the end financial capabilities and resources ultimately affect performance so for some clubs like Nottingham Forrest even though on several occasions they can always surprise by winning or holding a draw with a bigger club, their condition will never change.
They will still be very troubled to try to stay in the main league competition because after all it will be very difficult so they must continue to feel grateful even though they are at the bottom of the table because in the end not to be relegated even for a club that is actually still very short in terms of player material and finance it is a very good thing for them.
However, it has been seen that when Nottingham Forest or many other clubs play against small clubs then they face a big problem in the way of maintaining form. Indeed, they can occasionally produce the upset against the major teams, but the major issue is how they can overcome teams they are supposed to be capable of beating. Continuity is probably the biggest issue that can’t be easily addressed, and it typically has links to inadequate monetary support and the talent pool in a team. On the other end of the scale, merely having the ability to remain in the top flight is a major accomplishment for them. Not getting relegated is a victory in itself for a team that has no fortunes to invest in their team. Even where they always push for better score, staying within the elite competition is something to be thankful for. It demonstrates that clubs such as Nottingham Forest are still trying as much as they can despite all the constraints.