Nottingham Forest fans tear into Morato after what he did vs Midtjylland: ‘Sunday League level’
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Credit: Imago Nottingham Forest fans tear into Morato after what he did vs Midtjylland: ‘Sunday League level’ Fri 13 March 2026 9:30, UK Nottingham Forest fans have blasted the performance of Morato after their 1-0 defeat to Midtjylland.The Reds saw out a defeat in the first leg of their round of 16 Europa League tie on Thursday, in what proved to be a woeful performance.Vitor Pereira’s side struggled to break the Danish side down and had few clear-cut chances despite their massive shot count.At the back, things weren’t much better, with numerous mistakes allowing Midtjylland in behind needlessly.One of the worst offenders was Morato, with fans enraged at just how bad the centre-back is in the terrible Nottingham Forest defeat. ⚽ Nottingham Forest Matchday ⚽ Team news, line-ups, expert previews and tactical analysis for every Nottingham Forest fixture. VISIT THE FOREST MATCH HUB MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Morato has continued to struggle at Nottingham Forest since his move to the City Ground in 2024.When he is given a chance, he rarely takes it, which has led to many of his appearances coming solely in cup competitions.The defender is prone to mistakes, and this was on show yet again on Thursday before he was taken off at the break.While this did not prove to be costly in the first period, Forest fans have now seen enough, as they insist that the 24-year-old is the worst centre-back to play for the club.i genuinely can’t watch Morato anymore— Joel_NFFC🇧🇷 (@joel_francis363) March 12, 2026 Slept on that result without comment.
Looked better with Williams on against a team who didn’t attack but overall wasn’t a terrible performance, just cannot score. #nffc— Jonathan Hill (@Jonathan__Hill) March 13, 2026 Have we had a worse CB than Morato? Genuinely give Abbott a go there we need to change again. #NFFC— Kieran Gaughan (@KieranGaughan) March 13, 2026 if cunha is injured, i’d rather go back to a back 4 than stomach morato playing.— Rocky2 🫶 (@rocky3red) March 12, 2026 How many games will he play until people realise Morato is Sunday league level? #nffc— Tom (@TomHolmes0107) March 12, 2026 Far too slow again!
Morato a car crash yet again takes too long on the ball thinks he’s Murillo! Too slow out the back— -Curtis Orange (@CurttNFFC) March 12, 2026 Morato dragged at half time, love to see it It’s what I would imagine having a fan play with the team look like #NFFC— MB (@Michael_Baz92) March 12, 2026 How bad was Morato vs Midtjylland?Ex-Everton, Aston Villa, and Aberdeen chief executive Keith Wyness has already told Football Insider that Pereira will be under pressure at Nottingham Forest; therefore, it is no surprise the manager was not taking any risks with Morato.The first-half was all the centre-back saw on Thursday, and based on his stats on Fotmob on 13 March, it is no wonder why.Morato failed to complete a single dribble or long ball, lost all of his ground duels, won just one of his aerial duels and was dribbled past once.Morato’s stats vs MidtjyllandMinutes 45Dribbles completed0Long balls completed 0Ground duels won 0Aerial duels won 50%Dribbled past1Passing completion81%Clearances6Morato had a poor game against MidtjyllandPerhaps his only positives were the fact that he only misplaced four of his passes and the fact that he completed six clearances.Going forward, it is becoming increasingly clear that the defender simply does not have the quality to compete at Forest.Therefore, the right solution for both parties may be for them to part ways in the summer transfer window, especially if Forest manage to keep themselves in the Premier League.