Dexter Blackstock happy to battle for starting berth at Nottingham Forest
DEXTER Blackstock admits the fight for places at Nottingham Forest is a new challenge for him – but he is ready to face it head on.
The Reds striker returned to the starting line-up against Sheffield Wednesday, after spending several weeks playing second fiddle to Simon Cox and Billy Sharp.
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Nottingham Forest striker Dexter Blackstock
Blackstock admits he is not used to life on the bench – but says he is happy to fight for a regular starting place.
"It is not frustrating, because I am a professional," he said. "But you don't want to be on the bench, it is not what you want.
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"Since I was 18, I have been the main striker in the team.
"At Southampton, QPR and Nottingham Forest, that has been the case. I have not spent much time on the bench."
But the striker says his time as a substitute has helped him to hone his fitness.
"It is different for me, to be on the bench. But it is something you have to deal with from time to time. You can work on things that you can't when you are in the team, to some extent," he said.
"You can do extra strength work, you can do things in the gym that you couldn't when you are playing Saturday and Tuesday every week.
"You know it is only a matter of time until you get back in. You just have to keep working hard.
"I felt great on Saturday. I felt fit and ready. I have always said that, if you play for a club like Nottingham Forest, there is going to be competition.
"There has been a minimum of six strikers here throughout the time I have been here – sometimes there have been many more.
"It is no different now, there is a fight for places there, but that is something you have to deal with playing for a club like Nottingham Forest.
"No disrespect, but if you play for a team in a lower division, you might only have two decent strikers in the team.
"Here you have to perform or you will not be in the team. In my case, it was because I was suspended.
"But, if you are out the team, you have a fight to get back in. That is the pressure of playing for a big club like Forest."
Blackstock believes the 1-0 win over Wednesday on Saturday could prove to be an important result for the side.
"It was a massive three points," he said. "Sheffield were a good side and it is surprising to think they are down where they are. If you want to be promoted, you need to win games like that.
"The Championship is tight and competitive but, once we got the goal, we were confident we could get the result. We were good value for the win in the end.
"I felt good on Saturday, I still had enough energy at the end to make runs. It was great to come back into a good team and collect a big win."
Comments
by iamthetruth
Tuesday, November 20 2012, 1:24PM
“Brindersgod,i hope this has a happy ending,great writing”
by mickycolosus
Tuesday, November 20 2012, 10:33AM
“Now, that's got the bulls__ to the fans over with, now were's my new contract?”
by BrindersGod
Tuesday, November 20 2012, 10:12AM
“Act 1, scene 1: Once upon a time there was a very unhappy place called Doncaster. Along came a Wizard from the North and made it into a green and pleasant land (well, almost!) ruled by King Sean, a modern day Robin Hood, and his most popular servants Sharpy and Cops. They were very beautiful to behold and even became masters over the Forest, chopping off Colin's head and making Stella Billy look a bit silly.The Wizard was well pleased and declared: "King Sean shall reign for ever and ever!"
Act 1 scene 2: One day King Sean was sacked (you didn't expect a bloody fairy tale, did you?) He was very, very angry and pledged his revenge: "I will be King of the Forest and wipe Donny off the face of the earth. They will never pass the ball again." Now, luckily, along came a very rich fairy and granted all his wishes (funny that!).
Act 2 Scene 1: There was nothing Ugly Saunders, or the Big Bad Diouf could do. Donny went down and Sean was enthroned in the land of plenty in Nottingham. So he snapped up Simple Simon and went in search of his prized servants. He found Sharpy grazing in the land of the south and rescued Cops from a coach heading for Yeovil (a cursed place in Nottingham folk lore). Now he could play beautiful football to his heart's content....
Act 2 Scene 2: Sharpy became popular and all was well apart from a bad afternoon with a Warlock and a mauling in the Lions' Den, but what happend to Cops? King Sean banished him to a bench, saying: "You're even worse than Frank Moussa!" Surely not?
Act 3 (yet to be written): Will the Wizard return for Cops and lead cursed Donny back to the promised land? Will Sean reign for ever in the Forest, or will he get the chop? I can hardly Kuwait.....”
by paulywills1
Tuesday, November 20 2012, 9:04AM
“Good lad Dex !”