Rumours about Tom Ince started yesterday, with Forest apparently in negotiations with Hull over the possibility of a one month loan deal. A one month loan deal at the moment seems the most likely but it could be possible for Forest to try and get this extended to 93 days. Even a one month loan deal would provide a much needed boost for a Forest side struggling to get wins lately. Sources such as the Nottingham Post and Sky Sports and now saying that a deal should be agreed before the end of today. However, with Forest you know it may never be that simple. The deal is taking longer to get done due to the fact that other clubs are said to be interested. One of these clubs is said to be Derby who you'd think would do everything in their power to prevent us getting a player of Tom Ince's quality.
Tom Ince is bound to come straight into the team, so the system may have to change a bit in order to accommodate him. There are several possibilities to what Pearce could do. One option is that he could move Michail Antonio to partner Britt Assombalonga up front and then put Ince on the left. We have seen already this season that Antonio can be very effective in that position. Another option is that Pearce could drop Chris Burke to the bench and play Ince in his position would add a bit more pace and creativity to the side. Another possible option would be to play Ince in the Andy Reid role just behind Assombalonga. Ince could be the man to fill the void left by Andy Reid and start creating chances out of nothing again. This is something Forest have missed massively since Reid got injured and probably the main reason they have struggled to get wins. Ince is a player who could provide that spark and go and score a goal when the team isn't necessarily playing that well. However, it is unlikely Pearce would decide to play him in this role as Ince is used to playing out on the wing.
England Under-21 starlet Tom Ince is said to be close to completing a loan move to Forest.
There is no doubt that Ince has fantastic ability and potential to play at the highest level. He has been very unlucky not to get more game time at Hull City since completing his move in the summer. His main success in his career so far came at Blackpool where he scored 31 goals in 100 appearances. He was then linked with many big clubs across the world such as Monaco, Inter Milan and Liverpool. However, he ended up going to Crystal Palace on loan last season in his next step in his career. He ended up scoring 1 goal in 8 appearances for Palace. Then, in the summer he made the permanent switch to Hull City. He has so far failed to make an impact for the Tigers. He has only had 3 appearances and most of these were in the Capital One Cup. Stuart Pearce will know Ince well from the England Under-21 team in which Ince has scored 3 goals in 17 appearances. He would certainly be capable of setting the Championship alight with Nottingham Forest and help them push back up the Sky Bet Championship.
This video shows Ince's ability to score goals with his incredibly dangerous left foot which causes opposition so many problems in the Championship.
Overall, I think Ince would be a great loan signing for Forest. I think he would provide the much needed boost for Forest and help them get back to winning ways. Other teams will be scared of us when they see a lineup of Assombalonga, Antonio and Ince. That attacking threat will surely cause defences so many problems. Hopefully the deal can be wrapped up later to day so that Ince can come straight into the team for the match against Huddersfield and make an impact. He will definitely provide the creativity missed from Andy Reid. I hope Forest can continue to sign these type of top quality players and start to push back up the league table.
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