La Liga expert Terry Gibson was "baffled" by Renan Lodi's decision to sign for Nottingham Forest over the summer.
The left-back joined the Reds on loan from Atletico Madrid last month and made his debut in the 6-0 thrashing at the hands of Man City at the City Ground. Lodi looked "bewildered" when watching the defeat to Tottenham at the City Ground on August 28, Gibson told La Liga Weekly, before being thrown in for his debut against Man City last Wednesday. With game time on the cards for Lodi at Atletico, Gibson was "baffled" and "surprised" he chose Forest.
“I saw footage of him on Sunday watching his first game from the stands, he looked bewildered. And on the Wednesday, he’s thrown in against Man City away. He won’t have even known the names of half the players he’s playing with in the game,” said Gibson.
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“I have said in the past, and I still stand by it; players can come straight into a team at 24 or 48 hours’ notice. But it’s different if you’re coming from a different league and you don’t know the players.
“I’m baffled. I’m assuming there’s more money involved for him. I think he got enough playing time. He said he was worried about his World Cup place, but I thought he was getting enough playing time at Atletico. His competition was Saul and Carrasco; two midfielders who play in the left wing-back role. He is a natural left-back. So I was surprised at that one,” he added.
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