What Harry Toffolo did to Callum Hudson-Odoi after Nottingham Forest win just oozes class

12/18/2024 03:00 AM

Nottingham Forest made it three wins in four games with a victory over Aston Villa on Saturday.

Anthony Elanga was praised by Theo Walcott after he pounced in the third minute of injury time to give the Reds a 2-1 advantage.

Nuno Espirito Santo hailed Nikola Milenkovic – the scorer of the first Forest goal – and it proved a very good team performance.

Forest are changing the way that many pundits and experts perceive the club in the media.

Predictions are already changing with Gary Lineker making a sizeable U-turn on Forest already this season.

Espirito Santo has instilled a winning mentality in the dressing room and the spirit among the players looks outstanding right now.

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What Harry Toffolo did to Callum Hudson-Odoi after Forest beat Villa

This season hasn’t just been about five or six of the team’s star players, it’s been built on a group hellbent on helping each other out.

Espirito Santo hailed Wily Boly for stepping off the bench and helping see the game out at the weekend and he’s a top professional.

So too is Harry Toffolo. The £2.5 million signing from Huddersfield in 2022 hasn’t featured much under Espirito Santo but sulking isn’t in his nature.

On Saturday, a lovely moment was captured on camera between him and Callum Hudson-Odoi.

Shortly after Forest had gone in front, Boly was introduced in place of the Forest winger and it would appear that he’d cramped up.

As the full-time whistle went, players spilled onto the pitch to celebrate but the winger couldn’t get off the bench.

Toffolo unwilling to let his teammate miss out on taking the applause from the crowd after playing superbly well, stopped his own celebrations to help him off the bench.

It was a nice moment and one that serves to highlight the togetherness in the dressing room.

Toffolo doesn’t have long left at Forest but he’s a real club man

Every team needs a club man and Forest have a brilliant one in Toffolo.

A club man is someone who isn’t necessarily the first name on the team-sheet but always gives everything for the benefit of the club and helps everyone out where necessary.

In previous years since signing for Forest, Toffolo has been a solid player but under Espirito Santo this season but hasn’t played since the first game of the 2024/25 campaign.

Instead of sulking, he’s taken himself to a new level in the eyes of supporters with a desire to get involved with other club matters.

His work with the Bottled Up Blokes mental health group has been amazing and a testament to the kind of bloke that Toffolo is.

The 29-year-old is likely to leave the club when his contract expires in the summer.

Still, he’s held himself superbly well at Forest and it would appear that he’s still got a role to play right now behind the scenes as the ultimate club man this season.