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Ousmane Diomande is struggling, 8/10 outstanding - Every Nottingham Forest signing ranked so far
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Ousmane Diomande has not quite lived up to expectations at Nottingham Forest since his move from Sporting CP so far.
The 22-year-old was one of Forest's headline signings in the summer window as he arrived from the Portuguese giants for £34million.
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Oliver Glasner oversaw six new arrivals following his July appointment, with four playing a part on the pitch so far this season.
This international break provides a checkpoint for clubs to assess how their summer signings have performed up to now.
While Diomande has struggled, Glasner looks to have found a new midfield maestro in Xaver Schlager .
Football Insiderhave ranked the four new Reds players who have featured under the new boss so far this season.
Ousmane Diomande - 3/10
Ivorian centre-back Diomande was a much-anticipated signing as Forest won the race for his services ahead of several top European clubs.
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He spent the first three league games on the bench, featuring in their 2-0 Carabao Cup defeat to Leeds at the City Ground.
Diomande did well in his first PL start as Forest beat Villa, but struggled in defeat to Coventry last time out as he won just three of nine attempted ground and aerial duels, committed three fouls and misplaced eight passes.
His overall performances have left a lot to be desired and his place in the starting eleven is far from nailed down as Nikola Milenkovic recovers from injury for after the international break.
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Delap's high rating mainly comes down to his solitary Forest goal making all the difference in their only win of the season so far.
His fantastic finish to put the Reds ahead at Villa Park proved just how important he may well be to the club in the future, and he impressed last time out against Coventry with the most touches (7) in the opposition box, joint-most shots (4) and most dribbles (4) of any player on the pitch.
Delap is someone that Glasner should clearly be hanging his hat on this season, and has been an obvious positive during a tough start to the campaign for the club.
Daniel Munoz - 6/10
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Munoz is yet to truly find his feet at Forest since following Glasner to the club from Crystal Palace .
The right wing-back sandwiched a strong showing at Villa between an unimpactful substitute appearance against Spurs and an uninspiring performance versus Coventry.
He was key to their victory at Villa Park, covering the most distance (11.2km) in the match, creating four chances and making 10 line-breaking passes.
Xaver Schlager - 8/10
Forest's best signing so far has undoubtedly been Glasner's compatriot Schlager, particularly considering that he was signed on a free transfer after leaving RB Leipzig .
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He had the most defensive contributions (16) and won the most duels (8) of any player in their win Villa, while also coming out on top in both metrics as they drew 2-2 at Liverpool .
The 28-year-old displayed the attacking side of his game with 16 line-breaking passes against Coventry last time out, and is clearly loving playing under Glasner again following their previous spell together at Wolfsburg .
