Murillo

Murillo defends the way a much older player rarely would, throwing his body into contact early and often rather than waiting for danger to arrive on his terms. He challenges more crosses and loose balls than almost any defender in the league, a habit that says plenty about his willingness to fling himself into contact. It also says plenty about the pressure Forest are regularly defending under.

That appetite for the physical side of the job is exactly what makes him popular with supporters. It is also exactly what opposition coaches try to exploit, dragging him out of position with quick combinations. He recovers ground fast enough that it rarely costs Forest a goal, but the day it does will start a debate about whether the aggression needs restraint. That balance between raw aggression and defensive discipline is likely to define how far his career at Forest eventually goes.