This latest Nottingham Forest news is sure to divide opinion among fans, as club winger Dan Ndoye has now criticized the club for his lack of minutes this season, especially in the Premier League. Dan Ndoye has admitted he questions why he is not getting more game time at Nottingham Forest after an impressive display for Switzerland in their 4–3 defeat to Germany.
The winger opened the scoring for Switzerland from a pass by Granit Xhaka, but Florian Wirtz stole the spotlight with a brace and two assists as Germany narrowly won an entertaining seven-goal friendly.
The exact words said by Dan Ndoye as he criticizes Nottingham Forest
The following were the statements of Dan Ndoye after the the international friendly between Switzerland and German:
"I don’t get many minutes at club level, but today I showed I have some quality."
"I feel great with Switzerland. Why don’t I play for Nottingham Forest? I ask myself that too." He was
"It’s been a while since my first goal against Germany at Euro 2024. Being decisive against a team like that is always a pleasure. When I get the chance to play, I always give it my all."
Ndoye has had a disappointing debut season at Nottingham Forest
Ndoye made an encouraging start to life at Forest after arriving from Bologna last summer, finding the net on his debut against Brentford under Nuno Espirito Santo. His next goal came in a 3–2 Europa League defeat to Midtjylland. However , those remain his only goals for Forest so far, and his season has been a huge letdown.
A look at his combined stats in the Premier League and Europa League is quite embarrassing as well, with the player only directly contributing to 3 goals in 33 games. Ndoye is struggling for minutes especially in the Premier as well, where has only played a combined total of 90 minutes in the last 5 EPL games of the club.
On the other hand, Ndoye has been really impressive for Switzerland, and his stats for them have been quite impressive as well. The Swedish winger has 2 goals and 3 assists for them in the 5 games he played for them during the 2025-26 World Cup qualification phase.
Thus, in short, this is a rare case where a footballer is struggling at club level but performing brilliantly on the international stage.
Will Forest give more chances to Ndoye after his comments?
Nottingham Forest are currently in an intense relegation battle in the Premier League, and they are also about to play crucial games in the Europa League. This isn't the time where any team would take risks on their side and try to be experimental. Thus, unless any of the first-team wingers in the side get injuries, we don't see things changing for Ndoye this season with Forest.
