"The first half was completely unacceptable. I let the players know and there are certain individuals that certainly know and they have to look in the mirror. But the strangeness of football, some players that came on in the second half were a credit and we went on and looked like a Premier League side. You can't do that in the first half, it's completely unacceptable."
"It's unacceptable to me, but I said you have to look in the mirror because that's unacceptable to the badge as well. They all knock on the door and say, 'why aren't I playing?'. Well the evidence is quite honestly there for some, not for all."
"I could have taken all of them off [at half-time],"
""The tempo, the mentality to take the game on was lacking so badly in the first half. Slow, methodical, we have done a lot of work on that. There was basically no intent, no real desire to make a difference. Second half, the changes were terrific.""
Nottingham Forest made eight changes and trailed Championship side Wrexham 2-0 at half-time before rallying to 3-3 and forcing extra time. The match was decided by penalties, with Igor Jesus and Omari Hutchinson having spot-kicks saved by Arthur Okonkwo as Forest lost 4-3 in the shootout. Sean Dyche condemned the first half as unacceptable and called for certain individuals to "look in the mirror." He praised the substitutes, particularly Callum Hudson-Odoi, for catalysing the comeback but insisted changes are necessary given the lack of tempo and intent in the opening 45 minutes.
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