“But then after, you’ll be going, ‘Lads, you’ve got to test their goalkeeper’ – because these are big chances.
Chris Wood missed a late chance in Nottingham Forest’s loss to Arsenal. Photo / Getty Images
“The chances we’ve seen [against Arsenal], they’re not half-chances, these are players just taking too long, not being quick enough with their shots and not testing the goalkeeper.
“I think that’s where you’d be really frustrated.”
He also questioned why Wood didn’t take a touch on his right foot when he had his big chance against Arsenal.
“He’s an experienced player. These opportunities, we’ll give them a lot of praise but you have to test the goalkeeper, hit the target. The manager must be so frustrated. They’ll be lacking confidence,” Keane said via the BBC.
Fellow pundit Ian Wright said he was surprised Wood was unable to put the ball in the net.
“The Chris Wood one, for a player at this level and who has scored goals at this level, it was very, very surprising,” Wright said.
“To think that he could cutback against a defence like Arsenal and think he’s going to get a shot off, it’s not going to happen.
“You have to recognise that and make sure you do that in training. You are not going to get that opportunity against Arsenal. Take that shot as soon as you can.”
Wood has played second fiddle to Liam Delap after Forest signed the 23-year-old from Chelsea for about $117m, with the new striker scoring just once in his six Premier League games so far.
Meanwhile, Wood has played just 85 minutes of league football this season, making all his appearances as a substitute and has failed to put the ball in the net.
Recent comments from manager Oliver Glasner have suggested Wood is unlikely to start ahead of Delap, with him instead being used in training to help advise the younger forwards of how to be more ruthless in front of goal.