Vladimir Stojkovic played 21 times for Nottingham Forest in the 2016/17 campaign, and he is now the first choice for the Serbian national team. Forest fans tuning in for the Costa Rica versus Servia World Cup match on Sunday meant they got the chance to see their former stopper in action. They have shared their views on Twitter.
The 34-year-old is now playing his football in Serbia with Partizan Belgrade, whom he joined on a free at the start of the previous season following his departure from the City Ground. Stojkovic also had a brief spell in English football earlier in his career with Wigan Athletic.
Forest supporters have been quick to share their views on the player. He didn’t necessarily set the world alight during his time with the two-time European Cup winners. Stojkovic was snapped up by now former manager Philippe Montanier in 2016. Of his 21 appearances for the club, 20 came in the Sky Bet Championship. His final appearance for the club was the 3-2 away defeat at Fulham back in February 2017.
Whilst he kept a clean sheet as Serbia opened up their World Cup campaign with a hard earned 1-0 victory over Costa Rica, the Forest fans were quick to spot some certain instances of the game which reminded them of the veteran goalie from his time with the club. Whilst he only played 21 times, he clearly made some kind of impression!
A selection of tweets below show Nottingham Forest supporters reacting to how Stojkovic performed for Serbia during the game.
Vladimir Stojković Clean Sheet! Never thought i would see the day. #NFFC
— Adam Webster (@Adam_Webster96) June 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/Sekulalalala/status/1008344618478587904
https://twitter.com/nffcgeorge1/status/1008341978948493312
"He's nowhere near it – Stojkovic"
One line summary of his career there#CRCSRB #wafc #nffc— Daniel (@Daniel_W12) June 17, 2018
You’d think Stojkovic killed a few fans firstborns with some of the comments. Some moments of brilliance, some horror shows – same as 90% of our recent players. Just not suited to this league #nffc
— Smash! (@thurmatwit) June 17, 2018
The only good thing Stojkovic has done for forest is give us a World Cup cash bonus since he was registered as a forest player within the last 18 months #nffc
— Bradley (@McBrads95) June 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/GarethJD81/status/1008319615309697024
Did my eyes deceive me or did Stojkovic just make a save? #seeingthings #nffc #CRCSRB
— Gary Kirby (@GaryKirby28) June 17, 2018
Stojkovic…not good enough for Nottingham Forest but good enough to be keeping a clean sheet in the World Cup…then again having the likes of Ivanovic & Kolarov in front of you helps instead of the likes of Mills, Mancienne, Lichaj and Fox #NFFC
— SouthWestRed (@red_till_death) June 17, 2018
