Nottingham Forest press conference notes – Nuno’s message, Awoniyi admission, Brighton test
Latest Nottingham Forest news as Nuno Espirito Santo’s Reds prepare to face Brighton & Hove Albion
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The Portuguese wants to be questioned on a successful outcome to match the
strong work his team has been doing lately. additionally to make no reference
to contentious refereeing decisions. He chuckled, “That is what everybody wants.”
When Nuno spoke with the media on Friday at lunch, he had a lot to say about
the match at the Amex Stadium and the loss to Liverpool the previous weekend.
Check out his remarks from his pre-match press conference here.
Moving on
Nuno made it quite apparent that the Reds had to “move on” in the face of the
ongoing consequences from last Saturday. The mistake made by referee
Paul Tierney before Liverpool’s winner has been a topic of discussion all week.
The Football Association charged the team and head coach Steven Reid on
Wednesday over their post-game protests. Nuno acknowledges that it
might be challenging to control one’s emotions in these situations, though.
“Unfortunately, it is hard to control your emotions after what happened,” he
remarked. “We ought should, yet it is difficult to witness such a significant event taking place.
“Let’s proceed now. In my opinion, we should put it behind us and move on
because we have more pressing matters to attend to. We struggle to forget it, but we must carry out this necessary task.
Mark Clattenburg, who recently started working as a consultant at the City
Ground, was invited by the club to address the media following Saturday’s
match. Nuno adds that he can at least avoid some issues because of the former referee’s appointment.
He continued, “It has been helpful because it means I don’t have to
comment on these situations.” My responsibility is to do my best to get the
team ready. Even better would be if I could just stop talking about all of these issues.
Results required
One may argue that Forest’s resentment over Tierney’s error will drive them to
travel to the south shore this weekend. Ultimately, they had previously
experienced feeling let down by official choices after a game.
Nuno, though, doesn’t see it that way. Rather, his top concern is making sure
the players maintain their current caliber of play.
They have performed admirably in their last few games, including against Jurgen
Klopp’s team, but their efforts haven’t always yielded the desired results.
Changing that will be a task as they battle to stay in the Premier League.
When asked if the Reds could benefit from any sense of injustice, Nuno
responded, “There is nothing positive about what happened.” Nothing
favorable. That week was really difficult. In particular, it ended horribly.
“There is no silver lining to what transpired. Nothing can be inferred from
it for us. We conclude that we had a solid game.
“We are aware of our strong play. Even though we are performing a lot of tasks
flawlessly, the games are not yielding any benefits for us. We must maintain
our current performance level and gain ground.
The greatest method to score is to play well and compete well. We must
continue to play with the same awareness and dedication as before,
then improve our finishing and clinical skills to fully utilize our abilities. We will see results if we work hard.
Is it about eliminating errors and leaving small margins? Certainly, but not
just ours. Not just ours, but also ours,” Nuno continued.
Brighton challenge
The Reds head to the Amex Stadium after three straight losses across all
competitions. Brighton is in a similar situation.
In their past three games, the Seagulls have allowed eight goals without a
response, including four goals on the road against Roma on Thursday night in
the Europa League. Nuno is aware of the difficulty his team will confront, though.
Regarding Brighton, he stated, “They are a good team.” “I am aware of the
challenges involved in playing in both the Premier League and Europe.
“Having to travel back after playing in another country requires a brief
recuperation period. Two days later, you have to compete again, which is not easy
However, we are speaking about a formidable foe. They have an excellent
boss as well as excellent players. It should be a hard game.
Awoniyi improvement
The crucial decision to start Taiwo Awoniyi on the bench for the previous
outing was taken by Nuno. He has already discussed how, even after
recovering from groin surgery, the forward still needs to be handled carefully.
Awoniyi is still working on reaching match sharpness. The Nigerian
international has had to play more minutes in less time than Forest would
have preferred due to an injury to Chris Wood.
But he’s making progress. Additionally, because Wood has resumed training,
Nuno might have him available on Sunday. Wood is from New Zealand.
About Awoniyi, Nuno remarked, “He is closer.” “Everyone is aware of Taiwo’s
situation; after missing a significant amount of time due to an injury, he
began playing more than he ought to have because of the team’s difficulties.
“He’s getting better. Considering that he had played ninety minutes and had a
little recuperation period following his 90-minute performance in the FA Cup, it
was decided not to start him. However, he had a good finish on Saturday and is OK.
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