Nottingham Forest supervisor Nuno Espirito Santo says his facet’s current stumbles in pursuit of a Champions League place are a reminder of the “actuality” of the Premier League.
Forest have been one of many shock packages of the season to this point, mendacity third within the desk however have faltered currently, dropping three of their final 4 league video games.
They conceded 4 objectives in simply 11 minutes towards Newcastle on Sunday, with Forest dealing with one other powerful encounter when second-placed Arsenal go to the Metropolis Floor on Wednesday.
Nuno, nevertheless, tried to place Forest’s current run into context given they nonetheless have 12 league fixtures between now and the top of the season.
“That is the truth of the sport, you must realise it’s a part of our journey, ups and downs, not all the time attainable to carry out effectively,” Nuno advised a pre-match press convention on Tuesday.
“Generally your opponent is best than you in durations. You must realise and transfer forwards. It is about reacting now.”
The 51-year-old Portuguese, beforehand accountable for Wolves and Tottenham added: “There may be a lot soccer to be performed, so many issues to occur. There may be nonetheless an extended approach to go.
“That is actuality. Now we have to recognise the Premier League could be very powerful, all of the opponents are very onerous, it’s not all the time attainable to carry out higher than your opponent.
“We chase the subsequent sport, that is what’s on our minds, from minute one to get any factors, regardless of the place you’re within the Premier League.”
Nuno, looking forward to the Arsenal match, stated: “Our ambition is to carry out and attempt to be higher than we had been within the earlier video games. And provides us a platform to assist us obtain till the top of the season. That is what we wish to get from the sport.
“We wish to end the sport and say we had a superb sport towards Arsenal and we had been stronger than them. That will be a constructive for us.”
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