Nottingham Forest press conference notes – Nuno’s challenge, Worrall stance, FA Cup plan
Latest Nottingham Forest news as Nuno Espirito Santo’s Reds prepare to face Bristol City in FA Cup replay
Nuno Espirito Santo has already faced plenty of challenges in the short time he has been in charge of Nottingham Forest.
Coping with a significant number of absentees is the latest hurdle for the Portuguese to overcome. He finds himself short of options for Wednesday night’s FA Cup tie with Bristol City (7.45pm kick-off).
The Reds go into the fourth round replay at the City Ground knowing a home clash with Manchester United awaits for the winners. Below is a look at what Nuno had to say when he faced the media in his pre-match press conference ahead of the game.’
A combination of injuries, suspensions and unavailability will impact Nuno’s team selection for Wednesday night. He will be without Chris Wood, Ryan Yates, Nicolas Dominguez, Matz Sels, Gio Reyna, Rodrigo Ribeiro, Ola Aina, Willy Boly and Ibrahim Sangare, while Callum Hudson-Odoi is a doubt and there is uncertainty over Divock Origi’s fitness.
Additionally, Taiwo Awoniyi and Anthony Elanga are still working their way back to full fitness after lengthy spells on the sidelines. Nuno is not one for feeling sorry for himself, but he admits it is difficult to get to know his best team when Forest have been unable to develop any kind of continuity in selection.
“It has been difficult. It has been a challenge for us because we honestly believe that routines are good for us and we haven’t been able to have the routine of repeating the same team over and over again,” he said. When you have that, it gives us the best understanding of each other. Hopefully the future will be better.
