Nuno says ‘nothing adjustments’ forward of conflict on the high

Nottingham Forest supervisor Nuno Espirito Santo says his facet will give Liverpool on the respect they deserve forward of their go to to the Metropolis Floor.

The Reds are six factors forward of the Tough Bushes however may see that hole reduce to a few with a win at house in opposition to Arne Slot’s males.

Forest stay the one workforce to have overwhelmed Liverpool within the Premier League this season, working out 1-0 winners at Anfield again in September.

Forward of their second assembly of the marketing campaign, Slot didn’t hesitate to label Nuno’s males as title challengers however the former Tottenham boss is selecting to disregard the noise and is specializing in one sport at a time.

Talking forward of Tuesday’s conflict, he mentioned: “Now we have to play the video games. We’re right here to compete in opposition to the entire groups and I feel we’re doing effectively, however nothing adjustments in our strategy, which stays the identical.

“We all know what we will do and the way we need to do issues. We all know one another, our strengths and weaknesses. So let’s play the sport.

 “I don’t know however we strive as a lot as potential to disregard what’s round. We by no means change. It’s the manner we see issues, the best way we see the competitors. I’d say it’s the manner we see life. It’s day-by-day, give attention to our duties and tomorrow is one other robust one.

🗣️ ‘We all know that we will depend on them.’

Nuno in your help forward of tomorrow. ❤️

— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) January 13, 2025

“Salah, Diaz, Gakpo, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Van Dijk, Konate, Trent…high quality in every single place. A improbable workforce. They’ve proven not solely within the Premier League however in Europe how good they’re. It’s about us realising this and dealing with the sport with the true respect it’s essential to play in opposition to Liverpool.”

Forest are proving to be the closest challenger to the title exterior of the standard high six since Leicester’s well-known triumph in 2016.

Whereas the Foxes went on to elevate the trophy that season, there is no such thing as a doubting that Nuno’s males face a more durable process with Liverpool and Arsenal respiratory down their neck.

And when pushed on a solution for his aspirations this time period, the Forest boss as soon as once more sidestepped the query.

He added: “It’s not in regards to the sport, it’s in regards to the season and our strengths and our weaknesses. It’s about realising what we will do and what we’re able to doing and what we will do rather well. That we’ve to repeat after which handle the weak spot that we’ve and issues that we’ve to develop.

“However the fundamental precept of our strategy is at all times the identical. What we need to be is finally at some point we need to sit down and say now we’re a stable, compact workforce that doesn’t give an excessive amount of to our opponents, that’s arduous to interrupt down and on the identical time has high quality on the ball and tempo in assault.

“All of this stuff is the perfect. We’re nonetheless chasing and dealing on that.

Looking forward to Liverpool. 💪 pic.twitter.com/zTyFBwaUBi

— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) January 13, 2025

“I see a gaggle of gamers actually dedicated to doing issues effectively. What can occur sooner or later? I don’t know. The proof is that we did it earlier than – we began the competitors effectively.

“I feel we’re enhancing by means of the competitors. I really imagine that the gamers, the extra time that they spend collectively, the higher they’ll play collectively then the extra they develop within the data of one another will improve and enhance.

“I see a superb group of individuals, greater than gamers. A gaggle of folks that need to do issues collectively. That is necessary – the bond, the togetherness, that is what I actually worth.”