Nuno previews Forest - Liverpool as he waits on injured players to return
Nuno previews Forest - Liverpool as he waits on injured players to return
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00:00 It's until two o'clock tomorrow.
00:01 Dan?
00:02 Nuno, looking ahead to Liverpool,
00:05 do you think you'll be able to recover any players ahead of that game?
00:08 Not sure, not sure.
00:09 Let's see tomorrow.
00:11 Some players are in the final part of their recovery.
00:15 Let's see, let's see.
00:18 Would those be the ones from AFCON, like Sangare?
00:21 Yeah, Ibrahim is closer, Chris Wood is also closer.
00:26 Ola and Nuno, more problems.
00:30 Boli is also in the final days of his recovery.
00:35 I appreciate it's difficult to talk about after a loss in the last minute,
00:39 but with the FA Cup now done,
00:41 can it help the squad just to focus now on the league
00:44 and escape any kind of scares of relegation?
00:47 We have to focus on the next game,
00:49 and the next one is a tough one.
00:51 It's a tough one, it will require a lot of energy from us.
00:54 Now it's important to recover well,
00:57 and work and prepare well for that game.
00:59 We know it's going to be a difficult one,
01:01 but our focus is always on the next one.
01:03 The next one is Liverpool, and we look forward to it.
01:08 And what have you made of Liverpool,
01:09 especially after Jurgen Klopp's announcement of his last season,
01:13 having won the Carabao Cup last week as well?
01:15 What have you made of this version of his side?
01:18 Very good team, very good team, and playing good.
01:22 We're going to face a tough opponent.
01:26 Jurgen is a fantastic manager, it will be good to see him.
01:30 But we have to focus on the team, and they have good players.
01:34 Just a final one from you, I just wanted to ask you about Tywell Winney.
01:38 Sorry?
01:39 Tywell, I just wanted to ask you about his recovery from his injury,
01:42 and how you think he's doing in terms of getting that match fitness back,
01:45 and getting back to that level he was at pre-his injury.
01:48 Yeah, it was important, the previous game he didn't play, he played 45,
01:54 today he was able to finish the game.
01:56 I think he's doing better in terms of fitness,
02:00 it was a long period that was out, so let's see for the next one.
02:06 How he recovers is going to be important.
02:09 - Thank you. - Thank you.
02:10 Just in terms of Jurgen, you obviously have been a manager in this country
02:15 for a long time, you know what impact he's had at a club that size.
02:20 How do you assess the work that he's done?
02:24 Very good, amazing, fantastic.
02:26 I think seven years, seven seasons, he progressively improved the team,
02:35 was able to renew it again, and he's playing good and winning trophies.
02:39 So, besides a fantastic manager, a very nice person.
02:43 Can you understand, being a manager, someone who just says,
02:48 "I can't do this, I need a break."
02:52 The intensity gets bigger and bigger, doesn't it?
02:56 Yeah, it's a tough job, everybody's aware that it's not easy,
03:00 especially after days like today.
03:03 But we have to be strong, we have to be strong and keep on going.
03:09 I respect Jurgen's decision, but for sure he'll be back in football.
03:15 Divock Origi will get a decent reception, should you choose to play him on Saturday.
03:28 Where do you think he is?
03:30 He did OK tonight, particularly in the first half when he was a bit fresher.
03:34 You saw glimpses of what he can bring.
03:36 Where do you think he is in terms of getting up to speed with what you want?
03:40 Obviously, with the consideration of the fact he's going back,
03:44 and you want to show Liverpool fans what they've missed.
03:47 What do you say to that?
03:49 I still didn't decide who's going to play.
03:51 I didn't decide who's going to play.
03:53 But I can tell you that Divock is improving.
03:56 I think since we arrived, he's been in and out,
03:59 some small issues that he's delaying his progress.
04:03 But today, like you said, he did amazing in the first half.
04:07 It's a fantastic solution for us because he can do right side, left side,
04:13 he can play in the centre, so we need the best version of Divock.
04:18 There were plenty of positives tonight,
04:22 but where do you need to improve to get the right result against Liverpool?
04:26 We need to be clinical on the chances that we have,
04:31 and control their game,
04:34 especially their offensive movements that they have.
04:37 They are really dangerous, speed, quality.
04:40 So it will require a lot of effort from us.
04:44 But we have to keep this idea of playing and going forward,
04:49 no matter which opponent we have,
04:51 because this is what our team needs,
04:54 our players need the freedom because they have talent.
04:57 So let's reinforce the things that we do good,
05:02 and defensively we have to be aware of the quality of Liverpool players.
05:06 - It's OK? - Any more?
05:09 - OK. - Thank you.
05:11 - Not tomorrow. - Thank you.