It's the finals countdown now for Nuno

Published date16 March 2024
Publication titleDaily Star (England)
The 17th-placed Reds are just a place above the Premier League. drop zone and travel to Kenilworth Road today. just three points clear of a Hatters team directly below them

Their plight could potentially worsen with a possible points deduction hanging over them after their Profit and Sustainability Rules charge.

Nuno said: "You cannot ignore it. I face reality. The reality is that this match is huge for us."

Forest. head into the clash on the back of three straight league defeats but Nuno (below) insists his team are ready to roll up their sleeves for a survival scrap.

"This is what we work for, we have 10 finals to go," he said.

And the 50-year-old former Tottenham and Wolves boss plans to use all of his experience to steer the Reds to safety.

He added: "In a manager's career, you experience good moments and bad. It is always about how you react.

"When you are in a bad moment, you stick together, you bounce back, you find solutions. There is never a moment when you say, 'Right, my team is ready'.

"Every week there are issues to address and improve.

"We are experienced enough to know these are important points."

Their opponents will have to lift themselves after surrendering a three-goal half-time lead at Bournemouth in midweek to lose 4-3.

"We saw and analysed the game," said Nuno.

"The result was good for us. But we know the result...

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