Arne Slot says he think Forest have been up there with his side, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City so far this season ahead of the two teams clashing tomorrow.
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00:15 Injuries: Quite far, definitely not training with the team yet. Darwin is suspended.
0045:slot on Forrest“I've always said you can judge table best halfway through the season. That moment is there now. Forest are up there with Arsenal, Chelsea, City and the others.”
1:55: Slot on Forrest lost “Forest have already shown in retrospect how good a team they are.”
2:20 slot on defeat vs Forrest Now looking back and looking at league it isn't shock result it was then. They changed gameplan, only brought wingers in at the end and it made the difference. I expect the wingers to start tomorrow
3:15: on busy period: Three weeks ago or in two weeks things can be totally different. It's better for any manager to have all players available and we almost have that at the moment. Positive for us as we play so many games
4:00 Slot: Some teams have squads even bigger than us. Some teams don't. But the teams we are in competition with they'd love to have all their players available, but they are also teams who have a lot of players in their squad
4:35: Slot on youngsters: It's important for every club especially this one. This club always brought talent through the ranks and nice to see again there are a few youngsters have an impact already in training and also in the game, with Jayden scoring, Trey assisting, Rio good game
6:20 Slot on Nuno: Every manager tries to find gameplan that suits players best. That's what Nuno has done at Forest very well...
7:00 On Jota: Slot on Jota: All of them have 80% the same programme, 20% is individual. So a special programme is not only for him. He's someone I like to have in my squad, I like to have him available. You saw us build him up. Now he's ready to play 90.
7:40 on Jota He's a player who is good in both parts. He's a threat when attacking and he works really hard. Jota is an experienced player, which is one reason why he wore the armband. I think he served the club the longest from the players on the pitch. Let's hope he stays fit.
8:20 Slot on Liverpool/Forrest Rivalry: “I think it was 10 minutes ago when someone told me! I'm aware of it. Of course I didn't know the exact years, but I knew they were a big force in English football.”
9:15 His first half of season assessment: We know in second half of season teams improve, some teams bring in players in the January window. And some teams play better. We have to improve. It's still a long game to go
12:00 importance of opening v Forest: It's always important especially in away game. I assume the atmosphere will be fired up before the start and it's important not to allow that to build even more
12;45 what can learn from Forest loss: “I watched it back and wanted to see what we did in terms of tactics. It was a surprise Hudson-Odoi and Elanga weren't playing, it would be a surprise if they do
By HaytersTV
January 13, 2025