Vítor Pereira wants Nottingham ‘competitive’ v FC Porto: ‘Time to believe’ | OneFootball

After the draw recorded at the Estádio do Dragão last week (1-1), Vítor Pereira believes that, on Thursday, Nottingham Forest will be able, at home, to eliminate FC Porto and move on to the Europa League semi-finals.

“They are working very well. This is a very good group. We still need some time together to get things the way I want them, but that is no excuse. This is the moment to look for our qualities, to be positive, to believe and to go there to compete. I am hungry to compete, I want to compete and prove my worth every day. This is the message for us and for our fans: let’s go for it. I can’t win games here [at the press conference]. It’s on the pitch that we can win and prove what we are worth,” the Portuguese coach began by saying, considering that accepting an offer halfway through the season is always “a good challenge”: “When we take a job in the middle of the season, we know it is because something is not going well. In my opinion, it is a good challenge. It is a pleasure to be here. Facing FC Porto in the Europa League, having faced [Aston] Villa in the previous match, [then] Burnley – it means we are here, that we are fighting, that we are alive and have the energy to keep going.”

Message for the fans and the squad

“Be resilient. Believe. Keep our confidence and believe in our work, in ourselves and in our qualities. Every game is a new challenge,” he concluded.

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