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Nottingham Forest have it all to do on Thursday night as the Reds face FC Midtjylland, looking to reach the quarter-final of the Europa League.
Vitor Pereira saw his team miss a host of chances last Thursday and lose 1-0 to face an uphill task in Denmark this evening.
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Ola Aina is one of Forest’s defensive players who will hope to build on Sunday’s clean sheet against Fulham, and keeping one against Midtjylland looks like a necessity.
Ahead of tonight’s game in Denmark – which could be Forest’s last in Europe – Aina has been speaking to the media, delivering an emphatic game plan message ahead of the second leg.
Photo by Andrew Kearns – CameraSport via Getty ImagesOla Aina wants Forest to keep things tight in Midtjylland
It’s very rare that Aina gets put up for media duties, and one of his comments will likely resonate with the Forest fans.
Indeed, it could prove to be very poignant should Forest bow out of the competition, with Aina of the opinion that the Reds need to do something they’ve struggled with of late.
Forest are desperately short of goals this season, and it’s a constant worry just how few goals the team have managed to score this season in the absence of Chris Wood.
Aina said in his pre-match press conference: “We will keep it tight at the back, and hopefully we can bang in some goals.”
Forest need to find the way to goal in Denmark
Clearly, Sunday’s game against Tottenham is a huge one to say the least, and the Reds need to have one eye on that.
However, fans have paid hundreds to travel to Denmark this evening, and that won’t be overlooked by Pereira as he picks his team.
Forest will have to dip into their squad a little bit against Midtjylland, and the hope will be that some players can stake their claim for a place in the team going forward.
Aina needs a strong performance after his error in last week’s first leg, and hopefully these pre-match comments won’t come back to bite him.
Scoring goals has been a huge problem for Forest in this drab campaign, and after a good win for Tottenham over Atletico Madrid, it’s important the Reds respond tonight ahead of Sunday’s huge clash.
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