Jack Colback shares first thing Martin O’Neill said to Nottingham Forest’s squad

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Nottingham Forest are currently in 12th place in the Championship table.

Jack Colback has told Nottingham Forest’s official website that the first thing Martin O’Neill told the squad was that he fully believed in their ability to earn promotion.

Forest currently sit in 12th place in the Championship table, and are playing catch up in the race for the play offs.

But Colback has revealed that O’Neill believes that Forest have the capabilities of catching the top six.

And the midfielder was pleased to hear the backing of the manager, as he felt they lacked belief in their own abilities at times under previous boss Aitor Karanka.

“He came in and the first thing he said to us was that he wouldn’t be here if he didn’t believe we could go up,” Colback said.

“The lads have got to believe that as well and that is maybe something we have lacked, a bit of self belief in games and being a bit more arrogant and believing that we are good enough.”

O’Neill lost his first game in charge at Forest at the weekend, with the Reds slipping to a 1-0 defeat against Bristol City.

The Reds were not at their best at the weekend, with O’Neill’s system still needing some work to get used to.

O’Neill lined up Forest in a 4-4-2 formation, which was very different from Karanka’s tactics during his time at the City Ground.

Forest are next in action at the weekend when they take on Wigan Athletic.