The loan signing from Wolves is optimistic about how the Reds will fare against the Bees in their Championship home clash.
Nottingham Forest fans have endured a rollercoaster of emotions so far in 2019.
New Year’s Day was a corker, with the Reds claiming a superb 4-2 win over Leeds United, but then Aitor Karanka left the City Ground 10 days later, which prompted quite a bit of fan criticism.
Then came the homecoming of double European Cup hero Martin O’Neill and his former Republic of Ireland assistant Roy Keane (himself a one-time Reds ace), but on the pitch there remains little to shout about, with two defeats in their last three Championship games.
Earlier this week, Joe Lolley signed a new deal at Forest, news which gave the Reds fanbase a lot to smile about after the mood had dropped somewhat after Birmingham, but as matchday is now upon us, time to see whether O’Neill and co can finally deliver where it matters.
Only thing is, Brentford are coming to town, and Forest’s recent record against them is pretty poor to say the least – out of the nine fixtures between the two so far this decade, the Reds have lost seven (11v11), and the Bees have won their last four away league games against Forest, netting 10 goals and conceding just three in return (Sky Sports).
Speaking ahead of the game at the City Ground, January loan signing Leo Bonatini appeared confident, telling the official website: “It is good when you go to the pitch and you look at our side in the red shirts and we believe in ourselves, knowing that we have players to help us and do everything. From the first few minutes I could feel this and all of the boys are able to do everything to achieve our goals.
“It will be tough but we will be ready. We know how to manage the game and the manager knows how to defend against them and how to attack them. We have been working hard on this and to also make sure that the new players fit in. We have a good team with good players so we are in the right way.”
Some Forest fans took to Twitter to respond to his comments, with reaction pretty much mixed:
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