Due to injuries to two Nottingham Forest attackers, Nuno Espirito Santo would have few alternatives when it came to attacking.
Prior to the cross-Midlands journey to Aston Villa on Saturday, Nuno Espirito Santo, the manager of Nottingham Forest, is anxious about the health of three players.
After recovering from groin surgery, Taiwo Awoniyi, who scored in Saturday’s 2-0 victory over West Ham, was substituted in the 67th minute. Due to the treatment, the Nigerian was sidelined for two months and just started playing again four weeks ago.
“We must evaluate him right immediately. Nuno stated, “Let’s see how he is,” following full-time. We are all aware of his difficulties because he hasn’t had any competition in a while. We press him, giving him more time than he ought to have. He’s putting in a lot of effort at work. Hopefully it’s nothing major.
Top scorer Chris Wood has been out of the lineup for the previous three Premier League games due to a long-term hamstring injury; Awoniyi, whose possible problem is yet unknown, has started all three of those games. The issue was incurred by the New Zealand international during Arsenal’s 2-1 victory against them last month, which allowed Awoniyi to make his Premier League comeback.
With nine goals this season, Wood may not return until April. Nuno declared earlier this month that “he is going to be out for some time.” “I hope not too long, but we’ll see.” It’s the hamstring. We performed a scan since he was uncomfortable, and it revealed a little damage.
“We’re annoyed, yet this keeps happening. It comes with the job. It is not our purpose to always feel sorry for ourselves. More than anybody else, we are aware that we have issues, but we will find answers for them.
The loss of him and the probable injury to Awoniyi whittles down Forest’s center-forward depth. Divock Origi has started just two of his 11 Premier League games this season; he has entered as a substitute in the team’s past two games.
Gonzalo Montiel, the hero of the Argentina World Cup penalty shootout, has a hamstring injury that will probably keep him out of action for the remainder of the month. The injury occurred during the FA Cup replay match between Bristol City and the right-back.
“Let’s wait and see; he is receiving therapy. Nuno subsequently said, “I don’t know how long he will be out.” However, there could be some good news for Forest soon.
Willy Boly, Olaoluwa Aina, and Ibrahim Sangare, who were ruled out of the victory over West Ham, may all make a comeback this week. Following the trip to Villa Park, Forest will play Manchester United in the FA Cup Fifth Round before starting March with league games against Liverpool and Brighton.