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Nuno's surprise Match of the Day admission betrays image on Nottingham Forest sidelines

Nuno Espirito Santo insists that not everything is as it seems at high-flying Nottingham Forest.

The head coach looked like the calmest man in the City Ground as a frenetic 2-1 victory over Aston Villa took the Reds up to fourth in the Premier League table. Jhon Duran had put Villa in front just past the hour mark after Nicolas Dominguez had been denied by an incredible Emi Martinez save at the other end. Chris Wood had an equaliser ruled out for offside but Nikola Milenkovic levelled in the closing minutes and Anthony Elanga grabbed the winner in added time.

But he revealed on Match of the Day that he was anything but relaxed on the inside amid all the drama and the growing talk of a serious push for European football.

"I'm not calm," he said, breaking out into laughter. "I'm nervous as hell!

"I try to be focused on the game. I think that's the best help I can give the team."

Forest supporters are lapping up the results since Nuno took charge and it was put to the boss that being in the top four at this stage of the season was making a lot of people very happy.

He said: "So let's enjoy it, let's enjoy our journey together."

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