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Nottingham Forest manager Sean Dyche speaking to BBC Match of the Day:

"It's a frustrating one, we started awfully, never got to grips with what we were trying to do. Even the energy, it was flat. After the Lord Mayor's show at Anfield I picked the same side.

"Then after 20 minutes I thought we really started to get a tactical grip on the game, the energy came back, we had a solid first half after 20 minutes. Then we gave away a really soft goal. You've got to manage the game at that moment.

"We don't deliver in a very simple moment, we didn't shift across as a unit at the back and they got a runner through the middle which was dissapointing.

Second half was a good reaction, apart from the mistake it's hard to question the second half performance because it was a very dominant one, we just couldn't find the killer moment."

"You can't wait in this league for someone to give you something it doesn't work like that."

On the impact of players like Omari Hutchinson from the bench:

"It's tough on the players, we had such a good result at Liverpool so it's hard to take those players out. It's close calls now, we want that, a group that's producing, there's a really good competitive element in the squad. Everyone is competing for a shirt."

On what he has liked and what needs to improve:

"The injury list has not been right since before my time, we need to get them back fit, The edge the players ar playing with, and sharpness, has been pleasing. We have been scoring goals too. But today goes to show you've got to continue with the basics constantly, 95 minute of football, You've got to stay focused on the basics. The first goal, that's a basic team shape error that can't afford to happen.

"There have been some good signs, it would be harsh if they [the fans] had questioned the team after what they've seen [in recent games].

"We were below our minimum level in the first 20 minutes, but we kept a clean sheet during that period that gave us time to get back in the game. I must commend the players for that, they are throwing themselves at it ,throwing bodies and getting in blocks. One we regrouped in the first half it was a solid performance."

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