Nottingham Forest are very much a club on the up, with the team surpassing expectations during the current campaign.
The Reds are third in the Premier League and have a seriously good chance to play in the Champions League next season.
There have been a number of star performers for Forest this season, with Chris Wood bagging 18 goals and Matz Sels keeping 12 clean sheets.
Pundits have been made to eat their words. Gary Lineker called himself an idiot after his Forest prediction before a ball was kicked this season, with Robbie Earle also guilty.
Morgan Gibbs-White, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Anthony Elanga have all been in fine form of late and right now, the perception of Forest in the media is positively changing.
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What Peter Crouch has told Rio Ferdinand about Forest
TNT Sports have sat down with all of their top pundits to discuss the season so far, with Forest a hot topic.
Crouch recently came to the club to train with Joe Cole as part of a feature before the recent game against Manchester City.
He noticed the sound camaraderie on show at the club and it made Crouch completely aware of why Forest are doing so well this season.
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He said: “I’ve had the pleasure of being down the training ground as well, myself and Joe Cole, and they’re all just together and they all seem to really get on, the staff are amazing, but it seems like they’ve created a brilliant group there with some really talented players”
Nuno Espirito Santo deserves immense credit
When he replaced Steve Cooper, the appointment was ridiculed.
People said it wouldn’t work, with Espirito Santo cited as a busted flush after a 17-game spell with Tottenham that didn’t work out.
But Espirito Santo was treated unfairly by Tottenham and ultimately, he’s proved everyone wrong during his tenure at Forest.
The Forest head coach has struck up a real rapport with the fan base and it’s about time that he got some credit for the meticulous work he does on the training ground.
Forest look to be going places this season and if the club can reach the Champions League, it would be a testament to all of his hard work starting from pre-season.