Fenerbahce boss Domenico Tedesco will see his side take on Nottingham Forest tomorrow night, and he believes the Premier League outfit will provide a stern test in the Europa League.
Tedesco is chasing the league title in Turkey, but on Thursday night, his focus will switch back towards Europe, with Forest the opponents at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium.
Forest have a new head coach for the game, with Vitor Pereira replacing Sean Dyche after last week’s drab 0-0 draw against Wolves, with the Reds now looking to move in the right direction on all fronts.
Tedesco is ready for his team to face Forest, and ahead of the game, he’s picked out two players who could seriously hurt his team in the first leg of the last 32 clash in the Europa League.
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Fenerbahce boss picks two Forest players out for praise ahead of clash
Tedesco was pretty bullish in his pre-Forest press conference, but did praise Elliot Anderson and Morgan Gibbs-White as possible players who could hurt them.
The Fenerbahce boss called Anderson ‘very impressive’ in his pre-match press conference, whilst Gibbs-White was praised for his ability to drive forward with the ball and put pressure on the opposition.
He also mentioned Gibbs-White’s passing range and clearly, the Forest captain has been targeted as the main danger man ahead of the two-legged tie, which starts in Istanbul tomorrow.
Both players are extremely important to Forest’s fortunes this season and the Reds will hope they can rediscover their best form on the back of Dyche exiting.
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The head coach has a real job on his hands if he’s to keep Forest up this season, but the immediate aim will be to get the Reds through in Europe.
Nothing will be decided in the first leg, of course, but Pereira will have to make sure his team are fully focused to have something to defend going into the second leg.
After the drab performances under Dyche, Pereira shouldn’t have to do much in order to make the fans happy, and his biggest challenge will be getting the players onside.
Forest have to give the fans something to shout about in Istanbul and hopefully, Pereira can oversee a positive performance in the first leg.
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