Nottingham Forest head coach Nuno Espirito Santo refused to label Arsenal as Premier League title contenders forward of their conflict this weekend.
The Difficult Bushes are degree on factors with the Gunners and will leapfrog them into the highest 4 with a win on the Emirates on Saturday.
However even after 11 video games, Nuno won’t acknowledge positions within the league desk.
Talking at his press convention, he stated: “The desk will not be a reference. You already know what I consider the desk, mainly as a result of the desk doesn’t dictate what you need to do.
“When you want factors you need to play higher. Let’s at all times have a look at the sport by the sport itself, and compete nicely. If I don’t have a look at the desk, I don’t should assess the opposite groups.
“After the worldwide break it’s at all times a query mark for the workforce about what response goes to occur within the recreation.
“We’re in the identical state of affairs. Hopefully we will put together nicely and carry out nicely once more as a result of though the consequence was not the perfect one [losing 3-1 to Newcastle], when it comes to efficiency we’ve got to confess that Newcastle performed very well.
Nuno previews Saturday’s journey to North London. 🗣️
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“We didn’t do the issues we wished, now there’s an opportunity to enhance and get higher
“We at all times imagine that we will compete, that’s our method.
“We’re going to face a great workforce, a troublesome workforce, and we’re going to compete, doing the issues that we wish, attempting to keep away from the issues Arsenal desires to do and does very well.
“It’s going to be a troublesome recreation.”
Arsenal have been beneath their typical requirements up to now this season and this can be a enormous match that would affect the remainder of their marketing campaign.
A loss may see them fall 12 factors behind leaders Liverpool and 7 behind Manchester Metropolis, however a win may both minimize or keep the hole.
Both method, it won’t be a straightforward day in North London for the Gunners.
