Forest held the league leaders to a 1-1 draw at the City Ground on Tuesday night, with one Diego Jota A header in the second half canceled out an early goal from the farm side. Chris Wood.
Liverpool looked far from their best against Nuno Espirito Santo’s side, but are six points clear at the top. Premier League The table, with many teams below them with games in hand, and Slot was quick to praise the efforts of his players after the match.
“I couldn’t have asked for more today,” said the Dutchman. “I think most people will talk really positively about the second half but if you play at this ground against a team that is in such good form, hardly everyone takes the opportunity in the game, and There are many dangers of a counterattack.
“We only conceded one counter-attack in 98 minutes of football today. Total dominance.”
He added: “Being 1-0 down here, and it’s very difficult to score against this team. It wasn’t what we wanted. We wanted three points, but that’s what I want and the fans. And the players want what’s for them, they give their all during every game and that’s what they did today.”
It was another impressive display from Forest, although goalkeeper Mats Sales was forced into action to keep out several times in the second half. The shoe And Cody Gakpo.
Asked if he saw Forest as genuine title contenders, Slott said: “I don’t think they’re here because of luck. It’s difficult for every team to play against them. They Having already played some tough rounds, [Manchester] United, [Man] city, weaponwe
“It shows you that they are a team that can compete at the top of the league table.”
The slot’s opposite number felt the same way about the performance of their surprise package Forest side and praised the “special atmosphere” the fans created on the night.
“Tonight was a lesson for us, because that’s how we want to compete,” Nuno said. “I’m very proud of how we played.
“There was a special atmosphere tonight. I’m not looking at the league table at this stage, we have to move on.”