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Nottingham Forest boss Vitor Pereira has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's Premier League game against Manchester City at Etihad Stadium (kick-off 19:30 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
- Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega remains unavailable after missing the trip to Brighton on Sunday through injury.
- On Matz Sels coming back from his own injury at the Amex: "We had a conversation with Sels trying to explain that we need him in this moment. We know it's not the time because he needed a few more days to be fit and in shape but in the end, he's a leader, has a strong character and he wants to help the team so he decided to accept the challenge and take the risk between him, me and the medical department to play the game."
- Pereira has confidence in his side despite sitting two points above the relegation zone. He said: "The Premier League is a top and tough league if you look at the teams fighting to stay here. I'm not the kind of person who tries to find excuses but it's not easy to play four games in 12 days because they are not machines. The speed is there but to play with intensity and to play with pressing that I like to see with quality and the movements, we need fresh legs and fresh minds. They are trying and they have the quality which is why I'm very positive."
- When asked if he has a 'points target' that he thinks would guarantee safety, he said: "No, I think game after game. Try to get points and compete for them, correct mistakes because we can play at a better level. Try to rest mentally and physically and be ready for the next game and try and go there and get some points."
- On attempting to fight on two fronts in Premier League and the Europa League: "This is an ambitious club with an ambitious president, we want to move forward in the Europa League but we want with everything to be in the Premier League next season. Before I accepted the job, I looked through the schedule, I looked and I knew that it will be tough but a very good challenge."
- He continued: "For me, to be in the Premier League facing these kinds of problems in the Europa League is an honour, because it means I'm here in the best league in the world, fighting the best managers in the world."
- On preparing for Man City: "We need to approach it with intelligence because to play there and against City, with our tools and quality and work, we need to try to understand the proper moments to do things. Not to play too fast or lose the ball or press them when it's not the time, but press them when it is the proper time. This is something we can improve."
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