Sabri Lamouchi interview: Nottingham Forest boss says he is looking forward after last season’s collapse
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Huddersfield are the opponents on Friday night. They have a new manager at the helm in Carlos Corberan, but are without a goal or a point from two games themselves.
It represents a great opportunity for Lamouchi and Forest to belatedly get their season under way, and start building back to the team they know they can be.
At the start of lockdown there were a few tipping Lamouchi for Manager of the Season in the Championship, and he is determined not to let a few bad games at the end of the campaign taint what he considered to be a positive experience overall.
He is hoping that his squad can learn from it, and it will make them stronger.
“Last season was not so bad,” he says. “The end was tragic but it was not the end of the world. It’s an opportunity for us to understand why it happened and to do different things, because this club deserves much better. We are lucky to be here and I am proud to be the manager of this club. That was the case a year ago, and it’s the case now.
“I’m really focused on my job. The worst thing we can do is complain and find excuses, because we don’t have any. We are in a bad moment and we need to find a solution.
“We have signed some fantastic players with big experience, big potential and a lot of quality. It has given me a lot of options and I am very excited for the season. Of course we have started badly this season and we need to get a victory as soon as possible, as the Championship season is long and you need to be consistent.
“I know my job, and that is to work every day with maximum professionalism and focus on the next game. The players are with us in that.
“But I’m not so naive and I know we need results. In bad, difficult moments you need to be positive and united. Determination is the key to try and change things.”
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