The Blues Battle in Newcastle touches the forest nerves! Nuno: Worrying that my players scores affect their concentration

May 10th Nottingham Forest coach Nuno was interviewed a few days ago. He was worried that the strong dialogue between Newcastle and Chelsea would distract his disciples from playing against Leicester City.

Forest, Newcastle and the Blues are competing for a seat in the Champions League next season. The result of the Newcastle vs. Chelsea match will greatly affect the Forest's five-game prospects. Since the Forest game will be held shortly after the Newcastle game ends, Nuno admits that the results will directly affect the morale of the entire team and the mood of 30,000 fans at home.

Nuno admitted: "The final stage of their game coincides with our warm-up before the game. No matter how you emphasize concentration, the first thing the players do when they return to the locker room is to check the scores. Not only the generals, but nearly 30,000 people in the entire stadium will keep a close eye on their phones. The interval between the two games is too short."

"You can say that this is irrelevant, but it is not the case. In the era of smartphones and TV broadcasting, it is unrealistic to completely block the news. It is better to let the players know. We can do nothing about it."

Although the Premier League global broadcasting agreement brings huge revenue to the club, the schedule arranged by the TV agency has always given the coaches a headache. Nuno said helplessly: "Since coming to the UK in 2017, all my colleagues and I have been complaining about this problem, but our voices have never been taken seriously."