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Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santos reacts to FA Cup semi-final defeat and says that "We must accept that we lost but recognise we worked really hard for it"  27/04/2025  Wembley Stadium, London, UK

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00:00Anino, your thoughts on the performance and despite the result, that chance with Alanga,

00:05could it have been a different game if that had gone in?

00:09We started really well, a really bad game, so City started really well.

00:13Clinic on the first chance, what makes us everything hard.

00:16I think we took a little time to feel comfortable, to adjust,

00:22but after that I think we did a good game, a good game.

00:25First half more difficult, second half I think the momentum changed a little bit,

00:33we had a couple of chances that could put the game in a different story, but overall

00:42hard work was there, commitment was there, the boys gave it all, so we must accept that we lost,

00:49but recognize that we worked very hard for it.

00:52Do you think the players looked a bit overall?

00:54Sorry?

00:54Do you think the players looked a bit overall at the start with the occasion and

00:57the size of the stadium and everything?

00:59Because it looked like it just got to them a little bit in those first 15 minutes.

01:03No, I don't say, I say that City created a lot of problems,

01:08City created a lot of problems, especially when they are in front of the scoreboard,

01:14how they keep the ball and try to unbalance it creates a lot of problems, it's not easy.

01:20I imagine you've got a real feeling of pride though, after today with the support and

01:23the way the players responded in the second half.

01:26Yeah, of course, of course, today is a sad day, it's going to be hard, but tomorrow when you wake

01:32up and the sadness is gone and the bad humor, we're going to know that we have big things ahead of us to

01:39fight for.

01:40Can this be a learning experience for you?

01:46Can this be a game that you can learn something from for the future?

01:49Yeah, I think we always learn, always learn from the games. I think we always learn individually,

01:56as a team, as a club. I think as a club today we have learned also that it's possible to achieve what

02:05we want to achieve. Very thankful for the way the fans stick to the end to give us an applause,

02:12we cannot thank them enough, and we keep going.

02:16Can I ask about Zach Abbott as well? You obviously gave him a chance, a teenager,

02:20and he didn't really let anybody down, did he? He did well.

02:22Yeah, he did well, he's a young lad, he played out of position, we all know that,

02:27but I'm really proud of the way he competed against such good players and the way he handled himself.

02:35He's going to have a bright future ahead of him.

02:37Nuno, how important is it to quickly pick yourselves up after this, because you've still

02:47got five big games and a lot to play for in the league?

02:49Yeah, yeah, it's what I mentioned. Today is tough, it's tough. We put a lot of effort in the FA Cup.

02:57And you can see the desire of the players and all of us wanted to try to achieve it,

03:04but like you said, I think tomorrow when we wake up and we see that what's ahead of us,

03:11it can only bring us more energy to the last moments of the season.

03:15So do you think if Anthony Ilanga maybe had started, it would have been different?

03:20Is there any kind of regrets?

03:21Yeah, I just answered this question. It was not easy to put the team together,

03:26but I was not sure if Anthony could play right back.

03:33Thank you very much.

03:36Just one last one, Nuno. The performance of Morgan, he was so unlucky not to score,

03:39and he really drove the team on in the second half.

03:41Yeah, they did an amazing job. It's fine margins. I think hopefully we can adjust them,

03:46and Thursday is going to be there. Thank you.

"We must accept that we lost but recognise we worked really hard for it" - Nuno

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