Nuno Espirito Santo Post FA Cup quarter-final penalty shootout win against Brighton

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Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo Post FA Cup quarter-final penalty shootout win against Brighton & Hove Albion  Amex Stadium, Brighton, UK

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00:00How much of that is good luck and how much of that is a great goalkeeper?

00:24And also good shooting.

00:26I think we've been, it's the third time, I think it was the first penalty that we missed

00:32in all the shootouts.

00:33It's a lot of practice and credit for the players to keep their focus, determination

00:38and do the right one.

00:39And also huge for us, like you say, fantastic goalkeeping.

00:42Did you know about him that he was particularly good at saving penalties when he came to the

00:48club?

00:49No, no, no.

00:50I had no idea before he joined us.

00:52I had no idea.

00:53Normally you don't look at that as a goalkeeper.

00:56You prepare your team for shootouts.

00:58What were you like at penalties?

01:00Not so good.

01:01No big difference.

01:02You seem to have an amazing spirit among your team.

01:03Can you explain where that comes from?

01:04Yeah, the boys, I think the players that joined us found themselves in a good atmosphere.

01:18The players that were here, the group of players since last season, since Steve, since I joined.

01:23The only thing that I noticed was the good atmosphere, the bond and the players.

01:28We're just trying to reinforce them as time goes by, but having them together and respecting

01:34and helping each other in every moment, not only on the pitch but off the pitch.

01:37We spend a lot of time.

01:38So I think it's huge, the bond.

01:41It's the foundation for everything.

01:42Is it going to be difficult to keep everybody's feet on the ground a little bit now, obviously,

01:43with these guys?

01:44How well are you going to send the ball?

01:45No, we're not going to change our approach.

01:46We're not going to change our approach.

01:47Now we have to recover and prepare Tuesday, it's day by day.

02:01Can you give us a bit of insight into what kind of work you do with Mats, the goalkeeper?

02:06It's Barbosa.

02:07It's Rui Barbosa.

02:08I don't interfere with that.

02:09Do you look at video footage of each player?

02:10No, it's all about...

02:11I always tell you, Paul, the goalkeepers are a small group inside the group.

02:19They decide by themselves, they see the images, they work a lot and they deserve this moment

02:25because Barbosa also does a fantastic job, Miguel helps, Wayne is there to support.

02:32It's a small society.

02:33Mats seems to have some notes on his water bottle.

02:37Yeah, I think so.

02:38He has it.

02:39I think so.

02:40I think so.

02:41I think it's very nice for him.

02:42There's a former first goalkeeper called Bryce Samba, he did the same thing.

02:46Yeah, I know Samba.

02:47We played them, we played them.

02:49It's helpful.

02:50With all the footage that you have in these days, all the penalties, you just go to a

02:56platform and you see penalties from five seasons ago from all the players.

03:01So it's a big material to use.

03:04It becomes harder for the player that they take out because they always think that the

03:09goalkeeper knows where he's going to take it.

03:15He means a lot for all of us, especially for him, a young lad from the club, club captain,

03:20all his life here taking the final penalty to go to Emily, he's remarkable.

03:31Yeah.

03:32Yeah.

03:33Because I'm too nervous.

03:34Because I'm too nervous.

03:35It's a moment of anxiety that I prefer to sit down.

03:36It has a lot to do also with superstition.

03:37I did it before, so I think we all have in football superstitions.

03:38It means a lot, it means a lot, it means a lot.

04:07It's a huge moment for us as a club, a huge moment for us in our journey together to have

04:14this moment to enjoy and play football at Wembley in such a huge competition that is

04:20the FA Cup.

04:21We are delighted.

04:22Yes, that's my responsibility, yeah.

04:25Yeah, that's the only decision that I make.

04:30Sorry?

04:31Oh, thank God.

04:33Thank God.

04:34Can I just ask, was the Morgan substitution at the end, was that tactical?

04:40Is he going to be OK for Tuesday?

04:41No, we're going to assess him.

04:42He had a big contact against the post, his leg was not OK, he was struggling, and in

04:49the final minutes it was all about Brighton, he saw how we suffered, we were against the

04:53ropes, Brighton was on top of us, so we decided to go to Morato to see if we can hold on to

04:58the penalties.

04:59And have you spoke to Evangelos yet?

05:01Sorry?

05:02Have you spoke to Evangelos yet?

05:04No, no, no, not yet, no.

05:06What was the thinking with Callum and Anthony on the bench, was that a tactical decision?

05:14Look, the Cup has always been a competition that we try to give minutes to the players,

05:20reward those players that don't play so often in the Premier League.

05:23Today was T, today was the Nilo that came in, and we keep the same routine, and knowing

05:31that with Callum, Anthony, Jota, in the bench we have options to do speed, to take the space,

05:37and things almost went well, almost.

05:41Has that approach changed now since the semi-final, it's kind of getting very real, do you go

05:48with the strongest 11?

05:51I cannot answer, I cannot answer.

05:53It depends on so many things, the moment of the player, are we going to...

05:57Now Tuesday is going to be tough for us, it's going to be really tough.

06:01Let's see, I think it's the week that we play Brentford, let's see how many days we have,

06:06everything has to come together so we make hopefully the right decision.

06:11What do you make of the penalty that was lost during the game, there was a penalty awarded?

06:17I was really convinced that it was a penalty, because I look at Yates, and he told me that

06:23it's a penalty, so I trust him, I didn't see the images.

06:26But let's not make a big deal, because the AI is there to analyse, I will see it,

06:32but everybody was saying different opinions, some people said it's a penalty,

06:38people said no, maybe it's too soft, you never know, you just have to trust.

06:43And Yates announced...

06:45I think it was two penalties in the same.

06:48So Yates was a penalty you thought?

06:50I didn't see the images yet, what I do is when I look at Yates, he told me that it was a penalty.

06:56No, you are confusing me.

07:00I got the point.

07:05Yeah, not good.

07:09So he is there, let's wait and see, it's going to be day by day, we have to assess him,

07:13it's all about the pain that he has, it was a big impact on his hip, it's very painful,

07:22so we have to assess him, but we are gutted that Chris is not here with us.

07:29I cannot answer that, I don't know, I'm not sure, it's going to be day by day.

07:36Yeah, Ryan and Nico.

07:39It's so sad, so sad, so sad.

07:42We are trying to find solutions for that day.

07:46Thank you very much.

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