Awoniyi Will Be Back To His Best Soon – Santo

Nottingham Forest head coach Nuno Espirito Santo says he’s optimistic Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi will be back to his best soon for the club.

The Nigerian international who has been playing second fiddle to Chris Wood at Forest has found game time limited.

Speaking with the club’s website, Espirito Santo stated that he’s confident Awoniyi will start scoring for Nottingham Forest.

“He can absolutely get back [to that previous level]. Yes, absolutely, because he shows it every day. He works very hard and we cannot forget the importance of Taiwo to Forest and the history of what he has done for the club. I was fortunate enough to see many of the games that Taiwo was involved in and his performance level was very high. I am absolutely confident that he will get back to that.”

“It is fitness, it is confidence and it is another factor – which is minutes on the pitch, because Chris [Wood] is doing very well. Taiwo recognises that and is humble enough to know that he has to wait for his moment.

“His moment (currently) is not going to be when he starts, it is going to be when he comes on in the game. He scored against Wolves to close down the game and that is what we want from Taiwo.

‘He has to be ready, whether it is minute one or minute 90 that he is involved. The other part is mentality. I am sure he is totally focused and committed to the club,” the former Wolverhampton Wanderers coach concluded.