The Reds have enjoyed a brilliant season to this point. Forest sit third in the Premier League table, although they will slip down to fourth should Newcastle win their game in hand against Crystal Palace this evening.
Micah Richards defended Forest after Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to Everton but pundits left, right and centre are starting to doubt now whether Nuno Espirito Santo can lead the team to the promised land of the Champions League.
Some more have now made their predictions and it would appear that Forest fans won’t want to hear the assessment from Ben Foster, who has largely been complimentary about the team during the 2024/25 campaign.
Ben Foster thinks Forest miss out on Champions League football
The former Premier League goalkeeper discussed the Champions League positions being up for grabs on his latest episode of the Cycling GK, and it’s not good news for the Forest fan base.
He believes that Forest will now miss out on the back of two successive defeats, with Newcastle and Aston Villa both winning their last four Premier League matches this season.
He said: “I think Forest drop out, I really do. I think Villa will do it. Newcastle are on fire and they’re nailed on now for me, I just think Forest will run out of gas.
“It’s such a massive opportunity to get Champions League football isn’t it. It’s not now or never but it feels huge for those teams to make sure they get in this year with those five places up for grabs.”
Forest still have all to play for this season
The Reds will have had nine days to push the reset button on their successive defeats by the time they visit Tottenham on Monday and a big performance is needed.
Forest have to keep going and hopefully, Espirito Santo can get the team back to basics and back to doing what they’ve been largely good at all season.
It’s only natural that the pundits will start to sharpen their knives given how well other teams are doing but let’s not forget that the same was being said earlier this season that Forest were nailed on.
As ever with the end of a closely contested Premier League season, there will be peaks and troughs, with Forest now needing to remain calm and keep their focus.