Super Eagles defender Ola Aina has hailed the influence of Vitor Pereira at Nottingham Forest after their impressive 4-1 win over Burnley on Sunday.
The Tricky Trees boosted their hopes of Premier League survival as they came from a goal down to record a 4-1 win, which moved them five points clear of the drop zone with only five matches remaining.
Forest went into Sunday’s clash with plenty of confidence after reaching the semifinals of the UEFA Europa League on Thursday by defeating Porto and were aiming to move further a way from the drop zone.
However, it was Burnley who went ahead in a dull first half, scoring through Zian Flemming in stoppage-time of the first interval.
The Tricky Trees came out roaring back and scored four times in the second half, with Morgan Gibbs-White netting a remarkable hat-trick and Igor Jesus adding a fourth in stoppage-time.
Nottingham Forest are now 16th on the standings and need just a few more points to seal their top-flight status for next season.
Ola Aina shares thought on Nottingham Forest and Vitor Pereira
Speaking after the game, Nigerian right-back Aina who featured for the full 90 minutes in the clash, believes the players maintain their belief in Pereira to lead them to survival this season.
“With everything, there was a bit of noise and it was not good. But everything has settled down and everyone is fully focused”, Aina revealed.
“All I can say is the club, the boys, everyone is happy with him (Pereira) and the way he does things. We are taking that happiness into games and we cannot ask for much more.”
Nottingham Forest will now face Aston Villa in the semifinal of the Europa League and Aina is looking forward to a tough test ahead.
“I’m looking forward to it. It is going to be another difficult test but one which everyone will relish.
“It would be wicked (to reach the final); so amazing to get there in our first try back (in Europe). We have to also focus on each game at a time”, the defender concluded.
