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BBC News
02-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Can poor form be put 'down to nerves'?
BBC Radio Nottingham's Colin Fray spoke on the latest Shut Up And Show More Football podcast about the reasons behind Nottingham Forest's recent poor form: "It's getting very nervy - you can tell that around the ground and in some of the performances. You're seeing players that have been absolutely outstanding all season now not reaching those levels. I think that's down to nerves."You look at some of the decision-making that has been going on on the pitch. You put it down to individual errors, but those individual errors haven't been happening over the course of the season so far. You start to wonder why they are happening now."Getting across the line, whatever the target you're aiming for, is always the most difficult time of a season. Nottingham Forest aren't used to challenging like this, certainly not in the Premier League. They haven't had too many promotion battles in all of those years either in the lower leagues."They are used to scrapping against teams who do slip up. Now they are finding themselves in battles with teams who don't."At the moment, I feel like we are being a bit left behind in that department."Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds
BBC News
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
🎧 'They wont want this to be the culmination'
BBC Radio Nottingham's Colin Fray, speaking on the latest episode of Shut Up And Show More Football: "The whole season has been joyous. From a club perspective, they wont want this to be the culmination. They'll want 17 May, the final, or the qualification for the Champions League. That would be the culmination. But certainly this is one of the huge steps Forest have taken this season."We have talked about 'next steps' and this is another step for Forest, their first semi-final at the new Wembley. It is another example of how far Forest have come this season, and who knows what is to come after Sunday."Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds
BBC News
25-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'This is a dream for any kid'
Nottingham Forest winger Jota Silva has given a rare interview and told the Shut Up And Show More Football podcast he is living a "dream" this 25-year-old, who has vastly improved his English in recent months, told the BBC Radio Nottingham podcast: "I think it's a great season. It's incredible to be here and help the team play this football. In England, this football, it's incredible."For me, this is perfect for me and the club. I am very happy to be here. I worked a lot to try to be here so now I arrive and I try to do my best on the pitch, play with my passion that I have for this sport."If the coach says he needs me for 90 minutes, I play. If he needs me for five minutes I try for five minutes, try to impact the game and bring energy from the bench. For me the most important is to help the team and do my job."We are in the position we are because we don't have a team, we have a squad, a family here. Like the coach said, what we can achieve this season is so special so we work hard every day to achieve this."One of the words to describe this team is belief. In the FA Cup games, sometimes you score and go to extra time or penalties and you need belief in ourselves and team-mates. I think this is the word to describe this team, belief and passion."For me to play here in the Premier League and FA Cup is a dream. You have the Champions League and Premier League, FA Cup, every cup in this country is so special. We believe in ourselves and our work and we can improve every day."And, on the prospect of running out at Wembley, the summer signing said: "This is a dream for any kid and any person playing football. I will go to the game to enjoy, with responsibility, but to enjoy."Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds
BBC News
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
🎧 The (very) big Wembley preview
The latest episode of Shut Up And Show More Football is absolutely Yates, Jota Silva, some legends, BBC Radio Nottingham's expert voices - they all one you don't want to miss as such a big occasion to the full episode on BBC Sounds
BBC News
11-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'I'm not the finished product'
Nottingham Forest winger Anthony Elanga says he is "not the finished product" yet, despite his impressive season so to BBC Radio Nottingham's Shut Up and Show More Football podcast, Elanga said: "It's about momentum as a player. You want momentum and momentum playing week in and week out. That is the way you are going to improve and the way you are going to learn things."For me, having the players around me – older, younger – taking things from them, advice, advice on my game, because I'm not the finished product, I can always improve and that is something I have been trying to do this season."Looking at my game and what I can try and do better because, I didn't have one of the best starts to the season, that is why I can't say I have done really well. I can still improve and get better, can still start the season even better, but, at the end of the day, it is not about how you start but how you finish."I want to make sure I finish as strong as possible, personally and with the team as we're more than capable of doing so."Whenever somebody asks me 'is this my best season?' I always say it is going to be the next one. It is always the next one – the best goal is the next one, the best assist is the next one, the best game is the next one. You can always improve and get better and better. This season I have been really trying to hone down on everything. My decision making, my finishing, my passing, my general positioning, my general understanding of the game - there is so much you can improve on as a football player."If you are willing to put that extra yard in, that extra work in on and off the pitch, you are more than capable of reaching heights you wouldn't think are possible to reach."Listen to the full interview on BBC Sounds
