'I'd even go as far as saying': Joe Cole makes outrageous Nottingham Forest prediction
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Nottingham Forest travel to Ipswich this weekend looking to cement a place in the top five of the Premier League in the hunt for Champions League football.
The Reds beat Manchester City 1-0 last time out with Callum Hudson-Odoi earning praise from Michael Owen following his match-winner seven minutes from time.
Evangelos Marinakis is leaving no stone unturned to make Forest ready for Europe. The Forest owner has already made some boardroom tweaks that should set things up nicely in the event of qualification.
Forest are in high spirits going into this weekend’s game. Nuno Espirito Santo deserves all the praise in the world for last weekend’s performance against the reigning champions.
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Joe Cole makes Nottingham Forest prediction involving Champions League football
The former Chelsea and England star is a renowned pundit these days and last weekend he was at the City Ground for TNT Sports.
He also took part in some training with Forest as part of a regular feature by the broadcaster that involves Cole and Peter Crouch training with clubs.
The man who starred in the Premier League was seriously impressed with the Forest squad and has now made a bold prediction about the Champions League regarding Espirito Santo’s team.
He told The Dressing Room podcast: “Me and Crouchy went up to Forest to do some training down there, what a place that is by the way, the spirit there is amazing.
“It was brilliant, Morgan Gibbs-White and Ryan Yates, what great lads, they’re all great, Callum (Hudson-Odoi) and Willy (Boly) were great too.
“They’re great lads, the spirit is there, do you know what I mean.
“Honestly, they’re all great lads and I’m telling you now, they’re going to make the Champions League. I’d even go as far as saying, if they were five or six points behind Liverpool, they’d have a go at it. It’s too much now but the way they’re together is unbelievable. They’ll make Champions League, I’m throwing that out there, I love them.”
Forest have genuine chance of special season
With 10 games remaining it’s hard to say that what Forest have achieved to this point is fluky – although fans of rival clubs might try and argue the toss.
The Reds have been in third place since the 2-0 win over Everton back in December and the results that have been obtained since have been largely impressive.
Forest must now keep their focus and try to claim as many points as possible between now and the end of the season in late May.
Espirito Santo has spoken about simply wanting to improve in each and every game and the trip to Ipswich represents another chance to try and claim a big three points.
