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Nottingham Forest manager, Nuno Espirito Santo says it is important to rally astir Taiwo Awoniyi contempt his punishment miss against Newcastle United connected Wednesday.
The Reds fell 4-3 connected penalties to Newcastle United successful their Carabao Cup clash.
The 2 teams were tied 1-1 aft full-time.
Awoniyi was successful enactment for the full duration of the keenly contested encounter.
The Nigeria planetary struggled with injuries past play and did not play overmuch during pre-season owed to fittingness concern.
The clash with Newcastle United was his archetypal commencement of the season.
Santo said helium was blessed Awoniyi got much crippled clip to rise his fittingness but the punishment miss volition wounded his confidence.
“It was good. In the end, it was wide helium was lacking immoderate vigor but helium worked precise hard until the end,” helium said aft the game.
“He had 2 oregon 3 bully chances to finish. We privation to springiness Taiwo this accidental to rise his levels of fittingness due to the fact that the endowment is there.
“You cannot disregard the (penalty) infinitesimal for each of us, particularly for the subordinate progressive successful that situation. But we are present to enactment him and we don’t person excessively overmuch clip for sorrow due to the fact that we spell again connected Saturday.”
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