' Revenge is the motivation '
Tue Dec 29, 2015 7:13 am
Revenge is the motivation as Nottingham Forest head to Cardiff, says Dorus de Vries
By Nottingham Post
Tuesday December 29 2015
Forest's players look dejected after Cardiff score at the City Ground in August.
Nottingham Forest will be motivated by the desire for simple revenge at Cardiff City, says keeper Dorus de Vries.
Dougie Freedman's side will be looking to extend their six-match unbeaten run in South Wales – but will also be seeking a first away win since September.
And, while Dutchman de Vries admits that will be a significant inspiration, he also says Forest are determined to get some payback over the Bluebirds, following their 2-1 success at the City Ground back in August (pictured).
The Reds were frustrated not to notch up a fifth straight home win against Leeds on Sunday, as the visitors snatched a 1-1 draw with a late goal.
But de Vries insists Forest will still head to Cardiff in positive mood – and with no shortage of incentives.
"We go to Cardiff unbeaten still and that is a big thing, because we want to keep that going for as long as we can," said de Vries.
"We were disappointed to draw with Leeds, when we feel we should have taken three points.
"But we are going to learn from that and we will look ahead. We have a good opportunity at Cardiff and, more than that, we have a score to settle with them as well.
"They beat us at the City Ground and we do not forget that. They beat us at home and we want to make amends for that by returning the favour."
Forest's last away win came at Birmingham in mid-September, but they did produce solid performances in their last two games on the road, at Wolves and Blackburn.
And de Vries does feel as though Forest are getting stronger all the time.
"We have had some good away performances recently, but we have not quite got that win," he said. "We do feel as though we are at a turning point for us now though.
"We are on a good run of form. We are making a steady progression all the time."
"We are learning from our mistakes, we are taking everything on board that the manager tells us and we do feel as though we are coming together as a team," de Vries added.
"That has to be a good thing, because there is still a long season ahead of us and we are now in a position where we are definitely looking upwards."
Keeper de Vries, naturally, was disappointed not to keep a clean sheet against Leeds.
But, even after Sam Byram had cancelled out Nelson Oliveira's goal for Forest, he felt they still might have snatched all three points, with Oliver Burke unlucky to see a fierce volley bounce back off the post, after he had come off the bench.
"I am disappointed that we did not get more, to be honest. We had a couple of counter attacking opportunities, we hit the post as well – we could easily have got a 2-1 victory," said de Vries. "On the flip side of that, they had a little spell where they had some pressure on us, at the back.
"But we dealt with that well, asides from when we let them, unfortunately, have a strike from the edge of the box that found the bottom corner.
"After we had been ahead for the majority of the game, that was a real kick in the teeth.
"But we can still look to the future positively, because in the past we might well have lost that game.
"That shows that we have character, we are getting better and better and we can rightly look forward to the next game, with a positive mood."
By Nottingham Post
Tuesday December 29 2015
Forest's players look dejected after Cardiff score at the City Ground in August.
Nottingham Forest will be motivated by the desire for simple revenge at Cardiff City, says keeper Dorus de Vries.
Dougie Freedman's side will be looking to extend their six-match unbeaten run in South Wales – but will also be seeking a first away win since September.
And, while Dutchman de Vries admits that will be a significant inspiration, he also says Forest are determined to get some payback over the Bluebirds, following their 2-1 success at the City Ground back in August (pictured).
The Reds were frustrated not to notch up a fifth straight home win against Leeds on Sunday, as the visitors snatched a 1-1 draw with a late goal.
But de Vries insists Forest will still head to Cardiff in positive mood – and with no shortage of incentives.
"We go to Cardiff unbeaten still and that is a big thing, because we want to keep that going for as long as we can," said de Vries.
"We were disappointed to draw with Leeds, when we feel we should have taken three points.
"But we are going to learn from that and we will look ahead. We have a good opportunity at Cardiff and, more than that, we have a score to settle with them as well.
"They beat us at the City Ground and we do not forget that. They beat us at home and we want to make amends for that by returning the favour."
Forest's last away win came at Birmingham in mid-September, but they did produce solid performances in their last two games on the road, at Wolves and Blackburn.
And de Vries does feel as though Forest are getting stronger all the time.
"We have had some good away performances recently, but we have not quite got that win," he said. "We do feel as though we are at a turning point for us now though.
"We are on a good run of form. We are making a steady progression all the time."
"We are learning from our mistakes, we are taking everything on board that the manager tells us and we do feel as though we are coming together as a team," de Vries added.
"That has to be a good thing, because there is still a long season ahead of us and we are now in a position where we are definitely looking upwards."
Keeper de Vries, naturally, was disappointed not to keep a clean sheet against Leeds.
But, even after Sam Byram had cancelled out Nelson Oliveira's goal for Forest, he felt they still might have snatched all three points, with Oliver Burke unlucky to see a fierce volley bounce back off the post, after he had come off the bench.
"I am disappointed that we did not get more, to be honest. We had a couple of counter attacking opportunities, we hit the post as well – we could easily have got a 2-1 victory," said de Vries. "On the flip side of that, they had a little spell where they had some pressure on us, at the back.
"But we dealt with that well, asides from when we let them, unfortunately, have a strike from the edge of the box that found the bottom corner.
"After we had been ahead for the majority of the game, that was a real kick in the teeth.
"But we can still look to the future positively, because in the past we might well have lost that game.
"That shows that we have character, we are getting better and better and we can rightly look forward to the next game, with a positive mood."
Re: ' Revenge is the motivation '
Tue Dec 29, 2015 10:55 am
Jack b@stard
Re: ' Revenge is the motivation '
Tue Dec 29, 2015 12:26 pm
Empty words. 