Striker Taiwo Awoniyi says gelling as a team was crucial for Nottingham Forest as they hit their stride in the final weeks of last season and avoided relegation.
It is something the Reds are aiming to build on this time around, with the majority of the squad still in place. And for Awoniyi, the challenge is to better the 10 Premier League goals he netted in his first year at the City Ground as he looks to progress.
The Nigeria international bagged six in four games during the run-in, including scoring the winner against Arsenal in the penultimate fixture to clinch survival, having returned from a lengthy injury lay-off a few weeks earlier. The front man says by that point the players had got to know each other’s strengths and weaknesses after taking time to become a cohesive unit.
