Defender Joe Worrall is excited to test himself in the Premier League as Nottingham Forest’s attention turns to their next challenge, following promotion.
A 23-year wait to get back to the top-flight was ended at Wembley on Sunday as Steve Cooper’s side beat Huddersfield Town. And they have got there by playing entertaining, attacking football under the Welshman.
Worrall has captained the team in the absence of injured striker Lewis Grabban, with the pair of them lifting the play-off trophy together at the national stadium. Long linked with a move to the top tier, he is now looking forward to mixing with the heavyweights with his boyhood club.
Read more: Forest 'eyeing' summer transfer swoop for free agent striker
Read more: Forest 'set their sights' on French defender
But the centre-back says Forest cannot simply be content with ending their lengthy exile. They want to establish themselves at the next level.
"Let's see next season. We've got a lot of belief in what we do, how we train, how we play and how we approach games,” said Worrall.
"We play the right kind of football, it's attractive on the eye. It's not lump it and hope, there's a method to how we play and train. That runs through every day; everything we do is very calculated.
"We'll see next season. You've got to remember, the Championship and the Premier League are worlds apart. We know that, we're not stupid. The manager's not stupid. We watch Match of the Day every week.
"It's something we're going to have to adapt to. We're aware of it.
"We've got a month to enjoy celebrating, then come back from cloud nine and get to work. We're not just play-off winners and thinking, 'ah, we've got back to the Premier League'. We're Nottingham Forest, we want to stay there.
"We're a massive club. Massive, massive club. With the right people around us and the right players in the summer, we'll see.
"I'm just very, very excited. It's something I want to test myself with, on a personal level. Some of the other boys do as well. We want to see if we can do it at that top level.
"The manager will be thinking that as well, because it will be his first taste of Premier League football. He deserves it. He's been fantastic since he's come in. I love him to bits.”
