Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo is confident that Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi will be back to his best form soon.
Awoniyi has been working hard to get back to fitness and sharpness since missing a large part of pre-season.
The Nigeria international scored his first goal of the campaign in the 3-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers earlier this month.
The striker made the line-up for last weekend’s FA Cup before returning to the bench for Tuesday night’s 1-1 draw with his former club Liverpool.
“He can absolutely get back (to that previous level). Yes, absolutely. Because he shows it every day,” Nuno said, according to Nottingham Post.
“He works very hard and we cannot forget the importance of Taiwo to Forest and the history of what he has done for the club. I was fortunate enough to see many of the games that Taiwo was involved in and his performance level was very high. I am absolutely confident that he will get back to that
“It is fitness, it is confidence and it is another factor – which is minutes on the pitch, because Chris is doing very well. Taiwo recognises that and is humble enough to know that he has to wait for his moment.
“His moment (currently) is not going to be when he starts, it is going to be when he comes on in the game. He scored against Wolves to close down the game and that is what we want from T.
“He has to be ready, whether it is minute one or minute 90 that he is involved. The other part is mentality. I am sure he is totally focused and committed to the club.”
Awoniyi registered six goals and three assists in 20 Premier League appearances last season but has played second fiddle to the in-form Chris Wood this term.
