Awonyi was involved in a goal in every one of Nottingham’s games up until last weekend’s clash with Manchester City.
Brentford manager Thomas Frank has praised in-form Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi ahead of the match against the Reds, reports Soccernet.ng.
The 26-year-old is one of the candidates for August’s Premier League Player of the Month award and has started six games so far this season, scoring three goals and providing two assists for his team-mates.
The Super Eagles’ performance has grabbed attention and even the coach of the opposing team has praised his performance in Forest. Brentford’s Thomas Frank is the latest player to pay tribute to the great Nigerian.
The Denmark manager referred to the threat posed by Forest’s attack, acknowledging their strength in all positions and saying the Bees must do their best to avoid being outdone by Steve Cooper’s men.
“Awonih is a very good striker and Gibbs-White is a very good number 10. We all know Hudson-Odoi’s talent and Elanga is a very good winger. ” The front four is very good. They will try to control the game, but we also know that these four are very good on the counter-attack,” the coach saidOfficial club website.
Although it was a daunting task, the 49-year-old coach insisted that if his team played their cards right, victory was not far away.
“The game we play on Sunday is incredibly balanced and will be difficult. It will be the small things that will decide it. It will be a difficult task, but we “We believe in ourselves and we believe we can get there and win,” he added.
Taiwo Awoniyi and international teammate Frank Onyeka will face each other on Sunday afternoon as Brentford and Nottingham battle it out for the three points.
