Club owner Marinakis has made it clear relegation is unacceptable
Manager will rest players against Mitdjylland ahead of Tottenham
Vitor Pereira has conceded it is a “pity” Nottingham Forest feel compelled to prioritise the Premier League over the Europa League, with the head coach saying the owner, Evangelos Marinakis, has stressed that domestic survival is king.
The fiercely ambitious Marinakis targeted European silverware after the club returned to continental competition for the first time since 1995-96, but though Forest are attempting to overturn a first-leg deficit in the last-16 against Midtjylland, there is an acceptance that relegation to the Championship would be a disaster.
Forest, beaten 1-0 at home by Midtjylland last week, must win in Denmark on Thursday to advance to the quarter-finals, but Pereira is expected to make several changes to his team with Sunday’s trip to Tottenham in mind. Forest are outside the Premier League relegation zone only on goal difference with eight games to play.
