Nottingham Forest striker Lyle Taylor has suggested to Nottinghamshire Live that his teammates must start walking the walk in order to revive their season.
The Reds headed into the international break on the back of two successive victories over Coventry and Wycombe.
Taylor arrived in the summer on a free transfer after walking away from Charlton Athletic.
He has scored four goals this season but he knows there is more to come and has issued a rally cry to his fellow performers.
He told Nottinghamshire Live: “We want to be up there fighting. We have to do. I can say we’re going to win the league, but unless we do it, it means nothing.
“It’s gong to take work, it’s that simple.
“We have an identity and direction from the manager. We have to do all we can to put his plans into practice.
“If we don’t put the yards in plans come to nothing. We have to rest up and get ready to go again because there’s a lot more miles to run. It won’t be easy.”
Taylor’s popularity continues to rise
He might have only been at the City Ground for a matter of months but already he’s making an impression.
Forest supporters will be delighted to hear that the team won’t get carried away with a couple of wins.
It’s nice to hear a player come out and speak from the heart and supporters will warm to Taylor for those comments.
All too often in modern-day football players will say what they think fans want to hear but the 30-year-old is often a refreshing break from the norm.
Taylor looks to have found his feet after a tricky start to life at the City Ground.
His four goals have earned Forest five points and given his determined persona, he will hope to score plenty more throughout the campaign.
If he does that, Hughton’s men will climb the Championship in no time.
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