Nottingham Forest have several players jetting off for international duty this month.
Nottingham Forest have a whopping 10 players on international duty, so Nuno Espirito Santo will be without many of his best players in training over the next 10 days, or so.
Elliot Anderson and Morgan Gibbs-White have been included in Thomas Tuchel’s England squad, with the former getting his first call-up.
Tuchel sees Anderson as an eight, rather than a six, which is where England under-21s manager Lee Carsley decided to use him in the European Championship earlier this summer.
There is another Nottingham Forest player who has actually joined up with Anderson and Gibbs-White at St George’s Park.
Thomas Tuchel drafts in Nottingham Forest youngster Zach Abbott into England training
Nottingham Forest coaches are really excited about Zach Abbott and Nuno Espirito Santo is a big admirer of the teenage defender, too.
In fact, Nuno started Abbott in the FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City last season, which made him the youngest-ever player to start a cup game at Wembley.
The 19-year-old is currently on international duty with England’s under-20s, however, it has just emerged that he’s joined up in training with Tuchel’s squad along with highly-rated Plymouth Argyle youngster Law McCabe.
Evidently, England coaches recognise he’s got the ability to potentially become a senior international and are keen to see how he gets on against the likes of Harry Kane and Marcus Rashford.
Nuno Espirito Santo reckons Zach Abbott has a bright future
Speaking earlier this year, after Forest’s FA Cup defeat to Man City, Nuno heaped praise on Abbott’s performance.
“He did well. He’s a young lad. He played out of position, we all know that,” the Forest boss told Nottinghamshire Live.
“But, we are really proud of the way he competed against such good players and the way he handled himself. He’s going to have a bright future ahead of him.”
Andy Reid has actually been working with Abbott to ensure he develops at the right pace and breaks into the Forest first-team.
Experience with the England first-team will only accelerate his progress.
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