Nottingham Forest supporters saw another side to Nuno Espirito Santo when he smiled with relief and declared himself a happy man in his interview after the penalty shootout win over Bristol City in the FA Cup on Wednesday evening.
Even now, he is thrilled. "It was massive for us," he tells Sky Sports. "I consider the FA Cup a unique chance to fight for a trophy." And a fight it was. It has taken replays to see off Blackpool and Bristol City and set up a fifth-round tie with Manchester United.
It was anything but fluent. There were not the rapier-like counter-attacks that cut apart Saturday's opponents Newcastle United away at St James' Park. Nor was there quite the buzz of excitement that accompanied the recent home win over Manchester United.
But Nuno loved it for another reason.
"Identity is not just the way that you pass the ball," he explains.
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