James Ward-Prowse has spoken about the “fantastic group” of players and staff at Nottingham Forest, and his hopes that the club “challenge for something really special this season”.
Speaking on BBC Radio Nottingham’s Shut Up And Show More Football podcast about his time so far at the club, Ward-Prowse said: “I’ve settled in very well, it’s been a fantastic group to come into.
“I’ve been welcomed in straight away and it’s a pleasure coming into training every day and working with the players and the staff – it’s been a real pleasure so far and we’re looking to hopefully build.”
Forest are seventh in the Premier League and the on-loan West Ham midfielder believes the camaraderie amongst the squad is key to that.
He said: “You need that to perform well in the Premier League, you can’t get by on ability alone, you need a bit of togetherness and to suffer together – when you do that, you need good people around you.
“I can look around the team and bench and see a real good group of lads who are willing to fight for each other and you need that in those difficult moments in games to get results.
“The challenge is to build on the great start, we can’t get carried away with how well we’ve been doing, but we need to focus on building on what we’ve done and hopefully that will leave us in good stead to challenge for something really special this season.”
On Saturday, Forest face West Ham – Ward-Prowse’s parent club. Speaking about the 13th-placed Hammers, he said: “The start’s not been the best for them but it’s still a squad full of Premier League-quality players who can hurt you at any moment.
“It’s going to be a strange game watching it from a neutral perspective – I’ll be sitting on my hands either way!”
Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds
