If Nuno desires to prioritise defensive solidity initially, he might begin with a five-at-the-back system, however it will be unsurprising to see him deploy his extra generally used 4-2-3-1.

Regardless of having a basic system he opts for, Nuno modifications the roles of the gamers in his system based mostly on their qualities.

Utilizing the wingers for instance, Nuno would ask Callum Hudson-Odoi and Anthony Elanga to play large.

Towards Fulham final season the wingers have been Elliot Anderson and Nicolas Dominguez, who have been as an alternative inspired to maneuver infield given their skillset.

Nuno will look to his strongest gamers, seeking to create a staff that permit them to do what they do greatest.

El Hadji Malick Diouf’s spectacular high quality as an attacking full-back this season will due to this fact possible be utilised, with Nuno choosing defensive safety elsewhere on the pitch.

Niclas Fullkrug, Summerville, Soungoutou Magassa, Mateus Fernandes, Paqueta and Max Kilman are all gamers who additionally make extra sense being utilized in Nuno’s transition-heavy system.

In analysing Nuno’s Forest, it’s also essential to recognise the clever tactical tweaks he opted for final season, dispelling the parable that he’s strictly a park-the-bus-and-counter coach.

Forest beat Brighton within the FA Cup quarter-finals final season utilizing 5 midfielders: Danilo, Anderson, Gibbs-White, Ryan Yates and Dominguez.

Elanga and Hudson-Odoi have been benched for pure midfielders, which allowed Nuno’s males to dam the central areas of the pitch, nullifying Brighton.

These game-specific tweaks usually inside his basic system are an indication of Nuno’s adaptability in current months.