English Premier League
Gary Lineker tips Ola Aina’s Nothingham Forest for English title upset
By Monsurah Olatunji
Gary Lineker has tipped Nottingham Forest, led by Taiwo Awoniyi and Ola Aina, to win the Premier League, just like Leicester City did in 2016.
This was revealed on BBC’s Match of the Day, following the Three Trees’ 2-0 victory away at Brentford on Saturday where Ola Aina was on target.
The victory saw them sitting pretty in the top four with just two points behind Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal in third.
Lineker said that Forest’s outstanding play made him think of the time under Claudio Ranieri when his old team overcame all odds to win the English Premier League in 2016.
Ashley Williams also agreed with him and gave the overachievers credit for their play this season.
“I see similarities with the way Leicester won the league. I’m not saying Forest will win the league, but a similar style of play,” he said.
“I think it plays into the way that Nuno sets them up. They’re so comfortable without the ball. They’ve got a strong spine in the team.
“They don’t need to dominate possession at all, but when they do win the ball back, they get it forward very early, quickly and with purpose.
“They don’t always have the ball, but as soon as they get it they’ve got one thing on their mind.
“They don’t hang about; they’re not slow in their build-up with Nuno. When they do get the ball, they want to get it forward quickly.
“Most of the time when they get possession, it ends in some sort of chance. They’re not messing around with the ball, they just get it forward quickly.”
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