Nottingham Forest's pre-season preparations continue on Tuesday night when they welcome Italian side Fiorentina to the City Ground

He is aware this is something that will take time; that will not happen overnight. But the Portuguese manager is entirely aware that the element of surprise — which saw Forest stun the Premier League with an approach that earned them a seventh-place finish last season — will be lost.

Former Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea was called into action after 13 minutes, making a good save to deny Forest's recent signing Dan Ndoye