Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo has called for humility from his squad as they enjoy a spot in the top four over Christmas.
The Reds are set to host Tottenham at the City Ground on Boxing Day, seeking their fourth consecutive victory after triumphs against Manchester United, Aston Villa, and Brentford.
Despite their impressive position in the league, Nuno emphasised that the journey is far from over, stating: "I’m always confident since the beginning and even last season.
"Always confident the good work and dedication and commitment can achieve good results and I’m very proud of the players – the way they work every day, staying humble and recognising we have a lot of things to improve and a long way to go.
"Very pleased that players are stepping in (to help contribute goals) either on set-piece situations or (from) our centre-halves. It’s important and many players are having good chances and it’s crucial that anyone can help."
He gave credit to his players for making success happen, saying: "They make the things happen, the players make it happen. You can try and do what you want and the detail, but they are the ones that make it happen so credit to them."
The upcoming opponents, Tottenham, despite being the Premier League's top scorers, find themselves in the lower half of the table following a 6-3 defeat to Liverpool. Their manager Ange Postecoglou has faced scrutiny for not changing his offensive strategy.
However, Nuno expressed his respect for Postecoglou's decisions: "Every team has their own decisions to make.
"What I have is a lot of respect for Ange, he’s a gentleman in football, a good manager and what he has is a good squad and he wants to implement his own ideas, own decisions. It’s up to them.
"There are so many things that can happen and change through the course of the game. What we need to do now is prepare for the game and then throughout the game it’s matter of questions and answers continually."
