The Ivorian tells us that it meant a lot for him to have the trust of Erik ten Hag in Nottingham and to be tasked with making an impact, immediately after his extended period out.
Our no.16 was introduced in the 54th minute of the match – with the game firmly balanced at 0-0 – and although the Reds lost the contest in the end, Amad has been able to take confidence from what was a positive cameo off the right flank.
“Well, to be honest, I wasn’t expecting to play so soon,” he recalls of being brought on by the manager.
“I thought I would maybe be playing for the last 10 or 15 minutes because I was coming back from an injury but the fact that he brought me on at that moment meant that the coach trusted me, and I was really happy to have played in that match.
“I would have preferred us to win that match, yes we lost, but now we’ll focus on the next matches.”
