Pereira on balancing priorities, ticket prices and 'spirit'

Nottingham Forest boss Vitor Pereira has been speaking to the media before Thursday’s Europa League game against Midtjylland at The City Ground (kick-off 20:00 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

Pereira confirmed Stefan Ortega “may be a couple matches out”, with Dan Ndoye also unavailable, however, Jair Cunha is fit and “will be in the match”.
Asked whether there would be a point where he sacrifices the Europa League to focus on Premier League survival, he responded: “We’ll see. For now, we try to be competitive in both.”
He added: “I need to try to balance, to be competitive in the next game and afterwards against Fulham. It is important for the players to be ready to help the team, we need to be ready to challenge and perform.”
Pereira also went on to praise his side’s work ethic as they try to balance Europe with their relegation battle: “We have quality in the squad, they are working hard, with good energy, trying to understand the tactical demands. We will be ready.”
On the club dropping ticket prices and the importance of having a full stadium: “I know as a club, we need to be ready as a club. Not only the players, but the supporters, everyone must be ready for this fight, for this big challenge. Not only in the Europa League but in the Premier League. We need to be committed. We need the support of our fans. We need to feel the energy and we need to make them proud of our work.”
He continued: “I think it was a good decision to make because it’s not easy for the supporters. On Thursday night, in the rain, it may be raining, it’s not easy to come. But the passion, what makes the difference is the passion that we feel inside of us.”
Pereira admitted Midtjylland, who they lost to in October, will “not be easy to face”, particularly with their set-pieces: “We must learn with the last game against them and play with our qualities, because we have the spirit. We have our qualities, our tools, our organisation, our dynamics. Tomorrow I believe that, with our supporters, we can play in a very good level and to get a good result.”