Iran international striker Karim Ansarifard has been impressed by the “passionate” support of Nottingham Forest’s fans. Ansarifard has relished the two appearances he has made at the City Ground so far, including on his debut for the club, against Sheffield United last month. And he is determined to help give the crowd something to cheer […]
Iran international striker Karim Ansarifard has been impressed by the “passionate” support of Nottingham Forest’s fans.
Ansarifard has relished the two appearances he has made at the City Ground so far, including on his debut for the club, against Sheffield United last month.
And he is determined to help give the crowd something to cheer about this season as a promotion push continues to gather pace for Aitor Karanka’s men.
“The fans are happy with how we are playing and they want to get behind us and see us promoted,” Ansarifard told nottinghampost.com.
“They are going to help us and we need them to support us, whether we are 1-0 up or 1-0 down. We need the support from them and believe me, all players will give 100 percent to make them happy and achieve our goals,” he said.
After having his Olympiacos contract cancelled in August, Ansarifard had to wait for work permit approval before he could complete his move to the Reds last month.
He has featured four times for the club so far, all of them from off the bench, with his first game coming in the final minutes of the 1-0 win over the Blades.
“It was very good for me. We have great fans here, they support us for the whole game and they are really behind us,” the forward said of his debut.
“The people here are passionate and it makes us want to play better to give our best for them. Football is here because of the fans and we have to play our best to make them happy and to make them excited, that is the most important thing,” Ansarifard added.
