Forest remain in sixth position, outside of the UCL slots, as they suffered a fourth defeat (0-2 by Brentford) in their last five matches in a sudden slump after months of consistent form which had pushed them into contention for a place in European club competition.
“It is very important,” said Espirito Santo of the need to return to winning ways with four fixtures left.
He said he was not concerned about another loss for Forest, coming swiftly on the heels of defeat to Manchester City in Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final, but more about his team’s form as they ready to meet Crystal Palace away on Monday.
“I’m concerned about us; how can we compete against Palace, how can we be ourselves again, how can we be dominant even when we don’t have the ball? We don’t have to change, we have to go back and find our better version".