Bristol City have been warned they must be “on their guard” against a Nottingham Forest side full of attacking threat.
Sabri Lamouchi’s Reds return to action from the international break on Saturday when they make the trip to Ashton Gate.
The two teams are level on points in the Championship table, with Forest just above their next opponents, in fifth place, on goal difference.
And Robins assistant head coach Dean Holden has praised the job Lamouchi has done at the City Ground - the Frenchman having overseen a fine start to the season since taking charge in the summer, in his first experience of English football.
“You’d have to say that up to now, he’s doing a very good job,” Holden told Bristol Live. “They’ve had a turnaround of managers in the last few years.
“It was such a huge football club when I was growing up; massive football club.
“They seem at the moment like they’re in a good place.
“They’re one place above us in the league, obviously on the same amount of points, but they’ve had a good start to the season.
“They’ve got some real attacking intent in those forward areas, certainly with (Lewis) Grabban, who’s a proven goalscorer.
“They’re a team that we can’t take lightly at the weekend.
“But like any team, we’ve studied them hard in this enforced break we’ve had and we feel that we’re ready for them.”
The Reds notched up back-to-back wins before the international break, triumphing at Luton Town and at home to arch-rivals Derby County, as they bounced back from successive defeats.
“It’s always a team effort,” Holden added. “I’ve watched them in the last few games. I watched the Derby game.
“The strength in depth they’ve got across the squad and some real experience in there - they’ve got some young talent in there in (Ryan) Yates and Matty Cash.
“(Joe) Lolley on his left foot is a dangerous player as well.
“We’ve got to be on our guard against them.”
