Nuno Espirito Santo speaks out on Nottingham Forest future after Chelsea heartbreak

Nuno Espirito Santo failed to pledge his commitment to and insisted that "this is not a moment to speak about me" after the club missed out on and football. Forest had been in pole position to compete in Europe's top club competition next year, but a poor run of form saw them settle for a place in the .

Victory over on the final day of the season would have seen Forest finish fourth in the table, after , but they lost 1-0 at home due to Levi Colwill's close-range finish. The result will only increase speculation that Nuno's future lies elsewhere, with the boss insisting he did not want to talk about the matter.

, who has since been banned by the club from visiting the City Ground with , led calls for Nuno to resign after Forest supremo after a home draw to earlier this month.

The club , but the medical situation concerning Taiwo Awoniyi, who played on after suffering an abdominal injury. He was and is recovering.

But speculation has been rife about Nuno's future ever since, with reports . The former and man, however, insisted that he would not talk further about the subject.

"We are in good place and now it's time to reflect and focus on the future," he told the . "This is not a moment to speak about me. It's about the club.

"I have to thank the players for their commitment, when you give everything you have, you cannot say anything about it. We started well and controlled the game. Second half, we rushed and the anxiety didn't help us. It was not enough.

"They were good chances for us. It was there, we didn't achieve it. It's hard when it was in your hands in the end and it doesn't go your way.

"There are many things that happen during the season. It is not always possible to be better than the other teams. We wanted to go for the game today so the boys did well. It is a tough competition.

"All the circumstances that happened didn't help, but that is not an excuse. I felt we were there. I'm very proud of the boys and all I can do is thank them."