ROBERT Tesche says Nottingham Forest should be delighted to see Michail Antonio and Britt Assombalonga romping up the scoring charts in the Championship – and shouldn't worry about who gets the goals for the Reds, as long as somebody is.
Antonio's tally for the season is seven in the Championship and eight overall, while Assombalonga continues to lead the way in the division, along with Derby County's Chris Martin, having scored nine league goals so far, since his £5.5m move from Peterborough.
And Tesche says the Forest players see it as a massive boost to have two players in such rich form – and says that there is no need to panic about other players finding the net, as long as the duo continue to.
The rest of the Reds squad have scored only seven goals between them in the Championship – but the Reds' tally of 23 goals overall is still only bettered by leaders Derby (24), second-placed Watford (26) and Bournemouth, who bolstered their goal difference with their incredible 8-0 battering of Birmingham.
Tesche, along with Henri Lansbury, Chris Burke and Jamie Paterson, has scored once this season, while Matty Fryatt has found the net three times, following his goal in the 3-1 defeat at the hands of Blackburn.
"Britt has nine goals and Michail has seven and it feels as though they can score whenever they want. That is good for us, because we need goals," said Tesche, a summer signing from Hamburg.
"I do not mind if they score a lot of goals between them. We have lots of players who can score goals, but they are on a run of form and we are happy with that. If they keep scoring, it is not a problem, is it? We need good deliveries into the box as well, but we are getting that.
"It does not matter who is scoring the goals, as long as we are scoring."
Antonio himself is unconcerned about who gets the Forest goals – as long as somebody is finding the back of the net.
"It was good to see somebody else get a goal, but it really isn't a big issue, it is about getting goals as a team," said the winger, after seeing Fryatt net on Saturday.
"Anyone who scores to get us three points – I will be happy. It is about what we do as a team, not as individuals. It does not matter who gets the goals, as long as we do.
"We know we just need to get that win, to get us going again."
In the meantime, Tesche is impressing after pinning down his place in midfield and helping to fill the void left by injuries to Chris Cohen and Andy Reid with encouraging performances.
"I am happy to have the chance to play, I am a team player and I play for the team," said Tesche. "I am happy with the way things are going. But now we must be ready for the next game."
