Nottingham Forest midfielder Gustavo Scarpa has heaped praise on the City Ground faithful while talking about how he has settled into life in both the city and the Premier League.
Scarpa joined the Reds last month from Brazilian side Palmeiras upon the expiration of his contract in Brazil. Since then he has made seven appearances, with four of those coming in the Premier League and the other three in the EFL Cup.
Life in England has "exceeded expectations" for Scarpa so far, both on and off the pitch, and he has spoken about settling in and how he is getting on with his other Brazilian teammates - Renan Lodi, Danilo and Felipe.
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“I’m enjoying it here a lot," Scarpa told the Nottingham Forest club website. "It’s a very nice city and my wife is feeling settled, too. We are very happy here. I’ve always dreamed to play in England, and it’s exceeded my expectations so far.
“The pace and intensity of the Premier League is the biggest difference compared to the Brazilian league, you’re fighting every minute of the match and the speed of the game is something that you have to get used to but I’m enjoying it and learning every day and with every game.
“It’s always a great atmosphere (at the City Ground), you can see how much it means to the supporters and it’s very good to receive this love from them. All of my friends in Brazil are following the games and results and have now become big Forest fans.
“It gets easier to settle if you have some friends, Renan was already here and although I didn’t know him before I signed, we have become good friends and he's helped me a lot. He introduced me to the guys and that then helped me to welcome Danilo and Felipe to the group when they joined.
“All of the lads here have been great, they treat the new players very well and we’re all trying to help Renan and Felipe with their English! The club in general have treated us very well."
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