Glasner on Milenkovic, City Ground plans and Coventry

Nottingham Forest boss Oliver Glasner has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Coventry City at the City Ground (kick-off 17:30 BST). Here are the key lines from his news conference: Nikola Milenkovic will miss the game, while fellow defender Jair Cunha trained on Thursday and "looks OK", though Glasner added that it was a "very light session". Glasner described planning approval for the development of the City Ground as "great news for the club, the city and the supporters". Asked if he expected to still be at the club when the works are complete, he said: "I never think about leaving. You don't start a relationship and think about when you can leave. It makes no sense. I'm always thinking mid- and long-term. If somebody asks me how I see things, I always try to look a little bit outside of football." On last weekend's win at Aston Villa : "It was good out of possession but it was maximum OK in possession and I would say below average in possession in the first half. Of course, when you win and when you show a good performance it helps in getting more and more belief, getting more and more confidence." On Morgan Gibbs-White and whether he should receive an England call-up having missed out on the World Cup squad: "I think he showed maximum effort, commitment and good performances. It's Thomas Tuchel's decision." Glasner said he spent some time with Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis: "Sometimes you are emotional during a game, this is what I talked about to him, because he's also quite emotional. I don't talk to the players after the game. It makes no sense - because then maybe you regret it the following day." The Austrian said Saturday's opponents Coventry, who are yet to register a point or score a goal in the league, will pose "the same challenges we have faced and will face in every Premier League game". He added: "They are a good team with a fantastic manager. They played a great Championship season. They had quite a tough schedule at the beginning [of this season]." On the upcoming international break: "We decided to give the players the first week off. It's quite difficult to keep the motivation high when you know there is no competitive game in the mid-season. Then, in the second week, we will start having a normal training week with a friendly game on Saturday. Then, in the third week, hopefully all internationals will come back well without any injuries. Then we prepare for Crystal Palace ." Listen to full commentary of Nottingham Forest v Coventry on Saturday on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds All the key lines from Thursday's Premier League news conferences and the rest of the day's football news Got a question about Forest? Get in touch here and we'll seek answers from our experts [BBC]