Ange Postecoglou was showered with boos and followers left the Metropolis Floor early as Nottingham Forest have been surprised 3-2 by Midtjylland within the Europa League on Friday (AEST).
The Australian supervisor is now winless after six video games accountable for the bold membership and a few Forest supporters failed to cover their disgust when Valdemar Byskov scored the Danish membership’s third objective within the 88th minute.
Dario Osorio received the ball deep in his personal half and set off on a protracted, winding run that Forest did not halt earlier than the Chilean discovered Byskov for what proved to be the decisive objective.
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Ange Postecoglou of Nottingham Forest. Getty
There was late drama in added time when Forest have been awarded a penalty which New Zealand’s Chris Wooden duly transformed.
However it was too little, too late as strain builds on Postecoglou, who appeared surprised on the sidelines.
Forest have been heavy favourites to win the match and a few supporters have been heard to chant “you are getting sacked within the morning.”
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“Nothing surprises me in soccer anymore,” Postecoglou stated when requested in regards to the response.
“I heard. They’re followers. They need to see their group win and so they’re entitled to their opinion… I am an enormous boy. I can take it.
“We have simply obtained to maintain going. There is no hiding within the sport we’re in. We have simply obtained to maintain our head up and get well.”
Midtjylland opened the scoring within the 18th minute from a free kick.
Mads Bech obtained to the bouncing ball first, flicked on a header and fellow defender Ousmane Diao snuck in unmarked on the far put up to faucet in.
Forest levelled 4 minutes later by way of Swiss midfielder Dan Ndoye.
It was removed from traditional Ange-ball, as an alternative a objective in step with former supervisor Nuno Espirito Santo.
Goalkeeper Matz Sels merely hoofed the ball lengthy down the precise wing for Morgan Gibbs-White to chase and the England worldwide despatched an ideal first-time sq. ball to catch Midtjylland off-guard as Ndoye utilized a relaxed end.
However the applause had barely died down on the Metropolis Floor earlier than Midtjylland obtained again in entrance simply two minutes later.
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This time it was a nook that Forest did not efficiently defend as Bech went from supplier to scorer.
Forest substitute Wooden then discovered the again of the web twice in three minutes however each instances the hosts have been offside.
Elliot Anderson was effectively offside within the 78th minute earlier than offering the help to Wooden earlier than the Kiwi veteran himself began his run a bit early within the 81st minute.
Chris Wooden of Nottingham Forest scores a objective which is later disallowed. Getty
Postecoglou opened his Forest tenure with a 3-0 Premier League loss to Arsenal earlier than Championship membership Swansea Metropolis knocked him out of the EFL Cup with a 3-2 upset.
Attracts with Burnley (1-1) within the Premier League and Actual Betis (2-2) within the Europa League adopted earlier than a 1-0 loss to Sunderland.
Postecoglou received the Europa League with Tottenham Hotspur final season earlier than being sacked due to dismal Premier League outcomes.
Stats supplier Opta stated Postecoglou was the primary everlasting Forest supervisor for 100 years to fail to win any of his first six video games accountable for the membership.
John Baynes did not win any of his first seven video games in 1925.
Forest registered 22 pictures, with 9 on the right track, in comparison with Midtjylland’s eight pictures with 5 on the right track.
Evangelos Marinakis, proprietor of Nottingham Forest reacts. Getty
Forest’s subsequent match is away to Newcastle United within the Premier League on Monday (AEST).
Newcastle are in robust kind after hammering Union Saint-Gilloise 4-0 within the Champions League on Thursday (AEST).
Postecoglou is making an attempt to implement his type of possession-based soccer with a squad used to predecessor Nuno Espirito Santo’s counter-attacking type.
Nuno led Forest to seventh place within the Premier League final season however regardless of these robust outcomes fell out with membership proprietor Evangelos Marinakis.
“We have got a tricky recreation in Newcastle on the weekend and we have simply obtained to verify we’re prepared for that,” Postecoglou stated.
“I do not assume I’ve seen something that means they’re (the gamers) not on board or they don’t seem to be making an attempt to implement the stuff we’re speaking about. However once more, if we’re not coping with these key moments, which we’ve not been in video games not too long ago, we’re not going to win the video games of soccer we have to win.”
Midtjylland coach Mike Tullberg goes to shake palms with Ange Postecoglou. Getty
Postecoglou is Marinakis’ eighth supervisor since taking the reins of the membership in 2017.
Marinakis additionally owns Greek giants Olympiacos and in 2022 fired supervisor Carlos Corberan after simply 11 video games in cost.
“I get individuals’s sort of perspective in the intervening time notably in direction of me, I am by no means apprehensive about that, it is not unfamiliar territory for me,” Postecoglou stated.
“I actually imagine we’ll get by way of this era of uncertainty and we’ll be on a very good path we’d like.”
It was Forest’s first dwelling recreation in European soccer for 29 years.
Forest claimed back-to-back European Cups – now the Champions League – in 1979-80 below legendary supervisor Brian Clough.
Postecoglou discovered some a lot wanted assist from Martin O’Neill, the long-time Premier League supervisor turned pundit.
“Solely six video games in. You hardly know the title of the tea woman, neglect every little thing else,” O’Neill stated.
The Northern Irishman is a Forest legend, having performed 285 video games for the membership and profitable two European Cups.
Evangelos Marinakis, proprietor of Nottingham Forest. Getty
He then managed Forest in 2019 earlier than getting sacked by Marinakis after simply 19 video games.
Elsewhere, Aston Villa made it two wins from two within the Europa League with a 2-0 victory at Feyenoord.
Porto left it late earlier than beating Purple Star Belgrade 2-1, whereas Rangers slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Sturm Graz.
Villa have been compelled right into a change earlier than kick-off, with Marco Bizot changing Emi Martinez, and the late call-up was the busier keeper within the opening half, twice denying Anis Hadj Moussa and pulling off a powerful save from Luciano Valente.
After weathering the primary half storm, Villa took the lead within the 61st minute with Emiliano Buendia taking one contact to regulate Boubacar Kamara’s move on the fringe of the world earlier than drilling his shot into the underside nook.
Villa wrapped up the win 11 minutes from time when Donyell Malen raced into the field earlier than shedding possession however John McGinn was there to pounce and smash the ball into the web, leaving Villa on most factors after two video games.
