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New coach Ange Postecoglou suffered a crushing defeat in his Nottingham Forest debut. He played the football he played when his former team was Tottenham and was severely beaten.
Nottingham was defeated 0-3 in the fourth round of the English Premier League (EPL) away match against Arsenal in the 2025-2026 season at the Emirates Stadium in London on the 13th (Korea time).
Nottingham, which replaced Nunu Espiritu Santo and brought in Postecoglou on the 9th after suffering its first defeat of the season with the same score of 0-3 in the third round of the EPL against West Ham on August 31, fell into a two-game losing streak without the effect of replacing the coach.
Postecoglou told sports broadcaster `TNT Sports' after the game, `It's a disappointing result. Arsenal are a strong opponent, and it was their away game. It wasn't easy"I can't blame the players for their efforts, but I had a hard time reading the flow of the game properly. The extra point in the second half widened the gap."
Four days is too short to give a new team the color of its new head coach. British public broadcaster `BBC' was appointed as Nottingham director late on the 9th. It was not enough to do tactical training because he spent less time at the training ground and many players left to play on the national team schedule.'
Then 'Nevertheless, there was a noticeable change in the team. Nottingham gained a reputation for his systematic defense and counterattacks under his predecessor Nunu 'Nottingham tried to press forward against Arsenal earlier in the game. However, he was blocked by Arsenal's strong defense.
Postecoglou also said there was an "A-match day, so the national team players did not join the training until Thursday and Friday. So I can understand that the players don't have a clear idea right now. It's my job to get the idea used to over the next few weeks, and I'm sure it will be because I have many players willing to do so."
Coach Postecoglou's trademark is the so-called 'no-paku' tactic of raising the overall player line and applying forward pressure. Postecoglou moved from Celtic to Tottenham in the summer of 2023 and led them to win the European Europa League in the 2024-2025 season with this tactic. However, in the same season's league, he ranked 17th, the worst performance in the club's history, and was dismissed less than a month after winning the championship.
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Postecoglou moved the team but maintained the same identity. The result was disastrous. Nottingham was dragged away by Martin Subimendi in the 32nd minute of the first half. Nottingham defense cleared the ball that flew to the gate with a header from a corner kick, and Subimendi, who was waiting near the penalty arc, scored with a picturesque right-footed volley.
Leading 1-0 in the first half, Arsenal ran away with an additional goal from Victor Jockeres in the first minute of the second half. Nottingham, who raised the line, helplessly gave up the back space of the defense with a long pass, and Eberechi Eze, who caught the ball, drew Jockeres' second goal with a cross to the door.
Arsenal completed a 3-0 victory in the 34th minute of the second half when Subimendi, who was assisted by Leandro Trossar, scored his third goal and a net. Arsenal, who lost 0-1 to Liverpool in the third round, won 3-1 and had nine points.
Postecoglou said it was not an ideal preparation process for the players. You have to take that into account. All we can rely on is effort." "I've never taken on an easy task before. I love the challenge, and we'll end up where we want to be" expressed confidence.
Postecoglou said in his inaugural press conference that he would run for Nottingham's dream of winning the championship `in his first year.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
