Jamie Carragher highlights ‘uncomfortable’ Ange Postecoglou trend as Nottingham Forest woes mount
Nottingham Forest slumped to another defeat under new boss Ange Postecoglou away at Newcastle United.
Newcastle lead through Bruno Guimaraes, but Nottingham Forest wanted a foul on Morgan Gibbs-White in the build-up.
The goal stood, and Nick Woltemade made it three goals in three home Premier League matches for Newcastle as the Magpies got their second from 12 yards out.
Ange Postecoglou faces the sack at Nottingham Forest early in his reign after another defeat leaves the East Midlands club in a predicament at the bottom end of the Premier League table.
Jamie Carragher focuses on Ange Postecoglou’s record after Newcastle United defeat
Postecoglou’s attacking tactics have yet to take hold at the City Ground, and the squad are clearly struggling to adapt to his system.
Jamie Carragher spoke on Sky Sports after the game and highlighted Postecoglou’s poor run of form across the last 12 months.
Carragher said: “It’s gonna be a long two weeks for Ange Postecoglou to get those players back, with a few of them may go away on international duty.
“So it’s been a really tough start for him. Tough season last season, he went out with a bang with what happened at Tottenham, with a trophy. Fantastic way to go out for him.
“But for the majority of last season, he was in this position, losing games of football. Uncomfortable, isn’t it for him right now, until he gets that first win on the board, and he’s going to have to wait another couple of weeks at the very least.”
Ange Postecoglou’s recent run of form goes from bad to worse
The defeat is Postecoglou’s fifth in seven games since taking over from Nuno Espirito Santo at Nottingham Forest.
Postecoglou is still without a win at Nottingham Forest, with just two draws providing respite from a truly dismal start at the City Ground for the Australian.
The loss against Newcastle marks Nottingham Forest’s worst start to a season since 1925, and marked Postecoglou’s 30th defeat in his last 49 Premier League games.
Postecoglou will hope the international break gives him a chance to work with his players on the training ground, but Evangelos Marinakis will surely be having regrets over this managerial appointment already.