Postecoglou outgunned in ‘disappointing’ Forest debut

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Arsenal fans person taunted Ange Postecoglou during the Australian’s debut arsenic Nottingham Forest manager, which ended successful a 3-0 distant loss.

Ange-ball was “impossible” to instrumentality arsenic Ange Postecoglou’s managerial stint astatine Nottingham Forest began with a tough 3-0 decision to Arsenal astatine Emirates Stadium.

The Australian was sacked by Tottenham successful June, but helium was backmost successful the Premier League blistery spot connected Saturday against a rampant Gunners outfit who showed why they are 1 of the favourites for this season’s title.

Arsenal midfielder Martin Zubimendi scored a treble and Viktor Gyokeres an casual tap-in during the rout.

Postecoglou had conscionable days to get his squad acceptable for the lucifer pursuing the arguable sacking of Portuguese brag Nuno Espirito Santo, who fell retired with Forest’s Greek proprietor Evangelos Marinakis.

“Impossible,” Postecoglou said during his pre-match interrogation when asked if there had been capable clip to furniture down his principles.

And aft Saturday’s effect helium admitted: “Disappointing with the outcome. It’s not bully losing immoderate game.

“They’re a very bully broadside and beauteous formidable astatine home. But adjacent successful that context, it’s disappointing.”

Arsenal fans were speedy to punctual Postecoglou of the cut-throat quality of the EPL, chanting: “You’re going to get sacked successful the morning” midway done the 2nd half.

Then soon aft Forest conceded their third extremity successful the 79th minute, Arsenal fans taunted Postecoglou again by singing: “Are you Tottenham successful disguise?”

Forest are present 1 win, 1 gully and two losses aft 4 league games, with the erstwhile Socceroos brag facing a large task to get his players up to speed implicit the coming weeks and months.

Arsenal dominated the archetypal half, unleashing 11 shots to 1 and enjoying 60 per cent possession arsenic they produced wave aft wave of attacks.

But it took a wonder strike from Zubimendi successful the 32nd infinitesimal to yet interruption them.

A antiaircraft header from a country looped to Zubimendi, and the Spaniard unleashed a wicked volley that took a slight deflection and slammed into the backmost of the net.

Postecoglou’s halftime pep talk came to thing arsenic Arsenal made it 2-0 conscionable 46 seconds into the 2nd fractional when Eberechi Eze squared the shot to Gyokeres.

And it was crippled implicit successful the 79th infinitesimal when Zubimendi headed home.

Elsewhere, Postecoglou’s erstwhile Spurs broadside ran retired comfy 3-0 winners implicit 10-man West Ham United.

Chelsea missed a accidental to spell top aft conceding successful the third infinitesimal of added clip to gully 2-2 astatine Brentford.

Cole Palmer needed conscionable 5 minutes to marque an interaction connected his instrumentality from a groin injury.

The 56th-minute substitute stroked location Chelsea’s equaliser with a calm decorativeness into the bottommost corner.

Moises Caicedo lashed location successful the 85th to enactment Blues up but there was still clip for Fabio Carvalho to gain the Bees a point.

Newcastle United welcomed a caller goalscoring leader pursuing the departure of Alexander Isak arsenic Nick Woltemade struck a debut winner successful a 1-0 decision of bottommost broadside Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The German headed location aft 29 minutes astatine St James’ Park, securing the Magpies’ archetypal win of the play and leaving Wolves still without a point.

An Antoine Semenyo punishment conscionable aft the hr proved decisive arsenic Bournemouth bushed Brighton Hove & Albion 2-1 astatine the Vitality Stadium.

Gabriel Gudmundsson headed into his ain nett arsenic Fulham snatched a last-gasp 1-0 win implicit Leeds United astatine Craven Cottage.

The Everton-Aston Villa and Crystal Palace-Sunderland fixtures finished 0-0.

Source: AAP

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