Wait continues for Ange after Forest held to draw

Ange Postecoglou’s wait for a archetypal win continues, but the Nottingham Forest brag saw positives and moments of “beauty” arsenic the club’s long-awaited European instrumentality ended successful a frustrating gully astatine Real Betis.

The Reds’ archetypal continental run since the 1995-96 play started successful Sevilla, where Wednesday’s Europa League opener was heading for a memorable victory astatine La Cartuja.

Igor Jesus scored a brace soon aft Cedric Bakambu had opened the scoring for Betis pursuing good work by Antony, who made it 2-2 precocious connected aft Forest paid for failing to take 1 of their galore chances precocious successful the archetypal half.

Postecoglou’s wait for a archetypal victory since replacing Nuno Espirito Santo earlier successful the period extends to a 4th game, but the Australian took bosom from the performance.

Put to the Forest brag that the style helium is trying to instrumentality has been wide successful caller displays, helium said: “Yeah, I think so.

“I conjecture the situation present is to marque sure the players don’t driblet their heads astatine each due to the fact that we’re not getting the victories.

“I’m truly disappointed tonight they didn’t get the rewards for the bully play, due to the fact that that fuels it adjacent more, they consciousness adjacent amended astir the way things are going.

“But successful terms of our progress, they are tough conditions retired there. People don’t realise – the humidity, the pitch, conscionable the situation makes it truly difficult.

“I conscionable thought some of the shot we played was outstanding and this radical of players person been truly receptive to what we’re trying to do.

“We’re conscionable lacking that small spot of objective borderline to decorativeness games off.”

Forest’s 18th-minute equaliser was peculiarly special arsenic Jesus converted skipper Morgan Gibbs-White’s debased shot astatine the extremity of a superb team move.

“I cognize I’m retired of step with those benignant of things, but I still spot quality successful that, I emotion my teams to play that benignant of football,” Postecoglou said.

“I think the moments when they’re constructed similar that are things that marque our crippled so beautiful, and I loved it.

“I think it wasn’t conscionable that move, there were 4 oregon 5 moves that were rather akin that, similar I said, were truly exciting.

“But we are successful the results concern and ultimately we request to present person our bully play into victories, but I think that’ll travel if we support playing similar that.”

Forest present turn their attraction to Saturday evening’s Premier League lucifer against Sunderland astatine the City Ground – Postecoglou’s archetypal location crippled aft 4 matches connected the road.

“You saw today what a location assemblage tin do,” helium said. “Even though we ταξινόμηση of had them astir knocked out, when you’ve got the assemblage down you, you stay successful the game. It surely lifted them successful the 2nd half.

“To beryllium fair, the boys haven’t had that for the 4th crippled successful a enactment and it is tough. There’s nary uncertainty astir it.

“I’m looking guardant to experiencing the ambiance astatine the crushed connected Saturday, and I’m sure the players are. It’s our occupation to marque sure we reward it.”

Also connected Wednesday, Freiburg scored a 2-1 location victory implicit Basel, Roma won 2-1 successful Nice, Malmo mislaid 2-1 successful Sweden to Ludogorets, Celtic drew 1-1 astatine Red Star Belgrade, and Braga edged two-time champions Feyenoord 1-0 successful Portugal.

Source: AAP