Nottingham Forest manager Ange Postecoglou has come under additional pressure after Saturday’s 3-0 Premier League win over Chelsea, making it eight games without a win. be in charge last month.
Goals from Josh Achiampong and Pedro Neto early in the second half, followed by Reece James in the 84th minute, sealed victory for Chelsea, but there was a huge jeer inside the City Ground at full-time.
Postecoglou has appeared defiant in recent weeks, delivering a five-minute monologue on Friday in which he rejected talk that he was a “failed manager” and vowed to win trophies at Forest. tottenham last season before becoming fired.
However, since Nuno Espirito Santo replaced Australia as manager on September 9, Forest have lost six and drawn one in the remaining two of their eight games under Postecoglou. This includes four defeats in five league games, scoring just one goal in the process, leaving Forest just above the bottom three.
A slump in the minutes immediately after half-time was very damaging to Forest, with 19-year-old defender Achiampong heading home Neto’s cross from the left in the 49th minute, and Neto scoring from an indirect free-kick in the 52nd minute.
James smashed home the third goal after Forest goalkeeper Mats Sells was fumbled in a corner, prompting a horde of home fans to leave the stadium and a commotion from away Chelsea supporters shouting at Postecoglou: “You’re fired in the morning.”
Chelsea right-back Maro Gusto was sent off in the 87th minute after receiving a second yellow card.
what will happen next
Six more games will be played later on Saturday, including a London derby between league leaders Arsenal and Fulham, and Manchester City host Everton.
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