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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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David Hytner at the Emirates Stadium

Better times just around the corner for Nottingham Forest, promises Ange Postecoglou

Ange Postecoglou throws his arms up and shouts
Ange Postecoglou said it had been a tumultous few days: ‘You can’t accept defeat … but the context of what the week has been like …’ Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters

Ange Postecoglou insisted that his Nottingham Forest side would begin to take shape on Wednesday in the Carabao Cup at Swansea after he suffered a bruising first game in charge, losing 3-0 at Arsenal.

The manager, who was appointed on Tuesday as Nuno Espírito Santo’s successor, watched his team go down to a pair of Martín Zubimendi goals and one from Viktor Gyökeres. Forest barely threatened and it was a comfortable way for Arsenal to respond to their 1-0 defeat at Liverpool before the international break.

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