Ange Postecoglou finds himself in an ominously tight spot after 23 days in the job. As Midtjylland streamed forward on the counterattack in the 88th minute, the Nottingham Forest manager rested his hands on his head, convinced how the next few seconds would play out. Forest, as he feared, would concede for a third time but, presumably, he did not anticipate the vociferous and vicious backlash that followed.
The scenes were close to extraordinary on a sobering evening, thousands of home supporters singing: “You’re getting sacked in the morning.” Then the same fans twisted the knife a little deeper, singing the name of his predecessor Nuno Espírito Santo, with several turning towards Evangelos Marinakis, the owner watching on with his own giant private television in the directors’ box. This made for grim viewing.
