Postecoglou’s slow startpublished at 15:07 BST
15:07 BST
Tom McCoy
BBC Sport journalist
It is very
harsh to judge a new manager on just seven games but nonetheless Nottingham
Forest boss Ange Postecoglou faces immediate scrutiny after earning one point
from a possible 12 so far in the Premier League.
His opening
four fixtures have included difficult matches away to Arsenal and Newcastle but
dropping points against newly promoted Burnley and Sunderland may have prompted
concern within the Forest hierarchy.
While there
is an obvious risk in reading too much into the statistics from such a small
number of games, the underlying signs are not good at this early stage.
Since
Postecoglou’s arrival, Forest have allowed more expected goals to their
opponents than any other side. Their total number of errors leading to shots is
the joint highest in this period, while only one team has faced more shots on
target.
The
Australian’s appointment was intended to breathe new life into Forest’s attack
and his side have at least been shooting regularly, ranking fourth for most
shots on target and seventh for all attempts since the start of September.
But too
often they have been low-quality chances. Forest’s expected goals total under
Postecoglou is the third lowest in the top flight, while their shot conversion
rate of 3% is the league’s worst.
