Head coach Oliver Glasner is certain Nottingham Forest are not suffering from a lack of confidence in front of goal, despite falling to a third successive defeat.
The Reds ended the weekend in the Premier League relegation zone after being beaten 1-0 by Arsenal at the City Ground. They had looked good for at least a point against the champions but Noni Madueke’s deflected strike in the 80th minute proved to be the difference between the sides.
Glasner’s tenure is yet to spark into life, with his team yet to score at home this season. However, the Austrian is adamant Forest are on the right track as they once again created a number of positive openings.
Asked if the Reds are suffering from a lack of confidence in front of goal, he said: “I don’t think so. When you see their goal it’s deflected otherwise, it’s straight to the gloves of Matz Sels.
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“You have periods in football where you feel everything going against you and then there are periods when things are on your side. Now it is how we deal with the situation and react as a team and just how we can change this is by staying positive, sticking together and working hard.
“And having this coolness, not to worry too much because I can see good performances and not good results. The results will come if the performances stay good.
“It’s like the stock market – the past never tells you what happens in the future. Sometimes it takes a while – during my first year at Palace, we didn’t start well but we had a turnaround. We are playing better right now but we also concede how competitive the Premier League is because every mistake you get punished. Today I was pleased with the team.”
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Last weekend, the Reds paid the price for not making the most of a glut of opportunities as they fell 3-1 at Crystal Palace. It made for a familiar tale against the Gunners.
“Very tough to take, a bit of deja vu,” Glasner told the BBC. “Many things here we feel the result is unfair but it’s what stands and it’s zero points at home.
“Very good performance against the champions. We caused many problems, didn’t give them a lot and at the end we have zero points. It’s tough today.
“It feels a bit unfair but on the other side, it’s our responsibility to not drop the head and build up on the performance and the many positive aspects. It feels a bit weird to have a third defeat in a row but I see progress in every game and today the effort was amazing – it was just the result we can’t be pleased with.
“Huge credit to the players, they stick to the plan and then we had our moments. If you want to win against the champions, you have to take these moments and this is what we have to work on – to take the moments.
“When I see the reaction at the end, three big opportunities in the end, many set-pieces and things to improve. Eight corners but we didn’t take one, and this is what we have to learn and improve and we’ll get the results we all think we deserve.”
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