{"id":696897,"date":"2026-07-17T16:13:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T16:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/696897\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T16:13:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T16:13:29","slug":"glasners-first-forest-presser-formation-players-that-have-impressed-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/696897\/","title":{"rendered":"Glasner’s first Forest presser: Formation + players that have impressed him"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oliver Glasner faced the media for the first time as Nottingham Forest boss on Thursday 16 July.<\/p>\n

From formation to players that have caught his eye, here are a few lines that might be of interest to Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers\u2026<\/p>\n

On playing with a back three versus a back four\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, the discussion is too often about the system. It doesn\u2019t matter if you play a back three, a back four, a back two or even a back six. That\u2019s not important. The habits are important, the patterns, how you want to attack, how you want to defend, how you want to deal with each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told the players \u2013 I\u2019m very honest all the time \u2013 I don\u2019t know right now if we will play a back four or a back three. It\u2019s now [the time] to get the players to know where they feel comfortable. What I want is that every single player plays in his best position because that\u2019s my conviction.\u201d<\/p>\n

On his squad + players on the injury list\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI find many, many talented players with great skill. When I see, for example, in these two sessions, when I see Omari Hutchinson, his dribbling, his left-foot finish. He played his first year in the Premier League with Ipswich, unfortunately getting relegated. He played his second year now, as a, let\u2019s say, half-half starter, having a few goals, a few assists, but I think he has a lot of potential still, and this is what we want to help him [with] \u2013 to be more consistent, delivering more consistently on the pitch, because then he helps to win us games. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I see how the injured players, still injured players, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Murillo, Savona, how hard they work to get back into team training, this gives me confidence because we will need them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I see James McAtee, what quality he has, then I think [why] he didn\u2019t play so often. So, it\u2019s now to support him, getting this into the team [so] that he can help winning games.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course, I don\u2019t need to talk about Morgan Gibbs-White, about Yates, the other leaders in the team. How they speak, how hard they work; they are pushing. When you see Nikola Milenkovic, his personality in the back helps Morato and Cunha next to him when they play.<\/p>\n

\u201cNeco Williams returned today. I spoke to him, he had to come in earlier. So, he was usually given off until Monday; I asked him, so he will play against Notts County on Saturday as well. And I now forgot definitely all the others!\u201d<\/p>\n

On whether he\u2019ll need to buy players to get the type of squad he was comfortable with at Palace\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, again, we don\u2019t want to make a \u2018Palace 2\u2019 here. Like at Palace, we didn\u2019t make a \u2018Frankfurt 2\u2019, and at Frankfurt, we didn\u2019t make a \u2018Wolfsburg 2\u2019. I could go back to my further clubs. It\u2019s now, again, getting the best out of every single player and adding them to a great team together. That\u2019s what we are looking for. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think now, after the World Cup, the transfer window will start more and more. It already started. The transfer fees that get paid, it\u2019s really crazy sometimes, but it seems the market is like this. On the other side, you sell players for a lot of money. Nottingham had the profit from selling Elliot Anderson to Manchester City and now we want to replace him. Now here we are looking at where we can strengthen the squad with the profiles we defined. Now, to get these deals over the goal line.\u201d \u2013 Oliver Glasner<\/p>\n

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