Forest appoints Postecoglou after Nuno's sacking, two defeats

Nottingham Forest dismissed Nuno Espirito Santo and replaced him with Ange Postecoglou this week, but the Australian has so far lost both of his first two matches in charge, a 3-0 Premier League defeat at Arsenal on Saturday and a shock 3-2 Carabao Cup exit at Championship Swansea City on Wednesday. The changes follow a turbulent international week at the City Ground after owner Evangelos Marinakis moved to overhaul a squad that prospered last season but was reshuffled during a heavy summer spending spree.

Postecoglou, appointed a day after Nuno was sacked following a public falling out with the owner, acknowledged the disruption as he sought to imprint his style quickly. To keep my disappointment in terms of the result in context, its been a very disruptive week for the players, he said after the Arsenal loss, adding that he had only had minimal time to work with the full squad. He later told reporters he cannot afford to waste time and insisted implementation of his principles would begin immediately, saying this is not a project and that changes would be visible by Wednesday.

At the Emirates, Martin Zubimendi scored twice and Viktor Gyokeres added a goal as Arsenal ran out...