Glasner faces crucial Ipswich test as Forest struggle to score

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Oct, 02:20 · Archive

Nottingham Forest, managed by Oliver Glasner, face Ipswich on Friday with just five points from seven games and scoring the fewest goals in the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest face Ipswich on Friday evening in what amounts to a crucial test for manager Oliver Glasner. After seven games, Forest sits 19th in the Premier League with five points and has scored only five goals – the fewest in the league. This mirrors their disastrous record from last season, when their eighth game was a 3-0 home loss to Chelsea that led to the departure of Ange Postecoglou, the second of four managers to occupy the dugout that term.

Glasner needs to find solutions for the club's attacking struggles. Morgan Gibbs-White returns after missing Arsenal's narrow defeat, while Liam Delap may benefit from returning to Ipswich, where he scored 12 of his 14 career Premier League goals, six at Portman Road. Glasner acknowledged the need to improve: 'What we need to improve is getting [Delap] into more positions where he can score. He's one of our best finishers.'

The Daily Mail reports that Glasner's appointment was expensive and the club's chief football officer George Syrianos is backing him despite the poor start. According to Forest's modelling, Glasner ranks as the third-best coach in the Premier League at extracting maximum potential from his squad. However, the Mail notes that at any other time in the last four years, this record would have cost the manager his job. Ipswich, by contrast, have had eight different scorers in seven games – only Brighton and Brentford have achieved more.

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• Why Nottingham Forest are standing by Oliver Glasner despite Austrian sidelining influential players in his dressing room - and the numbers that back up George SyrianosAt any other time in the last four years, five points from seven games and 19th in the Premier League would have set hares running at the City Ground and possibly cost the manager his job.Daily Mail Sport · 23 Oct, 02:00
• Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekendMax Dowman may get a chance, Spurs need to find balance at Stamford Bridge and Axel Disasi must make amends Premier League top scorers After seven games, Nottingham Forest’s record is eerily similar to last season: five points, five goals scored. A year ago Forest’s eighth game was a 3-0 home loss to Chelsea that marked the end for Ange Postecoglou , the second of four managers to occupy the dugout last term. There is no suggestion that Oliver Glasner is under similar scrutiny yet, but the Austrian needs to find solutions for the league’s lowest scorers. Morgan Gibbs-White is available after…Guardian Football · 23 Oct, 00:01

In this story: Nottingham Forest · Oliver Glasner · Ipswich · Morgan Gibbs-White · Liam Delap · George Syrianos · Ange Postecoglou · Chelsea

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