"These are still early days but Igor Jesus's first goal in the Europa League draw with Real Betis was another tick in the box for so-called Ange-ball, a brisk team move culminating in the Brazil striker converting from close range. The first half was particularly encouraging from Ange Postecoglou's perspective, Forest peppering the Betis goal, a series of cutting moves proof his methods are working. But Forest have squandered leads in three of their four matches under Postecoglou."
"They toiled against Betis with Nikola Milenkovic cramping up approaching the final whistle, while Douglas Luiz, influential for both goals, was withdrawn at half-time owing to hamstring soreness. Worryingly, Forest again seemed to lose momentum after making substitutions. We've got to manage games, see them out we'll be in a better position if we start doing that, said Forest's captain, Morgan Gibbs-White."
"Wood spearheaded Nuno Espirito Santo's side, bringing the bona fide No 9 back into vogue but the 33-year-old was an unused substitute in Seville and now Postecoglou can experiment with other options. Igor Jesus was alert in the box, the 16.5m signing from Botafogo scoring both of Forest's goals a week on from his double at Swansea, and it will surely be hard for Postecoglou to drop him after another sharp outing."
Igor Jesus scored twice, reinforcing the brisk, possession-based Ange-ball approach and demonstrating sharp finishing from close range. Forest's first half showed high intensity and cutting moves that suggested Postecoglou's methods can work. The team have squandered leads in three of four matches under the new manager. Nikola Milenkovic cramped late and Douglas Luiz was withdrawn at half-time with hamstring soreness, and substitutions again appeared to halt Forest's momentum. Captain Morgan Gibbs-White insisted that the team must manage games and see them out. Chris Wood, who scored 20 league goals last season, was an unused substitute as Postecoglou experiments with options.
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