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Jamie Carragher highlights 'uncomfortable' Ange Postecoglou trend as Nottingham Forest woes mount

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Sun 5 October 2025 17:30, UK Nottingham Forest slumped to another defeat under new boss Ange Postecoglou away at Newcastle United.Newcastle lead through Bruno Guimaraes, but Nottingham Forest wanted a foul on Morgan Gibbs-White in the build-up. Ange Postecoglou faces the sack at Nottingham Forest early in his reign after another defeat leaves the East Midlands club in a predicament at the bottom end of the Premier League table.Credit: ImagoJamie Carragher focuses on Ange Postecoglou’s record after Newcastle United defeatPostecoglou’s attacking tactics have yet to take hold at the City Ground, and the squad are clearly struggling to adapt to his system.



Jamie Carragher spoke on Sky Sports after the game and highlighted Postecoglou’s poor run of form across the last 12 months. Carragher said: “It’s gonna be a long two weeks for Ange Postecoglou to get those players back, with a few of them may go away on international duty.

Uncomfortable, isn’t it for him right now, until he gets that first win on the board, and he’s going to have to wait another couple of weeks at the very least.”Ange Postecoglou’s recent run of form goes from bad to worseThe defeat is Postecoglou’s fifth in seven games since taking over from Nuno Espirito Santo at Nottingham Forest. Ange Postecoglou is winless in his first seven games as Nottingham Forest manager:❌ 3-0 LOSS vs Arsenal ❌ 3-2 LOSS vs Swansea🤝 1-1 DRAW vs Burnley🤝 2-2 DRAW vs Real Betis❌ 1-0 LOSS vs Sunderland❌ 3-2 LOSS vs Midtjylland❌ 2-0 LOSS vs NewcastleHe’s lost 30 out of… pic.twitter.com/X9KMbQ5vDJ— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) October 5, 2025 View Tweet The loss against Newcastle marks Nottingham Forest’s worst start to a season since 1925, and marked Postecoglou’s 30th defeat in his last 49 Premier League games.