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Inside Glasner's Nottingham Forest Press Conference Ahead of Man City Clash
Glasner demanded full commitment from his squad following a difficult start where the team won only one of their first nine Premier League matches, club statistics show.
Jair Cunha fired Nottingham Forest into an early 1-0 lead on Saturday, capitalizing on a costly mistake from Manchester City defender Josko Gvardiol in the 6th minute at the City Ground.
Seeking to end a two-game losing streak, Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca arrived in Nottingham, while Oliver Glasner's Forest side entered in 19th place desperately needing their first home league victory.
Forest have registered 152 shots this season but converted just 4% of their efforts, while City entered the clash with the league's highest expected goals total of 18.3.
The breakthrough provided crucial momentum for Glasner's team, who had failed to win any of their last five league games and faced mounting pressure before the international break.
City trails Arsenal in the Premier League standings after back-to-back defeats to Aston Villa and Brighton, making a victory at the City Ground critical to keeping pace in the title race.
Before the Premier League home game against Manchester City, Nottingham coach Oliver Glasner has taken his players to duty. After only six points from the first nine rounds, the Upper Austrian expects more from his pros around ÖFB team player Xaver Schlager and therefore practiced fierce public criticism against Brentford the previous week after the 0-2. In view of the precarious situation, this was the right approach, stressed the 52-year-old. …