Ange Postecoglou suffered a difficult start to his tenure at Nottingham Forest, with Arsenal fans keen to mock the former Tottenham boss.
The first half at the Emirates was dominated by Morato’s nightmare display at left-back, but Murillo’s disappointing injury saw the Brazilian move back into the centre of the defence.
Clearly, the makeshift defence struggled against Arsenal and once Martin Zubimendi gave the hosts the lead, it became difficult for Postecoglou’s side to impose themselves.
The Arsenal fans certainly enjoyed watching the Australian’s first game in charge at Forest, aiming a chant at the 60-year-old who used to manage their greatest rivals.
Ange Postecoglou shouting instructions at his Nottingham Forest squad.
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Arsenal fans mock Ange Postecoglou with humiliating chant
Postecoglou never managed to beat Mikel Arteta while manager of Tottenham, so the Gunners fanbase have had plenty of opportunity to poke fun at the new Forest head coach in the past.
That poor record continued on Saturday in the 3-0 defeat for Forest, leading to the Arsenal fans aiming some humiliating chants at Postecoglou.
The Arsenal fans sang “sacked in the morning” as well as “are you Tottenham in disguise” as their side ran home comfortable winners on the day, with the Forest squad on the pitch unable to quieten them with a goal of their own.
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Naturally, Postecoglou will be disappointed with the performance and with the reaction from the Arsenal fans, but Reds fans cannot overreact to the 3-0 defeat.
Arsenal defeat will not define Ange Postecoglou at Nottingham Forest
With Ola Aina injured before the Arsenal game, Postecoglou’s defence was already weaker before Murillo limped off in the first half, just one of the factors that made the Australian’s first game in charge even more difficult.
Arsenal have one of the most imperious defences in the Premier League, too, making it incredibly challenging for the Reds to impose themselves in attack regardless of who is in charge.
It’s a case of moving on to the next one for the new boss, then, taking the positives of the likes of Dilane Bakwa getting on the pitch and moving on quickly from the result and the reaction from the Arsenal fans.