Oliver Glasner is asking for patience at Nottingham Forest, with the team sitting 18th with 6 points from 8 games and heading to Brentford on Saturday. He said: "The result doesn’t reflect the performance. But I don’t know a different solution than just keep going, because everyone feels we are on the right track."
Glasner's case for patience
Glasner has not tried to talk away the league table. Forest have scored 6 league goals and conceded 10, which is the sort of split that keeps the pressure on any manager, no matter how strongly he speaks about process. He also said: "The first thing I learned in the Premier League is to respect the point, especially away from home."
That is the message he is leaning on before the trip to Brentford vs Nottingham Forest, a fixture that already looks awkward for Forest given Brentford's place in the division. Morgan Gibbs-White has 2 league assists this season, and Dan Ndoye is the only Forest player to have scored more than once.
What Forest need to change
The scoring issue is the harder part to ignore. Forest have 6 goals in 8 league matches, and that leaves little margin when the defence has already conceded 10. It also explains why Glasner keeps returning to patience and keeping the same message in public.
Brentford's own numbers make the assignment trickier. They are 6th with 11 points from 8 games, and they have scored 14 league goals. Forest have Manchester City, Bournemouth away and Chelsea after this, so Saturday is only the start of a demanding run rather than a one-off test.
Written by Jack Mercer with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 3 outlets. How we work →
