Nottingham Forest’s 2-2 draw at Real Betis may ultimately prove a positive result, given the Spaniards are among the favourites for this season’s Europa League, but it means new boss Ange Postecoglou has failed to win any of his first four games in charge.
Frustratingly for the Australian, Forest have gone ahead in the past three of those matches but have been unable to hang on to their advantage.
That lack of resilience was a recurring problem during Postecoglou’s reign at Tottenham. His Spurs side dropped 29 Premier League points from winning positions last term – more than any other side.
That tally rises to 49 points across his two seasons in north London. The only club with a worse record during that period were Brentford – then managed by Postecoglou’s successor at Spurs, Thomas Frank.
To be fair to Postecoglou, Forest’s weakness at protecting leads predates his arrival, with 44 points dropped in the past two campaigns despite a more counter-attacking style under Steve Cooper and Nuno Espirito Santo.
