Nuno delivers 'worried' verdict as Nottingham Forest 'come up short' in Arsenal thumping
Head coach Nuno Espirito Santo admitted Nottingham Forest “came up short” in a painful 3-0 defeat to Arsenal.
On their return to Premier League action after the international break, it proved to be a tough afternoon for the Reds in the capital. They failed to register a shot on target at the Emirates Stadium and had some sloppy moments defensively as goals from Bukayo Saka, Thomas Partey and Ethan Nwaneri sealed the points for the Gunners.
The result made it successive defeats for Forest, on the back of their 3-1 loss at home to Newcastle United a fortnight ago. And Nuno has called for improvement from his team, particularly at the back after conceding six goals in the space of two games.
“First of all, it was not a good performance. I will not say bad, but I think we did a lot of bad things,” the Portuguese said.
“We came up short in all aspects of the game. Offensively we were short, and defensively we have to recognise we have conceded six goals in two games so we should be worried.
“We have to put it right immediately this week. We have to get back to being compact, solid and not giving too much time to individual players with such quality.
“Second half we were better when we had adjusted a little bit. We were better pressing. But Arsenal were very clinical and played good. They killed the game and it was a tough day for us.”