Ange Postecoglou obtained a harsh reintroduction to the Premier League on Saturday. Nick Woltemade’s first style of English soccer couldn’t have been sweeter.
A visit to Arsenal was among the many hardest doable begins for Postecoglou following his hiring by Nottingham Forest this week and the previous Tottenham supervisor noticed his new staff get brushed apart 3-0 at Emirates Stadium.
Postecoglou throughout his first match managing Forest.Credit: Getty Images
Arsenal’s new signings did the injury, with defensive midfielder Martin Zubimendi scoring twice and Viktor Gyokeres — a prolific striker anticipated to rework the staff’s fortunes — delivering precisely what is anticipated of him with a close-range end. It was a 3rd win in 4 matches for Arsenal, one of many high title contenders.
It was additionally a day when a slew of the Premier League’s late-summer signings made their debuts and one of many them was Woltemade, who headed house Newcastle’s aim in a 1-0 win over Wolverhampton.
Woltemade is a lanky Germany worldwide who joined Newcastle for a reported club-record charge of 69 million kilos ($93 million) to interchange Alexander Isak. The 6-foot-6 (1.98 meters) striker grew to become a right away favourite at St. James’ Park by leaping on the far publish to plant house a strong header.
In different outcomes, Fulham was gifted an own-goal in stoppage time to beat Leeds 1-0, Antoine Semenyo’s penalty secured Bournemouth a 2-1 win over Brighton, Aston Villa was nonetheless with no aim this season after a 0-0 draw at Everton, and Crystal Palace and Sunderland additionally performed out a goalless draw.
Postecoglou’s distress
Zubimendi, the Spain midfielder recruited from Real Sociedad, volleyed house spectacularly from the sting of the realm within the thirty second minute to place Arsenal in entrance earlier than Gyokeres tapped in a cross from Eberechi Eze — one other summer season signing — to double the lead contained in the opening minute of the second half.
Zubimendi headed within the third within the 79th minute to finish a depressing return to English soccer for Postecoglou, the previous Tottenham supervisor who was employed by Forest on Tuesday as a substitute for the fired Nuno Espírito Santo.
“This week, it’s honest to say, was pretty disruptive for the gamers,” Postecoglou stated. “International week as properly, so that they didn’t get in till Thursday, Friday — they see a brand new supervisor and I’m making an attempt to implement new issues.
“So it’s solely comprehensible that they most likely haven’t obtained readability of thought for the time being. But that’s my job to attempt to mattress that (in) over the subsequent few weeks.”
Arsenal has gained three of its first 4 video games, dropping the opposite to doubtless title rival Liverpool.
Postecoglou was fired by Tottenham in June regardless of Spurs successful the Europa League title and securing qualification to the Champions League. Domestically, although, Tottenham completed seventeenth, only one spot above relegation.
Forest supplied little at Emirates Stadium except for a chested effort from Chris Wood that Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya tipped onto the crossbar.
Otherwise, it was all Arsenal regardless of supervisor Mikel Arteta being with out star gamers Bukayo Saka and William Saliba due to accidents, beginning with Declan Rice on the bench and seeing captain Martin Odegaard go off within the 18th minute with a shoulder damage.
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Arsenal’s Martín Zubimendi, proper, scores.Credit: AP
