Bournemouth’s Brilliance Brings Sean Dyche’s Forest Back Down To Earth

For a nine wherever clip is everlastingly successful short supply, Nottingham Forest’s reversion to a no-nonsense head whitethorn return a while yet to salary off. Still, not each opposing squad will play for illustration Bournemouth, wherever Forest mislaid 5-0 past season, and person not won since 2014. Andoni Iraola’s squad climbed to second, delivering portions of nan shot from nan gods that makes their head 1 of nan hottest properties successful nan game.

After scoring straight from a area done Marcus Tavernier – group pieces continued to haunt Forest – location was further grounds of Bournemouth’s expertise to find apical talent erstwhile their 2nd came from Eli Junior Kroupi. The teen from nan Cherries sister club, Lorient, followed up past week’s double astatine Crystal Palace pinch a lashing finish.

The was a acquainted emotion for Sean Dyche astatine nan segment of his last lucifer successful complaint of Everton, January’s 1-0 defeat. While beating Porto connected Thursday intends he has already banked 1 much triumph than Ange Postecoglou, nan demise of his predecessor shows that nan owner, Evangelos Marinakis, will not shirk from Liz Truss-length managerial reigns.

Unlike Postecoglou, Dyche has Forest heritage. To group speech Nigel Clough astatine Mansfield, nan past of Brian Clough’s erstwhile players successful nan guidance crippled is accompanied by 2 acold much distinguished wearers of nan Garibaldi reddish successful Ian Woan and Steve Stone, 90s playing legends astatine his broadside again. How agelong tin that protect him? A head whose estimation lies successful endurance suits Forest’s existent plight – they stay successful nan bottommost 3 – while nan nine president is simply a man of acold loftier ambitions.

If Iraola is not a confirmed devotee of nan vogue for group pieces, nan action of nan outstanding Veljko Milosavljevic, showed nan Basque is afloat alert of their importance; his squad are nary slouches astatine that discipline, either. Bournemouth’s different teen added basal tallness to cardinal defence contempt Forest being without Chris Wood. In nan New Zealander’s place, Igor Jesus is yet to repetition his Europa League shape successful nan Premier League and did not past beyond half-time. In midfield, Morgan Gibbs-White, who had Forest’s champion effort of nan first half, and Elliot Anderson, 2 England regulars, recovered abstraction squeezed to a premium.

The first task erstwhile facing Bournemouth is withstanding nan blizzard of attacking play they habitually statesman matches with. Forest defenders threw successful aggregate blocks; Dyche’s Burnley and Everton teams were statistical outliers successful that area. As his squad endured, dense unit came nan acquainted roar of Dyche’s voice; should Forest not activity out, a profession arsenic a achromatic metallic vocalist could beckon.

Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Matz Sels fails to extremity Marcus Tavernier’s area looping complete him for Bournemouth’s opening goal. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Action Images/Reuters

Forest’s frustrations were borne retired successful a flashpoint betwixt Douglas Luiz and Justin Kluivert that resulted successful some being booked. If that grounded to halt Bournemouth’s momentum truthful did Forest’s go-slow, arsenic prescribed by their bellowing tracksuit manager. Neither skinny jeans nor flares for a head dressed for business.

Dyche could only shingle his caput arsenic Matz Sels flapped astatine Tavernier’s corner, nan confused goalkeeper forlornly swinging disconnected nan barroom aft what South Americans telephone a “gol Olimpico”. “Sacked successful nan morning” came nan waggish chant from nan location fans. Kroupi, seizing connected nan shot aft nan fantabulous Tyler Adams had robbed Anderson, doubled nan lead.

Half-time brought 3 Forest changes pinch Taiwo Awoniyi, Omari Hutchinson and Ryan Yates introduced. Improvement successful nan style of solidity resulted, Bournemouth not rather arsenic comfortable, nan travel of chances stemmed by added muscle, Yates making himself engaged successful haring aft everything that moved. There was still an absence of nan productivity lacking since Nuno Espírito Santo’s later days successful charge, though Gibbs-White, successful linking pinch Hutchinson, did unit a good prevention from Dorde Petrovic.

A amended chance fell to David Brooks, whose extremity successful January was nan last rustle for Dyche astatine Everton. The Welshman’s changeable skidded wide, nan chance created by Forest dithering successful defence because Bournemouth were continuing to suffocate space. Brooks and chap sub Ryan Christie mightiness good person vanished nan job, only for their flicks and tricks to complete elaborate. Entertaining shot is portion of nan package for a squad going places. For Forest fans, staring astatine nan abyss, their latest head unapologetic complete his methods, a grind awaits.