The Premier League’s second-lowest scorers have, unsurprisingly, been working on their finishing in training this week. But when it came to giving advice on scoring goals, head coach Oliver Glasner knew when to hand over to an expert. Nottingham Forest have had the third-most shots in the top flight but rank 19th in conversion rate, netting five fewer than their expected goals.
Glasner can only tell his squad so much about scoring. "I was explaining to the team what we were going to do," Glasner told Sky Sports. "Chris Wood was standing next to me and I passed the words to him because he has scored almost 200 goals in English football, 92 in the Premier League.
"Who can talk more about scoring goals than Chris Wood can? Because I didn't score any goals in the Premier League. I scored 20 in my entire career." Wood, 34, took on a coaching role for a moment.
"He spoke to the team and I loved his message," said Glasner. "It was, 'Never lose your confidence in your ability' and I like it. "He said there is always another [chance] around the corner and that's exactly it.
You wait for the next one and then you have the next opportunity to get your goal." Forest have an identical league record to this time last season, when Nuno Espirito Santo had already lost his job before Ange Postecoglou became the club's second managerial casualty in their opening eight games. Glasner is in the spotlight after winning just one of his first seven in all competitions, though he knows he doesn't have to provide every solution himself. "I would be completely stupid if I didn't use the experience and the quality we have in our team," he said.
"We all want the same, we all want to be successful and we are together. It doesn't always mean that the manager has the answers to everything. "That's how a team works.
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