Pain for Forest's Manager as Swansea Shock Nottingham Forest with Dramatic Turnaround
Ange Postecoglou, hands rooted in pockets, was visibly stunned in astonishment as he stepped onto the field at the final whistle.
Swansea had just pulled off an incomprehensible comeback to progress to the EFL Cup fourth round, netting two goals in the final four minutes of added time.
The Forest striker scored his maiden goals for the club to earn a two-goal interval lead, but the manager will have to wait for his first victory in charge.
The Australian coach appeared to take accountability for the breakdown, pointing towards himself as he headed to acknowledge the away fans.
“We put them through a tough night,” he said. “We’ve been eliminated we ought to have progressed in.”
Before Zan Vipotnik equalised in the final moments, it seemed that the manager would chalk up his debut victory.
Forest were stunned when the striker made it even, and staggered when the visitors' skipper, the defender, scored his second goal in style.
“It was a moment of pure emotion,” Alan Sheehan said. “I kept an eye on the time because Forest that can put the ball in the top corner.”
The situation seemed dire for the Championship side when, down by a pair of first-half goals, Postecoglou introduced key substitutes.
But, Burgess pulled a goal back eight minutes later, converting a corner.
Andy Fisher made a big save to deny Callum Hudson-Odoi, but the hosts wasted chances to seal victory.
“We are going to have to earn everything,” the manager stated. “We must fight for every success.”
