Nottingham Forest are going in search of a first win since the opening day of the season when they face Real Betis on Wednesday night.
On Saturday, Forest failed to beat Burnley despite Neco Williams scoring the Premier League’s fastest goal of the campaign after just one minute and 38 seconds.
Jaiden Anthony equalised for the Clarets after 20 minutes, and Forest were left frustrated by Martin Dubravka, who was inspired between the posts for Burnley.
Forest fans did spot a problem for Ange Postecoglou to solve against Burnley, but the Aussie boss did make a claim about one player who impressed him at Turf Moor.
Nottingham Forest defender Morato praised by Ange Postecoglou
One glaring omission on the team sheet to play Burnley was Murillo, who failed to shrug off the injury sustained against Arsenal last weekend.
Postecoglou has claimed Murillo could be back for Real Betis, but Morato was the man who kept his place in the team against Burnley yesterday.
It was a pretty dominant display for the Brazilian defender in the absence of the star man, and he repaid the faith that his manager had shown in him.
After the game, Postecoglou told Nottinghamshire Live on Morato: “I’ve been really happy with Morato at centre-back. He’s done well. I thought he really stood up today.
“The good thing is we have competition for places, and that’s what we need.”
Morato has a point to prove at Forest
When Morato first signed for Forest for £10 million from Benfica, he went on a remarkable run that saw him come on as a substitute in a number of games, and the Reds fail to concede.
He’s often been considered better when coming on to see games through rather than starting the game, but it would appear that positive signs are emerging.
Morato was far better against Burnley, and he will hope that with a number of games on the horizon this season, he gets even more opportunities to keep impressing at Forest.
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