Ange Postecoglou now has really strong case to start Nottingham Forest player rarely used since he arrived

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European football will be back on home soil for Nottingham Forest for the first time in 30 years on Thursday night.

The Reds take on Midtjylland from Denmark, and the hope will be that Ange Postecoglou can finally get a win.

Since replacing Nuno Espirito Santo, Postecoglou has overseen five matches without claiming a victory, and that has to change soon.

Neco Williams has suggested Postecoglou will get things right, but things are becoming somewhat perilous in a fan base that’s growing completely disgruntled.

Ahead of the game with the Danish outfit, Postecoglou might have to make some more changes just as he did for Saturday’s game against Sunderland.

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Ange Postecoglou should start Ryan Yates vs Midtjylland

This might sound like a strange thing to suggest, given that Yates is well down the pecking order, but there is an argument to play the captain against the Danish outfit.

Yates has barely played this season and would dearly love a chance to prove himself from the off during a game under the new head coach.

However, the Newcastle game next weekend is far more important and perhaps now is the time for some players to win a rest ahead of that.

Yates would dearly love to take part in the first Forest game back in Europe on home soil and it’s fair to say that he wouldn’t let anyone down.

With Nicolas Dominguez returning from injury at the weekend and Anderson playing a lot of football of late, this does feel like a good time to give Yates the chance to start the match.

Forest have to beat Midtjylland

Although Forest want to progress in Europe, the bread and butter comes in the Premier League, and before Forest next play, they could find themselves in the bottom three.

That isn’t ideal and it already feels like a long season is on the horizon for the Reds with Postecoglou clearly struggling to get his ideas across.

Yates isn’t going to be expecting much game time in the Premier League this season, and as a result, it feels as though the time has come for him to play in a different competition.

Forest should beat the Danish team this midweek, and if they don’t, things could be about to get very toxic very quickly on Trentside.