Nottingham Forest’s goalkeeper coach was overly enthusiastic celebrating his side’s opening goal on Sunday and smashed his head on the dugout, requiring stitches
Nottingham Forest’s goalkeeper coach needed medical attention after being too enthusiastic with his celebration, resulting in him smacking his head and requiring stitches.
Nuno Espirito Santo‘s side began the season in ideal fashion on Sunday as they saw off Brentford at the City Ground. Last season’s top scorer Chris Wood kept up his scoring habit and needed just five minutes to find the opener.
But coach Rui Barbosa was clearly very excitable and smacked his head on the top of the dugout as he celebrated. It resulted in him needing six stitches to patch up the injury with Nuno admitting he later felt dizzy.
He said: “He has six stitches! It was a nasty one. A bad one. He was dizzy.”
Forest were 3-0 up by half-time, all but wrapping up the game as they begun the year in impressive fashion. Wood grabbed another in first-half stoppage time with Dan Ndoye also getting in on the act as they look to prove that last year’s success was not a one off.
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Nuno said: “I am delighted. The way we started the game was amazing. We played good, we dominated, we controlled … the goal in the first five minutes settled the team and the energy of the stadium. With the exception of a moment before the third goal, we did not allow Brentford too many things.”
Another massive plus for Forest was the confirmation of two new signings, who were showcased to the City Ground before kick-off. Omari Hutchinson joins from Ipswich Town after the club saw several offers rejected, before eventually striking a deal for the winger. Manchester City playmaker James McAtee has also joined but both men were signed too late to play in Sunday’s opening game.
Forest will play in Europe this year, taking a place in the Europa League after Crystal Palace’s demise, and Nuno had wanted to land more new faces. Ndoye was one of those and the Nottingham boss was full of praise for how he performed on his debut.
He said: “Today we couldn’t have asked for anymore, the City Ground was loud and bouncing, it was a beautiful day for us. Dan (Ndoye) played well today, he stuck to his defensive tasks which is always important, but he is so talented and honestly, I think he has much more to give.”
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