Nottingham Forest manager Oliver Glasner says his team cannot survive on "flower power" as he seeks a balance between trust and respect after a poor run of form.
Forest are 19th in the Premier League, winless and goalless at home, with six defeats in ten games across all competitions. Their 2-0 loss at Brentford was a fourth defeat in five matches.
Glasner outlined his two non-negotiable values: trust and respect. He compared an environment of only respect to "military" and only trust to "Woodstock" – the 1960s festival – saying high performance requires a balance between the two.
The 52-year-old admitted he questioned whether he should have addressed the squad earlier, but felt compelled to speak after the Brentford performance mirrored previous games.
Glasner is not under immediate pressure and maintains close communication with the club hierarchy, including owner Evangelos Marinakis, his son Miltiadis, chief football officer George Syrianos, technical director Pedro Ferreira, and CEO Theodore Giannikos. He said he blames himself for the current results.
