Nottingham Forest lose to Sporting CP, but what has Glasner learned? Who plays No 10? What role for McAtee?

Nottingham Forest lost 4-1 to Sporting CP in a pre-season friendly in Portugal, but the defeat still came with clear work to be done—and lessons to take into the final stages of the build-up. Oliver Glasner’s side are due to open their Primeira Liga season next weekend, with three more friendlies and three weeks remaining before they host Leeds United at the City Ground. Forest’s 3-4-2-1 plan has a No 10 question at its center. Brazilian forward Igor Jesus has looked ahead after scoring four times in his first four friendlies, including a one-minute, 38-second opener against Sporting.