It is far too soon for the legacy problems that Oliver Glasner has inherited at Nottingham Forest to be used as a stick to beat him with. Nevertheless, he still has issues to resolve.After only his second Premier League game in charge at the City Ground, the Austrian can in no way be held responsible for the challenging run of form on the banks of the Trent. Forest have now won only one of their last 13 top-flight games on home soil.Not least because, if not for a controversial decision from the match officials — to rule out a goal from Neco Williams after a VAR check that Glasner felt was inconclusive at best — he might well have picked up his first win as Forest head coach.Instead, fairly or not, his search for a victory — and a first goal from his side at the City Ground — continues.As does that unwanted record, which now stretches back into the tenures of two of his predecessors, Sean Dyche and Vitor Pereira. Forest’s sole win in 13 — a valuable 4-1 success over Burnley in April — is a run that stretches back to when they defeated Tottenham 3-0 on their last visit to Nottingham on December 14.Glasner was convinced that Forest should have claimed all three points on the London club’s return to Nottingham as well, labelling the VAR call to rule out William’s goal for handball as a “guess”. It was not an unreasonable point. As he said, such impactful decisions should not be made when match officials are surely not certain that they are correct.But the end result was a third home game of Glasner’s early tenure that ended without a Forest goal. Yes, the overriding feeling in the aftermath was naturally one of sharp injustice, but the visit of Coventry City on Saturday, September 19, before the extended international break, is starting to feel increasingly significant.This is still a new manager, stamping a new and very different ethos on a new set of players, at a new club. Any criticism or judgement of his short tenure so far is heavily premature and unmerited. Forest sources, who asked to be kept anonymous to protect relationships, say he has made a positive impact on the dressing room since his appointment in July.But it already feels as though the value of a first home win would be pivotal. Partly to address that unwanted record and also because, since they returned to the Premier League in 2022, Forest’s form at the City Ground has so often been one of their biggest assets.Neco Williams had a goal ruled out for handball (Michael Regan/Getty Images)In their first season back in the top flight, following promotion via the Championship play-offs in 2022, Forest claimed 30 of their final tally of 38 points on home soil. The biggest moments in their tale of survival under Steve Cooper came here, via wins over Leeds United and, in the final six games, against Brighton, Southampton and, crucially, Arsenal.When Nuno Espirito Santo led Forest to European qualification in 2024-2025, Forest claimed nine wins and five draws in a stadium that is renowned for an intimidating, intense atmosphere. Brighton were hammered 7-0, while Manchester City and Manchester United both returned north having been beaten 1-0.This is a ground where, when it is rocking, you can feel the noise reverberate. Nuno and Cooper both utilised that wall of noise to good effect; Glasner’s challenge is to do the same.Last season, amid the myriad challenges of having four different managers in charge, the City Ground was not always such a fortress. The noise remained familiar, but the wins did not. Forest won only four times at home, as they edged their way to Premier League safety. Following an opening-day win over Brentford, the City Ground did not witness another league success until November (3-1 versus Leeds).There were positives to take on Saturday from an occasionally scrappy and always hard-fought encounter with a Tottenham side that has had an even bigger struggle for goals.Williams, fresh from signing a new contract that runs until 2030, was again impressive in the left wing-back role, demonstrating why Forest are so happy to have tied down his long-term future. Xaver Schlager was industrious, and James McAtee grew into the game alongside him, while producing some outstanding deliveries.Liam Delap produced a few moments of promise, having been handed his first start following his £45million move from Chelsea. Most notably, he sent Morgan Gibbs-White scampering clear with a well-weighted pass to carve out Forest’s clearest opportunity. It already feels as though he and Gibbs-White might be able to forge a decent understanding.And when he came off the bench, the other recent arrival, Daniel Munoz, was a bright attacking presence down the right. Forest do not look like a side without either quality or firepower.In their next two games, Forest face two sides who are yet to score a Premier League goal at all, heading to Aston Villa on Saturday before that visit from Coventry.But they will be more focused on securing landmark moments of their own by securing a first win of the Glasner era. Whether that comes at Villa Park or at the City Ground, Glasner will look to put the frustrations of the past behind them and allow Forest to focus on a brighter future.