Nottingham Forest's international mixed bag
Forest will hope to avoid last season's post-break collapse, when Ange Postecoglou oversaw six defeats and two draws in eight games before being sacked.
Forest loanee Tyler Bindon scored early in New Zealand's 3-0 win over China, boosting his bid to become a regular international while on loan at Charlton.
Neco Williams cut a frustrated figure in Wales' 2-0 Nations League defeat by Denmark, venting at officials after conceding the free-kick that led to the opener.
Alan Shearer says Forest missed a trick by not signing Charalampos Kostoulas from Olympiakos before his £30m move to Brighton, where he has started to impress.
Former Forest striker Nelson Oliveira, who scored 9 goals in 28 Championship games in 2015/16, has joined Portuguese second-tier side Farense at 35.
Xaver Schlager captained Austria in a 3-1 Nations League win over Kosovo, delivering 94% pass accuracy and five ball recoveries in an encouraging display for Forest.
Ola Aina impressed at right-back as Nigeria beat Madagascar 2-1 in AFCON qualifying, earning a 6.5/10 and a timely confidence boost for Forest.
Swiss media praised Dan Ndoye's pace and dribbling in Switzerland's 3-0 win over North Macedonia, but said the Forest attacker should have scored two or three.
Forest need more after the break from Matz Sels, Ola Aina and Neco Williams, with errors, adaptation issues and limited attacking output hurting Glasner's system.
