Omari Hutchinson’s complaints about bad weather affecting face cream mocked by fans | OneFootball

Fans have mocked Nottingham Forest star Omari Hutchinson for his post-match gripe about bad weather affecting his face cream, claiming that it sums up the frailty of “modern footballers”.

Forest succumbed to a 1-0 defeat in their Europa League last-16 first leg against Danish outfit Midtjylland, the second half of which was hit by torrential rain.

Hutchinson complained in an interview with TNT Sports after the final whistle that the poor conditions caused his moisturiser to run, in turn hampering his vision.

He said: “I couldn’t really see, my face cream was covering my face. It was very tough. The conditions weren’t the greatest.”

The interview has since gone viral but not for the right reasons, with supporters decying Hutchinson’s mental fortitude and longing for the days where players would run through brick walls for their team.

One fan wrote on X: “1956 - Bert Trautmann played on with a broken neck. 2026 - Omari Hutchinson ‘my face cream got in my eyes’.”

Another account added: “Says it all about modern footballers - utterly embarrassing.”

Some of the reaction on social media was slightly overblown to the point of actual outrage, though other fans were able to simply see the funny side of things.

User Tony McDonough wrote: “If Omari Hutchinson wants to use face cream that is entirely his business, but… there is something undeniably hilarious about hearing him say this nonetheless.”

Hutchinson did not try and lay all the blame for Forest’s shortcomings against Midtjylland on the miserable weather, insisting it was “no excuse”.

“We could have punished them but we will come to next week with confidence to bring it back,” said Hutchinson on what he branded as a “very frustrating” night.

open image in gallery

Midtjylland players celebrate their win at Nottingham Forest (Jacob King/PA Wire)

“We had two chances early in the second half but the weather changed things. They put pressure on us and punished us."

Forest have their work cut out to recover the tie in next week’s return leg to keep their European hopes alive, though there are arguments that their Europa League campaign is acting as an unnecessary distraction from their Premier League survival bid, with the club perched just above the relegation zone.

Hutchinson, however, insists the club are intent on staying in the competition and will fight to do so at the MCH Arena next Thursday.

He added: "Every game is massive and we do have full belief. We are training well and the fans are sticking by us. We want to put things right."