Midfielder Harry Arter says he has found it “difficult” at Nottingham Forest this season.
The 31-year-old joined the Reds last summer from Bournemouth, putting pen to paper when Sabri Lamouchi was still in charge.
Injury problems have hampered his time at the club and he has found himself down the pecking order, making a total of just 14 appearances in the Garibaldi.
The last time he got out on the pitch was against Cardiff City in the FA Cup at the start of January, and he was left out of Forest’s 25-man EFL squad for the second half of the campaign.
Asked how his time at the City Ground has gone, Arter told OTB’s The Football Show podcast: “Difficult. No other word really, other than difficult.
“There’s a lot of stuff which is hard for me to understand and really work out what’s gone wrong.
“The change of manager, for me, hasn’t worked out.
“You see players move to clubs or a manager signs a particular player, then a new manager comes in and that player just isn’t for them.
“Unfortunately for me, that’s been the case here at Nottingham Forest.
“It’s very frustrating, very disappointing, but that’s how football can go sometimes.”
Arter is believed to have been told he would be free to find another club this summer, as boss Chris Hughton looks to overhaul his squad.
There will be incomings and outgoings in the next few weeks and months as Hughton aims to transform a team which finished 17th into one which can challenge for the top six.
Republic of Ireland international Arter added: “It’s just not really understanding the situation completely. It’s almost a tad confusing from a player perspective.
“We didn’t really particularly have the best of seasons as a team, you’re kind of just wondering why, just give me a chance. But for me, that didn’t really happen.
“The game I did start under Chris, I was playing as a second striker or as a number 10 almost. That’s not my position.
“It was totally frustrating, that’s the best word for it.
“Chris hasn’t spoken about me publicly in a negative way and I wouldn’t want to speak about Chris personally or my situation personally in a negative way.”
