Nottingham Forest sacked manager Ange Postecoglou around 20 minutes after losing 3-0 to Chelsea on Saturday, just 39 days after the Australian took over.
Postecoglou has failed to win any of the eight games he has been in charge since taking over from Nuno Espirito Santo on September 9, and owner Evangelos Marinakis made the ruthless decision after Forest lost four straight in all competitions.
“Nottingham Forest Football Club can confirm that following a series of disappointing results and performances, Ange Postecoglou has been relieved of his duties as head coach with immediate effect,” a statement said.
“The club will have no further comment at this time.”
It was Mr. Postecoglou’s first job since taking office. sacked by tottenham Despite leading the Spurs to the championship at the end of last season, europe league title To break a 17-year trophy drought.
Forest have lost six of their eight matches under Postecoglou and drew their remaining two. That includes four defeats in five league games, scoring just one goal in the process, leaving Forest just above the bottom three.
Nuno was fired After a public falling out with Marinakis, despite leading Forest to Europe, this was reportedly due to a breakdown in his relationship with Ed Gaspard, the club’s recently appointed global head of football.
Postecoglou’s choice as a replacement seemed strange given that his preferred style of play (attacking with the front foot) was different from that of Nuno and the team at the City Ground.
If the idea was for Postecoglou to bring a broader approach to Forest, that didn’t happen. In five league games under the Australian team, the team scored one goal.
There was a lot of jeering at the full-time whistle against Chelsea.
Who’s next?
Although there was no immediate announcement of a successor, British media have already reported that former Burnley and Everton manager Sean Dyche is considered to be the likely replacement if Forest manager Postecoglou is sacked.
Dyche has been sacked by Everton In January. He was a youth team player at Forest before embarking on a career with lower-league clubs.
His direct and down-to-earth playing style is more similar to Nuno than Postecoglou.
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