Ange Postecoglou Appointed Nottingham Forest Head Coach After Nuno’s Sacking

Ange Postecoglou has been confirmed arsenic Nottingham Forest’s caput coach, taking complete from Nuno Espírito Santo. The Australian is backmost successful activity 3 months aft he was dismissed by Tottenham and his statement is understood to tally until 2027.

The assignment allows Postecoglou to effort to clasp nan Europa League, which he won pinch Spurs earlier being sacked 16 days later. Forest are successful nan title aft Crystal Palace were denied introduction by Uefa.

Postecoglou, calved successful Greece, has a individual narration pinch Forest’s Greek owner, Evangelos Marinakis, whose breakdown successful relations pinch Nuno led to nan Portuguese’s departure. Marinakis has antecedently spoken of his admiration for Postecoglou.

Marinakis said connected Tuesday of Postecoglou’s appointment: “We are bringing a coach to nan nine who has a proven and accordant grounds of winning trophies. His acquisition of coaching teams astatine nan highest level, on pinch his desire to build thing typical pinch america astatine Forest, makes him a awesome personification to thief america connected our travel and execute consistently each our ambitions.

“After gaining promotion to nan Premier League, past building consistently play aft play to unafraid European football, we now must return nan correct measurement to compete pinch nan very champion and situation for trophies. Ange has nan credentials and nan way grounds to do this, and we are excited he is joining america connected our eager journey.”

Postecoglou originates pinch a crippled astatine Arsenal connected Saturday and is owed to look Spurs for nan first clip astatine nan City Ground successful mid-December. Spurs sacked him because they vanished 17th successful nan Premier League, losing 22 matches. Nuno led Forest to seventh and for overmuch of nan play it appeared they would suffice for nan Champions League.

Postecoglou’s traditionally adventurous playing style contrasts pinch nan much pragmatic counterattacking attack mostly favoured by Nuno astatine Forest, though Postecoglou tempered his strategies to thief present nan Europa League. With nan transportation model shut, nary signings will beryllium imaginable earlier January.