"Hand the keys back, pack the suitcase, take down the pictures, terminate the lease. Ange Postecoglou really should have never left temporary digs for a Nottingham apartment during the international break. Football moves fast, the Australian sacked after just 40 days and eight games in charge. One hundred and sixty-four days ago, Chelsea's previous visit to the City Ground on a sunny May afternoon, the complexion was different. At kick-off there was a contrasting kind of jeopardy in the air."
"What has unravelled in the five months since has been almost entirely disastrous for Forest. The writing was on the wall for Postecoglou the moment Evangelos Marinakis departed his seat in the directors' box just after the hour, at which point Forest trailed 2-0, decision made. Marinakis left the stadium altogether. Eighteen minutes after the final whistle, Forest confirmed Postecoglou's exit."
Ange Postecoglou was dismissed by Nottingham Forest after just 40 days and eight matches in charge. The club has fallen from coming within a point of Champions League qualification to an almost entirely disastrous run and a relegation fight. Owner Evangelos Marinakis left the stadium during a match as Forest trailed 2-0, and the managerial exit was confirmed shortly after the final whistle. The arrival of Edu as global head of football created tensions with the previous regime and complicated succession. Supporters did not warm to Postecoglou despite his recent trophy at Tottenham, and expectations of silverware at Forest were unmet.
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